Claire O'Connor is a

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...

player, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in the

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer mo ...

s of 2007,

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,and

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. O'Conner was an All Star award winner in

and

as well as a member of the 2011 Team of the Championship. A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of Seó Spóirt, TG4 and reports for Radio na Gaelachta on sporting occasions.

Other awards and club memberships

National Camogie League The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, is a competition in the Irish team sport of camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in three divisions graded by ability. It wa ...

medals in 2009,

and

. * 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 The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament, representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, contested by Ireland's four provincial teams with competitions at senior and junior level on alternat ...

with Leinster 1999 * Leinster Senior

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with

Coláiste Bríde Coláiste Bríde is a secondary school located in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Ireland. Coláiste Bríde was founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1955. Coláiste Bríde is a Voluntary Catholic Secondary School for girls only, operating under the ...

1996, 1998, 1999 (captain) * Purple and Gold Star 2008.

Personal life

O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968. Her sister,

Aoife Aoife ( , ) is an Irish feminine given name. The name is probably derived from the Irish Gaelic ''aoibh'', which means "beauty" or "radiance". It has been compared to the Gaulish name ''Esvios'' (Latinized ''Esuvius'', feminine ''Esuvia''), whic ...

, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to

Declan Ruth Declan Ruth (born 30 April 1976) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of his hometown club Rapparees, having enjoyed a lengthy career with them as a player, while he also lined out with the Wexford senior h ...

. Three other sisters Niamh,

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...

and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.

References

External links

Camogie.ie - Official Camogie Association Website

Wexford Wexford camogie site

{{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Claire 1980 births Living people Wexford camogie players