Clíodhna O'Connor

Clíodhna O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Clíodhna Ní Conchobhair
Sport Ladies' Football
Position Goalkeeper
Born c. 1984 (age 39–40) [1][2]
Occupation Gaelic games coach
Club(s)
Years Club
19xx–2015
2008–2009
 Naomh Mearnóg
→ DCU
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002–2014
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1
All Stars 2

Clíodhna O'Connor is a former senior Dublin ladies' footballer. She was a member of the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010. She also played for Dublin in the 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2014 finals. She captained Dublin during the 2011 season. In 2004 and 2009 she was selected as an All Star and in 2010 she was included in the LGFA/TG4 Team of the Decade. She also played for the Ireland women's international rules football team. Since retiring as a player, O'Connor has coached Ladies' Gaelic football and hurling. She was a member of the coaching team at Cuala when they won the 2017 and 2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Finals. In 2019 she became a member of the Dublin senior hurling team coaching staff.

Biography

O'Connor is originally from Portmarnock.[3] She attended University College Dublin where she gained a BA in English and Music. Between 2008 and 2009 she completed a Masters in International Communications at Dublin City University and in 2015 she gained a Masters in Strength and Conditioning from St Mary's University, Twickenham.[4]

Playing career

Clubs

At club level, O'Connor played for Naomh Mearnóg.[1][2][5]

Inter-county

Between 2002 and 2014 O'Connor was the first choice goalkeeper for the Dublin senior ladies' football team. She was a member of the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010. She also played for Dublin in the 2003, 2004, 2009 and 2014 finals.[2] In 2004 and 2009 she was selected as an All Star.[6][7][8][9] In 2010 she was the only Dublin player to be named on the LGFA/TG4 Team of the Decade.[10] She captained Dublin during the 2011 season, including when they won the Ladies' National Football League Division 2 title after defeating Meath in the final.[11][12] In April 2017 O'Connor featured in an Laochra Gael episode which recalled and discussed her inter-county career. Valerie Mulcahy was among the contributors.[13][14]

All-Ireland Finals Place Opponent
1 2003[15] Runner up Mayo
2 2004[16] Runner up Galway
3 2009[17] Runner up Cork
4 2010[18][19][20] Winners Tyrone
5 2014[21] Runner up Cork

International rules football

O'Connor was a member of the Ireland women's international rules football team that played against Australia in the 2006 Ladies' International Rules Series.[22][23][24]

Coach

O'Connor is a ladies' Gaelic football and hurling coach. While still an active player she worked for the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. She was a member of Mattie Kenny's coaching team at Cuala when they won the 2017 and 2018 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Finals.[4][25] During 2018 she worked one-to-one as a free-taking coach with Tipperary hurler, Timmy Hammersley. He subsequently scored 0-12, including 0-9 from frees, as he helped Clonoulty-Rossmore win the 2018 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship final.[3][26][27] In 2019 she became a member Kenny's coaching team with the Dublin senior hurling team.[28][29][30][31][32][33][34] O'Connor has also coached Gaelic football with Naomh Mearnóg and in 2019 announced plans to relaunch the adult ladies team after several seasons of inactivity.[5]

Honours

Naomh Mearnóg

Runner-up (3): 2004, 2007, 2009

DCU

Winner (1): 2009

Dublin

Winner (1): 2010
Runner-up (4): 2003, 2004, 2009, 2014
  • Leinster Senior Ladies' Football Championship
Winner (9): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
Runner-up (1): 2014
Winner (2): 2007, 20011

Ireland

Winner (1): 2006

Individual

Winner (2): 2004, 2009
  • LGFA/TG4 Team of the Decade
Winner (1): 2010
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dublin Senior Ladies' Football Captain
2011 		Succeeded by

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Dublin's 2010 All-Ireland winning goalkeeper has announced her retirement". www.the42.ie. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "'Even in the darkest of days in hurling, she would have always said you'll have your day'". www.the42.ie. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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  5. ^ a b "O'Connor planning Mearnogs' return". dublingazette.com. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  6. ^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2004". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  7. ^ "TG4/O'Neills Ladies All-Stars for 2009". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Ladies All-Stars announced". www.rte.ie. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. ^ "TG4 O'Neill's Ladies Football All-Star Awards 2009 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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  11. ^ "Dublin v Kildare - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Qualifier Round 1 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Dublin v Meath - Bord Gais Energy National Football League Division Two Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. ^ "New Laochra Gael series launched". www.gaa.ie. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Laochra Gael 2017 - 6 Cliodhna O' Connor". www.youtube.com. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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  26. ^ "The Christy O'Connor column: GAA managers now appreciate the value of an outsider's perspective". www.echolive.ie. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  27. ^ "Favourites Nenagh beaten as Clonoulty/Rossmore land first Tipp title in 21 years". www.the42.ie. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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  29. ^ "O'Connor tailoring Dubs well-being". dublingazette.com. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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  31. ^ "Kilkenny v Dublin - Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  32. ^ "Dublin v Galway - Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  33. ^ "Dublin hurling boss Mattie Kenny keen to have his full contingent fit and injury-free for league". www.independent.ie. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  34. ^ "Strong, silent-type Kenny prefers to fly under radar". www.irishexaminer.com. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.