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The 42
an hour ago
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- The 42
Waterford record first senior championship win over Kilkenny, Cork make statement in Tipp victory
CAMOGIE HISTORY WAS made at UPMC Nowlan Park today, as Waterford recorded their first ever senior championship victory over Kilkenny, the 0-17 to 0-10 win blowing Group 2 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland series wide open. Since gaining promotion back to senior in 2015, the record between the two counties made for grim reading for Déise supporters and players, with eight defeats and one draw in nine games in all competitions. An early 0-4 to 0-1 lead for Tommy Shefflin's home side suggested that another similar encounter was in store here, but Waterford completely took control, with Niamh Rockett and Beth Carton quickly establishing themselves as the key players that would dictate the flow of the game. Eimear O'Neill also got on the scoresheet as Waterford rattled off seven points in a row, while Aoife Norris was just about keeping Kilkenny afloat with some incredible saves to deny Lorraine Bray, Annie Fitzgerald and Maggie Gostl goal attempts. Midway through the second half Kilkenny briefly got the deficit back to two points, but on an afternoon when they mustered a mere three points from play, Laura Murphy's freetaking wasn't enough to get them the scores they needed. Advertisement Carton finished with 0-4 while Rockett, who has taken over placed ball duties from the former player of the year, shot the last three points of the game to bring her tally to 0-9, ensuring that Mick Boland's charges powered over the finish line to give themselves a dream start to the championship, having had a bye in week one. At The Ragg in the big game in Group 1, it took Amy O'Connor a mere 14 seconds to open the scoring for Cork against Tipperary, and the All-Ireland champions didn't let up from there as they ran out 3-21 to 1-9 winners in a real statement victory. The Rebels had the aid a tricky diagonal breeze in the opening half and Tipperary had some positive aspects, including a strong showing from their half-back line. However, once the ball got in behind, they struggled to contain a classy Cork attack and three green flags in the first ten minutes ensured that the home side always had a huge lead to chase. Katrina Mackey broke a tackle to set up Clodagh Finn for a close-range goal in the eighth minute of the game, O'Connor scored the second on the back of great work from Orlaith Cahalane and Saoirse McCarthy, with Finn repaying the favour to Mackey by setting up her inside forward colleague for goal number three. Mary Burke goaled in response for Tipp but seven points in a row from Ger Manley's crew made it 3-13 to 1-2 at the break, with no way back for the blue and gold. O'Connor continued to be a constant threat for Cork, ending the game with 1-13 in total, 1-5 from play, in a superb individual display. Ashling Thompson and Hannah Looney also played leading roles in controlling midfield, and Cork already look like they have a firm grip on top spot in the group and the automatic semi-final berth that comes with that. The battle between Limerick and Wexford at Rathkeale looked on paper like a vital contest in the battle for the last knockout spot alongside the two traditional Munster powers, and all roads now lead to Ennis for the meeting of Limerick and Clare next week, after the Treaty County secured a crucial 1-10 to 0-10 win today. Caoimhe Costelloe hit three first-half points but a pair each for Anais Curran and Joanne Dillon meant Wexford took an 0-6 to 0-4 advantage into the dressing room at the interval, though that looked inadequate given the strength of the breeze that blew down Mick Neville Park. Sarah Gillane's excellent save just before the break was to prove crucial, all the more so when Laura Southern hit the game's only goal five minutes into the second half. Limerick were heavily dependent on Costelloe for scores, with 0-8 coming from the stick of the Adare camog, but that proved to be just about enough as they bounced back well from their heavy defeat against Cork last weekend. In the other game in Group 2, Galway had things all their own way in Owenbeg as they ran out 4-25 to 0-5 winners on the back of a dominant attacking display against Derry. Mairéad Dillon's goal in the 15th minute and another from Aoife Donohue three minutes later left Derry on the back foot, and when Sabina Rabbitte added a third shortly before half-time, the hosts were shipping water all over the field. Orlaith Hull was the only scorer for the Oak Leaf County in the opening half while Galway had nine scorers overall, with seven different players raising flags as they built up a 3-16 to 0-3 interval lead. Caoimhe Kelly got their fourth goal while Carrie Dolan (0-8) and Niamh Mallon (0-7) continued to do the bulk of the scoring damage.
