Cork dual stars forced to choose code as camogie and ladies football fixtures clash 

That Saturday, June 21, is the sole weekend when the two Cork teams are in All-Ireland group stage action on the same weekend.

Libby Coppinger, Hannah Looney and Aoife Healy.

Cork dual players Libby Coppinger, Hannah Looney, and Aoife Healy will have to choose between codes on Saturday, June 21, as both the Cork camogie and ladies football teams are in All-Ireland championship action that afternoon.

Tuesday’s confirmation of the television schedule for the group stages of the All-Ireland ladies football championship shows the clash of Cork and Mayo as one of the live television picks for Saturday, June 21. 

With reigning champions Kerry the other team in Group 2, the meeting of Cork and Mayo at 3pm will likely be a knockout fixture for the second and final qualifying spot in the group.

Also on Saturday, June 21, the Cork camogie team are at home to Clare in Round 4 of the All-Ireland series.

With Ger Manley’s three-in-a-row chasing side not expected to encounter any difficulty in securing the necessary top-three finish in their five-team group, it is likely that the dual players will line out with the footballers on that afternoon and miss the camogie game, rather than attempting to have the camogie game pushed back 24 hours.

That Saturday is the sole weekend when the two Cork teams are in All-Ireland group stage action on the same weekend. The camogie women began their group campaign with a comprehensive win over Limerick last Saturday. 

They are away to Tipp this Saturday, at home to Clare in the aforementioned June 21 fixture, and finish out the group against Wexford on Saturday, June 28.

The footballers, meanwhile, open their All-Ireland series against Kerry on Saturday, June 14. Both this game and the meeting with Mayo will be shown live on TG4.