Tara Camogie Club London
Player Profiles
   
Apologies in advance. We try to be as professional as possible but some of these people are headers!
Niamh Dolan
29, Transmission Controller for ESPN
Galway Craughwell
Currently Living Rickmansworth
Honours - 5 All-Ireland medals for St. Brigids Voc. School Loughrea... many many years ago!
Debut - Tara 7's tournament April 2010
Love all food except Meat!
Drink - Jack Daniels!
Gaelic football and Soccer
  Mary Susanna Gill
27, Solicitor
London, Acton
Honours - London Junior and Senior League and Championship winners 2009, Birmingham tournament 2009
Heros - Ben and Jerry O Connor
Food - Mince, Lasagne, Butter Chicken and rice
Drink - Malibu and WKD blue
Film - Time to Kill / Shawshank Redemption / Blind Side Morgan Freeman / Sandra Bullock
Sport - Manchester United fan
  Anne Digan
23, Primary School Teacher
Offaly, Kinnitty
Currently Living - Mile End
Honours -  Underage, Feile na Gael and Senior B' Club Championships.
Leinster Minor '02, Leinster Colleges '03 with Kilcormac V.S. and
Leinster Junior Championship '08.
Tara Debut - AI Club CShip against Four Roads, Roscommon October 2009.
Toughest Opponents - Arlene Watkins/Marian Crean.
Hero - Henry Shefflin has to be up there at the top!
From my Club Kinnitty-Majella Bergin...what a legend she's still going strong!!
Food...love it all, except onions!!
Drink... Enjoy a bottle or 2 of corona!
  Bridget Grennan
27, Analyst Programmer
Kilkenny, Tullogher
Currently Living – Kingsbury
Honours - Ashbourne '00, U21 championship Kilkenny '03, Intermediate Championship Kilkenny '03, All-Ireland Junior Championship '03, Leinster Championship '01, '03, '04, London All-Star '07, '08
Tara Debut – 2006
Toughest Opponent - Emer MacDonnald, Tipperary Gillian Dhillon (Kilkenny), Una O'Donoghue (Tipperary)
Food - Mary's apple tart and tea, Indian from Jaflong
Slumdog Millionaire, Robert Downey Junior Ladies football, Tennis, Rugby, Soccer (playing not watching) Likes: Going out on a summers evening to watch the lads/ladies play a game of hurling and then sitting in the sun having a beer, be it in Kilkenny, London, Sydney. Dislikes: Lack of support/recognition for the ladies games
 
Sheila Fernandes  
40 and a bit
Oofficial title Office Manager but in reality Dogsbody
Galway, Castlegar
Currently Living: Hayes
Tara Debut: 1996
Honours: U14 Feile,
London Intermediate 1998
,London Junior League & CShip 2004, 2008 and 2009.
Tara 7s Junior Player 2008, London Senior League & CShip 2009.
Toughest Opponent: Breda Curran (Kelly). Takes the head off ya even though we're on the same team!
Favourite Player: Roy Keane
Actor: Adam Sandler
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
  Ann Gleeson
Legal Dept - Bank of Ireland
Holycross/Ballycahill, Tipp
  Dearbhaill O'Neill
Down
& Oxford
  Niamh Keating
Home Club - Granagh/Ballingarry
Others - Salthill & Portobello
Occupation - Physio
Currently living - The Man of Aran/Gerry Macs
 

Emer Fahy
Galway,Ballinderreen
Currently living – Hammersmith


 

  Rosie Cusack
Wallangarra, Queensland
Currently Living - Highbury
Occupation - Primary Teacher
  Meabh Brennan
Glen Rovers, Cork
 

Helen Murphy   

Age - 25

Occupation - Teacher

County -  Kilkenny

Club -  Glenmore

Currently Living -  Pinner

GAA Honours - a few medals lying around

Tara Debut - Four Roads Oct 2009

Toughest Opponent - Bid Grennan                   

Favourite Food - Potatoes


 

Denise Gilligan
31, Sales Executive
Galway,Craughwell
Currently Living – Ealing
Honours - Minor, Junior and Senior All Irelands with Galway.
2 Senior All Ireland Vocational Schools with St Brigids Voc School Loughrea.
Numerous club medals.
1996 Senior All Ireland Final Player of the Match.
Cork Examiner Young Camogie Player of the year 1996.
Irish Independent Sportstar of week Sept 96.
London Junior Double winners 2008
London Camogie All Star 2008
Captained Tara Senior Camogie team to win both Championship and League 2009
Member of London Camogie Squad 09 & 10
Selector for Galway Minor Camogie Team who won the All Ireland in 2004
Selector for Galway Minor Camogie Team All Ireland Finalists 2005
Tara Debut - June 2008

 

