The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1984 season. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Tipperary by a 14-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5 The match drew an attendance of 4,219.Report of final in Irish Press, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Independent, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Times, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish News, September 10, 1984
Quarter-finals Dublin defeated Kilkenny by 6–6 to 4–4 in the preliminary round on a day Angela Downey scored 4-3 of Kilkenny;’s 4-4 total. Marie Connell got three goals for Dublin, Joan Gormley two and Barbara Redmond the sixth.
Semi-finals A last-minute goal by Genny English, a cousin of Nicholas English, forced the Tipperary-Wexford semi-final to a replay. Tipperary had a two-minute lead with three minutes to go when Nancy Griffin sealed their place in the final.
Final Dublin's victory came at the third attempt in successive finals. Their first goal came from right full back Germaine Noonan in the 13th minute when her long shot was let drop through the fingers of Tipperary goalkeeper Breda Kennedy. Three minutes later Marie Connell struck for a second goal and Dublin were not caught afterwards.Report of final in Irish Press, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Independent, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Times, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 10, 1984Report of final in Irish News, September 10, 1984 They led by 3-5 to 0-2 at half time. Sean Kilfeather wrote in the Irish Times: With the wind behind them Dulbi started strongly and, driving the ball great distances, they kept Tipperary under a constant barrage in the early part of the game. Tipperary kept their heads under pressure, however, and might have taken the lead but for a splendid save by the Dublin goalkeeper Yvonne Redmond from a shot by Deirdre Lane. By the 13th minute Tipperary were quite happy to be in arrears by only two points.Report of final in Irish Times, September 10, 1984
Final stages
DUBLIN: GK 1 Yvonne Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)FB 2 Marion Conroy (Austin Stacks)RWB 3 Germaine Noonan (UCD) (1-0)CB 4 Bernie Toner (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) LWB 5 Catherine Ledwidge (Phoenix)MF 6 Una Crowley (Celtic) (1-0)MF 7 Mary Mernagh (Cuala Naomh Mhuire) (0-1)MF 8 Barbara Redmond (Cúchulainn Crumlin)RWF 9 Joan Gormley (UCD) (1-1)CF 10 Anne Colgan (Celtic) (Capt)LWF 11 Edel Murphy (UCD) (0-7)FF 12 Marie Connell (Celtic) (2-0) Substitutes:FF Toni O'Byrne (Phoenix) for Connell CB Noelle Fleming (Celtic) for Toner TIPPERARY: GK 1 Breda Kennedy (Portroe)FB 2 Mary Sheedy (Portroe)RWB 3 Maura Hackett (Portroe)CB 4 Siobhán McDonnell (St Culain’s)LWB 5 Margaret Madden (Portroe)MF 6 Rosie Ryan (Roscrea)MF 7 Geraldine Ryan (Cappawhite) MF 8 Anne Gleeson (Templederry)RWF 9 Triona Bonnar (Cashel) (0-1) CF 10 Deirdre Lane (Celtic) & (Lorrha) (Capt) (2-0)LWF 11 Genny English Emly (0-2)FF 12 Mary Griffin (St Mary’s Clonmel) Substitutes:LCF Susan Hickey (Portroe) (0-1) for Geraldine Ryan CF Kirsty McCluskey (Cashel) for Griffin CF Eithne Bonnar (Cashel) for Triona Bonnar MATCH RULES 50 minutes Replay if scores level Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia List of Camogie players National Camogie League Camogie All Stars Awards Ashbourne Cup
References
External links Camogie Association All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour Camogie on facebook Historical reports of All Ireland finals Camogie on GAA Oral History Project