Annette Clarke (born 1983; married name Annette Collins) is an Irish sportswoman. She played

ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a ...

with her local club,

Kilkerrin-Clonberne Kilkerrin-Clonberne is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the parishes of Clonberne and Kilkerrin in North County Galway, Ireland. The club partakes in the sport of Gaelic Football exclusively. History In his 'Annals of the GAA in Gal ...

, and with the Galway county team.

Playing career

Clarke won the

All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship is a "knockout" competition in the game of Ladies' Gaelic football played by women in Ireland. The series of games are organised by Ladies' Gaelic Football Association (Irish :''Cumann Pei ...

with Galway in 2002, and captained Galway to the

All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition in the game of ladies' Gaelic football in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association and are played during the ...

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. She suffered a near-career-ending injury in 2010 and was dropped from the Galway squad in 2012. Clarke, however, returned to the Galway squad, winning a second All Star in 2013 and captaining her club to a

Connacht Ladies Senior Club Football Championship The list of winners below is generated, primarily, using the Roll of Honour from the Connacht LGFA website. With their win in 2016, Carnacon became the most successful provincial club in Ladies' Football with 15 wins, passing out Ballymacarbry ...

in 2014. She retired in 2016. She appeared on an episode of '' Laochra Gael'' on 17 April 2016.

Personal life

Annette Clarke is a member of Garda Síochána, the Irish police. She is married to Kieran Collins.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Annette 1983 births Living people Galway inter-county ladies' Gaelic footballers Garda Síochána officers Police officers from County Galway