Club Camogie: All-Ireland champions defeated while St Vincent’s make it five-in-a-row
St Vincent's players, from left, Ali Maguire, Tessa Lambe, Aisling Maher, Aoife Higgins, and Danielle Smith celebrate after the PTSB Dublin Senior Club Camogie final match between St Vincent's and St Jude's at Parnell Park in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile.
The Bill and Agnes Carroll Cup will have a new home in December, after reigning AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winners Athenry were defeated in the Galway semi-final.
They were pipped by Oranmore Maree by the narrowest of margins, 0-15 to 1-11, in Kilbeacanty on Sunday.
Oranmore Maree will now face Sarsfields in the Windows and Rooflights Ltd Galway Senior Championship final, who had too much for Shamrocks in the other semi-final, winning 4-24 to 0-11.
Meanwhile, there were several county finals decided, with the provincial championships kicking off next weekend.
St Vincent’s made it five-in-a-row in the PTSB Dublin Senior Championship after victory over Naomh Jude on Friday at Parnell Park.
Dicksboro defended their Michael Lyng Motors Kilkenny Senior Championship title, with a 1-12 to 0-10 win over Piltown.
The Dublin and Kilkenny champions will face off against one another in the Leinster semi-final, while Offaly’s Shinrone and St Martin’s of Wexford will meet on the other side of the draw. Both games take place on the 7th/8th November.
In Munster, Thurles Sarsfields reigned supreme in the FBD Insurance Tipperary Senior Championship, completing a hurling-camogie double in the county. They bested Clonoulty Rossmore, 2-11 to 0-15 in Semple Stadium, and will await the winner of St Finbarr’s vs Truagh Clonlara in the Munster semi-final.
Swatragh took the honours in the Errigal Group Derry Senior Championship final, accounting for Bellaghy, 1-15 to 0-11. They will take on Clonduff in the Ulster semi-final, who defeated Portaferry on Saturday in the Canal Court Hotel Down Senior Championship final. Dunloy lie in wait for the winners in the provincial final.
Elsewhere, 2025 AIB All-Ireland Intermediate champions Camross retained their crown in the O’Moore County, overcoming St Brigid’s in the final of the Hyland Transport Laois Championship.
Na Fianna are Meath champions once again, for the fifth year in succession, after beating Kimessan.
Finally, Oran saw off St Dominic’s in the Dermot Hughes Roscommon Senior Championship semi-final, and will now face Athleague in the decider.