Fiona O'Driscoll

Fiona O'Driscoll
Personal information
Irish name Fiona Ní Drisceoil
Sport Camogie
Position Right corner forward
Born Knockadoon, Ballymacoda, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Pocket rocket.
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
1990–2003
Fr O'Neill's ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
1993–2003
Cork ?
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Fiona O'Driscoll is a camogie player, winner of the National Camogie Player of the Year award in 2002 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003[1] and six All Ireland medals in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.

Career

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For much of her career she was free-taker and led the Cork attack. In the 2002 final she scored 3–2 against Tipperary.[2] She won eight National League medals including seven-in-a-row between 1995 and 2001 and another in 2003. She scored 2-7 of Cork's 3-7 total in the 2000 final.

Football

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She was a member of the All-Stars Football Team in 1995.

Ashbourne career

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She played on the University of Limerick team that won Ashbourne Cup titles in 2004[3] and 2005.[4] She played on three O'Connor Cup UL Football winning teams from 1993 to 1995.[5]

Coach

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She coached Cork to successful 2005 and 2006 All Ireland final against Tipperary and in their unsuccessful 2007 All Ireland final against Galway, becoming the first female Coach to all-Ireland camogie winners in over 20 years.[6]

Administration

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She was chair of National CCIA (the |Higher Education committee of the Camogie Association) 1995-1998 and Chairperson of the National Camogie Coaching and Development Committee (2006–2008).[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ 2002 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  3. ^ 2004 final UL 6-5 UCD 1-8, O'Toole Park, Crumlin, RTÉ online Archived 11 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 42733 2005 final UL 0-12 UCD 1-4 at Ballygunner, Hogan Stand[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ UL Alumni website profile
  6. ^ UL Alumni website profile