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All-Ireland Colleges Senior A Camogie finalSaturday 2pm in Darvar GAA Centre Co Louth
Loreto Kilkenny v Cross and Passion Ballycastle
By Seamus Mcaleenan
Defending champions Loreto Kilkenny are appearing in their seventh All-Ireland Schools’ senior final since first making the break-through in 2010. They have won five titles from their previous six appearances, the only blip being a 2-6 to 0-9 defeat by Connacht champions Seamount College Kinvara in 2016.
Add in that they have won nine of the last ten Junior (under 16) titles including a 3-11 to 2-9 win over Cross and Passion Ballycastle last year.
By contrast CPC are appearing in their first senior title and last year’s Junior final was only their second, ten years on from their successful debut in 2008 when they beat St Raphael’s Gort by a three points’ margin.
Both finalists were convincing semi-final winners four weeks ago, Kilkenny defeating St Brigid’s Loughrea by 4-17 to 2-4 and Ballycastle comfortable on a 4-10 to 3-4 score-line despite having midfielder Bronagh McKeague red-carded with 20 minutes to go.
Happily that red-card has been rescinded and the tall McQuillan’s club player can fit back into the team for the final where she has been one of the top performers this year.
In the Ulster campaign she was part of a strong half-back line with Catherine McShane and captain Finvola McVeigh, but illness to centre-forward Méádhbh McCormick meant that her younger sister Roisin moved up front and McKeague took over in midfield for a strong pairing with club-mate Maeve Kelly.
Roisin McCormick, a prodigious under-age talent in Antrim, was the star of the semi-final with a personal tally of 3-5 and it will be interesting to see where the Loughgiel girl plays in the final. She was back in midfield for the county minor win over Kildare a fortnight ago and scored 0-6.Despite being geographically so distant both teams will be familiar with each other, having met in the past two Junior campaigns. A win for Loreto in both – but they had to fight for it.
The Kilkenny city side that draws from a wide range of clubs in the county, have a talented forward line with the Kelly sisters, Steffi Fitzgerald, Jane Cass and Ruth Kent all prolific scorers.
It will be the biggest test that the Ballycastle defence has faced to date and probably more pressure on their full-back line than usual.
However Cross and Passion are a strong overall team. Eight of the semi-final starting side have featured for Loughgiel, winning back to back All-Ireland Féile na nGael titles, the only Ulster club to achieve this feat.
Six more are from the local McQuillan’s team who were minor county champions last year, while the odd-one-out Dearbhail Magill was in brilliant form for the Antrim minor team in their opening championship game against Armagh.
CPC have a mountain to climb though, given the experience and recent record of their opponents – but they will travel south knowing that there has been little between the teams over the last couple of years and that a short run of scores could take them into a winning position.
Category / Ulster Colleges
Saturday’s opponents Loreto are bidding for their sixth title in nine years
All Ireland Colleges Senior A final preview 2018
CPC’s opponents on Saturday are formidable opponents who are bidding for their sixth All Ireland crown since making the breakthrough in 2010. With the kind permission of the Kikkeny People sports department we carry reports on their Leinster final win over city neighbours Presentation College and their All Ireland semi-final win over St Brigid’s of Galway
Tir na nÓg’s Michaela Convery captained St Mary’s Magherafelt to All Ireland glory in 2007
St Mary’s Magherafelt celebrate winning the 2007 All Ireland title. Team captain Michaela Convery is seen holding the cup.
CPC are bidding to become the first Antrim school to win the All Ireland Colleges Senior A Camogie title this weekend, but if they do secure the silverware they won’t be the first Antrim players to hold the coveted trophy. Eleven years ago St Mary’s Magherafelt became only the second Ulster team to win the A title (Sacred Heart, Newry were the first back in 1971) and their captain that day was Michaela Convery of Tir na nÓg, Randalstown. Michaela (now Michaela Heggarty) was joined on the team by several other Antrim players with Eleanor Mallon, Eimear Laverty, Clare Laverty, Cathy Carey and Roisin Boyle also involved when St Mary’s beat Presentation Athenry in the replay of the 2007 final. The teams had ended deadlocked on 3-2 to 0-11 after their first meeting at Ratoath, Co. Meath, Michaela scoring a brilliant late point to earn her team a replay. Two weeks later they were back at the same venue and this time the girls from the ‘Convent’ made no mistake as they beat the Galway girls by 2-9 to 2-6 on a memorable day for the Derry school.
