2005 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 2005
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Galway (3rd title)
Captain Therése Maher
Manager Sharon Glynn
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 2005 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, who defeated Cork in the final, played at Thurles.[1][2]

Background

Galway were without star players Lourda Kavanagh and Áine Hilary due to injury, and their victory was more remarkable for the fact they failed to win a single league match in 2004, but under the new management team of former player Sharon Glynn, former U21 hurler Damian Coleman and former All-Ireland winner PJ Molloy.

The Final

Galway’s match-turning goal came two minutes into injury-time of the first half when Brenda Kerins found the waiting Veronica Curtin who scored to put Galway 1-4 to 0-3 ahead. [3][4][5][6][7] Galway started nervously and had to wait 23 minutes before their opening score, a point from full-forward Veronica Curtin who was to marry to selector Damian Coleman. After Emer Dillon and Curtin exchanged points early in the second half, Cork closed the gap with two Jennifer O'Leary frees, the second which came 12 minutes into the half was Cork’s last score of the day. Galway too failed to score again until the 20th minute when Veronica Curtin sent over her fifth point.

Goalkeeper misses penalty

Galway had a chance to wrap it up with seven minutes to go when they were awarded a penalty. Goalkeeper Stephanie Gannon, the 2004 young player of the year, ran the length of the pitch to take the penalty, but it was saved on the line.

Aftermath

Galway manager Damian Coleman said:

"We came determined to compete and win. Those girls did everything that was asked of them, I am so proud of them.

Division 2

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

Final stages

Galway 1-6 – 0-6 Cork
Galway:
GK1Stephanie Gannon (Athenry)
RCB2Regina Glynn (Athenry)
FB3Sinéad Cahalan (Mullagh)
LCB4Nicola Gavin (Ahascragh-Caltra)
RWB5Lorraine Lally (Pearses)
CB6Therese Maher (Athenry) (captain)
LWB7Aibhe Kelly (Davitts)
MF8Shauna Murphy (Loughrea)
MF9Collette Glennon
RWF10Aoife Lynskey (Ardrahan)
CF11Brenda Hanney (Killimor)
LWF12Orla Kilkenny (Pearses)
RCF13Brenda Kerins (Ardrahan)
FF14Veronica Curtin (Kinvara)
LCF15Emma Kilkelly (Kinvara)
Substitutes:
RWFKatherine Glynn (Athenry) for Glennon  43'
MFAislinn Connolly (Castlegar) for Hanney  52'
LCFJessica Gill (Athenry) for Lynskey  58'
LCFFiona Healy (Mullagh) for Shauna Murphy  62'
Cork:
GK1Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB2Jennifer Browne
FB3Stephanie Dunlea (Cloughduv)
LCB4Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv)  54'
RWB5Amanda O'Regan (Douglas)
CB6Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7Nora Ahern (Fr O'Neill’s
MF8Rachel Moloney (Courcey Rovers)
MF9Briege Corkery (Cloughduv)  Half time'
RWF10Angela Walsh (Killeagh)
CF11Emer Dillon (Ballygarvan) 0-2
LWF12Jennifer O'Leary (Barryroe) 1-3
RCF13Colette Desmond (Newcestown)  43'
FF14Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) 0-1
LCF15Ciara Healy  58'
Substitutes:
MFVivienne Harris (Bishopstown) for Corkery  Half time'
RCFElaine Burke (Valley Rovers) for Desmond  43'
LCBRosarie Holland (Barryroe) for O’Callaghan  54'
LCFPaula O'Connor (Newtownshandrum) for Healy  58'

References

  1. ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ↑ National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. ↑ Report of final in Evening Echo, May 30, 2005
  4. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, May 30, 2005
  5. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, May 30, 2005
  6. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, May 30, 2005
  7. ↑ Report of final in Irish News, May 30, 2005
Preceded by
National Camogie League 2004		 National Camogie League
1977 – present		 Succeeded by
National Camogie League 2006
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