2005 National Camogie League

Background

Galway were without Lourda Kavanagh and Áine Hilary due to injury, and their victory was more remarkable for the fact they failed to win a single league match in 2004, but under the new management team of Sharon Glynn, former U21 hurler Damian Coleman and former All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winner P. J. Molloy.

Final

Galway's match-turning goal came two minutes into injury-time of the first half when Breda Kerins found the waiting Veronica Curtin who scored to put Galway 1–4 to 0–3 ahead. Galway started nervously and had to wait 23 minutes before their opening score, a point from full-forward Veronica Curtin who was to marry to selector Damian Coleman. After Eimear Dillon and Curtin exchanged points early in the second half, Cork closed the gap with two Jennifer O'Leary frees, the second which came 12 minutes into the half was Cork's last score of the day. Galway too failed to score again until the 20th minute when Veronica Curtin sent over her fifth point.

Goalkeeper misses penalty

Galway had a chance to wrap it up with seven minutes to go when they were awarded a penalty. Goalkeeper Stephanie Gannon, the 2004 young player of the year, ran the length of the pitch to take the penalty, but it was saved on the line.

Aftermath

Galway manager, the former hurler Damian Coleman, said:

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Cork intermediates who defeated Galway intermediates in the final.

Final stages

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References

References

1. Moran, Mary. (2011). "A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie". Cumann Camógaíochta.
2. [http://www.camogie.ie/league.asp National Camogie League on Camogie.ie]
3. Report of final in Evening Echo, May 30, 2005
4. [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/curtin-leads-way-in-rags-to-riches-tale-261562.html Report of final in Irish Independent, May 30, 2005]
5. Report of final in Irish Times, May 30, 2005
6. Report of final in the Irish Examiner, May 30, 2005.
7. Report of final in the Irish News, May 30, 2005.