The teams had actually met in the Junior A final two years earlier, a game which Athenry won convincingly by 3-10 to 2-3, and it was no surprise that the Galway school went into the 2007 senior decider as hot favourites. However St Mary’s had steadily improved in the interim period and when the 2006/2007 season got underway they were confident they could do well.
Michaela Heggarty told Saffron Gael that they trained twice a day, three times a week, as the season went on, and after beating Cross & Passion in the Ulster final they felt they were ready for the All Ireland challenge. They went on to beat Coláiste Bríde, Enniscorthy in the semi-final to set up a final meeting with Presentation College Athenry. In the drawn game there was little to separate the sides in the early stages, but when the Galway girls pulled two points clear in the dying minutes of the match it appeared the cup was heading west once more. However St Mary’s showed great fighting spirit and they hit back with two late points, the final once coming from Michaela, to earn a second bite of the cherry.
The Ulster champions had failed to hit the net in the first game but on the day of the replay they rectified that as Sarah O’Kane and Eimear McKenna both grabbed goals in a 2-9 to 2-6 win.
Michaela recalls the excitement around the school at that time
“We had six or seven bus-loads of supporters at the game that first day and there was double that amount there for the replay. The excitement was great when we got back that night and for weeks afterwards the school was buzzing”.
Left – Michaela Convery holds the cup aloft after her team’s win. Right – Michaela, now Michaela Heggarty.
2007 final – draw
St Mary’s Magherafelt 0-11 Presentation Athenry 3-2
St. Mary’s : Natasha McEldowney, Danielle McCrystal, Aileen McCusker, Sarah Lennon, Eimear Laverty, Christine McKenna, Niamh Doyle, Cathy Carey, Attracta McPeake 0-3 frees, Sarah O’Kane 0-1, Keelin Bradley 0-1, Michaela Convery 0-2, Eimear McKenna 0-1, Sinead McLaughlin 0-3, Eleanor Mallon.
Subs: Claire Laverty for E Mallon, E Mallon for N Doyle.
2007 final replay
St Mary’s Magherafelt 2-9 Presentation Athenry 2-6
St. Mary’s : Natasha McEldowney, Danielle McCrystal, Aileen McCusker, Sarah Lennon, Eimear Laverty, Christine McKenna, Niamh Doyle, Cathy Carey, Attracta McPeake 0-5, Sarah O’Kane 1-1, Keelin Bradley 0-1, Michaela Convery capt, Eimear McKenna 1-0, Sinead McLaughlin 0-1, Claire Laverty.
Subs: Aileen Kearney, Eleanor Mallon, Aileen McIvor, Roisin O’Boyle, Ciara O’Kane, Cailin Quinn, Caoimhe Toner, Eimear Donaghy, Eimear Murphy, Janine O’Neill, Laura Quinn, Leona Quinn, Niamh Clayton, Roisin O’Kane, Sarah Louise Henry.
Winning coaches : Orla Donnelly and Réamóinn Kennedy with Michaela and the cup
Other Ulster finalists
Incidentally Presentation College Athenry won three All Ireland titles in the 1970s, beating Ulster teams in two of the finals
The Galway school beat St Louis Kilkeel in 1974 by 3-1 to 1-0 and Loreto Coleraine in 1978 by the narrowest of margins on a scoreline of 2-3 to 2-2. Sarah Annie Quinn, who would go on to star for Derry in later years was the Coleraine captain, while Mary McMullan (Connolly) of Loughgiel and Antrim fame was a member of that team. On Saturday Mary’s daughter Anna Connolly will line out at left-half forward for CPC. PJ Hill of Carey Faughs was the team manager.
1974 Final
Presentation, Athenry 3-1 St. Louis, Kilkeel 1-0
St. Louis, Kilkeel
Kate Hall, Teresa Gilchrist, Catherine Mulhall, Vanessa Crummie, Madeline Lynch, Valerie Campbell, Margot Fitzsimmons, Bernadette Murphy, Rita Neeson, Mary Gilchrist, Linda Hinds, Cathy O’Hare.
