Pat Rafferty
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 as well as the related Leinster Club medals that came from winning the Dublin titles on the way to the All-Ireland Club title.
Administration
She became Leinster provincial secretary in 1971 and was a candidate for secretary of the Camogie Association in 1975.
Presidency
During her time as secretary the All-Ireland Minor B Championship was inaugurated and won by Laois, and attendances at the annual camogie championship final started to climb form a level where they had been static for over thirty years.[3][4][5]
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: An Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- ^ Uniquely in the association's history, she contested the same executive position again directly after her successor term had expired. She lost.
- ^ Treble boost for Offaly Irish Independent, 15 Feb 2000
- ^ Hurling: Attendances up slightly on last year Irish Independent, Sept 28 2001
- ^ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.