Anterior cruciate ligament injuries – the “perfect storm”

Edit The Irish Times 08 Jul 2016
One women who can explain the real-life ramifications of an ACL injury far better than any scientific term is Galway camogie player Therese Manton. Manton was a late bloomer when it came to camogie, only taking up the sport at the age of 11, but since then she has flourished. The Mullagh club woman won two Ashbourne cups during her time at University College Dublin and a senior All-Ireland camogie final with Galway in 2013....

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries – are they becoming more common?

Edit The Irish Times 08 Jul 2016
One women who can explain the real-life ramifications of an ACL injury far better than any scientific term is Galway camogie player Therese Manton. Manton was a late bloomer when it came to camogie, only taking up the sport at the age of 11, but since then she has flourished. The Mullagh club woman won two Ashbourne cups during her time at University College Dublin and a senior All-Ireland camogie final with Galway in 2013....

‘Join Our Team’: Why an army recruitment ad targeted women who play sport

Edit The Irish Times 08 Jul 2016
A military career is not for everyone. It’s not even for everyone who gets as far as applying. The Defence Forces, asked by the Government to double the proportion of women in its ranks to 12 per cent, has found that reaching out to young women is only half the battle ... “We felt that to get those people, we had to look at the sportier young women, the women who played football or basketball or camogie.” Prepared ...    .  . ....

Camogie round-up: Kilkenny see off Tipp, Galway beat Dublin

Edit RTE 02 Jul 2016
Kilkenny continued their impressive start to the Liberty Insurance Senior Championship with a resounding 1-21 to 0-11 victory over Tipperary at Semple Stadium. Ann Downey’s charges had to go to extra time to account for their old rivals in the National League semi-final but buoyed by their subsequent victory in the final against Galway, the Noresiders have been flying in the championship ... ....

Camogie round-up: Offaly shock Wexford

Edit RTE 26 Jun 2016
Arlene Watkins scored two first-half goals while Tina Hannon was magnificent as Offaly followed up their opening round Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship Group 1 victory with a surprisingly comprehensive 2-14 to 1-7 win over Wexford at St Brendan’s Park, Birr ... In the Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship Group 2, it was nip ......

McEntee suffers double woe as Armagh and Mayo lose out

Edit Belfast Telegraph 20 Jun 2016
Former Armagh 2002 All-Ireland winner Tony McEntee could be forgiven for thinking that it never rains but it pours ... Share Go To ... Also on the receiving end of a heavy defeat was the Derry camogie side which lost to Kilkenny by 5-24 to 2-3. Follow @BelTel_Sport ....

‘I drink your milkshake’ is a line from which film? The Weekend quiz

Edit The Guardian 18 Jun 2016
From milkshake to mammal to Mary Celeste, test your knowledge with the Weekend quiz. The questions. 1 Who is the only Hackney-born Nobel prize-winner?. 2 Which women’s sport is a version of hurling? ... 4 What was named US national mammal in May? ... Twitter ... 2 Camogie ... ....

O’Keeffe welcomes Government funding for Inter County Camogie and Football players (Fianna Fáil)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Jun 2016
Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Sport Kevin O'Keefe has welcomed an announcement by the Government that it has allocated funding to support Inter County Ladies Football and Camogie players ... Original documenthttps.//www.fiannafail.ie/okeeffe-welcomes-government-funding-for-inter-county-camogie-and-football-players/....

Ladies football and camogie in line for €1m cash boost

Edit RTE 15 Jun 2016
Ladies football and camogie will receive a €1,000,000 government cash injection over the next two years in a major boost to the health and growth of the games ... to support programmes included in a joint proposal by the Women’s Gaelic Players Association (WGPA), the Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA)....

Minister O'Donovan announces Government Support for Inter-County Ladies... (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport of Ireland)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jun 2016
The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Patrick O'Donovan TD, today announced a two-year agreement, commencing in 2017, to provide support for Inter-County Ladies Football and Camogie Players ... A Steering Group comprising of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Sport Ireland, the WGPA, the Camogie Association and the LGFA has been established to agree the details of the two-year funding programme....

McCusker demanding change after humiliation

Edit Belfast Telegraph 13 Jun 2016
The worst fears of Fermanagh joint hurling boss Seamus McCusker have been realised but he's not about to immerse himself in an 'I told you so' mantra ... Share Go To ... Antrim collected the Ulster senior camogie title in dramatic fashion at Ballybofey yesterday when a last-gasp point from Caitrin Dobbin gave them a 3-7 to 2-9 victory over Derry in a thrilling decider. Follow @BelTel_Sport ....

McCusker demanding change after Fermanagh humiliation

Edit Belfast Telegraph 13 Jun 2016
The worst fears of Fermanagh joint hurling boss Seamus McCusker have been realised but he's not about to immerse himself in an 'I told you so' mantra ... Share Go To ... Antrim collected the Ulster senior camogie title in dramatic fashion at Ballybofey yesterday when a last-gasp point from Caitrin Dobbin gave them a 3-7 to 2-9 victory over Derry in a thrilling decider. Follow @BelTel_Sport ....

Erne stars among the best I've managed: McGrath

Edit Belfast Telegraph 11 Jun 2016
Fermanagh manager Pete McGrath has rated his current group of Erne players as belonging in the same company as "anything I have worked with," including his two All-Ireland winning Down sides ... He continued his glowing praise, stating ... The Ulster senior camogie final takes place tomorrow ... Managed by Ciaran Cunningham, they also played their camogie in Division One this season and will be expected to win comfortably. Follow @BelTel_Sport ....
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