“It’s the best one yet to be honest” McGraths inspire Sarsfield to the double

SARSFIELD’S retained their AIB All-Ireland senior club title after getting a severe test from Loughgiel in Croke Park last night. That makes it three titles in the past four years for the small Galway village with the McGrath sisters leading the charge. Midfielder Niamh picked up the Player of the Match with four points, two from play, two from frees. …

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AIB Camogie Club Championship Finals this weekend

This Saturday (December 17th) sees an exciting double header in Croke Park with the Intermediate and Senior club teams battling it out to be AIB Camogie All Ireland Club Champions. First up is the intermediate sides of James Stephens (Kilkenny) v Clonduff (Down) with throw-in at 4.15pm. The senior decider follows between Sarsfield (Galway) s v Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) at …

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AIB Camogie All-Ireland Club Championships Fixtures

This weekend sees the AIB All-Ireland Camogie Club Championship Semi-Finals take place in Senior, Intermediate and Junior grade. AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Championship semi-finals On December 10th, Sarsfields  (Galway) v St. Vincents (Dublin) takes place in St. Brendan’s Park, Birr, Co. Offaly (R42HX57) at 1.30pm with referee John Dermody. Tickets available here: https://www.universe.com/embed2/events/aib-all- ireland-club-championship-semi-final-tickets-BRZLFN The other semi-final takes place also on …

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Weekly Roundup- D’Arcy Wins Gold at Youth Boxing Championships

World Youth Boxing Championships: Cliona D’Arcy Wins Heavyweight Gold For Ireland Cliona D’Arcy won heavyweight gold for Ireland at the World Youth Boxing Championships on Saturday in La Nucia, Spain, after a win against India’s Kirti Kirti. She won all three rounds, with the final score 5-0: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27. Light heavyweight Dearbhla Tinnelly and light middleweight Laura …

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Healy enjoying the ride as Galway build depth and title-winning habit

Since the beginning of 2019, Galway have now won two All-Ireland camogie titles and three Littlewoods Ireland National Leagues, meaning that of all the top tier national honours on offer in that time, the only prize that they’ve missed out on was the 2020 All-Ireland, when Denise Gaule’s late penalty snatched a surprise win for Kilkenny. It’s a great time …

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Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Wrap

Cork are headed for the Littlewoods Ireland Division One Camogie league final after Chloe Sigerson’s 55-metre free in the fourth minute of stoppage time gave them the draw they needed at the end of a tense and windswept clash with Kilkenny at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday. There were immaculate underfoot conditions but driving rain and a swirling diagonal breeze made …

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Rebel Looney The Outlier Amongst Tribeswomen Donohue And Kilkenny In The Camogie Players’ Player Of The Year Nominees

The Senior ballot reflects 2021’s finalists and swings toward champions Galway numerically with the Westerners Aoife Donohue and Niamh Kilkenny in the majority, with Hannah Looney of Cork also up for election.

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