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References
- ↑ 2007 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 25 April 2009 Wexford 2-12 Tipperary 0-11 report in Irish Independent, Irish Times and on Camogie.ie</
- ↑ Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
- ↑ Nemeton TV website, Nemeton Spotlight Feature: Aoife O’Connor, article dated November 02 2022
- ↑ Camogie.ie
- ↑ Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012