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It had the potential of a downfall, but Kilkenny were always in control and they safely steered to a 12-point victory over a gallant Offaly as the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship got under way.

Veronica Curtin, Galway’s only survivor from the All-Ireland camogie success of 1996, came off the bench last Saturday to inspire Galway to a 2-14 to 0-9 victory over their nemesis Wexford in the All-Ireland senior championship in Enniscorthy.

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There was disappointment for the Kilkenny senior camogie girls as they were caught by a late Galway flurry in Nowlan Park last Sunday as their league hopes were ended. Kilkenny led by four points at the interval —1-6 to 0-5 and a 45th minute goal from Shelley Farrell followed by a close range free by Aoife Neary restored that four point gap.

Nowlan Park is the setting next Sunday afternoon, when the Irish Daily Star National Camogie league semi-finals take place. Kilkenny are first in the arena at 2pm against Galway, followed at 3.45pm by Tipperary’s clash with defending League/All-Ireland champions Wexford.

Killimor produced an exhibition of incredible camogie power play on Sunday in Croke Park to blow Inniscarra out of sight in the senior All-Ireland final.

This Sunday in Croke Park theAll-Ireland camogie finals take place and Killimor will contest a historic first senior final against Inniscarra (Cork) at 3pm.

An epic weekend of camogie unfolded as the two under-21 Roinn A semi-finals in the St Canice’s Credit union camogie championship plus the Leinster Intermediates were decided. The action began on Saturday as Mullinavat and Clara produced an all-time classic as they clocked up a staggering 15 goals between them in the first semi-final played in Ballyhale last Saturday afternoon.

An impressive showing in this year’s Camogie Championship has seen eight Kilkenny players nominated for an All-Star award in a list dominated by All-Ireland finalists Wexford and Galway.

It was a memorable day for South Kilkenny as Mooncoin, Rower-Inistigoe and Mullinavat all landed league honours. Firstly, a double header of league finals took place in well represented Ballyhale as the St Canice’s Credit Union Junior B and intermediate league finals were down for decision.