Shinty-Hurling / Camogie panels to face Scotland revealed

20 October 2026

Ireland and Scotland players parade before the 2023 Hurling / Shinty international at Pairc Esler. ©INPHO/Andy Paton.

The Ireland panels for the 2026 Shinty-Hurling / Camogie Internationals have been announced ahead of Saturday's double-header at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The Irish camogie team will face their Scottish counterparts at 4pm, followed by the annual shinty-hurling fixture between the two nations at 6pm.

Managers Ger Manley (camogie) and Eamon O'Shea (hurling) finalised their panels following trials in recent weeks, with Cork's Ashling Thompson and Kilkenny's Mikey Butler named as team captains. The hurling selection features a combination of high-profile Liam MacCarthy Cup players - including recently-retired Cork star Seamus Harnedy - along with some of the leading performers in the Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nickey Rakard, and Lory Meagher Cups this year.

Ireland Shinty-Hurling squad: Billy Nolan (Waterford), Mikey Butler (Kilkenny), Ian Shanahan (Laois), Sam O'Farrell (Tipperary), Meehaul McGrath (Derry), Ryan Mullaney (Laois), Darragh Neary (Galway), Fiachra C-Fennell (Laois), Diarmuid Stritch (Clare), Aaron Dunphy (Laois), Andrew Ormonde (Tipperary), Cian O'Sullivan (Dublin), Luca McCusker (Fermanagh), Séamus Harnedy (Cork), Pearse Óg McCrickard (Down), Gerard Walsh (Antrim), Joe Murray (Leitrim), Patrick Turner (Derry), Kyle O'Connor (Kerry), Damien Healy (Meath).

Standby players: Seán Kelly (Derry), Johnny Maher (Longford), Ciaran McNally (Longford), Ethan Flynn (Monaghan), Evan Tully (Longford), Pádraig Doyle (Wicklow), Emmet Walsh (Monaghan), Kevin Goulding (Kerry).

Ireland Shinty-Camogie squad: Amy Lee (Cork), Aimie Nolan (Carlow), Anais Curran (Wexford), Aoife McDonald (Tyrone), Ashling Thompson (Cork), Ava Fitzgerald (Cork), Dearbhla Magee (Antrim), Emma Murphy (Cork), Gráinne McDonald (Tyrone), Isobel Sheehan (Cork), Laura Hayes (Cork), Maeve Clince (Meath), Naoise Hughes (Armagh), Rachael Walsh (Waterford), Rebecca Kelly (Carlow), Saoirse McCarthy (Cork), Shannagh Hegarty (Antrim), Sinéad Wylde (Dublin), Sophie O’Callaghan (Limerick).