Galway pay the penalty

MONAGHAN and Mayo are through to the 2009 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship semi-finals following Saturday’s quarter-final double header at Ballymahon GAA club in Longford.

Last year’s beaten finalists Monaghan booked their place in the last four with just a single point to spare against Connacht champions Galway, who missed a last minute penalty which would surely have won the game if converted.

Full-forward Niamh Kindlon was the scoring heroine in a 0-17 to 1-13 success.