Therése O'Callaghan
Irish camogie player
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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]
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| * 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
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]
