Ronan just too good for Loreto
Eimear Cregan’s tidy deflection put them ahead and Claire Sullivan converted a switched corner before they had to batten down the hatches and defend an onslaught from the heavily-fancied Dubliners.
Nikki Symmons did pull one back with five minutes to go but a string of top-class saves from Ciara Ronan kept Institute’s qualification hopes alive.