The 1990
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1990 season. The championship was won by
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
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who defeated
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...
by a ten-point margin in the final.
Semi-finals
Kilkenny goalkeeper
Marie Fitzpatrick, drove a long free all the way to the Cork net in an exciting semi-final against Cork. After
Liz O'Neill regained the lead for Cork, Marion McCarthy could batted a dropping ball from
Ann Downey into the path of
Marina Downey
Marina Downey is a camogie player, winner of five All Ireland medals and captain of the Kilkenny team that won the National Camogie League
The National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Very Ireland Camogie Leagues, is a c ...
who tapped the ball into the net for Kilkenny's winning goal. Two late goals from
Barbara Redmond were not enough to gain
Dublin
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a place in the final against an experienced
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...
team., for whom
Paula Rankin
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’s goal at the start of the second half proved crucial.
Final
Wexford took the lead in the first minute when
Siobhan Dunne scored, but it was to be their last score from play in the entire game.
Angela Downey
Angela Downey-Browne (born 1957, Kilkenny) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie at various times with her local clubs, St Paul’s Camogie Club, St Paul's camogie club based in Kilkenny city and Lisdowney GAA, Lisdowney, and was ...
scored the game’s only goal two minutes from the end.
[Report of final in Irish News, September 24, 1990]
Final stages
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MATCH RULES
*50 minutes
*Replay if scores level
*Maximum of 3 substitutions
See also
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...
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Wikipedia List of Camogie players
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National Camogie League
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Camogie All Stars Awards
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Ashbourne Cup
References
External links
Camogie AssociationHistorical reports of All Ireland finalsCamogie on facebook
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