Round 2 wrap up for Senior A & Senior B Club Championship by Sarah Gaughran, Galway Camogie PR Committee
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Window and Rooflights LTD Senior A Championship
Athenry 1-10 Mullagh 0-7
Athenry got back on track on Sunday in the Windows and Rooflights LTD Senior A Championship when they overcame Mullagh in wet conditions at St Brendan’s Park Loughrea. It was Athenry who started the brightest. 0-3 unanswered points in the opening 8 minutes through Clodagh Burke (0-2F). Athenry had plenty of more chances to tap on scores but dropped some shots short into Sarah Dolan in the Mullagh net. The heavens opened in St Brendan’s Park as torrential rain fell for 10 minutes making the conditions very difficult for both sides. Tegan Canning got Mullagh off the mark on the 18th minute through a free. Burke from play and Canning through a free swapped scores on the 27th and 28th minute. Eva McGlynn and Burke through a free extended Athenry’s lead to four coming up to the break but it was Mullagh who had the final say. Aoife Connaughton looked like she was in for goal but the ball was deflected over the bar by Laura Freeney in the Athenry net leaving it 0-6 to 0-3 at the break.
It was Athenry who opened the scoring again in the second half. A well defended ball from their backs found Kerri O’Driscoll and she made no mistake in sticking the ball over the bar. Canning replied with a point a few minutes later for Mullagh. Freeney found O’Driscoll on the 37th minute and O’Driscoll took on the Mullagh defence for her second of the day. Athenry pressed on the Mullagh puck out and Eimear Keane overturned the ball, took on the Mullagh defence and laid off the ball to Burke who
made no mistake in sticking the ball in the back of the net. Connaughton responded for Mullagh but Anna Jordan and Jessica Gill followed up with a point each to leave eight between the sides with 7 minutes remaining. Aoife Donohue and Canning tagged along points for Mullagh in the final few moments of the game. Mullagh almost got a goal near the dept but a good save from Freeney in the net meant the ball was deflected out for a 45m free as it finished Athenry 1-10 Mullagh 0-7.
Sarsfields 1-15 Ardrahan 1-8
Five unanswered points for Sarsfields in the final 9 minutes of the second half was key to their victory over Ardrahan in the second game in St Brendan’s Park Loughrea on Sunday. Niamh McGrath and Kate Deverux exchanged frees in the opening 7 minutes. A goal from Siobhán McGrath and a point from Sarah Spellman, who returned to the side having missed their opening game, saw Sarsfields head into a four point lead by the 10 th minute. Cara Giblin reduced the deficit straight from the restart as blasted the ball past Eva Murray in the Sarsfields net while Deverux followed up with a point three minutes later. Sarsfields responded well however, hitting four points without reply through Spellman, Siobhán McGrath and two from Niamh McGrath (0-1F). Deverux pointed two frees either side of a Caoimhe Kelly point before the end of the half as Sarsfields went in 1-7 to 1-4 in front at the break.
Shannon Corcoran opened the scoring in the second half in the opening minute of the half as she extended Sarsfields lead to four. Three frees in three minutes from Deverux left one between the sides after 35 minutes. A free each from the McGrath sisters, Siobhán and Niamh, helped in extending Sarsfields lead back out to three, heading up to the midway point of the half. Like the opening game, there was a 12 minute period without the score. Deverux ended this period on the 24 th minute through another placed ball. But it was Sarsfields who had the final say of the game hitting five points without reply. Two Siobhán McGrath points (0-1F), and one each from Corcoran, Mary Brigid Cosgrove and Spellman meant Sarsfields ran out seven point winners on the day.
Clarinbridge 2-14 Oranmore Maree 3-11
A late goal in injury time from Galway Senior Camogie captain Carrie Dolan, helped Clarinbridge sneak a draw against an Oranmore Maree side who were in looked ontrol throughout the majority of the game. A goal from Rachael Hanniffy and a point from Róisín Black in the opening two minutes of the half gave Oranmore Maree the dream start. Niamh Niland and Dolan replied for Clarinbridge either side of an Ailish O’Reilly point. A pass from Hanniffy found O’Reilly on the 7th minute who made no mistake in sticking the ball in the back of the Clarinbridge net. O’Reilly and Dolan swapped two frees a piece to leave six between the sides with 24 minutes on the clock. But it was Oranmore Maree who finished off the half the strongest, with two more O’Reilly points, one from a free, and another point from Hanniffy to leave it 2-7 to 0-4 in favour of Oranmore Maree, heading into the break.
