Aoife O'Connor was a camogie player for Wexford County, Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in 2007,[1] 2010 and 2011 and captain of the Wexford team that won the National Camogie League in 2009 on the week that she married.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aoife Ní Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Back | ||
| Born |
27 November 1978 Wexford, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Rathnure | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Wexford | ? | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)). | |||
A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of TG4 and Nemeton TV on sporting occasions.[3][4]
Family
editO'Connor married RTÉ Sunday Game analyst Declan Ruth in 2009; she postponed her honeymoon in order to captain the Wexford senior camogie team who played Tipperary in the 2009 National League final.[5]
She is the eldest daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968.[6] Her sister, Claire, is a Senior team colleague, while their three other sisters - Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medal.
Other honours
editNational League Division one 2009 (when she captained the team); Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995; three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000; Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2008; three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005, 2006; Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2001; Junior Gael Linn Cup with Leinster 1999; Leinster Senior Colleges with Coláiste Bríde 1996; Purple and Gold Star 2008.
References
edit- ^ 2007 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian Archived 19 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 25 April 2009 Wexford 2-12 Tipperary 0-11 report in Irish Independent, Irish Times and on Camogie.ie</
- ^ Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
- ^ Nemeton TV website, Nemeton Spotlight Feature: Aoife O’Connor, article dated November 02 2022
- ^ Camogie.ie
- ^ Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
External links
edit- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website