Gemma O'Connor (camogie player)
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Gemma O'Connor born 1985 in Cork
is a camogie
player and a member of the Irish defence forces
, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2005, 2006, 2008
and 2009
and a camogie All Star award winner in each of the first six years of the scheme, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. She was a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011
skills in 1998 and was camogie player of the year in 2005, as well as winning one Senior county title.
while her uncle, Bill Geaney, captained Cork to Under-21 hurling honours.
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
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 and a member of the Irish defence forces
Irish Army
The Irish Army, officially named simply the Army is the main branch of the Defence Forces of Ireland. Approximately 8,500 men and women serve in the Irish Army, divided into three infantry Brigades...
, winner of All Ireland camogie medals in 2005, 2006, 2008
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2008
The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was played between June 1 and September 14, 2008. The format was as follows: seven county teams entered. Each team played all of the others once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top four teams qualified for the semi-finals...
and 2009
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009
The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons— is the high point of the 2009 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on June 20, 2009 and ended with the final on 13 September 2009...
and a camogie All Star award winner in each of the first six years of the scheme, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. She was a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011
Career
Gemma captained the Cork Seniors in 2007, and is the holder of All-Ireland Minor and Senior championship honours along with National League Senior and Junior medals. She represented Cork in the Féile na nGaelFéile na nGael
Féile na nGael , Irish for "Festival of the Gaels") is an annual tournament comprising the sports of hurling, camogie and handball organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association...
skills in 1998 and was camogie player of the year in 2005, as well as winning one Senior county title.
Family
Her brother, Glen, lined out with Cork in the 2009 National Hurling LeagueNational Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
while her uncle, Bill Geaney, captained Cork to Under-21 hurling honours.
External links
- Official Camogie Website
- An Fear Rua profile
- Cronin's championship diary in On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine
- http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/gaa_fixtures_camogie_oduffycup.html Fixtures and results] for the 2009 O'Duffy CupO'Duffy CupThe All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is the premier round-robin and knock-out competition in the game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Camogie Final being played on the...
- All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour
- Video highlights of 2009 championship Part One and part two
- Video Highlights of 2009 All Ireland Senior Final
- Report of All Ireland final in Irish Times Independent and Examiner