Aoife O'Connor was a

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player for Wexford County, Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in

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and captain of the Wexford team that won the

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in 2009 on the week that she married. A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of

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on sporting occasions. Irish Independent website, ''You Are Learning Every Day'', article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
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Family

O'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.Camogie.ie
/ref> She is the eldest daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968. Camogie Ireland website, ''O’Connor ready for challenge'', article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
/ref> Her sister, Claire, is a Senior team colleague, while their three other sisters – Niamh,

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and Eimear – all won National League Division two medal.

Other honours

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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 The Gael Linn Cup is a biennial 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 alternate ...

with Leinster 1999; Leinster Senior

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Coláiste Bríde
1996; Purple and Gold Star 2008.

References

External links

Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website {{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Aoife 1978 births Living people Wexford camogie players