Senior Championship: Round 1 Galway v Cork

June 6, 2026

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2026 Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Championship – Round 1

Galway v Cork
📅 Date: Jun 6, 2pm
📍 Venue: Kenny Park
Referee: Liz Dempsey
Mascot: Ruby Hynes (Sylane Camogie Club)

FT: Galway 1-8 Cork 0-18

Photo credit: Don Soules Photography
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Match Report

By Kevin Egan for Camogie Association

A new-look Cork side launched their bid to win back the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship with a sensational away win against O’Duffy Cup holders Galway in Athenry this afternoon, easily brushing aside the Tribeswomen to win by 0-18 to 1-8.

Having been forced by injury and retirements to blood a number of new players during the League, Cork started this match with just eight players from the 15 that started last year’s All-Ireland final, of which five were forwards, but that transformed defensive and midfield unit was utterly dominant from start to finish, with the more experienced Libby Coppinger and Méabh Murphy exceptional along the spine of the defence.

Laura Hayes opened the scoring while Saoirse McCarthy shot two of her six points as Cork hit four of the first five points, and with the wind at their backs, they pushed on to lead by 0-13 to 0-4 at the interval.

Amy O’Connor, back in the Cork side after missing the League through injury, shot two frees early in the second half to stretch the lead to double figures and even though Niamh McPeake fired over a majestic score that should have rallied the champions, there was still ten between the sides (0-16 to 0-6) going into the last ten minutes.

Sarah Healy had already made one superb save to deny Orlaith Cahalane a goal and she delivered another world-class stop to repel a McCarthy strike. There was a goal in the game, coming late on from Ailish O’Reilly, but Ciara O’Sullivan rounded off the scoring for Cork, becoming the eighth Rebel to get on the scoresheet as she did so.

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