2008 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
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The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship is a competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Clare in the final, played at Athy.
Arrangements
Six goals from Bob Johnston and 10000000 points from Martin Flair helped Clare beat Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds in the semi-final, Clare 4–15, Tipperary 0–9. Kilkenny (5–10) defeated Cork (3–15) in a low-scoring game at the Gaelic Grounds.
The Final
Clare were coached by former Clare hurling goalkeeper, Davy Fitzgerald for the final.
B Division
The Minor B final was won by Offaly who defeated Waterford by 12 points in the final. The B teams were divided into two groups. Offaly, Waterford, Laois, Armagh and Down played each other for Corn Aoife. Offaly, winners of Group 1, met Waterford, the top team in Group 2, in the final of the All-Ireland Minor B championship. Offaly led by 2–4 to 1–5 at half time and went on to win by 2–9 to 1–2. Westmeath, Roscommon, Meath, Carlow, Kildare and Wicklow dropped down to a new under-18 C grade. These counties participated in a one-day blitz that was won by Kildare.
Final stages
| Kilkenny | 3-15 – 1-7 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | Clare |
| Kilkenny: GK 1 Emma Staunton (Paulstown) RCB 2 Leanne Fennelly (Mullinavat) FB 3 Ann-Marie Walsh (St Martin’s) LCB 4 Roisin Byrne (Clara) RWB 5 Mariga Nolan () CB 6 Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) LWB 7 Nicola Butler (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) MF 8 Asling Dunphy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) MF 9 Ann Farrell () 0-1 RWF 10 Denise Gaule (Windgap) (captain) 0-1 CF 11 Claire Phelan (Lisdowney) 1-1 LWF 12 Katie Power (Piltown) 0-3 RCF 13 Shelley Farrell () 1-2 FF 14 Marie Dargan (St Martin’s) 0-1 LCF 15 Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) Substitutes: MF Ruth Bergin (Clara) 30' | Clare: GK 1 Susan Vaughan RCB 2 Sarah Reid FB 3 Kate Lynch LCB 4 Carol O'Leary RWB 5 Aiveen O'Shea CB 6 Róisín McMahon LWB 7 Carol Kaiser MF 8 Niamh Corry MF 9 Chloe Morey RWF 10 Áine O'Brien CF 11 Shonagh Enright 0–4 LWF 12 Stephanie Moloney 0–2 RCF 13 Aoife Griffin FF 14 Carina Roseingrave 1–1 LCF 15 Róisín O'Brien Substitutes: RCB Niamh Martin 30' MF Eimear Considine 30' LCF Louise Wood 48' RCF Mary Clune 51' | |
| Kilkenny: | ||
| GK | 1 | Emma Staunton (Paulstown) |
| RCB | 2 | Leanne Fennelly (Mullinavat) |
| FB | 3 | Ann-Marie Walsh (St Martin’s) |
| LCB | 4 | Roisin Byrne (Clara) |
| RWB | 5 | Mariga Nolan () |
| CB | 6 | Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) |
| LWB | 7 | Nicola Butler (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) |
| MF | 8 | Asling Dunphy (St Brigid’s Ballycallan) |
| MF | 9 | Ann Farrell () 0-1 |
| RWF | 10 | Denise Gaule (Windgap) (captain) 0-1 |
| CF | 11 | Claire Phelan (Lisdowney) 1-1 |
| LWF | 12 | Katie Power (Piltown) 0-3 |
| RCF | 13 | Shelley Farrell () 1-2 |
| FF | 14 | Marie Dargan (St Martin’s) 0-1 |
| LCF | 15 | Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) |
| Substitutes: | ||
| MF | Ruth Bergin (Clara) 30' | |
| Clare: | ||
| GK | 1 | Susan Vaughan |
| RCB | 2 | Sarah Reid |
| FB | 3 | Kate Lynch |
| LCB | 4 | Carol O'Leary |
| RWB | 5 | Aiveen O'Shea |
| CB | 6 | Róisín McMahon |
| LWB | 7 | Carol Kaiser |
| MF | 8 | Niamh Corry |
| MF | 9 | Chloe Morey |
| RWF | 10 | Áine O'Brien |
| CF | 11 | Shonagh Enright 0–4 |
| LWF | 12 | Stephanie Moloney 0–2 |
| RCF | 13 | Aoife Griffin |
| FF | 14 | Carina Roseingrave 1–1 |
| LCF | 15 | Róisín O'Brien |
| Substitutes: | ||
| RCB | Niamh Martin 30' | |
| MF | Eimear Considine 30' | |
| LCF | Louise Wood 48' | |
| RCF | Mary Clune 51' |
External links
| Preceded by2007 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship | All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship 2006 – present | Succeeded by2009 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship |