Ailish O’Reilly groans melodramatically at the mention of the rule changes that will be trialled in this season’s Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League.

One All-Ireland champion, but two winners.

Ailish O’Reilly was as forceful in her words as she had been in her actions on the field.

Out of all of Galway’s three All-Ireland senior successes, I imagine this one will tick all the boxes. Not alone because they have beaten two of the best teams in the country — Cork and Kilkenny — but when the Cats brought it down to a dogfight in the second half, their determination and resolve could not be questioned.

Goal-hungry Galway secured only the county's third-ever All-Ireland senior camogie title, a devastating first-half assault on the Kilkenny goal laying the foundation for victory.

Galway produced a performance of real steel to match their talent to return to the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final for the first time in four years.

GALWAY qualified for the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-Final, having survived the severest of stress tests from a vibrant Waterford at Semple Stadium.

Galway have one foot in the knockout stages of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie championship after yesterday’s 2-12 to 1-10 triumph over Limerick at Kenny Park.

Galway have one foot in the knockout stages of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship as a result of their 2-12 to 1-10 triumph over Limerick at Kenny Park.

Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Final: Galway 0-16 Kilkenny 2-8

A majestic performance by Anne Dalton gave Kilkenny a 0-12 to 0-9 victory over rivals Cork in the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 semi-final in Carriganore.

Ailish O’Reilly hit 1-3 while Carrie Dolan slotted eight points from placed balls as Galway assured themselves of a place in the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 semi-finals when defeating Waterford 1-14 to 1-6 at Carriganore.

The Model County, who completed a three-in-a-row of All-Irelands in 2012, could field just 13 players for the Division 1 Camogie League encounter.

Kilkenny captain Shelly Farrell was barely able to speak after her side ground out a three-point victory over Galway in a titanic Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at Semple Stadium on Saturday night.

Cathal Murray is looking forward to a “winner-takes-all” clash with Kilkenny on July 21 as a key indicator to whether or not Galway are All-Ireland challengers this year.

There was additional focus on Galway as they got the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Camogie Championship underway with a 1-16 to 0-9 win against Clare at Pearse Stadium on Saturday evening.

A LOT of eyes were on Galway as they got the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Camogie Championship under way with a 1-16 to 0-9 win against Clare at Pearse Stadium.

Galway’s Rebecca Hennelly will relish this week’s historic camogie All-Star tour in Madrid, Spain, more than most. 

Cork camogie goalkeeper Aoife Murray is undecided about whether or not she will extend her inter-county career into a 17th season.

Kilkenny and Cork progressed to the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 final on April 23 after overcoming the challenges of Galway and Limerick respectively.

Camogie League first round

All-Ireland champions Kilkenny and finalists Cork dominate the Camogie All-Stars 2016 shortlist.

Kilkenny captain Michelle Quilty believes their semi-final extra-time victory over Galway proves they have learned lessons from their last All-Ireland final defeat to Cork.

Kilkenny 3-15 Galway 1-19 (AET)

Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Offaly make the quarter-finals.

An injury time point from Niamh McGrath has put Galway back into the Irish Daily Star Camogie League Division 1 final.

Here’s the scenario that you didn’t want to see if you were a Galway camogie fan yesterday in Croke Park.

Cork 1-13 Galway 0-9: Not bad going for a team supposedly in transition.

Niamh McGrath kept Galway’s double dream alive with an injury time point to secure a place in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie final.

Sinéad Cahalan is one of the longer-serving Galway camogie players, having represented her county since minor, and winning an All-Ireland junior medal in 2003 as well as an intermediate medal a year later. 

Galway 2-15  Cork 2-12: Galway defeated All-Ireland champions Cork to claim their first National Camogie League Division 1 title in 10 years at Semple Stadium.

All-Ireland camogie champions Galway dominated the 2013 All Star team, picking up seven awards at Saturday evening’s banquet in Dublin.

Ailish O’Reilly stepped on to the Croke Park turf on Sunday free from the baggage weighing heavily on the shoulders of her Galway team-mates.

For Tony Ward, it was quite the afternoon.

Galway 1-12 Wexford 0-06

Wexford kept alive their four-in-a-row hopes with a gritty 1-11 to 1-10 All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final victory over Offaly at Portlaoise on Saturday.

There was All-Ireland glory for Galway and Derry today, with the westerners claiming the minor ‘A’ title after a thrilling second-half comeback against Kilkenny.

IT wasn’t easy on the eye but that won’t bother Galway as they edged past Cork in their Gala All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final replay at Semple Stadium yesterday, 0-10 to 0-9, dashing Cork’s three-in-a-row ambitions.

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