Kilkenny, Galway too smart

Galway and Kilkenny defeated Cork and Clare respectively in the top flight of the National Camogie League yesterday.

The Leesiders were largely reliant on Jennifer O’Leary, who scored six points, and Katrina Mackey, who contributed their remaining four. By contrast, Galway had eight different scorers, while Sarah Dervan gave an eye-catching performance from centre-back.

Galway outscored their opponents by 0-6 to 0-1 thanks to Aislinn Connolly before the interval to lead by 0-11 to 0-6.