2021 Galway Camogie Teams

2021 Senior Panel

Manager: Cathal Murray

Sarah Healy
Goalkeeper

Club: St. Thomas
Position: Goalkeeper
Camogie Honours:
1 Minor A All-Ireland title
2 U16 All-Ireland A titles
All-Ireland Senior A Title with St. Brigid’s College
2 U16 All Ireland Puc Fada Titles
1 All Star 2019
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017

Shauna Healy
Back

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013 
2 Galway National League 2015 & 2019  
1 Minor All-Ireland title
Club Senior 2013 & 2018 Ardrahan Club
Intermediate Championship & League 2011  Ardrahan Club
All-Star 2018  
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
AIB Provincial Club Player 2018  
2 All Star 2019, 2020  
Galway Debut:  Senior 2012

Sarah Dervan (C)
Back

Club: Mullagh
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2009
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
National League 2015 & 2019
Ashbourne Cup 2005
County Final 2014
6 All Stars
Galway Camogie Sport award 2014 & 2018
Galway Debut:  Senior 2008

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Dervla Higgins
Back

Club: Athenry
Position: Defender
Camogie Honours:
1 Senior League 2019 – Galway  
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021 
Soaring Star 2019  
Gael Linn 2017 
Athenry Player of the Year 2018  
AIT Player of the year 2019  
College All-Star 2019  
Intermediate Club Championship and League 2017 – Athenry
Connacht Club Championship 2017  
Galway Debut:  2014 Intermediate v Antrim

Extended Player Profile

Emma Helebert
Half back

Club: Ballindereen
Position: Defender
Camogie Honours:
2 National League 2015, 2019
Purcell Cup 2018
2 Interprovincial 2016, 2018
Senior A Colleges 2015
Junior Colleges 2013
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Junior A Club title 2019
Connacht Junior A club title 2019
Galway Debut:  Senior 2016 v Tipperary

Siobhan Gardiner
Half back

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Defender
Camogie Honours:
Senior Club Title: 2013/2018
Intermediate club title: 2011
Minor Club Title: 2012
National League: 2015
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2012 ​
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2015 National League

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Catriona Cormican
Half back

Club: Cappataggle
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013
2 Minor All-Ireland titles 2004, 2006
1 Interprovincial 2018
1 Intermediate Club 2016
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2008

Extended Player Profile
Video interview

Niamh Hanniffy
Midfield

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
4 Ashbourne titles (University of Limerick) 2015-2019
All Star for third level college camogie 2019
2 Senior National League titles 2015 & 2019
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2012
1 Club Senior League title 2017
1 Club intermediate championship title 2014
1 Club junior championship title 2013
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017 v Dublin

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Niamh Kilkenny
Midfield

Club: Pearses
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Minor All-Ireland title
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
2 Senior League titles
3 Senior Gael Linn titles
6 All Star Awards Galway
Camogie Association/WGPA Senior Players’ Player of the Year award 2019
Galway Debut:  Senior 2006

Video interview

Catherine Finnerty
Half forward

Club: Mountbellew/Moylough
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Senior league title 2019  
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2015  v Cork

Sarah Spellman
Half forward

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
4 County Senior Club Championship
1 All-Ireland Club title
1 All-Ireland Senior League
3 County Minor Club titles
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
1 Minor All-Ireland title
1 All-Ireland Senior Schools
3 County U16 Club Championship
1 U16 All-Ireland title
1 County Féile
Galway Debut:  Senior 2019 v Tipperary

Aoife Donoghue
Half forward

Club: Mullagh
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
2 Senior National League 2015 & 2019
Purcell Cup 2018
2 All Star 2016 & 2017
Connacht Gael Linn Senior Interprovincial 2016 & 2018
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2010
4 Senior Club League 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2018
1 Senior Club Championship, 2014
2 Minor A Club Championship, 2008 & 2009
PwC GPA Player of the month August 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2014

Extended Player Profile

Siobhan McGrath
Forward

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Senior All-Ireland Club title (2019)
4 Senior Club titles
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
1 Minor All-Ireland title
2 U16 All-Ireland titles
1 Ashbourne Cup medal
PwC GPA Player of the month July 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017  v Tipperary

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Orlaith McGrath
Forward

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 All Star (2020)
1 Senior All-Ireland Club title (2019)
4 Senior Club Titles
2 Senior All-Ireland title (2013, 2021)
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title (2013)
1 National League title (2015)
Galway Debut:  Senior 2012 v Offaly

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Ailish O'Reilly
Forward

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
3 All-Ireland Senior titles 2013, 2019, 2021
2 National League – 2015 & 2019
2 U18 All-Ireland titles – 2010 & 2012
2 U16 All-Ireland title – 2010
3 All Star 2013, 2015 & 2017
Junior A and Intermediate club county title – 2013 & 2014
1 Club Senior League champions 2017
Galway Camogie Clubs Dream Team award recipient 2018 
Galway Debut:  Senior 2013 v Kilkenny

