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1996 National Camogie League
The 1996 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Páirc Uí Rinn. Arrangements Cork beat Kilkenny 4-9 to 2-8 and the Galway beat Kilkenny 6-13 to 5-12 in the semi-final, a first ever victory by Galway over Kilkenny at senior level. Martina Harkins scored the match clinching goal in the last two minutes. The Final Galway managed to core the first two points in the final but Cork replied with 1-4 in a five-minute period, the goal coming from Irene O'Keeffe and led 2-11 to 1-4 at half-time.Report of final in Irish News, June 3, 1996 Galway’s last score of the game came ten minutes into the second half. Galway reversed the result in the All-Ireland final three months later. Division 2 The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Limerick who defeated Down in the final. Final stages References External links Camogie Association { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork GAA
The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Chorcaí) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA. Cork is one of the few dual counties in Ireland, competing in a similar level in both football and hurling. However, despite both teams competing at the top level of the game for most of the county's history, the county hurling team has experienced more success, winning the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on thirty occasions. By comparison, the county football team has won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship on seven occasions, most recently in 2010. Cork was the third county from the province of Munster both to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), as well as to appear in the final, following Limerick and Tipperary. Traditionally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Rovers GAA
Glen Rovers is a Cork (city), Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They were Cork senior hurling champions in 2015 and 2016, having won their first title in 26 years in 2015. They retained the championship in 2016, when they beat Erin's Own in the final. Only Blackrock have won more Cork senior hurling championships. Hurling Colours In the early days of the club, its colours were green, white and gold. The Easter Rising and the execution of the leaders took place in the same year the Glen was founded. These events left such an impression on the minds of the Irish public that it was decided to add a black band to the jersey to honour the recently deceased patriots. This distinctive and unique hooped jersey has been used ever since. The Glen Rovers crest is also unique, and features a modernised Celtic cross with the image of the north side glen in the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitríona Finnegan
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Rita Coen
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Brigid Kilgannon
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Olive Costello
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Louise Curry
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Lynn Dunlea
Lynn Dunlea is a former camogie player, scorer of three goals for Cork in their 1993 All Ireland final victory over Galway. Famous goal She scored a breath-taking goal deep in injury-time during the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny earlier that season. Career She won four All Ireland senior medals in 1992, 1993, 1997 and 1998. She won an All Ireland Club Championship medal with the Glen Rovers club in 1993, and seven National League medals. For her club she scored 4-5 of their total of 6-12 in the 1993 club final and 0-14 of Glen Rovers 1-15 in their unsuccessful 1994 All Ireland club final against Lisdowney at Ballyragget, Football She won a women's football club title with Donoughmore Donoughmore (spelt ''Donaghmore'' by Ordnance Survey Ireland; Irish: ''Domhnach Mór'') is a civil and Catholic parish in County Cork, Ireland. This rural district lies 25 km west-northwest of Cork city. Donoughmore is part of the Cork Nort ... in 2001.2001 Donoughmore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona O'Driscoll
Fiona O'Driscoll is a camogie player, winner of the National Camogie Player of the Year award in 2002 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003 and six All Ireland medals in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003. Career For much of her career she was free-taker and led the Cork attack. In the 2002 final she scored 3–2 against Tipperary. She won eight National League medals including seven-in-a-row between 1995 and 2001 and another in 2003. She scored 2-7 of Cork's 3-7 total in the 2000 final. Football She was a member of the All-Stars Football Team in 1995. Ashbourne career She played on the University of Limerick team that won Ashbourne Cup titles in 2004 and 2005. She played on three O'Connor Cup UL Football winning teams from 1993 to 1995. Coach She coached Cork to successful 2005 and 2006 All Ireland final against Tipperary and in their unsuccessful 2007 All Ireland final against Galway, becoming the first female Coach to all-Ireland camogie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary O'Connor (camogie Player)
Mary O'Connor (born 1977 in Killeagh, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. A dual player, she played both ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. As a footballer O Connor has played with her local clubs Donoughmore and Inch Rovers and was a member of the Cork county ladies' football team at senior level from 1994 until 2010. She has won five All-Ireland titles. As a camogie player O'Connor played for her local club Killeagh and was a member of the Cork county camogie team at senior level since 1996. Since then she has won seven All-Ireland titles. O'Connor is one of the most decorated players in the history of Gaelic games. Winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 1997 (when her last point of the first half off her left side, scored as she was in full flight 50 yards out, is regarded as one of the best scores in the history of camogie ), 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 and All Star awards in 2005, 2006 and 2009. Career She holds seven Senior All-Ireland and nine National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Cronin
Denise Cronin is a former camogie player, captain of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1995. Playing career She won six All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, All Ireland senior medals in all and 1998.1998 All Ireland final Cork 2-13 Galway 0-15 reports iIrish Examineran/ref> Management In 2009, she managed Cork's All Ireland winning team and won the Camogie All Stars Awards#Other awards, O’Neill's camogie manager of the year award, having first joined the selectorial team in 2008. References External links Camogie.ieOfficial Camogie Association Website * :Camogie players, Wikipedia List of Camogie players * Denise Cronin's All Ireland diary in On The Ball Official Camogie Magazin436 Issue 1 Cork camogie players Living people 1971 births {{Cork-camogie-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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