'The players are owed an answer' - UL await clarity on Ashbourne fiasco

Ruairi Walsh, manager of the Limerick side, says that it was a tough few days for his squad, who saw their qualification for the competition removed at the 11th hour

FINAL: TU Dublin’s Megan Dowdall scores a goal against UCC in the Ashbourne Cup final. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

One of the sporting images of last weekend saw the University of Limerick Senior Camogie team, sitting on the fence, watching UCC play DCU in the Ashbourne Cup semi-final. Why? UL felt they should have been on the field of play for the marquee weekend in third-level camogie. Instead, they were left without answers as to why DCU took their place.

The semi-finals and final, eventually won in dramatic fashion by TU Dublin, took place without UL, who won this competition five times in-a-row between 2015-2022.