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Caoimhe Costelloe strikes late as Limerick snatch draw against Clare in All-Ireland senior camogie championship
CAOIMHE COSTELLOE salvaged a draw for LIMERICK against CLARE in the All-Ireland Camogie Championship.
Clare looked to be on the verge of a win after a strong second-half display against the wind in Ennis.
But Costelloe struck late to ensure the contest finished 1-9 to 0-12.
Clare needed a response and four points without reply restored parity.
Joe Quaid's Treaty started strongly after the restart as Dearbhla Egan and Laura Southern pushed them two ahead.
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But they were held scoreless for the
next
18 minutes as Clare drew level with Áine O'Loughlin and Ziyan Spillane pointing.
Costelloe slotted over a long-range free before Roisín Begley responded for the Banner.
Clare sub Jennifer Daly saw her piledriver rattle the crossbar and fly over.
Costelloe tied the game again but Begley appeared to move Clare to victory before Costelloe's leveller which keeps Group 1 tight.
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Meanwhile,
KILKENNY
overcame a stubborn
DUBLIN
1-19 to 1-14 at Parnell Park.
Tommy Shefflin's side laid the foundations for this win in the first half.
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After a tight start which had the teams level at 0-2 each, the Cats outscored their foes 1-9 to 0-4 until the interval.
The
Sky
Blues began to claw back their deficit in the second period when Aisling O'Neill netted.
But the
Dublin's effort was unrelenting with O'Neill, Sinéad Wylde and Áine Rafter cutting the gap to four.
But Katie Power's 62nd-minute score saw Kilkenny home in Group 2.
At
TIPPERARY
eased past
WEXFORD
7-18 to 0-7 in Group 1.
Grace O'Brien was the
star
of the show with a scintillating 3-10.
Karen Kennedy grabbed 2-1 — while Róisín Howard and Jean Kelly also grabbed goals.
Chloe
Cashe was the Models' top scorer with just three points.
Elsewhere, Abby Flynn's hat-trick of goals helped
WATERFORD
to a 5-30 to 0-2 thumping of
DERRY
.
The Déise led by 3-17 to 0-1 at the interval despite
Beth Carton and Niamh Rockett also raised green flags as their side went top of Group 2.
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Caoimhe Costelloe rescued a draw for Limerick against Clare
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