Cork reclaim crown to edge Galway in epic trilogy | How players embrace increased physicality | Camogie's future | Sarah O'Donovan
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What made Cork reclaim the Camogie crown and how did the epic trilogy with Galway unfold?
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This is an Irish independent podcast. Now, welcome. We're talking camoge because Cork once again are All Ireland Camoge champions. Third time in four seasons. More latterly, of course, there is this trilogy with Galway, which they're now winning 2-1. Cork were winners in 24. They lost last year. Huge exodus of players. This is not the same Cork team that won in 24. And they have come back now to win in 2026 again, as with the other two finals by a single puck of Ball and it was an amazing spectacle again. So um certainly Kamoge final in a very very good place and 33,000 through the doors as well. Uh we should say, as ever, our GEA coverage is with thanks to AIB. They are proud sponsors of Club and County AIB proudly celebrating the joy, dedication, and support that lies at the heart of Gaelic Games in every community and player across the nation, not least.
In uh Cork right now. So Sarah O'Dunvin is going to join us. She was at the game, lots to talk to her about. Alana Canan is here in the studio. Hello.
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Um I mentioned The attendance point 33,000. This for a standalone Kamoge game, I'm more people have watched Kamogi matches when they've been paired with um hurling matches at times, but uh for just a standalone comoge day, 33,000 uh beats the record from 2023 when 30,000 were through the turnstile. So um and when you compare it to the LGFA, 27,000, 28,000. Um This year. I think he chucked that up as a really good day for the Camoge So Association, often a little bit bedraggled the Camoge Association, but they'll be happy with that.
Yeah, definitely. And reflective, I think, as you said, of that uh growing and brewing right there between Galway and Cork and definitely two of the best teams in the country for the last number of years. Um And I think that's played out as well. Like it it's not just the final that uh received a record attendance, which I think is an important point to mention. The semifinals also got a record crowd too. uh ten thousand three hundred for the doubleheader at Temple Stadium. So I suppose that's suggestive of a growing appetite across the board. And I know it's often a talking point when it comes to women's GA and women's games in general that like, okay, if the finals are getting the attendance, that's great.
It's uh it'd be great to see it trickle down to the rest of the games too. So Uh perhaps suggestive of that, but definitely indicative of of the standard on show um between Galway and Cork in particular.
Yeah. And thirty three thousand, give us a certain context. I know you've been looking at some of the numbers, like how quickly is this growing? Where's it growing from?
Yeah, so if you look at the finals for the last um twenty years or so, there's been um a few sort of big outliers like two thousand nine between Cork Kilkenny there was twenty five thousand that it two thousand seven, thirty three thousand between Wexford and Cork. But outside of that, it's been sort of steadily growing and and especially I guess since uh COVID in particular, you could say. So twenty twenty two there was twenty three thousand Uh Kakenny and Cork twenty three there was thirty thousand Twenty four, back to twenty seven. uh twenty five, up to twenty eight, and now up to thirty three. So it's an interesting one um considering You know, like the likes of the LGFA games are often impacted by Dublin's presence.
Um but if you look at uh Cork in particular seemed to have a massive impact on the attendances across the board.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What made Cork reclaim the Camogie crown and how did the epic trilogy with Galway unfold?
0:00–7:19
2
How did record attendance figures at Croke Park reflect the growing popularity of Camogie?
7:19–16:16
3
What impact did the post‑2023 player exodus have on Cork’s squad and their path to the title?
16:16–23:45
4
Why has physicality increased in recent Camogie finals and how are referees adapting?
23:45–29:55
5
Which emerging young players stepped up in the final and how did they influence the result?
29:55–36:33
6
Are team holidays and financial support realistic for Camogie players and how could they be funded?
36:33–43:47
7
How is the Camogie Association evolving – leadership, governance and future growth?
43:47–50:47
8
Did the best team win the 2024 final and what does the victory mean for Camogie’s future?
50:47–55:58
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