1989 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1989

Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners	Kilkenny (7th title)
Captain	Ann Downey
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain
Manager
Matches played

The 1989 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Cork in the final, played at Nowlan Park.^[1][2] It was the first National League to be played under rules fixing the duration of matches at 60 minutes.

Arrangements

Kilkenny dropped three points early in the league campaign and an understrength team, minus Angela Downey lost to Cork by seven points. Kilkenny won their way back into contention when Dublin faltered and took their semi-final place at Dubln's expense. Both counties had big wins in the semi-finals, Kilkenny scored 6-8 against Galway in the semi-final and a wek Clare tesm failed to text Cork.

The Final

Angela Downey and Breda Holmes scored two goals each in the final for Kilkenny in the final.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Kildare who defeated Armagh in the final on July 23.

Final stages

Kilkenny v Cork

June 18 Final

Kilkenny	6-7 – 1-11	Cork

Nowlan Park

Kilkenny

Cork

Kilkenny: GK 1 Marie Fitzpatrick (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) FB 2 Biddy O'Sullivan (Shamrocks) RWB 3 Frances Rothwell (Mooncoin) CB 4 Clare Jones (St Paul’s) LWB 5 Helen Holmes (St Paul’s) MF 6 Breda Cahill (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) 1-2 MF 7 Ann Downey (St Paul’s) (Capt) MF 8 Bridie McGarry (St Paul’s) 0-1 RWF 9 Anna Whelan (Lisdowney) CF 10 Breda Holmes (St Paul’s) 2-0 LWF 11 Angela Downey (St Paul’s) 2-4 FF 12 Marina Downey (Lisdowney). 0-3

Cork: GK 1 Marion McCarthy (Éire Óg) FB 2 Liz Dunphy (Sarsfields) 0-1 RWB 3 Liz O'Neill (Bishopstown) CB 4 Cathy Harnedy (Killeagh) LWB 5 Mags Finn (Fr O'Neill’s) MF 6 Clare Cronin (St Finbarr's) MF 7 Therese O'Callaghan (Glen Rovers)  55)' MF 8 Sandie Fitzgibbon (Glen Rovers) RWF 9 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) 0-1 CF 10 Betty Joyce (Killeagh) (Capt) 0-7 LWF 11 Ger McCarthy (Glen Rovers) FF 12 Colette O'Mahony (St Finbarr's) 1-2

References

1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
2. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
3. Report of final in Irish Press, June 19, 1989
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 19, 1989
5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 19, 1989
6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 19, 1989
7. Report of final in Irish News, June 19, 1989

External links

• Camogie Association