Coach : Gerry Sheehan.
1978 Semi-Final
Loreto, Coleraine 4-2 Vocational, Thomastown 2-3
1978 Final
Presentation, Athenry 2-3 Loreto, Coleraine 2-2
Loreto, Coleraine
Bernadette McGowan, Mary McMullan, Kathleen McKeown, Sarah Anne Quinn, Clare McCusker, Kathleen Diamond, Margaret Convery, Genevieve McWilliams, Mary Kearney, Bernie Deighan, Noreen McWilliams, Margaret Connolly (capt).
Coach : P. J. Hill
Anna Connolly and her mum Mary hold the Ulster Championship cup after CPC’s win over St Pat’s Maghera in the 2016 Ulster final replay. Mary played on the Loreto Coleraine team who lost out by a point to Presentation Coolege Athenry in the 1978 All Ireland final in Croke Park.
Ulster teams have appeared in the All Ireland A final on ten occassions
1971 – Sacred Heart Newry beat Presentation Mountmellick by 3-2 to 2-1 after a replay
1972 – St Louis Kilkeel were beaten Presentation Oranmore 6-1 to 4-1
1974 – St Louis Kilkeel were beaten by Presentation Athenry 3-1 to 1-0
1978 – Loreto Coleraine were beaten by Presentation Athenry 2-3 to 2-2
1989 – St Patrick’s Keady were beaten by St Raphael’s Loughrea 5-9 to 2-9
1994 – St Pat’s Maghera were beaten by St Mary’s Nenagh 1-10 to 1-2
2003 – St Pat’s Maghera were beaten by Colaiste Bríde Eniscorthy 5-7 to 0-3
2007 – St Mary’s Magherafelt beat Presentation Athenry 2-9 to 2-6 after a replay
2011 – St Pat’s Maghera were beaten by Loreto, Kilkenny 4-10 to 1-6
2014 – St Mary’s Magherafelt were beaten by Presentation Kilkenny 2-9 to 0-9
Meet the CPC players
As the build-up to Saturday’s All Ireland Senior Colleges Camogie final gets underway we invite you to meet the CPC players
| Name: | 1 – Aoife McGowan |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Honours: | U14 Ulster Feile, 2 U14 Cships, 1 Minor Club, 5 Ulster Colleges titles, 1 U16 League |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Rhona Donnelly |
| Favourite Hurler: | Conor McDonald |
| Toughest opponent to date | Charley Mc Carry |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor cship/ All Ireland Colleges Semi Final |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 2 – Catíe McCaughan |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Corner Back |
| Honours:
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U14 Ulster Feile, 2 U14 Cships, U16 League Cship, 1 Minor Club, 5 Ulster Colleges titles,
Under 16 Ulster Elite Squad |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma Connor |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin Mc Cormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor Championship |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 3 – Katie Lynn |
| Age: | 19 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Full Back |
| Honours:
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U14 Feile 4 U16 C’ships 3 Minor C’ships 2 Sen Reserve 1 Ulster Club 2 Minor county All Ireland , 6 Ulster Colleges Medals |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Anna Geary |
| Favourite Hurler: | Sean Og O hAlpin |
| Toughest opponent to date | Maeve Kelly |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Under 16 Cship 2015 |
| Camogie ambition: | To win an All Ireland medal with school and club |
| Name: | 4 – Aoife O’Mullan |
| Age: | 16 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Wing half Back |
| Honours: | 7 Ulster Colleges, 5 All Ireland County, 2 Ulster,
2 All Ireland Féile, U14/16 C’ship |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Caitrín Dobbin |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Carla Mc Garry |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning the All Ireland Féile 2014 and 2015 |
| Camogie ambition: | To win the Senior All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 5 – Bronagh McKeague |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Mid-field |
| Honours:
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U14 Ulster Feile, 2 U14 Cships, 1 Minor Club, 5 Ulster Colleges titles,
Ulster Colleges All Star Award |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Maria Donnelly |
| Favourite Hurler: | Ritchie Hogan |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning Minor Final |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 6 – Catherine McShane |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | McQuillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Centre Half Back |
| Honours:
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U14 Ulster Feile, 2 U14 Cships, 1 Minor Club, 5 Ulster Colleges titles, 1 All Ireland Minor County
Ulster Elite Squad, Ulster Colleges All Star Award |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Tina Hannon |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Kirsty McKendry |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor Cship/ Winning All Ireland Semi for school |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 7 – Finvola McVeigh (captain) |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Wing Half Back |
| Honours:
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U14 Feile , 3 U16 Cship , 3 U18 Cships 2 Intermediate/ Senior , 6 Ulster County , 2 U18 All Ireland County
