Match Report from Minor Leinster Final 2008
- May 14,2008
The Dublin Minors won their Leinster Final today Saturday 10th May with a very good win over Laois with a score line of 2-20 to 0-7.
Dublin minors retain Leinster title
News Report : Dublin 2-20 Laois 0-7
Dublin retained their Leinster minor A title, with a convincing victory over Laois in Dr Cullen Park, Carlow on Saturday 10th May. Laois opened the scoring with a pointed free from Shona Barry, before Dublin registered 9 points in a row without reply, from Noelle Healy, Fiona Hudson, Sinead Cullen and Amy Connolly. Amy Connolly scored the first of Dublin’s goals, with a well placed shot to the left of the keeper, leaving Dublin 1-13 to 0-2 ahead at half time. Laois scored first again in the second half, again from Shona Barry, but Dublin added another 3 points to Laois’ 2 points, before Hudson goaled mid-way through the second half, following an excellent pass from Connolly. Laois’s Alice Malone added a further 3 points for Laois from frees, but Dublin ran out comfortable winners 2-20 to 0-7.
Shona Barrett accepted the new Leinster minor A trophy, donated by Tiernan Hall in memory of his late wife Dheirdre DeHal who was tragically killed with their daughter daughter Liadan in a traffic accident.
Noelle Healy was recipient of the Player of the Match award.
Dublin will now play a provincial runner-up in the All-Ireland quarter final, on the weekend of June 28th/29th, once the other provincial finals have been played.
Dublin scorers: F Hudson 1-6, N Hyland 0-5 (4f), A Connolly 1-2, N Healy 0-4, S Cullen/S Goldrick/A Cushen 0-1
Laois scorers:- A Malone 0-4 (3f), S Barry 0-3 (2f)
Dublin:- Hannah Tyrell (Round Towers), Ailish McKenna (Castleknock), Aoife Burke (St Judes), Karen McGlynn (Skerries Harps), Sinead O’ Mahony (Skerries Harps), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock/Cabinteely), Shona Barrett (St. Brigids), Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters), Noelle Healy (St Brigids), Fiona Hudson (Fingallians), Amy Connolly (Foxrock Cabinteely), Arlene Cushen (Na Fianna), Vicky Browne (Fingallians), Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St. Endas), Sinead Cullen (Skerries Harps)
Subs:- Ciara Ryan (Scoil Ui Chonaill), Roisin Ryan (Ballyboden St. Enda’s) for S Barrett, Amy Ring (Foxrock/Cabinteely) for V Browne, Deborah Geraghty (Castleknock) for A Cushen, Orlagh Egan (Na Fianna), Enya Farrell (St. Brigids) for N Healy, Sinead Cumiskey (Parnells) for A Connolly, Phillippa Green (Kilmacud Crokes), Rachael Byrne (Clanna Gael Fontenoy), Niamh Nolan (Lucan Sarsfields), Kirstie McArdle (Foxrock/Cabinteely), Shauna Gorman (Rathoath), Niamh Keane (Clann Mhuire), Alyssa Quinn (Kilmacud Crokes), Rachel Nugent (Ballyboden St Endas)
Laois:- Caoimhe Egan, Clodagh Brennan, Kate Dunne, Maureen Young, Ciara O’Donovan, Amy grehan, Rhona Julian, Anna Moore, Martina Cripps, Sarah McEvoy, Shona Barry, Sinead Doogue, Rachel Williams, Rosemary Birmingham, Alica Malone