Gael Linn Cup 1994 Explained

Gael Linn Cup 1994
Winners:Munster (9th title)
Runnersup:Ulster
Matches:3

The 1994 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Ulster in the final, played at Silver Park Kilmacud.[1] [2] For the second year of a two-year experimental period, the Gael Linn Cups were played with teams of 15-a-side, as a prelude to the increase in team size from 12 to 15 in 1999 for all matches.

Arrangements

Ulster had a surprise 2–10 to 1–12 win over Leinster at Navan. Munster had a walkover from Connacht then defeated an Ulster team which, for the first time, had no Antrim players 4–11 to 2–7 in the final at Silver Park.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Ulster defeated Leinster 4–8 to 2–8, in the Gael Linn trophy semi-final at Navan. Munster had to come from behind to defeat an all-Roscommon Connacht 1–11 to 2–4. Pauline McCarthy scored three goals as Munster defeated Ulster 5–9 to 2–12 in the final.

Final stages

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Munster
GK 1 Kathleen Costine (Cork)
RCB 2 Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB 3 Breda Kenny (Cork)
LCB 4 Liz Towler (Cork)
RWB 5 Paula Goggins (Cork)
CB 6 Therese O'Callaghan (Cork) (captain)
LWB 7 Stephanie Dunlea (Cork)
MF 8 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
MF 9 Triona Bonnar (Tipperary)
RWF 10Patricia Murphy (Cork)
CF 11Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
LWF 12Irene O'Keeffe (Cork)
RCF 13Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
FF 14Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF 15Colette O'Mahony (Cork) .

Junior Final

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Munster
GK 1 Breda O'Brien (Limerick)
RCB 2 Colette Cronin (Cork)
FB 3 Evelyn Healy (Cork)
LCB 4 Agnes Sheehy (Limerick)
RWB 5 Regina O'Meara (Tipperary)
CB 6 Suzanne Kelly (Tipperary)
LWB 7 Bernie O'Brien (Limerick)
MF 8 Maeve Stokes (Tipperary)
MF 9 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
RWF 10Kay Burke (Limerick)
CF 11Helen Kiely (Tipperary)
LWF 12Mary Burke (Limerick)
RCF 13Martha Butler (Waterford)
FF 14Pauline McCarthy (Limerick) (captain)
LCF 15Anne Gleeson (Tipperary)
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References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Moran, Mary . Mary Moran (camogie)

    . Mary Moran (camogie) . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460. 978-1-908591-00-5

  2. http://www.camogie.ie Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 1 October 1994
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 1 October 1994
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 1 October 1994
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 1 October 1994
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 1 October 1994