Yvonne Redmond 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 the B+I Star of the Year award and an All Ireland medal with

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in 1984.

Family background

She was one of four sisters who played together for Crumlin, winning All Ireland club honours in 1985, and Dublin, winning

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and

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honours, Yvonne in goal, Ann at full-back, Barbara at midfield, and

Aileen Aileen is a feminine given name. Its common used in Ireland. It comes from the Turkish name Aylin, which means "Halo of the moon". Notable people with the name include: * Aileen Adams (born 1923), British consultant anaesthetist *Aileen Allen (1 ...

. Two members of the family went on to referee the All Ireland senior final, Anne in 1987 and

in 2002.

became president elect of the

Camogie Association The Camogie Association ( ga, An Cumann Camógaíochta, formerly ga, Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael) organises and promotes the sport of camogie in Ireland and around the world. The association has close ties with the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

in 2011Mar 27 2011: Camogie president elect
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Colleges

She attended Queen's University Belfast and was one of the team which inflicted the historic defeat of UCG, which allowed Queens into their first ever

Ashbourne Cup The Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the c ...

final in 1984.

References

Living people Dublin camogie players Year of birth missing (living people) Queen's University Belfast camogie players {{Dublin-camogie-bio-stub