We would be very grateful for your help and if you could let us know if you are able to pass on our contact details to any girls you think may be coming to London and would be interested in playing with our club.

Email:  Michelle.McClafferty@blplaw.com

Mobile number (0044 7880 727476).

Our club website is www.greenislecamogie.co.uk.

Glenealy 1-8

Donard Glen 0-5

Ashford – 22/10/2011

Glenealy produced a confident display to dispatch Donard Glen and in the process seal their third trophy of the season at a rain soaked Ashford this afternoon writes Alan O’Brien.

The weather was particularly poor but that did not stop Glenealy and Donard Glen serving up a titanic battle for the Senior Camogie crown today. Laura Manley put the ladies from Glenealy into an early lead but Donard Glen fired over 0-2 from frees to push themselves in front.

In a closely contested first half a long ball fell to Patriece O’Gorman who broke onto the loose ball and fired a perfect ground stroke past the Donard stopper to put daylight between the teams. At half time Glenealy led by 1-3 to 0-4 with the wind behind Donard Glen for the second half.

Glenealy opened the scoring in the second half with Laura Manley keeping the scoreboard ticking over from dead balls. Donard were competing well and almost got a lifeline when a highball flew past the full back line and keeper but somehow Laura Manley cleared the ball over her head inside the square when running towards her own goal. The clearance was miraculous and spurred Glenealy on as they fired over 0-4 to Donard’s single point to win the Senior Championship and spark joyous celebrations.

County chairman David Murray presented Glenealy captain Vicky O’Gara with the trophy who called for three cheers….one for each cup they won this year!

Congratulations to Glenealy.

Wicklow League, Leinster League and Wicklow Senior Championship winners 2011!!

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Glenealy are already league champions and go in to the game on a great record by winning all of their games in the the qualifier rounds of the championship. Donard Glen have lost twice already to Glenealy in the early rounds and will be hoping that the refind their form on Saturday.

Glenealy won the Leinster Junior League on Sunday last with a convincing win over Delvin(Westmeath) and are coming into the final the form team. Glenealy are lead by Laura Manley, April Dickenson, Natasha and Vicky O Gara, Pamela Maher and the Cullen sisters.

Donard Glen will hope that the experience of O’Nell,Kehoe,Whelan sisters along with Amanda Waters can help them retain the title they last held in 2009.

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The long awaited senior camogie final between Glenealy and Donard Glen takes place on Saturday 22nd October at 1:00pm in Ashford. Glenealy are already league champions and go in to the game on a great record by winning all of their games in the the qualifier rounds of the championship. Donard Glen have lost twice already to Glenealy in the early rounds and will be hoping that the refind their form on Saturday. Glenealy won the Leinster Junior League on Sunday last with a convincing win over Delvin(Westmeath) and are coming into the final the form team. Glenealy are lead by Laura Manley, April Dickenson, Natasha and Vicky O Gara, Pamela Maher and the Cullen sisters. Donard Glen will hope that the experience of O’Nell,Kehoe,Whelan sisters along with Amanda Waters can help them retain the title they last held in 2009.

Results:
U13 Shield Final Replay
Kilcoole 4-1 V Ballinacor 0-2

U15 A Championship Final
Knockananna 8-5 V Bray 1-6

U15 B Championship final
Kilcoole 3-0 V Annacurra 3-6

Junior Leinster Club League Final
Delvin (Westmeath) 3-6 v Glenealy (Wicklow) 5-16.

Under 13 B Championship Final
Saturday 8th October @ 3:30pm in Knockananna
Donard Glen V Kiltegan

Under 13 Shield Semi Finals in Avoca
Saturday 8th October@ 3:30pm
Kilcoole V Annacurra @ 3:30pm
Ballinacor V Arklow @ 4:30pm

Glenealy host Kilmessan of Meath in the Leinster Junior Club Championship in Glenealy on Sunday 9th October @ 2:30pm. The Glenealy girls will be hoping to have a Wicklow win for the first time in many years. With a strong young side the powered by Laura Manley, Natasha O Gara, Pamela Maher, April Dickenson, The Cullen sisters the Glenealy girls will have to be at the best to upset the Meath champions.

