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:
GK1 Kathleen Costine (Cork)
RCB2 Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB3 Breda Kenny (Cork)
LCB4 Liz Towler (Cork)
RWB5 Paula Goggins (Cork)
CB6 Therese O'Callaghan (Cork) (captain)
LWB7 Stephanie Dunlea (Cork)
MF8 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
MF9 Triona Bonnar (Tipperary)
RWF10 Patricia Murphy (Cork)
CF11 Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
LWF12 Irene O'Keeffe (Cork)
RCF13 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
FF14 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF15 Colette O'Mahony (Cork) .
Ulster:
GK1 Margaret McKee (Armagh)
RCB2 Teresa McNally (Armagh)
FB3 Donna Greeran (Down)
LCB4 Róisín McCluskey (Derry)
RWB5 Nuala McGee (Down)
CB6 Colette Byrne (Armagh)
LWB7 Orlagh Murphy (Armagh)
MF8 Mary Black (Armagh) (captain)
MF9 Olive McGeown (Armagh)
RWF10 Bernie McBride (Armagh)
CF11 Maureen McAleenan (Down)
LWF12 Grace McMullan (Antrim)
RCF13 Glenda Fitzpatrick (Fermanagh)
FF14 Patricia McEvoy (Armagh)
LCF15 Ursula McGivern (Armagh)

Junior Final

Munster 5–9 – 2–12 Ulster

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Munster:
GK1 Breda O'Brien (Limerick)
RCB2 Colette Cronin (Cork)
FB3 Evelyn Healy (Cork)
LCB4 Agnes Sheehy (Limerick)
RWB5 Regina O'Meara (Tipperary)
CB6 Suzanne Kelly (Tipperary)
LWB7 Bernie O'Brien (Limerick)
MF8 Maeve Stokes (Tipperary)
MF9 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
RWF10 Kay Burke (Limerick)
CF11 Helen Kiely (Tipperary)
LWF12 Mary Burke (Limerick)
RCF13 Martha Butler (Waterford)
FF14 Pauline McCarthy (Limerick) (captain)
LCF15 Anne Gleeson (Tipperary)
Ulster:
GK1 Imelda Gillen (Antrim)
RCB2 Pauline Greene (Down)
FB3 Mary Rose McGready (Tyrone)
LCB4 Geraldine Haughey (Armagh)
RWB5 Deirdre Cunning (Antrim)
CB6 Bronagh McCorry (Antrim)
LWB7 Claire McGarry (Antrim)
MF8 Pauline McGuigan (Derry)
MF9 Leona Fay (Tyrone)
RWF10 Eimear Brennan (Cavan)
CF11 Deirdre Savage (Down)
LWF12 Brenda Burke (Tyrone)
RCF13 Rosie Butler (Antrim)
FF14 Mary Donnelly (Armagh)
LCF15 Bonnie 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