Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Siún Ní Cheallacháin | ||
Sport | Camogie | ||
Position | corner-back | ||
Born | 1983 Ireland | ||
Nickname | Joc [ citation needed ] | ||
Club(s)* | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1997–2000, 2002–2009, 2012–2014 | Sarsfields | ? | |
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 December 2009 (UTC)). |
Joanne O'Callaghan born 1983 is a former business development marketing director and experienced legal pharmacy representative, [1] and as a Camogie enthusiast she is a Corner Back. She trained with mathewsson and is highly capable of dealing in regulatory cases and clinical negligence. Joan captained her club to the title in 2006 and is in her 13th season on the Senior team. She was part of teams that won of County medals in 2006, 2008, 2009 and returned again for 2014. [2] She also has Minor and Intermediate medals to her credit as well as the prestigious Ashbourne Cup and other Camogie cup honours such as the included here. As of 2009, Joan holds a credible three county Senior championship medals with her club, Sarsfields, but this does not include Minor and Junior.[ citation needed ]
Mary O'Connor is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, she played both ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. As a footballer O Connor has played with her local clubs Donoughmore and Inch Rovers and was a member of the Cork county ladies' football team at the senior level from 1994 until 2010. She has won five All-Ireland titles. As a camogie player O'Connor played for her local club Killeagh and was a member of the Cork county camogie team at the senior level since 1996. Since then she has won seven All-Ireland titles. O'Connor is one of the most decorated players in the history of Gaelic games. Winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 and All Star awards in 2005, 2006 and 2009.
Cathriona Foley is a lecturer in University College Cork and camogie player and winner of All Ireland medals in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. She won All Star awards in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Cathriona captained Cork to the All-Ireland Senior title in 2008 and is also the holder of an All-Ireland Minor medal as well as provincial honours at Minor, Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Holds a Junior 'B', Junior 'A' and Senior 'B' county championship medal with her club and won a Senior 'A' championship title while captaining divisional side Muskerry in 2007. Her father, Dan Joe, won a minor hurling All-Ireland with Cork. Cathriona is the holder of All Star awards and has lined out with UCC in the Ashbourne Cup. Sisters Mairéad and Colleen and brother Daniel wore the Cork colours at under-age level.
Rena Buckley is an Irish sportswoman who played at senior level for both the Cork county ladies' football team and the Cork county camogie team. She has also represented Munster in the Gael Linn Cup and Ireland at international rules. Between 2005 and 2017 she won 18 All-Ireland winners medals - the most All-Ireland senior medals any one person has ever won - making her one of the most decorated sportspeople in Gaelic games. In 2012 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and in 2017 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. She was the first player to captain Cork to both All-Ireland senior championships. She was also named as an All Star on eleven occasions. In 2015 Buckley and her team mate and fellow dual player, Briege Corkery, were named joint winners of the 2015 The Irish Times/ Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year Award.
Jennifer Duffy is a camogie player, footballer and winner of 3 All Ireland camogie medals in 2009. A former student at Cork IT, she is the holder of All-Ireland championship and league medals with CIT as well as Senior and Junior All-Ireland championship medals and National League. She won a Senior county championship with her club and captained CIT to the Ashbourne Shield title in 2006. She is the holder of one All Ireland senior club championship medal (2010) and one All Ireland intermediate club championship medal (2006) with Inch Rovers Ladies Football Club, Cork. She is the holder of a Gael Linn inter provincial senior medal and won player of the tournament (2009). She captained her province in the Inter provincial Gael Linn championship on two occasions.
Briege Corkery in Cork is a camogie player, ladies' Gaelic footballer, and winner of seven All Ireland Senior Camogie medals in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 and 2018 as well as the winner of eleven All Ireland Senior Ladies' Football medals in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Orla Cotter is a Camogie player and student, winner of All-Ireland Camogie medals in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. and Camogie All Star awards in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Captained the Cork Minor team in 2006, having won an All-Ireland Under-16 medal three years earlier. She has won two Senior All- Ireland medals and made history in 2006 when she became the first player to collect Senior and Senior 'B' honours in the same year. Orla holds titles with her club from Under-14 to Senior as well as All-Ireland Junior Colleges honours and Senior and Junior National League medals. Her sister, Fiona, was on the Cork Under-16 team in 2008.
