Yvonne Redmond Explained

Code:Camogie
County:Dublin
Province:Leinster
Yvonne Redmond
Irish:Úna Ní Réamoinn
Sport:Camogie
Position:Goalkeeper
County:Dublin
Club:Crumlin
Clapps(Points):?
Clposition:Goalkeeper
Icyears:1980-1987
Icapps(Points):?
Counties:Dublin
Icallireland:1
Icposition:Goalkeeper
Clupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Icupdate:(16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC))
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland

Yvonne Redmond is a camogie player, winner of the B+I Star of the Year award and an All Ireland medal with Dublin in 1984.[1]

Family background

She was one of four sisters who played together for Crumlin, winning All Ireland club honours in 1985, and Dublin, winning All Ireland and National League honours, Yvonne in goal, Ann at full-back, Barbara at midfield, and Aileen. Two members of the family went on to referee the All Ireland senior final, Anne in 1987 and Aileen in 2002.[2] Aileen became president elect of the Camogie Association in 2011[3]

Colleges

She attended Queen's University Belfast and was one of the team which inflicted the historic defeat of UCG, which allowed Queens into their first ever Ashbourne Cup final in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Moran, Mary . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460.
  2. http://www.independent.ie/sport/camogie-291714.html Irish Independent Sept 4 2002: Aileen the woman in the middle
  3. http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1584/Camogie-Association-President-Elect-voted-in/Default.aspx Mar 27 2011: Camogie president elect