Mags Darcy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mairead Ni Dorchaí | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
2 December 1987 Co. Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2013 - 2015 | Na Fianna GAA, Co.Dublin | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1999 - 2014 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Mags D’Arcy is a camogie player, double All Star winner, holder of four All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship's 2007, 2010, 2011,[1] 2012 & three National League titles in 2009, 2010 and 2011. She has been goalkeeping for the Wexford Senior Camogie Team since 2003 and is regarded as one of the top goalkeepers in the game of camogie. Throughout her time at University College Dublin, Mags helped the college bridge a 19 year gap to capture back the Ashbourne Cup for two years on the trot in 2007 and 2008. Her influential on-field presence and leadership was rewarded with a prestigious Ashbourne All Star award. The goalkeeping stalwart has also had notable success within the Poc Fada Camogie Championships, capturing the Leinster title on the double in 2008 and 2009, however due to national championship fixture commitments with Wexford, Mags was unable to participate at National level in 2008 and 2009. Mags, most recently in 2014, captained Leinster to provincial success in the Senior Gael Linn Cup. Her captaincy came on the back of winning six Leinster Senior Championship's for her county Wexford.
References
- ↑ 2011 final Wexford 2-7 Galway 1-8 Report in Irish Examiener, Irish Independent, Irish Times, Camogie.ie, RTE Online, Preview in Irish Examiner Irish Times Irish Independent