Stripey Women back to winning ways!

Camogie

Laura Murphy notched her third point of the day and her sides nal point of the opening half in the 27th minute before Dublin full-forward Maher got her and the host’s fourth point of the game before the short whistle to leave the score board reading, Dublin 0-4, Kilkenny 0-9, a deserved ve-point interval lead for the Noresiders. When the action restarted after the interval, it was Kilkenny that raised the rst ag of the second half, through Katie Power’s nice point from play. Again, it was St Vincent’s Aisling Maher that opening the home sides account in the second half, with another point from a free. e return to the black & amber of Kellyann Doyle was greeted with warm applause, the Piltown woman replacing Ti anie Fitzgerald in the half-back line. e next score would be a Kilkenny one with Dicksboro’s Asha McHardy ring over a ne point from play. Dublin’s Maher then spit the posts with another free to leave the visitors lead back to 5 points. Brian Dowling then made another change, with e Village’s Sophie O’Dwyer replaced Mullinavat’s Julieann Malone to freshen up the attacking unit, as the manager probably believed that the lead was secure.

Gerry McQuaid’s charges hit the next two scores, the rst, a lovely point from Aisling O’Neill, before their dead ball specialist Maher popped over another free to make it a 3-point game, midway through the second half. Windgap’s Denise Gaule struck over another ne free to keep the Cats 2 scores ahead. All-Ireland winning captain Aoife Prendergast then took to the eld in place of her Dicksboro club mate Jenny Cli ord and made an instant impact, pointing with her rst e ort of the game after Dublin full-back Eve O’Brien was yellow-carded. e Aisling’s then got in on the scoring act again, with O’Neill and Maher reducing the Kilkenny lead to 3 points with about 10 minutes of normal time remaining.

Like all good teams do, those in black and amber responded, and the next score came from sub, Sophie O’Dwyer, a lovely point from the James Stephens player. Again, the home side hit back, guess who? Yes, Aisling Maher with another free. Brian Dowling’s team went straight down the other end of Parnell Park and took a classy point, this time the returning Kellyann Doyle ring over. You could sense the importance of Doyle’s point and Kilkenny’s experience showed as Katie Power got another score to push the visitors’ lead out to 5 points.

As the Cats ran down the clock, omastown’s Sarah Barcoe replaced Windgap’s Michaela Kenneally for the nal moments of the game. ere was still time for one more score from the Stripey Women, and that honour fell to the scoring with another trademark placed ball. Wexford whistler Justin He ernan sounded the long whistle and Brian Dowling’s charges got a much-needed league victory in the Capital, on a scoreline of Dublin 0-11, Kilkenny 0-17.

>> SHERRY SAYS..

3rd time lucky for our senior camogs as they travelled back from Parnell Park with maximum points in the Very Camogie League Division 1A. Worthy 6-point winners in the end and a much-needed confidence boost.

Denise Gaule, for the umpteenth time in her career, had a brilliant display of free taking, ensuring the Cats emerged victorious, but was in good company as Piltown’s Katie Power put in a good shift also, notching a couple of lovely scores.

Perhaps going under the radar, a little, was another solid performance from Laura Murphy. The O’Loughlin’s player hit 0-3 in an impressive opening period as the Cats built up a 5 –point lead at the break. A controlled second half saw Brian Dowling’s side claim the victory and leave Gerry McQuaid’s side winless and rooted to the bottom of Division 1A.

Next up for the senior team is a tricky home tie against Matthew Twomey’s unbeaten Cork side on St Patrick’s weekend.

Well done to our intermediate camogs who produced a cracking display to take the points in their division 2B clash away to Tipperary. A green flag double from Danielle Quigley and one from Claire Doheny saw Seamus Kelly’s side run out impressive 8-point winners in the Ragg. That’s two from two for this improving side who will travel to Wexford in the next round, eager to keep the winning run going.

And finally...

Congratulations to our Minor team who claimed the Leinster Minor A Cup Final with a well-deserved 9-point win over Dublin at the National GAA Centre, Abbotstown.

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