Final
Claire Kelleher scored the clinching goal for Cork five minutes from the end, carrying the ball round the hitherto impenetrable Dublin defence without having the ball tapped off her stick. That score left two points between the sides and although Dublin used all their resources they could not break down the resolute Cork defence. Cork shot a surfeit of wides in the first half and did not get their first score until the 12th minute, when Dublin were three points up. Val Fitzpatrick then hit a cracking shot which Yvonne Redmond could not hold to make it 1–1 to 0-3 and Mary Geaney went on to give Cork the lead for the first time. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Final stages
| Cork | 2-5 – 1-6 | Dublin |
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| Mary O'Leary 0-4, Val Fitzpatrick 1-0, Claire Kelleher 1-0, Mary Geaney 0-1 | Edel Murphy 0-4. Mary Mernagh 1-0, Marian Conroy 0-2 |
        Cork |  Dublin |
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MATCH RULES
- 50 minutes
- Replay if scores level
- Maximum of 3 substitutions