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Rebel roar: Cork supporters eye double Camogie success

Cork is looking to its camogie players to bring home championship glory this weekend as the senior Rebels pursue the double, and the county's intermediate players also chase glory.

This will be the senior camogie team's 4th All-Ireland final in 4 years and they are determined that the O'Duffy Cup is coming south following next Sunday's clash against rivals Galway.

At Sarsfields GAA club in Glanmire in Co Cork, fresh from winning her 4th All-Ireland senior Poc Fada, Cork Camogie Captain and goalkeeper Molly Lynch, together with fellow clubmates on the Senior and Intermediate County panels, took time out to sign autographs, jerseys and flags for young fans ahead of Sunday's trip to Croke Park.

Cork GAA fans at Sarsfields GAA club

Molly's dad Tadhg Óg who manages the club's camogie division says it is a huge honour for the Club and for their family.

"She is living the dream, really. It is a testimony to the work gone into the club - she has that honour because we won the County championship last year as a club so the work that has gone in over the past 15 years has given her that honour. I think there are big numbers planning on travelling up and you can see the excitement.

"We are really, really looking forward to it, so it is going to be a super day," he added.

Among those getting her already highly autographed Cork jersey signed by the Cork Camogie Captain was Millie Pike who plays with the Under 9s.

"I've got Amy O'Connor, Molly, Ashling Thompson, Niamh O'Callaghan....it is very special because you could be doing it (playing) someday. I love camogie because it is fun and because of my friends. I reckon it will be 3.15 to 1.17 (on Sunday)," she said.

Molly Lynch signs autographs for fans ahead of the final

Across the city at another famous Cork club, St Finbarr's GAA in Togher, official Claire Harrington is busily recording young supporters' messages of good luck to the club's five senior players and three intermediate players taking part in two of Sunday's three finals at Croke Park.

"It is great for the girls to have such positive role models," she said.

Young fan Kyra Maher, when asked what advice she would give her heroes, said she would tell them to "keep your head up in the game and bring it (O'Duffy Cup) home".

Nine-time All-Ireland Camogie medal winner Gemma O'Connor - who knows only so well what it is like to walk out onto that pitch in Croke Park - said it could go either way.

"I think Galway are starting to come right. It will be an interesting battle, but you would have to favour Cork".

Nine-time medal winner Gemma O'Connor said the result could go either way
Zoey, Sophia, Rio and Brooke of the Kabin Crew on Cork's northside

At the Kabin on Cork's northside, some of the young rappers involved in this year's unexpected summer internet and chart hit 'The Spark' say they've no doubt that these Cork sides have 'the spark'.

Zoey Dennehy said: "Yeah, anything is possible, as Sophia (one of her fellow rappers) said: 'Just search for your spark and you will find it - C'mon on the rebels!".

Cork plays Kilkenny in the Intermediate All-Ireland Camogie championship final at 3pm with Cork taking on old rivals Galway for the double in the Senior final at 5.15pm.