Laura Glynn

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Goalkeeper
Camogie Honours:
Féile All-Ireland Champions 2007
Many underage County Club Titles: U10/U12/U14/U16/U18s
County and Connacht Club Intermediate Champions 2010
Athlone Institute of Technology Camogie Player of the Year 2015
County Club Senior Champions 2016
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2019

Anne Marie Starr

Club: Killimor
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
4 Club Senior County titles 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2015
1 Club Senior All-Ireland title 2011
Gael Linn 2016 & 2018
2 Senior National League titles 2015 & 2019
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2011

Extended player profile

Tara Kenny

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
2 County National League 2015 & 2019
Senior Gael Linn 2016
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 2013
2 Minor All-Ireland titles 2010, 2012
1 U16A All-Ireland 2009
4 Club Senior Club 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
1 All-Ireland Club Championship 2020
Intermediate Club & Connacht 2010
2 Minor A 2010 & 2011
1 Minor B 2008
U16 A 2008 & 2009
Féile na nGael All Ireland 2007
Féile 2006 & 2007
College College title with GMIT 2014
County Intermediate Player of the Year 2013
Connacht Minor Player of the Year 2011
Galway Debut:  Senior 2014

Roisin Black

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 Club Intermediate Title
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021

Extended Player Profile

Maria Cooney

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Backs/Forwards
Camogie honours:
1 Purcell Cup medal (Mary Immaculate College)
1 Minor A All-Ireland Title
1 Intermediate All-Ireland Title (2013)
2 Senior All-Ireland Title (2013, 2021)
1 Senior All-Ireland Club Title (2019)
4 Senior County Club Titles
Galway debut:

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Niamh McGrath

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
1 All-Ireland Senior Club
4 Senior Club titles
2 Senor All-Ireland titles 2013, 2021
1 Minor All-Ireland title
1 U16 All-Ireland title
2 Interprovincial titles
Galway Debut:  Senior 2009

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Rebecca Hennelly

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
2 U16 All-Ireland titles 2009 & 2010
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2010
2 Intermediate All-Ireland titles 2009 & 2013
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
Soaring Star 2013
All-Star 2016
Club Senior championships 2013 & 2018
Club Intermediate championship 2011
Club Minor A championship 2012
Club U16 A championship 2010
Galway Debut:  Senior 2011

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Noreen Coen
Half forward

Club: Athenry
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours: 4 Club Senior county titles
1 Club Intermediate county title
Junior A schools All Ireland Presentation College Athenry
1 National League title
1 Minor All-Ireland title
3 Senior All-Ireland titles 2013, 2019, 2021
2 Gael Linn Galway
Galway Debut:  Senior 2011 v Wexford

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Ciara Murphy

Club: Clarinbridge
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
1 All-Ireland league medal
2 All-Ireland Senior title 2019, 2021
Interprovincial All-Ireland – Connacht
4 Ashbourne Cup medals – University of Limerick
3 college league Cup medals – University of Limerick
1 All-Ireland Senior A camogie medal – Seamount College
1All-Ireland Junior C camogie medal – Seamount College
1 Under 16 county medals – Clarinbridge
2 Junior A county medals – Clarinbridge
2 Junior A league county medals – Clarinbridge
1 Intermediate Club Title- Clarinbridge 2020
Galway Debut: Senior 2015 v Limerick

Carrie Dolan

Club: Clarenbridge
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2015  
1 Senior Schools All-Ireland 2015  
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2017  
1 Senior National League 2019  
2 Senior All-Ireland title 2019, 2021
Intermediate Club Championship 2020 
Galway Debut:  Senior2018 v Clare

Heather Cooney

Club: St. Thomas
Position: Defender
Camogie Honours:1 Club Intermediate title  
1 Intermediate All-Ireland title 
2 Senior National League titles  
2 Gael Linn titles  
3 Senior All-Ireland titles  2013, 2019, 2021
Connacht Player of the Year 2014  
All Star 2015 and 2019  
Galway Debut:  Senior 2010

Ava Lynskey

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
Minor All-Ireland Runners Up 2018
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2017
Club Senior League 2017
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2016
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut: Senior 2019 v Antrim

Laura Ward

Name: Laura Ward
Age: 24
Position: Backs
Club: Sarsfields
Camogie honours:
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
1 Division 1 League title 2019
4 Club Senior Club 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
1 All-Ireland Club Championship 2020
AIB club team of the year for 2020.

