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Veteran Thompson stars in Cork league final cakewalk

It was a daytime stroll for Cork in the Very Camogie League Division 1A final, as they held the upper hand in most sectors of the field against a strangely flat Galway to win by more double scores and claim the county's first title in a dozen years.

Camogie • 05 Aug

Teehan cousins fire Offaly to Division 2A title

First cousins Mairéad Teehan and Grace Teehan showcased all their talents, scoring 2-04 each as Offaly eased to a 4-13 to 0-10 win against Derry in the Very Camogie League Division 2A final.

Camogie • 13 Apr

Galway's Carrie Dolan hit Cork for 0-10 last time the sides met

Very Camogie League Finals: All You Need To Know

It's finals weekend for the National Camogie League season. Six teams chasing silverware - but who will come out on top?

Camogie • 11 Apr

Galway's Aoife Donohue (L) scored heavily against Cork. Picture: INPHO/James Lawlor

Very Camogie League round-up: Cork suffer first defeat

Galway handed Cork their first defeat of the 2025 season on a 0-19 to 0-13 scoreline this afternoon in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, a result that ensures that the two counties will meet again in the Very Division 1A League final at Semple Stadium in a fortnight.

Camogie • 29 Mar

Amy Boyle has emerged as a real leader for the Ulster outfit

Boyle enjoying smooth Saffron sailing after turbulence

Amy Boyle celebrates her 25th birthday today and the captain of the Antrim camogie team will hope to be celebrating tomorrow evening by leading her team to the top tier of the Very League with victory over Clare in the Division 1B final at the NGDC in Abbotstown.

Camogie • 28 Mar

Tipperary's Julieanna Bourke during the Very National Camogie League Division 1A match against Kilkenny

Very Camogie League: All you need to know

There are three games in Division 1A of the National Camogie League on Saturday.

Camogie • 07 Mar

Aisling O'Neill is studying medicine at TCD and balances college with inter-county duties

O'Neill: Study and sport complementary, not a clash

When Aisling O'Neill was making a splash for Dublin in her breakthrough campaign back in 2022, the Castleknock tyro was navigating that attention, from public and opposition defenders, heading into her Leaving Cert year.

Camogie • 01 Mar

Caoimhe Maher pictured at the launch of the 2025 Very Camogie Leagues. Photo: INPHO/James Crombie

Maher: Tipp won't surrender league crown easily

Tipperary's Caoimhe Maher has warned their rivals that they are not going to give up their league title easily as they prepare to start their defence against Dublin in less than a fortnight.

Camogie • 10 Feb

Sabina Rabbitte of Galway is tackled by Mairéad Eviston of Tipperary during the counties' league clash in February

Very Camogie League finals: All you need to know

Five finals are down for decision over the weekend, with Galway and Tipperary meering in the Division 1A decider at Croke Park.

Camogie • 12 Apr 24

Roisin Howard, left, and Karin Blair helped Tipperary beat fellow finalists Galway in February during the round-robin phase of the league

Tipp breaking camogie 'glass ceiling' is huge positive

Former Cork goalkeeper Aoife Murray says Tipperary reaching the Very Camogie League final and really mixing it with the entrenched top three is a "massive positive" for the sport.

Camogie • 04 Apr 24

Very Camogie League: All you need to know

The races for semi-final places and to avoid relegation are heating up in the top tiers of the Very Camogie League while there are finals in Divisions 2B and 3B.

Camogie • 22 Mar 24

Eimear McGrath got a hat-trick of goals for Tipperary last time out

Very Camogie League Division 1A: All you need to know

Round 3 of Division 1A of the Very Camogie League takes place this afternoon with three intriguing ties.

Camogie • 09 Mar 24

Caitrin Dobbin was one of only three Antrim scorers in Enniscorthy

Antrim turmoil continues with 52-point drubbing

Antrim's annus horribilis continued on Saturday as they suffered a 52-point drubbing at the hands of Wexford in their Very Camogie League Division 1B clash in Enniscorthy.

