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<\/p>\nSATURDAY 21 MARCH<\/p>\n
Centra Camogie League Division 1A
Tipperary vs Waterford, The Ragg, 2pm
Galway vs Cork, Kenny Park, 2pm
Kilkenny vs Antrim, UPMC Nowlan Park, 2pm<\/p>\n
Centra Camogie League Division 1B
Dublin vs Limerick, Abbotstown, 2pm
Down vs Wexford, Liatroim, 2pm
Clare vs Offaly, Zimmer Biomet P\u00e1irc Ch\u00edos\u00f3g, 2pm<\/p>\n
Centra Camogie League Division 2A
Derry vs Kerry, Ballinascreen, 1pm
Meath vs Carlow, Donaghmore Ashbourne, 1pm
Laois v Westmeath, Laois Hire O’Moore Park, 1pm<\/p>\n
Centra Camogie League Division 3A
Kildare vs Tyrone, Manguard Plus Kildare GAA Centre of Excellence, 2pm
Armagh vs Wicklow, Granemore St Mary’s, 2pm<\/p>\n
WATCH
Watch the Division 1A clash between Galway and Cork live on The Camogie Association’s YouTube channel.<\/p>\n
RADIO
Follow updates on RT\u00c9 Radio 1’s Sunday Sport.<\/p>\n
CALCULATORS AND ABACUSES NEEDED IN DIVISION 1A<\/p>\n
It’s that time of year \u2013 permutations on top of permutations in Gaelic games as we wrap our heads around who can be promoted or relegated across different codes and tiers.<\/p>\n
But for sheer complexity, Division 1A of the Centra Camogie League is out on its own.<\/p>\n
Waterford are safely through to their first ever top-tier final. Michael Boland\u2019s charges have hit the ground running in 2026, and four consecutive wins see them flying high \u2013 Beth Carton et al overwhelming the field to make a real statement of intent ahead of the summer.<\/p>\n
So the D\u00e9ise look forward to the 1A final on 12 April in UPMC Nowlan Park.<\/p>\n
After that? That’s when the fun starts.<\/p>\n
Running the numbers, four of the other five counties in the six-team division could join Waterford in the showpiece, while all five remain in danger of relegation to the second tier for 2027.<\/p>\n
The script was supposed to be far more straightforward. So how did we end up here?<\/p>\n
Opening-day losses for 2025 All-Ireland finalists Cork and Galway threw the cat amongst the pigeons early on. The Rebels falling to Waterford. The Westerners succumbing to Tipperary.<\/p>\n
Round two didn\u2019t bring any improved fortunes for the pair.<\/p>\n
The Leesiders were expected to make amends when Antrim took the long trip to MTU, but the newly-promoted Saffrons had other ideas, causing a seismic shock.<\/p>\n
Hampered by a blizzard which delayed their flight home from the team holiday in New York, Galway eventually touched down on terra firma only to be met by a red-hot D\u00e9ise.<\/p>\n
Rooted to the bottom of the table after two rounds, the ‘big two\u2019 found themselves in a hole.<\/p>\n
Since then, they have gone unbeaten. Cathal Murray\u2019s outfit recorded away victories over Tipperary and Antrim. Ger Manley\u2019s side had too much for Kilkenny, before surrendering an eight-point half-time lead to draw with the Premier County in round four.<\/p>\n
Mixed results for the blue and Gold and black and amber leave the two counties still in the mix at both ends of the table.<\/p>\n
Antrim exceeded expectations, but have been unable to add to their sole victory thus far.<\/p>\n
Scoring difference is the primary tiebreaker should two or more teams finish level on points, opening up a myriad of possibilities.<\/p>\n
To sum up the potential chaos: any team across Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Cork and Antrim could be relegated, yet all except the Ulster outfit could also end Round 5 with a final spot secured.<\/p>\n
Galway and Kilkenny are in the driving seat \u2013 victory for either and besting the other\u2019s scoring difference will lock in a date with the D\u00e9ise. Should both fail to win on Saturday, it would open it up for the chasing pack.<\/p>\n
The mantra for every team this weekend? Take care of your own business. Worry about results elsewhere after that.<\/p>\n
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LESS COMPLICATION IN THE LOWER LEAGUES<\/p>\n
Things are more straightforward in the second tier.<\/p>\n
Clare are already into the Division 1B final, playing their final game against Offaly.<\/p>\n
Dublin host Limerick in Abbotstown in a de facto semi-final.<\/p>\n
Down entertain Wexford, with the winner guaranteed survival. The two are locked on three points alongside the Faithful County. Relegation could quite possibly be decided on scoring difference here.<\/p>\n
In Division 2A, Kerry and Meath are both in control of their own destiny, and face win-and-in scenarios as they bid to reach the final.<\/p>\n
Should either lose, that could open the door for Laois to sneak into the decider with victory over Westmeath.<\/p>\n
Derry also have a mathematical chance of making it.<\/p>\n
Carlow would need to upset the Royals if they are to reel in Westmeath and avoid the drop.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile in Division 3A, Armagh are already through to the final, regardless of how they fare against basement-side Wicklow, but it remains to be seen who will join them.<\/p>\n
Roscommon have a bye in the final round, and will be hoping for Kildare to do them a favour when Tyrone visit Hawkfield. If the Red Hands draw or win, they will join the Orchard County in the final.<\/p>\n
A Kildare win could send the Rossies into the final, but if the Lilywhites prevail by 10 points, they would sneak into the final themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SATURDAY 21 MARCH Centra Camogie League Division 1A Tipperary vs Waterford, The Ragg, 2pmGalway vs Cork, Kenny Park,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-357829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}