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FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL CAMOGIE COMPETITION

Miriam O’Callaghan, Uachtarán Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael, announced details today in Croke Park of the inaugural Coca Cola sponsored International Camogie Competition which takes place in October. Teams from North America, Britain, mainland Europe and Ireland will arrive in Dublin on Wednesday October 13th to play a round robin competition. The Coca Cola International Camogie Final will be played in Croke Park as the curtain raiser to the first International Rules Game on Sunday October 17th.

This is a major breakthrough for Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael. The Irish team will be drawn from the Purcell Cup Combined Third Level Colleges team named earlier this year. The team will be captained by Therese Maher, Athlone IT and Galway senior inter-county star. Earlier this year, Therese was awarded the Player of the Tournament for the Purcell Cup.

Former Tipperary hurling star, Michael Cleary, has been named as the manager of the Irish team. Michael managed the Tipperary Camogie team to Senior All-Ireland success on three consecutive years, beginning in 1999. Camillus King, Anne Dolan, Rita Broderick and Michelle Davis will join Michael as team selectors.

Speaking in Croke Park, Uachtarán Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael, Miriam O' Callaghan expressed her delight; " this is a unique step for us, we are delighted to have an International dimension to our games particularly in this our centenary year. We are very grateful to Seán Ó Ceallaigh and the GAA for their generous grant towards this event and also to Coca Cola Bottlers Ireland who have joined us as official sponsors of the event. We will be hoping to develop the International dimension to Camogie over the coming years".

Also in attendance was Mo Durkan, Public Affairs and Communications Manager for Coca -Cola Bottlers Ireland who stated "we are delighted to be supporting this unique and exciting initiative with Cumann Camógaíochta na nGael in this their centenary year. In addition to providing an international dimension to the game, the sponsorship builds on the long-standing relationship Coca -Cola Bottlers has enjoyed for many years with the Camogie Association, through the Féile na nGael under -14 hurling and camogie finals."