The 1994 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe. 978-1-908591-00-5National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
Arrangements For the second season the National League was played on an experimental basis with 15-a-side in advance of camogie moving to the 15-a-side game in 1999. Tipperary, who had won the Intermediate Championship in 1996, entered the senior league to gain some experience of playing at this level and defeated Wexford, Kildare, Clare and surprised Kilkenny 4–8 to 2–7 in the semi-final to reach their first final since the 1976–77 season. Deirdre Hughes scored 3–3 and Noelle Kennedy 1–8 in the semi-final. Galway pulled off a surprise in the other semi-final as two first half goals by Olive Broderick gave them the platform to defeat Cork by 5–10 to 2–6.
The Final Galway opened up an early 0–4 to 0–1 lead in the sunshine in the final before Noelle Kennedy put the sides level with a well taken goal for Tipeperary.Report of final in Irish Press, June 13, 1994Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1994Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1994Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1994Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1994 The sides were level four times between then and half time when the score was Galway -0-7 Tipperary 1-4. Galway broke clear at the beginning of the second half and opened up a five-point lead through two points by Sharon Glynn and a goal by Imelda Hobbins.
Division 2 The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Cork intermediates in the final.
Final stages
Galway: GK 1 Treace LaheenRCB 2 Olivia Costello (Sarsfields)FB 3 Sheila Coen LCB 4 Brigid Kilgannon]RWB 5 Carmel Allen (Craughwell)CB 6 Bride Stratford (Sarsfields)LWB 7 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh)MF 8 Imelda Meagher (Athenry) MF 9 Brigid FaheyRWF 10 Alicia Murphy CF 11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees)LWF 12 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0RCF 13 Olive Broderick (Davitts)FF 14 Deidre Costello (Davitts) 0-1LCF 15 Ann Ryan Substitutes:MF Dympna Meagher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher RWF Martina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy Tipperary: GK 1 Ailish Delaney (Toomevara) RCB 2 Anna Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill)FB 3 Teresa Burke (Shannon Rovers) LCB 4 Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara) RWB 5 Regina O'Mara (Toomevara)CB 6 Cora Kennedy (Toomevara)LWB 7 Clare Maddon (Portroe)MF 8 Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel)MF 9 Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel)RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65)CF 11 Catherine Burke (Shannon Rovers) LWF 12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch) RCF 13 Gillian O'Neill (Thurles) FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free LCF 15 Anna Gleeson (Toomevara)
References
External links Camogie Association