Aislinn Connolly Explained
| Aislinn Connolly |
| Irish: | Aislinn Ní Chonghaile |
| Birth Place: | Renmore Galway, Ireland |
| Sport: | Camogie |
| Code: | Camogie |
| County: | Galway |
| Province: | Connacht |
| Club: | Castlegar |
| Clapps(Points): | ? |
| Clposition: | Full forward |
| Icapps(Points): | ? |
| Counties: | Galway |
| Clupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
| Icupdate: | (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)) |
Aislinn Connolly is a camogie player who was an All Star winner in 2010 and 2011 and a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011. She played in the All Ireland finals of 2010[1] and 2011.[2] [3]
Family background
She is the daughter of John Connolly, who featured in Galway’s breakthrough All Ireland victory of 1980.
Career
She exploded on to the sporting scene in Galway’s All Ireland minor championship success of 2000. Having played as a sub in Galway’s narrowly unsuccessful team of 1999s she won player of the match as Galway beat Cork by 2-9 to 0-3 in Tullamore. She played on the University of Limerick team that won three Ashbourne Cup titles in a row in 2004,[4] 2005,[5] and 2006[6] She was nominated for an All Star award in 2009.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Irish Independent match at a glance, Irish Times colour piece and match report, comment by Tom Humphries and Mary Hannigan, RTÉ online, Irish Times online and RTÉ online match-tracker
- Web site: Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08 . 11 September 2011 . RTÉ Sport . 12 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103225417/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/0911/wexford_galway.html . 3 January 2012 .
- 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in Camogie.ie Connacht Tribune Enniscorthy Echo Galway Advertiser Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Camogie.ie, RTE Online, Tuam Herald Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Wexford People Preview in Irish Examiner Irish Times Irish Independent
- http://www.RTÉ.ie/sport/2004/0215/camogie.html 2004 final UL 6-5 UCD 1-8, O'Toole Park, Crumlin, RTÉ online
- http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=42733 2005 final UL 0-12 UCD 1-4 at Ballygunner, Hogan Stand
- http://www.sportfocus.com/newspub/story.cfm?ID= 17602 2006 final UL 0-13, UCD 1-9 at Limerick Gaelic Grounds, sportsfocus.com
- She was the highest scoring forward of the competition during the National League season of 2010.
Other awards
National League 2003 and 2005, All Ireland Minor 2000, Ashbourne Cup winner with University of Limerick 2004, 2005 and 2006. 2009 All Star nominations
- Book: Moran, Mary . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460.
