Minor A All-Ireland Championship 3rd Round

Kilkenny 1-11 Limerick 2-09

Kilkenny travelled to Mungret St Pauls GAA, Limerick for round three of the All-Ireland Series on Sunday 1st March 2026, but left one point down at the final whistle.  Weather conditions were wild and windy and not in our favour.

Limerick played with the wind in the first half and it was Kilkenny’s Eleanor Doheny who slotted the first point over the bar.  Limerick’s Caitlin Ryan pointed a free in response followed swiftly by a goal from Mia Smith and another Caitlin Ryan pointed free.  Kilkenny’s Holly Ryan replied with her first point over the bar.  Caitlin Ryan then added to her pointed free tally.  An Ella Walton puck out landed with Eleanor Doheny who passed off to Amy O’Shea then onto Leah O’Donovan who took a shot on goal but was saved, a free to Kilkenny followed after the challenge on Leah O’Donovan and Amy O’Shea was next on the scoreboard after her free went straight over the bar.  Caitlin Ryan then pointed two further frees.  Limerick’s Hazel Horgan then added a point to the scoreboard followed by another long range Caitlin Ryan pointed free.  The final score of the first half came from Kilkenny’s Emily Phelan who caught a great ball from Ona Kennedy and put it over the bar.

Half time score: Kilkenny 0-04 Limerick 1-07

Limerick’s Caitlin Ryan had the first score in the second half after a pointed free in the 34th minute.  But it was Kilkenny with the wind who were in charge for the next twenty minutes of the game.  Ona Kennedy was now on the scoreboard with two pointed frees, followed by points from Shauna Mahony (at a very tight angle), Niamh Drennan, Amy O’Shea, Ona Kennedy (f) and Eleanor Doheny.  Limerick’s Hazel Horgan rattled the back of the net in the 52nd minute having not scored since Caitlin Ryan’s pointed free.  Ona Kennedy having moved up to the centre forward position then levelled with a goal in the 56th minute.  The last score of the game came from Limerick’s Anna Rose Benson to put them one point ahead in the 61st min.

Scorers:- Kilkenny – Ona Kennedy 1-03(3f), Eleanor Doheny 0-2, Amy O’Shea 0-2(1f), Holly Ryan, Emily Phelan, Shauna Mahony, Niamh Drennan 0-1 each

Limerick – Caitlin Ryan 0-7(7f), Hazel Horgan 1-1, Mia Smith 1-0, Anna Rose Benson 0-1

Teams:- Kilkenny – Ella Walton, Hannah Tennyson, Erin Morrissey, Mairead Duggan, Ciara Hickey, Ona Kennedy, Aoife O’Grady, Shannon Doheny, Eleanor Doheny, Sadhbh Shefflin, Shauna Mahony, Holly Ryan, Emily Phelan, Emily Cooney (inj), Amy O’Shea

Subs:-Orla Duggan, Aoibhinn Ryan, Leah O’Donovan for Emily Cooney, Sinead Jones, Niamh Drennan for Sadhbh Shefflin, Ali Greaney, Ellen Treacy for Holly Ryan, Lucy Coomey, Tara Cody, Emma Hogan for Leah O’Donovan, Katie O’Shea, Oonagh Fitzgerald, Lily Ryan, Sinead Henderson, Ruth Crowley, Chloe Teehan.

Teams:- Limerick – Emma Doherty, Tara Hynes, Ornagh Barrett, Aoife Morrissey, Sophie O’Riordan, Eileen Herbert, Isabelle O’Brien, Hazel Horgan, Caitlin Ryan, Anna Rose Benson, Aoibhinn O’Connor, Amber O’Sullivan Hunt, Rachel O’Grady, Mia Smith, Aisling Foley.

Subs:- Alexsandra Wasylik, Sarah Maher, Abigail Buckey, Orla Frawley, Kate O’Connor, Eve Cleary, Jenny Curtin, Cadhla Heffernan, Sarah Cagney for Aisling Foley, Sophie O’Grady, Claragh Collions, Abbey Nealon, Ellie Fitzgerald, Cora Long, Megan O’Shea.

Ref:- Joe Mullins (Clare)

 

By PRO
Thu 5th Mar