2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 2009 20 June - 13 September 2009 8 Cork 24th Denise Cronin Kilkenny Ann Dalton Ann Downey 15 2008 2010 The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons— was the high point of the 2009 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on 20 June 2009 and ended with the final on 13 September 2009. Eight teams competed in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who competed overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships. The final of the 2009 Senior Championship was contested by Cork—the reigning champions—and Kilkenny at Croke Park on 13 September 2009. The final was available to view worldwide. Cork won the game.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0913/camogie.html Cork 0-15 Kilkenny 0-07 2009-09-13 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181820/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0913/camogie.html 2009-09-15 Launch The Championship was launched in Croke Park, Dublin on 10 June 2009.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0610/camogie.html Gala Camogie Championship is launched 2009-06-10 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090612035204/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0610/camogie.html 2009-06-12 Camogie Association of Ireland President Joan O'Flynn said at the launch that the 2009 Championship would be "the highest profile yet". The Camogie Association also announced the use of county grounds for the first time, with the aim of improving attendances and facilities.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0611/1224248613199.html Camogie matches set for county grounds 2009-06-11 2009-09-13 The Irish Times Splitting up the senior championship into two groups of four, with each team only playing each other once, will help peak interest said O’Flynn. 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017125812/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0611/1224248613199.html live This led to some debate on the role of women in sport, with Marie O'Halloran of The Irish Times claiming that female athletes were "still playing second fiddle".Marie O'Halloran http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0814/1224252551403.html Women in sport still playing second fiddle 2009-08-14 2009-09-13 The Irish Times 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017125823/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0814/1224252551403.html live Camogie county boards were also undecided whether their players would dress in a skirt or shorts—they presently wear "skorts". Summary The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each team played one another once only. The top two in each group contested the semi-finals. Cork went into the 2009 Senior Championship as reigning champions. They began their title challenge by dismissing Dublin. League champions Wexford began their challenge with a game against Limerick in Hospital. The semi-finals were contested at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 15 August 2009. Galway versus Kilkenny and Cork versus Wexford were the semi-finals.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0813/camogie.html Camogie semi-final previews 2009-08-13 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090817101831/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0813/camogie.html 2009-08-17 Cork and Kilkenny progressed to the final.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0815/camogie.html Kilkenny and Cork to meet in Camogie final 2009-08-15 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090918223548/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0815/camogie.html 2009-09-18 Kilkenny's victory over Galway was unexpected as 33% of their team was under the age of twenty.http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0817/1224252678365.html Kilkenny upset the odds 2009-08-17 2009-09-13 The Irish Times 2012-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017125803/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0817/1224252678365.html live Prior to the final, representatives from both the Minor (Offaly versus Waterford) and Senior Championship finals met President Joan O'Flynn at Croke Park.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0908/camogie.html Camogie finalists gear up for big day 2009-09-08 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090909220556/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0908/camogie.html 2009-09-09 The teams were named on 10 September 2009.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0910/camogie.html https://archive.today/20130217230408/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0910/camogie.html dead 2013-02-17 Cork and Kilkenny name teams 2009-09-10 2009-09-13 RTÉ The semi-final between Kilkenny and Galway in which Kilkenny produced a late surge to snatch victory deep in injury-time to qualify for their first final since 2001 was described as “one of the most memorable games ever played in Nowlan Park.” http://kilkennycamogie.com/index.php?page=kkVcork.php Cats lay down marker as attention now switches to semi-final Michael O’Leary Kilkenny Camogie 2022-02-09 2012-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323155856/http://kilkennycamogie.com/index.php?page=kkVcork.php usurped The final between Cork and Kilkenny was played at Croke Park on 13 September 2009 and was broadcast live in Ireland on RTÉ Two and internationally on RTÉ.ie.