Cork City attacker Saoirse Noonan has been named the Barretstown/Women's National League Player of the Month for September.

The ladies football star found in the net in the Rebels' wins against Athlone Town and Wexford last month.

"Saoirse has loads of ability and talent, but sometimes we forget how young she is as she only turned 21 recently," Cork boss Ronan Collins told the Women's National League's official website.

During lockdown she put a lot of effort into herself and that is bearing fruits now.

"She is very good on taking on information on the pitch...we might be ahead in a game and need to close it out and she executes our instructions perfectly. Her role is quite varied but she has fulfilled every task we have given her.

"We have definitely seen her leadership skills grow and that is shown not just in her six assists and quality in finding a pass but in her growth as a player. She is very hungry to be successful and wants to drive her team on to be a success.

"Over the past number of weeks we have put the focus on performance with the hope that the results will come - and they have. The girls have been great with that and with taking on the responsibility of solving problems on the pitch. In other words, they are doing work that people might not always see and that is the same with Saoirse - she is benefitting from the work that she does off the pitch as much as on it."