2008 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 2008
Tournament details
Date	8 February-25 April
Teams	22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)
Winners
Champions	Kilkenny (10th title)
Captain	Aoife Neary
Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Manager	Tony Ward
Captain	Therese Maher
Other
Matches played	15

The 2008 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.^[1]^[2]

Arrangements

Kilkenny were attempting to win to the League title for the first time since 1993, and on home soil, there was pressure on them to achieve that feat. Kilkenny had defeated then All-Ireland champions Wexford, 2-11 to 1-11, before travelling to Cork to overcome the rebels 0-8 to 1-4 on a wind- swept blustery day to qualify for a league final.^[3]

Final

In the league final, Galway led 0-11 to 1-5 at the interval, with an Aoife Neary goal late in the first-half giving Kilkenny hope. Further second-half from Michelle Quilty and substitute Edwina Keane gave Kilkenny victory with Sinead Millea member of the 1993 National league winning campaign top scorer with 0-5 all from frees.

Aoife Neary was named player of the match.

Division 2

The Division 2 final, known until 2005 as the National Junior League, was won by Clare who defeated Derry in the final. The Division 3 final was won by Antrim who defeated Offaly in the final.

Final stages

2008-4-26
Final
14:00 BST

Kilkenny	3-11 – 0-17	Galway
Sinead Millea 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1’45), Aoife Neary 1-2 (0-1 free), Edwina Keane 1-0 Michelle Quilty 1-0, Ann Dalton, Marie Dargan, Katie Power 0-1 each		Jessica Gill 0-8 (0-5 frees), Veronica Curtin 0-5 (0-3 frees), Brenda Kerins 0-2, Lorraine Ryan 0-1 Orla Kilkenny 0-1

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Attendance: 1,500

Kilkenny

Galway


KILKENNY:
GK	1	Catríona Ryan (Tullogher Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine)
RCB	2	Amy Butler (Mulinavat)
FB	3	Aine Fahey (Emeralds)
LCB	4	Eimear Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)
RWB	5	Elaine Aylward (Mulinavat)
CB	6	Kelly Anne Cotterell (Mulinavat)
LWB	7	Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
MF	8	Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's)
MF	9	Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)
RWF	10	Aoife Neary (James Stephens)
CF	11	Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
LWF	12	Kate McDonald (Thomastown)
RCF	13	Katie Power (Piltown)
FF	14	Sinéad Millea (St Brigid’s Balycallan)
LCF	15	Michelle Quilty (Mulinavat)
Substitutes:
RCF		Julie-Anne Woodcock (Danesfort) for Eimear Lyng, 20'
RCF		Collette Dormer (Paulstown) for Cotterell, 30'
RCF		Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) for Quilty, 40'
RCF		Marie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Fennelly, 48'


GALWAY:
GK	1	Susan Earner (Meelick Eyrecourt)
RCB	2	Sandra Tannion (St Thomas)
FB	3	Aibhle Kelly (Davitts)
LCB	4	Therese Manton (Mullagh)
RWB	5	Anne-Marie Hayes (Killimor)
CB	6	Therese Maher (Athenry)
LWB	7	Niamh Kilkenny (Pearses)
MF	8	Lorraine Ryan (Killimordaly)
MF	9	Aine Hillary (Pearses)
RWF	10	Lourda Kavanagh (Davitts)
CF	11	Therese Maher Athenry)
LWF	12	Jessica Gill (Athenry)
RCF	13	Orla Kilkenny (Pearses)
FF	14	Veronica Curtin (Kinvara)
LCF	15	Brenda Kerins (Athenry)

MATCH RULES

60 minutes
Replay if scores level
Maximum of 5 substitutions

References

^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
^ "Roll of Honour - National Leagues".
^ "kilkennycamogie.com". ww12.kilkennycamogie.com.

Preceded by National Camogie League 2007	National Camogie League 1977 – present	Succeeded by National Camogie League 2009

[1] Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5

[2] "Roll of Honour - National Leagues".

[3] "kilkennycamogie.com". ww12.kilkennycamogie.com.

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