Heartbreak for Waterford as Cork claim All-Ireland Senior Camogie Title

By Daragh Ó Conchúir, at Croke Park Cork 5-13 Waterford 0-9 A hat-trick of goals from Amy O’Connor in less than two minutes at the start of the second half left Waterford reeling and assured Cork of a 29th Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior title in front of a record attendance of 30,191. In all O’Connor finished 3-7, registered from ten shots, …

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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 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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Cork foils Waterford hopes for upset in All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Final

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Cork 1-13 Waterford 1-10 Emily O’Donoghue and Erinn Curtin were on fire for Cork, who turned the tables on a Waterford team that had beaten them in the group stages and in the process claimed a fourth Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor A camogie title in five attempts at UPMC Nowlan Park. The Leesiders had only …

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Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship, McWilliams to leave head coach role, Hockey Cup finals: Weekly Roundup

TG4 Provincial Championships: Mayo win Connacht Senior Championship Galway’s five-in-a-row hopes were foiled as Mayo defeated them 3-13 to 2-9 to claim their first Connacht Senior Championship title since 2016. Tamara O’Connor, Rachel Kearns, and Sinead Walsh all provided goals. Elsewhere, Dublin booked their place in the Leinster final with a 3-14 to 0-3 victory over Laois. Cork forced Kerry …

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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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