Clara Camogie Club
Clara camogie club are holding a table quiz on Friday 5^th February in the Fox and Goose. There will be prizes for juniors and adults.  Tables of four are 20 euro, and the under-12, under16 and minor teams will be presented with their respective county medals.

U14 County Trials

Under-14 camogie trials take place on Saturday morning 6^th February in Callan CBS commencing at 11am sharp and concluding at 1pm. Clubs are asked to send no more than three of their best players and each girl is asked to bring their boot, helmet, and two hurls. Liz Dempsey(Thomastown) is the new under-14 manager this year, as she replaces Paddy Kelly(Dicksboro) who will take charge of the under-16s.

Kelly will take over from the long standing stewardship do of Stephen Dormer and Liam Dunne who guided Kilkenny to four consecutive All-Irelands between 2005 and 2008. 

Annual Camogie Awards Night by PRO Michael O Leary

The Kilkenny camogie awards were held in Langton house hotel last Friday night and almost 250 people were in attendance. It was an enjoyable night had by all, with the medals being presented for the 4-in-a-row minor All-Ireland winning team plus their Leinster winning medals, along with provincial winning medals presented to under-14, under-16, and the All-Ireland senior finalists who successfully defeated Wexford in the final played down in Bunclody in December. It was an evening of entertainment capped with another glorious year for camogie in Kilkenny with All-Ireland senior hurling winning captain Michael Fennelly special guest for the evening.

Fennelly had spoken of the progress of camogie in Kilkenny over the last few years and wished the senior team well in their quest to land the O'Duffy Cup for the first time since 1994.Other guests on the evening included Kilkenny Co. board chairman Paul Kinsella, Co. Secretary Ned Quinn, Deputy mayor Marie Fitzpatrick and County council chairman Michael O'Brien.

MC for the evening was the imitable Martin Quilty - Camogie vice-chairperson - who did an excellent job as always in entertaining the crowd as the medal and award winners were announced.

The player of the year awards in the respective grades were also announced with Kilkenny senior goalkeeper Catriona Ryan(Tullogher-Rosbercon) rewarded for her excellent consistency in landing the senior player of the year. Eilish Cantwell was named as Intermediate player of the year, while Denise Gaule crowned a memorable 2009 when she landed the Kilkenny minor camogie player of the year. It was the latest award added to her glittering collection, as she was also named O'Neill young camogie player of the year at the camogie allstars last November. Gaule was also highly instrumental in winning the player of the match award as she scored 2-4 in helping Kilkenny successfully complete 4-in-a-row in the All-Ireland minor final, while last March she was captain fantastic scoring 1-8 in inspiring St. Brigids(Callan) to defend the All-Ireland colleges title with victory over Portumna. The under-16 player of the year went to Jane Cullen(Rower-Inistioge), while Julie-Anne Malone(Mullinavat) received the under-14 player of the year.

The club person of the year award was presented to Sean Warren(St. Annes) as the Galmoy/Johnstown outfit completed victory over Rower-Inistioge in the Intermediate final replay following two titantic battles. The  St.Annes girls were presented with their medals in Cillin Hill on January 22^nd. With the formal proceedings done and dusted,  Bag of Cans provided the musical entertainment with the Windgap contingent unable to remove themselves from the dance floor that contributed to the enjoyment of the night/early morning.

Also, Kilkenny camogie chairperson Catherine Neary was elected as provincial camogie chairperson as well and we wish her well in a busy year ahead.

Kilkenny Senior Panel & Management for Gala All Ireland Final

Back Row L to R
Laura Kavanagh, Aine Fahy, Eileen Fitzpatrick, Emma Staunton, Julie Ann Woodcock, Ann Marie Phelan, Elaine Aylward, Denise Gaule, Catriona Ryan, Marie O'Connor, Aoife Fitzpatrick, Edwina Keane, Aisling Ryan

Middle Row L to R
Paul Murphy, John Lonergan, Siobhan Murphy, Leanne Fennelly, Claire Aylward, Amy Butler, Aoife Neary, Edel Maher, Colette Dormer, Deirdre Delaney, Aisling Dunphy, Ann Dalton (Captain), Therese Muldowney, James Meagher, Ann Downey (Manager),Noel Ryan

Front Row L to R
Marina Downey, Keeva Fennelly, Lizzie Lyng, Eimear Lyng, Katie Power, Jacqui Frisby, Michelle Quilty, Catherine Doherty, Kelly Ann Cotterall, Kate McDonald