Ashling Thompson is a symbol of a new Cork dressing room, a fresh face and voice of a team in renewal.

Galway captain, Niamh Kilkenny has described All-Ireland-winning manager Tony Ward as a man who “eats, sleeps, drinks camogie”.

Galway manager Tony Ward insists his charges were unaffected by the Wexford appeal that threatened their place in the final of the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

At the function to honour the February Rebel Óg monthly award winners, the senior camogie team from Sacred Heart Secondary School in Clonakilty, one of the judges, Miriam Murphy, told the members of the team present not to read this article today.

I left Dublin too late last Thursday and had to hare it down the motorway to get to CIT in time, writes Dónal Óg Cusack.

RTÉ bosses have come in for criticism after cutting Cork’s All-Ireland winning captain Anna Geary’s acceptance speech short in favour of going to an ad break.

Pace was the key ingredient in Cork’s second-half comeback and resultant All-Ireland victory at Croke Park yesterday, according to former Galway hurling boss Cyril Farrell.

Cork 2-12 Kilkenny 1-09

Cork 2-12 Kilkenny 1-09

Cork 1-09 Wexford 1-09

Cork 1-9 Wexford 1-9

Camogie: Galway’s campaign to defend their Liberty Insurance senior camogie title met with an early setback after old rivals Wexford inflicted a 2-12 to 1-11 defeat at Kenny Park on Saturday.

All-Ireland champions Galway got their League Division 1 campaign off to the worst possible start falling to a determined Kilkenny outfit in Ballinasloe.

Cork senior star Jenny O’Leary has announced her retirement from the inter-county game.

Cork senior star Jenny O’Leary has announced her retirement from the inter-county game.

Cork and Offaly face a straight shoot-out for a place in the Liberty Insurance senior camogie semi-finals in a fortnight, after maintaining their 100% records with victories over Dublin and Tipperary.

Kilkenny laid down a strong marker for the Liberty Insurance senior camogie championship, recording a 1-10 to 1-8 away win over Galway in the opening round.

Anna Geary was on a high but she was tired. A 14-month campaign that had seen Milford finally win a first senior county championship after many near-misses concluded with an All-Ireland at Croke Park.

Cork produced an outstanding second-half performance to blitz Derry at Bray Emmetts GAA club and retain their 100% record in Division One of the National Camogie League.

Derry showed that they are getting to grips with life in the top tier of the National Camogie League with a 4-13 to 2-10 victory over Tipperary at Hawkfield.

Wexford and Galway took the field in their opening Division 1 Camogie League tie without many of the regulars that have graced both sides over the years.

Wexford 3-13 Cork 3-06

Wexford 3-13 Cork 3-6

All-Ireland camogie champions Wexford will play history-makers Offaly and league title-holders Cork will take on Galway in this year’s semi-finals as Nowlan Park plays host to this mouth-watering double-header on Saturday, August 18.

Offaly and Cork cemented their places in the All-Ireland senior championship quarter-finals following play-off victories over Kilkenny and Tipperary respectively.

Wexford maintained their good start to the All-Ireland senior championship and gained some measure of revenge for their league final defeat by overcoming Cork 0-14 to 0-9 in their second round tie at Bellefield.

Jenny O’Leary converted a 60th-minute free to snatch a 0-16 to 2-9 victory for league champions Cork over Clare in the opening round of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

Jenny O’Leary converted a 60th minute free to snatch victory for league champions Cork over Clare in the opening round of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

Leinster strolled to a comfortable victory over Munster in Trim to claim the Gael Linn senior interprovincial camogie title on a 0-21 to 1-8 scoreline.

Cork marked their return to the big time with a deserved victory to scupper Wexford’s four-in-a-row Camogie League Division 1 title bid at Semple Stadium.

Cork 1-8 Wexford 0-9

Jenny O’Leary hasn’t played in a major final since Cork lost to Wexford in the 2007 All-Ireland.

A FINAL quarter surge propelled Kilkenny to victory over Tipperary in this thrilling All-Ireland senior camogie championship clash at The Ragg on Saturday.

Kilkenny’s eye for a goal turned proceedings their way against Tipperary in round 4 of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship this afternoon.

GARDAÍ are closing in on a second burglar who subjected a couple and their young children to a horrific ordeal at their home on Wednesday.

Five of Cork’s camogie squad are still on for a unique dual player double after Barryroe ace Jenny O’Leary ran the show in the Rebels’ 3-9 to 1-4 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Galway at Nowlan Park.