Amy O'Connor

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Amy O'Connor
Personal information
Sport Camogie
Position Right Corner Forward
Born 1996or1997(age 28–29) [1]
Occupation Project manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
2014-2018
 University College Cork
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2014-present
 Cork
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 6
All Stars 3

Amy O'Connor (born 1996or1997) [1] is an Irish camogie player who plays for her club, St Vincent's GAA, in Cork and at inter-county level with the Cork Senior camogie team. Since her senior inter-county debut in 2014, she has won six Senior All-Ireland Camogie Championships with Cork (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024), captaining the winning team in 2023. [2] As of 2022, she had won six Munster Senior Camogie Championship medals. [3] She was the recipient of Camogie All-Star awards in 2019 and again in 2023. [4] [5] and 2024.[ citation needed ]

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Sporting career

O'Connor played soccer at an international level, [2] and was a member of the Republic of Ireland women's national under-19 football team that reached the semi-final of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. [1]

She participated in the Cork County Camogie Championship in 2021, as a member of the divisional team Seandún which beat Inniscarra on a score of 2–11 to 0–13 - to which she contributed 2-1. [6] Seandún won the 2022 final against Sarsfields on a score of 2–16 to 1–17, with O'Connor contributing 2-8 and being awarded "player of the match" on the day. [7]

In the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final, O'Connor scored 3 goals in under two minutes with a final tally of 3-7 earning her the "player of the match" on the day and subsequently the PwC GPA "women's player of the month" award in August 2023. [8] In October 2023, she picked up the 96FM/C103 Rochestown Park Hotel Monthly GAA award. [9] She was then named overall winner (for the year) at the 96FM/C103 Cork GAA Sports Star of the Year awards in January 2024. [10]

Personal life and education

O'Connor, who is from Knocknaheeny, [11] attended St Vincent's Secondary School in Cork city. [12] She is a qualified pharmacist, with a bachelors degree in Pharmacy from University College Cork (UCC), which she attended on a Quercus Sports' Scholarship. [2] [13] She is also a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, with a Masters in Pharmacy. [14] As of 2023, she was working as a project manager at a software company. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Foley, Cliona (9 January 2019). "Cork's Amy O'Connor still shattering glass ceilings". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2024. Still only 22 [..] She was on the Ireland U19 soccer team whose progress to the semi-finals of the 2014 European Championships was a massive breakthrough
  2. 1 2 3 Lanigan, Philip (6 August 2023). "Cork's Amy O'Connor On Why She Picked Camogie Over Soccer". evoke.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Duffy, Emma (15 December 2022). "Four-time All-Ireland winner to captain Cork for 2023". The 42. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Galway lead All-Stars as Kilkenny wins players' award". rte.ie. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "PwC Camogie All Star Awards 2023 Winners". munster.gaa.ie. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Ger (24 October 2021). "Amy O'Connor the hero as sensational Seandún claim Cork camogie crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ↑ O’Callaghan, Therese (23 October 2022). "O'Connor inspires as Seandún edge thrilling Cork camogie decider". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ↑ McMahon, James (24 August 2023). "O'Connor savours 'unbelievable' journey to final glory". rte.ie.
  9. ↑ Cashman, John (4 October 2023). "Amy O'Connor's camogie year continues on a high". echolive. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ↑ McCarthy, Finbarr (31 January 2024). "Amy O'Connor wins overall GAA award". Cork Independent. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Ó Conchúir, Daragh (17 August 2019). "Amy O'Connor: 'I am very, very proud to be from Knocknaheeny'". irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Browne, PJ (29 October 2019). "Proud Cork Woman Amy O'Connor Blazes Trail For Club And Family". balls.ie. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Graduation Day for Amy O'Connor". University College Cork. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  14. ↑ Noonan, Rory (22 June 2022). "Echo Women in Sport award: Amy O'Connor delivers time and again". The Echo. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Scully, Niall (4 August 2023). "Amy O'Connor hope Cork can use past failure as stepping stone to O'Duffy success". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
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