WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: MUNSTER DEFEATED pre-match favourites Leinster 2-6 to 0-8 to claim victory in Saturday's interprovincial women's football championship at Kinnegad.
Cork’s All-Star corner forward Valerie Mulcahy bagged 2-3 in the final as Munster claimed the title for the first time since 2007.
Mulcahy’s 10th-minute goal helped Munster to lead 1-4 to 0-3 at half-time and the Cork star struck again with six minutes remaining to seal the victory win.
Munster began their campaign with a hard-fought 0-8 to 0-6 victory over Ulster before upping the ante considerably to see off the Connacht challenge on a whopping 5-10 to 0-2 scoreline.
SCORERS: Munster: V Mulcahy 2-3, P Dennehy 0-2, G O'Flynn 0-1. Leinster: M Kirwan B Leahy 0-2 each, N Earley, S Ahern G Nulty 0-1 each.
Results: Leinster 3-14 Connacht 0-5, Munster 0-8 Ulster 0-6, Munster 5-10 Connacht 0-2, Leinster 1-16 Ulster 0-11. Shield Final: Ulster 6-20 Connacht 1-5. Interprovincial final: Leinster 0-8 Munster 2-6
