{"id":154910,"date":"2025-11-23T05:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T05:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/154910\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T05:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T05:31:10","slug":"st-finbarrs-land-first-ever-munster-senior-camogie-title-with-dramatic-win-over-de-la-salle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/154910\/","title":{"rendered":"St Finbarr&#8217;s land first ever Munster senior camogie title with dramatic win over De La Salle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St Finbarr\u2019s made history in FBD Semple Stadium on Saturday claiming a maiden AIB Munster senior camogie club championship title, and at the first time of asking too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In a dramatic finish and after a thrilling encounter, St Finbarr\u2019s survived a slow start and then came from a point down in the 60th minute to move ahead with the outstanding Kate Wall belting home her second goal, 3-10 to 2-11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wall finished with 2-4 &#8211; all from play. It was neck-and-neck in an absorbing second half, and it appeared De La Salle were heading for victory until the Barrs late surge that yielded an incredible two-point win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">De La Salle deserved their early lead with Abby Flynn getting in along the end line for a goal after just 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They continued to show their ability with Beth Carton adding a point a minute later.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4870200_3_articleinlinemobile_2831212-PP_TOHL4351.jpg\" alt=\"HISTORY MAKERS: St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle's Leah Browne. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O'Hanlon.\" title=\"HISTORY MAKERS: St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle's Leah Browne. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O'Hanlon.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>HISTORY MAKERS: St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle&#8217;s Leah Browne. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O&#8217;Hanlon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">When Sorcha McCartan\u2019s excellent cross met Orlaith Cahalane, Brianna O\u2019Regan did superbly to deny her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">De La Salle remained composed to add a brace from Carton and Abby Flynn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It took 11 minutes for St Finbarr\u2019s to settle, but when they did it was a brilliant Orlaith Cahalane overhead flick that rocked the net after she flicked on McCartan\u2019s lengthy free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Influential duo Carton and O\u2019Flynn (2) made it 1-6 to 1-0 at the end of the first quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">De La Salle took the game to their opponents. M\u00e9abh Cahalane and Aisling Shannon alternated between marking Beth Carton and sweeping, while Alannah McNulty picked up Sorcha McCartan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Abbie Mullane was sweeper for De La Salle. The Barrs enjoyed a hugely productive second quarter that yielded 1-3, De La Salle\u2019s only reply was a Carton free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The goal three minutes from half-time was another well-worked move with the tireless Kate Wall applying the finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wall had a second goal but referee Mike Ryan had called back for a free, which McCartan converted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">At the half hour mark, De La Salle held a one-point lead, 1-7 to 2-3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">That was wiped out by a McCartan free soon after the restart, and the teams were level for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Carton traded white flags with McCartan and Nicole Olden before the Barrs went into the ascendancy through Wall, 2-7 to 1-9.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4870197_3_articleinlinemobile_2831213-HT_TOHL4395.jpg\" alt=\"St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle's Emma Kennedy. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O'Hanlon.\" title=\"St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle's Emma Kennedy. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O'Hanlon.\" class=\"card-img\"\/>St. Finbarrs Kate Wall with De La Salle&#8217;s Emma Kennedy. Pic: \u00a9INPHO\/Tom O&#8217;Hanlon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brianna O\u2019Regan came to the rescue for her side, and the resultant 45 was rifled over to extend the Barrs advantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">De La Salle came again. Maggie Gostl goaling in the 50th minute to wrestle back control by a solitary point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">With the momentum swaying from side to side, St Finbarr\u2019s imposed themselves once more, and it was that woman Wall again who could do no wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">She punched the air in delight after shaking the net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A McCartan free following a foul on herself was the last act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Scorers for St Finbarr\u2019s: K Wall (2-4), S McCartan (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 45), O Cahalane (1-0), N Olden (0-1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Scorers for De La Salle: B Carton (0-9, 0-6 frees), A Flynn (1-3), M Gostl (1-0).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            ST FINBARR\u2019S: C Hurley; S Punch (Capt), A Egan, A O\u2019Neill; G Cahalane, M Cahalane, S Daly; K Wall, K McCarthy; A Shannon, C Golden, N Olden; H O\u2019Leary, S McCartan, O Cahalane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Subs: E Hurley for H O\u2019Leary (40), L O\u2019Donovan for N Olden (50), E Wiggonton Barrett for S Daly (55).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            DE LA SALLE: B O\u2019Regan; T Healy, A Healy, S Condon; M O\u2019Connor, A McNulty, E Kennedy; K Corbett Barry, L Browne; C Healy, B Carton (Capt), H Ryan; A Mullane, A Flynn, M Gostl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Subs: N Power for A Healy (half-time), I Boland for C Healy (53).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\n            Referee: Mike Ryan (Tipperary). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St Finbarr\u2019s made history in FBD Semple Stadium on Saturday claiming a maiden AIB Munster senior camogie club&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154911,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1965,1128,42,43,850,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-154910","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-hurling","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-sport","13":"tag-top-news","14":"tag-top-stories","15":"tag-topnews","16":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154910\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}