WATCH: Limerick defeat Clare in Camogie opener

CLARE 1-11 Limerick 2-14

Fr. McNamara Park, Ennis.

Limerick started their Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division One with a deserved six point victory over neighbours Clare.

The result means that Limerick advance to the knockout stages regardless of their result against Galway in Kilmallock next weekend.

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Caoimhe Costelloe top scored for Limerick with 2-6, as Pat Ryan’s side led 2-10 to 0-7 at the interval. Costelloe instinctively flicked to the net for her first green flag before dispatching a penalty high to the net for her second.

Limerick had five scorers while debutant Áine Cunningham impressed followed her promotion from the junior side. They outscored Clare 2-6 to 0-4 between the 15th minute and half time.

Rebecca Delee was also on target, returning after 15 months to the Limerick side, owing to a cruciate knee injury sustained against Tipperary.

Limerick controlled the scoreboard and despite conceding a 49th minute goal to Eimear Kelly, they never looked like relinquishing their advantage.

Meanwhile the Limerick junior Camogie side drew with Carlow, 1-16 to 3-10, earlier on Saturday afternoon.

Scorers:
Clare: Chole Morey 0-8 (0-2 ’45’, 0-3 frees); Eimear Kelly 1-1; Orlaith Duggan, Laura McMahon 0-1 each.

Limerick: Caoimhe Costelloe 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-2 frees); Caoimhe Lyons 0-3; Rebecca Delee, Deborah Murphy 0-2 each; Karen O’Leary 0-1.

Clare: Doireann Murphy, Ciara Grogan, Clare Hehir (C), Roisin Minogue; Alannah Ryan, Laura McMahon, Sinead Conlon; Zi Yan Spillane, Aoife Keane; Máire McGrath, Chloe Morey, Orlaith Duggan; Eimear Kelly, Áine O’Loughlin, Becky Foley.

Subs Used: Susan Daly for Conlon, Róisín Begley for O’Loughlin, Clodagh O’Halloran for Keane.

Limerick: Laura O’Neill (Na Piarsaigh); Marian Quaid (Bruff), Muireann Creamer (Cappamore), Mairéad Ryan (Clooney/Quin); Megan O’Mara (Monaleen), Judith Mulcahy (Ahane), Róisín Ambrose (Newcastle West); Karen O’Leary (Newcastle West), Aisling Scanlon (Killeedy); Caoimhe Lyons (Monaleen), Deborah Murphy (Newcastle West), Sophie O’Callaghan (Adare); Áine Cunningham (Killeedy) Rebecca Delee (Newcastle West), Caoimhe Costelloe (Adare).

Subs Used: Dearbhla Egan (Crecora) for Scanlon, Neamh Curtin (Ballybrown) for O’Mara, for Cunningham.

Referee: Justin Heffernan (Wexford)

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