Jackies rue lack of composure late on

Dublin manager Mick Bohan lamented his side’s lack of composure as a remarkable performance and late equaliser (0-10 to 1-7) from Tipperary’s Aishling Moloney earned her side a vital Lidl Ladies NFL Division 1 point against the defending TG4 All-Ireland champions at Páirc Uí Mhurchú, Ballyboden St Enda's on Sunday.

Moloney struck the game’s only goal before the break to give last year’s Intermediate champions a healthy five-point cushion at half-time, but spurred on by a superb performance from Carla Rowe, Dublin remained in touch.

Rowe – who scored five points from play – Kate Sullivan and Niamh Collins pushed Dublin ahead in the closing stages, but Moloney converted a late free to give Tipperary something for their efforts in a 1-7 to 0-10 draw.

“I thought we had the winning of it. Obviously the first half was very disappointing from our end,” said Dublin manager Mick Bohan.

“The approach, the work-rate, the stuff we’ve come accustomed to ... they turned that around, in fairness. The second-half approach was completely different from the group.

“Then (we needed) a little bit of composure. We had the game won and we ran into traffic twice to turn the ball over. That’s the type of thing, we’d expect those decision to be made better.”