RTÉ News
an hour ago
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- RTÉ News
Déise record historic Kilkenny victory
Camogie history was made at UPMC Nowlan Park today, as Waterford recorded their first ever senior championship victory over Kilkenny since their introduction to the senior competition in 2015. The 0-17-to-0-10 win blows Group 2 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland series wide open. Since gaining promotion back to senior in 2015, the record between the two counties made for grim reading for Déise supporters and players, with eight defeats and one draw in nine games in all competition. An early 0-04 to 0-01 lead for Tommy Shefflin's home side suggested that another similar encounter was in store here, but Waterford completely took control, with Niamh Rockett and Beth Carton quickly establishing themselves as the key players that would dictate the flow of the game. Eimear O'Neill also got on the scoresheet as Waterford rattled off seven points in a row, while Aoife Norris was just about keeping Kilkenny afloat with some incredible saves to deny Lorraine Bray, Annie Fitzgerald and Maggie Gostl goal attempts. Midway through the second half Kilkenny briefly got the deficit back to two points, but on an afternoon when they mustered a mere three points from play, Laura Murphy's free taking wasn't enough to get them the scores they needed. Carton finished with 0-04 while Rockett, who has taken over placed ball duties from the former player of the year, shot the last three points of the game to bring her tally to 0-09, ensuring that Mick Boland's charges powered over the finish line to give themselves a dream start to the championship, having had a bye in week one. At The Ragg, in the big game in Group 1, it took Amy O'Connor a mere 14 seconds to open the scoring for Cork against Tipperary, and the All-Ireland champions didn't let up from there as they ran out 3-21 to 1-09 winners in a real statement victory. The Rebels had the aid a tricky diagonal breeze in the opening half and Tipperary had some positive aspects, including a strong showing from their half-back line. However, once the ball got in behind, they struggled to contain a classy Cork attack and three green flags in the first ten minutes ensured that the home side always had a huge lead to chase. Katrina Mackey broke a tackle to set up Clodagh Finn for a close-range goal in the eighth minute of the game, O'Connor scored the second on the back of great work from Orlaith Cahalane and Saoirse McCarthy, with Finn repaying the favour to Mackey by setting up her inside forward colleague for goal number three. Mary Burke goaled in response for Tipp but seven points in a row from Ger Manley's crew made it 3-13 to 1-02 at the break, with no way back for the blue and gold. O'Connor continued to be a constant threat for Cork, ending the game with 1-13 in total, 1-05 from play, in a superb individual display. Ashling Thompson and Hannah Looney also played leading roles in controlling midfield, and Cork already look like they have a firm grip on top spot in the group and the automatic semi-final berth that comes with that. The battle between Limerick and Wexford at Rathkeale looked on paper like a vital contest in the battle for the last knockout spot alongside the two traditional Munster powers, and all roads now lead to Ennis for the meeting of Limerick and Clare next week, after the Treaty County secured a crucial 1-10 to 0-10 win today. Caoimhe Costelloe hit three first-half points but a pair each for Anais Curran and Joanne Dillon meant Wexford took an 0-06 to 0-04 advantage into the dressing room at the interval, though that looked inadequate given the strength of the breeze that blew down Mick Neville Park. Sarah Gillane's excellent save just before the break was to prove crucial, all the more so when Laura Southern hit the game's only goal five minutes into the second half. Limerick were heavily dependent on Costelloe for scores, with 0-8 coming from the stick of the Adare camog, but that proved to be just about enough as they bounced back well from their heavy defeat against Cork last weekend. In the other game in Group 2, Galway had things all their own way in Owenbeg as they ran out 4-25 to 0-05 winners on the back of a dominant attacking display against Derry. Mairéad Dillon's goal in the 15th minute and another from Aoife Donohue three minutes later left Derry on the back foot, and when Sabina Rabbitte added a third shortly before half-time, the hosts were shipping water all over the field. Orlaith Hull was the only scorer for the Oak Leaf County in the opening half, while Galway had nine scorers overall, with seven different players raising flags as they built up a 3-16 to 0-03 interval lead. Caoimhe Kelly got their fourth goal while Carrie Dolan (0-08) and Niamh Mallon (0-07) continued to do the bulk of the scoring damage.
