Alex Martin
Hobbies: Tennis, walking, pool and gym
What has been the most rewarding or exciting moment for you in your netball journey so far? Gaining my first Senior cap at the World Cup Qualifiers.
Any time I get to wear the green dress!
Mia Lanigan
Hobbies: I enjoy water sports and love paddle boarding and kayaking. I also enjoy being outdoors going for walks and socialising with friends.
What has been the most rewarding or exciting moment for you in your netball journey so far? For me the most rewarding thing has been the amazing friendships that I have made throughout my netball journey, the camaraderie and bonds you form last a lifetime and there is no better feeling than competing and winning together as a team. One of my most exciting memories was when I was at High School and my team won the England National Schools Competition twice.
I’ll never forget the feeling I got lifting the winning trophy, it was the first time I’d experienced such a buzz, and I’ve been addicted to that feeling ever since!!
Fionnuala Toner
Hobbies: Basketball
What has been the most rewarding or exciting moment for you in your netball journey so far? Finishing 7th at Commonwealth Games 2014
Orlaith Rogers
Hobbies: I am a newly qualified physiotherapist, and I will be taking on netball coaching come September!
What has been the most rewarding or exciting moment for you in your netball journey so far? The most exciting moment was definitely winning the Europeans in Isle of Man it was an intense week and an intense final that really showed the warriors team work, also being named vice captain of the squad was such a rewarding moment!
Caroline O’Hanlon
Northern Ireland Captain Caroline O’Hanlon, who can play centre and wing attack, has represented Northern Ireland in three Netball World Cups, two European Championships and captained her side in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which was the third time she had competed in the event.
The Newry-born player started out with Lisburn-based club Larkfield in the Northern Ireland Premier League and first played in Superleague with Team Northumbria in 2014. She spent a season with Sirens in 2018 before signing for Thunder where she has played for the last five years and was part of their Championship winning sides in 2019, alongside current Leeds coach Liana Leota, and again in 2022.
Alongside her netball career, O’Hanlon is a General Practitioner and Gaelic Footballer, playing inter-county for nearly two decades with Armagh Ladies. She is a three-time All-Star and was named Player of the Year in 2014. Her achievements in netball and Gaelic Football saw her win the Northern Ireland Sportswoman of the Year in 2010.