Intermediate Final

Kilcoole 5-06 Avoca 2-14

Avoca started the game with blistering pace and Tanya McDonald(2) and Lisa Doyle (1) putting over points for Avoca. Kilcoole’s Niamh Donnelly put put the ball to the Avoca net to open her teams account. The lead changed many times over the next few minutes with Lisa Doyle scoring a goal for Avoca and Aisling McCabe and Emily Jennings adding goals for Kilcoole. Liz Fahy(2) Valarie Keogh, and Tanya McDonald added points for Avoca before the break and Niamh Donnelly added a goal and a point, and  Aisling McCabe had a point for Kilcoole to leave the half time score Avoca 1-08 to Kilcoole 4-02. The supporters could not have expected an increase in the tension of the first half but they were in for a real treat in the second half.  Hannah Fahy had her name on the score sheet in the opening minutes and Cara Harper pointed from play before Liz Fahy scored a wonder goal to put Avoca ahead. The game seemed to be slipping from Kilcoole’s grasp with a two points from Liz Fahy , when Mairead Berkery edged Kilcoole back into the game with three points from play. Kilcoole were two points behind when Nicky Keddy came outfield and sent a long ball towards the Avoca goal, to find the inform Mairead Berkery who finished to the net. Avoca pressed hard but the clock was running against them and referee Pat Hickey sounded the final whistle. The slimest of winning margin for Kilcoole, with skill and excitement the order of the day. Chairperson David Murray presented the winning trophy to the winning Kilcoole Captain Celina O’Toole.

Kilcoole Team: Nicky Keddy, Mairead Berkery, Laura Broughan, Naomi Burke, Roisin Mulford, Sarah Burke, Laura Gammell, Mairead Grennan, Erin Horan, Emily Jennings,Francis Keans, Rita O’Toole, Lucille Keogh, Caressa O Toole, Niamh Donnelly, Orlaith Donnelly, Aisling McCabe, Jessica Morrisey, Carol Murphy, Leigh O’Neill, Dara Lacey, Celina O’Toole, Aoife Kenna, Melena TCatz

Avoca Team: Pamela Keogh, Stephanie Power, Amanda Burke, Michelle Humpheries, Sharon Power, Sarah Forde, Carmel Kinsella, Tanya McDonald, Elaine Kinsella, Hannah Fahy, Liz Fahy, Valarie Keogh, Lisa Doyle, Mariad Nolan, Nicola Fleming, Elaine Hughes, Shauna Dickenson, Cara Harper, Nicola Keogh

Under 13 Final

Knockananna 4-04 Glenealy 0-02

Knockananna and Glenealy served up  high standard fare in the opening game. Anna Hedderman had the opening score for Knockananna who had all the early scoring chances. Sarah Byrne added to Knockananna score with a point from a free and Anna Heffernan added another to stretch the lead for her side. Knockananna would have had a much bigger winning margin if it were not for the outstanding display fro Jessica Driver in the Glenealy goal. Erynn O Brien scored from a free for Glenealy and Emily O Dowd added a great point. Amy Irwin was outstanding for Glenealy but with Knockananna’s back line of Chani Kane, Megan Tallon, and Katie O Gorman scoring was made difficult for Glenealy.

Emer Rose Kealy who had a wonderful game added a goal and Anna Heffernan added another goal and kicked over a point to put the game firmly out of Glenealy’s grasp. Hannah Keogh finished off a great team performance with a goal and the trophy was on its way to Knockananna.

