Una Leacy

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Una Leacy
Personal information
Irish name Úna Léasaigh
Sport Camogie
Position Forward
Born (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 34)
Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)*
YearsClubApps (scores)
 Oulart–The Ballagh ?
Club titles
All-Ireland Titles 3
Inter-county(ies)**
YearsCountyApps (scores)
 Wexford ?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 4
All Stars 3
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (22:17, 3 February 2022 (UTC)).

Una Leacy is a camogie player and winner of two All-Star awards. Leacy's first All-Star came in 2007, [1] the year her two early goals helped Wexford win their first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 32 years, [2] and her second in 2011. She won further All Ireland medals in 2010 and 2011.

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Family background

Her sister Mary Leacy won two All Star awards with Wexford. She is a daughter of Margaret (née O'Leary) who was selected at left half-back on the camogie team of the century. [3] Margaret's successes include three All-Ireland Seniors with Wexford in 1968, '69 and '75; seven Gael Linn Cups with Leinster in 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1978; five All-Ireland Clubs, with Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin) in 1967 and with Buffers Alley (Wexford) in 1978, 1981, 1982 and 1983; Gaelic All Star award 1968; captain of the first Wexford team to win the National Camogie League in 1977-'78. She plays for Oulart–The Ballagh.

Other awards

National League Division one 2009; All Star 2007; five All-Ireland Féile na nGael 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 as captain (national record); Leinster Under-14 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; Leinster Under-16 2002; Leinster and winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in Colleges with Coláiste Bríde in 2003, 2004, 2005; All-Ireland Junior Colleges in 2004 (captain); Leinster Junior 2003, 2004; Club Senior 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009; Leinster Club Senior 2009; Ashbourne Cup 2007, 2008; Leinster Senior 2007; shared 'Irish Independent/Jury's' sportstar of the week with her sister, Mary, after the 2007 Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in final; Purple and Gold Star 2008.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ↑ 2007 Wexford 2-7 Cork 1-8 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Irish Independent Sept 10 2010: Camogie blueblood Una Leacy is looking to lead Wexford’s All-Ireland assault from the front


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