1988 National Camogie League

Camogie tournament April 2022 February 2022 National Camogie League 1988 Kilkenny (6th title) Angela Downey Dublin The 1988 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Dublin in the final, played at O'Toole Park. Moran Mary Mary Moran (camogie) A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie Cumann Camógaíochta 2011 Dublin, Ireland 460 978-1-908591-00-5National Camogie League on Camogie.ie Dublin were defeated finalists for the fifth year in succession. It was the last National League to be played under the shorter (1934–89) match duration of 50 minutes. Arrangements Dublin were missing Ann Colgan through a damaged knee, and Patricia Clinton and Carmel O'Byrne had gone to the USA for the summer. Marie O'Connell was involved in examinations and Una Crowley was unavailable. The Final Angela Downey contributed 2-5 of Kilkenny’s total of 3-10 in the final.Report of final in Irish Press, June 13, 1988Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1988Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1988Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1988Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1988 A solo run by Angela Downey, where she weaved her way around four Dublin defenders before scoring a goal, enabled Kilkenny to lead 1-5 to 1-4 at half-time. The deciding factor in the first half was the midfield domination of Kilkenny’s Deirdre Malone, Anna Wheland and Marina Downey. Angela Downey scored three minutes after the restart, and it was the highlight of fifteen minutes of constant Kilkenny pressure. A goal from Louise Lynch after 42 minutes gave Dublin confidence but Kilkenny regained their composure and Breda Holmes scored a match-clinching goal three minutes later. Dublin’s League Record It was Dublin’s fifth successive defeat in a National Camogie League final and their eighth final appearance in ten years. At the time, Dublin’s scheduling of the county championship for earlier in the year than most of their competitors was assumed to give them an advantage in the National League. Division 2 The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh captained by Denise McStay, who defeated Down in the final on July 3. Final stages June 12Final Kilkenny 3-10 – 2-4 Dublin O'Toole Park _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny _navyshoulders 000080 87CEEB 000080 000080 87CEEB Dublin Kilkenny: GK 1 Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) FB 2 Rita Weymes RWB 3 Helen Holmes (St Paul’s) CB 4 Ann Downey (St Paul’s) 0-1LWB 5 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks) MF 6 Clare Jones (St Paul’s) MF 7 Deirdre Malone (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) MF 8 Anna Whelan (Lisdowney) RWF 9 Marina Downey (Lisdowney) 0-2CF 10 Breda Holmes (St Paul’s) 1-1LWF 11 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) (Capt) 2-5FF 12 Jo Dunne (Carrickshock) 0-1Dublin: GK 1 Anne Byrne (Capt)FB 2 Mairéad CroninRWB 3 Denise O'Leary CB 4 Cathy WalshLWB 5 Carmel GrayMF 6 Michelle DonnellyMF 7 Edel Murphy (UCD) 1-3MF 8 Germaine Noonan (UCD)RWF 9 Louise Lynch 1-0CF 10 Mary KeaneLWF 11 Anne Cooper 0-1FF 12 Joan Gormley (UCD) References External links Camogie Association National Camogie League National Camogie League 1987 National Camogie League 1989 1977 – present National Camogie League 1988