Áine Codd Explained

Code:Camogie
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Áine Codd
Irish:Áine Ní Choda
Sport:Camogie
Position:Left corner back
County:Wexford
Club:St Martin’s
Clapps(Points):?
Clposition:Left corner back
Icapps(Points):?
Counties:Wexford
Allstars:1
Icposition:Left corner back
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Icupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Birth Place:Wexford, Ireland

Áine Codd is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2004[1] and an All Ireland medal in 2007.[2]

Career

She played camogie for Presentation Wexford and was UCD camogie player of the year for 2001.[3] She was nominated for further All Star awards in 2005,[4] 2006[5] and 2007[6]

Other Awards

She is a daughter of Kit Codd (née Kehoe), former All-Ireland medal winner with Dublin (1965 and 1966) and her native Wexford (1975). Kit also won Gael Linn Cup medals with Leinster in 1965 and 1968, and was on Wexford's first National League-winning team in 1977-'78. Áine's aunts, Bridget, Gretta, Josie and Annie, won All-Ireland Senior medals with Wexford. Two more aunts, Bernie and Eileen, played in All-Ireland finals in the All Ireland Junior and Senior grades. Áine's first cousins include Irish soccer international Kevin Doyle (Bernie's son), current Wexford Senior footballer Kieran Kennedy (Annie's son), and current Wexford Senior hurler Harry Kehoe. In 1996, Áine's brother, Tomás, and brother-in-law, Tom Dempsey, won Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in hurling medals with Wexford. Her sister, Máire, played with Wexford in the 1992 Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in camogie final. Áine is married to Monaghan man Micheál McGuinness.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Camogie All Stars . Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. 30 June 2010.
  2. 2007 Wexford 2-7 Cork 1-8 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Gorey Guardian
  3. http://www.ucd.ie/gaa/CAMOGIHI.HTM UCD camogie club
  4. http://www.rebelgaa.com/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=735 2005 All Star nominations
  5. http://www.RTÉ.ie/sport/2006/1016/camogie.html 2006 All Star nominations
  6. http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/?jp=MHMHMHOJEYKF&rss=rss2 2007 All Star nominations
  7. http://www.enniscorthyecho.ie/news/mhqlmhqley/ Profile in Enniscorthy Echo Sept 2010