Irish Independent
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Camogie round-up: Waterford skin Cats to make championship history
Camogie history was made at UPMC Nowlan Park today, as Waterford recorded their first-ever senior championship victory over Kilkenny, the 0-17 to 0-10 win blowing Group 2 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland series wide open.
Extra.ie
4 days ago
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Katie Power: 'It was great to have done it … but those two weeks were tough going'
Katie Power never intended to become one of the faces of a national campaign. When she lined up for the toss as Kilkenny captain alongside Dublin's Aisling Maher for the Leinster camogie semifinal, she never imagined that image with the match referee would become iconic in terms of the whole shorts and skorts controversy. Ordered back to the dressing room to change so that the match could proceed under the existing rules governing playing attire, that was the image that quickly went viral. Speaking at the official launch of the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland camogie championships at Croke Park, only a matter of days after delegates to Special Congress voted 98 per cent in favour of allowing players a choice, Power admits to being 'overwhelmed' by it all. Kilkenny captain Katie Power. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile How the whole episode was 'tough mentally' and 'very draining'. But how the legacy of that stance has been a powerful and positive one. She ended up being the target of podcasters, social media influencers – you name it. All are looking for a piece of her and to talk through the impact of the protest action that day, which snowballed into a national and even international debate. How had she found the last few weeks? 'I found them tough going. I didn't expect what happened to happen – we were just making the protest to voice our opinions. I definitely wasn't aware of what was going to come. 'The two weeks after that were tough mentally, very draining. The phone was just absolutely blowing up, but for the better. 'I'm happy that we decided to do it. Obviously, what came in the aftermath was huge, but it's done with now. Kilkenny captain Katie Power. Pic: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile 'It was great to have done it, for the future of camogie and the younger girls, it's great. But those two weeks felt like two months.' Right in that moment of the matchday protest, she didn't know if the backlash would be negative rather than an overwhelming tide of support for player choice. The picture of a male referee, Ray Kelly, instructing two female captains on playing gear carried a power all of its own. 'I was probably away with the birds a small bit. It was only after the match that it kind of dawned on me that I was obviously in for the toss, and that was what was going to go out, that picture. It just didn't dawn on me until after that. 'Aisling is obviously a rep with the GPA [Gaelic Players Association]. She was there, obviously in for the toss and she kind of understood what was going to happen more than myself maybe. I think we did it for the right reasons.' Pic: © INPHO/Tom Maher The campaign for immediate change led on to the Munster final being postponed when Cork and Waterford declared their intention to wear shorts, and culminated in the Camogie Association quickly calling a Special Congress to vote on the issue of players being allowed a choice. Power didn't hear the news until the next morning. As a personal trainer, she had a 5 am start, so she was tucked up in bed for the verdict. 'I was working early, up at five o'clock so I said, 'here, I'm not going to be able to change this now', and I woke up, checked the phone.' She was confident it would be passed, especially after the example of Kilkenny, where players had been mandated through their clubs, and the support for change was obvious. 'There was too much about it for it not to go through. 'In Kilkenny anyway, the surveys went out through all the clubs, and if it was the same in every other county, there was only going to be one decision.' Were there any messages from people she didn't expect? 'Oh, a huge amount. Famous people, famous influencers, podcasters. I was trying to work, and they'd be looking to talk, and I just didn't have time for that. 'I did not see that coming at all and it was great because it did give it a huge exposure. I suppose that's probably what gave it that extra push for it to just get passed and to bring the Special Congress forward as well.' Power is asked if she thinks there's a way of turning all the publicity of the last few weeks into a positive for the game. 'Oh, I think the whole thing can be turned into a positive,' she says. 'People that have never really taken notice of camogie have taken notice. The amount of messages that we got from mothers of young girls that play camogie. Or teachers in schools that teach girls, bring them to camogie games or the blitzes. 'So that's another positive, that they now have the choice.'
