Aimee Mackin on the ball for Armagh. Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO Aimee Mackin on the ball for Armagh. Image: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO AIMEE MACKIN IS unquestionably one of ladies football’s top stars.She terrorises defences week on week, her highlights reel and trophy cabinet alike ever-burgeoning. Mackin has no shortage of individual accolades to her name, the 2021 Footballer of the Year award and three All-Stars — albeit one was a Team of the Year inclusion amidst the pandemic — among the top gongs.
“Things are going quite well. Obviously losing the league final was a disappointment but to come back and win Ulster was massive for us.” Mackin is Armagh through and through. Along with her siblings Blaithin, Connaire and Ciaran, who all represent their county at senior level. Teak-tough Blaithin is also sought-after in Oz. “Playing with your sister is just something special. It’s a proud moment,” the older of the pair smiles at one point.
“We don’t have a Centre of Excellence in Armagh so there was nowhere else to go only but clubs. I know sometimes it’s hard on the clubs. We’re involved in our own club heavily and it’s hard for them to get their own teams fitted in, never mind county teams. Their next opportunity to do that is a big one: their All-Ireland championship opener against holders Meath on Sunday,