2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, the most important elite level inter-county competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway by 11 points in the final, played at Nenagh.[1][2]

2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship winners
Winners Kilkenny (1st title)
Captain
Manager
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

Until 2005 the term minor was applied to the Al-Ireland under-16 camogie championship. W report in 2004 on the state of the game recommended bthat a minor under-18 championship, similar to other Gaelic game be introduced. A cup for the new competition was named for Síghle Nic an Ultaigh. Galway raced into a four-point lead against Cork in the semi-final at Glen Rovers’ grounds as Jessica Gill and Noreen Coen caused problems for the Cork defence and ran out winnersby 2–12 to 1–5. Michelle Quilty scored 3–2 as Kilkenny defeated Tipperary in the semi-final at Holycross. Laura Kavanagh scored two goals for Kilkenny.

The Final

Kilkenny made several positional switches for the final against Galway at Nenagh. Sinéad Walsh, Leanne Fennelly and Kate McDonald excelled in defence; Colette Dormer, Anne Dalton and Lucinda Gahan impressed in the middle of the field; and all the forwards scored.[3][4][5][6]

B Division

The Minor B final was won by Down who defeated Antrim by a single point in a dramatic final, 5-8 to 6-4. Down led 2–2 to 1–4 at half time. Derry had three goals in the first four minutes of the second-half, then Antrim rallied and closed the gap to one point with ten minutes remaining. Raquel McCarry and Sara Louise Carr swapped spectacular goals toward the end.[7]

Final stages
Kilkenny4-10 – 2-5Galway
Nenagh
Kilkenny:
GK1Sinéad Walsh (James Stephens)
RCB2Leanne Fennelly (Mullinavat)
FB3Kate McDonald (Thomastown)
LCB4Sarah Shore (St Martin’s)
RWB5Noreen O'Keeffe (St Martin’s)
CB6Collette Dormer (Paulstown)
LWB7Eilish Cantwell (St Martin’s)
MF8Lucinda Gahan (Mullinavat) (captain) 1-0
MF9Anne Dalton (St Lachtain’s)
RWF10Mary Dalton (St Lachtain’s) 0-2 (0-1 free)
CF11Edwina Keane (St Martin’s)  30'
LWF12Katie Power (Piltown) 0-1
RCF13Laura Kavanagh (Emeralds) 1-2  49'
FF14Marie Dargan (St Martin’s) 2-1
LCF15Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) 0-1
Substitutes:
MFAnne Marie Phelan (Windgap) for Edwina Keane  30'
FFSarah O'Mahony (Rower-Inistioge) for Laura Kavanagh  49'
RBPaula Butler (Mullinavat)
Galway:
GK1Stephanie Gannon
RCB2Emer Haverty
FB3Mary Ward
LCB4Aisling Hobbins
RWB5Sara Noone
CB6Niamh Kilkenny
LWB7Julie Brien
MF8Lorraine Ryan
MF9Paula Kenny
RWF10Jessica Gill 0–1
CF11Catríona Cormican
LWF12Marian Farragher
RCF13Noreen Coen 0–2
FF14Martina Conroy 0-1
LCF15Richelle O'Brien 2–1
Substitutes:
MFGemma Lohan  30'
FFMichelle Glynn  49'

References
  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Independent, October 1, 2006
  4. Report of final in Irish Times, October 1, 2006
  5. Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 1, 2006
  6. Report of final in Irish News, October 1, 2006
  7. 2006 minor b Down 5-8 Antrim 6-4 report on Hogan Stand Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by
First Championship at under-18		 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
2006 – present		 Succeeded by
2007 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
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