CAMOGIE ROUND-UP:CAMOGIE TEAMS around the country observed a minute's silence at the weekend for Joe and Anne O'Connell who died tragically in America a week ago.

Anne, who played camogie in her home county of Galway, also enjoyed a stint with Glen Rovers of Cork, and was remembered in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday before the Cork-Dublin Gala All-Ireland senior championship game.

Cork manager Denise Cronin, who played alongside O’Connell in the victorious Glen Rovers All-Ireland winning club side of 1992, said it is a very emotional time for all who knew her.

Champions Cork went on to record a big win over the Blues, 3-21 to 1-7, and Cronin noted how important it was to get this win under their belt.

“The Cork club championship starts on Wednesday so we will only have four training sessions before our next match away to Kilkenny on July 11th. That is a big game for us because if we can beat Kilkenny, to a degree, we are through to the semi-finals, but if we lose we will be under pressure in our final group game at home to Tipperary at the beginning of August.”

The Cork manager also said it gave them an opportunity to use their substitutes.

Cork led 1-15 to 1-1 at the break, with the goal coming from skipper Amanda O’Regan, and in the second half goals arrived from Eimear O’Sullivan and substitute Emer O’Farrell.

Rachel Moloney was also in fine form, hitting 0-10, with five from play. Ciara Lucey was Dublin’s best player, firing their goal midway through the opening half.

Elsewhere, National League champions Wexford easily accounted for a youthful Limerick, 5-20 to 0-6, thanks in no small part to Rose Marie Breen’s hat- trick of goals.