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BreakingNews.ie
06-07-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Women's GAA: Tipperary to face Galway in camogie semi-final after beating Kilkenny
The draw has been made for the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship Semi-Finals after Tipperary beat Kilkenny on Sunday. Group winners Cork and Galway had secured byes into the last four, and are joined by Waterford and Tipperary following their victories this weekend. Advertisement Cork will go up against Waterford in the first semi-final, while Galway will face Sunday winners Tipperary. The semi-finals will be held on Saturday, July 26th, in UPMC Nowlan Park, and will be live on RTÉ 2. Full fixture details will be confirmed in due course. Waterford came out on top against Clare at Croke Park on Saturday. Advertisement Daragh Ó Conchúir wrote that Waterford survived the most searching of tests before stretching away to a 10-point victory in a hugely entertaining Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final. Meanwhile, Tipperary came out on top against Kilkenny on Sunday with a scoreline of 1-22 to 0-19. Speaking after conducting the draw, Uachtarán an Chumainn Camógaíochta, Brian Molloy, said: 'We are calling on all fans to turn out for the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Senior Championship Semi-Finals in UPMC Nowlan Park on Saturday 26th July. "After fantastic support this weekend at Croke Park, let's continue that energy in three weeks' time for what is a mouth-watering double-header on Nore-side.' Football A place in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football semi finals is up for grabs later. Meath and Tipperary meet in the final last eight game of the weekend at 5:15pm. Dublin, Kerry, and Galway all await in the next round.
Irish Independent
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
‘Buy the ticket now, make a commitment now' – Camogie president wants to see Croke Park sell-out for the All-Ireland finals
Camogie president Brian Molloy is hoping to see a sold-out Croke Park for the All-Ireland finals in August, calling on those who got behind the movement around choice between skorts and shorts to buy tickets in a 'real tangible act of support for the players.'
Irish Times
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Camogie president targets filling Croke Park for All-Ireland final
Brian Molloy has set a hugely ambitious target of filling Croke Park for All-Ireland camogie final day on Sunday, August 10th. Speaking at the launch of the 2025 GlenDimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championships on Monday, the association president called on the public to support their county teams over the coming months. The largest ever attendance at an All-Ireland camogie final was 33,154 at the 2007 decider between Cork and Wexford, though that figure was skewed by the Galway v Dublin under-21 All-Ireland hurling final acting as the curtain-raiser. The first and only time a camogie final broke the 30,000 threshold without hurling on the undercard was in 2023 when 30,191 watched Cork and Waterford in the senior showpiece event. All-Ireland camogie final day last year attracted 27,811. READ MORE In launching a three-year strategic plan in 2024, the association's stated aim was to have a crowd of 50,000 at the 2026 All-Ireland final. However, Molloy has set his sights higher. 'It was great to see so much focus and so much attention on camogie over the last number of weeks but I want all those people to keep their attention on camogie over the next number of weeks and the next number of months so that on August 10th we can fill Croke Park,' he said. 'We've never done it before. This year's All-Ireland final is going to be historic. The best way you can show actual support for camogie is by filling Croke Park on August 10th.' The Camogie Association has changed the format for this year's All-Ireland championships by not allowing any county enter a second team at junior or intermediate level. Cork and Kilkenny contested last year's intermediate final, while Cork also competed in the senior decider. 'We'll have six distinct counties irrespective of how things go because we've changed the structures and we don't have the second teams,' added Molloy. 'I think having six separate counties in our finals is going to be hugely important. So that's my key message, tickets are already on sale, they're up on the Ticketmaster website so there is no excuse for people not to have tickets for the All-Ireland finals.' All-Ireland camogie final day on August 10th will see a triple header take place at Croke Park with the junior, intermediate and senior deciders all on the card.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Irish camogie players triumph after skorts backlash and can now wear shorts
