Eimear McDonnell explained

Code:Camogie
Province:Munster
Eimear McDonnell
Irish:Eimear Ní Dhomhnaill
Sport:Camogie
County:Tipperary
Club:Duharra
Clapps(Points):?
Clposition:corner forward
Icapps(Points):?
Counties:Tipperary
Icallireland:5
Allstars:1
Icposition:Right corner forward
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Icupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Birth Place:Tipperary, Ireland

Eimear McDonnell is a camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2005, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003,[1] a Texaco award in 2003,[2] and five All Ireland medals in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004. She was previously nominated for an All Star award in 2004.[3]

Family background

She is a niece of Cork football manager Billy Morgan. Her sister Deirdre played on the University of Limerick team that won their second Ashbourne Cup in 2004.[4] Her brother Brian is a well-known GAA journalist.

Career

She played in eight successive All Ireland finals for Tipperary. In 2001, she scored 1-2 in Tipperary’s All-Ireland final win and she was selected as the RTÉ Player of the Match.[5] She scored a goal and had another controversially disallowed in 2002[6] and was player-of-the-match despite finishing on the losing team in 2003.[7] She had a penalty saved in 2004 when she laid off the match-winning goal for Joanne Ryan.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Camogie All Stars. Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. 30 June 2010. 3 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111203221616/http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/AllStars/tabid/104/Default.aspx. dead.
  2. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/sportstars-day-of-delight-195885.html Irish Independent 12 November 2003: Sportstars' day of delight
  3. http://www.rebelgaa.com/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=524 2004 All Star nominations
  4. http://www.RTÉ.ie/sport/2004/0215/camogie.html 2004 final UL 6-5 UCD 1-8, O'Toole Park, Crumlin, RTÉ online
  5. 2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in Irish Independent and Irish Times
  6. 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  7. 2003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  8. 2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2004/0920/1091051946441.html and 481 Rebelgaa.com