Fiona O'Driscoll

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.

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)).

Career

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

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

Ashbourne career

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

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

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)

References
  1. "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. 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 July 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 42733 2005 final UL 0-12 UCD 1-4 at Ballygunner, Hogan Stand
  5. UL Alumni website profile
  6. UL Alumni website profile


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