Douglas fall to Drom and Inch
Appearing in their fourth final, the Tipperary girls built the foundation for victory in the opening half when aided by the driving wind and rain they built up a 1-5 to 0-3 lead by the break. And when Eimear Shanahan blasted home a second goal just after the break, there was no way back for Douglas. While this was essentially a team effort the magnificence of centre back Michelle Shortt, was hugely important.
Douglas were appearing in their first final and certainly lost no face in this defeat, but the 15 wides they struck will haunt them for some time. Forced to play into the elements in the first half, they hit eight wides, but given the strength of the wind and rain, the half time deficit of five points wasn’t insurmountable. However they continued to chalk up the wides and had a goal disallowed for a square infringement which would have left just a point between the teams with 10 minutes to go.