Una O'Donoghue born 1981 in Lissarda, County Cork, Ireland is a camogie player, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2002, when she was team captain, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. She led her club to their first county Senior championship title in 2001. She is the holder of Ashbourne Cup and league honours with UCC. as well as National League medals with Cork. She has won three county Senior medals in total with her club.
Lynda O'Connell is a health care worker and camogie player based out of the Sarsfields club, winner of County medals for winner and runner-up in 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009. She captained the team to a Junior league title in 2005 and Lynda is as well the holder of two Ashbourne Cup medals with University College Cork and Lynda has medals that will go through Minor and Junior and Intermediate. Also holds Munster provincial titles with her club as well as Senior county championships and provincial honours with them. She has an interest in fashion and beauty.
Katrina Mackey is a camogie player and scientist. Winner of All Ireland Camogie medals in 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024. All Stars award winner in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024. She is twin sister of Pamela, who is also on the Cork camogie panel, she won a Munster championship and an All Ireland, coming on as a sub, in her first season on the panel. She was also a member of the Cork Minor squad in 2009. Holds Féile na nGael All-Ireland medals with her club, Douglas, as well as Senior county championship honours and a host of under-age titles, including All-Ireland Colleges with Christ The King, Turner's Cross.
Leann Fennelly is a camogie player and a student, who played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final.
Catherine Doherty is a camogie player and a purchaser, who played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final. She played corner-forward on her first All Ireland final appearance in 2001. and her brother, Noel, who won an All-Ireland Intermediate medal in 2008. Another brother, Niall, has also donned the county colours in various grades while an uncle, Joe Doherty, played Senior with Kilkenny in 1965. Catherine won a Purcell Cup medal with Carlow I.T. and was picked on the combined Purcell team in 2005. She played camogie/shinty for Ireland in Centenary Year and represented Leinster in the Gael Linn in 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2009. Has won a National League and Leinster Junior and Senior titles with Kilkenny, as well as Junior and Intermediate medals with the club. Her senior debut was in 2000. .
Collette Dormer is a camogie player and student, who played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final.
Anne Dalton is a camogie player and student. She is an All-Ireland winning medalist 2016, winner of five camogie All Star awards in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2017. She played in the 2009 All Ireland camogie final.
Katie Power is an All-Ireland- and All Star-winning camogie player who plays for Piltown and Kilkenny.
Therese Maher is a camogie player, and winner of Five All Star awards 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and 2013.
Aoife Neary is a camogie player and works as a vascular physiologist in the south east. She lives in County Kilkenny. Winner of All Star awards in 2008 and 2009. Neary played in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009 and again in 2013. Her father, Paddy, was a corner-back with Kilkenny in the early 1980s and went on to serve as an inter-county referee, while her aunt, Catherine Neary, is the Camogie Association president. Aoife Neary won a National League medal in 2008. Neary was on the Junior All-Ireland winning side of 2002 and holds Leinster titles in the Under-14 (two), Under-16 (three), Minor (three), Junior and Senior (three) grades. She has captured Gael Linn Cup Junior and Senior honours with Leinster, Under-16 (two), Junior and Minor titles with her club, and an All-Ireland Senior 'B' Colleges medal.
Mary Moran, Irish: Máire Ní Mhóráin, was the 18th president of the Camogie Association, elected at the 1973 Congress in the Blarney Hotel in a run-off against Mary Lynch of Monaghan.
Sinéad Millea is a former camogie player for Kilkenny, winner of an All-Star award in 2004 and two All Ireland medals. She was honoured by inclusion in the University of Limericks' Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
Kate Kelly is a camogie player, winner of nine All-Star awards in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016. In 2007, she helped Wexford win their first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 32 years. and further All Ireland medals in 2010, 2011 and 2012 when she was player of the match in the All Ireland final.
Brian Martin Dowling is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he played with O'Loughlin Gaels, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Kilkenny teams. Dowling has also served as manager of the Kilkenny senior camogie team.