1989 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Camogie championship April 2022 February 2022 1989 3 June – 5 September 1989 6 7 Kilkenny 9th Ann Downey Cork Betty Joyce 1988 1990 The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Cork by an eight-point margin in the final. 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 The match drew an attendance of 3,024 and marked Angela Downey’s ninth All Ireland medal.Report of final in Irish Press, September 25, 1989Report of final in Irish Independent, September 25, 1989Report of final in Irish Times, September 25, 1989Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 25, 1989Report of final in Irish News, September 25, 1989 Semi-finals A great display from Betty Joyce and second half goals from Geraldine McCarthy, Betty Joyce and Cathy Landers helped Cork defeat Wexford in the semi-final. Angela Downey scored 2–3 and Ann Downey 1–4 in Kilkenny’s comprehensive 27-point victory over Dublin also at the semi-final stage.December 2023 Final Cork tried a tactical innovation, a sweeper, in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on September 24th. Kilkenny played with the wind but their half time lead was down to an Angela Downey goal which was secured with a poor shot for which Marina McCarthy was unsighted. Within 15 second so the restart Linda Mellerick reduced Kilkenny’s lead to one point. Angela Downey kicked a second goal and Ann Downey drove a fifteen-metre free into a crowded goalmouth. The shot was parried but Ann followed up to drive the ball home. Pat Roche wrote in the Irish Times: “the final score tends to flatter Cork who trailed 3–10 to 1–5 in the closing minutes.”December 2023 Kilkenny’s second goal Kilkenny's second goal was one of the most famous in camogie history for the wrong reasons. A shot from Angela Downey took a deflection to place it out of the reach of Cork goalie, Marion McCarthy, Angela raced in to rob Marion McCarthy of possession, Liz O’Neill's desperation tackle only succeeded in removing Downey's skirt. “Marion got the hurl, Liz got the skirt and I still scored,” she said afterwards, as unperturbed, she went on to race past two defenders to kick the ball into the Cork and celebrated the goal, skirtless. “luckily I had the regulation black knickers or I would have been suspended,” she joked afterwards.Angela Downey speaking at History of Camogie presentation and forum, presented by Cumann Camógaíochta Communications Committee at GAA Museum January 25, 2010 The skirt The footage and photographs of Angela Downey losing her skirt as she scored the final goal were the subject of comment and some controversy pertaining to the coverage of women's sports.Women’s sport and the media: Discussion in UCD Mar 24 1990]Kevin Cashman comment piece: Angela’s skirt and Media coverage Sunday Tribune Sept 31 19892011-09-24 Does the media give women's sport proper coverage? http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfgbidojgboj/rss2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000621/http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfgbidojgboj/rss2/ 2016-03-04 2026-08-10 Speaking of the incident twenty years later Angela Downey said “the only time I ever made the front page of the Irish Times it was because I had lost my skirt.“ She was referring to a photograph of the event by Peter Thursfield which was to become one of the most famous in the history of the game. Final stages August 13Semi-Final Cork 4–7 – 2–7 Wexford Monamolin August 20Semi-Final Kilkenny 5–14 – 0–2 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny September 24Final Kilkenny 3–10 – 2–6 Cork Croke Park, Dublin _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Kilkenny _red_2 _red _red_3 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Cork KILKENNY: GK 1 Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid's Ballycallan)FB 2 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks)RWB 3 Deidre Maloney (St Brigid's Ballycallan)CB 4 Bridie McGarry (St Paul's)LWB 5 Frances Rothwell (MooncoinMF 6 Clare Jones (St Paul's)MF 7 Ann Downey (St Paul's) (1-4) (Capt)MF 8 Ann Whelan (Lisdowney)RWF 9 Marina Downey (Lisdowney) (0-1), CF 10 Brenda Cahill (St Brigid's Ballycallan) (0-3), LWF 11 Angela Downey (St Paul's) (2-1) FF 12 Breda Holmes (St Paul's) (0-1). CORK: GK 1 Marian McCarthy (Éire Óg)FB 2 Liz Dunphy (Sarsfields)RWB 3 Liz O'Neill (Bishopstown)CB 4 Cathy Harnedy (Killeagh)LWB 5 Mag Finn (Fr O'Neill's)MF 6 Clare Cronin (St Finbarr's)MF 7 Therese O'Callaghan (Glen Rovers) 55)MF 8 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers)RWF 9 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) (1-0) CF 10 Betty Joyce (Killeagh) (0-3) (Capt)LWF 11 Ger McCarthy (Glen Rovers) (1-1) FF 12 Colette O'Mahony (St Finbarr's) 36)Substitutes: FF Irne O'Leary (Na Piarsaigh (0-2) for O’Mahony 36) CF Colllette O'Mahoney (St Finbarr's) for O’Callaghan 55) References 30em All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1990 1932 – present Category:1989 in camogie 1989