Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Áine Nic Grifín | ||
Sport | Camogie | ||
Born | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Club(s)* | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
Ballyboden St Endas | ? | ||
Inter-county(ies)** | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
Dublin | ? | ||
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). |
Anne Griffin is a camogie player and a member of the Dublin junior squad that won the All-Ireland in 2005 and 2006. She is a member of Ballyboden St Endas winning senior championships in 2006 and 2008 as well as a Leinster club title in 2008. An insurance representative, Anne was nominated for a Gala Performance award in 2009. [1]
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Ballyboden St. Enda's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Knocklyon, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The Club serves the Rathfarnham, Knocklyon, Ballycullen, Ballyboden, Ballyroan, Firhouse areas. They offer hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. They were founded in 1969 after the merger of 2 clubs in the Rathfarnham area – the Ballyboden Wanderers and Rathfarnham St. Endas.
Joanne O'Callaghan born 1983 in Cork is a camogie player and pharmacy representative, winner of All Ireland medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2014. She captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2006 and is in her 13th season on the Senior team. She also has Minor and Intermediate All-Ireland championship medals to her credit as well as Ashbourne Cup and Gael Linn honours. She holds three county Senior championship medals with her club, Cloughduv.
Sara Hayes is a camogie player, and laboratory analyst, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2002, 2008 and 2009, in which year she got married between the All Ireland semi-final and final. She is the holder of All-Ireland Minor and Senior medals as well as Ashbourne Cup with U.C.C. and Senior "B" championship with her club and has also won National League and inter-provincial honours.
Gemma O'Connor born 1985 in Cork is a camogie player, a soldier in the Irish Army, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. She is a ten times camogie All Star award winner in which she won six awards in succession, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017. She was also a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011.
Síle Burns is a camogie player and a physiotherapist, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2008, when she scored two goals in the final, and 2009 and a camogie All Star award winner in 2008.
Elaine Aylward is a camogie player and a bank official, winner of a camogie All Star award in 2009. She played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final.
Edwina Keane is a camogie player and student, All Ireland Champion 2016. She played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final and was a Purcell All Star award winner in 2010. The Leinster 'Young Player of the Year' in 2008, Edwina added the I.T. Tralee 'Sportsperson of the Year' award for the academic year 2008-'09 to her collection. She has won three All- Ireland Minor titles as well as two Under-16s, and Leinster medals in all under-age grades. A National League title-holder from last year. Her senior debut was in 2006.
Michelle Quilty is, a camogie player. She played in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final and was a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011. With a total of 5-26 she was the fourth highest scoring player in the Championship in 2011.
Denise Gaule is a camogie player and student. The winner of the Young Player of the Year award of 2009, she played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final. She came to public attention during the 2009 All-Ireland semi-final against Galway when she scored three fine points, just one week after helping Kilkenny to yet another All-Ireland Minor title, and her second in the grade. She also holds two All-Ireland Senior colleges medals and won an All-Ireland Intermediate crown of 2008 when she was declared player of the match in the final.
Marie O'Connor is a camogie player and Garda. She played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final. Marie is a niece of Bridie McGarry, winner of nine All- Ireland Senior medals and captain of the Kilkenny team that beat Cork in the 1987 final. Marie won a Junior All-Ireland medal in 2002 and added National League honours in 2008 when she captained Kilkenny. On the club scene she has ten county, five Leinster and three All- Ireland medals, and scored the most important goal of her career to date in the 2009 All Ireland semi-final win over Galway.
Caitríona Ryan is a camogie player and an accountant, who played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final. Catríona played in goal on the All-Ireland Senior final team in 2001 against Tipperary. An All-Ireland Colleges medal holder, she went on to capture a Junior title in 2002 and was a member of the successful National League-winning team in 2008. Her senior debut was in 2001.
Regina Glynn is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2006, 2009 and 2010 played in the 2008 All Ireland final and 2009 All Ireland club final. She won a Senior All Ireland camogie final with Galway in 2013 & 2 Ashbourne College cups with the University of Limerick in 2005 & 2006.
Ann Marie Hayes is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2004, 2009 and 2011, and played in the 2008, 2010 and 2011 All Ireland finals. She was an All-Star nominee in 2010 and a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011.
Jessica Gill is a camogie player. She won a camogie All Star award in 2008 and played in the 2008 All Ireland final and 2009 All Ireland club final. She was named the 2007 Young Player of the Year.
Amy Murphy is a camogie player for Dublin and the St Mark's club and is a Customer Service Advisor with Ulster Bank. Normally a full-forward, Amy is a former Dublin Under 16 player of the year. She has five Leinster championship ladies football medals with Dublin at various grades and two All-Ireland runners-up medals.
Alison Maguire is a camogie player for Dublin and UCD with whom she won an Ashbourne Cup medal in 2008 and an Ashbourne All Star award in 2010. She is a member of the St Vincent's club. She won an All-Ireland Féile na nGael medal in 2003 and has two senior Dublin championship honours and four senior league medals. Maguire was named Dublin Junior player of the year in 2006. With a total of 0-18 she was the eighth highest scoring player in the Senior Championship of 2011.
Catríona Power is a camogie player and Occupational Therapist who won Junior All-Ireland championship medals with Dublin in 2005 and 2006. She also captained Naomh Mearnóg from Portmarnock to their first Dublin senior championship title in 2009, the first senior title in any code for the club. She was Club Player of the Year in 2007.
Rachel Ruddy is a Dublin Camogie and Ladies Gaelic Football player from the Ballyboden St Endas club.
Sarah Ryan is a camogie player who won an All-Ireland Junior Championship medal with Dublin in 2006. A member of the Good Counsel club, she has a Dublin senior championship title from 2004 and in 2009 she was named Dublin Player of the Year. Ryan was a student at Dublin Institute of Technology and was part of the team that captured the Purcell cup for the first time in college history that year.
The O'Duffy Cup is the prize presented to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.
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