The 1994 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1994 season. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Wexford by a nine-point margin in the final. 978-1-908591-00-5 The match drew an attendance of 5,000.Report of final in Irish Press, September 26, 1994Report of final in Irish Independent, September 26, 1994Report of final in Irish Times, September 26, 1994Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 26, 1994Report of final in Irish News, September 26, 1994
Background Angela Downey was coaxed out of retirement at the age of 37 by Kilkenny and her twin sister Ann Downey was named as captain and Kilkenny for the 1992 championship. Newcomers Michelle Fennelly, Sinéad Costello, Marie Meagher and Una Murphy joined the squad. Galway easily beat Kildare in the quarter-finals by 6–23 to 1–9 in St Conleth's Park.
Semi-finals The returned Angela Downey proved the match-winner once more in the semi-final at Ballinlough, scoring three goals in a three-point victory 4–9 to 2–12. Fiona Dunne, sister of Wexford hurler, Liam Dunne, scored 2–10 for Wexford as they beat Galway in the second semi-final. Galway goalkeeper Tracy Laheen scored a goal from a wind assisted puck-out and Olive Broderick added a second for Galway to lead by 2–2 to 0–3 after only ten minutes before Wexford took over and ran out easy winners by nine points, 3–14 to 2–5.
Final Angela Downey earned her 12th All Ireland medals despite the Wexford strategy of trying to curb the Downey twins.Report of final in Irish Examiner, September 26, 1994 Stella Sinnott, in the words of Irish Times reporter Kathryn Davis, “stuck like a leech” to Angela in the opening ten minutes until a momentary lapse let her in for the first of two goals, flicked to the net despite the attention of three defenders from a Catherine Dunne pass.Report of final in Irish Times, September 26, 1994 Wexford fought back from a 1–3 to 0-34 half time deficit to equalize nine minutes into the second half. A point three minutes later by substitute Brigid Banaville gave Kilkenny the impetus they needed and a second Angela Downey goal in the final minute added a gloss to the scoreline.Report of final in Irish Press, September 26, 1994
Aftermath Esme Murphy, a star on the Wexford minor team, was just 15 when she played in the All Ireland final. Wexford defeated Kilkenny by 2–9 to 1–10 in the Lienster final at Oylegate on 23 October, with goals by Angie Hearne and Paula Rankin.
Final stages
KILKENNY: GK 1 Michelle Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)FB 2 Sinéad Costello (St Lachtain's)RWB 3 Tracy Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan)CB 4 Gillian Dillon (St Lachtain's)LWB 5 Deidre Maloney (St Brigid's Ballycallan)MF 6 Marina Downey (Lisdowney)MF 7 Ann Downey (Lisdowney) (Capt) (0-3) MF 8 Marie Meagher (St Martin’s)RWF 9 Bridget Mullally (Glenmore) (0-1) CF 10 Catherine Dunne (Carrickshock) LWF 11 Angela Downey (Lisdowney) (2-3) FF 12 Sinéad Millea (St Brigid's Ballycallan) (0-2) Substitutes: CF Bridget Banaville (Lisdowney) (0-1) for Dunne WEXFORD: GK 1 Terri Butler (Buffers Alley)FB 2 Catherine Murphy (Rathnure)RWB 3 Stella Sinnott (Buffers Alley)CB 4 Paula Rankin (0-1) LWB 5 Mary Hayden (Rathnure) MF 6 Angie Hearne MF 7 Fiona Dunne (0-4) MF 8 Orlaith Hernan RWF 9 Anne Marie O'Connor (Rathnure) (0-2) CF 10 Marian O'Leary (Buffers Alley) LWF 11 Esme Murphy (0-1) FF 12 Anna Reddy (Rathnure) (Capt) Substitutes: CF Geraldine Codd (Rathnure) for Reddy LCF Avis Nolan for Hernan 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 Camogie on GAA Oral History Project