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Members of the Kerry camogie team and Kerry U14 camogie team at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
TEACHER Olivia Dineen had some special guests at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday, when her teammates from the All-Ireland Junior winning Kerry Camogie team paid a visit.
The first year students gathered in the Centenary Hall to welcome the ladies as well as members of the Kerry Under 14 side who also won an All-Ireland title on the same weekend.
Ms Dineen introduced her teammates to those assembled and said it was a privilege to stand before the students as champions. She said they heard about the Under 14s success while on the bus up to Dublin on the Saturday and it inspired them further in their bid for success the following day.
Ms Dineen described the emotions of that Sunday to the students.
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Teacher Olivia Dineen with fellow members of the Kerry camogie team at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
“Sunday was like a dream come true for all of us. The adult team started in Kerry in 2011 so it as a really long road with plenty of bends and bumps along the way. Our aim at the start of this year was we wanted to get up those steps. It was a total outpouring of emotion and I think between us all we cried buckets with relief and happiness.”
“If there’s anything to take from this, it’s if you have a goal, keep at it. You’re going to have obstacles, but with the support of everyone around you, like we had, you’ll get around it and you’ll find a way of getting to your goal,” she added.
Also attending on the day were team manager Ian Brick and Kerry Camogie Chairperson Ger McCarthy. The ladies stuck around for a while to pose for photos with the students. Scroll down for photos…
Teacher and Kerry Camogie team member Olivia Dineen (centre) with members of the Kerry camogie team and the Kerry U14 team at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Members of the Kerry U14 camogie team Róisin Quinn, Ruth O’Connor, Amy O’Loughlin, Niamh Quinn, Ciara O’Sullivan and Grainne Leahy at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Members of the Kerry camogie team who were at Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. In front; Niamh Leen, Olivia Dineen, Elaine Ryall and Laura Collins. Back from left; Michelle Costello, Aoife Behan, Megan Weir, Eilish Harrington and Aoife Fitzgerald. Photo by Dermot Crean
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First year students at the visit of Kerry camogie team to Mercy Mounthawk on Friday. Photo by Dermot Crean
