Tipperary Jubilee Team to be Honoured in Croke Park

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August 08, 2024

Tipperary Jubilee Team to be Honoured in Croke Park


In 1999 Tipperary won their first ever senior All-Ireland title beating Kilkenny in the first 15-a-side-final in Croke Park by a single point 12 points to 1-08. There was a huge outpouring of relief and joy at the final whistle as the county finally captured their first title having lost 7 previous deciders down through the years. A record attendance at the time of over 15,000 witnessed a close and exciting encounter between 2 great teams. After the game Cashel’s Meadbh Stokes had the honour of climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand to lift the O’Duffy Cup, a fitting honour for an inspirational leader and player. Who will ever forget Drom-Inch’s Catriona Hennessy coming off the bench that day to point the winning free or Deirdre Hughes’s player of the match performance or Noelle Kennedy’s 6 crucial points from frees? So many people played a huge part to Tipperary’s success that year, non other than their manager the late great Biddy Philips. Biddy was the driving force behind Tipperary camogie giving years of dedication and commitment to camogie in the county. Alongside her the great Jim Madden who sadly has also passed since and Timmy Moloney of Cashel were instrumental to the team’s success bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to their role as selectors. 1999 proved to be a rollercoaster of a year for the senior side having suffered a huge defeat in the league final against Cork earlier in the summer. After that Biddy brought Michael Cleary, Colm Bonnar and Sean Hennessy into the set up and their coaching and experience helped to elevate the team to new heights. Not content with 1 All-Ireland the team would go on to capture the All-Ireland title again in 2000 before completing a dream 3-in-a-row in 2001. Magical times and unbelievable memories of one of the greatest camogie teams.


This Sunday as we look forward to the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Junior Final Tipperary Camogie’s winning 1999, 2000 and 2001 teams will be honoured with a lunch and presentation on the day while the 1999 team on the 25th Anniversary of their All-Ireland victory will be honoured at half time of the senior final.


The players who will be honoured are as follows:


Jovita Delaney – Cashel – 1999, 2000,2001

Suzanne Kelly – Toomevara -1999,2000,2001

Una O’ Dwyer – Cashel -1999,2000,2001

Claire Madden – Portroe – 1999, 2000, 2001

Meadbh Stokes – Cashel – 1999, 2000

Ciara Gaynor – Kilruane MacDonaghs - 1999,2000,2001

Sinead Nealon – Burgess - 1999,2000,2001

Emily Hayden – Cashel - 1999,2000,2001

Angie McDermot - Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams 1999, 2000

Noelle Kennedy – Toomevara - 1999,2000,2001

Therese Brophy – Burgess - 1999,2000,2001

Helen Kiely – Drom and Inch – 1999, 2000

Eimear McDonnell – Burgess - 1999,2000,2001


Deirdre Hughes – Toomevara - 1999,2000,2001

Niamh Harkin – Drom-and Inch – 1999, 2000, 2001

Catriona Hennessy – Drom-Inch – 1999, 2000

Philly Fogarty – Cashel - 1999,2000,2001

Louise Ryan – Holycross Ballycahill – 1999, 2000, 2001

Sheena Howard – Burgess – 1999, 2000, 2001

Maria Harkin – Drom-Inch - 1999

Helen Campion – Cashel - 1999

Nora Dwan – Toomevara  - 1999

Grainne Shanahan – Toomevara -1999, 2000, 2001

 

Claire Grogan – Templemore & Cashel – 2000,2001

Joanne Ryan– Drom and Inch- 2000, 2001 

Paula Bulfin – Cashel - 2000,2001

Julie Delaney – Drom and Inch- 2001. 

Lena Woods- Toomevara - 2001

Lorraine Bourke – Templemore - 2001

Louise Young – Toomevara 2001

Niamh Connolly – Templemore – 2001

Noelette O’Dwyer – Clonoulty Rossmore - 2001

Trish O’Halloran – Portroe  - 2001 

Siobhan Ryan –Holycross Ballycahill – 2001


2024 also sees the Camogie Association celebrate 120 years of the association. As part of the celebrations the Camogie association has invited all All-Ireland winning captains to take to the field on Sunday to be honoured for their role in our great game and its history. 


The 8 Tipperary captains who will be honoured are as follows:

1992 Junior Captain – Triona Bonnar - Cashel

1997 Intermediate Captain – Deirdre Hughes – Toomevara

1999 Senior Captain – Meadbh Stokes – Cashel

2000 Senior Captain – Jovita Delaney – Cashel

2001 Senior Captain Emily Hayden – Cashel

2001 Junior Captain – Trish O’Halloran - Portroe

2003 -Senior Captain Una O’Dwyer – Cashel

2004 Senior Captain Joanne Ryan – Drom-Inch