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| Winners | |
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| Champions | Cork (8th title) |
| Captain | Eithne Duggan |
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| 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 Ann 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 Lynn Dunlea 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 Lynn Dunlea 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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The All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship is a competition for inter-county teams in the women's field sport of game of camogie played in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Camogie Association and are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland Camogie Final being played in Croke Park, Dublin. The prize for the winning team is the O'Duffy Cup.
The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—is the high point of the 2010 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on June 13, 2010 and ended with the final between Galway and Wexford on 12 September 2010 which Wexford won by 1-12 to 1-10. Seven teams compete in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who competed overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships.
Lynn Dunlea is a former camogie player, scorer of three goals for Cork in their 1993 All Ireland final victory over Galway.
Sharon Glynn is a camogie player and manager, an All Ireland medalist in 1996 and the star of her county’s 2002 victory in the National Camogie League when she scored three goals in Galway’s 6-6 to 1-7 victory over Limerick. She was nominated for an All Star award in 2005.
The 2011 National Camogie League was won by Wexford, their third league title in succession. The final was played on April 17, 2011 as a curtain raiser to the hurling match between Tipperary and Wexford at Semple Stadium and drew an attendance of 4,180.
The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Foras na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 2005 season in the sport of camogie. The championship was won for the 21st time by Cork who defeated Tipperary by a four-point margin in the final and became part of the legendary “rebel treble” of 2005 when Cork won the senior hurling, camogie and ladies’ football titles. The attendance was 14,350.
The 2007 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 2007 season in the sport of camogie. The championship was won by Wexford who defeated Cork by a two-point margin in the final thanks to two first-half goals by ‘player of the match’ Una Leacy. The final attracted a record attendance of 33,154.
The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1992 season. The championship was won by Cork, who defeated Wexford by a 14-point margin in the final for their third successive success. The match drew an attendance of 4,000.
The 1993 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1993 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Galway by a ten-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 5,400.
The 1995 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1995 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Killkenny by a four-point margin in the final, taking the lead for only the first time in the match with a goal by Linda Mellerick that dropped into the net from a long shot with just 30 seconds of normal time left. The match drew an attendance of 9,874, then the highest for a camogie-only final, beating the 52-year-old attendance record set for Dublin v Cork in 1943. Lynn Dunlea scored 4-20 in the championship.
The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1996 season. The championship was won for the first time in the county’s history by Galway who defeated Killkenny by a two-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 10,235, then the highest in the history of camogie.
The 1998 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1998 season and the first All-Ireland Camogie Final to be televised live. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Galway by a four-point margin in the final. The match attracted an attendance of 10,436, a then record for the sport of camogie.
The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Bórd na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 1997 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated Galway by a four-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 10,212, then the second highest in the history of camogie.
The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1947 season in Camogie. The championship was won by Antrim, who defeated Dublin by a three-point margin in the final. The semi-final between Dublin and Galway ranks alongside the disputed semi-final of 1966 between Dublin and Tipperary as the most controversial in camogie history.
The 1996 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 Páirc Uí Rinn.
The 1995 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Armagh in the final, played at St Finbarrs.
The 2001 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 McDonagh Park, Nenagh. Cork completed an unprecedented run of seven National League titles in a row. Vivienne Harris became the first person to captain three National League winning camogie teams in succession.
The 1993 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Cork in the final, played at Ballyragget.
The 1994 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe.
The 2002 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway, who defeated Limerick in the final, played at O'Connor Park, Tullamore.
