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Katie Power
Personal information
Irish name Cáit de Paor
Sport Camogie
Position Centre half forward
Born (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 32)
Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
2006-Present
Piltown
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006-Present
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 3
All Stars 4

Katie Power (born 20 November 1991) is an All-Ireland- and All Star-winning camogie player who plays for Piltown and Kilkenny.

Background

The daughter of former Piltown hurler Jim, and former Piltown camogie player Martina (née Brennan), and sister to Martin and Jamie, Power played camogie from a very young age. First tutored by her father, and later by Maura Brennan and Jim Malone, she honed her skills with constant practice and a fierce determination to win.[ citation needed]

Katie also participated in athletics, soccer, basketball and Gaelic football as a child but her love for hurling persuaded her to focus on camogie in recent years.[ tone][ when?]

Camogie career

Power earned her first Leinster medal with Kilkenny at U14 in 2003.[ citation needed]

Katie made her debut on the Kilkenny Senior team in 2006 and currently[ when?] fills the position of centre forward.

In July 2017, Katie's brother Martin won an All-Ireland medal playing in the full forward position on the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling team. [1]

Roll of honour

Kilkenny GAA
Piltown GAA
Waterford IT

Leinster titles

  • 9 Senior (2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • 3 Minor (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • 2 Under-16 (2005, 2006)
  • 2 Under-14 (2003, 2004)

Individual honours

  • 1 Young Player of the Year (2005)
  • 4 Camogie All Stars Awards (2009, 2013, 2017, 2018)
  • 4 Ashbourne All Star Awards (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • 11 All Stars nominations

(2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

References

  1. ^ "1-11 for Donnelly as Kilkenny claim All-Ireland intermediate title win over Cork". TheJournal.ie. 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Cork's experience and class tilt the balance". IrishTimes.com. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Jim, O'Sullivan (14 September 2009). "Classy Cork crush Cats". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Katie Power
Personal information
Irish name Cáit de Paor
Sport Camogie
Position Centre half forward
Born (1991-11-20) November 20, 1991 (age 32)
Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
2006-Present
Piltown
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006-Present
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 3
All Stars 4

Katie Power (born 20 November 1991) is an All-Ireland- and All Star-winning camogie player who plays for Piltown and Kilkenny.

Background

The daughter of former Piltown hurler Jim, and former Piltown camogie player Martina (née Brennan), and sister to Martin and Jamie, Power played camogie from a very young age. First tutored by her father, and later by Maura Brennan and Jim Malone, she honed her skills with constant practice and a fierce determination to win.[ citation needed]

Katie also participated in athletics, soccer, basketball and Gaelic football as a child but her love for hurling persuaded her to focus on camogie in recent years.[ tone][ when?]

Camogie career

Power earned her first Leinster medal with Kilkenny at U14 in 2003.[ citation needed]

Katie made her debut on the Kilkenny Senior team in 2006 and currently[ when?] fills the position of centre forward.

In July 2017, Katie's brother Martin won an All-Ireland medal playing in the full forward position on the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling team. [1]

Roll of honour

Kilkenny GAA
Piltown GAA
Waterford IT

Leinster titles

  • 9 Senior (2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • 3 Minor (2006, 2007, 2008)
  • 2 Under-16 (2005, 2006)
  • 2 Under-14 (2003, 2004)

Individual honours

  • 1 Young Player of the Year (2005)
  • 4 Camogie All Stars Awards (2009, 2013, 2017, 2018)
  • 4 Ashbourne All Star Awards (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  • 11 All Stars nominations

(2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)

References

  1. ^ "1-11 for Donnelly as Kilkenny claim All-Ireland intermediate title win over Cork". TheJournal.ie. 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Cork's experience and class tilt the balance". IrishTimes.com. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Jim, O'Sullivan (14 September 2009). "Classy Cork crush Cats". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

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