ONE league closes and another one opens. As the men of the Airtricity League prepare to leave the stage for another season, enter the women of the Bus Éireann National League.

CORK retained their Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown with a devastating performance against Mayo in Saturday’s Kiltoom decider.

Cork 1-20 Mayo 0-11

Team captain Juliette Murphy hit the winning point as Cork edged into their first ever All-Ireland senior ladies football final today.