Armagh's Sophia Vallely tackles Seamim Shaw of Meath at the Camogie U16 all-Ireland championship shield final in Kinnegad, Westmeath, Ireland, on 3 May. Armagh's Sophia Vallely tackles Seamim Shaw of Meath at the Camogie U16 all-Ireland championship shield final in Kinnegad, Westmeath, Ireland, on 3 May. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho/Rex/Shutterstock Irish camogie players who objected to wearing skorts in the female-only sport have triumphed: they can now wear shorts. The sport's ruling body on Thursday ended the obligation to wear skorts – a portmanteau of shorts and skirt – and said players could choose to wear shorts. Advertisement A special congress of the Camogie Association voted in a landslide – 98% of 133 delegates – to change a dress rule that critics said was archaic and deterred girls and women from taking up Ireland's female version of the Gaelic game of hurling. Brian Molloy, the association's president, said: 'We are pleased to announce that delegates have voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of giving players greater choice in their playing attire. 'From midnight tonight each individual player will have the option to wear skorts or shorts – adding choice while maintaining the professionalism and uniformity of our team kits in both colour and design.' Traditionalists had favoured skorts – a hybrid garment comprising an overlapping fabric panel over compressor-type shorts – as feminine but many players said the garment was uncomfortable and affected their confidence on the pitch. Advertisement Years of discontent flared into mutiny in recent weeks. On 3 May Dublin and Kilkenny players turned up at their provincial Leinster semi-final in shorts. They changed into skorts after the referee threatened to abandon the game but the protest galvanised solidarity and calls for change. Government ministers expressed support for the players, female lawmakers from the opposition party Sinn Féin wore shorts to parliament, and the sport's administrators faced being grilled by parliamentary committee. The Camogie Association, which in 2023 had upheld the ban on shorts, bowed to the pressure by holding the special congress on Thursday to vote on a motion to change the rule. Aisling Maher, the captain of Dublin's camogie team, welcomed the decision. 'It's a victory for players who are presently playing inter-county, it's a victory for young players coming up who now have a choice about what they wear,' she told RTE on Friday. 'You have to see the positives in this. The beginning of the All-Ireland championship has never got as much attention or publicity. Hopefully some of that attention will stay with camogie in a more positive light.'
The Guardian
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Irish camogie players triumph after skorts backlash and can now wear shorts
Irish camogie players who objected to wearing skorts in the female-only sport have triumphed: they can now wear shorts. The sport's ruling body on Thursday ended the obligation to wear skorts – a portmanteau of shorts and skirt – and said players could choose to wear shorts. A special congress of the Camogie Association voted in a landslide – 98% of 133 delegates – to change a dress rule that critics said was archaic and deterred girls and women from taking up Ireland's female version of the Gaelic game of hurling. Brian Molloy, the association's president, said: 'We are pleased to announce that delegates have voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of giving players greater choice in their playing attire. 'From midnight tonight each individual player will have the option to wear skorts or shorts – adding choice while maintaining the professionalism and uniformity of our team kits in both colour and design.' Traditionalists had favoured skorts – a hybrid garment comprising an overlapping fabric panel over compressor-type shorts – as feminine but many players said the garment was uncomfortable and affected their confidence on the pitch. Years of discontent flared into mutiny in recent weeks. On 3 May Dublin and Kilkenny players turned up at their provincial Leinster semi-final in shorts. They changed into skorts after the referee threatened to abandon the game but the protest galvanised solidarity and calls for change. Government ministers expressed support for the players, female lawmakers from the opposition party Sinn Féin wore shorts to parliament, and the sport's administrators faced being grilled by parliamentary committee. The Camogie Association, which in 2023 had upheld the ban on shorts, bowed to the pressure by holding the special congress on Thursday to vote on a motion to change the rule. Sign up to Headlines Europe A digest of the morning's main headlines from the Europe edition emailed direct to you every week day after newsletter promotion Aisling Maher, the captain of Dublin's camogie team, welcomed the decision. 'It's a victory for players who are presently playing inter-county, it's a victory for young players coming up who now have a choice about what they wear,' she told RTE on Friday. 'You have to see the positives in this. The beginning of the All-Ireland championship has never got as much attention or publicity. Hopefully some of that attention will stay with camogie in a more positive light.'
