1994 National Camogie League

The 1994 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe.[1][2]

National Camogie League 1994
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Galway (1st title)
Captain Deirdre Costello
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Captain
Manager John Kennedy
Matches played

Arrangements

For the second season the National League was played on an experimental basis with 15-a-side in advance of camogie moving to the 15-a-side game in 1999. Tipperary, who had won the Intermediate Championship in 1996, entered the senior league to gain some experience of playing at this level and defeated Wexford, Kildare, Clare and surprised Kilkenny 4-8 to 2-7 in the semi-final to reach their first final since the 1976-77 season. Deirdre Hughes scored 3-3 and Noelle Kennedy 1-8 in the semi-final. Galway pulled off a surprise in the other semi-final as two first half goals by Olivia Broderick gave them the platform to defeat Cork by 5-10 to 2-6.

The Final

Galway opened up an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead in the sunshine in the final before Noelle Kennedy put the sides level with a well taken goal for Tipeperary.[3][4][5][6][7] The sides were level four times between then and half time when the score was Galway -0-7 Tipperary 1-4. Galway broke clear at the beginning of the second half and opened up a five-point lead through two points by Sharon Glynn and a goal by Imelda Hobbins.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Cork intermediates in the final.

Final stages
Galway1-13 – 1-8Tipperary
Galway:
GK1Tracey Laheen
RCB2Olive Costello (Sarsfields)
FB3Sheila Coen
LCB4Bridget Kilgannon
RWB5Carmel Allen (Craughwell)
CB6Brid Stratford (Sarsfields)
LWB7Pamela Nevin (Mullagh)
MF8Imelda Maher (Athenry)  28'
MF9Bridget Fahy
RWF10Alice Murphy  32'
CF11Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees)
LWF12Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0
RCF13Olivia Broderick (Davitts)
FF14Deirdre Costello (Davitts) 0-1
LCF15Ann Ryan
Substitutes:
MFDympna Maher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher  28'
RWFMartina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy  32'
Tipperary:
GK1Ailish Delaney (Toomevara)
RCB2Ann Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill)
FB3Theresa Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LCB4Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara)
RWB5Regina O'Meara (Toomevara)
CB6Cora Kennedy (Toomevara)
LWB7Claire Madden (Portroe)
MF8Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel)
MF9Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel)
RWF10Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65)
CF11Catherine Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LWF12Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch)
RCF13Gillian O'Neill (Thurles)
FF14Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free
LCF15Ann Gleeson (Toomevara)

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, 1994
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1994
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1994
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1994
  7. Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1994
Preceded by
National Camogie League 1993		 National Camogie League
1977 – present		 Succeeded by
National Camogie League 1995
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