CAMOGIE
Brave Dub sides lose out
THERE was disappointment for St Joseph’s College, Lucan and Our Lady’s, Terenure on Saturday, as both sides suffered defeats in their respective All-Ireland Schools Camogie deciders.
Joseph’s were competing in the All-Ireland Senior ‘B’ showpiece against Scoil na Trionoide, Doon, but despite opening the scoring with a brace of frees from the dependable Aoife McKearney, a hat-trick of goals from Grainne Regan helped Trionoide to develop a 4-6 to 0-2 interval cushion.
In addition to strong showings from Jessie McClelland, Orlaith Murphy and Meabh Dowler, McKearney added a third point after the restart, but the Lucan girls were ultimately defeated on a scoreline of 4-10 to 0-3.
In Mountmellick, Co Laois on the same day, Our Lady’s produced a gutsy display in their 3-6 to 3-2 reversal in the All-Ireland Junior ‘B’ competiton against Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig.
In spite of a well-worked goal from Meaghan Rock, the Dubs were facing into a 1-0 to 2-3 deficit at half-time. However, a Holly Finnegan major upon the resumption set-up an intriguing finale.
Even though Choilm subsequently re-established their dominance, a determined Our Lady’s gained some solace in the form of a late goal from Isabelle Costelloe.