Battling senior camogie side defied by Galway

Mon, 3rd February 2020

SENIOR CAMOGIE NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dublin battled well before Galway got the defence of their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 title off to a winning start, coming out the right side of a 0-10 to 0-7 at TU Blanchardstown on Sunday.

Dublin, getting the season under way under new managers John Treacy and Willie Braine, will be happy enough with the display of their team despite their narrow defeat.

Scores proved hard to come by but the visitors led by three moving into the second quarter, points from Rebecca Hennelly (two), Caitriona Cormican and goalkeeper Sarah Healy, from a long-distance free, giving them the edge.

Dublin finished the half strongly though and a couple of points from Sinéad Wylde had them well in touch at the interval, trailing by 0-5 to 0-3.

The hosts got to within one of Galway twice in the second period but the experienced Maroons always put a little bit more daylight between the sides.

Martha Donoghue split the posts soon after the resumption and when Carrie Dolan and Niamh Kilkenny stretched the gap to three, Wylde and Kerrie Finnegan got it back to the minimum again with 40 minutes elapsed.

Healy landed her second monster point and Hennelly converted two frees for Cathal Murray’s contingent to take the verdict.

DUBLIN (Panel v Galway)

1.Rosie Kenneally - Nh Mearnog
2.Miriam Twomey- Nh Mearnog
3.Emma Flanagan- Lucan Sarsfields (VC)
4.Emma O Byrne-Good Counsel
5. Niamh Gannon- Nh Jude
6.Hannah Hegarty- Nh Jude (C)
7. Zoe Couch- SOPER
8. Laura Twomey-Nh Mearnog
9. Sinead Wylde- Cuala
10.Aoife Walsh- Nh Jude
11. Roisin Baker- Na FIanna
12.Caragh Dawson-Nh Jude
13.Leah Butler- Nh Jude
14. Kerrie Finnegan-Faughs/Celtic
15.Aisling Carolan-SOPER
16. Noelle Murphy- Faughs/Celtic
17. Orla Gray -Na Fianna
18.Emily Browne-Nh Jude
19. Megan Carroll-Skerries Harps
20. Martha O’Donoghue-Ballyboden St Endas
21. Orlaith Durkin -Skerries Harps
22. Siofra Walsh-Kilmacud Crokes
23. Aoife Whelan – Castleknock
24. Julia Buckley – Kilmacud Crokes
25. Gaby Couch – SOPER
26. Jody Couch - SOPER
27.Laura Quinn- Lucan Sarsfields
28. Alix Buckley - Skerries Harps