Camogie: Waterford IT were crowned queens of third level camogie after a thrilling Centenary Ashbourne Cup final victory over the University of Limerick at DCU yesterday.

University of Limerick finally ended Waterford Institute of Technology’s long reign as Ashbourne Cup champions, having a point to spare after a hard-fought final at Queen’s University.

Limerick will play Galway in the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland intermediate camogie final in three weeks, while Laois will take on Kildare in the junior final on the same day.

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.

Galway came out on top of a hard-fought encounter with Waterford to win the All-Ireland intermediate camogie semi-final by 1-14 to 0-13.

Waterford 2-11 Down 1-13

WHEN Brenda Hanney led Killimor to All-Ireland senior club camogie final success last month, it was an achievement celebrated not just in the east Galway parish but throughout the county.

Last year’s beaten finalists Waterford will have the chance to go one better after seeing off a gritty Meath outfit in the Gala All-Ireland premier junior championship semi-final at Dr Cullen Park.