UL Alumni Awards 2019 - Ms Bríd Stack - Outstanding Contribution to Sport

A native of Rockchapel, Co. Cork, Bríd Stack graduated in 2008 with a 1.1 BSc in Physical Education nd Maths. During her time in UL, she also won four Senior All Ireland medals as part of the Cork Senior Ladies Football team. Following graduation, Bríd landed her dream job, teaching at Carrigaline Community School whilst also keeping focused on her football career. In the twelve years from 2005 to 2016, her team won eleven All Ireland titles. During this period, Bríd also won 7 All Star awards, was named Munster Player of the Year in 2012 and was named Overall Ladies Football Player of the Year in 2016. Most significantly, the team was awarded RTE Team of the Year by public vote in 2014. After seventeen years of playing senior inter-county football for Cork, Bríd announced her retirement in January 2019.
Three years ago, Bríd took a career break to set up her own sports and health supplements company, together with her husband, Cárthach and two brothers-in-law, called MyCore Supplements.
In 2019, Bríd became an analyst for RTE Sport in the areas of Gaelic football and ladies football across all media channels. She has worked heavily with the Ladies Football Association in the promotion of the game and is currently involved with their leadership programme in the area of PR. At the start of October, Bríd and her husband Cárthach welcomed their first child, Cárthach Óg.

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