Antrim Camogie Senior Division 1

Cushendall1-13 v Loughgiel 0-9

Tuesday 23rd April 2024 @ Pairc Mhuire, Cushendall

Pics and report by Michael Corcoran
Tuesday evening’s league encounter between Cushendall and Loughgiel was a gritty and at times
a physical affair for ball possession, that mostly benefited Cushendall as they showed a
hunger for the sliotar on home soil.
Loughgiel were first to lodge a point from play onto the dormant scoreboard as Annie
Lynn enjoyed the breeze on her back. It would be over five minutes of play before
Cushendall’s Kady McNeill would find the ball net above the bar and start Cushendall’s
return to the game.
Referee Jerome McAllister found himself keeping a watchful eye on the many rucks that
would manifest throughout the game, most in part, due to Loughgiel’s puck outs
dropping short in the second half breeze or passes that were intercepted by a pressing
Cushendall side. McAllister would be kept busy throughout the game as each side gave
away an almost equal amount of frees, where Loughgiel marched ahead in the first half
0-08 to 0-04, four points courtesy of fouls and dispatched with true accuracy from
Caitrin Dobbin. Loughgiel had a real run on goal by Shanna Deery but goalkeeper Louise
Mulholland used all of the stick to drop the sliotar safely to the ground.

In the second half, Cushendall had the breeze on their backs and quickly established
parity in the game with four successive points between Orlagh O’Hara, Cara O’Boyle
and Dervla Cosgrove. Loughgiel were working hard in the centre of the field to try and
reach their full forward line of Caitrin Dobbin, Orlagh Laverty and Anna McKillop but
short or loose balls were quickly picked up and dropped into Loughgiel’s half, four of
those ended in a foul for Cushendall and Orlagh O’Hara wasted no time in slotting
those over the bar before corner forward Orlaith Mc Currydropped a high catch, before
quickly making amends with a low stoop to gain possession of the ball then onto a solo
run ending in the only goal of the game.
Loughgiel would point only once in the second half from a free as Orlagh O’Hara closed
Cushendall’s account with the last point from play. The Shamrocks were missing a few
key players tonight and the Ruiaris were not going to waste that opportunity to establish
a good home win on a dry, cool evening.

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