Five players from Ashbourne Cup champions TU Dublin have been rewarded for their performances in this year's competition by being named on the Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars Team of the Year.
Two of the standout names on the TU Dublin team are Gannon sisters Niamh and Claire of St Judes who both feature in the half-back line.
The remainder of the team is filled by four players from beaten finalists UCC, two each from beaten semi-finalists DCU and SETU Waterford, and also two players from UL.
12 February 2023; TUD captain Niamh Gannon lifts the Ashbourne Cup after the Electric Ireland Ashbourne Cup Final between UCC and TUD at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
This year’s Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Star Player of the Year is TU Dublin’s Megan Dowdall. The Westmeath native, who plays hails from the Clonkill club, scored 1-3 - all from play - in this year's final.
2023 Electric Ireland Camogie Third Level Rising Stars Team of the Year
Goalkeeper
Laura Brennan – SETU Waterford, Rathnure, Wexford
Full-back line
Kate Lynch – UL, Gailltir, Waterford
Keeley Corbett Barry – SETU Waterford, De La Salle, Waterford
Meabh Murphy – UCC, Ballinora, Cork
12 February 2023; Aoife Healy of UCC during the Electric Ireland Ashbourne Cup Final between UCC and TUD at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Half-back line
Niamh Gannon – TUD, St. Judes, Dublin
Aoife Healy – UCC, Aghada, Cork
Claire Gannon – TUD, St. Judes, Dublin
Midfield
Ciara O’Connor – DCU DÉ, St. Martin’s, Wexford
Emma Manogue – TUD, James Stephen’s, Kilkenny
12 February 2023; Megan Dowdall of TUD and Meadhbh Ring of UCC during the Electric Ireland Ashbourne Cup Final between UCC and TUD at UCD in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
Half-forward line
Kate Kenny – DCU DÉ, St. Rynagh’s, Offaly
Eimear Heffernan – UCC, Knockavilla Donaskeigh, Tipperary
Laura Hayes – UCC, St. Catherine’s, Cork
Full-forward line
Megan Dowdall – TUD, Clonkill, Westmeath
Róisín McCormick – TUD, Loughiel Shamrocks, Antrim
Aine Keane – UL, St. Thomas’, Galway
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