2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—[1][2] is the high point of the 2009 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on 20 June 2009 and ended with the final on 13 September 2009. Eight teams competed in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who competed overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships.[1] The final of the 2009 Senior Championship was contested by Cork—the reigning champions—and Kilkenny at Croke Park on 13 September 2009. The final was available to view worldwide. Cork were the champions.[3]

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009
Championship details
Dates20 June - 13 September 2009
Teams8
All-Ireland champions
WinnersCork (24th win)
CaptainAmanda O'Regan
ManagerDenise Cronin
All-Ireland runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainAnn Dalton
ManagerAnn Downey
Championship statistics
Matches played15
2008
2010

Launch

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The Championship was launched in Croke Park, Dublin on 10 June 2009.[1] Camogie Association of Ireland President Joan O'Flynn said at the launch that the 2009 Championship would be "the highest profile yet".[4] The Camogie Association also announced the use of county grounds for the first time, with the aim of improving attendances and facilities.[4] This led to some debate on the role of women in sport, with Marie O'Halloran of The Irish Times claiming that female athletes were "still playing second fiddle".[5] Camogie county boards were also undecided whether their players would dress in a skirt or shorts—they presently wear "skorts".[5]

Summary

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The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each team played one another once only.[4] The top two in each group contested the semi-finals. Cork went into the 2009 Senior Championship as reigning champions.[6] They began their title challenge by dismissing Dublin.[1] League champions Wexford began their challenge with a game against Limerick in Hospital.[1]

The semi-finals were contested at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 15 August 2009.[6] Galway versus Kilkenny and Cork versus Wexford were the semi-finals.[6] Cork and Kilkenny progressed to the final.[7] Kilkenny's victory over Galway was unexpected as 33% of their team was under the age of twenty.[8]

Prior to the final, representatives from both the Minor (Offaly versus Waterford) and Senior Championship finals met President Joan O'Flynn at Croke Park.[2] The teams were named on 10 September 2009.[9] The semi-final between Kilkenny and Galway in which Kilkenny produced a late surge to snatch victory deep in injury-time to qualify for their first final since 2001 was described as “one of the most memorable games ever played in Nowlan Park.” [10] The final between Cork and Kilkenny was played at Croke Park on 13 September 2009 and was broadcast live in Ireland on RTÉ Two and internationally on RTÉ.ie.[9][11][12] Highlights were shown on The Sunday Game in Ireland and worldwide on the same channels.[2] Cork were featuring in their eighth consecutive final, whilst Kilkenny last appeared in the final in 2001 when they lost to Tipperary.[2] Kilkenny last won the final in 1995.[2] The teams had met earlier in the Championship in Group 1 when Cork beat Kilkenny by a scoreline of 2–05 to 0-07.[13]

The Gala Performance Award was awarded the player who topped a public poll as having given the season's best performance.[1][4]

Fixtures and results

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Group A

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Cork3–21 – 1–6Dublin

Tipperary1–11 – 1–14Kilkenny

Kilkenny0–7 – 2–5Cork

Tipperary2–12 – 1–10Dublin

Cork1–13 – 0–14Tipperary

Dublin0–4 – 2–14Kilkenny
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cork 3 3 0 0 6–39 1–27 +27 6
Kilkenny 3 2 0 1 3–35 3–20 +15 4
Tipperary 3 1 0 2 3–37 3–37 0 2
Dublin 3 0 0 3 2–20 7–47 –42 0

Group B

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Limerick0–6 – 5–20Wexford

Galway3–17 – 1–4Clare

Wexford2–6 – 3–7Galway

Clare2–8 – 1–10Limerick

Galway1–16 – 0–8Limerick

Clare0–3 – 2–15Wexford
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Galway 3 3 0 0 7–40 3–18 +34 6
Wexford 3 2 0 1 9–41 3–16 +43 4
Clare 3 1 0 2 3–15 6–42 –36 2
Limerick 3 0 0 3 1–24 8–44 –41 0

Final stages

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Cork2–13 – 1–10Wexford

Galway1–11 – 1–13Kilkenny

Cork0-15 – 0-7Kilkenny
R Moloney 0-7, G O’Connor 0-3, E O’Farrell, K Mackey 0-1 each. [1] A Neary 0-5; A Dalton, M Quilty 0-1 each.
Attendance: 25,924
Referee: Una Kearney (Armagh)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cork
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kilkenny
CORK:
GK 1 Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB 2 Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv)   59'
FB 3 Cathriona Foley (Rockbán)
LCB 4 Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
RWB 5 Jenny Duffy (St Finbarr's)
CB 6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB 7 Sara Hayes (Courcey Rovers)
MF 8 Briege Corkery (Cloughduv)
MF 9 Orla Cotter (St Catherine's)
RWF 10 Eimear O'Sullivan (Ballinhassig) (0-2),
CF 11 Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (0-3)
LWF 12 Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) (0-1)   47'
RCF 13 Síle Burns (Rockbán)
FF 14 Emer O'Farrell (Sarsfields) (0-1),   37'
LCF 15 Rachel Moloney (Courcey Rovers) (0-7, 6f).   57'
Substitutes:
FF Katriona Mackey (Douglas) (0-1) for O'Farrell   37'
LWF Emer Dillon (Ballygarvan) for O'Donoghue   47'
LCF Amanda O'Regan (Douglas) for Moloney   57'
RCB Lynda O'Connell (St Finbarr's) for O'Callaghan   59'
KILKENNY:
GK 1 Caitriona Ryan (Tullogher)
RCB 2 Leann Fennelly (Mullinavat)
FB 3 Catherine Doherty (St Anne's)
LCB 4 Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
RWB 5 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)   37'
CB 6 Amy Butler (Mullinavat)
LWB 7 Elaine Aylward (Mullinavat)
MF 8 Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0-1)   57'
MF 9 Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's) (0-1)
RWF 10 Therese Muldowney (St Brigid's)   17'
CF 11 Katie Power (Piltown)
LWF 12 Edwina Keane (St Martin's)
RCF 13 Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) (0-1),   50'
FF 14 Denise Gaule (Windgap)
LCF 15 Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0-5, 4f, 1 45)
Substitutes:
RWF Aisling Dunphy (St Brigid's) for Muldowney   17'
RWB Deirdre Delaney (St Lachtain's) for Lyng   37'
RCF Marie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Quilty   50'
MF Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) for Dormer   57'

MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions

Gala Performance awards 2009

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Overall winner: Chloe Morey Clare

Championship statistics

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Scoring

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Gala Camogie Championship is launched". RTÉ. 10 June 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Camogie finalists gear up for big day". RTÉ. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Cork 0-15 Kilkenny 0-07". RTÉ. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d "Camogie matches set for county grounds". The Irish Times. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009. Splitting up the senior championship into two groups of four, with each team only playing each other once, will help peak interest said O'Flynn.
  5. ^ a b Marie O'Halloran (14 August 2009). "Women in sport still playing second fiddle". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Camogie semi-final previews". RTÉ. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Kilkenny and Cork to meet in Camogie final". RTÉ. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Kilkenny upset the odds". The Irish Times. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Cork and Kilkenny name teams". RTÉ. 10 September 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  10. ^ O’Leary, Michael. "Cats lay down marker as attention now switches to semi-final". Kilkenny Camogie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Cork v Kilkenny preview". RTÉ. 11 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  12. ^ "All-Ireland camogie finals take centre stage at Croker". Irish Independent. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  13. ^ "Cork pushed all the way by the Cats". RTÉ. 12 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
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Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932 – present
Succeeded by