Cork boss relieved to have 'colossus' Thompson again
Cork's talismanic Ashling Thompson had a two-game ban rescinded on the eve of their All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship semi-final win against Waterford on Sunday.
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Cork's talismanic Ashling Thompson had a two-game ban rescinded on the eve of their All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship semi-final win against Waterford on Sunday.
Cork survived a titanic tussle with Waterford, overcoming a five-point second-half deficit to eventually chisel out a five-point victory in a pulsating Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final at Croke Park.
Cork survived a fervent Dublin challenge to retain their perfect record, scoring the last goal and eight points to record a 2-10 to 0-9 win in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Group 1 tie at the St Peregrine's club grounds.
Cast your mind back a little over a month. Cork were leading All-Ireland champions Galway in the league decider at one stage by six points.
Cork will be hoping for a better return than their last visit to Croke Park when they take on Galway in this Saturday's Littlewoods Ireland League Division 1 final (Live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Cork strolled to a facile triumph against Limerick in their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Group 2 game, starting explosively before it finished 5-17 to 0-06 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Cork got the Matthew Twomey era off to a winning start but Clare, who themselves were competing under a new eight-person management team, made sure it wasn't a comfortable day at the office as the Rebels had to work very hard in a wet, wild and windy Cusack Park before eking out a 2-6 to 0-4 triumph in Division 1 of the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League.
The latest destination on Davy Fitzgerald's inter-county journey has raised eyebrows, but it could well steer Cork back to the top of the camogie tree, according to former Limerick player Aoife Sheehan.