Rena Buckley is an Irish sportswoman who played at senior level for both the Cork county ladies' football team and the Cork county camogie team. She has also represented Munster in the Gael Linn Cup and Ireland at international rules. Between 2005 and 2017 she won 18 All-Ireland winners medals, making her one of most decorated sportspeople in Gaelic games. In 2012 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship and in 2017 she captained Cork when they won the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. She was the first player to captain Cork to both All-Ireland senior championships. She was also named as an All Star on eleven occasions. In 2015 Buckley and her team mate and fellow dual player, Briege Corkery, were named joint winners of the 2015 The Irish Times/ Sport Ireland Sportswoman of the Year Award. Early years, family and education Rena Buckley is the daughter of Tim and Ellen Buckley. Her hometown is Berrings, Inniscarra. Between 1999 and 2005 she attended St. Aloysius School in Cork. Between 2005 and 2009 she attended University College Dublin where she gained a BSc in Physiotherapy and Performance Science. In 2017–18 she returned to UCD and completed a MSc in Sports Physiotherapy. In 2019 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University College Cork. In 2015, she was awarded the UCD Alumni Award for Physiotherapy. Playing career Clubs At club level Buckley plays ladies' Gaelic football for Donoughmore and camogie for Inniscarra. Between 2005 and 2009, while attending University College Dublin, she also played camogie and ladies football for UCD GAA and featured in four successive Ashbourne Cup finals, finishing on winning teams in 2007 and 2008. She was part of an O'Connor Cup winning team in 2006. Inter-county Ladies' Gaelic football Between 2003 and 2017 Buckley played for the Cork county ladies' football team. Together with Valerie Mulcahy, Juliet Murphy and Briege Corkery she was a member of the Cork team that won eleven All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships between 2005 and 2016. In 2010 Buckley captained Cork when they won the Ladies' National Football League title and in 2012 she was captain when they won the All-Ireland title. In the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final she was named Player of the Match. In 2017 she retired from the Cork senior ladies' football team. Camogie Between 2004 and 2018 Buckley played for the Cork