Camogie News

All eyes will be on the Tyrone senior team when they play their first Irish Daily Star All Ireland League Division 4 match against Wicklow on Sunday 24th February. The team has been training hard with a very strong panel represented by the majority of the clubs within the county. It will be a first for the Tyrone team with their new sponsored jerseys by O’Neills and Hunky Dorys. The preparations were bolstered by a training session at Dungannon’s new ball wall and in the same week there was a friendly against Keady. It was a fiercely competitive match that saw the red hands take a narrow win by two points with a brace of goals from Oonagh O’Neill and some superb points from Maria Jordan.
Tyrone county manager Dean McParland said about the up and coming League fixtures – ”I’m looking forward to the new season with our new look team. Contention for places this year has never been so intense. We hope with the new sponsors on board that this will be a rewarding year for all involved at Tyrone camogie”.
Tyrone had a convincing win over Wicklow in this fixture last year but the team will be taking nothing for granted despite the home advantage. The team will be announced later in the week as will the venue and it is without doubt the strongest team for many a year.
In the domestic scene the league and championship draws for the county were drawn and distributed to clubs. The season will begin for the youngest of our camogs on 23rd March when all ten teams will begin their league campaign. Their championship matches are scheduled for 15th April.
The under 14’s will start their league in late April with the Tyrone Féile being held on 5th May. The winners will go on to represent Tyrone in the All Ireland Féile in Limerick from 5th to 7th July. Their championship will begin on the 3rd June for this competitive age group.
The under 16s will start in mid-July with championship not starting until 2nd August. The minor league begins in mid-July and the championship shortly after that on 12th August. The senior league and championship draws will be made this week and published in next week press.
The rearranged 2013 Provincial Club Officer Training for new Club Officers will take place at Holy Trinity School, Cookstown on Saturday 23rd February.
The event starts at 10:00am and lunch will be at 12:40 compliments of Ulster GAA. All club secretaries have full details and new officers must attend.
Tyrone camogie is running a Foundation Coaching Course on 9th March in Derrytresk and places are going fast. Can all those who have registered with the county secretary please make payment which will confirm your place as soon as possible as the numbers are approaching the maximum limit.
The second ‘Cáman to Croker’ competition is now open to all camogie clubs in Ireland. The competition is for the under 12 age group and 48 teams from all over Ireland will be selected to play in Croke Park. Last year the Naomh Treasa camogie club in Dungannon were successful and the event will live long in the memory of all the players and proud parents. All club secretaries should log on to www.camogie.ie , follow the link to ‘Cáman to Croker’ and fill out the application form. It is a day not to be missed and we wish all entrants the best of luck.
A big congratulations to QUB camogie team, for their win against DIT in the Purcell Shield, by a score-line of 1-11 to 0-04. Tyrone camogs Aisling Jordan, Cathy Jordan, Ciara McGready and Ciara Donnelly were all part of the winning team. It wasn’t to be for Fionnula McGraths St Catherines college when they lost narrowly by two points in the All Ireland colleges semi-final on Saturday.