Aoife O'Connor

{{Short description|Irish camogie player}}

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Aoife O'Connor was a camogie player for Wexford County, Winner of All-Ireland Senior medals in 2007,2007 All Ireland final reports in [https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-10042143.html Irish Examiner], [https://archive.today/20120802093242/http://www.independent.ie/other/wexfords-day-of-glory-1074735.html Irish Independent], [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2007/0910/1189076008095.html Irish Times] and [http://www.goreyguardian.ie/sport/other-sports/leacy-goals-fire-wexford-to-emotional-victory-1079990.html Gorey Guardian] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219153020/http://www.goreyguardian.ie/sport/other-sports/leacy-goals-fire-wexford-to-emotional-victory-1079990.html |date=19 February 2012 }} 2010 and 2011 and captain of the Wexford team that won the National Camogie League in 2009 on the week that she married.25 April 2009 Wexford 2-12 Tipperary 0-11 report in [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/sister-act-1-aoife-lifts-silver-in-a-week-to-remember-1720624.html Irish Independent], [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0427/1224245445507.html Irish Times] and on [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/581/Default.aspx Camogie.ie]

A gaeilgeoir, she has appeared on the analysis panels of TG4 and Nemeton TV on sporting occasions.[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/you-are-learning-every-day/39203834.html Irish Independent website, You Are Learning Every Day, article by Dean Goodison dated May 16, 2020][http://www.nemeton.ie/news/news-article/nemeton-spotlight-feature-aoife-oconnor Nemeton TV website, Nemeton Spotlight Feature: Aoife O’Connor, article dated November 02 2022]

Family

O'Connor married RTÉ Sunday Game analyst Declan Ruth in 2009; she postponed her honeymoon in order to captain the Wexford senior camogie team who played Tipperary in the 2009 National League final.[http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/581/Default.aspx Camogie.ie]

She is the eldest daughter of Teddy O'Connor, All-Ireland senior medal winner with Wexford in 1968.[https://camogie.ie/news/oconnor-ready-for-challenge/ Camogie Ireland website, O’Connor ready for challenge, article by Michael McCrea dated August 2012] Her sister, Claire, is a Senior team colleague, while their three other sisters – Niamh, Ciara and Eimear – all won National League Division two medal.

Other honours

National League Division one 2009 (when she captained the team); Winner of All-Ireland Senior club medal in 1995; three Leinster Senior Club 1995, 1996, 2000; Club Senior 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2008; three Senior 'B' Club 2002, 2005, 2006; Leinster Senior 1999, 2000, 2001; Junior Gael Linn Cup with Leinster 1999; Leinster Senior Colleges with [http://www.colaistebride.ie/ Coláiste Bríde] 1996; Purple and Gold Star 2008.

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