Sarsfields cruised to their fourth All-Ireland senior camogie title as they dispatched Truagh/Clonlara by 1-16 to 0-7 at Croke Park last Sunday.
It was the Galway champions' eight All-Ireland final appearance in nine seasons and their experience shone through from the outset. They flew out of the traps as Siobhán McGrath put two scores on the board within the first minute.
Truagh/Clonlara did lead twice early on but Klara Donohue and Niamh McGrath introduced themselves to the scoring and Sarsfields were gaining a foothold in the contest.
Hannah Horgan of Truagh/Clonlara got a much-needed point for her side but it did little to ruffle Sarsfields' feathers, as Siobhán McGrath broke through and scored a 21st minute goal to put real daylight between the two teams.
Points from Cora Kenny, a glorious effort by Niamh McGrath from 75m and a Siobhán McGrath free followed, with Áine O’Loughlin’s converted free the only response from the Clare champions. It was 1-9 to 0-4 going into the interval.
Michael McGrath's side remained solid for the second-half, sticking to their tasks and giving nothing easy away. It was clear Sarsfields were to be unfazed in their pursuit of righting the wrongs of last year's final defeat.
The imperious Niamh McGrath added three points to her tally, while Donohue, Kenny, Laoise McGrath and Rachel Murray also split the posts for Sarsfields.
Speaking post-match, Niamh McGrath, who missed last year's final defeat as she was pregnant, said that this victory “was undoubtedly the most special yet”.
"It’s great to be here and it was awful watching it [last year] though obviously I had a very good reason, but losing hurt and we all wanted to be back. It really drove us on," added McGrath.
Four All-Ireland titles in nine years is an imperious return, and the Galway side shows no signs of slowing down.
