From Ireland's Fittest Family success to winning the double with Peamount - Dearbháile Beirne is all about coming back stronger.
Now the 22-year-old wants the Greenogue club to stamp their authority on the WNL for seasons to come.
In 2017, the Beirnes - Dearbháile, brothers Keith and Jonathan and dad Michael - won Ireland's Fittest Family, having failed to get past the first round two years earlier.
The final still gets watched at the family farm in Mohill, where the now 22-year-old returned to when the Covid pandemic struck.
Mai, her mother, was a marathon runner and played her part in the effort, as did sister Michelle, who played for Leitrim last year.
"Mam, who passed away in 2019, was a massive influence on our sporting lives," said Dearbhaile.
"It's funny, we were all mad about Davy (Fitzgerald) and wanted him as our coach, but maybe dad would have shouted back at him.
"Maybe it was better we had someone placid like Donncha O'Callaghan.
"But it was savage because we all played sport. Keith plays with Leitrim, Jonathan plays club football, dad is very into his fitness.
"It was great to be together like that before we all moved on to the next part of our lives."
Now making the long commute to training in Dublin and to games, Beirne is appreciative of her parents for the sacrifices they made in regularly bringing her to the capital in pursuit of her football ambitions - close to a four-hour journey - initially with Shelbourne.
Eventually she moved to Dublin when she studied in UCD and joined DLR Waves before transferring to Peamount in 2018.
Last season had a dream ending for Beirne and the club. After winning the Leitrim Ladies' Intermediate Football final with Mohill, the hurt of back to back FAI Cup final defeats to Wexford was salved by the 6-0 victory over Cork City in December.
The hurt of back to back FAI Cup final defeats to Wexford was salved by the 6-0 victory over Cork City.
"It was a massive relief more than anything," she said. "For myself, Karen, Claire (Walsh) and Aine (O'Gorman), we had lost too many between us to count and it made it all the more special to win.
"At half-time it was nil-nil and you're wondering is it going to happen again, but we turned on the style in the second half."
Beirne speaks of the disappointment at losing out to Glasgow City in last season's Champions League but is optimistic of a better result with the promise of two or three fixtures this time.
"We can definitely progress, and absolutely the hunger is still there," she stated, reflecting on her team's unbeaten start to this campaign.
"After the last two years, everyone said that Peamount just pipped Shels, who have made some big new signings and have a new manager, and are going well.
"That will keep us going. We don't want to be seen as the team that only just got over the line - we want to be dominant, like Man City, winning this league before the end.
"Hopefully we can keep it up because we're off to a good start.
"It's good that we got Wexford and Shels early on, and beat them, because they've picked up momentum since. DLR will be a tough game this weekend, too.
"The last year or two really cemented ourselves and put that target on our backs, but that's good - it keeps the pressure on us, we don't accept below that standard.
"Some new players came in last year, then we didn't really add any more this year, but then there's so much competition already and we have a well settled squad - it's the strongest squad I've ever been a part of."
At international level, Beirne hasn't featured under Vera Pauw, having played for Ireland when Colin Bell was in charge.
"Obviously it's something that drives everyone on," she said.
"You want to be involved and be in there, at the end of the day I've put myself in the shop window, if I focus on my own performance I will be noticed.
"Hopefully down the line it will happen."