Knockananna Team: Sarah Rose Kealy, Roisin Byrne, Chani Kane, Megan Tallon, Katie O’Gorman, Emer Rose Kealy, Emma Coleman, Edel Byrne, Sarah Byrne, Orla Kealy, Anna Heffernan, Hannah Keogh, Kelly Hooper, Shannagh Goetelen, Chloe Darcy, Dervla Byrne, Emma Katus, Emily Hadden, Aoife O Neill, Aoife Gorman, Sarah O Kelly, Aimee Maher, Emma Lyons, Ciara Lyons, Megan Kane

Glenealy Team:Jessica Driver, Ellen Doyle, Anna Cruise, Ella Neary, Megan Kennedy, Ailbhe Dowling, Erynn O’Brien, Amy Irwin, Aisling Gartland, Emily O’Dowd, Rebecca Spencer, Katie MacDonald, Kirsty Phelan, Aoife Weir, Aoibheann O’Neill, Sarah Diamond

Referee Katie Mundow

Under 17 Final

Knockananna 4-14 Annacurra 3-01

Knockananna built on their success in the Under 13 final to add the Under 17 trophy to their collection for 2011. The strong side anchored by many of their winning Feile team were off to a blistering start. Rachel and Jessica Byrne were powerful at mid-field and up front Katie Fay, Melissa Gilbert and Ciara Byrne were too much for the Annacurra side. Lisa Davis, Aisling Quigley, Emily O Reilly and the Lifely sisters were best for Annacurra on a day when the strenght of Knockananna was overpowering.

Knockananna Team: Jessica Kane, Louise O’Neill, Yvonne Gilbert, Ciara Stokes, Tara Ellis, Aine O’Keeffe, Aine Byrne, Rachel Byrne, Jessica Byrne, Shannon Byrne, Ciara Byrne, Sarah Tallon, Katie Fay, Melissa Gilbert, Macayla Murphy, Lorna Mallick

Annacurra Tean: Kally Bracken, Jodi Lifely, Kellie O’Neill, Sarah O’Neill, Lisa Davis, Ciara Murphy, Niamh Shannon, Hannah Heffernan, Sarah Lifely, Emily O’Reilly, Aisling Quigley, Aoife Short, Jamie O’Neill,Eibhe Murray, Niamh O’Keeffe, Vanessa Kenny, Emma Horan O’Neill

Referee Kelly Cullen

Under 15 B Championship

Avondale 3-03  Kilcoole 3-03

County Camogie Development Draw Results

1st Prize €2,000 The Phelan Family, The Pub, Ballinaclash

2nd Prize €1,000 Joe Leeson, Ballymanus

3rd Prize €500 S Scanlon, 11 Laurel Avenue, Dundrum

4th Prize €100 Maureen Kelly, Church View, Lower Street Rathdrum

5th Prize €100,Elaine Hughes Avoca

6h Prize €100 Paddy Clare C/O Brian Olohan

Ursula Jacob, right, Wexford Senior captain, celebrates with Wexford Intermediate captain Colleen Atkinson. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE

Fergus Nash reports on the Wicklow based All Ireland Winner if our Neighbours Wexford.

No Wicklow team played in Croke Park last Sunday in the various Camogie Finals, but one Wicklow woman sure did, Fergus Nash Reports.

Colleen Atkinson played a heroic match at corner back for the Wexford Intermediate team, marking a number of opponents so tightly that the Antrim management had to continuously devise new ways and new players to try and make an impression in their left corner forward position. Not only did she put in an excellent performance she was also the person to stand up on the podium and accept the Cup as captain of the team.

Atkinson, who married South Wicklow man Eugene Clune in April of this year, now calls Wicklow home, living near Woodenbridge. But her new affinity to Wicklow isn’t anything new having worked in Gardiner Grain in Carnew for the past six years.

However it is the Wexford Camogie team that she plays for and has been a constant figure on the Intermediate and Senior County squads since she was 18 years of age. Atkinson hails from the successful Oulart-the-Ballagh club and she made her senior club debut at the tender age of 13. Such is her wealth of talent and determination that she has never lost her senior place on the team except through injury.

When she tore her cruciate ligament in her knee she refused to take the easy option by gradually working herself back to full fitness by playing for the club’s Intermediate team, instead coming straight back into the senior squad and fighting for her place back on the team.

