Claire O'Connor

Claire O'Connor is a camogie player for Wexford county, winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships of 2007,[1] 2010,[2] and 2011.[3][4] O'Conner was an All Star award winner in 2010 and 2011[5] She was also a member of the 2011 Team of the Championship.

Claire O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Clár Ní Conchúbhair
Sport Camogie
Position Corner back
Born (1980-12-29) 29 December 1980
Wexford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands
  • 4 Senior All Ireland Championships
  • 1 All Ireland Senior club championship
  • 1 minor All Ireland Championship 1995
All Stars 3

A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of Seó Spóirt, TG4 and reports for Radio na Gaelachta on sporting occasions.[6]

In 2022 she appeared in the Irish film, Róise and Frank.[6][7]

Other awards and club memberships
  • National Camogie League medals in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  • 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 with Leinster 1999
  • Leinster Senior Colleges with Coláiste Bríde 1996, 1998, 1999 (captain)
  • Purple and Gold Star 2008.

Personal life

O’Connor has two children.[8] She is also a primary school teacher.[5][6]

O'Connor is the daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968;[5] her mother Ann also played at county level. Her sister, Aoife, was the senior team captain in 2010 and is married to Declan Ruth.[9] Three other sisters Niamh, Ciara and Eimear - all won National League Division two medals.[10][11]

References
  1. 2007 All Ireland final reports in
  2. 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in:
  3. "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in:
  5. Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012
  6. Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020
  7. IMDB website, Róise and Frank
  8. The 42 website, It brings back your identity you maybe lost, article dated February 18, 2020
  9. Camogie Ireland website, Newlywed Wexford Captain Aoife O’Connor Ahead of Saturday’s NL Final, article by Michael McCrea
  10. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
  11. Goodison, Dean (2010). I Gotta Feeling: Wexford 2010 All-Ireland Champions. Wexford, Ireland: Dean Goodison. p. 208.
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