How trailblazer Deirdre Gogarty inspired Katie Taylor to break down barriers

Deirdre Gogarty and Katie Taylor met on Thursday at Taylor's fight HQ
Seán McGoldrick
NOBODY deserves a ring-side seat at Katie Taylor’s historic world title fight tonight more than Deirdre Gogarty.
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