CARBERY are well represented on this year’s Cork camogie panels and will be looking to make their mark in the All-Ireland U16 and minor camogie Championships.

At U16 level, five Carbery players were selected on the Cork U16A panel for the recent Munster Camogie U16A Championship. Ailbhe Byerley, Aoife White, Saoirse Gilmore (all Clonakilty), Amy Walsh (Enniskeane) and Kate O’Mahony (Kilbrittain-Timoleague) came through a series of trials before making the finalised Cork panel.

The Rebels proved too strong for Clare in the provincial semi-final, building on a 0-7 to 1-6 interval lead before prevailing 1-16 to 1-5. Isabelle O’Callaghan, Simone Fitzgerald, Clodagh Walshe, Niamh O’Connor and Lauren McAuliffe were amongst the winners’ scorers.

That win set up a Munster U16A final clash against Tipperary at Castle Road. Alas, Cork suffered a 2-15 to 2-6 defeat to a strong Tipp line-up. Kate O’Mahony began at half-back with Saoirse Gilmore and Ailbhe Byerley also featuring.

All five Carbery representatives will be involved in the upcoming All-Ireland Camogie U16A Championship where Cork face Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Waterford.

Also, Anne O’Leary (Bandon) and Julie Canty (Newcestown) are part of this year’s Cork camogie U16B panel. A 1-12 to 1-7 victory over Tipperary sent Cork into the Munster U16B Championship final. Aoibhinn Hudner (0-8), Ella McCarthy (1-1) and Lucy Heafy (0-2) were on target on that occasion.

Fethard Town Park in Tipperary was the venue for the U16B provincial final where Limerick proved too strong for the Rebels, winning 2-6 to 1-5. Anne O’Leary and Julie Canty will continue with the Cork U16Bs in a U16B All-Ireland (development) round-robin group with Galway, Kilkenny and Tipperary.

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There are four Carbery players on the 2026 Cork camogie minor A panel.

Katie Crowley, Caoimhe Foley (both Courcey Rovers), Cliona Harte (Barryroe) and Karen O’Sullivan (Newcestown) are part of manager Mossie O’Sullivan’s squad.

All four Carbery representatives featured in the Rebels’ Munster minor A 4-16 to 0-10 win over Clare at Castle Road. Cliona Harte found the net and Caoimhe Foley added three points as Cork set up a Munster decider with Limerick in Templeglantine.

A cracking encounter saw the Rebels successfully retain their provincial trophy. Cork won 2-9 to 0-14 with Lexi Manley (1-6) starring for the victors.

This year’s All-Ireland Camogie Minor A Championship draw has pitted Cork against Tipperary, Limerick, Galway, Dublin and reigning champions Kilkenny in a round-robin format before the age-grade’s semi-finals and final.

The Rebels reached last year’s decider only to come up short to Kilkenny. Hopes of a positive start to this year’s campaign were dashed however, following last weekend’s first round loss away to Tipperary in Thurles.

The hosts ran out 1-14 to 2-9 winners despite a battling Cork effort.

‘To be honest with you, we have 30 exceptional players on this year’s Cork minor panel and we will be using our bench to get over all our All-Ireland Championship games,’ Cork minor manager Mossie O’Sullivan commented before last Sunday’s defeat to Tipperary.

‘For us (management team), it is all about developing those players as well. So, we will give them game time, give them all a chance to perform, which is highly important for everyone.’

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At senior level, Ger Manley has yet to announce his inter-county panel for the upcoming national league campaign.

Cork will be eager to defend the Division 1 title they won last year. Yet, there will be a much-changed Rebels line-up in 2026 following a host of experienced players deciding to step away from the inter-county scene.

From Carbery camogie’s point of view, Courcey Rovers’ Saoirse McCarthy, Newcestown’s Ciara O’Sullivan and Claire Kingston, Ballinascarthy’s Millie Condon and St Colum’s Libby Coppinger were involved in last year’s run to the All-Ireland final only to come up short to Galway.