Stephanie Dunlea is a

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men only ...

player, winner of a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003 and of All Ireland medals in 2002 and 2005. She was nominated for the All-Star shortlist in 2004.

Family background

Her grand-aunt

Kate Dunlea Kathleen Dunlea (referred as Delea in newspaper cuttings from the time) is a former camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, ...

captained Cork to the 1933 title. Her father John won an

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a GAA competition involving four Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams. Prior to a change in competition structure in 2021, the competition was previously for all Junior Gaelic football inte ...

medal in 1964, and her brother Pat nipped a junior football medal in 2001. Her sister Lynn won five All Ireland medals and acted as camogie match analyst on RTÉ's ''Sunday Sport''.

Nominations

After the institution of the official All Stars scheme, she was short-listed for an All-Star in 2004 and 2005.2005 All Star nominations

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Cork camogie players {{Cork-camogie-bio-stub