Pat Rafferty, Páidrigín Ní Reachtaire | |
|---|---|
| 25th President of the Camogie Association | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Miriam O’Callaghan, Offaly |
Patricia "Pat" Rafferty (Páidrigín Ní Reachtaire) was the 25th president of the Camogie Association, elected unopposed at the 2000 Congress. [1] [2]
Playing career
She played for Eoghan Ruadh, featuring in her club's Dublin three-in-a-row of 1966-68 and winning an All Ireland Club medal in 1967 and for Dublin in the 1967 and 1968 All Ireland Camogie finals.[ citation needed]
Administration
She became Leinster provincial secretary in 1971 and was a candidate for secretary of the Camogie Association in 1975.
Presidency
During her presidency the All-Ireland Minor B Championship was inaugurated and won by Laois, and attendances at the annual All Ireland final started to climb form a level where they had been static for over thirty years. [3]
Uniquely in camogie history, she contested the presidency again in 2009 after her successor's term had expired. [4]
Career
She worked as a librarian in the National Institute of Research and Standards.
References
- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ^ Irish Independent: Rafferty favourite 16 Feb 2000
- ^ Irish Independent Sept 20 2001: Crowd pleases Rafferty
- ^ Irish Independent 15 Feb 2006
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Pat Rafferty, Páidrigín Ní Reachtaire | |
|---|---|
| 25th President of the Camogie Association | |
| In office 2000–2003 | |
| Succeeded by | Miriam O’Callaghan, Offaly |
Patricia "Pat" Rafferty (Páidrigín Ní Reachtaire) was the 25th president of the Camogie Association, elected unopposed at the 2000 Congress. [1] [2]
Playing career
She played for Eoghan Ruadh, featuring in her club's Dublin three-in-a-row of 1966-68 and winning an All Ireland Club medal in 1967 and for Dublin in the 1967 and 1968 All Ireland Camogie finals.[ citation needed]
Administration
She became Leinster provincial secretary in 1971 and was a candidate for secretary of the Camogie Association in 1975.
Presidency
During her presidency the All-Ireland Minor B Championship was inaugurated and won by Laois, and attendances at the annual All Ireland final started to climb form a level where they had been static for over thirty years. [3]
Uniquely in camogie history, she contested the presidency again in 2009 after her successor's term had expired. [4]
Career
She worked as a librarian in the National Institute of Research and Standards.
References
- ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ^ Irish Independent: Rafferty favourite 16 Feb 2000
- ^ Irish Independent Sept 20 2001: Crowd pleases Rafferty
- ^ Irish Independent 15 Feb 2006
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