5 Ulster Colleges |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Anna Geary |
| Favourite Hurler: | Cillian Buckley |
| Toughest opponent to date | Maeve Kelly and Emer O Neill |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Under 16 Cship 2017 Co Final |
| Camogie ambition: | To win an All Ireland with CPC and club |
| Name: | 8 – Maeve Kelly |
| Age: | 16 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Midfield |
| Honours:
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8 Ulster Colleges, 5 All Ireland County, 2 Ulster, Minor Club C’ship, 1 Antrim Féile, 1 All Ireland Féile, Ulster Colleges All Star Award, Player of the Match in Junior Colleges Final, Moyle U18 Sportsperson of the Year |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning All Ireland Féile |
| Camogie ambition: | To win the All Ireland with CPC with CPC |
| Name: | 9 – Roisin McCormick |
| Age: | 16 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Midfield |
| Honours:
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8 Ulster Colleges, 2 All Ireland Féile, 5 All Ireland County, U14,16,Minor C’ships
Ulster Colleges All Star Award |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Laura Connolly |
| Favourite Hurler: | Ruairi Sharpe |
| Toughest opponent to date | Maeve Kelly |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning All Ireland Feile |
| Camogie ambition: | To win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 10 – Maebh O’ Neill |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Backs |
| Honours: | 8 Ulster Colleges, Antrim Féile, Ulster U16 C’ship. Minor club championship |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | All Ireland Campaign this year |
| Camogie ambition: | To win the All Ireland Colleges Final |
| Name: | 11 – Kirsty McKendry |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Centre half forward |
| Honours:
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U14 Feile , 3 U16 Cship , 3 U18 Cships 2 Intermediate/ Senior , 6 Ulster County , 2 U18 All Ireland County
5 Ulster Colleges |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Catherine McShane |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Under 16 Cship |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 12 – Anna Connolly |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours:
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8 Ulster Colleges, 1 Ulster U16, 1 All Ireland Féile, 2 Antrim Minor C‘ship |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Ashling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Féile |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All-Ireland Senior with CPC |
| Name: | 13 – Dearbháil Magill |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Cuchullains Dunloy |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours: | 3 Ulster Colleges, Ulster Junior Club, U16 County Cship, U14 Féile |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Mary Lacey |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Caitíe Mc Caughan |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | All Ireland Semi Final |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 14 – Charley McCarry |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Wing half Back |
| Honours: | 8 Ulster Colleges, 1 Ulster U16, 1 All Ireland Féile, 2 Antrim Minor C‘ship |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Racquel McCarry |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Katie Lynn |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning Féile All Ireland |
| Camogie ambition: | To win a Senior All- Ireland with my school |
| Name: | 15 – Ciara Laverty |
| Age: | 16 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Corner forward |
| Honours: | 2 All Ireland Féile A, 5 Ulster Colleges, 2 Under 14 Feile, League and C’ship, 2 U16 League, 1U18 Cship, |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma McFadden |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Hannah Kelly |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning an All-Ireland Féile |
| Camogie ambition: | Win the Senior All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 16 – Méadhbh McCormick |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours:
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U14 Feile , 3 U16 Cship , 3 U18 Cships 2 Intermediate/ Senior , 6 Ulster County , 2 U18 All Ireland County
5 Ulster Colleges |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma McFadden |
| Favourite Hurler: | Henry Shefflin |
| Toughest opponent to date | Bronagh McKeague |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor All Ireland with Antrim |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 17 – Roisin Cummings |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Corner Back |
| Honours: | 3 Ulster Colleges, 2 U16 Championships, 2 Minor C’ships |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aoife Ní Chaisaide |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning U 16 Cship |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 18 – Rebecca Hargan |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Back |
