Kildare 1-13 Clare 1-12: Goalkeeper Mary Hulgraine was the star of the show as Kildare atoned for last year’s TG4 All-Ireland Ladies IFC final defeat by claiming the title yesterday.

Goalkeeper Mary Hulgraine was the star of the show as Kildare atoned for last year’s TG4 All-Ireland ladies intermediate final defeat by going one better at Croke Park this afternoon.

Both Cork and Dublin have made one change each for Sunday’s All-Ireland ladies football final.

Kilkenny 1-15 Kildare 0-7

Waterford 2-9 Kildare 1-5: Waterford have endured much heartbreak since making the step-up to the intermediate ranks in 2012 but after a deserved victory over a valiant Kildare unit, they will now be preparing for top flight camogie next year.

ALL-IRELAND champions Cork continued their dominance of ladies football with six players named on the O’Neills/TG4 All Star team at the CityWest Hotel on Saturday night.

THE nominees for the 2009 Opel GPA Hurling Team of the Year mirror the Vodafone All Stars with more nominations from losing All-Ireland finalists Tipperary than four-in-a-row kingpins Kilkenny.

Kildare have been crowned TG4 All-Ireland Junior Ladies football champions at Croke Park, having staved off a late second-half rally - including two goals from 14-year-old Therese Marren - to win 2-13 to 3-5 against Sligo.

Kildare have one hand on the John Timmons Cup, despite hitting nine wides in the first half of this afternoon's TG4 All-Ireland Junior Ladies football final at Croke Park.