Susan Earner is a camogie player, a member of the Galway senior panel that unsuccessfully contested the All Ireland finals of 2010[1] and 2011[2][3] against Wexford, She won a Camogie All Star Award in 2011. She was part of the Galway team which won the 2013 All Ireland, defeating Kilkenny in the final.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Siobhán Ní Shaolaigh | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
12 June 1986 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Meelick Eyrecourt | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Galway | ? | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2011 (UTC)). | |||
School and College
editBorn in Clonfert, Co Galway near where the Shannon forms the border between Galway and Offaly, she attended St. Rynagh's, Banagher, captaining the school team to the All Ireland in 2004, and NUI Galway from where she graduated in 2008. More recently, Ms. Earner has graduated from University College Cork with her Higher Diploma in Education. She is now a qualified secondary school teacher in French and Geography and teaching locally. She is currently learning spoken and written Welsh. Now teaching in Ard scoil chiarain where she is very happy she trains the senior girls team, where they have reached a quarter final thanks to her hard work, time and patience [5]
Other awards
editNational Camogie League 2005, Senior Gael Linn Cup 2008, All Ireland Intermediate medal 2004, Junior League 2003, Junior All Ireland 2003, All Ireland Minor 2000. Galway player of the year 2003, All Ireland senior Secondary school medal.[6]
Susan also holds the record for the donkey derby held each year at the Ballinasloe Horse Fair. In 2007 she rode "Bridges Bullet" to victory in a record time of 4 minutes 22 seconds.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ 2010 All-Ireland Final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent and Irish Independent match at a glance, Irish Times colour piece and match report, comment by Tom Humphries and Mary Hannigan, RTÉ online Archived 2011-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Times online and RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Wexford 2-07 Galway 1-08". RTÉ Sport. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in Camogie.ie[permanent dead link] Connacht Tribune Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Enniscorthy Echo Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Galway Advertiser Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Camogie.ie[permanent dead link], RTE Online Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Tuam Herald Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Wexford People Homecoming in Enniscorthy Echo Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine Wexford People Preview in Irish Examiner Irish Times Irish Independent
- ^ Irish Times
- ^ "Galway goalkeeper Susan Earner". YouTube.
- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
External links
edit- Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website