Amy O'Connor will be hoping to captain her county into an All-Ireland final this weekend.
CORK CAMOGIE CAPTAIN Amy O’Connor made an instant impression at one of her first training sessions with the team in 2014.Just 18 at the time, and an U19 football international talent with Ireland, then-Cork manager Paudie Murray oversaw her introduction to the seniors.
“She was a typical cocky 18-year-old and she won a ball in front of Gemma O’Connor and decided to run at her,” Murray says in conversation with The 42 recalling the precociousness of the newcomer from his view on the sideline. He stepped down as manager in 2021 after almost 10 years in charge but he’s still a keen supporter of camogie. And Cork.
On the day we speak, Vera Pauw’s Ireland are facing Australia in their World Cup opener, falling just short of a draw which would have been a deserved reward for their efforts. Murray is confident that O’Connor would be excelling at the tournament if she was there. O’Connor slipped into camogie by chance. In an interview with Alanna Cunnane for the Camogie Association, she explains how she inherited her cousin’s playing gear after the relative lost interest two weeks after starting out. O’Connor picked up the spare hurley, helmet and sliotar and began forging a path in the sport that continues to stretch out for miles before her.
“Back in the early days, Amy had a phenomenal burst over five metres and we found that from there on, she really was very poor and that has changed completely. She’s now very strong over 20, 30 metres. She drained him for information in relation to have to improve those aspects of her game. Her striking technique has improved. Amy would keep asking questions really.
“I think it’s good to see her turning the corner now and that experience of not playing as well as she expected to will stand to her. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Amy O'Connor pictured with former Cork camogie manager Paudie Murray in 2018. Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO O’Connor’s leadership permeated Cork’s comeback performance against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Trailing by 1-4 to 0-2 after 13 minutes, it was O’Connor who dragged her side back into the contest with a goal that featured her trademark turn and wicked burst of speed.
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