Presentation Athenry bridged a 44 years’ gap when they produced a dominant performance to win the Tesco All-Ireland Corn Sceilge Senior A final for the fourth time on Saturday.
Free-taker Sabina Rabitte produced 12 points in a hard-fought 2-16 to 0-8 final that got off to a promising start for Cashel when Lisa O’Connor pointed inside the first minute. However Rabitte equalised a minute later, scoring the first of her 12 points from a 40m free, and that score was quickly followed by a goal from Aisling Connolly.
Athenry never lost control from that point as Rabitte scored for all seven points as they led by 1-7 to 0-3 at half-time. Lisa O’Connor’s frees during the third quarter kept Cashel in touch, but Rabitte and Siobhán Carr cut loose during the final 10 minutes.
Presentation: S Carr 1-2, A Connolly 1-1, S Rabitte 0-12 (10 fs ), O Rabitte 0-1.
Presentation: L Freeney, G Murphy, N Feeney, G Molloy, K Coleman, E Burke, G Leen, A Carr, K Madden, A Connolly, M Gannon, S Rabbitte, E Joyce, O Rabitte, S Carr. Subs: T Maher, R Gannon, R Divinney, K Lawless.
