All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2004
Championship details
Dates8 June — 19 September 2004
Teams7
All-Ireland champions
WinnersTipperary (5th win)
CaptainJoanne Ryan
ManagerRaymie Ryan
All-Ireland runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainStephanie Dunlea
ManagerJohn Considine
Championship statistics
Matches played18
2003
2005

The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championshipknown as the Foras na Gaeilge All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasonswas the high point of the 2004 season, the centenary year for the sport of camogie. The championship was won by Tipperary who defeated Cork by an eight-point margin in the final. The attendance was a then record of 24,567.[1][2]

Group stages

Antrim staged their match with Kilkenny in Cushendall as part of the Glens Feis who were also celebrating their centenary in 2004. Cork had beaten Tipperary by 3-7 to 1-6 in the group stages of the National Camogie League.

Semi-finals

As part of the centenary celebrations the two semi-finals were televised live by RTÉ for the first time. Cork beating Galway by 3-9 to 1-4 and Tipperary overcoming a strong Wexford challenge with a two-point win thanks to a goal from Deirdre Hughes. Because of illness team captain Joanne Ryan was not named in the starting line-up for the semi-final clash with Wexford but came off the bench.

Final

A goal from Deirdre Hughes in the 19th minute, when she availed of a mix-up in the Cork defence to score into an empty net kept Tipperary on course for a fifth title in six years as Una O'Dwyer maintained her absolute control at the heart of their defence. Tipperary were denied a goal when Eimear McDonnell’s ninth minute penalty was stopped by Cork ’keeper Aoife Murray. Hughes’s goal was quickly followed by two pointed frees from Grogan, and gave Tipp an important psychological boost and a half time lead of 1-6 to 0-4 and when Joanne Ryan’s persistent efforts were rewarded with a goal in the 43rd minute, Tipperary gained even more in confidence.

Aftermath

Raymie Ryan retired as Tipperary manager the following November having guided the Tipperary team to two successive All-Ireland victories, two Munster championship titles, and their first National League title since 1977.[3]

Final stages

Cork3-9 – 1-4Galway

Tipperary1-10 – 2-5 [4]Wexford

Tipperary2-11 – 0-9 [5]Cork
Tipperary
Cork
TIPPERARY:
GK1Jovita Delaney (Cashel)
RCB2Suzanne Kelly (Toomevara)
FB3Una O'Dwyer (Cashel)
LCB4Julie Kirwan (Moneygall)
RWB5Sinéad Nealon (Burgess)
CB6Ciara Gaynor (Burgess)
LWB7Therese Brophy (Burgess)
MF8Angie McDermott (Kildangan)
MF9Philly Fogarty (Cashel) downward-facing red arrow 55'
RWF10Joanne Ryan (Drom-Inch) (1-0)
CF11Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara)
LWF12Claire Grogan (Cashel) (0-9)
RCF13Eimear McDonnell (Burgess) (0-2)
FF14Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) (1-0) downward-facing red arrow 61'
LCF15Jill Horan (Clonoulty) downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
MFPaula Bulfin (Cashel) for Fogarty upward-facing green arrow 55'
FFEmily Hayden (Cashel) for Hughes upward-facing green arrow 61'
LCFGeraldine Kinnane (Drom-Inch) for Horan upward-facing green arrow 61'
CORK:
GK1Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB2Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv)
FB3Stephanie Dunlea (Cloughduv)
LCB4Rosarie Holland (Barryroe) downward-facing red arrow 36'
RWB5Paula O'Connor (Newtownshandrum)
CB6Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
MF8Vivienne Harris (Bishopstown)
MF9Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (0-2)
RWF10Rachel Moloney (Courcey Rovers)
CF11Emer Dillon (Ballygarvan) (0-2)
LWF12Jennifer O'Leary (Barryroe) (0-4)
RCF13Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) (0-1)
FF14Emer Watson (Milford)
LCF15Colette Desmond (Newcestown) downward-facing red arrow 41'
Substitutes:
LCBElaine Burke (Valley Rovers) for Holland upward-facing green arrow 36'
FFAnna Geary (Milford) for Desmond upward-facing green arrow 41'

References

  1. 2004 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Rebelgaa.com Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-908591-00-5
  3. Irish Independent: Ryan reaches end of line with Premier side
  4. Semi-final report in Irish Independent
  5. 2004 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Rebelgaa.com Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
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