1988 National Camogie League

The 1988 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county 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.[1][2] 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.

National Camogie League 1988
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Kilkenny (6th title)
Captain Angela Downey
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain
Manager
Matches played

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.[3][4][5][6][7] Highlight of the match was one solo run by Angela Downey when she weaved her way around four Dublin defenders before scoring a goal. It 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 Kiklkenny regained their composure and Breda Holmes scored a match-clinching goal three minutes later.

Dublin’s League Record

Remarkably 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
Kilkenny3-10 – 2-4Dublin
Kilkenny:
GK1Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
FB2Rita Weymes
RWB3Helen Holmes (St Paul’s)
CB4Ann Downey (St Paul’s) 0-1
LWB5Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks)
MF6Clare Jones (St Paul’s)
MF7Deirdre Malone (St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
MF8Anna Whelan (Lisdowney)
RWF9Marina Downey (Lisdowney) 0-2
CF10Breda Holmes (St Paul’s) 1-1
LWF11Angela Downey (St Paul’s) (Capt) 2-5
FF12Jo Dunne (Carrickshock) 0-1
Dublin:
GK1Anne Byrne (Capt)
FB2Mairéad Cronin
RWB3Denise O'Leary
CB4Cathy Walsh
LWB5Carmel Gray
MF6Michelle Donnelly
MF7Edel Murphy (UCD) 1-3
MF8Germaine Noonan (UCD)
RWF9Louise Lynch 1-0
CF10Mary Keane
LWF11Anne Cooper 0-1
FF12Joan Gormley (UCD)

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. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, June 13, 1988
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1988
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1988
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1988
  7. Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1988
Preceded by
National Camogie League 1987		 National Camogie League
1977 – present		 Succeeded by
National Camogie League 1989
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