CAMOGIE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: THREE weeks after being beaten by Kilkenny in their opening group game of the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship, Tipperary showed there is plenty of fight left in the Premier County with their 2-12 to 1-10 victory over Dublin at Parnell Park on Saturday.
The victory sets them up for their final group tie which will be an all-Munster affair against champions Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on August 1st.
With the Blues entertaining Kilkenny on the same day, there are many permutations to see who will qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals, especially if Dublin can build on Saturday’s display. At one stage the home side were behind by 12 points, but a determined comeback in the closing quarter saw them hit 1-5 to Tipperary’s single point.
The sides were level on three occasions in a competitive opening half, but a cracking goal from Mairead Luttrell in injury time gave the visitors a distinct advantage going to the dressingroom, 1-7 to 0-3. A goal from Dublin’s Jean Murphy ignited the comeback followed by a flurry of points to leave them just five adrift.
Elsewhere, goals from Fiona Lafferty and Claire Commane helped Clare collect their first set of point since being promoted to the senior ranks this year when they saw off Limerick by the narrowest of margins in Cusack Park, 2-8 to 1-10.
