Ailish O’Reilly from Oranmore Maree Camogie Club. Ailish, who was part of our All Ireland winning senior teams in 2013 and 2019. She scored 2 goals in the 2019 All Ireland Senior Camogie Final! Ailish also won All Stars in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Ailish won All Ireland Minor titles with Galway in 2010 and 2012 and she won an All Ireland U16 title in 2010 too. She won a Junior A title with her club in 2013 and they went onto win the Intermediate title in 2014. She won a Senior League Title in 2017 with Oranmore-Maree.
Player profile:
Name: Ailish O’ Reilly
Age: 27
Position: Forwards
Club: Oranmore/Maree
Occupation: Primary School Teacher
Favourite player: Therese Maher/Ann Marie Hayes
Most Memorable game: All Ireland Final 2019
Biggest inspiration: My family, Nanny
Pre match rituals: No pre match rituals as such just hope for a good night’s sleep and a good brekkie
What hurls do you use: Cannings/ O’Dea’s
Toughest opposition: Any of our backs
Favourite grounds to play in: Thurles
Have you got a nickname: Decky Walsh started with AOR in 2013 and somehow it stuck.
Favourite cheat meal: Basilico pizza followed by a 99.
Something we may not know about you: Never played camogie in secondary school, was playing basketball.