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Claire O'Connor

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Claire O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Clár Ní Conchúbhair
Sport Camogie
Position Corner back
Born (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980 (age 43)
Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands
  • 4 Senior All Ireland Championships
  • 1 All Ireland Senior club championship
  • 1 minor All Ireland Championship 1995
All Stars 3

Claire O'Connor is a camogie player for Wexford county, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships of 2007,[1] 2010,[2] and 2011.[3][4] O'Conner was an All Star award winner in 2010 and 2011[5] She was also a member of the 2011 Team of the Championship.[citation needed]

A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of Seó Spóirt, TG4 and reports for Radio na Gaelachta on sporting occasions.[6]

In 2022 she appeared in the Irish film, Róise and Frank.[6][7]

Other awards and club memberships

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  • National Camogie League medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  • Leinster Championship 2009, 2010, 2011.
  • All-Ireland Under-16 1995
  • Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995
  • Three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000
  • Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 (captain), 2008
  • Three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005 (captain), 2006;
  • Leinster Under-14 1993, 1994
  • Leinster Under-16 1995, 1996
  • Leinster Under-18 1997, 1998
  • Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007
  • Junior Gael Linn Cup with Leinster 1999
  • Leinster Senior Colleges with Coláiste Bríde 1996, 1998, 1999 (captain)
  • Purple and Gold Star 2008.[citation needed]

Personal life

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O’Connor has two children.[8] She is also a primary school teacher.[5][6]

O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968;[5] her mother Ann also played at county level. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth.[9] Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ 2007 All Ireland final reports in
  2. ^ 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
  3. ^ "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ^ 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in:
  5. ^ a b c Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
  6. ^ a b c Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
  7. ^ IMDB website, Róise and Frank
  8. ^ The 42 website, It brings back your identity you maybe lost, article dated February 18, 2020
  9. ^ Camogie Ireland website, Newlywed Wexford Captain Aoife O’Connor Ahead of Saturday’s NL Final, article by Michael McCrea
  10. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
  11. ^ Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.
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