Claire O'Connor

Claire O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name	Clár Ní Conchúbhair
Sport	Camogie
Position	Corner back
Born	29 December 1980 (age 43); Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Rathnure; Leinster; Wexford;
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, 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 as well as 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.^{[citation needed]}

Other awards and club memberships[edit]

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[edit]

O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth. Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^
2007 All Ireland final reports in
- Irish Examiner
- Irish Independent
- Irish Times
- Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^
2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
- Irish Examiner
- Irish Independent
- Irish Independent match at a glance
- Irish Times colour piece
- match report
- comment by Tom Humphries
- comment by Mary Hannigan
- RTÉ online Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Irish Times online
- RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
^
2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in:
- Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}
- Connacht Tribune Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Galway Advertiser
- Irish Examiner
- Irish Independent
- Irish Times
- Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}
- RTE Online Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Tuam Herald Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wexford People
- Preview in Irish Examiner
- Irish Times
- Irish Independent
^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
^ Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.

External links[edit]

[1] 2007 All Ireland final reports in
Irish Examiner
Irish Independent
Irish Times
Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Irish Examiner

[3] Irish Independent

[4] Irish Times

[5] Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[2] 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
Irish Examiner
Irish Independent
Irish Independent match at a glance
Irish Times colour piece
match report
comment by Tom Humphries
comment by Mary Hannigan
RTÉ online Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Irish Times online
RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Irish Examiner

[8] Irish Independent

[9] Irish Independent match at a glance

[10] Irish Times colour piece

[11] tch report

[12] t by Tom Humphries

[13] t by Mary Hannigan

[14] RTÉ online Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[15] Irish Times online

[16] RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 17 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[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:
Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}
Connacht Tribune Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Galway Advertiser
Irish Examiner
Irish Independent
Irish Times
Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}
RTE Online Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Tuam Herald Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Wexford People
Preview in Irish Examiner
Irish Times
Irish Independent

[19] Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}

[20] Connacht Tribune Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[21] Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[22] Galway Advertiser

[23] Irish Examiner

[24] Irish Independent

[25] Irish Times

[26] Camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link]}

[27] RTE Online Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[28] Tuam Herald Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[29] Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

[30] Wexford People

[31] Preview in Irish Examiner

[32] Irish Times

[33] Irish Independent

[5] Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.

[6] Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.

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