In 2010, when Dublin won their first All-Ireland title, she was both player of the match and the top scorer in the final with 2–7.
[5] Aherne scored 3–4 and was player of the match when St Sylvester's won the 2004 Dublin Ladies' Junior Football Championship, defeating Raheny by 4–14 to 2–5 in the final.
[6] She also played for a combined Naomh Mearnóg/St Sylvester's team that lost to Ballyboden St Enda's by 1–12 to 1–10 in the 2007 Dublin Ladies' Senior Football Championship final.
[2] In 2003, aged 17, she made her debut appearance in an All-Ireland final when she came on as a second-half substitute and scored a point against Mayo.
[35][36] Aherne is a graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology where she gained a BSc in Business and Management and a MSc in Accounting.