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Date Time Competition Season
29 July 2023 7:30 pm All Ireland Senior Championship 2023

Match Report

Dublin comfortably see off Cork to reach All Ireland Final

Dublin are back in the TG4 All-Ireland senior ladies football championship final for the first time since 2021 after their win over Cork at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles. 

By Anthony Newman 

A goal by Hannah Tyrrell in the 22nd minute, which the officials took a lengthy look at before it was awarded, was a crucial score as it put her side into a commanding lead and they never looked back from here. 

Key to their win was the pressure they put on Cork kick-outs, giving the Rebels no room to clear their lines. 

Niamh Donlon opened the scoring for Dublin three minutes in with Doireann O’Sullivan equalising from a free with Cork’s next attack. 

Jennifer Dunne put Dublin back in front before they had goalkeeper Abby Shiels to thank as she brilliantly saved from Maire O’Callaghan. But the referee was playing advantage and O’Sullivan added her second from the placed ball. 

Dunne and Orlagh Nolan added points for Dublin as they led 0-4 to 0-2 after eight minutes. 

Carla Rowe and O’Sullivan exchanged points, before Dunne and Hannah Tyrrell, from a free, put Dublin 0-7 to 0-3 up after 17 minutes. 

Doireann O’Sullivan got her fourth, all from frees, to put three between the sides, with Tyrrell replying to increase Dublin’s lead again. 

They were now on top and further points from Tyrrell and Jodi Egan increased their lead. 

A mistake from the Cork defence let Tyrrell in on goal and she passed to Dunne, who then returned it for the former to goal. 

The referee consulted with the umpires and after a long consultation awarded the goal. 

It put Dublin in a commanding lead 1-9 to 0-4 and with just 22 minutes gone they had one foot in the final. 

A minute later Katie Quirke got Cork’s first point from play as they tried to get back into contention. 

Two late points from Cork reduced the deficit as Dublin deservedly led by 1-10 to 0-7 at half time. 

Cork started the second half brightly with Hannah Looney and Daire Kiely going close before Aoife Healy pointed. But Dublin worked the ball down the pitch with Ellen Gribben scoring to keep their six point lead. 

Credit to Cork they kept going and Shiels made another superb save, this time denying Orlaith Cahalane a green flag. 

Down the other end Cork the woodwork to thank with Rowe’s effort coming back off the crossbar, before Nolan and Gribben added points. 

It was game over after 45 minutes when Niamh Hetherton and Tyrrell combined to set up Rowe for Dublin’s second goal to make it 2-15 to 0-10. 

With 11 minutes to go Eilish O’Dowd was sin binned for Dublin but despite the best efforts of Cork they held out for the win to face Kerry in the decider on August 13.

Dublin

1Abby Shiels Goalkeeper
2Niamh Crowley Defender
3Leah Caffrey Defender
4Aoife Kane Defender
5Lauren Magee Defender 38', 56'
6Martha Byrne Defender
20Niamh Donlon 23 Defender 3'
8Jennifer Dunne Midfielder 5', 7', 15', 58'
9Eilis O’Dowd Midfielder 49'
10Caoimhe O’Connor 21 Forward
11Orlagh Nolan Forward 8', 42', 58'
12Kate Sullivan 24 Forward 37'
13Hannah Tyrrell 25 Forward 22'
16', 19'
14Carla Rowe Forward 44'
10', 28'
15Jodi Egan 7 Forward 19'
16Emer Ní Eafa Goalkeeper
7Ellen Gribben 15 Defender 35', 43'
17Rachel Brennan Defender
18Grainne Fitzsimons Defender
19Emma Deeley Defender
21Chloe Darby 10 Midfielder
22Orla Martin Forward
23Niamh Hetherton 20 Forward
24Sinead Aherne 12 Forward
25Sinéad Wylde 13 Forward
26Annabelle Timothy Forward
27Emma Strappe Defender
28Julie Vaughan Forward

Cork

1Meabh O’Sullivan Goalkeeper
2Melissa Duggan Defender
3Eimear Meaney Defender
4Roisin Phelan Defender
5Anna Ryan 21 Defender
6Shauna Kelly 18 Defender
7Aoife Healy Defender 34'
8Maire O’Callaghan Midfielder
9Hannah Looney Midfielder
10Daire Kiely Forward 39'
11Ciara O’Sullivan Forward 29'
17Katie Quirke Forward 23'
13Libby Coppinger Forward
14Doireann O’Sullivan 22 Forward 4', 6', 11', 19', 30', 44', 49', 50'
15Emma Cleary 19 Forward
16Sarah Murphy Goalkeeper
12Brid O’Sullivan Forward
18Laura O’Mahony 6 Defender
19Orlaith Cahalane 20 47'
20Laura Fitzgerald 19
21Dara Kiniry 5 Defender
22Abigail Ring 14 Forward
23Abbie O’Mahony Midfielder
24Ellie Jack Forward
25Amy McDonagh Defender
26Rosie Corkery
27Lydia McDonagh Forward
28Sadbh McGoldrick Defender
29Ellen Twomey
30Kate Redmond Midfielder

Past Meetings

(Round 3)
3-15 (24) - 4-13 (25)
NFL Division 1

Cork v Dublin

(Round 2)
2-15 (21) - 2-3 (9)
NFL Division 1
Croke Park

Dublin 2-15 - 2-3 Cork

Ground

Semple Stadium
Semple Stadium, Childers Park, Thurles Urban, The Municipal District of Thurles, County Tipperary, Munster, E41 YE09, Ireland

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