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player, scorer of three goals for Cork in their 1993 All Ireland final victory over Galway.

Famous goal

She scored a breath-taking goal deep in injury-time during the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny earlier that season.

Career

She won four All Ireland senior medals in 1992, 1993, 1997 and 1998. She won an All Ireland Club Championship medal with the

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club in 1993, and seven National League medals. For her club she scored 4-5 of their total of 6-12 in the 1993 club final and 0-14 of

1-15 in their unsuccessful 1994 All Ireland club final against Lisdowney at

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Football

She won a

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club title with

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Injury and retirement

She retired at the age of 28 after suffering shoulder and neck injuries in the drawn All Ireland semi-final of 2001. Having played in the first All Ireland final to be televised live she was a television analyst for RTÉ camogie coverage in the 2000s.

References

External links

Camogie.ie
Official Camogie Association Website * Wikipedia List of Camogie players Cork camogie players Living people 1974 births {{Cork-camogie-bio-stub