National Camogie League 1994

The 1994 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe.^[1][2]

Arrangements

For the second season the National League was played on an experimental basis with 15-a-side in advance of camogie moving to the 15-a-side game in 1999. Tipperary, who had won the Intermediate Championship in 1996, entered the senior league to gain some experience of playing at this level and defeated Wexford, Kildare, Clare and surprised Kilkenny 4-8 to 2-7 in the semi-final to reach their first final since the 1976-77 season. Deirdre Hughes scored 3-3 and Noelle Kennedy 1-8 in the semi-final. Galway pulled off a surprise in the other semi-final as two first half goals by Olivia Broderick gave them the platform to defeat Cork by 5-10 to 2-6.

The Final

Galway opened up an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead in the sunshine in the final before Noelle Kennedy put the sides level with a well taken goal for Tipeperary.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} The sides were level four times between then and half time when the score was Galway -0-7 Tipperary 1-4. Galway broke clear at the beginning of the second half and opened up a five point lead through two points by Sharon Glynn and a goal by Imelda Hobbins.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Cork intermediates in the final.

Final stages

Galway

Tipperary

Galway: GK 1 Tracey Laheen RCB 2 Olive Costello (Sarsfields) FB 3 Sheila Coen LCB 4 Bridget Kilgannon RWB 5 Carmel Allen (Craughwell) CB 6 Brid Stratford (Sarsfields) LWB 7 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh) MF 8 Imelda Maher (Athenry)  28' MF 9 Bridget Fahy RWF 10 Alice Murphy  32' CF 11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees) LWF 12 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0 RCF 13 Olivia Broderick (Davitts) FF 14 Deirdre Costello (Davitts) 0-1 LCF 15 Ann Ryan Substitutes: MF Dympna Maher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher  28' RWF Martina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy  32'

Tipperary: GK 1 Ailish Delaney (Toomevara) RCB 2 Ann Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill) FB 3 Theresa Bourke (Shannon Rovers) LCB 4 Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara) RWB 5 Regina O'Meara (Toomevara) CB 6 Cora Kennedy (Toomevara) LWB 7 Claire Madden (Portroe) MF 8 Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel) MF 9 Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel) RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65) CF 11 Catherine Bourke (Shannon Rovers) LWF 12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch) RCF 13 Gillian O'Neill (Thurles) FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free LCF 15 Ann Gleeson (Toomevara)

References

External links

• Camogie Association