Cork ladies football manager Eamon Ryan has expressed his delight in welcoming back some of his key players to play in the Rebels clash with Kerry this Sunday in the Suzuki Ladies NFL Division 1 final. After a stint in the US, 'Vodafone Ladies Footballer of the Year' Briege Corkery returns to the panel, but the Cork boss has paid tribute to his new players who have come into the panel this year. "The Mourne Abbey pair of Ciara and Rosin O'Sullivan and Annie Walsh, Inch Rovers has performed well. The year is young; we will get stronger as it goes on, and will be a force to be reckoned with when the Championship comes round." Ryan does, however, admit that this has been an up and down season for the All-Ireland Champions. "Our season has been a bit topsy turvy up to now - good one day and below par the next time out. We demolished Meath, but slipped to defeat against Dublin." The current Cork side have been recognised by many in Ladies GAA circles as the best of the modern era and despite huge dominance from the Rebel ladies in recent years, the manager believes that caution must be taken when they face an unbeaten Kerry side in Ennis on Sunday. "It is their first League final in five years and they will be all out to make it a winning one." The final takes place on Sunday in Cusack Park, Ennis and has a throw-in time of 4.15 pm and is to be shown live on TG4. Tweet

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