MIC has honoured its Purcell Cup winning Senior Camogie Team with a medal ceremony and reception.
Held in the Tailteann Sports Complex at MIC Limerick, players and management were officially recognised after emerging as winners of the Division 2 championship in 2025—a decade after the College last won the competition.
Addressing the group before presenting them with their medals and a jersey to mark the occasion, President of MIC, Professor Dermot Nestor said: “Congratulations to our incredible Senior Camogie team for your unwavering hard work, dedication, and commitment. You've shown what true perseverance looks like, and your victory in winning the cup is a testament to all the effort you’ve put in. Enjoy this well-deserved success – you’ve earned it.”
Team captain, Theresa Dore, said: “"As we all know, All-Ireland medals don’t come around often, so we really appreciate the opportunity and support you have given us. A special thank you to our manager Brian, we really appreciate the support, encouragement and hard work you have given us all year. I’d like to also thank our parents, families and friends for your support and encouragement through the year. Finally, I’d like to thank all the girls on the team for a great year and I hope we will continue to promote and enjoy playing the game camogie. It is really and truly a great honour to play for our college."
Coach, Brian Leahy, and Assistant Coach, Dave O’Shea, also received a presentation at the event.
The MIC Senior Camogie team bested neighbours, University of Limerick, with a score-line of 1-17 to 2-12 in the final at the Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence on 9 February. MIC came from four points down at half time to level the match and even though, UL scored two goals in the second half, the MIC outfit kept their composure to take the victory. It was made all the sweeter because UL had won the first match of MIC’s campaign.
MIC has won the Purcell Cup seven times in total, last in 2015 and holds the honour of being the inaugural winners in 1977. The cup was donated by Úna Uí Phuirséil, President of the Camogie Association 1976–78, and her husband Pádraig Puirséil, Gaelic Games correspondent for the Irish Press from 1954 to 1978.
