Dublin and Cork open All-Ireland campaigns with decisive wins

Defending champions Dublin and Cork had decisive wins over Mayo and Laois respectively as they opened their All-Ireland SFC campaigns. Dublin 1-10 Mayo 0-5  Report by Daire Walsh Team captain Carla Rowe struck 1-2 at Parnell Park as defending champions Dublin kick-started their TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 4 campaign with victory over Mayo. Following their recent success in the TG4 …

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Tipperary, Galway, and Cork all in fight to make Very Camogie League Division 1A final

Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir Tipperary are on the brink of a first appearance in a senior national camogie decider since 2009, with Galway and Cork also in contention as Division 1A of the Very Camogie League enters its final round of group games next week. Denis Kelly’s squad overcame border rivals Kilkenny by 2-12 to 1-6 at UPMC Nowlan …

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Cork beat Kilkenny by a point in Division 1A Very Camogie League opening round

Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir Eight points from Katrina Mackey was one of the features as All-Ireland champions Cork began 2024 with a hard-earned 1-17 to 1-16 win over a much-changed Kilkenny unit, after a pulsating opening round Division 1A Very Camogie League tie at UPMC Nowlan Park. Both sides are under new management since the Rebels overcame the then …

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TG4 All-Ireland Semi-Finals: Dublin defeat Cork 2-19 to 0-13 to book final slot against Kerry

Dublin 2-19 Cork 0-13 By Anthony Newman Dublin are back in the TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship final for the first time since 2021 after their win over Cork at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles. A goal by Hannah Tyrrell in the 22nd minute, which the officials took a lengthy look at before it was awarded, was a crucial score …

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Cork avenge 2022 loss against defending champs Kilkenny in All-Ireland quarter-final

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Cork 2-14 Kilkenny 2-13 For the first time since 2012, when Kilkenny also missed out, one of the long-established big three of camogie will not be in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland semi-finals, after Cork saw off their conquerors from last year’s final. The Rebels looked to be heading for a relatively comfortable conclusion but that was …

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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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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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Murray Managers Agree On Merit As Tribes Edge Verdict After Humdinger

Cathal Murray was brought in to give Galway a harder edge and get them over the line after a series of near misses and the Sarsfields man has delivered in spade, the westerners finishing strongly to claim a second All-Ireland title on his three-season watch from three consecutive final appearances.

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Hannah Looney: “This Year, We Can Go For A Coffee, Or Have A Chat And Get To Know One Another, And I Think You Can See That In How We Are Working For One Another”

Tears of joy flowed from Hannah Looney after John Dermody blew his whistle for the last time at Croke Park last Sunday week. She’ll be hoping for the same outcome this time around.

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