Person: Ann Downey

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Camogie legend Ann Downey to take charge of men's team in Kilkenny

Downey, who won 12 All-Ireland camogie titles as a player and one as a manager, takes over the side who were relegated from the top grade last season.

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Kilkenny manager Ann Downey steps down

Kilkenny have announced their senior camogie manager Ann Downey has stepped down from her role.

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Galway for glory in final for the ages

One All-Ireland champion, but two winners.

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Ailish O’Reilly: ‘All the talk about Kilkenny suited us down to the ground’

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Camogie, as well as Galway, the big winner

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Galway v Kilkenny: Downey resolute as familiar foes do battle in senior camogie final

'It’s not about individuals and the girls don’t want it to be about individuals,' Kilkenny’s Ann Downey

Moments after Kilkenny had accounted for a gallant but tiring Tipperary with a last-quarter score rush, Ann Downey was enjoying the luxury of looking forward to watching the second Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Semi-Final between Cork and Galway.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2019

Quilty provides the Q mark as Kilkenny see off Tipp

Moments after Kilkenny had accounted for a gallant but tiring Tipperary with a late rush of scores, Ann Downey was enjoying the luxury of looking forward to watching the second Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship semi-final between Cork and Galway.

Sun, 18 Aug, 2019

Kilkenny return to Championship final after second half comeback against Tipp

Kilkenny came good in the second half to return to the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2019

Kilkenny send message with 22-point defeat of Limerick

Kilkenny were irresistible as they confirmed their place in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Semi-Finals on August 17 with a 4-23 to 1-13 triumph over Limerick at the John Lockes grounds in Callan.

Sat, 20 Jul, 2019

Tipp camogie star Walsh recovering after horror injury

Tipperary camogie player Nicole Walsh is recovering at home after her frightening injury caused the abandonment of Saturday evening’s All-Ireland Championship meeting of Tipp and Waterford at The Ragg.

Sun, 16 Jun, 2019

Camogie forum tackles growing rules discontent

Camogie chiefs have organised a ‘Feedback forum’ in Dublin on Saturday to hear the concerns county players and managers have around the rules of the game.

Wed, 24 Apr, 2019

Galway turn it on to end Kilkenny reign

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

Sun, 31 Mar, 2019

Teen tyro Morrissey a growing force for Kilkenny

Danielle Morrissey may not turn 19 until next month, but she is already in her third season with a Kilkenny squad that is bidding for a fourth consecutive Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 title, against Galway, in Croke Park tomorrow (throw-in 12pm noon).

Sat, 30 Mar, 2019

Magnificent Slaughtneil secure three in a row

She may have been player of the match for a second year in a row, but a shivering Tina Hannon, glad to have escaped the heavy snowfall outside, quite rightly emphasised the collective culture as Slaughtneil

Mon, 04 Mar, 2019

Cork and Kilkenny pushed all the way in Camogie League openers

ALL-IRELAND champions Cork survived an extremely stern examination from Tipperary at The Ragg.

Sun, 20 Jan, 2019

Kilkenny get more Camogie All-Star nominations than champions Cork

Dublin's Premier Junior manager Shane Plowman joins Paudie Murray (Cork) and Angela Downey (Kilkenny) as the nominees for Manager of the Year.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2018

Cool Cotter calls checkmate but rules must change

Thank goodness for September Sundays. Even though the hurling championship, in its new compressed, more efficient form, no longer involves a September day out, we still have camogie. 

Mon, 10 Sep, 2018

Cork and Kilkenny name teams for All-Ireland Camogie Final

It's the third year in a row that the two counties have contested the decider.

Fri, 07 Sep, 2018

Shelly Farrell: Cats bent on revenge for 2017 heartbreak

The pain of losing last year’s All-Ireland final has been the driving force behind the Kilkenny senior camogie team’s quest to reach this year’s decider.

Fri, 07 Sep, 2018

Grateful Orla Cotter owes little to Lady Luck

The Cork camogie player is reflecting on her 12 years in the red jersey, six of which ended with an All-Ireland senior medal. 

Thu, 28 Dec, 2017

2016 team triumph in Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Stars exhibition match

It was Camogie with a difference at the XV Hortaleza Rugby Club in chilly Madrid but entertainment value remained high for those in attendance, as the 2016 All-Stars came out on top of an old-fashioned shootout

Thu, 30 Nov, 2017

Unrelenting Cork manage to land the killer punch

The drama came late in Croke Park yesterday, the old promise issued by B-movie producers coming back into vogue at the very end of this camogie All-Ireland senior camogie final.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017

Another landmark day in Rena Buckley’s incredible sporting journey

Rena Buckley’s list of honours is now officially ridiculous.

Mon, 11 Sep, 2017

Cork and Kilkenny set to renew bitter rivalry

You don’t have to be an avid camogie follower to know of the growing friction between Cork and Kilkenny.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2017

Kilkenny react to last week's draw at Clare with win over Galway

Kilkenny issued a clear warning to any pretenders to their Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship crown that they still have what it takes to go all the way.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

Manager Paddy Kirwan hails 'priceless' win for Offaly in opening weekend of camogie championship

Champions Kilkenny got their Double Double bid under way with a smooth success over Waterford at Walsh Park.

