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Deirdre Murphy

Name: Deirdre Murphy.

D.O.B: 19-10-1993.

Residence: Ballincollig, Cork.

School: St. Aloysius School, Cork.

Club: Ballincollig Table Tennis Club.

Coach: Ben Haughton.

Height: 5’8”.

Style of Play: Shake Hand Grip, Combination Bat Player.

Equipment Used: Tibhar Blade, Donic Long Pimples, Butterfly Live Rubber.

Highest Irish Ranking:

• Irish Cadet No.1, Season ’07-’08.
• Irish Junior No.4, Season ’07-’08.
• Irish Ladies No.6, Season ’09-’10.

Career Highlights:

• Selected for the Cadet Team at the 6 Nations Junior/Cadet Championships, Guernsey 2008.
• Selected for the Cadet Team at the British Schools Championships, Wales 2008.
• Member of the winning Scoil Mhuire primary school team at the Munster Schools Cup, ’05-‘06.
• Member of the winning Ballincollig u13 Girls team at the All-Ireland Community Games in Mosney, ’05-’06.
• Member of Ballincollig Table Tennis Club’s Junior British League Team, 2007.
• Irish u14 Player of the Year Award, ’07-’08.
• Munster u14 Player of the Year Award, ’07-’08.
• Munster u17 Player of the Year Award, ’08-’09.
• Won 3 Sport/Extra-Curricular School Awards between 2006 and 2008.
• Nominated by School for the AIB All-Ireland Junior School Sport Star Award, 2009.
• Represented Munster 5 Times at Interprovincial Championships; Junior: 2007-2009, Senior: 2008 & 2009.
• Won 2 Irish Cadet Titles in Season ’07-’08.
• Won 4 Munster Cadet Titles between 2006 and 2008.
• Won 5 Munster Junior Titles between 2007 and present.