Noelle Kennedy

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Noelle Kennedy
Personal information
Sport Camogie
Position centre field
Born Toomevara, Ireland
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
Toomevara ?
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
Tipperary ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Noelle Kennedy is a former camogie player [1] and five-time All-Ireland winner in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2004. [2]

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Career

Kennedy was largely responsible for Tipperary’s breakthrough to senior status in 1997. She won an All-Ireland in the 1999 All-Ireland Intermediate Final against County Clare; Kennedy scored five points in Tipperary's historic victory. She played in seven successive All-Ireland finals for Tipperary in 1999, [3] 2000, [4] 2001, [5] 2002, [6] 2003, [7] 2004, [8] and 2005. [9]

Kennedy continued her work with Tipperary by coaching the U16 side in 2009. [10]

She became manager of the Offaly camogie team in September 2022. [2] She left the post in September 2023. [11]

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References

  1. "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 Offaly Independent website, Five-time All Ireland winner appointed as Offaly camogie manager, article by Adrian Cusack dated September 8, 2022
  3. 1999 Tipperary 0-12 Kilkenny 1-8 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Irish Independent and Irish Times also comment on reversal of League final result
  4. 2000 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-9 All Ireland final report in Irish Times
  5. 2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in Irish Independent and Irish Times
  6. 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  7. 2003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2012-12-02 at archive.today , Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  8. 2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2012-12-03 at archive.today , Irish Independent, and 481 Rebelgaa.com [ dead link ]
  9. 2005 Cork 1-17 Tipperary 1-13 reports in Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Rebelgaa.com Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Camogie Ireland website, Noelle Kennedy
  11. Irish Independent website, ‘I got a one-line email just to say I wouldn’t be reappointed’, article by Michael Varney dated September 6, 2023