Colleen’s achievements read like any of our Gaelic superstars, such is the success that she has found on the field of play. From Feile na Gael medals to winning the club county championship on an almost yearly basis to three Senior medals from 2007, 2010 and 2011, along with her Intermediate medal from the weekend. Having two Leinster club championships in her back pocket it is only the All Ireland Club Championship that she and her special group of teammates covet at this stage. Oulart-the-Ballagh have already reached the County Final this year, showing that they are well on their way towards becoming the Queens of Camogie!

Going back to last Sunday’s match in Croke Park, Atkinson, who had her sister Karen showing a similar miserly streak in the left corner back position for the senior team, had to withstand a late Antrim onslaught in pursuit of the All Ireland. Her fellow players put their bodies on the line, chasing, blocking and hooking and foregoing their own instinctive attacking sense in aid of their team. All of this done with the orders flying in from their captain, Colleen Atkinson.

The players were happy for this to be the case too. Wexford manager, JJ Doyle, said earlier this year, “We let the girls choose the captain. Colleen was chosen. We are delighted for her as she has given so much to the team.”

Thus, Ms. Atkinson stood up in the Hogan Stand and accepted the trophy on behalf of her Wexford teammates just hours before her senior counterparts did the very same thing. She gave a wonderful speech, so much so that one lady beside me remarked, “Jeez, she’s well able to talk”, and finished, as I’ll finish in order to create some neighbourly harmony, with Loch Gorman Abú.

Monaghan 1-12 Wicklow 1-07

Wicklow traveled to Ashbourne on Sunday last to take on Monaghan in the All Ireland Final. The sides had already met twice in the group stages with a draw and a three point victory to Monaghan. This was expected to be a close encounter and the Monaghan got off to the better start with four points on the scoreboard before Laura Manley opened Wicklow’s account with a point from play. Playing against the strong wind and driving rain Wicklow had few scoring chances and Laura Manley added a point from play on the 19th minute. Monaghan who were attacking in waves added another three points before the break and Laura Manley clawed back a point with a free on the stroke of half time leaving the half time score 0-07 to 0-03. Wicklow felt they were well in the game at half time having played against the elements in the first half and Laura Manley added a point from a free in the opening minutes. Monaghan,s full forward tagged on a point and Laura Manley added to her tally with another point after 8 minutes. Monaghan then added four more points and were pulling away from Wicklow when Nicky Keddy in the Wicklow goal pulled off a great save to keep Wicklow’s hopes alive. Wicklow were only hanging in the game when Monaghan’s corner forward Nicola Morgan’s shot ended in the Wicklow net. Amanda Waters who tried hard added a point for Wicklow and Mary Whelan also pointed. A last minute goal from Sinead Byrne for WIcklow made the score line better looking for Wicklow but in truth the game was over at this time. Overall Wicklow will feel they didnt do themselves justice with too many players perfroming below par. While this may be true the fact that this time last year Wicklow were unable to field a team as interest was at an all time low, this squad of players have lifted Wicklow up from poor position and reached the All Ireland Final in their first year together, they must be proud of their achievements and look forward to next year with renewed anticipation. The Wicklow trainer Tara Warren can be immensely proud of the panel of girls and her own record. On the day when little went right for Wicklow Roisin Mulford, Mary O Neill, Nicky Keddy and Sheila Whelan and Laura Manley were Wickow,s top players.

Wicklow Team: Nicky Keddy, April Dickenson, Mary O Neill, Nora O Neill, Roisin Mulford, Teresa Keogh, Clair Whelan, Laura Manley, Karen Walsh, Claire Byrne, Sinead Byrne, Amanda Waters, Mary Whelan, Sheila Whelan, Kellie Byrne, Frances Kearns, Niamh Donnelly, Jessica Morrissey, Carol Murphy, Stephanie Rathray, Andrea Kealy, Linsey Quinlan