Claire O'Connor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Clár Ní Conchúbhair | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Corner back | ||
| Born |
29 December 1980 Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands |
| ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Claire O'Connor is a camogie player for Wexford county, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships of 2007,[1] 2010,[2] and 2011.[3][4] O'Conner was an All Star award winner in 2010 and 2011[5] She was also a member of the 2011 Team of the Championship.[citation needed]
A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of Seó Spóirt, TG4 and reports for Radio na Gaelachta on sporting occasions.[6]
In 2022 she appeared in the Irish film, Róise and Frank.[6][7]
Other awards and club memberships
[edit]- National Camogie League medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
- Leinster Championship 2009, 2010, 2011.
- All-Ireland Under-16 1995
- Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995
- Three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000
- Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 (captain), 2008
- Three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005 (captain), 2006;
- Leinster Under-14 1993, 1994
- Leinster Under-16 1995, 1996
- Leinster Under-18 1997, 1998
- Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007
- Junior Gael Linn Cup with Leinster 1999
- Leinster Senior Colleges with Coláiste Bríde 1996, 1998, 1999 (captain)
- Purple and Gold Star 2008.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]O’Connor has two children.[8] She is also a primary school teacher.[5][6]
O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968;[5] her mother Ann also played at county level. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth.[9] Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ 2007 All Ireland final reports in
- Irish Examiner
- Irish Independent
- Irish Times
- Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
- ^ "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in:
- Camogie.ie[permanent dead link]
- Connacht Tribune Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Galway Advertiser
- Irish Examiner
- Irish Independent
- Irish Times
- Camogie.ie[permanent dead link]
- RTE Online Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Tuam Herald Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wexford People
- Preview in Irish Examiner
- Irish Times
- Irish Independent
- ^ a b c Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
- ^ a b c Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
- ^ IMDB website, Róise and Frank
- ^ The 42 website, It brings back your identity you maybe lost, article dated February 18, 2020
- ^ Camogie Ireland website, Newlywed Wexford Captain Aoife O’Connor Ahead of Saturday’s NL Final, article by Michael McCrea
- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ^ Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.