Miriam Walsh amongst the scorers as Kilkenny clinch title
By Aoife Lanigan, PRO
Leinster Senior Camogie Final
Kilkenny 0-14
Dublin 1-6
Kilkenny are Leinster Senior Champions for the 26th time when they defeated Dublin in Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore last Saturday afternoon.
In a repeat of last year’s Final, Kilkenny got the better of the Dubs again this year and will go into the All-Ireland series on the back of provincial glory.
Laura Greene opened the scoring for Kilkenny with a point from play in the 3rd minute. Directly from the puckout, Aoife Doyle added a point for Kilkenny also from play.
Ashling Maher scored a point for Dublin from play before Aishling Maher blasted the sliotar to the back of the net to put Dublin ahead 1-1 to 0-2 after 6 minutes. They failed to raise a flag for the next 37 minutes, as Kilkenny took complete control, scoring seven points.
Miriam Walsh pointed from play after a neat handpass from Caoimhe Keher Murtagh. Sarah Barcoe tagged on a point, before Aoife Prendergast slotted over a point from a free.
Wing Back Miriam Bambrick got on the score sheet with a point to make it 0-6 to 1-1.
Miriam Walsh and Aoife Prendergast (2f) added the last three points to leave the score 0-9 to 1-1 in favour of Kilkenny at the interval.
On the resumption of play, Kilkenny added two more points from Dicksboro’s Aoife Prendergast.
Dublin then scored four points through Emma Flanagan, Niamh Comerford, Grace O’Shea and Ashling Maher to leave the score 0-11 to 1-5 after 51 minutes.
Aoife Prendergast added two more frees before Aishling O’Neill slotted over a point for Dublin. Prendergast struck over the final point with a 45m free to leave the final score in Tullamore, Kilkenny 0-14 , Dublin 1-6.
Kilkenny start their Glen Dimplex Senior All Ireland Championship tomorrow (25th May) against Limerick in Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale @ 4pm.
We wish Peter ‘Chap’ Cleere, his management team and squad all the best ahead of this year’s quest for the O’Duffy Cup.
Scorers – Kilkenny – Aoife Prendergast 0-8 (0-8f), Miriam Walsh 0-2, Aoife Doyle, Laura Greene, Sarah Barcoe, Miriam Bambrick 0-1 each
Scorers – Dublin – Aishling O’Neill 1-1, Ashling Maher 0-2 (1f), Emma Flanagan, Grace O’Shea 0-1 each, Niamh Comerford 0-1 (1f)
Kilkenny – Aoife Norris, Michelle Teehan, Grace Walsh, Ciara Phelan, Tiffanie Fitzgerald, Niamh Deely, Miriam Bambrick, Laura Murphy, Laura Greene, Aoife Doyle, Katie Power, Sarah Barcoe, Caoimhe Keher Murtagh, Miriam Walsh, Aoife Prendergast
Subs – Julianne Malone for Katie Power, Kaite Nolan for Sarah Barcoe, Asha McHardy for Miriam Walsh, Roisin Breen, Kellyann Doyle, Niamh Phelan, Roisin Phelan, Emily McCarthy, Sinead O’Keeffe, Danielle Quigley, Keara Ryan, Sophie O’Dwyer, Emma Shortall, Claire Doheny, Grace Barcoe, Roisin O’Keeffe, Steffi Fitzgerald, Sarah Crowley
Dublin – Amy Gorman, Abby Ryan, Emma O’Byrne, Zoe Couch, Claire Gannon, Ashling Maher, Kerry Finnegan, Niamh Gannon, Gaby Couch, Aoife McKearney, Sinead Nolan, Aine Rafter, Aishling O’Neill, Elyse Jamieson-Murphy, Grace O’Shea
Subs – Aisling Gannon for Sinead Nolan, Emma Flanagan for Aine Rafter, Aoife Kenny for Zoe Couch, Niamh Comerford, Chloe Ni Cheallaigh, Leah Butler, Sinead Murphy, Niamh Gleeson, Sibeal Cherry, Roisin Ni Chathasaigh, Jennifer Moore, Anna Sullivan, Kassie McEvoy, Chloe O’Connor, Grainne Skelton, Laura Sharkey, Hannah O’Dea, Aoife Heffernan, Niamh Heffernan, Mia Farrell
Referee – Justin Heffernan, Wexford