Extended player profile

Lisa Casserley

Club: Ballindereen
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:Junior Colleges 2013
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021
Junior A Club title 2019  
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017

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Ciara Donohue

Club: Mullagh
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 County U14 Féile 2008 
2 County Minor A 2008 & 2009 
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2010 
1 Connacht Inter- Provincial schools title 2013 
4 Galway Senior League 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2018 
1 Galway Senior Club Championship 2014 
3 Connacht Intermediate 2014, 2015 & 2016 
Purcell Shield 2015 
Purcell Cup 2018 
National Senior League 2019 
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2014

Extended Player Profile

Rachel Hanniffy

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
Minor All-Ireland Runners Up 2018
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2017
Club Senior League 2017
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2016
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2019 v Antrim

Elisha Broderick

Club: Castlegar
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Minor All-Ireland 2017 - Galway
1 U16 All-Ireland 2015 - Galway
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut:  Intermediate 2019

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Molly Mannion

Club: Mountbellew/Moylough
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2015
1 Minor All-Ireland champions 2017
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Senior league champions 2019 ​
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017

Mairead Dillon

Club: Kilconieron
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
U16 All Ireland 2015 & 2016
Minor 2017 All Ireland
1 All-Ireland Senior title 2021
Galway Debut: 2019 Intermediate

Aine Keane

Club: St.Thomas’s
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2018
1 All-Ireland Senior title 2021
Galway Debut: Intermediate 2021 v Dublin

Extended player profile

2021 Intermediate Panel

Manager: Cathal Murray

Fiona Ryan
Goalkeeper

Club: Ballindereen
Position: Goalkeeper
Camogie Honours:
Senior A schools All Ireland winners 2015
Runners up in the Galway minor championship 2018
Galway Debut:  Galway Intermediates 2019

Extended Player Profile

Ciara Donoghue (C)
Back

Club: Mullagh
Position: Back
Camogie Honours:
1 County U14 Féile 2008
2 County Minor A 2008 & 2009
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2010
1 Connacht Inter- Provincial schools title 2013
4 Galway Senior League 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2018
1 Galway Senior Club Championship 2014
3 Connacht Intermediate 2014, 2015 & 2016
Purcell Shield 2015
Purcell Cup 2018
National Senior League 2019
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2014

Extended Player Profile

Laura Ward
Back

Name: Laura Ward
Age: 24
Position: Backs
Club: Sarsfields
Camogie honours:
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
1 Division 1 League title 2019
4 Club Senior Club 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
1 All-Ireland Club Championship 2020
AIB club team of the year for 2020.

Extended player profile

Rachel Hanniffy
Back

Club: Oranmore Maree
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
Minor All-Ireland Runners Up 2018
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2017
Club Senior League 2017
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2016
1 All-Ireland Senior title 2021
Galway Debut:  Senior 2019 v Antrim

Lisa Casserly
Half back

Club: Ballindereen
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
Junior Colleges 2013
2 All-Ireland Senior titles 2019, 2021
Junior A Club title 2019
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017

Extended Player Profile

Caoimhe Mahon
Half back

Club: Kinvara
Position: Center back
Camogie honours:
Club All Star Intermediate team 2019, 2020
2013 North American Senior Championship (with St Mary's Chicago)
Fr Meaghar Shield AIT, 2013
Purcell All Star 2013

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Katie Manning
Half back

Club: Mullagh

Mairead Burke
Midfield

Club: Eyrecourt
Position: Forward

Elisha Broderick
Midfield

Club: Castlegar
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Minor All-Ireland 2017
1 U16 All-Ireland 2015
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut:  Intermediate 2019

Extended player profile

Molly Mannion
Half forward

Club: Mountbellew/Moylough
Position: Midfielder
Camogie Honours:
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2015
1 Minor All-Ireland champions 2017
2 Senior All-Ireland titles 2019, 2021
Senior league champions 2019 ​
Galway Debut:  Senior 2017

Ava Lynskey
Half forward

Club: Ardrahan
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
Minor All-Ireland Runners Up 2018
1 Minor All-Ireland title 2017
1 Club Senior League 2017
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2016
2 All-Ireland senior titles 2019, 2021
Galway Debut: Senior 2019 v Antrim

Katie Mannion
Half forward

Club: Mountbellew/Moylough
Position: 

Cora Kenny
Forward

Club: Sarsfields
Position: Forward

Mairead Dillon
Forward

Club: Kilconieron
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
2 U16 All Ireland titles 2015, 2016
1 Minor 2017 All Ireland
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut: 2019 Intermediate

Aine Keane
Forward

Club: St.Thomas’s
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 U16 All-Ireland title 2018
1 Senior All-Ireland title 2021
Galway Debut: Intermediate 2021 v Dublin

