Loreto Kilkenny and St Patrick’s Maghera to meet in Corn Sceilge All-Ireland senior camogie final
FINAL COUNTDOWN: Holders Loreto are through to their 11th final since their first victory in 2010. Pic: ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
LORETO Kilkenny and St Patrick’s Maghera will meet in the Corn Sceilge All-Ireland senior camogie final on February 15th after both schools comfortably won their semi-finals on the road on Saturday.
Holders Loreto are through to their 11th final since their first victory in 2010. They dominated the semi-final against Presentation Thurles in Upperchurch Drumbane with good off-the-shoulder running and some excellent scores.
But the Leinster champions weren’t without fault and will have some work to do before they add to their nine titles.
With Angela Carroll and Anna Doheny outstanding in defence, they held Presentation scoreless for the opening 25 minutes and landed the first six points with Holly Ryan, Aoife Shealy and free-taker Ona Kennedy prominent.
Presentation eventually added two points before the break via Elana McGrath and Ciara Shelly, but were still 0-7 to 0-2 down.
The holders dominated the second half with Ryan, Kennedy and Sarah Kehoe all finding the range to push Loreto to victory on a day when they were the dominant team despite the best efforts of Eva Ralph, Neasa Dwan and Ciara Shelly from Presentation.
Meanwhile in Beagh, a hat-trick from Slaughtneil corner-forward Aoibh Mulholland sent St Patrick’s Maghera through to their second final in three seasons as they dominated Gort Community school.
Mulholland’s goal in the 27th minute along with six points from free-taker Emma Quinn saw Maghera take an interval lead of 1-7 to 0-5 despite playing against the breeze. Aisling Dolphin scored all five Gort points and added the other in the second half.
A double strike from Mulholland in the 39th and 41st minutes killed the game and vice-captain Katie McCloskey added a fourth goal a few minutes later for a comprehensive victory.
O Kennedy 0-7 (5fs), H Ryan 0-3, A Shealy 0-2, S Kehoe 0-1, A Doheny (1f).
E McGrath (0-2fs), C Shelly 0-1.
A Mulholland 3-1, K McCloskey 1-1, E Quinn 0-8, 7 frees, G Kelly 0-2, L Cassidy 0-1.
A Dolphin 0-6, (1f).
A point from a 45 from Helen Duignan rescued a draw for Our Lady’s Templeogue in a superb Allianz Mary Moran Cup semi-final in Dr Hyde Park Roscommon.
The local Mercy side had edged ahead in added time but that point from Player of the Match Duignan means that the teams will meet again midweek at a Dublin venue to decide who progresses to a semi-final against Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown on February 15th.
Templeogue trailed at the break by 1-7 to 0-4, with Mercy dominant in most areas of the field. Laura McSharry scored the goal and there were points from Síofra Hessian, Hazel Kelly and Caoilfhionn Egan.
Mercy stretched their lead to seven points early in the second half before Duignam fired in a hat-trick of goals. Although Síofra Hession replied with a goal for Roscommon, Lucy Somers scored a fourth goal for Our Lady’s and Duignam clinched the replay.
The other semi-final was closely fought before two late goals edged Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown over the line. The first came from Tipperary under-age player Taylor Corbet and then the second from a long distance free, scored by Orla Brophy, broke the homes team’s hearts.
Bandon made the early running with a goal direct from a Laura Sheehy free after 16 minutes giving them a lead of 1-2 to 0-1. That was still the gap when they changed ends, 1-4 to 0-3.
A point from Corbet in the 52nd minute levelled matters, but Bandon went a point up with their only score of the second half from Sheehy before the late fireworks from Johnstown.
S Hession 1-4, L McSharry 1-0, H Kelly 0-6, C Egan 0-3.
H Duignan 3-5, L Somers 1-0, F Egan and R Bowden 0-1 each.
T Corbet 1-2, O Brophy 1-1, C Joyce 0-3, M Killeen 0-1.
L Sheehy 1-4, C Barry 0-1.
DESPITE scoring just once from open play Our Lady’s Templemore are through to face Portumna Community School in the Allianz Lily Spence Cup final after a huge battle with a fancied Heywood side.
Heywood led by 0-4 to 0-3 at the break, thanks to points from Molly Cummins, Eimear Murphy (two) and Laoise Dunne. Caithlyn Treacy scored all three Templemore points from frees and added three more during the third quarter before Ciara Cahill taged on their only score from play.
Treacy opened up a lead of 0-10 to 0-6 with three more points before a late goal from Niamh O’Shea added to the excitement at the end.
Portumna had an easier passage through helped by an early goal from a Katie Lawless penalty. Their captain Ava Bloomer then drove them on with the next couple of points.
When Fiadhna Loughran scored Keady’s opening point in the 17th minute, they were already 1-4 down, but two more points from the Ulster side lifted the game.
Portumna, leading by 1-5 to 0-3 at half time, pushed on with the opening five points of the second half, three of them from Bloomer.
Méabh Quinn then hit a goal for the Armagh side, but they couldn’t build on it and there is now a Galway v Tipperary final on February 15th.
K Lawless 1-1, A Bloomer 0-5, C O’Brian 0-3, N Bloomer, A Darcy, N Scott 0-1 each.
M Quinn 1-0, E McGeary and F Loughran 0-2 each, C McGeary 0-1.
C Treacy 0-9, C Cahill 0-1.
N O’Shea 1-0, E Murphy 0-4, M Cummins and L Dunne 0-1 each.
Allianz Dónal Burke Cup Senior semi-finals
Sacred Heart Westport 2-4 St Conor’s Clady/Kilrea 2-14 St Mary’s Macroom 2-9 Scoil Mhuire Clane 1-5 ST CONOR’S Clady/Kilrea got off to the perfect start in Westport with a point from Player of the Match Jojo Darragh inside 15 seconds and they were three up before Méabh Tunney opened Sacred Heart Westport’s account from a free in the 10th minute.
However the Ulster champions pushed on with points from Darragh, Ellie McCartney and Annie Leadon to lead by 0-10 to 0-1 before midfielder Annie McGreevy sent a shot from distance all the way to the Derry side’s net.
However St Conor’s took over again on the re-start with points from McCartney (two) and Leadon ahead of a 46th minute strike from Darragh. Although Sacred Heart’s best player Méabh Tunney hit back with a goal and two points, Darragh then buried her second goal in the 51st minute and St Conor’s were through to the final against St Mary’s Macroom.
The Cork school beat Scoil Mhuire Clane in the other semi-final by 2-9 to 1-5 after leading at the break 1-5 to 0-5 thanks to a goal in the 12th minute from Sarah Kelleher and three points from Ava McSweeney.
A goal early in the second half from Bella Rose Gleeson briefly levelled the game, but Laura O’Shea cancelled it and Macroom held their opponents scoreless for the rest of the tie.
JJ Darragh 2-5, (0-3 fs), E McCartney 0-3, (1f), A Leadon 0-3, F Kerr 0-2, H Martin 0-1.
M Tunney 1-3 (0-2 fs), A McGreevy 1-0, C McEvilly 0-1.
L O’Shea 1-4, (0-2 fs), S Kelleher 1-0, A McSweeney 0-4, C Kelleher 0-1.
BR Gleeson 1-0, A Mullahy and H Gleeson 0-2 each, L Edwards 0-1.
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