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2013 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons— is the premier competition of the 2013 camogie season.


1932 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Stephen Jordan the Athenry-based TD, who had refereed the hurling match did so instead and became the first person to referee All-Ireland senior hurling and camogie finals.

1933 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Kildare qualified for the semi-final for the only time in their history, but found themselves 3-0 to nil down at half time and scoring a late goal through Polly Smith of Newbridge St Theresa’s.

1944 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Bishop of Down and Connor, Daniel Mageean threw in the ball between Dublin and Antrim in final.

1945 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Dublin’s strong league structure and access to playing fields in the Phoenix Park enabled it to carry on as normal without any change to practice.

1967 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Giving a truly spectacular exhibition of the game that drew round after round of applause from the appreciative Oireachtas crowd, Antrim deservedly won.

1975 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Cork took command after the first ten minutes of their semi-final and dethroned champions Kilkenny, leading by 3-1 to 1-2 at half time with Pat Maloney adding a fourth goal in the second half and by the 14th minute Dublin led 3-5 to 3-2.

1996 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Kathleen Costine saved again but Marian Harkin retained her composure to score Galway’s third goal.

2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Tipperary won their championship group game against Cork by 3-8 to 1-10 in Templemore with two goals from Emily Hayden and a third from Louise Young.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Setanta Sports broadcasts live Championship matches in Australia.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

British newspaper The Guardian in its editorial section, hailed the 'ancient Irish' game of hurling as a beacon of sporting courage and commitment, Hopefully the Gaelic Athletic Association will do all sports fans everywhere a massive favour and produce DVD copies of this memorable game, where Clare emerged victorious.

2013 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship

It is known for sponsorship reasons as the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship.

Austin Stacks Camogie Club

After capturing the Dublin league title from Celtic in 1965, they supplied half of the Dublin inter-county team that won the All Ireland championship, Mary Ryan, Mary Sherlock, Orla Ni Shiochain, Brigid Keenan and Anne McAllister.

Cathal Carolan

He made his debut in the 2013 Connacht Senior Football Championship and came on as a substitute at half-time for Tom Cunniffe in the 2013 All Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin.

Coláiste San Dominic Camogie Club

Notable players include Pat Rafferty (later to become a President of the Camogie Association), Nellie Cummins, Eithne Feeney, Rita Fitzpatrick, Eva Moran, and All Ireland Camogie Championship winning captains Peggy Griffin and Pat Raftery.

Gretta Kehoe-Quigley

She is one of three sisters from Palace, Poulpeasty, Co Wexford, who won All Ireland medals together in 1975, the others were Kit Codd and Bridget Doyle, winner of the 1975 B+I Star of the Year award.

Martin Storey

Storey's daughter, Ciara, is also an All-Ireland medalist with Wexford.

Séamus Harnedy

Harnedy's mother, Cathy Landers, was an All-Ireland-winning captain with the Cork camogie team, while his father, Seán Harnedy, played with the Waterford team.

Shem Downey

Downey's daughters, Angela and Ann, are regarded as two of the greatest camogie players of all-time, and won twelve All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny.

Tom Cunniffe

He started at right corner back in the 2013 All Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin.


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