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Therése O'Callaghan

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Therése O'Callaghan
Personal information
Irish name Treasa Ní Cheallacháin
Sport Camogie
Position centre back
Born Cork, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years Club Apps (scores)
Glen Rovers ?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
Cork ?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 3
* 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)).

Therése O'Callaghan is a camogie player,[1] captain of the winning National Camogie League team in 1991 and again in 1996. She also captained her club Glen Rovers to the All Ireland club championship of 1990.[2]

Career

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She won All Ireland medals in 1992, 1993 and 1995 and Gael Linn Cup inter-provincial medals with Munster in 1990 and 1992. She retired after playing in the last of her eight All Ireland finals with a heavily strapped Achilles tendon injury in 1996.[3] After her retirement she served as Public Relations officer for the Camogie Association and on the advisory committee on the proposed merger between the Camogie Association and Gaelic Athletic Association.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ^ "O'Callaghan the key". Irish Press. 26 November 1990. p. 14.
  3. ^ Davis, Kathryn (23 September 1996). "Gilligan's goals give Galway All Ireland win". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Blueprint set up to recommend camogie merger with GAA". Irish Examiner. 17 November 1998.
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