All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1994
Championship details
DatesJune – 25 September 1994
All-Ireland champions
WinnersKilkenny (12th win)
CaptainAnn Downey
All-Ireland runners-up
Runners-upWexford
CaptainAnn Reddy
Championship statistics
Matches played7
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The 1994 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1994 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Wexford by a nine-point margin in the final.[1] The match drew an attendance of 5,000.[2][3][4][5][6]

Background

Angela Downey was coaxed out of retirement at the age of 37 by Kilkenny and her twin sister Ann Downey was named as captain and Kilkenny for the 1992 championship. Newcomers Michelle Fennelly, Sinéad Costello, Marie Maher and Una Murphy joined the squad. Galway easily beat Kildare in the quarter-finals by 6–23 to 1–9 in St Conleth's Park.

Semi-finals

The returned Angela Downey proved the match-winner once more in the semi-final at Ballinlough, scoring three goals in a three-point victory 4–9 to 2–12. Fiona Dunne, sister of Wexford hurler, Liam Dunne, scored 2–10 for Wexford as they beat Galway in the second semi-final. Galway goalkeeper Tracey Laheen scored a goal from a wind assisted puck-out and Olivia Broderick added a second for Galway to lead by 2–2 to 0–3 after only ten minutes before Wexford took over and ran out easy winners by nine points, 3–14 to 2–5.

Final

Angela Downey earned her 12th All Ireland medals despite the Wexford strategy of trying to curb the Downey twins.[7] Stellah Sinnott, in the words of Irish Times reporter Kathryn Davis, “stuck like a leech” to Angela in the opening ten minutes until a momentary lapse let her in for the first of two goals, flicked to the net despite the attention of three defenders from a Catherine Dunne pass.[8] Wexford fought back from a 1–3 to 0-34 half time deficit to equalize nine minutes into the second half. A point three minutes later by substitute Brigid Barnaville gave Kilkenny the impetus they needed and a second Angela Downey goal in the final minute added a gloss to the scoreline.[9]

Aftermath

Esme Murphy, a star on the Wexford minor team, was just 15 when she played in the All Ireland final. Wexford defeated Kilkenny by 2–9 to 1–10 in the Lienster final at Oylegate on 23 October, with goals by Angie Hearne and Paula Rankin.

Final stages

Kilkenny4-9 – 2-12Cork
Wexford3-14 – 2-5Galway
Kilkenny2-11 – 0-8Wexford
Kilkenny
Wexford
KILKENNY:
GK1Michelle Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
FB2Sinéad Costello (St Lachtain's)
RWB3Tracey Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan)
CB4Jillian Dillon (St Lachtain's)
LWB5Deirdre Malone (St Brigid's Ballycallan)
MF6Marina Downey (Lisdowney)
MF7Ann Downey (Lisdowney) (Capt) (0-3)
MF8Marie Maher (St Martin’s)
RWF9Bridget Mullally (Glenmore) (0-1)
CF10Catherine Dunne (Carrickshock) downward-facing red arrow 41'
LWF11Angela Downey (Lisdowney) (2-3)
FF12Sinéad Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan) (0-2)
Substitutes:
CFBridget Barnaville (Lisdowney) (0-1) for Dunne upward-facing green arrow 41'
WEXFORD:
GK1Terri Butler (Buffers Alley)
FB2Catherine Murphy (Rathnure)
RWB3Stellah Sinnott (Buffers Alley)
CB4Paula Rankin (0-1)
LWB5Mary Hayden (Rathnure)
MF6Angie Hearne
MF7Fiona Dunne (0-4)
MF8Orla Hernan upward-facing green arrow 53'
RWF9Ann Marie O'Connor (Rathnure) (0-2)
CF10Marion O'Leary (Buffers Alley)
LWF11Esme Murphy (0-1)
FF12Ann Reddy (Rathnure) (Capt) downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
CFGeraldine Codd (Rathnure) for Reddy upward-facing green arrow 46'
LCFAvis Nolan for Hernan upward-facing green arrow 53'

MATCH RULES

  • 50 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions

See also

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. ↑ Report of final in Irish Press, September 26, 1994
  3. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, September 26, 1994
  4. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, September 26, 1994
  5. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 26, 1994
  6. ↑ Report of final in Irish News, September 26, 1994
  7. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 26, 1994
  8. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, September 26, 1994
  9. ↑ Report of final in Irish Press, September 26, 1994
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