Claire O’Connor is a 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, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship of 2007, 2010

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2010

The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—is the high point of the 2010 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on June 13, 2010 and ended with the final between Galway and Wexford on 12...

 and 2011

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2011

The 2011 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship in association with RTÉ Sport for sponsorship reasons— is the premier competition of the 2011 camogie season. It commenced on 11 June 2011 and ended with the final on 11 September...

 and an All Star award winner in 2010 and 2011. She was a member of the 2011 Team of the Championship.

Other awards

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 2009, 2010

National Camogie League 2010

The 2010 National Camogie League was won by Wexford for the second year in succession.-Summary:The seven teams in the first division were drawn into two groups of four and three. Each team played one another once only. The top two in each group contested the semi-finals...

 and 2011

National Camogie League 2011

The 2011 National Camogie League was won by Wexford, their third league title in succession. The final was played on April 17 2011 as a curtain raiser to the hurling match between Tipperary and Wexford at Semple Stadium and drew an attendance of 4,180.-Summary:...

 . Leinster Championship 2009, 2010, 2011. All-Ireland Under-16 1995; Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995; three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000; Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 (captain), 2008; three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005 (captain), 2006; Leinster Under-14 1993, 1994; Leinster Under-16 1995, 1996; Leinster Under-18 1997, 1998; Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2003, 2007; Junior 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...

 with Leinster 1999; Leinster Senior Colleges

All Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship

The All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion secondary school or second level college....

 with Coláiste Bríde 1996, 1998, 1999 (captain); Purple and Gold Star 2008. Daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth

Declan Ruth

Declan Ruth is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Rapparess and was a member of the Wexford senior inter-county team from 1998 until 2007. Ruth is currently a hurling analyst on The Sunday Game.-References:...

. Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
• Wexford Wexford camogie site
• Profile in Irish Times Aug 12 2011
• Profile in Irish Independent Aug 12 2011