All-Ireland Sevens Camogie
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All-Ireland Sevens Camogie Competitions are seven-a-side national inter-club or inter-college Camogie
tournaments held at senior, junior, legends/master, colleges and inter-varsity level.
The main competition is held at the Kilmacud Crokes GAA
club in South County Dublin, played off in one day annually the day before the All-Ireland Camogie Final in close proximity to Croke Park
as part of the All-Ireland festivities. It is known as the Daintree sevens for sponsorship purposes. The current (2011) holders are Toomevara.
The secondary school colleges competitions are held in November and the inter-varsity competition, the Fr Meachair Cup
, in March.
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
tournaments held at senior, junior, legends/master, colleges and inter-varsity level.
The main competition is held at the Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes GAA
Kilmacud Crokes are a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland.-Background:Kilmacud football club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint Laurence's Hall, where Stillorgan shopping centre now stands. The first meeting of the club took...
club in South County Dublin, played off in one day annually the day before the All-Ireland Camogie Final in close proximity to Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
as part of the All-Ireland festivities. It is known as the Daintree sevens for sponsorship purposes. The current (2011) holders are Toomevara.
The secondary school colleges competitions are held in November and the inter-varsity competition, the Fr Meachair Cup
Ashbourne Cup
The Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the current stars of the game...
, in March.