Claire Grogan is a camogie (women's hurling) player, winner of three All-Star awards in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003. She was short-listed for further All-Star awards in 2004,2004 All Star nominations 2006,2006 All Star nominations 2008 and 2009.2009 All Star nominations
Career In 2000, she became the youngest player to figure in an All-Ireland senior final since the mid-1950s at the age of 14,Irish Independent 30 August 2000 something that is no longer possible under camogie rules. She was the outstanding player in that year’s minor championship.Irish Independent 17 July 2000
It was the first of seven successive All Ireland finals in which she played for Tipperary, and she set up Emily Hayden for the opening goal after four minutes. She won five All Ireland medals, hitting the point of the match in 2000,2000 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-9 All Ireland final report in Irish Times scoring a goal in 2001,2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in and Irish Times 2002,2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner , , and Irish Times 20032003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner , , and Irish Times and scoring nine points in 2004.2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner , , and 481 Rebelgaa.com In the 2001 All Ireland club final she scored a late equaliser for Cashel against their Galway opponents only for Pearses to win the title by a point.Pearses 2-8 Cashel 0-13 report in She won her first All Ireland senior club medal with Cashel in 2007 2007 Cashel 1-18 Athenry 0-9 report in Connacht Tribune and captained the team to victory against Athenry in 2009.2009 Cashel 0-11 Athenry 0-9 report in Irish Times , RTÉ online and
She also won a National League medal in 2004.
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