“I’m not going to lie, it was extremely stressful.” Cork are headed to the All-Ireland Camogie Final, early next month, after eventually outgunning Munster rivals, Waterford at Croke Park. Ashling Thompson was a late addition to the Cork panel, and she had a massive impact on the result. Thompson was only cleared to play the […]
3 years ago
No short-cuts here, just a lot of dumbbells. Having started off with a hurley in her hand at the age of six, Ashling Thompson has lived and breathed camogie for over 20 years but is showing no signs of slowing down, or easing off. The three-time All-Ireland winner and two-time All Star is one of […]
8 years ago
I remember sitting in Croke Park’s Hogan Stand suite last summer listening to GAA president Aogán Ó Fearghaíl underline the importance of the GAA’s link to the community. Ó Fearghaíl was speaking at Super Valu’s #BehindTheBall launch where the supermarket chain would donate 55,000 GAA ‘First Touch’ footballs to clubs across the country, ‘an ambitious initiative designed […]
8 years ago
One of the good ones. We’re not used to these low scoring affairs but Ashling Thompson’s Cork came through a stern test against Galway 2-9 to 1-9 to book a place in an All-Ireland final. It goes without saying that it is heartbreaking for the entire Galway squad coming this far and being dumped out […]
9 years ago
It’s not about winning anymore
9 years ago
You wouldn’t blame the world of women’s GAA for having mixed feelings on the retirement of Valerie Mulcahy. On the one hand it is a shame to see one of ladies football’s greatest ambassadors call it a day, but the flip side is some others might get to win something now. The Cork legend retired Monday to […]
10 years ago