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| Winners | |
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| Champions | Cork (8th title) |
| Captain | Eithne Duggan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
The 1998 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Ballinasloe. [1] [2] It was the last National League to be played with 12-a-side.
Galway beat Kilkenny 3-10 to 1-13 in the semi-final on May 24. They fell behind 1-1 to nil before two goals from Sharon Glynn and a third by Anna Forde after Glynn's pass Helped them to a first-ever victory over Kilkenny in camogie at Nowlan Park.
Cork's victory in the final was largely due to the accuracy of veteran Lyn Delea who scored 12-12 in what was an outstanding individual performance. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Galway took the lead with ten minutes to go for the first time from a Sharon Glynn pointed thirty, but it did not last long as Cork's Fiona O'Driscoll equalised before Lyn Delea scored a well worked goal after a pass from substitute Caoimhe Harrington. Galway lost midfielder Carmel Hannon during the first half when she injured her leg in a fall. Sharon Glynn and Vivienne Harris became the first camogie players to be sent off in a National League final when they were red carded following a tussle.
The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Down who defeated Cork intermediates in the final at Ballincollig on June 1. Down beat Tipperary 4-12 to 1-10 and Cork beat Galway 3-10 to 1-9 in the semi-finals.
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