Holders UCC eye Ashbourne Cup again
With inter-county stars Lizzie Lyng, Emer Dillon and Ann Hardiman in impressive form, the goals that eased them through to a semi-final clash with UL came from Lyng, Ciara Healy and Jill Horan.
Scorers UCC: C Healy 1-5 (0-3 frees), L Lyng 1-2, J Horan 1-0, R Moloney 0-2 (0-1 free), C Desmond 0-2
NUIG: M Hayes 1-0, L Kavanagh 0-1 (free).
UCC: B Aylward; J O'Callaghan, R Holland, J Browne; A Hardiman, S Hayes, E Aylward; L Bourke, R Moloney (capt); L Lyng, M Nash, E Dillon; C Healy, J Horan, C Desmond.
NUIG: R Lynch; A Kelliher, M Maher, P Kelly; M Keane, C Glynn, N Hanrahan; L Shannon, R Kaiser; C Malone, L Kavanagh (capt), S Keane; S McDonagh, C O’Mahony, M Hayes.
MICL1-3
CIT 0-2
BOTH sides had difficulty dealing with the adverse weather conditions in this quarter-final clash played at CIT on Saturday. However, it was the father and daughter managed Limerick team of Eamonn and Ciara Cregan that edged to a penultimate date with UCD on Feb 14.
County players Moira McMahon, Sinead Cahalane and Marion Jagoe were most impressive.
Mary Kelly’s goal midway through the second half decided the matter.
Scorers MICL: Mary Kelly 1-0, S Kelly 0-3 (0-2 frees). CIT: M Kelly (free) and Deirdre Delaney 0-1 each.
MICL: C Brigdale; G Kearney, J Scanlon, A Dillon; C Moran, S Cahalane, J O’Halloran; M McMahon, D Coen; H McMahon, E McEvoy, S Kelly; M Jagoe, D Daly, M Kelly.
Subs: A M Hayes for D Daly.
CIT: G Harrington; E Carroll, A M Raftice, A Coughlan; C Harrington, K McCarthy, M O’Sullivan; M Kelly, J Duffy; S Quinn, E O’Farrell, D Delaney; A Crowley, A McCarthy, K McCarthy.
UL 1-8 WIT1-6
A GOAL three minutes from time by Tipperary’s Siobhan Ryan powered UL to victory at the De La Salle grounds on Saturday.
The home team sailed into a 1-5 to 0-1 interval lead.
However, their advantage was not enough as the Limerick College backed by centre back Amanda O’Regan and Aoife Sheehan gradually reduced the deficit before Ryan’s vital strike.
Scorers UL scorers: S Ryan 1-4, A O’Regan 0-2, A Connolly and A Sheehan 0-1 each.
WIT: L Young 0-5 (0-3 frees), M Hannrick 1-0, M Collins 0-1.
UL: L Comerford; N Bowles, S O'Gorman, S Sullivan; L Lally, A O’Regan, G Glynn; S Ryan, O Bambury; A Sheehan, A Connolly, J O’Leary; O Kilkenny, R Corcoran, J Feighery.
WIT: F Kavanagh; B Grennan, H Jacob, L Flynn; N Harkin, H Breen, C Greed; T O'Halloran, A Fitzpatrick; E Quigley, M Hannrick, L Young; G Kinnane, M Holland, C Corkery.
St Mary’s Charleville1-7 Loreto, Fermoy 2-1
By Therese O’Callaghan
CHARLEVILLE are through to the All-Ireland senior colleges camogie semi-final but were made fight all the way by an unyielding Fermoy side in Saturday’s Munster Final at Glanworth.The winners stuttered early on and were thankful when Marie Watson’s 30 yard free ended in the back of the net. Her side retired at the interval four points clear (1-4 to 1-0), with Fermoy’s only score coming courtesy of a penalty from the outstanding Noreen Mulcahy.
Entering the final moments five points separated the sides and it looked as if St Mary’s would romp to their fourth consecutive Munster title.
But, in a brilliant move, Marie O’Neill finished Orla Cotter’s lengthy clearance to the net, to narrow the gap to two points (1-6 to 2-1).
However the titleholders upped their game and finished with another fine point from McAuliffe.
Scorers St Mary's: M Watson 1-3 (frees), M Coleman and S McAuliffe 0-2 each.
Loreto: N Mulcahy (penalty) and M O'Neill 1-0 each, O Cotter 0-1.
ST MARY’S: N Murphy; A Morrissey, E O’Riordan, A O’Brien; S O’Mahony, S Brosnan, E Waters; A Geary, L Healy; M Coleman, S McAuliffe, M Watson (capt); E Watson, F Morrissey, A Watson.
LORETO: V McCormack; L Cronin, N Mulcahy (capt), M Twomey; M McAteer, C Lynch, M O'Neill; O Neville, O Cotter; A Hogan, Denise Twomey, A Mangan; N O’Farrell, T Carroll, Deirdre Twomey. Subs: M Finn for A Mangan (49 mins).
Referee: C O’Mahony (Cork).
Carrigaline Community School captured their first ever Munster senior B title when they defeated Coláiste Muire Ennis 4-4 to 1-5 in Kilbeheny.
Two superb second half goals from Terri O’ Keeffe and some excellent goalkeeping from Laura Thompson clinched this victory.
The foundation though was laid in the opening half when Sandra Moran and Jacqui O’Keeffe both netted.
Scorers: Carrigaline: T O’Keeffe 2-0, S Lynch 0-4 (frees), S Moran and J O’Keeffe 1-0 each. Ennis: F Lafferty 0-5 (0-4 frees), J O'Grady 1-0.
CARRIGALINE: L. Thompson, E. Egan, L. O’ Driscoll capt., H. Egan, D. Crowley, R. O’ Herlihy, D. O' Mahony, J. O’ Keeffe [1-0], L. Kelleher, T. O’ Keeffe (2-0), K. O’ Sullivan, M. Coakley, A. Dempsey, S. Moran (1-0), S. Lynch (0-5, 4 frees). Sub: U. O’ Farrell for Dempsey.
ENNIS: S. Commane, S. O’ Gorman, C. Cullinan, R. Lillis, R. Cahill, H. Collins, N. Shannon capt., S. Lafferty, M. Raftery, C. Colleran, E. Molone, F. Lafferty (1-5, 1-4 from frees), N. Arthur, C. Power, J. O' Grady [1-0]. Subs: M. Kelleher for O’ Grady, C. Rosengrave for Arthur.
