Gala occasion as minister welcomes camogie investment
He was speaking at the launch of the expanded 2006 All-Ireland senior camogie championship and the announcement of the Association’s first commercial sponsor, the convenience retailer Gala.
Welcoming the sponsorship, Mr O’Donoghue said it was clear that in the 75th year of the competition, camogie had grown to become one of the most popular and widely played female sports in the country. “The pioneers who organised the first game in Pairc Tailteann in 1904 would be very proud of the continuing popularity of their beloved sport’’ he said.
