2025/26 Post-Primary

February 7, 2026
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ALL IRELAND POST PRIMARY

Senior A: Semi Final – Presentation Athenry v Loreto Kilkenny
Senior B: Semi Final – Presentation Wexford v Portumna Community School
Senior C: Semi Final – St Cuan’s Castleblakney v Coláiste Naomh Cormac
Senior D: Semi Final – High Cross Tuam v Sacred Heart Tullamore

Senior A Semi Final
Presentation Athenry v Loreto Kilkenny
Sat Feb 7, 1:30pm
Venue: Dicksboro
FT: Presentation Athenry 1-8 Loreto Kilkenny 1-19

Senior B Semi Final
Portumna Community School v Presentation Secondary School Wexford
Date: Jan 25, 4pm
Venue: Heywood Community School, Ballinakill, Co. Laois
FT: Presentation Wexford 1-12 Portumna Community School 1-10

Senior C Semi Final
St Cuan’s Castleblakney v Coláiste Naomh Cormac
Sat Feb 7, 1pm
Venue: GAA Faithful Fields, Offaly
FT: St Cuans 4-11 Coláiste Naomh Cormac 2-5

Galway minor camogie joint captain Emma Barrett proved instrumental for St Cuan’s, finishing with 3-3 as they overcame Coláiste Naomh Cormac in Saturday’s Allianz Post Primary Schools Senior C semi-final at the Faithful Fields. It was an impressive all-round display from St Cuan’s, highlighted by a dominant defensive performance that saw them hold their opponents scoreless from play for 35 minutes, underlining their strength and work rate across the pitch.

St Cuan’s set the tone from the opening seconds and immediately showed their attacking intent. Inside 30 seconds, Emma Barrett cut through from the right and forced an excellent save from Caoimhe Spain, earning a ‘45’ which Aoife Scarry confidently converted. Clodagh Jordan added a second point after five minutes before St Cuan’s struck for the opening goal three minutes later. Michelle Quirke won Aoife
Scarry’s free and quickly fed Emma Barrett, who finished low to the net. Scarry added another free to give St Cuan’s a commanding 1-3 to 0-0 lead. Coláiste Naomh Cormac opened their account through an Emer Bracken free, but St Cuan’s continued to dominate possession and territory. Strong defending from the
opposition briefly denied Clodagh Jordan, but Aoife Scarry kept the scoreboard moving with another free. Emma Barrett came inches away from a second goal when her effort struck the butt of the post, but she made no mistake five minutes later, taking a pass from Moya Glynn and finishing clinically to the net. Barrett then added a point from play to stretch St Cuan’s advantage to ten points. Coláiste Naomh Cormac finished the half with three late frees from Emer Bracken, while Aoife Scarry replied for St Cuan’s after Emma Barrett was hauled down when bearing down on goal. Barrett added another point from play to leave St Cuan’s firmly in control at the break, leading 2-7 to 0-4.

St Cuan’s wasted no time reasserting their dominance after the restart. Just 41 seconds into the second half, Emma Barrett struck for her third goal, taking a pass from Michelle Quirke before turning, driving goalwards and finishing low to the net. Emma Dempsey quickly followed with another point to keep the momentum firmly with St Cuan’s. Coláiste Naomh Cormac’s first score from play came after 35 minutes through Isabella Gleeson, and they threatened a goal when Emer Bracken set up Kate Feighery, but determined St Cuan’s defending crowded her out. At the other end, St Cuan’s continued to create chances, with Emma Barrett denied only by an excellent Caoimhe Spain save at the post. Aoife Scarry added another pointed free to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Coláiste Naomh Cormac did find a goal when Emer Bracken followed up after her 20m free was saved to fire to the roof of the net, but St Cuan’s responded immediately. Just two minutes later, Emma Barrett caused havoc in the goalmouth and when the ball broke, Moya Glynn reacted quickest to fire to the net. St Cuan’s nearly had another when Barrett again broke through, but Spain saved well before Barrett clipped the rebound over the bar. Aoife Scarry added another free to underline St Cuan’s control. Deep into injury time, Coláiste Naomh Cormac added a late consolation goal through Aine Rigney from a 20m free, but it could not take away from a superb St Cuan’s performance as they powered into the All-Ireland final.

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Senior D Semi Final
High Cross Tuam v Sacred Heart Tullamore
Sat Feb 7, 1pm
Venue: Ballinamere
FT: High Cross College Tuam 0-5 Sacred Heart Tullamore 4-6

CONNACHT COLLEGES FINALS

SENIOR A

Presentation College Athenry v St Raphael’s Loughrea
Date: Sat Jan 10, 1pm
Venue: Duggan Park Ballinasloe
FT: Athenry 2-8 St. Raphael’s College Loughrea 1-9

Match Reports:

Presentation College Athenry – Senior A Connacht Colleges Champions

SENIOR B

Senior B Final
Holy Rosary College Mountbellew v Portumna Community College
Date: Wed Dec 3, 11:30am
Venue: Clonfert

FT: Holy Rosary College 0-8 Portumna Community College 2-9

Congratulations to Portumna Community College who won the Senior B Connacht Colleges Final overcoming Holy Rosary Mountbellew 2-9 to 0-8. Goals in either half from Nessa Bloomer and Emma Callanan helped Portumna in getting over the line. This makes it back to back titles for Portumna having won the Senior C title last year. Emma Kennedy was presented with the trophy by Martina Harkin, Connacht Colleges.

Portumna Community College – 2025/26 Senior B Connacht Colleges Champions

SENIOR C

St Cuans Castleblakney v Sacred Heart Westport
Date: Thu Jan 8, 11:30am
Venue: Connacht Centre of Excellence Bekan
FT: St Cuans (win)

SENIOR D

Connacht Colleges Senior D final
High Cross College Tuam v Coláiste na Coiribe
Date: Mon 12 Jan, 12pm
Venue: Liam Mellows.
FT: Holy Cross College 1-13 Coláiste na Coribe 2-7

Holy Cross College Tuam – 2025/26 Senior D Connacht Colleges Champions

JUNIOR A

Presentation College Athenry v St Raphael’s College Loughrea
Date: Dec 17, 2025

FT: Pres College Athenry 2-12 St Raphaels College 0-3

Presentation College Athenry, Junior A Champions

JUNIOR B

HRC Mountbellew v Seamount Kinvara
Venue: Glenamaddy Astro
Date: Mon 15 Dec, 11am

FT: HRC Mountbellew 2-7 Seamount Kinvara 1-13

Seamount College, Junior B Champions

JUNIOR C

Clonfert College v St Killian’s New Inn
Date: Thu Jan 8, 11:30am
Venue: Kiltormer
FT: St Killian’s (win)

JUNIOR D

Clarin College Athenry v Colaiste na Coirbe
Date: Thu Jan 15
FT: Clarin College Athenry 2-4 Colaiste na Coiribe 0-4

Clarin College, Junior D Connacht Champions
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