Catherine ‘Cathy’ Landers is a former camogie

Camogie

Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....

 player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1983. She won four All Ireland senior medals, three previously in 1978, 1980 and 1982. She played in six further All Ireland finals.

Career

She played her schools camogie with Loreto, Youghal and played on the 1974 junior All Ireland final on the Cork team beaten by Down, winning an All Ireland minor medal and her place on the Cork senior team at the age of 15 in 1975. Her first Cork county medals were with divisional team Imokilly.

She helped Killeagh win their first Cork county title and followed up with an All Ireland Club Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is the most important competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta.-Trophy:...

 in 1980, having won her second All Ireland senior medal and first Gael Linn Cup

Gael Linn Cup

The Gael Linn Cup is a bi-ennial tournament in the Irish sport of camogie contested by Ireland’s fuur provincial teams. Currently played at senior and junior level on alternate years. The tournament has existed in various guides since 1956, is played at senior and junior level on alternate years...

 medal within a three month period. She won National Camogie League

National Camogie League

The National Camogie League is the second most important competition in the Irish team sport of Camogie, played exclusively by women. The competition is held in four divisions graded by ability....

 medals in 1981 and 1983.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website

Wikipedia List of Camogie players