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All Ireland champions Galway will begin the defence of their title at home to Wexford in the opening round of next season’s Liberty Insurance Camogie Championship.

The Galway People of the Year Special Achievement Award which will be presented at the annual awards black tie gala in the Galway Bay Hotel on Friday next November 1 goes to the Galway senior and intermediate camogie teams and management.

Sunday was a special day for anyone who has been involved with camogie in this county down through the years.

Galway Advertiser GAA correspondent and All Ireland winning captain, Ray Silke, has been chosen as one of the first inductees of the University of Limerick Sports Hall of Fame.

Galway senior and intermediate camogie team manager Tony Ward has every reason to be is looking forward to Sunday.

IT IS one of the legendary days in Irish rugby. In Thomond Park, Limerick, on Tuesday October 31 1978, Munster took on one of the greatest New Zealand sides of all time - and beat them, 12 - 0. Afterwards All Blacks wing Stu Wilson said : “We were lucky to get nil.”

Following Galway’s impressive 3-14 to 0-10 victory over Wexford last Saturday in Kenny Park they are through to this year’s All-Ireland senior semi-final.

Galway put their 100 per cent record on the line this Saturday (3.15pm) when they face Wexford in Kenny Park in the All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.

The Galway Camogie team to play Offaly in Banagher on Saturday (2.30pm) in their opening game of the championship has been selected by the management team of Tony Ward, Sharon Glynn and James McGrath.

The absence at HSE West meetings of the newly appointed chief executive officer with responsibility over Mayo, Galway, and Roscommon hospitals was heavily criticised at the forum’s most recent meeting on Tuesday last.