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0911/cork_kilkenny.html Cork v Kilkenny preview 2009-09-11 2009-09-13 RTÉ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090914112236/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0911/cork_kilkenny.html 2009-09-14 http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/allireland-camogie-finals-take-centre-stage-at-croker-1869115.html All-Ireland camogie finals take centre stage at Croker 2009-08-26 2009-09-13 Irish Independent 2009-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090829060228/http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/allireland-camogie-finals-take-centre-stage-at-croker-1869115.html live Highlights were shown on The Sunday Game in Ireland and worldwide on the same channels. Cork were featuring in their eighth consecutive final, whilst Kilkenny last appeared in the final in 2001 when they lost to Tipperary. Kilkenny last won the final in 1995. The teams had met earlier in the Championship in Group 1 when Cork beat Kilkenny by a scoreline of 2–05 to 0-07.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0712/camogie.html?gaa https://archive.today/20130218030448/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0712/camogie.html?gaa dead 2013-02-18 Cork pushed all the way by the Cats 2009-07-12 2009-09-13 RTÉ The Gala Performance Award was awarded the player who topped a public poll as having given the season's best performance. Fixtures and results Group A 20 June Cork 3–21 – 1–6 Dublin Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork 27 June Tipperary 1–11 – 1–14 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles 11 July Kilkenny 0–7 – 2–5 Cork Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 18 July Tipperary 2–12 – 1–10 Dublin Parnell Park, Dublin 1 August Cork 1–13 – 0–14 Tipperary Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork 1 August Dublin 0–4 – 2–14 Kilkenny Ballyboden TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsCork3 3 0 0 6–39 1–27 +27 6Kilkenny3 2 0 1 3–35 3–20 +15 4Tipperary3 1 0 2 3–37 3–37 0 2Dublin3 0 0 3 2–20 7–47 –42 0 Group B 20 June Limerick 0–6 – 5–20 Wexford Hospital 27 June Galway 3–17 – 1–4 Clare Athenry 11 July Wexford 2–6 – 3–7 Galway Wexford Park, Wexford 18 July Clare 2–8 – 1–10 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis 1 August Galway 1–16 – 0–8 Limerick Athenry 1 August Clare 0–3 – 2–15 Wexford Bodyke TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsGalway3 3 0 0 7–40 3–18 +34 6Wexford3 2 0 1 9–41 3–16 +43 4Clare3 1 0 2 3–15 6–42 –36 2Limerick3 0 0 3 1–24 8–44 –41 0 Final stages 15 AugustSemi-Final Cork 2–13 – 1–10 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 15 AugustSemi-Final Galway 1–11 – 1–13 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 13 September 2009Final14:00 BST Cork 0-15 – 0-7 Kilkenny R Maloney 0-7, G O’Connor 0-3, E Farrell, K Mackey 0-1 each. A Neary 0-5; A Dalton, M Quilty 0-1 each. Croke Park, Dublin 25,924 Una Kearney (Armagh) _red_2 _red _red_3 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Cork_borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny CORK: GK 1 Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)RCB 2 Joanne Callaghan (Cloughduv) 59FB 3 Cathriona Foley (Rockbán)LCB 4 Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)RWB 5 Jenny Duffy (St Finbarr's)CB 6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)LWB 7 Sarah Hayes (Courcey Rovers)MF 8 Briege Corkery (Cloughduv)MF 9 Orla Cotter (St Catherine's)RWF 10 Emer O'Sullivan (Ballinhassig) (0-2),CF 11 Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (0-3)LWF 12 Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) (0-1) 47RCF 13 Sile Burn (Rockbán)FF 14 Emer Farrell (Sarsfields) (0-1), 37LCF 15 Rachel Maloney (Courcey Rovers) (0-7, 6f). 57Substitutes:FF Katriona Mackey (Douglas) (0-1) for O'Farrell 37LWF Eimear Dillon (Ballygarvan) for O'Donoghue 47LCF Amanda Regan (Douglas) for Moloney 57RCB Linda O'Connell (St Finbarr's) for O'Callaghan 59KILKENNY: GK 1 Caitríona Ryan (Tullogher)RCB 2 Leann Fennelly (Mullinavat)FB 3 Catherine Docherty (St Anne's)LCB 4 Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)RWB 5 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge) 37CB 6 Amy Butler (Mullinavat)LWB 7 Elaine Aylward (Mullinavat)MF 8 Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0-1) 57MF 9 Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's) (0-1)RWF 10 Therese Muldowney (St Brigid's) 17CF 11 Katie Power (Piltown)LWF 12 Edwina Keane (St Martin's)RCF 13 Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) (0-1), 50FF 14 Denise Gaule (Windgap)LCF 15 Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0-5, 4f, 1 45)Substitutes:RWF Ashling Dunphy (St Brigid's) for Muldowney 17RWB Deidre Delaney (St Lachtain's) for Lyng 37RCF Marie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Quilty 50MF Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) for Dormer 57 MATCH RULES 60 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 5 substitutions Gala Performance awards 2009 Overall winner: Chloe Morey – Clare 22em Rachel Maloney – Cork Anne Griffin – Dublin Jacqui Frisby – Kilkenny Una O'Dwyer – Tipperary Kate Kelly – Wexford Breda Hanney – Galway Niamh Mulcahy – Limerick Aoife Murray – Cork Championship statistics Scoring 22em Widest winning margin: 21 points Wexford 5-20 : 0-6 Limerick Most goals in a match: 5 Wexford 5-20 : 0-6 Limerick Galway 3-7 : 2-6 Wexford Most points in a match: 28 Cork 3-21 : 1-7 Dublin Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Wexford 5-20 : 0-6 Limerick Most points by one team in a match: 21 Cork 3-21 : 1-7 Dublin References External links Fixtures and results for the 2009 O'Duffy Cup All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2008 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2010 1932 – present 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship