Clinical Laurel Hill secure All-Ireland camogie title

LAUREL Hill Secondary School FCJ are All-Ireland Junior C Camogie Champions after an emphatic 7-9 to 1-3 win against St Wolstan’s of Kildare at Johnstown GAA Club in Kilkenny.

The South Circular Road school hit the ground running registering 1-1 in the first 70 seconds with a point from Claragh Collins and a goal from Hannah Murphy.

Led by the impressive half forward line with Collins lining out alongside joint captains Rosie McCaul and Sophie O’Grady, the Limerick school assumed control. Goals from Hannah Murphy, O’Grady and Milly O’Sullivan gave Laurel Hill Secondary School a commanding 4-6 to 0-2 lead at half-time.

Collins, Orlaith Sheehan and O’Grady added second half goals.

SCORERS:

Laurel Hill Secondary School: Sophie O’Grady 2-1; Hannah Murphy, Claragh Collins 1-2 each; Rosie McCaul 0-5 (1f); Milly O’Sullivan 1-1; Orlaith Sheehan 1-0.

St Walston's: Issey Kelly 1-0; Doireann Lanigan 0-2 (fs), Sadhbh O’Reilly 0-1.

TEAMS:

LAUREL HILL SECONDARY SCHOOL: Aisling Concannon; Kate Daly, Emily Gavin, Cait O’Donoghue; Aoibheann Kennedy, Emma O’Donnell, Moyra O’Grady; Essie Hickey, Jane McGrath; Claragh Collins, Rosie McCaul, Sophie O’Grady; Molly Gardiner, Milly O’Sullivan, Hannah Murphy. Subs: Orlaith Sheehan for M O’Sullivan (51); May O’Connell for M Gardiner (53); Ella Jordan for E Gavin (56); Ruth Collins for E Hickey (56); Carys Nihill for A Kennedy (58); Lucy Lohan for K Daly (58); Amber O ‘Connell for H Murphy (59).

ST WOLSTAN’S: Clara Lanigan; Aoife Lynch, Aoife Burke, Éabha Browne; Orla Keville, Sarah Quinn, Lily Wright; Doireann Lanigan, Aimee Maguire; Issey Kelly, Jemma Henney, Sadhbh O’Reilly; Daisy Fortune, Fleur Heffernan, Sarah Sheehan. Subs: Elin Fox for É Browne (14); Aoibhe Nichols for F Heffernan (35); Anna Rigney for S Quinn (44).