Angela Kenneally
27, Secondary Teacher
Kilkenny, Mullinavat
Currently living -  Hertfordshire, Potters Bar
Honours -  Junior Football All-Ire 2007 Kilkenny; Ashbourne Cup 02 & 03; County titles in camogie at each age group underage and Junior / Intermediate / Senior. Senior League and Championship medal with Tara 2009.
Tara Debut -  Birmingham Tournament 2008
Toughest Opponent Elaine Aylward, Mullinavat, Eimear McDonnell Burgess, Tipperary
Food / Drink - Italian/ G&T(need you ask!!) 
Dont have time to watch films as I'm too busy training! Gaelic Football, Hockey
Like-good referees(like Beano!!!)
Dislike- poor refereeing(surprise, surprise)

 

Joanne Hamilton
28, Occupational therapist
Antrim, Cushendun (now non-existent!)
Currently Living -  South Ealing London
Honours - Junior double 2008, London Senior double 2009, Player of the tournament Birmingham 2010, London squad 2010
Tara Debut - Summer 2007
Fav Player - Eoin Kelly
Food - Chinese, crisps and pear cider
Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis/Denzel Washington
Netball.   The GAA will get you nowhere in life!! Though I love the social aspect.

 

Denise Mooney
23, Nurse
Galway, Killimor
Currently living – Wanstead
Honours - County titles from under 10 to intermediate
Tara Debut - March 2010
Toughest Opponent - Sinead Cahalane - Galway
Food / Drink - Pasta/Cider
Dislikes- winter training!!

 

 Karen O' Connor
Age - 18
Occupation - Student Nurse County - Feenagh, Co. Limerick Currently Living - Cricklewood GAA Honours - County U12 title!
Tara Debut - May 2011 Favourite Food / Drink:  Malibu and Coke & Galaxy Chocolate!
Favourite Film / Actor / Actress  The Hangover, Gerard Butler, Rachel McAdams
Other Sporting Interests -  Munster Rugby

 

Rachel Hawkins
Age   26
Occupation  Receptionist
Currently Living - Shepherds Bush
GAA Honours - Zero!!! (so far)
Tara Debut - 2nd April 2011
Favourite Food / Drink - Chicken, Tacos, chocolate, magners, long island iced teas
Favourite Film / Actor / Actress -  leo de caprio, paul rudd, Sandra Bullock, Grease 2, The Hangover
Other Sporting Interests - Tennis

Miss Michelle Adair
 Age : 36
 Occupation: Estate Agent
 County: Meath
 Club: Trim
 Currently Living- Hanwell London
Favourite Players Club / County
Tara of Course / Meath
Favourite Food / Drink:
 Salad and Drink Beer
Favourite Film / Actor / Actress
 28 Days Later
Other Sporting Interests
 Camogie / Tennis/ Hurling/ Singing ???
GAA Likes - Dislikes
 Emmm Training in very cold weather

Kathleen Noone
23, Student Nurse
Galway, Killiomordaly
Currently Living – Slough
Honours - London senior county medal 2009, Birmingham Tournament 2009
Toughest Opponent - anyone with the ball
Food – Pasta
Dislikes how the women in the GAA don’t get enough games on tv/radio

Claire Ahearn
23, Student Nurse

Ballyduff, Waterford
Currently Living Oxford
Tara debut - May 2009
Hero - Eoin Kelly, Waterford
Fav Drink - Lemonade & Lime
Fav Film - The Butterfly Effect
Honours - Captain of a winning junior club in Waterford county 
London Junior Championship and League winner 2009

 

Marian Coleman
25, Architect
Ballina, Tipperary
Currently Living Kilburn
Tara Debut June 2008
Honours - numerous handball All Irelands, Tipp Civic Sports Person Award 2002 alongside All-Ireland Winning Team.
Always loved Nicky English and Pat Fox.
Actor - Nigel Harman

 

Patricia Dempsey
39, Health & Safety
Roscommon (Four Roads)
Living New Barnet, North London
Honours - Tara Junior CShip & League 2008
Loves all things Cork Hurling.
Food - Asian
Other sports - horse racing, cross country, golf
motorbike racing and stunts

 

Colette Fahy
26, Journalist
Galway,Ballinderreen
Currently living – Hammersmith
Debut - Tara Sevens Tournament 2008

 

Katie Jones
24, Mechanical Engineer
Dublin, Raheny
Currently living – Luton
Honours - Schools Senior B Champ, various with club
Tara Debut - Birmingham 7's 2010
Toughest Opponents - Naomh Mearnog
Other - SailingABD'

 

Caroline Kelly
23, Nurse
Galway, Davitts
Currently living - East London
Honours - Underage County titles from Under to 10- Senior, All Ireland Junior and Senior Colleges Titles, 1 Ashbourne Cup and Shield title, 1 Junior + 2 Intermediate All Ireland Titles
Tara Debut -  Tara 7s Tournament 2010
Toughest Opponent - Deirdre Murphy (Clare)Lourda Kavanagh/Threase Maher 
Food / Drink - Pasta/Water

