Gael Linn Cup 1994

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Gael Linn Cup 1994
Winners
Champions Munster (9th title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Ulster
Other
Matches played3

The 1994 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Ulster in the final, played at Silver Park Kilmacud. [1] [2] For the second year of a two-year experimental period, the Gael Linn Cups were played with teams of 15-a-side, as a prelude to the increase in team size from 12 to 15 in 1999 for all matches.

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Arrangements

Ulster had a surprise 2–10 to 1–12 win over Leinster at Navan. Munster had a walkover from Connacht then defeated an Ulster team which, for the first time, had no Antrim players 4–11 to 2–7 in the final at Silver Park. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Ulster defeated Leinster 4–8 to 2–8, in the Gael Linn trophy semi-final at Navan. Munster had to come from behind to defeat an all-Roscommon Connacht 1–11 to 2–4. Pauline McCarthy scored three goals as Munster defeated Ulster 5–9 to 2–12 in the final.

Final stages

Munster 4–11 – 2–7 Ulster

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Munster:
GK1Cathleen Costine (Cork)
RCB2Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB3Brenda Kenny (Cork)
LCB4Liz Towler (Cork)
RWB5Paula Coggins (Cork)
CB6 Therese O'Callaghan (Cork) (captain)
LWB7Stephanie Delea (Cork)
MF8 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
MF9Triona Bonnar (Tipperary)
RWF10Patricia Murphy (Cork)
CF11Lynn Delea (Cork)
LWF12Ire O'Keeffe (Cork)
RCF13 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
FF14 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF15Colette O'Mahony (Cork) .
Ulster:
GK1Margaret McKee (Armagh)
RCB2Teresa McNally (Armagh)
FB3Donna Greeran (Down)
LCB4Róisín McCluskey (Derry)
RWB5Nuala McGee (Down)
CB6Colette Byrne (Armagh)
LWB7Orlagh Murphy (Armagh)
MF8Mary Black (Armagh) (captain)
MF9Olivia McGeown (Armagh)
RWF10Brenie McBride (Armagh)
CF11Maureen McAleenan (Down)
LWF12Grace McMullan (Antrim)
RCF13Glenda Fitzpatrick (Fermanagh)
FF14Patricia McEvoy (Armagh)
LCF15Ursula McGivern (Armagh)

Junior Final

Munster 5–9 – 2–12 Ulster

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Munster:
GK1 Breda O'Brien (Limerick)
RCB2Colette Cronin (Cork)
FB3Evelyn Healy (Cork)
LCB4Agnes Sheehy (Limerick)
RWB5Regina O'Mear (Tipperary)
CB6 Suzanne Kelly (Tipperary)
LWB7Brenie O'Brien (Limerick)
MF8Maeve Stoke (Tipperary)
MF9 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
RWF10Kay Burke (Limerick)
CF11 Helen Kiely (Tipperary)
LWF12Mary Burke (Limerick)
RCF13Martha Butler (Waterford)
FF14Pauline McCarthy (Limerick) (captain)
LCF15Anna Gleeson (Tipperary)
Ulster:
GK1Imelda Gillen (Antrim)
RCB2Pauline Green (Down)
FB3Mary Rose McGready (Tyrone)
LCB4Geraldine Haughey (Armagh)
RWB5Deidre Cunning (Antrim)
CB6Bronagh McGarry (Antrim)
LWB7Claire McCorry (Antrim)
MF8Pauline McGuigan (Derry)
MF9Leona Fay (Tyrone)
RWF10Eimear Brennan (Cavan)
CF11Deidre Savage (Down)
LWF12Breda Burke (Tyrone)
RCF13Rose Butler (Antrim)
FF14Mary Donnelly (Armagh)
LCF15Bonnie McGreevey (Down)

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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. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 1 October 1994
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 1 October 1994
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 1 October 1994
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 1 October 1994
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 1 October 1994
Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by