Her granduncle was hurling team of the century member Mick Mackey, her grandfather was All Ireland medalist John Mackey, her father Ger was an inter-county hurler and her mother Vera an inter-county camogie player for Limerick and a member of the only ever Limerick Senior team to reach the Al Ireland final, when Cork beat them in 1980 after a replay.
Vera Lynn | Vera Wang | Vera Miles | Vera Cruz | Vera Farmiga | Vera Mukhina | Vera-Ellen | Vera Drake | Vera Brittain | Vera Rubin | Vera Pauw | Vera Gornostayeva | Vera Brezhneva | Vera Atkins | John Mackey | Vera Vasilchikova | Vera Shtelbaums | Vera Menchik | Vera Mackey | Vera Lengsfeld | Vera Bradford | Vera Albreht | Vera | Mick Mackey | M. Cecil Mackey | John Mackey (composer) | Biz Mackey | A Woman in Love and War: Vera Brittain | Yvonne Vera | Vera Volkova |
The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Portglenone defeating Swatragh in the Ulster final (with former Ahane player Vera Mackey on their side) and Athenry winning the Connacht championship.