 

Karen Fitzpatrick
25, Events Assistant
Cavan, Lacken Camogie Club 
Currently Living - Northolt 
Honours - U-14, u-16, Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Ulster Intermediate club championship  
Debut - Tara 7's April 2010
Toughest Opponent - Rosie Crowe - Lacken Camogie Club
Food - Baked Potato & sour cream
Drink - Magners light

 

Danika Harrison
23, Student
Clare, Wolf Tones Na Sionna
Currently Living - London Bridge
Honours - London Senior Championship and League 2009.Wolf Tonnes Juvenile Player of the year 2002,
Tara Debut - June 2009
Toughest Opponents - Four Roads
Heros - Brian Lohan, Eoin Kelly
Favourite county: Clare,Tipp too close to say.
Food anything that doesn't take any effort. Diet coke.
Film - How to loose a guy in 10 days....
Likes & Dislikes - Hurling,Rugby,Soccer. Referees who don't know the rules and Kilkenny winning everything.

Ciara Ní Séaghdha
PR Consultant.  Cork
Living: Westbourne Park
T ara Debut: 2002 Favourite Food/Drink: Steak - it changes Favourite Film/Actor: Too many!! Actor: Gary Oldman. Actress: Jennifer Jason LeighOther Sporting Interests: Surfing, Rugby and Yoga

 

Caroline Kelly
Pension  Age, Tube Driver (central line)
Currently Living - Cardboard box in the Ghetto
Honours -  Maor Uisce and Maor Caman for my Club
Likes - Cold wet miserable evenings in Northolt rugby grounds 
Favourites - Carry on Camping/Miley from Glenroe, Hang Sandwiches in the bog and wine they give in mass
Dislikes - Post match sessions and post match sessions hangovers!!!

 

Noirin Mulcahy
17 years, 67 days, 14 hours & 19 minutes
Equine reproductive assistant
St Catherine’s, Cork - The fighting cocks of Killinascully
Currently living in a cardboard box in Harrow...(From M & S!!!)
Honours -  U 13 small schools interleague competition. My lone honour to date, a proud day for the parish! We still sing songs about it!
Tara Debut - Some day I'll get picked...some day....
Favourites - Glenroe, you just cant stop Johnny Connors! What a legend!
Brian Mansfield, hes like Will Ferrell on Blades of Glory, sheer talent!
Molasses- YUM! Daniel O' Donnell, Bella Doyle, Ear to the ground/ Peppa the pig

 

Majella Moore
37, Electrician
Kilkenny
Currently Living - penders Park, Watford Hertfordshire
Honours - Absolutely nothing so far.....actually, who do I need to talk to about that?
Tara Debut - April 2008 – very slow developer
Toughest opponent - Everyone! Especially my own team while training!
Food & Drink - Oooh, most foods from all over the world & most drinks from over the bar.......just in far smaller quantities these days.
Film - At random - Shaun of the Dead, Forrest Gump, LoR Trilogy, Gladiator, Dirty Dancing, Amélie, Requiem for a Dream, The Matrix, Pan’s Labyrinth, Goodfellas & so much more
Sport - Rugby Union, Boxing & Motorbike Racing. Heard a gifted club from Tralee are entering a new event in the 2012 Olympics that will skilfully combine all three sports called – Unibox Racing. Not for the faint hearted.
The Craic! What’s not to like?

 

 

 

 

Brian or Boss
Age - Need to get it clarified, think the mother was lyin to me to get me out of school!!
Occupation - Monday (or Tue) - Friday Construction,
Fri-Sun Destruction.
Home Club/County - Waterford boi.  Club: St Mollerans
Currently Living: Shawl and Claddagh, but lookin to move.
GAA Honours: Captained U14's to county glory! Life went down hill after that. Couldn't handle the fame.
Tara Debut: Croydon 2009. Everyone on the team was called Grace that day !
Toughest Opponent: Jack Daniels ! and Ken McGrath would be a close second.
Favourite Players Club/County: Deise all da way!! Ken McGrath, Tony Browne and the Brick-LEGENDS!!
Favourite Food / Drink: Clonmels finest drop
Favourite Film / Actor / Actress: Danika, you were born for the stage, if only Gay Byrne could have heard the "Rattlin Bog". Noirin, you should have been committed years ago.
Other Sporting Interests: Bog snorkling
GAA Likes - Dislikes: Glasheen's Bar in Thurles on Munster final day. Then up da square loaded!!

  Orla Maguire
30, Nurse
Cavan, Castletara
Currently Living – Harrow
Honours - Junior Champ and league 2008 + 2009, Senior CHamp and League 2009
Tara Debut - June 2008
 
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