Old rivals serve up a summer treat

There were scenes of jubilation in Stradbally GAA  on Saturday evening last May 21st as St. Annes Camogie Captain Claire Whyte  lifted the Denny Buckley Cup after defeating eastern rivals Lismore in an epic battle.  This game was always going to be a thrilling game of camogie with over ten senior county players playing on both sides, Indeed  it lived up to this expectation on Saturday last and it was enthralling match.

On a Sunny but windy afternoon in Stradbally it was Lismore who won the toss and opted to play against the breeze.  It was Lismore’s Aoife Hannon who registered the first point of the game shortly followed by a fantastic goal from Caitriona McGlone, within six minutes Lismore had outscored their opponents to 1-03 to no score.  Niamh Rockett then won a free and converted the free to give St. Annes their first score of the game on the eighth minute of the game.  Niamh Rockett got St. Annes next score with a fantastic point from play. Lismore dominated the next ten minutes particularly Nicola Morrissey who was outstanding in midfield. At one point Lismore were six points ahead with another fantastic goal from Caitriona McGlone and points from Aoife Hannon, Nicola Morrissey and Johanna Houlihan.  St. Annes started to fight back when Jenny Simpson rattled the net on the 23 minute.   This gave the St. Annes player great confidence and shortly after Jenny found the net again leaving the score at half time 2-04 to St. Annes Lismore 2-08.The second half began with St. Annes coming out of the blocks first courtesy of fantastic from Jenny Simpson, followed by a Charlotte Raher point from play. The first fifteen minutes were completely dominated by St. Annes.  Charlotte Raher scored a fantastic goal on the 12 minute and it put St. Annes ahead for the first time.  St. Annes were well on top at this stage and had kept Lismore scoreless for the first fifteen minutes of the second half.  Lismore started to fight back with the next three points coming from Nicola Morrissey.  The St. Anne’s goal keeper misjudged a high ball which resulted a goal for Lismore.  The game at this point was level. It got very tough from here on and it was an epic battle right to the end. It was with sheer determination that the St. Annes girls held on and fought to capture the Inaugural Denny Buckley Cup Final score reading St. Annes 3-13 Lismore 3-12.

 There were outstanding performances on both sides. Charlotte Raher, Niamh Rockett, Sibeal Harney, Sinead Cummins and Jenny Simpson were outstanding for the winners. For Lismore Caitriona McGlone, Nicola Morrissey and Ellen Curran were the stand out players. It was a fantastic game from start to finish keeping the supporters on the edge of their seats right till the final whistle.  The inaugural Denny Buckley Senior League memorial Cup was presented to Claire Whyte captain of St. Annes by Ita Murphy.  Ita Murphy congratulated both teams on their efforts during the match and thanked both sets of supporters for adding atmosphere to the game.

DID Electrical Sponsorship Launch

On Friday night last Waterford camogie officially launched their team sponsors DID electrical. It was great to see our winning our Under 16 team at the event as well as many of our senior players. We would encourage all our players, supporters and parents to support DID electrical. 

John West Féile na nGael warm up Blitz

Waterford Camogie hosted a non competitive feile inter county club blitz on Saturday last in WIT sport campus in Carriganore.  A number of clubs from our neighbouring counties also  competed in our blitz. Well done to all our local Clubs who took part.  A big thank you to Kathleen Egan Regional Development officer and Mary O’Connor our national Development officer who organised the event.  Also a big thank you to all our referees and co-ordinators who this day would not have been possible.

GAEL LINN

Congratulations to Niamh Rockett, Fiona Morrissey, Lorraine Bray, Charlotte Raher, Beth Carton and Kate McMahon who were selected on the Munster Camogie team who played Leinster.

Waterford Camogie Office

Waterford camogie Office is open every  Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 5pm.  Our office is located in Dungarvan Nissan.  If you have any queries or want to get in contact with us you can do so by contacting Lynsey Tutty on 086 8113531 or John Flood on 087 6684474.  You will also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

County Board Meeting

The next county board meeting takes place next Monday at 7.30pm in Lawlors Hotel.  All clubs are asked to attend.