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Irish Times
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Tipperary turn the tide against Kilkenny to set up Galway rematch
All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final AET: Tipperary 1-22 Kilkenny 0-19 Tipperary are headed to the last four of the All-Ireland senior camogie championship, where they will play Galway in a repeat of last year's dramatic semi-final clash, after two crucial plays in the space of 60 seconds midway through extra-time turned a tense quarter-final battle with Kilkenny their way. With the first half of extra-time expiring, a high ball from Laura Murphy dropped just outside the Tipp box. As Caoimhe Keher Murtagh hit the deck, referee Ray Kelly blew for a penalty to discount Keher Murtagh's one-handed sweep which had sent the sliotar to the net. Aoife Prendergast's penalty was on target, but Laura Leenane read the strike, diving left and low to make the block. On the next attack Clodagh McIntyre, who had been replaced in the second half but was reintroduced for extra time, took possession and exploded through a tackle to bear down on goal. Her thunderous shot to the roof of the Kilkenny net but Tipp 1-19 to 0-19 ahead. When Eimear Hefferan started the second half of extra time with a sensational strike for a point, Tipp were well on their way back to an All-Ireland semi-final. READ MORE Kilkenny Laura Murphy goes for a high ball challenged by Tipperary's Caoimhe McCarthy. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho The key moment during normal time was another goalmouth incident midway through the second half, when Tipperary showed their survival instinct to preserve their goal when the contest was finely poised. Katie Power's pass to Keher Murtagh set the Rower Inistíoge attacker through on goal, but she couldn't quite get clear of Mairead Eviston, who came up with a crucial block from 10 metres out. Maria Brennan dropping deep left Eviston as a free operator at the other end, but Kilkenny's excellent use of the ball, allied to some outstanding play from Murphy and Katie Power along the spine of the attack, seemed to give them an edge. The two attackers were imperious, scoring 0-4 and 0-3 from play respectively in the opening half as Kilkenny struck 10 points from 10 shots. Not that Tipperary were wasteful either, with just two wides in the first half-hour, but they found it harder to keep the ball out of Brennan's sphere of influence. It was only two excellent points from Caoimhe McCarthy on her forays forward that kept them within range, trailing 0-10 to 0-8 at the interval. Kilkenny's Aobha O'Gorman blocks a shot from Tipperary's Caoimhe McCarthy. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho The shift in momentum at the break was subtle. While Murphy remained influential, McCarthy took a greater hold of that individual battle; and every bit as significant was the switch of Casey Hennessy to midfield. Freed from the shackles of a strong marking display by Tiffanie Fitzgerald, Hennessy had a fresh lease of life and hit three points from her new berth, as well as creating several more chances. Her point opened the scoring in the second half after an excellent give-and-go saw her attack the centre of defence, and by the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the introduction of Jean Kelly added an extra dimension to the attack. Points from Kelly and McCarthy seemed to put Tipp in the driving seat, but the maturation of this Kilkenny team has been one of the stories of the championship, and it fell to Sarah Barcoe and Murphy to split the posts in the closing minutes and send the contest through to extra time. When Prendergast hit the first three points of extra time, the Leinster champions had a home semi-final in a fortnight in their grasp, but that was all to change in the space of one very consequential minute. TIPPERARY: L Leenane; M Eviston, K Blair, E Loughman; N Costigan, C McCarthy (0-3), S Corcoran; K Kennedy, C Maher (0-1); R Howard (0-1), M Burke (0-1), E Heffernan; C McIntyre (1-0), C Hennessy (0-4), G O'Brien (0-9, 0-8f). Subs: J Bourke for Costigan (23 mins); J Kelly (0-3) for Burke (46); L Purcell for McIntyre (48); N Cunneen for Howard (60+2); McIntyre for Purcell (f-t); Howard for Heffernan, E Cunneen for Hennessy (both 79). KILKENNY: A Norris; M Teehan, T Fitzgerald, D Quigley; K Doyle, N Deely, C Dowling; A O'Gorman, L Greene (0-2); S Fitzgerald, L Murphy (0-5), M O'Connell; A Prendergast (0-7, 0-4f), K Power (0-4), M Brennan. Subs: C Keher Murtagh for O'Connell (h-t); S Barcoe (0-1) for O'Gorman (50 mins); S Holden for Doyle (58); K Nolan for Brennan (67); S O'Dwyer for Power (74). Referee: R Kelly (Kildare). All-Ireland semi-final draw: Cork v Waterford Galway v Tipperary *to be played on Saturday, July 26th at Nowlan Park
BreakingNews.ie
07-06-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Kilkenny beat Dublin in All-Ireland Camogie Championship
Kilkenny have their first win in this season's All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. Aoife Prendergast's goal helped them to overcome Dublin by 1-19 to 1-14. Advertisement Clare and Limerick drew in their encounter in Ennis, where it finished Clare 0-12 to Limerick's 1-9. Waterford overcame Derry by 5-30 to 0-2 and Tipperary ran out winners against Wexford by 7-18 to 0-7. Siofra O'Shea and Danielle O'Leary grabbed eight points between them as Kerry got the defence of their All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football title off to a winning start this afternoon. The Kingdom overcame Mayo by 0-13 to 1-4. Meath came from four points down with three minutes remaining to earn a dramatic draw against Armagh. A goal from substitute Shauna Ennis and then a point from Vikki Wall earned Shane McCormack's side a share of the spoils. Olivia Divilly scored five points as Connacht champions Galway opened their campaign with a 1-13 to 0-7 victory against Tipperary at Tuam Stadium.
