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Rosscarbery’s \u00c9irinn Coppinger celebrates Cork’s win with her parents, Ray and Tara.<\/p>\nWEST Cork players made their presence felt as Cork claimed a second consecutive All-Ireland LGFA U14 Platinum title.<\/p>\n
It took a full squad effort and four goals to overcome Armagh but the Cork U14s got the job done and became All-Ireland champions for the second year in a row, winning 4-8 to 2-11 at St Brigid\u2019s GAA grounds in Kiltoom, Roscommon on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Amid sometimes awful weather conditions, two \u00c9irinn Coppinger (Rosscarbery) goals along with Aoife O\u2019Connell\u2019s (Lisgoold) 1-2 and Abigail Fenton\u2019s (Watergrasshill) 1-1 helped the Rebels get over the line.<\/p>\n
Katie Whelton (Castlehaven), Caoimhe McCarthy (Ballincollig), Ciara O\u2019Brien (Youghal) and Annie McElroy (St Val\u2019s) were also on the winners\u2019 scoresheet.<\/p>\n
For Cork U14 manager Jenni Fouhy, this victory was the culmination of hard work and dedicated effort from her panel and management team.<\/p>\n
\u2018We are absolutely thrilled to bring the cup back to Cork,\u2019 Fouhy told The Southern Star.<\/p>\n
\u2018Anytime you win an All-Ireland, it’s always a good feeling.<\/p>\n
\u2018At the start of the year, when you set your stall out, this is where you want to be. All year long we kept going until the final whistle. I suppose the girls\u2019 grit and determination is what got them over the line.<\/p>\n
\u2018The work that our strength and conditioning coach Ellie Coughlan put in really helped us in those last 15 minutes. That endurance was so necessary as Armagh are a formidable side.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rosscarbery’s \u00c9irinn Coppinger celebrates Cork’s win with her parents, Ray and Tara.<\/p>\n
The Cork U14 manager was equally effusive in her praise of those behind the scenes who helped her young squad become All-Ireland champions.<\/p>\n
\u2018Obviously, we would like to thank all the parents and supporters who travelled as it was a long journey and biblical rain at the very end,\u2019 Fouhy added.<\/p>\n
\u2018My management team has been exceptional all year and I\u2019m very thankful for all their hard work.\u2019<\/p>\n
A cracking encounter was level at 2-1 to 1-4 after 20 minutes with Aoife O\u2019Connell and Abigail Fenton green flags answered by a Lilymae Mackin goal.<\/p>\n
\u00c9irinn Coppinger\u2019s converted penalty sent the Rebels in 3-1 to 1-5 ahead at the break. Another Coppinger goal increased Cork\u2019s advantage to seven points after 37 minutes.<\/p>\n
Their Ulster opponents dug deep, and Olivia Gray\u2019s goal made it 4-8 to 2-9 close to the end.<\/p>\n
Amid high tension, two late Armagh points left three between the sides as time ticked down. Cork held on to win, and captain Annie McElroy lifted the trophy before wild scenes of celebration.<\/p>\n
The victorious Cork squad, management team and supporters ended up in Kilmurry, the hometown of St Val\u2019s captain Annie McElroy, on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
\u2018St Val\u2019s went above and beyond for us. The girls got an amazing welcome back,\u2019 Fouhy commented.<\/p>\n
\u2018Winning an All-Ireland final is a special moment for any footballer. We have to remember that these girls are only 13 or 14-years-old. They are the youngest age group to wear the Cork inter-county jersey.<\/p>\n
\u2018No one knows what emotions they are going through on the day of an All-Ireland final. Being honest, they took it all in their stride against Armagh and showed maturity beyond their years.<\/p>\n
\u2018Moving forward, there is absolutely no reason any of these girls cannot represent Cork again.<\/p>\n
\u2018Every one of the girls, and not just those who played in Saturday\u2019s All-Ireland final, have been exceptional throughout the year. They\u2019ve really stood up when they\u2019ve needed to.<\/p>\n
\u2018We wish them all the best with their clubs for the rest of the year.\u2019<\/p>\n
So, at the conclusion of an All-Ireland winning campaign, this year\u2019s West Cork LGFA U14 representatives can be proud of their contributions.<\/p>\n
Throughout a lengthy season, Cara Daly (Ibane Ladies), Chloe Walsh (Dohenys), \u00c9irinn Coppinger, R\u00f3is\u00edn O\u2019Sullivan (both Rosscarbery), Eve O\u2019Sullivan, Milana Collins, Nicole Sullivan, Ruby Humston (all O\u2019Donovan Rossa), Katie Whelton (Castlehaven) and Lauren Young (Kinsale) made their collective presence felt.<\/p>\n
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Scorers<\/p>\n
Cork: E Coppinger 2-1 (1-0 pen); A O\u2019Connell 1-2; A Fenton 1-1; K Whelton (f), C McCarthy (f), C O\u2019Brien, A McElroy 0-1 each.<\/p>\n
Armagh: F Bell 0-6 (2f); O Gray 1-2; L Mackin 1-0; C Murphy, M O\u2019Neill, C Murphy 0-1 each.<\/p>\n
Cork: Orla Finn (Castlemagner); Nicole O\u2019Sullivan (O\u2019Donovan Rossa), Sarah Heron (Lisgoold), Chloe Walsh (Dohenys); Aoife O\u2019Connor (St Catherines), Bla\u00edthin Cronin (Naomh Fionbarra), Eve O\u2019Sullivan (O\u2019Donovan Rossa); Milana Collins (O\u2019Donovan Rossa), Annie McElroy (St Vals); Aoife O\u2019Connell (Lisgoold), Caoimhe McCarthy (Ballincollig), Ciara O\u2019Brien (Youghal); Cliona Hurley (Bride Rovers), Abigail Fenton (Watergrasshill), Katie Whelton (Castlehaven).<\/p>\n
Subs: Beth Hegarty (Fermoy), \u00c9irinn Coppinger (Rosscarbery), Ruby Humston (O\u2019Donovan Rossa), Molly Philpott (Dromtarriffe), Amelia O\u2019Donovan (Watergrasshill), Cara Daly (Ibane Gaels).<\/p>\n
Armagh: A Byrne; C Morgan, K Kelly, M Fox; EM McGrane, C Murphy, A Breslin; K Ferris, C McKeever; O Gray, M Campbell, M O\u2019Neill; E Brito, L Mackin, F Bell.<\/p>\n
Subs: L Doyle, G Daly, Z Awada, A McGrattan, A Carbery, S McParland, K Kelly, EM McGrane, LL Fitzpatrick, G Clarke, O Gray, C Murphy.<\/p>\n
Referee: A Clogher (Roscommon).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WEST Cork players made their presence felt as Cork claimed a second consecutive All-Ireland LGFA U14 Platinum title.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":482698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-482697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482697","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=482697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/482698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}