Report for Minor All Ireland 1/4 Final

  • Jun 30,2008

Dublin 7-20 Galway 3-4


Dublin beat Galway to claim a place in the last 4 of the All-Ireland minor A championship with a comprehensive victory over Galway in Pairc Ciaran, Athlone on Saturday June 28th. Dublin got a dream start when Fiona Hudson (0-1), Sinead Cullen (1-0) and Arlene Cushen (1-0) scored in the opening 7 minutes of the game. However, Galway rallied with scores from Nicola Burke and Sarah Murphy, but Dublin kept applying the pressure, and led at half-time 5-7 to 2-4. Dublin, aided by a strong breeze, again had an excellent start to the second half, with scores from Deborah Geraghty (1-1) and Niamh McEvoy (0-1) within 5 minutes, which paved the way to the final scoreline.


Dublin now face Connacht champions, Mayo, in the semi-final on the weekend of July 19th/20th.


Dublin: Hannah Tyrell (Round Towers Clondalkin), Rachel Nugent (Ballyboden St Endas), Aoife Burke (St Judes), Karen McGlynn (Skerries Harps) (0-1), Shona Barrett (St. Brigids), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock/Cabinteely), Sinead O’ Mahony (Skerries Harps), Niamh McEvoy (St. Sylvesters) (0-3), Amy Connolly (Foxrock Cabinteely) (1-0), Fiona Hudson (Fingallians) (0-2), Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St. Endas) (1-3 (2f)), Noelle Healy (St Brigids) (0-4), Arlene Cushen (Na Fianna) (2-0), Sinead Cullen (Skerries Harps) (2-0), Deborah Geraghty (Castleknock) (1-4).
Subs: Ciara Ryan (Scoil Ui Chonaill), Amy Ring (Foxrock/Cabinteely) (0-2) for Hyland, Vicky Browne (Fingallians) for Cushen, Orlagh Egan (Na Fianna) for Barrett, Enya Farrell (St. Brigids), Sinead Cumiskey (Parnells) for Healy, Phillippa Green (Kilmacud Crokes) for O’Mahony, Rachael Byrne (Clanna Gael Fontenoy), Kirstie McArdle (Foxrock/Cabinteely), Shauna Gorman (Ratoath), Niamh Keane (Clann Mhuire), Alyssa Quinn (Kilmacud Crokes)
Galway: Mary Kate Killilea (Annaghdown), Laura Naughton (Caltra), Emer Leonard (Corofin), Chloe Feerick (Milltown), Leanne Fahy (Caherlistrane), Jenny Mannion (Tuam/Cortoon), Iona Burke (Corofin), Fanienne Cooney (Claregalway), Sarah Conneally (Dunmore), Sinead Burke (Killanin), Hannah Dolan (Glenamaddy), Aoife Fallon (Mountbellew/Moylough), Nicola Burke (Annaghdown), Deirdre Lawless (Caherlistrane), Sarah Murphy (Caherlistrane),
Referee: Keith Delahunty (Tipperary)