Lynn Dunlea
{{Short description|Camogie player}}
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name = Lynn Dunlea|
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Lynn Dunlea is a former camogie player,{{cite news|title=Camogie Archive |url=http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/ChampionshipHistory/tabid/61/Default.aspx=Camogie.ie |publisher=Camogie.ie |date=30 June 2010 |accessdate=30 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128172120/http://www.camogie.ie/AboutCamogie/ChampionshipHistory/tabid/61/Default.aspx%3DCamogie.ie |archivedate=28 January 2012 }} 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.{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/dunlea-retirement-stuns-cork-camogie-26052256.html | title=Dunlea retirement stuns Cork camogie | first=Máire | last=Uí Scolaí | newspaper=Irish Independent | date=20 April 2002 | accessdate=1 July 2021}}
Career
She won four All Ireland senior medals in 1992,[http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=1&aid=143043&id=217157391491 Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals] 1993, 19971997 All Ireland final Cork 0-15 Galway 2-5 reports in
[http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/09/08/shead.htm Irish Examiner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113445/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/09/08/shead.htm |date=2011-06-29 }} and [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/1997/0908/97090800157.html Irish Times] and 1998.1998 All Ireland final Cork 2-13 Galway 0-15 reports in [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/09/07/shead.htm Irish Examiner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622125728/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/09/07/shead.htm |date=2011-06-22 }}, [http://www.independent.ie/sport/rebels-too-strong-for-gallant-galway-431933.html Irish Independent] and [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/1998/0907/98090700176.html Irish Times] She won an All Ireland Club Championship medal with the Glen Rovers 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 Glen Rovers 1-15 in their unsuccessful 1994 All Ireland club final against Lisdowney at Ballyragget,
Football
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.{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/harrington-inspired-by-pride-in-the-parish-26034638.html | newspaper=Irish Independent | title=Harrington inspired by pride in the parish | first=Cliona | last=Foley | date=14 September 2002 | accessdate=1 July 2021}} Having played in the first All Ireland final to be televised live she was a television analyst for RTÉ camogie coverage in the 2000s.{{fact|date=July 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.camogie.ie Camogie.ie] Official Camogie Association Website
- Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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