Una Leacy Explained

Code:Camogie
County:Wexford
Province:Leinster
Una Leacy
Irish:Úna Léasaigh
Birth Place:Wexford, Ireland
Birth Date:1988 5, df=y
Sport:Camogie
Position:Forward
County:Wexford
Club:Oulart–The Ballagh
Clapps(Points):?
Clallireland:3
Clposition:Forward
Icapps(Points):?
Counties:Wexford
Icallireland:4
Allstars:3
Icposition:Forward
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC))
Icupdate:(22:17, 3 February 2022 (UTC))

Una Leacy is a camogie player and winner of two All-Star awards. Leacy's first All-Star came in 2007,[1] the year her two early goals helped Wexford win their first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in 32 years,[2] and her second in 2011. She won further All Ireland medals in 2010 and 2011.

Family background

Her sister Mary Leacy won two All Star awards with Wexford. She is a daughter of Margaret (née O'Leary) who was selected at left half-back on the camogie team of the century.[3] Margaret's successes include three All-Ireland Seniors with Wexford in 1968, '69 and '75; seven Gael Linn Cups with Leinster in 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1978; five All-Ireland Clubs, with Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin) in 1967 and with Buffers Alley (Wexford) in 1978, 1981, 1982 and 1983; Gaelic All Star award 1968; captain of the first Wexford team to win the National Camogie League in 1977-'78. She plays for Oulart–The Ballagh.

Other awards

National League Division one 2009; All Star 2007; five All-Ireland Féile na nGael 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 as captain (national record); Leinster Under-14 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; Leinster Under-16 2002; Leinster and winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in Colleges with Coláiste Bríde in 2003, 2004, 2005; All-Ireland Junior Colleges in 2004 (captain); Leinster Junior 2003, 2004; Club Senior 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009; Leinster Club Senior 2009; Ashbourne Cup 2007, 2008; Leinster Senior 2007; shared 'Irish Independent/Jury's' sportstar of the week with her sister, Mary, after the 2007 Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in final; Purple and Gold Star 2008.

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.independent.ie/sport/hurling/model-of-excellence-2332786.html Irish Independent Sept 10 2010: Camogie blueblood Una Leacy is looking to lead Wexford’s All-Ireland assault from the front