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Cork Camogie boss Ger Manley : “We’re going to push on again if we can”

By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at Croke Park Cork 1-16 Galway 0-16 Two in a row for Cork, a first for Ger Manley as manager, having stepped into the vacancy left by last year’s successful boss, Matthew Twomey. The former Rebel hurler had been involved as a coach the previous two seasons and the transition was seamless. His satisfaction at overseeing …

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Ladies Football And Camogie Equality Protests Continue

Photo by @DammitMarty The final round of group stage weekend fixtures in the TG4 Ladies Football and the Glen Dimplex Camogie All Ireland Championships saw protest from players on all the teams over the slower than hoped-for progress of equal rights for Women and Men across Gaelic Games. Last weekend saw a mix of sit-down and stand-together protests at games …

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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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Déise delight as history made

by Daragh Ó Conchúir, at FBD Semple Stadium Waterford 3-16 Limerick 1-12 Waterford ended their quarter-final hoodoo thanks to an authoritative first-half performance during which eight different players scored, securing an historic first appearance in the last four of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship at the fifth consecutive attempt. The Déise’s forward division relished the sweltering conditions and …

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Ruthless Cats show their claws

by Daragh Ó Conchúir, at FBD Semple Stadium Kilkenny 2-24 Dublin 1-11   Kilkenny’s top-flight pedigree shone through as they responded to Dublin’s excellent start in ruthless fashion, going in at half-time leading by nine points having trailed by four and streaking clear for a convincing Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final victory. The Cats have lost a lot of …

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