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Briege Corkery in Cork is a Camogie player, 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.
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The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is the most important competition for third-tier county teams in the women's field sport of camogie and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group.
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- ↑ "All Ireland junior final". Irish Times. Irish Times. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ↑ All Ireland camogie final programme 2009
