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Antrim players dominate the All Star Camogie awards

Four players from last year’s Ulster Schools Camogie All Star team were honoured again last night at the 2014 award whichs were held last night in the Elk in Toome. Erin Coulter of St Louis Ballymena, Orlaith McAlister and Cara O’Boyle of St Killians Garron Tower, plus Janey McIntosh of Cross & Passion all picked up their second awards at another super night in the Elk, which was once again superbly organised by the hard working team of teachers behind the event

The team is dominated by the three north Antrim schools with McIntosh joined by Erin O’Hara, Noelle McAuley and Shannagh Heggarty from CPC and Ciara O’Boyle, Anna McKillop, Dearbhail Dobbin and Aisling O’Donnell from St Louis with St Killian’s Louise Mulholland making it 12 in total from the three schools.

There was a 13th Antrim player picking up an award, Sarah O’Neill, a student in St Mary’s Magherafelt, who plays her club Camogie with Cargin

St Louis top the list with five – Erin Coulter, Ciara O’Boyle, Anna McKillop, Dearbhail Dobbin and Aisling O’Donnell while Cross & Passion had four – Erin O’Hara, Noelle McAuley, Shannagh Heggarty, Janey McIntosh (though unortunately Noelle was unable to attended) and St Killian’s three – Cara O’Boyle, Orlaith McAlister, Louise Mulholland

Ulster Camogie chairperson Karen McCormick (centre) with fellow guests Katie McAnenly (left) and Niamh Cosgrove, with two of the All Star team Janey McIntosh and Dearrbhail Dobbin who all addressed the guests at the dinner.

The individual awards were presented by two former stars Katie McAnenly (formely Katie McAuley) who was on the first two All Star teams in 2004 and 2005 and Niamh Cosgrove (formely Donnelly) who was on the 2008 All Star selection, after winning an All Ireland Junior A title with CPC. She also went on to win and All Ireland Intermediate title with Antrim and managed the St Killian’s team who won and All Ireland Schools C title

Two of the teachers who set up the Ulster Schools All Stars twenty years ago, Catriona Scott and Orla Fox received boquets of flowers from two of the current All Stars team

The EOS IT Solutions Ulster Schools’ Camogie All-stars 2023-2034 were –

Cáit Conway, Carla Collins, Leah Cassidy, Orlaith Hull of Ulster champions St Patrick’s, Maghera

Erin Coulter, Ciara O’Boyle, Anna McKillop, Dearbhail Dobbin, Aisling O’Donnell St Louis, Ballymena

Erin O’Hara, Noelle McAuley, Shannagh Heggarty, Janey McIntosh Cross and Passion, Ballycastle)

Cara O’Boyle, Orlaith McAlister, Louise Mulholland (St Killian’s, Garron Tower)

Anna McErlean, Sarah O’Neill (St Mary’s Magherafelt)

Ella Haughey (St Joseph’s Crossmaglen)

Eva Cullen (St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon)

Fiadhna Loughran (St Patrick’s Keady)

Méabh Boylan (Loreto Coleraine)

Niamh McGrath (Sacred Heart Newry)

Caitlin Byrne (St Paul’s Bessbrook)

Aoife McOscar (St Pius X Magherafelt)

St Louis
Cross & Passion Ballycastle
St Killian’s Garron Tower
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