1998 National Camogie League

This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The 1998 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Ballinasloe.^[1][2] It was the last National League to be played with 12-a-side.

Galway beat Kilkenny 3-10 to 1-13 in the semi-final on May 24. They fell behind 1-1 to nil before two goals from Sharon Glynn and a third by Ann Forde after Glynn's pass Helped them to a first-ever victory over Kilkenny in camogie at Nowlan Park.

Cork's victory in the final was largely due to the accuracy of veteran Lynn Dunlea who scored 12-12 in what was an outstanding individual performance.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} Galway took the lead with ten minutes to go for the first time from a Sharon Glynn pointed thirty, but it did not last long as Cork's Fiona O'Driscoll equalised before Lynn Dunlea scored a well worked goal after a pass from substitute Caoimhe Harrington. Galway lost midfielder Carmel Hannon during the first half when she injured her leg in a fall. Sharon Glynn and Vivienne Harris became the first camogie players to be sent off in a National League final when they were red carded following a tussle.

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Down who defeated Cork intermediates in the final at Ballincollig on June 1. Down beat Tipperary 4-12 to 1-10 and Cork beat Galway 3-10 to 1-9 in the semi-finals.

Cork

Galway

Cork: GK 1 Cora Keohane (Barryroe) FB 2 Eithne Duggan (Bishopstown) (Capt) RWB 3 Denise Cronin (Glen Rovers) CB 4 Vivienne Harris (Bishopstown) LWB 5 Mags Finn (Fr O'Neill’s) MF 6 Linda Mellerick (Glen Rovers) MF 7 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh) MF 8 Ursula Troy (Newtownshandrum) RWF 9 Irene O'Keeffe (Inniscarra)  30' CF 10 Sinéad O'Callaghan (Ballinhassig) 0-1 LWF 11 Fiona O'Driscoll (Fr O'Neill’s) 0-3 FF 12 Lynn Dunlea (Glen Rovers) 1-12 (0-6 frees, 0-3 30s) Substitutes: RWF Caoimhe Harrington for O’Keeffe  45)'  30'

Galway: GK 1 Louise Curry (Pearses) (0-1) FB 2 Olivia Broderick (Davitts) (Capt) RWB 3 Alva Kelly CB 4 Tracey Laheen (Pearses) (0-1) LWB 5 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh) ( MF 6 Denise Gilligan (Craughwell) MF 7 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-2 30s) MF 8 Carmel Hannon (Pearses)  20' RWF 9 Colette Nevin (Cappataggle 0-2 CF 10 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh)  50' LWF 11 Anne Forde (Pearses) 1-0 FF 12 Veronica Curtin (Kinvara) 0-2 Substitutes: FF Therese Maher (Athenry) 1-0 for Hannon  20' FF Michelle Glynn (Pearses) for Hobbins  50'

• Camogie Association