Sun, 11 Jun, 2017

Cork v Kilkenny Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Div 1 Final

Kilkenny again get tactics spot on

Kilkenny retained their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 title with a fine all-round performance that augurs well for the Championship.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2017

Cork face Kilkenny in League final showdown

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.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2017

Wexford withstand Déise’s late rally

Camogie League first round

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

The Kieran Shannon Interview: Ann Downey - The good gets better

Despite winning 12 All-Ireland medals herself, Ann Downey has always lived in the shadow of her sister Angela, one of the greatest camogie players of all time. But returning Kilkenny to the top has secured her standing as a special figure in her own right, writes Kieran Shannon.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

Farrell: Double-winning Cats up for a fight again

Kilkenny star Shelly Farrell is determined to ensure the Cats do not become one-hit wonders as they launch their bid for back-to-back National League and All-Ireland titles.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2017

Camogie champions Kilkenny face Waterford in opening round

All-Ireland senior camogie champions Kilkenny will begin the defence of their title in 2017 against neighbours Waterford.

Sat, 19 Nov, 2016

The 2016 Camogie Association/WPGA Player’s Players of the Year with Alan Johnston, Catherine Neary and Aoife Lane5/11/2016

Kilkenny the big winners at camogie All-Stars

All-Ireland Senior champions Kilkenny dominated the Liberty Insurance-sponsored Camogie All-Stars, with more than half the team announced Saturday night.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016

Anthony Foley’s sudden death causes Conor Phelan to reflect

There but for the grace of God go I — the inevitable thought that crossed Conor Phelan’s mind when he learned of Anthony Foley’s sudden death last weekend.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2016

Cork v Kilkenny - Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final

Cork and Kilkenny dominate Camogie All-Star nominations

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

Tue, 04 Oct, 2016

Ann Downey made the big call and Malone delivered the goods for Kilkenny camogie team

One of the first phone calls Ann Downey made upon returning as Kilkenny camogie manager earlier this year was to 21-year old Julie Ann Malone.

Tue, 13 Sep, 2016

Ann Downey says player belief was the key for Kilkenny

How fitting that it should be Ann Downey who masterminded the end of the Kilkenny famine.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Therese O’Callaghan: ‘Rose of Mooncoin’ back in Croke Park charts after Kilkenny’s clean sweep

The ‘Rose of Mooncoin’ rang out loud and clear in Croke Park yesterday evening, the Kilkenny GAA ballad had not been heard on All-Ireland camogie final day for over two decades. 

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Famine over as cool Kilkenny back at the top table

Kilkenny 1-13 Cork 1-9: It wouldn’t be September without at least one Kilkenny captain climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand. So, where the men failed last week, the women encountered no such difficulties yesterday – both the county’s intermediate and senior teams delivering All-Ireland camogie glory.

Mon, 12 Sep, 2016

Ashling Thompson: 'I’d love to look back and say we left that legacy of winning'

Since the start of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Ashling Thompson has insisted that talk of three in a row has not been entertained in the Cork dressing room.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Preview: Cork to grind out another famous victory

Kilkenny will look to the first-half of the 2014 All-Ireland decider between the counties as the template for thwarting Cork’s three-in-a-row bid.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

Kilkenny tougher after 2014 heartbreak, says Michelle Quilty

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.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

Kilkenny camogie team on track to bridge 22-year gap after beating Galway

Kilkenny 3-15 Galway 1-19 (AET)

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Kilkenny oust Galway to lift crown

Kilkenny 2-7 Galway 0-7: Kilkenny claimed their 12th National League Division 1 title with a powerful display against Galway in yesterday’s decider at Semple Stadium.

Mon, 02 May, 2016

Kilkenny squeeze out Tipperary in classic encounter

Kilkenny and Galway will contest the National Camogie League Division 1 final after two dramatic semi-finals wins. The Noresiders were involved in a titanic tussle with Tipperary at Carriganore yesterday, and needed extra time before taking the spoils 2-13 to 0-15.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Jenny Grace ace as Tipperary advance to semi-finals

Tipperary have qualified for the Division 1 semi-finals of the National Camogie League thanks to their nine-point win over Dublin in The Ragg, and Clare’s 15-point reverse at the hands of a thriving Galway at Clooney GAA grounds.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Major lift for Limerick in Camogie League opener

In a cracking start to the National Camogie League few sides will be happier than Limerick, who downed All-Ireland champions Cork at Rathkeale’s Mick Neville Park by 1-11 to 0-9.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

A dual jewel

Briege Corkery, along with her Cork colleague Rena Buckley, is on the verge of claiming the highest All-Ireland medal count in GAA history, not that she thinks about such things. There might be life left in the dual star so – and there’s certainly plenty of life in this one.

Sat, 13 Sep, 2014

Kilkenny star Doherty still dreaming of ultimate glory

Catherine Doherty is in her 13th season of inter-county camogie but the Kilkenny captain retains the same enthusiasm despite still pursuing an elusive senior All-Ireland.

Sat, 07 Jul, 2012

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