Extended player profile

Sinead Skehill
Sarah McCartin

Club: Craughwell
Position: Defender

Camogie honours:
2 U16 All Ireland medals 2017,2018
Minor panel 2019, 2020
Intermediate panel 2020,2021
Club Intermediate County and Connacht titles (Craughwell), 2018
Connacht junior A schools medal with Presentation College Athenry, 2017
Connacht Senior A Schools medal with Presentation College Athenry, 2020.
All Ireland Senior A Schools Final Runner-up with Presentation College Athenry ( v Loretto) 2020

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Sinead Coleman
Tegan Canning

Club: Mullagh
Position: Midfielder

Tara Rutledge

Club: Portumna
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
1 Intermediate All Ireland title 2009
Galway Minor Player of the year 2008
2 All Star Nominees 2010 and 2011 16
1 Intermediate county title 2012
1 Intermediate Connaught title 2012
2 Connaught titles 2015 and 2016
3 Minor county titles 2006, 2007, 2008
5 Connaught school titles- 3 Junior and 2 Senior
Galway Debut: 
June 2009 (Intermediate)
June 2010 Kilkenny (Senior)

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Chloe Reilly

Club: Kiltormer
Position:

Niamh Heffernan

Club: Carnmore
Position: Forward

Rachel Burke

Club: Kinvara

Kate Screene
Niamh Horan

Club: Killimor
Position: Forward
Camogie Honours:
U16 All Ireland 2016 & 2017
Minor All Ireland 2017
Galway Debut: Intermediate 2019

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Niamh McPeake
Alannah Kelly

Club: Portumna

Eva Gilmore

Club: Castlegar

Andrea Mullins

Club: Ardrahan

2021 Galway Minor Panel

Manager: Aaron Fox

Laura Freeney
Goalkeeper

Club: Athenry
Position: Goalkeeper

Tara Maher
Back

Club: Abbeyknockmoy
Position: Back

Sarah Lyons
Back

Club: Kiltormer
Position: Back

Anna Larkin
Back

Club: Eyrecourt

Caoimhe Starr
Half back

Club: Killimor

Ciara Hickey
Half back

Club: Davitts

Katie Anna Porter
Half back

Club: Davitts

Laura Kelly
Midfield
Ally Hesnan
Midfield

Club: Shamrocks

Niamh McInerney
Half forward

Club: Shamrocks

Sabina Rabbitte
Half forward

Club: Athenry

Megan Gannon
Half forward
Olwyn Rabbitte
Forward

Club: Athenry

Katie Gilchrist
Forward

Club: Shamrocks

Orla Mullins
Forward

Club: St Thomas

Caoimhe Higgins

Club: Ardrahan

Ciara Grealish
Chloe Farragher

Club: Davitts

Emma Madden (C)
Jessica Donlon

Club: Carnmore

Niamh Spellman
Forward

Club: Kilconieron

Aisling Donnellan

Club: Davitts

Emily O'Connor

Club: Sylane

Tara Lawrence
Aisling Dillon
Forward
Catherine Hanley

Club: Davitts

Caoimhe Geraghty

Club: Carnmore

Grainne O'Neill

Club: Pearses

Laoise Kirwan
Cathy Moran

Club: Eyrecourt

Keisha Coleman
Ava Connolly

Club: Ardrahan

Aoife Gillane
Caoimhe Lynskey

Club: Ardrahan

Orla Fenton

Club: Carnmore

2021 U16 Panel

Caoimhe Hickey
Davitts
Ava Crowe
Carnmore
Kacey Coleman
Craughwell
Katie Scully
Clarinbridge
Aoibhe Carr
Clarinbridge
Moya Loftus
Skehana Menlough
Grace Leen
Craughwell
Kayla Madden
Athenry
Aoife Collins
Carnmore
Alannah Fahy
Carnmore
Jade Whelton
Craughwell
Ciara McGrath
Sarsfields
Helena Tarpery
Ardrahan
Aoibheann Barry (C)
Kinvara
Caoimhe Kelly
Sarsfields
Ciara McClearn
Shamrocks
Therese Marie Murray
Pearses
Leah Moran
Abbeyknockmoy
Aoibhe Joyce
Salthill Knocknacarra
Siobhan Carr
Clarinbridge
Abbie Massey
St. Thomas
Emma Fitzgerald
Athenry
Claire Glynn
Skehana Menlough
Shíofra Ní Scanláin
Cois Fharraige
Sophie Flynn
Kiltormer
Leah Murphy
Mountbellew Moylough
Léana Nic Dhonncha
Liam Mellows
Sinead McManus
Pearses
Caoimhe Callaghan
Castlegar
Mia Flannery
Eyrecourt
Ava Killian
Carnmore
Kayla Earner
Eyrecourt
Aoibhe Glynn
Ahascragh Caltra
Rachel Gannon
Abbeyknockmoy
Heather Curley
Sarsfields