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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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Wexford draw with Galway in All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Report by Daragh Ó Conchuir A pointed free by Anais Curran in the fourth minute of injury time grabbed a deserved share of the spoils for Wexford against Galway at Bellefield GAA in Enniscorthy. Colin Sunderland’s crew tore into their more fancied rivals from the throw-in of this second round tie and an 18th minute goal by Curran, who would finish …

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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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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 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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Rugby Sevens Qualify for Olympics- Weekend Roundup

Ireland Sevens Qualify for Olympics Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, ensuring …

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Close-fought win for Cork over Tipperary at top of Very Camogie League Division 1A

Matthew Twomey wasn’t over the moon with Cork’s overall performance as they ground out a two-point victory over Tipperary in the top-of-the-table Very Camogie League Division 1A tie at The Ragg on Saturday, but the triumph moves his side closer to a place in the final as they hold a 100 per cent record with two rounds remaining. Last year’s …

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Wins for Galway, Cork, and Tipperary in Very Camogie League Round 2

by Daragh Ó Conchúir It may only be the end of February and Galway manager Cathal Murray acknowledged the calendar realities but that did not prevent the two-time manager of the year recognising the importance of his side’s strong last-quarter showing, nor dilute the considerable satisfaction he derived from that. After all, the Maroons had entered the lion’s den in …

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This weekend’s Very Camogie League Fixtures

Round 2 of the 2023 Very Camogie League takes place this Saturday February 25th. In Division 1A: Cork take on Clare at 3pm in Páirc Uí Rinn, Tipperary travel to Parnell Park to face Dublin at 2pm, and All-Ireland Champions Kilkenny face Galway in UPMC Nowlan Park at 3pm. In Division 1B: Limerick face Antrim (Details TBC), Wexford travel to …

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Very Camogie League Opening Weekend Fixtures

This weekend (Feb. 18-19) sees the first Very Camogie League action, in Division 1 and 2. Details below so you can catch the action! Two division 1A matches will be played on Saturday the 18th at 2pm: Dublin will take on Cork at MTU Cork, and Galway will take on Tipperary at the Ragg. On Sunday the 19th Kilkenny will …

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