Jennifer O’Leary quits inter-county scene

Cork star Jennifer O’Leary has retired from inter-county camogie.

O’Leary won her fourth All-Ireland senior medal in September and announced her decision to bow out on a high after winning the West Cork Sports Star of the Year award in Rosscarbery on Saturday night.

A fine year, including the first goal in Cork’s final win over Kilkenny had already earned the Barryroe woman the Munster Camogie Player of the Year gong, as well as her eighth All-Star award.

O’Leary previously retired in 2013. But now it seems she has stepped away from the inter-county scene for good.

‘I could never have drawn up an ending like this. I always said that I wanted to finish on a high but what that high would be I could never have predicted,’ O’Leary told The Southern Star.

“I have been lucky that I have played with such great teams down throughout the years. To finish this way is superb. I am happy. I know in my mind that this is the right time and the right decision.”