The 42
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Leinster camogie finalists change into skorts under protest
Leinster Camogie Finals Senior Kilkenny 0-20 Wexford 1-6 Intermediate Carlow 2-9 Laois 1-8 Tailteann Cup Round 2 Group 1 Tipperary 1-11 Kildare 3-19 Group 2 Waterford 1-13 Offaly 1-18 Wicklow 0-21 Laois 0-16 Group 3 Antrim 1-10 Limerick 1-18 Joe McDonagh Cup Round 4 Down 2-26 Kerry 2-19 Westmeath 4-22 Carlow 7-23 Advertisement **** ALL FOUR TEAMS who contested today's Leinster camogie finals changed into skorts after appearing on the field in shorts, as the ongoing protest continues. Kilkenny were crowned senior champions while Carlow secured the intermediate crown at Netwatch Cullen Park, with both sets of players wearing skorts in the matches alongside their respective opponents Wexford and Laois. All four finalists released a joint statement via the GPA earlier this week, indicating that they would tog out in shorts for the finals, but would change into skorts under protest if instructed to ensure that the games would not be postponed. The statement added the players 'do not consent to any photography or video to be taken of the matches themselves,' as part of the protest. The teams completed their warm-ups in shorts before changing into skorts ahead of throw-in. The scenes come ahead of the Camogie Association Special Congress in Croke Park on 22 May where motions addressing the skorts issue will be considered. Carlow won the curtain-raiser to become Leinster intermediate champions after getting the better of Laois before Kilkenny dispatched Wexford in the senior decider. Laura Murphy and Aoife Prendergast combined for 11 points for the senior winners Kilkenny. Kilkenny were crowned Leinster camogie champions after getting the better of Wexford at Netwatch Dr Cullen Park in a game that saw a protest by the players from both teams over the ongoing skorts controversy. @MartyMofficial reports from Carlow #RTEgaa — RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) May 17, 2025 Meanwhile in today's Tailteann Cup action, Offaly made it two wins from two in Group 2 after edging out a tight battle with Waterford. An early Dylan Guiry goal gave Waterford a brilliant start before Offaly settled to take a three-point lead into half-time. Cathal Flynn's 48th minute goal pushed Offaly into a four-point lead as they prevailed with a five-point win. Wicklow defeated Laois by five points in the same group. Related Reads 'I thought we should do something' - Playing a club camogie final in shorts Leinster camogie finals set to go ahead as players plan to continue skort protest Special Congress 'not a guarantee' skorts issue will be resolved In Group 1, Kildare also continued their winning start with a commanding win over Tipperary. There was just three points between the sides at half-time, with Darragh Brennan scoring a goal for Tipperary in the 27th minute. But Kildare took control in the second half, as Daniel Flynn finished with 2-4 while Alex Beirne helped himself to 1-5 including a penalty. Limerick had eight points to spare against Antrim in Group 3 at Corrigan Park. The visitors had a three-point advantage at the break and went 10 points clear when centre-back Iain Corbett — who finished with 1-3 — scored from a penalty in the early stages of the second half. James Naughton pushed them into an 11-point lead on the way to a personal tally of six points while Patrick McBride provided a late consolation goal for Antrim. Devasting start to the second half from @Carlow_GAA! A Mossy Kavanagh goal directly from throw-in puts The Barrowsiders into a 21-point lead. Dominating performance so far 🔴🟡🟢 Watch the Joe McDonagh Cup LIVE only on #ClubberTV — Clubber (@clubber) May 17, 2025 In the Joe McDonagh Cup, Down held off Kerry for a seven-point victory which featured four goals. Finn Turpin raised a green flag in the ninth minute for Down before Niall Mulcahey provided a goal for Kerry two minutes later. The sides were level at half-time and Down were three points in front at the end of the third quarter when Luke Rochford equalised with Kerry's second goal. Down got their second goal shortly after as Chris Egan edged them into a two-point advantage before a late flurry of points helped secure the win for Down with Pearse Óg McCrickard, Caolan Taggart and Donal Hughes among the scorers. Westmeath and Carlow played out an 11-goal battle in Mullingar where the visitors emerged with a 10-point win. Former Galway hurler Davy Glennon grabbed the first goal of the day for Westmeath but Chris Nolan responded quickly with a three-pointer for Carlow. Nolan finished with 2-2 while Marty Kavanagh registered an impressive 3-12. Fiachra Fitzpatrick and James Doyle completed the list of goal-scorers for Carlow. Westmeath trailed by 21 points at the start of the second half but mounted a strong comeback Peter Clarke and Niall O'Brien responded with crucial goals, with O'Brien converting a penalty. The gap was down to seven points in the final quarter but Carlow added two more goals to ease them over the line.
