Camogie

League champions Galway were the big winners as the Liberty Insurance senior camogie championship got under way with two games in the ultra-competitive Group 1 and one tie from Group 2.

National Camogie League champions Kilkenny lost the opening game of their title defence with a four-point reversal against Cork at the Mardyke yesterday (0-9 to 0-5).

Cork 1-10 Clare 0-6: Cork have enjoyed countless close tussles with Clare in the past few seasons and it was more of the same for the All-Ireland champions at the Cork Camogie Grounds on Saturday. Paudie Murray’s side lost to the Bannerwomen in the semi-final of last year’s league but on this occasion, they held the upper hand to bag a first-round win.

Talks about the integration of the GAA, Camogie Association and LGFA have yet to begin but camogie chief executive, Joan O’Flynn, insists the lack of progress isn’t a cause for concern.

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.

Wexford may have been without their Oulart-The-Ballagh contingent as they got the defence of their Irish Daily Star National Camogie League Division 1 title under way in Enniscorthy today, but it made no difference, as they steamrollered Offaly 5-17 to 1-9.

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.

THE Gala All-Ireland senior hurling camogie championship semi-finalists were confirmed over the weekend.

The four semi-finalists for the Gala All-Ireland senior hurling camogie championship have been confirmed as Wexford, Galway and Kilkenny all recorded victories, and Tipperary’s defeat by the Model County ensured the progression of Cork, who had the weekend off.

CORK’S camogie team repeated the feat of the county’s hurlers a fortnight ago by defeating old rivals Tipperary.

Kilkenny repeated their National League final victory over Galway by scoring a 1-13 to 1-9 victory against the Tribeswomen in the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship today.

Reigning champions Wexford slumped to a second successive defeat in this year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship as the prolific Jessica Gill fired Galway to within touching distance of the semi-finals.

Connacht captured the prestigious Interprovincial Gael Linn camogie title for the first time since 2000 with a thrilling one-point victory against Munster on Sunday.

Wexford’s unbeat run in the Gala Senior Camogie Championship continued today in New Ross as the homeside withstood a late Kilkenny comeback to finish 1-20 to 4-5 winners.

Cork 3-8 Dublin 1-9