Clarinbridge came out the strongest in the second half. Three unanswered points Niland, Siobhán Carr and Dolan saw them reduce the deficit to six again. Hanniffy tagged along two more points for Oranmore Maree while Dolan hit back with her fifth of the day to leave it 2-9 to 0-8 after 38 minutes. O’Reilly struck her second major of the day a minute later, and Oranmore Maree looked in full control of the game. Dolan inspired Clarinbridge in the final 20 minutes. She answered the goal by the 15th minute striking over three more points, two from frees. O’Reilly hit back with a free for Oranmore Maree but two more Dolan points and a goal from Niland left three between the sides heading into the final ten minutes. It looking like Hanniffy could have gotten the insurance score on the 28th minute, but Dolan showed her leadership as she pointed a free and struck a low ball, from a free,
along the ground on the 64 th minute as it finished up Oranmore Maree 3-14 Clarinbridge 2-14.
Shamrocks 1-17 Davitts 1-3 – View Match Photos (Photo credit: Joe Keane)
Shamrocks recorded their first victory at Senior A level when they overcame Davitts in wet conditions in Kenny Park Athenry. The 2025 Senior B champions opened the scoring in the second minute. A short free from Katie Gilchrist found Niamh McInerney and McInerney made no mistake in sticking the ball over the bar. Leah Behan missed a goal opportunity on the 8th minute as both sides struggled to get scores on the scoreboard. Gilchrist and Catherine Hanley swapped frees on the 11th and 12th minutes. McInerney got her second of the day a minute later. 1-1 for Davitts through a Hanley free and a goal from Behan gave them the lead for the first time in the game with 12 minutes remaining in the half. Shamrocks responded well with a Leah O’Halloran point and two Gilchrist frees. Hanley, from a placed ball, and Katie Donohue swapped scores at the end of the half as Shamrocks went in 0-7 to 1-3 in front at the break.
It was all Shamrocks in the second half as they held Davitts scoreless. Gilchrist was extremely accurate, scoring six of their ten points in the second half (0-4F). McInerney was also on target slotting 1-1 for Shamrocks while O’Halloran slotted over two points and substitute Lauren Boyle pointed one as it Shamrocks ran out fourteen point winners on the day.
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Window and Rooflights LTD Senior B Championship
St Thomas 3-20 Ahascragh Caltra 0-10 – View Match Photos (Photo credit: Joe Keane)
St Thomas have laid down another marker in the Window and Rooflights LTD Senior B Championship as they had another big victory, this time over Ahascragh Caltra in Castledaly on Thursday evening. Amy Caulfield and Emma Reaney swapped scores in the opening three minutes. St Thomas hit a purple patch for the next six minutes as Aine Keane slotted over three points while Caulfield and Ciara Mullins tagged on one each to leave it 0-6 to 0-1 after ten minutes. Sarah Noone got Ahascragh Caltra’s second score of the day through a free but St Thomas hit back again with another five unanswered points through Calufield, Keane, Aoife Brennan and two from Siobhán Mullins. Aoibhe Glynn through a free and Megan Lawlor replied for Ahascragh Caltra but it was Caulfield who had the final say of the half as she pointed her fourth of the half to leave it St Thomas 0-12 Ahascragh Caltra 0-4 heading into the break.
Ahascragh Caltra’s joint captain, Caoimhe Ní Ceallaigh, opened the scoring in the second half with a well taken point. But like the first half, St Thomas went on another scoring spree with points from Keane through a 45 and Caulfield through a free while Siobhán Mullins got their first major of the day. Ni Ceallaigh got her second of the day on the 44 th minute but from the restart, Orla Mullins netted St Thomas’ second goal of the day. Two points from Moya Glynn and one from Jane Higgins helped in reducing the deficit for Ahascragh Caltra. Caulfield and Noone through a free swapped scores on the 53rd minute but it was all St Thomas for the finish as they hit 1-4 without reply. 1-2 from Keane (0-1F) and points from Caulfield and Abbie Massey saw St Thomas run out comfortable winners on the night.
