Galway girls capture first ever minor title

Date Published: 24-Aug-2010

Galway 2-12 Clare 2-8

Eoghan Cormican

in Thurles

DESPITE a late revival from their opponents, goals in either half from Ailish O’Reily and Marie Breheny proved the difference last Sunday as Galway captured their first ever All Ireland camogie title at U18 level.

This four point win over a fancied Clare outfit played out in the magnificent surroundings of Semple Stadium, Thurles will be savoured by those in attendance for some time to come. Indeed, it laid the platform for what was to be a memorable day for those sporting the maroon and white of Galway.

This was powerful stuff from a Galway side of which just four are overage next year as they displayed terrific composure in emphatically dismissing the Clare challenge to ensure a clean sweep of underage titles for Galway in 2010.

In truth, Galway should have won by more had they showed a real ruthless streak at the turnaround before allowing Clare a glimmer of hope deep in second half stoppages.

In a peerless performance from the front eight where Killimordaly’s Laura Mitchell was awarded player of the match, although the accolade could easily have gone to either of the Galway corner backs, there was excellent showings from Rebecca Hennelly, Ailish O’Reily, substitute Niamh McGrath and the aforementioned Mitchell.