Camogie • 03 Mar 24

Mairéad Eviston, left, and Eimear Loughman celebrate after Tipperary's win over Galway

Camogie round-up: McGrath fires Tipp to Tribe victory

Galway's bid for a third consecutive Very National League camogie Division 1A title was dealt a blow after an Eimear McGrath-inspired Tipperary recorded a 3-10 to 1-13 victory over the Tribe County in a rip-roaring encounter at The Ragg.

Camogie • 24 Feb 24

Cork and Waterford will look to build on their good starts to the league

Very Camogie League Division 1A: All you need to know

Round 2 of Division 1A of the Very Camogie League takes place on Saturday, with three ties down for decision.

Camogie • 23 Feb 24

Very Camogie Leagues round-up: Cork edge Kilkenny

Katrina Mackey scored 0-08 as All-Ireland champions Cork began 2024 with a hard-earned 1-17 to 1-16 win over a much-changed Kilkenny unit, after a pulsating opening round Division 1A Very Camogie League tie at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Camogie • 17 Feb 24

Galway's Ciara Hickey tries to come through a crowd of Cork players during last year's Division 1A final

Very Camogie League Division 1A: All you need to know

Division 1A of the Very Camogie League gets going on Saturday, with some intriguing match-ups down for decision.

Camogie • 16 Feb 24

Áine Keane (Galway, C), pictured at the launch of the Very Camogie Leagues with (L-R): Eleanor Treacy (Carlow), Norette Casey (Kerry), Aine O'Loughlin (Clare), Molly Lynch (Cork), Lorraine Bray (Waterford), and Siobhan Donnelly (Tyrone)

'New Galway' will channel championship pain - Keane

A new-look Galway will commence their Very Camogie League defence fired by a summer of disappointment, warns Aine Keane.

Camogie • 25 Jan 24

Cork's Amy O'Connor: 'There's never anything between the teams'

Cork's O'Connor: Davy instilled belief in me

After losing both the championship and league deciders in 2022, Cork are back to take another swing at national silverware in this weekend's Very Camogie Division 1A final.

Camogie • 13 Apr 23

Sabina Rabbitte of Galway battles past Cork's Laura Tracey

Very Camogie League wrap: Galway squeeze into final

A 48th-minute goal by ace poacher Ailish O'Reilly turned the Very Camogie League Division 1A tie between Cork and Galway on its head, propelling the visitors to a 1-11 to 1-10 victory at Páirc Uí Chaoimh that rubber-stamped the champions' place in the final against the Rebels in two weeks.

Camogie • 26 Mar 23

Cork see off Kilkenny challenge to maintain 100% record

Cork all but booked a place in the Division 1A final of the Very Camogie League for the second consecutive season with a 0-23 to 1-10 victory over Kilkenny at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Camogie • 19 Mar 23

Carrie Dolan was in inspired form for Galway against Dublin (file pic)

Camogie League: Galway and Tipp keep pressure on Rebels

Galway and Tipperary joined Cork on top of the Division 1A table of the Very Camogie League as a result of comfortable wins secured over Dublin and Clare respectively.

Camogie • 18 Mar 23

Katrina Mackey of Cork in action against Claire Phelan of Kilkenny during the 2022 All-Ireland final

Very Camogie League R4: All you need to know

The Very Camogie League Division 1A enters its penultimate round of action.

Camogie • 18 Mar 23

Claire Phelan is eyeing more good days with Kilkenny

Kilkenny's Claire Phelan hungry for more days in sun

Claire Phelan pondered inter-county retirement after getting married. Ultimately though, the Kilkenny All-Star had too much hunger to walk into the sunset just yet.

Camogie • 18 Mar 23

"It's always a close match when you play Kilkenny and it was nice for us to come out the winning side this time and set the year up with a win"

Clare's Spillane stays grounded after Kilkenny upset

The Very Camogie League got off to an explosive start when Division 1A champions Galway were taken down by Tipperary last Saturday.

Camogie • 25 Feb 23