All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round-Up: Dublin beats Wexford as Kilkenny and Waterford draw

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Dublin came out on top of a crunch tie with Wexford at Parnell Park to place one foot in the quarter-finals of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship. Gerry McQuaid’s crew had snatched the Very Division 1B title from the grasp of the Yellowbellies thanks to an injury time goal by Grace O’Shea but …

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Very National League Division 1A: Tipp defeat Galway 3-10 to 1-13 in round 2

Report compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir Galway’s bid for a third consecutive Very National League camogie Division 1A title has been dealt a blow after an Eimear McGrath-inspired Tipperary recorded a 3-10 to 1-13 victory over the Tribeswomen in a rip-roaring Round 2 encounter at The Ragg. McGrath contributed a whopping 3-7 of the winning side’s tally and Denis Kelly’s …

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Waterford defeats Tipperary to reach first All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final since 1945

Waterford 1-12  Tipperary 1-11  By Daragh Ó Conchúir Waterford recovered from a very poor start to emerge narrow but probably deserved victors of a pulsating Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at UPMC Nowlan Park, in the process bridging a gap back to 1945 since their last appearance in a decider.  Beth Carton earned player-of-the-match, but she had significant competition …

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All-Ireland Camogie Quarterfinal: Tipperary 3-23 Antrim 0-5

Tipperary 3-23  Antrim 0-5  Report by Séamas McAleenan Tipperary are back in the semi-finals of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship after this very comfortable quarter-final victory in Croke Park on Saturday against injury-hit Antrim.  Up until last year the Premier had made four successive semi-final appearances.  There was little chance of that experience not counting against the Saffrons who …

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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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