Claire O'Connor explained

Claire O'Connor
Irish:Clár Ní Conchúbhair
Sport:Camogie
Clposition:Corner back
Birth Date:1980 12, df=y
Birth Place:Wexford, Ireland
Code:Camogie
Allstars:3
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 Sept 2011 (UTC))
Icupdate:(16:31, 30 Sept 2011 (UTC))

Claire O'Connor is a camogie player for Wexford county, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships of 2007,[1] 2010,[2] and 2011.[3] [4] O'Conner was an All Star award winner in 2010 and 2011[5] 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.[6]

In 2022 she appeared in the Irish film, Róise and Frank.[7]

Other awards and club memberships

Personal life

O’Connor has two children.[8] 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, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth.[9] Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.[10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2007 All Ireland final reports in
  2. 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
  3. 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 .
  4. 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in:
  5. https://camogie.ie/news/oconnor-ready-for-challenge/ Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
  6. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/you-are-learning-every-day/39203834.html Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
  7. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366418/ IMDB website, Róise and Frank
  8. https://www.the42.ie/claire-oconnor-sisters-motherhood-ar-gclub-rathnure-wexford-5012031-Feb2020/ The 42 website, It brings back your identity you maybe lost, article dated February 18, 2020
  9. https://camogie.ie/news/newlywed-wexford-captain-aoife-oconnor-ahead-of-saturdays-nl-final/ Camogie Ireland website, Newlywed Wexford Captain Aoife O’Connor Ahead of Saturday’s NL Final, article by Michael McCrea
  10. Book: Moran, Mary . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460.
  11. Book: Goodison, Dean . I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Dean Goodison . 2010 . Wexford, Ireland . 208.

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