Kerry establish first ever Camogie County Board

Kerry have established their first Camogie County Board. The board is made up of members from four of the five clubs that have been established in Kerry.

Wayne Doyle from Laune Rangers has been elected to Chairperson, while Helen Maunsell from Abbeyleix is the Vice-Chairperson.

Also elected were Maureen Spillane to Secretary, Helen Harington to Fixtures Secretary, Mary Joe Murphy to Treasurer, Julie O’Connor to PRO, Alice Molyneux to Registrar and Mary Dowling to Integration Officer.

Huge steps in the promotion of Camogie have taken place in Kerry in recent times and there is now five clubs in the county, Laune Rangers, Abbeyleix, Cillard, Causeway and Duagh.

Camogie Development Officer Mary O’Connor believes this is another big move for Camogie in the area.

“Having a county board now brings a lot more structure to the game in Kerry. There is certainly the passion here for Camogie and now hopefully we will see plenty of interest in joining the five locals club and grow from that”, O’Connor said.

Liz Howard, president of the Camogie Association also hailed this new development in Kerry.

"The formation of a county board is a milestone in the development of the game of camogie in the Kingdom.

"It follows the revival of the game at primary school level and the establishment of clubs and I take this opportunity to thank the GAA County Board in Kerry for their support.

"It is my hope that the elected officers led by Wayne Doyle will work hand in hand with the Hurling Board in Kerry to promote and grow the games of camogie/hurling and I wish them every success," Howard said.