Una O'Dwyer is a

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player, winner of the Texaco Player of the Year award in 2004, an All-Star award in

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, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003 and All Ireland medals in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004.

Career

She played in eight successive All Ireland finals for Tipperary winning five All Ireland medals in 1999, 2000, 2001, captaining the team in 2003 and winning the Irish Independent player of the match award in 2004. She won her first All Ireland senior club medal with Cashel in 2007 and captained the team to victory against Athenry in 2009. She captained the UCC team to

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success in 2003.2003 Ashbourne final UCC 1-10 UCD 0-6
at the

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, UCC.ie

Other awards

In 2003, she was named as

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magazine's 'Woman of the Year Highly Commended Sports Star'.

References

External links

Profile in Cúl4kidz magazine

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odwyer, Una Living people Tipperary camogie players Year of birth missing (living people) UCC camogie players