Annette Clarke
Irish sportswoman
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Annette Clarke (born 1983; married name Annette Collins[3]) is an Irish sportswoman. She played ladies' Gaelic football with her local club, Kilkerrin-Clonberne, and with the Galway county team.[4][5]
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Nickname | Clarkie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) Lavally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Garda[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ladies' football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Clarke won the All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship with Galway in 2002, and captained Galway to the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2004.[6]
She suffered a near-career-ending injury in 2010 and was dropped from the Galway squad in 2012. Clarke, however, returned to the Galway squad, winning a second All Star in 2013[7] and captaining her club to a Connacht Ladies Senior Club Football Championship in 2014. She retired in 2016.[8][3]
She appeared on an episode of Laochra Gael on 17 April 2016.[9]
Personal life
Annette Clarke is a member of Garda Síochána, the Irish police.[10][11] She is married to Kieran Collins.[3]