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
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- Irish Examiner
Camogie chief hopes skort drama helps fill Croker
Kilkenny captain Katie Power has revealed she was 'overwhelmed' by the scale of the skorts versus shorts controversy, describing the last few weeks as 'tough'. Experienced Power, in her 18th season as a Kilkenny senior, took a lead role in the initial protest action taken by the Kilkenny and Dublin squads prior to the Leinster semi-final earlier this month. Power and Dublin counterpart Ashling Maher were memorably pictured before throw-in wearing shorts, instead of the mandated skorts, though the game only went ahead when all of the players changed into skorts. Similar protests followed around the country, prompting a historic Special Congress vote last week to allow players the choice between skorts and shorts. Power was speaking at the launch of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland camogie championships where the majority of players were photographed in their county strips, wearing shorts. "I won't tell you a lie, I found those weeks tough going," said Power. "I was overwhelmed with everything that came with it and it was something that maybe I wasn't expecting. I 100 percent didn't expect what happened to happen. We were just making the protest, to voice our opinions. "I definitely wasn't aware of what was going to come and the two weeks after that were tough, mentally, as in very draining. We didn't know what was going to happen, were we going to have matches or not? "The phone was just absolutely blowing up but for the better. I'm happy that we decided to do it. But obviously what came in the aftermath was huge. It's done with now and, looking back, it was great to have done it, great for the future of Camogie and the younger girls. But yeah, for those two weeks it was tough going, they felt like two months." The skorts versus shorts debate became an international story with The Guardian and The New York Times among outlets to carry the story. Power said she received a 'huge amount' of messages as well as opportunities to speak to various outlets about the issue. "Real famous people, famous influencers, podcasters," explained the personal trainer. "I was trying to work and they'd be looking to talk to you and I just didn't have time for that. But fair play, as in it was people taking a genuine interest. It was something I didn't see coming at all and it was great because it did give it a huge exposure and I suppose that's probably what gave it that extra push to bring the Special Congress forward and to get it passed." Power, 33, first played as a senior with Kilkenny when she was 15. "You see pictures and you wonder, how did I actually play in them?" she said of previous skorts. Cork captain Meabh Cahalane attended the launch and said the back-to-back All-Ireland winners 'felt a responsibility' to step up during the protest period. Cork and Waterford's scheduled Munster final fixture earlier this month was postponed after players signalled their intention to wear shorts. "If looking for a choice was something that girls wanted, we just felt we should speak up and speak on their behalf," said Cahalane. "It was obviously hugely disappointing that the Munster final did get cancelled because we had prepared for that really well." Both Kilkenny and Cork got their All-Ireland campaigns underway last weekend. Kilkenny defeated Derry by 3-26 to 0-9 while Cork were also at their ease when firing 6-25 beyond a stunned Limerick. Cork will take on Tipperary in Round 2 at The Ragg this Saturday. Armagh's Nicola Woods also attended the Championship launch and wore a skort at the event. "Personally, I prefer shorts myself even though I'm wearing a skort here today," said Woods. "I think everybody was just hoping to have the option, to have the choice to do what they prefer." Camogie President Brian Molloy acknowledged a 'challenging couple of weeks' for players and said he hopes the increased focus on camogie will translate into larger crowds. "I want all those people to keep their attention on camogie over the next number of weeks and months so that on August 10 (All-Ireland finals) we can fill the whole of Croke Park, we've never done it before," said Molloy.
