BREAKING: Tipp camogie win in style to claim a first minor All-Ireland title since 2016

Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Championship Final

Tipperary 2-9

Waterford 0-10

Tipperary’s minor camogie team finished their year as strongly as they started it with victory over Waterford in this year’s Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Camogie Final in UPMC Nowlan Park by being crowned All-Ireland champions for 2024 - a first at this grade since 2006.

The foundations for this win came from a blistering start to the game from the Premier girls, who showed no sign of nerves as they raced into a 2-4 to nil lead in the first quarter with goals from Lucy Purcell and Ava Bevans doing the trick as Waterford faltered early on under the pressure coming from the Tipperary players.

Waterford tried hard to pull back that hammer blow early on but they just couldn’t unlock the terrific Tipperary defence who were stubborn as they were excellent, and with Caoimhe Stakelum nailing her frees in the second half, along with several quality efforts from play on the counterattack, the Tipp girls showed real composure to hold off every Waterford advance to claim a deserved All-Ireland crown to go with their Munster title won a few months ago.  

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Scorers: Tipperary: Caoimhe Stakelum (0-4, 0-2f, 0-2 45), Lucy Purcell (1-2, 0-2, one sideline), Ava Bevans 1-0, Lucy Heffernan, Elana McGrath, Ciara Shelly all 0-1 each.

Waterford: Maggie Gostl (0-5, 0-3f), Aisling Bonner 0-2, Rebecca Farrell, Eimear O’Neill, Niamh Ryan all 0-1 each.

Tipperary: Danielle Butler (Éire Óg Annacarty); Paula Quirke (Boherlahan Dualla), Aoife Mellerick (Newport/Ballinahinch), Ellie Franklin (Moyle Rovers); Éabha Dolan (Moyle Rovers), Sarah Corcoran (Moycarkey Borris), Caithlyn Treacy (Moneygall); Lucy Heffernan (Éire Óg Annacarty), Leanna Coppinger (Thurles Sarsfields); Lucy Purcell (Thurles Sarsfields), Danielle Ryan (Éire Óg Anncarty), Ciara Shelly (Moycarkey Borris); Ava Bevans (Borris-Ileigh), Caoimhe Stakelum (Thurles Sarsfields), Elana McGrath (Holycross Ballycahill).

Subs used: Ali O’Kelly (Kilruane MacDonaghs) for Bevans (58); Emer Dwan (Cashel King Cormacs) for Heffernan (59).

Waterford: Katelyn Gardner (Brickey Rangers); Alex Healy (De La Salle), Anna McGoldrick (Tramore), Cara Cantwell (Gailtir); Katie O’Neill (Tramore), Holly O’Sullivan (Gailtir), Abbie Burrows (Portlaw); Ali Ferguson (Gailtir), Hannah McGrath (St. Annes); Eimear O’Neill (Brickey Rangers), Maggie Gostl (De La Salle), Emma Fitzgerald (Gailtir); Katelyn Lyons (Butlerstown), Molly Kearney (Butlerstown), Rebecca Farrell (Butlerstown).

Subs used: Niamh Ryan (Ballyduff Upper) for Kearney (HT); Chloe Morrissey (Cappoquin) for Cantwell (42); Aisling Bonner (St. Annes) for Farrell (45); Olivia Flynn (Brickey Rangers) for Lyons (55).

Referee: Gavin Donegan (Dublin)