Deirdre Costello

Deirdre Costello
Personal information
Irish name Deirdre Ní Choisteala
Sport Camogie
Position position
Born Ireland

Deirdre Costello is a former camogie player, winner of an All Ireland senior club medal in the mid ’80s, and winner of the award for Camogie Minor Player of the year in 1977.[1]

Award year

She won two All Ireland club medals at different grades in 1977, scoring two goals in the All Ireland U 16 final against Galway in September, scoring 3-5 for Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf whom she captained to victory against St Raphael’s, in the All Ireland colleges final in March. She has a handful of league medals with her club and has finished as high as runners-up and third place in various skills tests set by them. She once scored 2-1 in an All Ireland Under-16 final but still lost. She once played for the club in both a minor and junior B final on the same day, scoring two points in the first of them.

Career

She scored 3-3 for Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf in the All Ireland Senior D colleges final of ’77.

References

  1. ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  • Camogie.ie Official Camogie Association Website
  • Wikipedia List of Camogie players