Carnmore 1-17 Killimor 0-11
Carnmore overcame Killimor on Tuesday evening to secure their first victory in the Window and Rooflights LTD Senior B Championship after narrowly losing out to Salthill Knocknacarra in their opening game. It was the visitors who started the brightest with a point from Maeve Muldoon and a free from Niamh Horan either side of a Muireann Conroy point for Carnmore in the opening five minutes. Carnmore hit a purple patch scoring five points without reply. 0-3 frees from Ava Morley and
0-2 frees through the stick of Alannah Fahy gave Carnmore a 0-6 to 0-2 lead by the 13 th minute. Horan replied with a free for Killimor but Carnmore struck three more unanswered points through two Jennifer Hughes frees and and a point from their captain, Jessica Donlon. Horan helped reduce Killimors deficit heading into the break as she slotted over four more points, 0-3 through frees, either side of a free from Fahy but it was Carnmore who had the final say of the half through another Donlon point as Carnmore went in 0-11 to 0-7 in front at the break.
Killimor outscored Carnmore three points to two in the opening 13 minutes of the second half. Horan slotted two points, one from a free while Kate O’Sullivan got her name on the scoresheet by the 37 th minute. Fahy kept the scoreboard ticking for Carnmore with two points, one through a free, during the opening 7 minutes of the half. Scores were hard to come by throughout the half but Carnmore did manage to hit 1-3 without reply. Points from Grainne Fahy and Highes and 1-1 from Morley, left Carnmore 1-16 to 0-10 in front with three minutes of normal time remaining. Horan and Morley swapped frees at the end of the game as Carnmore ran out nine point winners on the night.
Salthill Knocknacarra 1-10 Kinvara 0-13
Salthill Knocknacarra and Kinvara had to share the spoils in round 2 of the Windows and Rooflights LTD on Wednesday evening in Kinvara. It was the hosts who started the brightest in a low scoring opening half. Aoibheann Barry through a free and Ella Bergin slotted over points for Kinvara in the opening seven minutes. Laura Kelly opened Salthill-Knocknacarra’s account with a free in the 15th minute. Kelly added two more points for the city side, one from a free, while Nessa Daly also got her name on the scoresheet. Kinvara responded well to each score, with Siofra Barry slotting over three points as the sides went in at half-time with Kinvara leading 0-5 to 0-4.
Each team went through purple patches in the second half. It was Salthill Knockncarra who hit the ground running in the second half. Two points from the player of the match from the U16A All Ireland Camogie final, Orna Dunne and a free from Kelly left Salthill Knocknacarra in front after 35 minutes. Kinvara responded well with three unanswered points through Barry, Lisa Shields and Ciara Costello. Salthill Knocknacaraa hit 1-3 without reply in a four-minute period to give the city side a 1-10 to 0-8 point lead heading into the final twelve minutes. Two Kelly frees, a point from Aoibhe Joyce and a goal from Dunne made it look like Salthill-Knocknacarra were going to take the victory. However, the Barry sisters hit back for Kinvara in the final ten minutes. Four frees from Aoibheann and a point from Siofra meant the sides ended up deadlocked 1-10 to 0-13.
Craughwell 1-12 Castlegar 3-5
A Katelyn Walsh goal from a free in the third minute of injury-time snatched victory for Craughwell over Castlegar in a dour Senior ‘B’ Camogie Championship contest on a wet and windy evening in Castlegar GAA on Wednesday. With Craughwell trailing by two points in injury-time, Walsh hit a streamer from approximately 25 metres out to ensure her side preserved their unbeaten start to the campaign following an opening day draw against Kinvara. A wind-assisted Craughwell had led 0-7 to 1-2 at half-time after Keisha Coleman and Walsh, with six points, five from dead balls, tallied for the victors while Caitriona Lee, with a 14th minute goal, and Chloe Broderick (two frees) responded for Castlegar in the first half.
However, second-half goals from Lee and Louise Mahoney – along with points from Broderick (free), Lee and Orlaith Kelly – in the second period turned the contest on its head, with Craughwell now seeking to keep in touch with points from Katie Leen and Walsh (four frees). Down by two heading into injury-time, Craughwell poured forward in search of a match-winning goal and, while Walsh may have been denied in a crowded goalmouth minutes earlier, she was not to be denied a second time when she executed a sweet strike to secure a coveted Group 1 triumph. Craughwell now face championship favourites St Thomas’ in their next round while Castlegar, without a win to date, will look to rally against their city rivals, Salthill-Knocknacarra on the weekend of September 13.
