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Cliodhna O'Connor Personal information Irish name Clíodhna Ní Conchobhair Sport Ladies' Football Position Goalkeeper Born Portmarnock, County Dublin Occupation Urban Programme Officer Club(s) Years Club Naomh Mearnóg Club Titles Dublin titles 0 Leinster titles 0 Inter-county(ies) Years County 2002-present Dublin Inter-county titles Leinster titles 6 All Irelands 1 All Stars 2 Cliodhna O'Connor is an Irish sportsperson. She plays Ladies' Gaelic football with her local club, Naomh Mearnóg, and has been a member of the Dublin ladies senior inter-county team since 2002.[1] Cliodhna has won two All Star awards for her performances as Dublin goalkeeper in 2004 and 2009.[2] She was the first player from the Naomh Mearnóg club to receive such an award.[3] She is the current captain of the Dublin ladies senior football team and was recently named on the TG4 Team of the Decade.[4]
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Biography
Cliodhna O'Connor was born in Portmarnock, North County Dublin in 1984. She was educated at a local national school, St. Helens S.N.S. and then went on to receive her secondary education at the local community school in Portmarnock. At third level, she studied English and Music in University College Dublin (UCD) and also studied International Communications in Dublin City University (DCU), where she won an All-Ireland colleges (O’Connor Cup) medal back in 2009. Cliodhna currently works as an Urban Programme Officer for the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and is based in Croke Park.[5]
Playing career
Inter-county
As well as winning an All Star award and an O'Connor Cup medal, 2009 saw Cliodhna collect her fifth Leinster Championship medal after defeating Kildare in the final. Dublin then progressed through to the All-Ireland Championship but were beaten in the final by Cork. Earlier that same year, Cliodhna was part of the Dublin team that reached the Bord Gáis Energy National League Semi-final, where her consistency in that campaign earned her the number one slot in the Division 1 team of the year.[6]
In 2010, Cliodhna won her sixth Leinster title after a comfortable 2-13 to 0-9 victory against Laois in the final.[7] September saw her take part in her fourth All-Ireland final. She helped make history as Dublin ran out comprehensive 16-point winners against Tyrone and won their first ever All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, giving Cliodhna her first All-Ireland medal. Cliodhna maintained yet another clean sheet as the score finished Dublin 3-16, Tyrone 0-09.[8]
In 2011, Cliodhna captained Dublin to a Bord Gáis Energy National League (Div 2) title where they defeated Meath by 3-15 to 2-09 at Parnell Park.[9] She was also named on the Bord Gáis Energy Division 2 Team of the League. [10]
References
- ^ "O’Connor to captain Jackies in 2011". http://www.hill16.ie/index.php?/home/comments/oconnor-to-captain-jackies-in-2011/. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "Ladies All-Stars announced". http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/1116/ladiesallstars.html. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ "History of Ladies Football in Naomh Mearnóg". http://www.naomhmearnog.ie/index.php?page=history-2. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ "O’Connor to captain Jackies in 2011". http://www.hill16.ie/index.php?/home/comments/oconnor-to-captain-jackies-in-2011/. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "O’Connor to captain Jackies in 2011". http://www.hill16.ie/index.php?/home/comments/oconnor-to-captain-jackies-in-2011/. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
- ^ "Dublin Ladies Claim 3 All Stars". http://sportsmanager.ie/t6.php?userid=7046&countyid=92&club_id=&clubid=&sportid=1&returntoarchive=1&newsstory=13902. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Dublin claim ladies Leinster Championship". http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0718/ladiesfootball.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Dublin 3-16 Tyrone 0-09". http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0926/dublin_tyrone.html. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ "Dublin capture league title..". http://www.sportsmanager.ie/t6.php?userid=7046&countyid=92&club_id=&clubid=&sportid=1&newsstory=31155. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ "Six Jackies select on Bord Gáis Energy Division 2 Team of the League". http://www.hill16.ie/index.php?/home/comments/six-jackies-select-on-bord-gais-energy-division-2-team-of-the-league/. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
External links
- CLG Naomh Mearnóg Official Website
- Dublin Ladies Gaelic Official Website
- Dublin GAA Official Website
- GAA Official Website
Teams
Dublin - All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Champions 2010 (1st title) 1 C. O’Connor | 2 R. Ruddy | 3 A. Cluxton | 4 M. Kavanagh | 5 S. McGrath | 6 S. Furlong | 7 G. Fay | 8 D. Masterson (c) | 9 N. McEvoy | 10 M. Nevin | 11 A. McGuinness | 12 L. Peat | 13 L. Davey | 14 S. Aherne | 15 E. Kelly
Subs used: B. Finlay for E. Kelly | N. Hyland for M. Nevin | N. Healy for A. McGuinness | N. McEvoy for N. McEvoy | C. Barrett for G. Fay
Manager: G. McGillCategories:- Living people
- People from County Dublin
- 1984 births
- Ladies' Gaelic football
- Irish sportspeople
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