All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2008

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2008

Winners
Champions	Rossa (Antrim) (1st title)
Manager	Mickey McCullough
Captain	Jane Adams
Runners-up
Runners-up	Drom & Inch (Tip)

The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Rossa (Ant), who defeated Drom & Inch (Tip) by six points in the final, played at Mullingar. ^{[1] [2]}

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Ballyboden St Endas (Dub) and Athenry) winning the championships of the other two provinces. Jane Adams scored 2–11 in Rossa’s defeat of Ballyboden in the semi-final. Joanne Ryan sent a long ball in to Siobhán McGrath for Dorm and Inch’s winning goal against Athenry in their semi-final.

The Final

Jane Adams scored 2–9 for Rossa as they dominated the final. ^[3]

Final stages

September 1
Semi-Final

Rossa (Ant)	3-18 – 0-6	Ballyboden St Endas (Dub)

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September 8
Semi-Final

Drom & Inch (Tip)	1-8 – 0-10	Athenry)

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November 16
Final

Rossa (Ant)	2-15 – 1-12	Drom & Inch (Tip)

Mullingar

Rossa (Ant)

Drom & Inch (Tip)

Rossa (Ant): GK 1 Teresa McGowan RCB 2 Teresa Adams FB 3 Pauline Green LCB 4 Maureen Quinn RWB 5 Aisling McCall CB 6 Natalie McGuinness LWB 7 Bronagh Orchin MF 8 Colleen Doherty MF 9 Seáinín Daykin RWF 10 Kerrie O'Neill (0–1) CF 11 Gráinne Connolly (0–2) LWF 12 Orla McCall RCF 13 Maorisa McGourty (0–2) FF 14 Jane Adams (capt) (2–9) LCF 15 Maureen Stewart (0–1)

Drom & Inch (Tip): GK 1 Rosie Kennedy RCB 2 Caitríona Kennedy FB 3 Niamh Harkin LCB 4 Patricia McGrath RWB 5 Sinéad O'Meara CB 6 Michelle Shortt LWB 7 Triona Butler MF 8 Therese Shortt (0–7) MF 9 Norma Harrington RWF 10 Joanne Ryan (0–3) CF 11 Mary Looby (1–2) LWF 12 Geraldine Kinnane RCF 13 Catríona Shortt FF 14 Emer Shanahan LCF 15 Siobhán McGrath

References

1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
2. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
3. 2008 O'Donovan Rossa 2-15 Drom & Inch 1-10 Report in Irish Independent and on Camogie.ie, Preview on Camogie.ie
4. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 2, 2008
5. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 2008
6. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 2008
7. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 9, 2008
8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 2008
9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 2008

External links

• Camogie Association

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2007

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1964 – present

Succeeded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2009