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A number of teacher in service courses are taking place this summer. The Mayo course took place in McHale park from the 1^st-3^rd July. A Camogie and Hurling module was delivered on Wednesday 1^st of July by Yvonne Byrne. 40 teachers completed the course (pictured above). Meanwhile in Tuam the Teacher In Service took place from the 1^st until the 3^rd of July with Camogie and Hurling module was delivered on Thursday 2^nd of July by Gerry Spelman and Yvonne Byrne.

18 teachers completed the course.

Action from the Teacher in service in Tuam, Galway

Other development News:

· Wicklow Summer Camp

· Connacht under 14 Blitz

· Laois Under 14 Blitz

· Connacht Poc Fada

Wicklow Summer Camp

76 girls participated in the Wicklow summer camp that took place in the Wicklow Centre of Excellence in Ballinakill. Coaches included Dublin players Ali Twomey, Helen Cosgrave, and Kate Whyte with Paddy Baker and James Murphy also coaching.

Wicklow Camp

Also in Wicklow news Mags D’Arcy delivered a sessions to Wicklow U16 inter county panel last Saturday in Ballinakill with Eileen O’Brien providing a talk on nutrition for the panel also. This weekend Louise O’Hara of Dublin will deliver a session with the same group.

Mags Darcy, Wexford taking session in Wicklow

Connacht Under 14 Blitz

The Connacht U14 blitz took place last Saturday 4^th of July in the Connacht Centre of Excellence in Ballyhaunis. 7 team took part in the blitz.

Galway, Roscommon and Mayo contested the Connacht A Blitz and Galway B, Roscommon B, Mayo B and Donegal contested the Connacht B Blitz.

Galway defeated Roscommon A in the A final with Galway B defeating Donegal in the B final.

Galway A Winners at Connacht Blitz with Chairperson of Connacht Council Fiona Hamilton

Galway under 14 'B' Winners

Mayo Squads

Roscommon runners up

Donegal Under 14 team who participated in Connacht Blitz

Laois Under 14 blitz:

On July 4^th six teams from 5 counties took part in the Laois under 14 development blitz.

Laois, Cork, Dublin navy, Dublin white, Kildare and Wexford took part in a very evenly contested blitz with all girls getting to play a minimum of 3 matches.

On the day there was 2 finals, a cup final and a shield final. Wexford were victorious beating Dublin navy with a score line of 1-4 to 0-2.

The host county Laois were the cup winners in a very close final with Dublin white and only a goal separated the sides. Laois won 3-3 to 2-3.

Laois Camogie would like to thank all counties who participated, all the volunteers who helped out on the day.

Thank you must go to the Portlaoise GAA club for use of their fantastic facilities in Rathleague, Portlaoise.