Therése O'Callaghan

Therése O'Callaghan

Personal information
Irish name	Treasa Ní Cheallacháin
Sport	Camogie
Position	centre back
Born	Cork, Ireland
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
	Glen Rovers	?
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
	Cork	?
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	3
* 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)).

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]

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]

References

1. "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
2. "O'Callaghan the key". Irish Press. 26 November 1990. p. 14.
3. Davis, Kathryn (23 September 1996). "Gilligan's goals give Galway All Ireland win". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
4. "Blueprint set up to recommend camogie merger with GAA". Irish Examiner. 17 November 1998.

External links

• Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website