UCC hold all the Ashbourne aces

THE CREAM of Ireland’s camogie talent will be in action in this weekend’s prestigious Ashbourne Cup, hosted by UCC.

Cathriona Foley, who captained Cork to All Ireland glory in September, will lead the UCC challenge, along with her inter-county team-mate Orla Cotter, Tipp players Jill Horan and Aoife McLoughney and Kilkenny’s Amy Butler.

They meet 2008 beaten finalists WIT in Saturday’s semi-final and they will look to Wexford star Ursula Jacob. Her return of 1-7 in last year’s semi-final ensured a premature exit for UCC. She will be supported by Kilkenny duo Keeva Fennelly and Ann Dalton, while Therese Shortt from the Premier County will lend her inter-county experience to the side.