All-Ireland Senior Camogie: Kilkenny and Cork, Tipp and Antrim to meet in quarter-finals

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Kilkenny and Cork will meet in a mouth-watering quarter-final rematch of last year’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie final as part of a double-header with the All-Ireland hurling semi-final involving Kilkenny and Clare next Sunday. The other quarter-final will be between Tipperary and Antrim and will take place ahead of the hurling semi-final between Limerick …

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Senior Camogie And Football Players Unite In A Sit-Down Protest Prior To Championship Matches

Kilkenny and Dublin’s senior camogie players joined in a sit-down protest before their Glen Dimplex championship match on Saturday and Parnell Park. 1st evidence of female inter-county players protest at Parnell Pk just now: @CamogieDublin & @KilkennyCamogie lined up with each other & then sat down collectively (to applause) for one minute before throw-in . Game then started#unitedforequality #womeninsport #womeninsportIRL …

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Dublin To Face Kilkenny At Parnell Park This Saturday

Dublin will face Kilkenny at Parnell Park this Saturday at 2 pm in the second game in Group 2 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship. Kilkenny recently drew with Wexford at Nowlan Park two weeks ago. On the same day, Dublin encountered a formidable Tipperary side at The Ragg, resulting in a victory for Tipp with a scoreline of …

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“We Find Ourselves In A Situation We never Wished To Be In”- Statement By Senior Inter-County Camogie And Football Panels

The GAA Players Association (GPA) have released a statement today revealing that they will “play the remainder of the 2023 championship under protest”. “We find ourselves in a situation we never wished to be in, echoing the experiences of our soccer and rugby counterparts in recent years. Regrettably, we feel, that our National Governing Bodies do not want to hear …

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All-Ireland Senior Camogie: Galway and Antrim book knockout stage slots

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir League champions Galway and the 2021 All-Ireland intermediate champions Antrim booked their places in the knockout stages of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship thanks to their victories over Offaly and Clare respectively. Róisín McCormick was in stellar form, scoring a goal and ten points as Antrim made it two wins from two at …

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All-Ireland Senior Championship: Wexford force Kilkenny to draw

by Kevin Egan The result will show that it finished all square in UPMC Nowlan Park in this evening’s Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship Group 2 clash between Leinster rivals Kilkenny and Wexford, but it will feel like a victory for Colin Sunderland’s Wexford side, as they rattled off the last 1-4 of the game, including 1-1 in stoppage time, …

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All-Ireland Senior Championship starts with comfortable wins for Galway and Waterford

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Galway’s last three competitive outings have been against Cork and they retained their 100 per cent record against the Rebels to record a 1-12 to 0-12 triumph in their first Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship Group 1 tie at Kenny Park, Athenry. The sides last met in the League final seven weeks ago, having also …

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Laura Murphy – “If You’re Not Enjoying It, You Shouldn’t Be Doing It.”

Is maol gualainn gan bhráthair. So goes the seanfhocal that espouses the strengthening of a collective cause by the closeness of the relationships. A shoulder without a friend is undefended. In an era where so many talk of the rigour of involvement in sport at an elite level, it is nice to hear someone speak about the pure joy of …

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Camogie Association Launches 2023 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championships

The Camogie Association and Glen Dimplex today launched the 2023 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championships, which will commence the weekend of 27 May 2023. Kilkenny will defend their senior title in a group involving Dublin, Tipperary and Wexford. Brian Dowling’s outfit edged out Cork in the All-Ireland final last August courtesy of a late goal by substitute Sophie O’Dwyer and …

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Kildare Camogie Squad Slam County Board All-Ireland Championship Withdraw Decision

The Kildare intermediate camogie squad has written to clubs in the county expressing “distress” at a County Board decision to withdraw the team from the All-Ireland Championship. They were informed of the board’s decision via WhatsApp last Friday. The intermediate championship is set to start later this month – Kildare had been fixed in a group with Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny …

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