Philip Lanigan

1 week ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Katie Power never intended to become one of the faces of a national campaign. When she lined up for the toss as Kilkenny captain alongside Dublin’s Aisling Maher for the Leinster camogie semifinal, she never imagined that image with the match referee would become iconic in terms of the whole shorts and skorts controversy. Ordered back to the dressing room to change so that the match could proceed under the existing rules governing playing attire, that was the image that quickly went viral.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

With a place in the Leinster final already secured, Kilkenny manager Derek Lyng went with an experimental line-up against Wexford, who finished in that strange, mid-table limbo in the Leinster group where they were safe from relegation but outside of the top three that qualify for the All-Ireland. It was no surprise then that Keith Rossiter’s side took control from early on, powering into a 0-12 to 0-5 lead by half-time.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Waterford manager Peter Queally was frustrated by some refereeing decisions he felt didn’t go his team’s way and by the county’s lack of luck in the Munster round-robin – they have failed to qualify in the top three since it came in in 2018. ‘I’m disappointed. We had our hearts set on coming out of Munster this year and hurling for the summer.

1 week ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Before a ball was pucked in this year’s Munster SHC, the talk was all of a potential trilogy. Cork were cock-a-hoop after winning a first National League title since 1998 and with Limerick chasing a record seventh provincial title in a row, the smart money was on the counties meeting three times this summer. Now? For Cork fans, there’s a slight sense of be careful what you wish for.

2 weeks ago | extra.ie | Philip Lanigan

Camogie players can now choose between shorts or skorts after delegates at Thursday night’s Special Congress of the Camogie Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of a choice of playing attire. The meeting took place against the backdrop of inter-county player protests and a debate and push for change that garnered national and international headlines.