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Galway 1-8 0-18 Cork Group 1 Round 1

“That was some way to win it?”

There has never been a more decorated Galway Gaelic games player across the men’s and women’s senior inter-county codes than Ailish O'Reilly. Four All-Ireland senior medals for a player who on Sunday will be chasing a coveted five. Nobody has collected more senior Celtic Crosses while starting every victorious final for a team in maroon.

Galway and Cork have become the defining rivalry of modern camogie, repeatedly pushing one another to new standards on the sport’s biggest stage. Seven of the last nine All-Ireland senior titles have been shared between the west and Leeside. On Sunday, one of them will add another chapter to a rivalry that continues to shape the current era of the game.

Kilkerrin-Clonberne LGFA and Athenry Camogie Club travel to Croke Park this weekend with senior All-Ireland club glory firmly in their sights.

During a sporting weekend that gripped the nation, as the Republic of Ireland and Troy Parrott stole the headlines with back-to-back triumphs over Portugal and Hungary, you could be forgiven for missing some of the major stories unfolding closer to home on the GAA front.

Galway camogie will feature prominently in a new thrilling fly on the wall series on the All-Ireland senior camogie championship, won in stirring fashion by the Tribeswomen in August.

All-Ireland Senior Camogie champions Galway have received 10 nominations for the PwC Camogie All-Stars awards that take place on November 15 at Croke Park.

Round 1 – Galway vs Dublin May 24 (Kenny Park)

Sunday will be the eleventh time that Cork and Galway have clashed in the headline match of the senior camogie season. While the Leesiders hold the upperhand in terms of wins, some of Galway's most notable victories have come against the women in red.nHere are two examples — the 1996 final which was Galway's first title. And the 2021 final, the first post-lockdown final played in sunshine in Croke Park.