Champions Cork to face Galway in group stage of All-Ireland Senior Camogie championship
DRAW MADE: Cork captain Amy O'Connor lifts the O'Duffy Cup in 2023. Details of the 2024 championship have been announced. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Champions Cork will take on Down, Wexford, Clare, Dublin and the 2021 winners Galway in the group stage of the 2024 championship.
On Monday afternoon, the Camogie Association released the details of the draws for this year’s Glen Dimplex All Ireland Camogie Championships, which will commence on Saturday 25th May and will culminate in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior, Intermediate and Senior Championships in Croke Park on Sunday, 11th August 2024.
The Senior Championship will see Cork look to defend their crown and make it back-to-back titles in Group 2 as they take on Galway, who won the title just over two years ago, Clare, Down, Dublin and Wexford.
Group 1 of the Senior Championship sees beaten 2023 finalists Waterford meeting 2022 winners Kilkenny and the newly promoted Intermediate champions Derry. The Déise will also meet close rivals Tipperary, who they defeated in last year's semi-final, as well as Antrim and Limerick.
Similar to previous years, six teams will qualify for the knockout stages. The group winners will progress straight to the All-Ireland semi-finals on Saturday 27th July in UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.
The second and third placed teams will progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals which will take place in Croke Park, ahead of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-finals on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July 2024.
In the Intermediate Championship, Clare will look to impress in Group 1 after their promotion from the Premier Junior grade in 2023 when they come up against last year’s quarter finalists Wexford, Cork and the 2022 Intermediate champions Galway.
Westmeath will try to make it one step further by reaching this year’s final following their four-point defeat to Meath in 2023’s gripping semi-final while Offaly will push to regain their senior status this year after their senior relegation.
Group 2, which features seven teams, will see last season's finalists Meath face Kilkenny, the 2022 Premier Junior winners Antrim, Carlow, Kildare, Kerry and Dublin.
Qualification for the knockout stages of the Intermediate Championship is in line with the Senior Championship with the two group winners progressing straight to the semi-finals on Saturday 27th July. The second and third placed teams will play in the quarter-finals on Saturday 13th July 2024.
Finally the Premier Junior Championship features two groups. Tipperary, Armagh, Tyrone, Down and Wicklow make up Group 1 while in Group 2 Laois, Roscommon, Cavan, Louth, Mayo and Limerick do battle.
The top two teams in each group will qualify for the semi-finals on Saturday 20th July 2024.
Speaking following the draw, Hilda Breslin, Uachtarán Cumann Camógaíochta wished all counties and players the best of luck ahead of the new campaign.
“The anticipation surrounding the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship draws never fails to deliver exciting matchups and discussions, and this year is certainly no exception. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to our esteemed sponsors, Glen Dimplex, for their unwavering support as we embark on the third year of our partnership.
"To all our players and counties, I extend my best wishes for success in what is sure to be an exhilarating championship, following a momentous 2023 campaign which resulted in our highest ever attendance of 30,151 at our Glen Dimplex All Ireland Championship finals in Croke Park.
"We look forward to collectively continuing to build our attendances this year at all matches from round games all the way to the finals. Best of luck to all the teams, their management, volunteers, clubs and counties for all your hard work and dedication.”
Waterford, Tipperary, Limerick, Derry, Antrim, Kilkenny
Cork, Galway, Down, Wexford, Clare, Dublin
Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Galway, Cork, Clare
Meath, Kilkenny, Carlow, Kildare, Kerry, Dublin, Antrim
Tipperary, Armagh, Tyrone, Down, Wicklow
Laois, Roscommon, Cavan, Louth, Mayo, Limerick,
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