Claire O'Connor is a

camogie Camogie ( ; ) 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 "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

player for Wexford county, 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,

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

, and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

. O'Conner was an All Star award winner in

and

Camogie Ireland website, ''O’Connor ready for challenge'', article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
/ref> She was also 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. Irish Independent website, ''You Are Learning Every Day'', article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
/ref> In 2022 she appeared in the Irish film, ''Róise and Frank''.

Other awards and club memberships

National Camogie League The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very 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 was first ...

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 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

Colleges A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary education, tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding academic degree, degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further educatio ...

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 has two children. The 42 website, ''It brings back your identity you maybe lost'', article dated February 18, 2020
/ref> She is also a primary school teacher. O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968; her mother Ann also played at county level. Her sister,

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

, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth. Three other sisters Niamh,

Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was discovered by record producer Jazze Pha in the early 2000s, and rose to prominence with her debut studio album, ''Goodies ...

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