Third level camogie championship team of the year announced

In this year’s Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars 2024 Team of the Year, champions University of Limerick (UL) are well represented with eight players included, while beaten finalists TU Dublin have three representatives on the team. Beaten semi-finalists, DCU and UCC each have two players who feature.

In a season filled with standout team and individual performances, University of Limerick were crowned Ashbourne Cup winners for the 11th time in their history, with an emphatic win over last year’s winners TU Dublin at the University of Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome. The Limerick university saw out their last performance of the season in confident fashion which was reflected in the final scoreline of 6-11 to 1-12.

This year’s Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Star Player of the Year is UL’s Casey Hennessy (Clonoulty Rossmore). Casey had a fantastic year proving a nightmare for defenders throughout the tournament and finished off her campaign in style with a goal in the Ashbourne Cup final to seal the victory for UL.

THIRD LEVEL RISING STARS TEAM OF THE YEAR

1: Sinead Farrell – UL, St Lachtain’s, Kilkenny; 2: Eimear Loughman – UL, Clonoulty Rossmore, Tipperary; 3: Claire Kingston – UL, Newcestown, Cork; 4: Sharon Shanahan – UL, Shinrone, Offaly; 5: Orla Sinnott – TUD, Ferns St Aidan’s, Wexford; 6: Aine Keane – UL, St. Thomas’, Galway; 7: Aoife Healy – UCC, Aghada, Cork; 8: Ciara O’Connor – DCU, St Martin’s, Wexford; 9: Eimear Heffernan – UCC, Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams, Tipperary; 10: Kerrie Finnegan – TUD, Faughs, Dublin; 11: Róisín McCormick – TUD, Loughgiel Shamrocks, Antrim; 12: Mairead O’Brien – UL, Modeligo, Waterford; 13: Casey Hennessy – UL, Clonoulty Rossmore, Tipperary; 14: Eimear McGrath – UL, Drom & Inch, Tipperary; 15: Aisling Gannon – DCU, St Jude’s, Dublin.

Uachtarán an Cumann Camógaíochta, Hilda Breslin, congratulated the 15 ladies.

“I would like to congratulate each of the players and their third level institutions on their achievements throughout this season’s championship and for being named on the Camogie Team of the Year. Each year this competition excels, as do the players, displaying their incredible skill and determination throughout the championship. We are immensely proud to have such strong representatives for the sport. Congratulations to each and every one of you.”