Camogie

Camogie is a very important part of school life in St Marys. Training of school teams for 2024/25 has commenced. We offer Camogie to all year groups fielding teams from first year, a number of Junior teams from second, third year and transition year and a Senior team from transition year, fifth and sixth years.

Junior team reach Munster Final.

St Mary’s Junior B team played St Mary’s Charleville renewing old rivalry’s on Saturday last. It wasn’t to be our day however and we were narrowly beaten on the day. Well done on a fantastic effort from all since September

Team 1. Eleanor Boland Nenagh Eire Og, Lauren Grace Nenagh Eire Og, Ava Quigley Silvermines, Seonaid McGuigan Toomevara, Ava Corcoran Silvermines, Carly Walsh Nenagh Eire Og, Caoimhe Kennedy Kilruane Mac Donaghs, Lily Brennan Kiladangan, Isabelle Kingston Kiladangan, Saoirse Ryan Silvermines, Grace Cleary Nenagh Eire Og,  SailiO’Connor Nenagh Eire Og, Saoirse Ryan Nenagh Eire Og, Grainne Troy Toomevara, AmyO Dywer Burgess/Duharra, Rhiannon Jones (Capt) Nenagh Eire Og,  Lisa Nolan Moneygall, Lilly Morris Nenagh Eire Og, Lucy Anne Cleary Nenagh Eire Og, Aisling Kennedy Silvermines, Cliona Hanrahan Burgess/Duharra, Anna Hogan Portroe, Aisling Ryan Nenagh Eire Og, Pippa McGrath Burgess/Duharra

2025 Update.

To date it has been a very successful year. First years have trained from September and have played a number of challenge matches up to seventy first years have taken part in training so well done to all involved. we have three Junior teams with two teams reaching Munster semi-finals and finals respectively. The third team will be in action in March. Seniors have reached the knock out stages and will be in action in late January.

7 Aside All Ireland Camogie Champions

Having become 7 aside Munster Champions before midterm St. Mary’s Junior camogie team travelled  to Ashbourne,  Co. Meath to take part in the All Ireland 7 aside blitz. They won all 3 of their matches to claim the title and Eileen Gleeson reported on the day.

“St. Mary’s first game was against Our Lady’s Knock, from Belfast. At half time the score was 3-0 to 1-2, in our favour. The goal scorers were Niamh Cunneen with 2 and a goal by Emily O’Dwyer. The girls showed great teamwork in the second half as Mary Flaherty scored 2 goals, both set up by Niamh Cunneen. We finished the match with 6-3 to 2-4. Jillanne Quirk got 1-1 while Niamh Cunneen registered another point.

The second match was against St. Cuan’s from Galway, the team we also played in the final. St. Cuan’s were ahead at half time 1-2 to a goal which had been scored by the other Cunneen, Ellen. However our team came fighting back in the second half with two goals from Danielle Boland, another from Ellen Cunneen, a point from her sister, Niamh and another point by Mary Flaherty.The full time score was 4-2 to 1-4. The game wouldn’t have been won without Natalie Creamer who was tremendous in the full back line, catching balls out of the sky.

Everyone was raring to go in the final and Jillanne Quirk set the pace when she got a pointl in the first minute of the game. It was a very tense match with balls rebounding off of the crossbar, the side netting and the posts. Mary Flaherty scored two points and Emily O’Dwyer got a goal to put St. Mary’s ahead 1-3 to 1-0 at half time. We were kept on our toes in the second half and Sarah Seymour, our goalie, pulled off two great saves. Jillanne Quirke scored another point as did Emily O’Dwyer while Niamh Cunneen added to her tally with three more. Aoibheann Delaney made sure the backline stayed firm and captain Katie Murphy topped it off with an outstanding display. The final score was 1-8 to 1-3 , a well- deserved All Ireland for St. Mary’s.”