| Honours:
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4 Ulster Colleges, 3 U16 Championships, 2 Minor C’ships, 2 Sen Reserve Cships, 2 All Ireland County medals, 4 Ulster county championships |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Noel Mc Grath |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin Mc Cormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | U16 Cship 2015 |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 19 – Niamh Doherty |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours: | Ulster Feile, 2 Ulster Colleges, 1 Minor Cship, U12/14/ U16 League |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma Connor |
| Favourite Hurler: | Henry Shefflin |
| Toughest opponent to date | Aine Devlin |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor Cship 2017 |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 20 – Caitlin Kelly |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Back |
| Honours: | 2 Ulster Colleges, 1 Minor Cship, 1 U16 League |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma Connor |
| Favourite Hurler: | Noel Mc Grath |
| Toughest opponent to date | Kirsty Laverty |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor cship |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with school and club |
| Name: | 21 – Maria Bakewell |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours: | U14 Ulster Feile, 2 U14 Cships, 1 Minor Club, 3 Ulster Colleges titles, |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma Connor |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Catherine Mc Shane |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Minor cship |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 22 – Emer O’Neill |
| Age: | 18 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Anywhere (I’m an all rounder!!!) |
| Honours: | U14 Cship and Feile titles, 1 Minor Cship, 2 Ulster Colleges |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Orla Donnelly |
| Favourite Hurler: | Lee Chin |
| Toughest opponent to date | Lúiseach Mathers |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Just being part of CPC Camogie |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 23 – Carla Mc Garry |
| Age: | 16 |
| Club: | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours: | 6 Ulster Colleges, 2 All Ireland Féile, 4 All Ireland County, U14,16,Minor C’ships |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Emma McFadden |
| Favourite Hurler: | Austin Gleeson |
| Toughest opponent to date | Aoife O Mullan |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning Féile -2 in a row! |
| Camogie ambition: | Win All Ireland Senor for CPC |
| Name: | 24 – Aoife Toner |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Mc Quillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Forward |
| Honours: | U14 League/ Féile, C’ship, U16League, 6 Ulster Colleges 1 Ulster U16, 1 Minor club |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | TJ Reid |
| Toughest opponent to date | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning club Minor C’ship |
| Camogie ambition: | To win an All-Ireland with school! |
| Name: | 25 – Aoife McClafferty |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | Ruairi Óg Cushendall |
| Position: | Back |
| Honours: | 5 Ulster Colleges , 1 Ulster County |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Seamus Callanan |
| Toughest opponent to date | Caitrin Dobbin |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Winning Ulster with CPC |
| Camogie ambition: | To win an All Ireland with CPC |
| Name: | 26 – Ciara Mathers |
| Age: | 17 |
| Club: | McQuillan’s Ballycastle |
| Position: | Backs |
| Honours: | 7 Ulster Colleges, 4 All Ireland County, 4 Ulster, 1 Antrim Féile, 1 All Ireland Féile |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aoife Ní Chaiside |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Roisin McCormick |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Last years All Ireland campaign for school |
| Camogie ambition: | Win a Senior Colleges A All Ireland Final |
| Name: | 27 – Katie Laverty |
| Age: | 15 |
| Club: | Cuchullains Dunloy |
| Position: | Midfield |
| Honours: | 5 Ulster Colleges, 1 Antrim Féile, U14 League |
| Favourite Camogie Player: | Aisling Thompson |
| Favourite Hurler: | Joe Canning |
| Toughest opponent to date | Fionnuala Toner |
| Favourite Camogie Memory | Féile |
| Camogie ambition: | Win an All- Ireland for CPC |
CPC’s All Ireland Final postponed until March 10th
Saturday’s All Ireland Colleges A final between Cross & Passion College Ballycastle and Loreto of Kilkenny has been postponed because of the cold weather that is gripping the country. In view of that we are going to hold our previews of the game until next week.
We had planned to post the match report and pics from CPC’s All Ireland Junior A win in 2008, but im afraid you are all going to have to wait for another week. In the mean time here are a couple of ‘tasters’ from that great day in Dublin.
