1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 1999 3 June — 5 September 1999 8 Tipperary 1st Meadhbh Stokes Biddy Phillips Kilkenny Gillian Dillon 1998 2000 The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1999 season and the first final to be played with 15 players a side. The championship was won by Tipperary who defeated Kilkenny by a single point margin in the final. It was Tipeprary's first success after seven previous final losses. The attendance, a then record of 15,084, included President Mary McAleese and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.1999 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113534/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/09/06/shead_262.htm 2011-06-29 , Irish Independent and Irish Times also comment on reversal of League final result Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5 National League After Tipperary's humiliating 9-19 to 2-4 defeat to Cork in the National Camogie League final in Thurles in May, Biddy Phillips called in Michael Cleary and Colm Bonnar as team coaches to help rebuild the team's confidence. They bounced back with a 1-18 to 1-6 championship opening round victory over Clare. Semi-finals Winners of the All-Ireland intermediate championship in 1998, Donna Greeran‘s Down were heavily defeated in the semi-final against Tipperary at Parnell Park. The second 15-a-side semi-final between Cork and Kilkenny at Nowlan Park was one of the best in the game's history and a great advertisement for the 15-a-side game. Cork held the lead until seconds from the final whistle. Sinéad Millea sent a fifty-five metre free through three Cork defenders into the net to give Kilkenny a two-point victory. Final Sinead Millea created the only goal in the final, four minutes before half-time, that, unjustly, had Tipp behind at the interval (1-5 to 0-7). Her free was blocked by a cluster of bodies, and in the scramble, 16-year-old Lizzie Lyng managed to guide the sliotar to the net. In first half injury time, Niamh Harkin's drive was inches away from the Kilkenny net. Eleven minutes into the second period, as Kilkenny led by two points 1-7 to 0-8 Kilkenny introduced Ann Downey who was seeking her 13th All-Ireland medal. Tipperary were again denied a goal after 43 minutes when Emer McDonnell's strike came back off the bar. A point from Deirdre Hughes from a tight angle just in front of the New Cusack Stand and another from Noelle Kennedy tied up the scores at 1-7 to 0-10. The teams remained level for 13 minutes. Two minutes from time, a deflected free from Catherina Hennessy produced the save of the day from Kilkenny goalkeeper, Miriam Holland, at the expense of a '45. Two minutes into additional time, Catherina Hennessy, from some 30 yards, and to the left of the posts, sent over the winning point. Millea had a difficult, last chance of forcing a replay, but her free from the half-way line dropped short and the glory went to Tipperary. Aftermath Ann Downey announced her retirement after the match having won 12 All-Ireland senior medals, 9 National Camogie League medals, seven All-Ireland club medals and 10 Gael Linn Cup medals, having represented Ireland at squash and played inter-provincial hockey. Tipperary manager Biddy Phillips said after the match: "It was everyone's dream in Tipperary to win the All-Ireland camogie title, and this will be a major boost to the game in the county. I felt it was one of the best All-Irelands that I have seen, and at half-time we told the girls just to keep digging in there and it would come right." Final stages August 21Semi-Final Tipperary 6-22 – 1-3 Down Parnell Park, Dublin August 7Semi-Final Kilkenny 2-12 – 1-13 Cork Parnell Park, Dublin August 21Semi-Final Replay Tipperary 3-13 – 1-12 Semi-final report in Irish Independent Cork Mullingar September 5Final Tipperary 0-12 – 1-8 1999 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner https://web.archive.org/web/20110629113534/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1999/09/06/shead_262.htm 2011-06-29 , Irish Independent and Irish Times also comment on reversal of League final result Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin _goldshoulders _goldhorizontal _goldshoulders 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff FFFFFF 0000ff Tipperary_borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny TIPPERARY: GK 1 Jovita Delaney (Cashel)RCB 2 Suzanne Kelly (Toomevara)FB 3 Una O'Dwyer (Cashel)LCB 4 Claire Madden (Portroe)RWB 5 Méadhbh Stokes (Cashel) (Capt) CB 6 Ciara Gaynor (Kilruane)LWB 7 Sinéad Nealon (Burgess)MF 8 Emily Hayden (Cashel)MF 9 Angie McDermott (Cappawhite)RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) (0-6) CF 11 Therese Brophy (Burgess)LWF 12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch)RCF 13 Eimear McDonnell (Burgess) (0-1) FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) (0-3) LCF 15 Niamh Harkin (Drom-Inch)Substitutes: FF Caitriona Hennessy (Drom-Inch) for Harrington 49 FF Philly Fogarty (Cashel) for Harrington 49KILKENNY: GK 1 Miriam Holland (Lisdowney)RCB 2 Tracey Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan)FB 3 Margaret Hickey (St Lachtain's)LCB 4 Una Murphy (Tullogher https://web.archive.org/web/20120322211957/http://tullogher-rosbercon.kilkenny.gaa.ie/ 22 March 2012 )RWB 5 Sinéad Costello (St Lachtain's)CB 6 Jillian Dillon (St Lachtain's) (Capt) LWB 7 Mairéad Costello (St Lachtain's)MF 8 Kelly Long (St Lachtain's)MF 9 Sinéad Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan) (0-7) RWF 10 Sandra Gleeson (Lisdowney)CF 11 Bridget Mullally (Glenmore)LWF 12 Marina Downey (Lisdowney)RCF 13 Margaret Comerford (St Brigid's Ballycallan)FF 14 Martina Maher (St Martin’s) (0-1)LCF 15 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Inistioge) (1-0) Substitutes: FF Ann Downey (Lisdowney) for Harrington 49 References 30em External links All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1998 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2000 1932 – present Category:1999 in camogie 1999