Eimear McDonnell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eimear Ní Dhomhnaill | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Right corner forward | ||
| Born | Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Duharra | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Tipperary | ? | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
|
* 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)). | |||
Eimear McDonnell is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2005, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003,[1] a Texaco award in 2003,[2] and five All Ireland medals in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. She was previously nominated for an All Star award in 2004.[3]
Family background[edit]
She is a niece of Cork football manager Billy Morgan. Her sister Deirdre played on the University of Limerick team that won their second Ashbourne Cup in 2004.[4] Her brother Brian is a well-known GAA journalist.
Career[edit]
She played in eight successive All Ireland finals for Tipperary. In 2001, she scored 1-2 in Tipperary’s All-Ireland final win and she was selected as the RTÉ Player of the Match.[5] She scored a goal and had another controversially disallowed in 2002[6] and was player-of-the-match despite finishing on the losing team in 2003.[7] She had a penalty saved in 2004 when she laid off the match-winning goal for Joanne Ryan.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ Irish Independent 12 November 2003: Sportstars' day of delight
- ^ 2004 All Star nominations Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2004 final UL 6-5 UCD 1-8, O'Toole Park, Crumlin, RTÉ online Archived 11 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in Irish Independent and Irish Times
- ^ 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
- ^ 2003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2 December 2012 at archive.today, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
- ^ 2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, [1] and 481 Rebelgaa.com Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine