Kilkenny Minor Camogie side chase All-Ireland glory on home soil
The Cats face Cork in today's final at UPMC Nowlan Park (4.30pm)
It's a huge day for the Kilkenny Minor Camogie team as they face Cork in this afternoon's All-Ireland Final in UPMC Nowlan Park.
The Cats will be aiming to win their first title since they defeated today's opponents back in 2021 while the Rebels are looking for a third success in four years after they relinquished their title to Tipperary last year.
Cork and Kilkenny were in the same group, along with last year’s winners Tipperary, who held both of this year’s finalists to a draw.
The Rebels prevailed when the teams crossed swords in Dunmore with a direct semi-final berth on the line.
Captain Rachel Murphy is a huge scoring threat for Cork but Mossy O’Sullivan’s charges possess numerous threats, as evidenced when they accounted for Tipp in the semi-final with Tara Goulding and Jess Murphy raising green flags.
Kilkenny defeated Galway and Limerick to set up this mouth-watering encounter, with Shona Ruane, Niamh Davis and Lucy Boyd among those stepping up to the plate for David Maher’s squad.
The A Decider is part of a double-header as it follows the Shield Final between Antrim and Laois with the games throwing in at 2.30pm and 4.30pm respectively.
Kilkenny Minor Squad- Ciara O'Shea (Windgap), Jenny Saunders (Windgap), Ella Walton (Tullaroan), Molly Conroy (St Brigid's), Shona Ruane (St Martin's), Aisling O'Shea (Windgap), Rachel Phelan (John Lockes), Emily Phelan (John Lockes), Ciara Hickey (St Lachtain's), Michelle Killeen (St Lachtain's), Siofra O'Leary (O'Loughlin Gaels), Aoife O'Grady (St Anne's), Rebecca Hayden (Graignamanagh), Caoimhe Power (Windgap), Shannon Doheny (Tullaroan), Eleanor Doheny (Tullaroan), Ali Greaney (Dicksboro), Ona Kennedy (Windgap), Ella O'Reilly (Barrow Rangers), Taylor Aylward (Ballyhale), Niamh Davis (Danesfort), Sadhbh Shefflin (Ballyhale), Jessica Smith (Barrow Rangers), Rhianna Scott (Barrow Rangers), Grace Brennan (Tullaroan), Roisin Burns (Lisdowney), Lucy Boyd (Clara), Aisling O'Sullivan (John Lockes), Katie Meighan (Dicksboro), Eabha Mullally (Glenmore), Clara Walsh (Tullogher), Jill O'Brien (Danesfort), Kate Dowling (Dicksboro).