Conclusion to league bodes well for 'unbelievable' camogie championship, believes Kilkenny's Mary O'Connell

The Cats now hold the league and championship trophies 
Conclusion to league bodes well for 'unbelievable' camogie championship, believes Kilkenny's Mary O'Connell

Mary O'Connell of Kilkenny gets away from Róisín Black of Galway during the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Final match between Galway and Kilkenny at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

It might not be the double but like the Tiger Slam, maybe it’s a Kilkenny Double, with Brian Dowling’s Cats in possession of camogie’s two primary trophies after repeating their December All-Ireland defeat of Galway in a thrilling Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 final.

Once again, the teams were separated by just three points, which just happened to be what Mary O’Connell provided in a scoring sense but she was just one of a number of players who stepped up to the mark after a slumbering first-half performance.

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