At the launch Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Cathaoirleach of Bord na Gaeilge, said that “in sponsoring the camogie championship, Bord na Gaeilge is underlining the importance of promoting Irish at community level.” A powerful finishing 15 minutes saw Cork beat Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn in a match in which a match in which Lyn Dunlea scored 3–9.while Kilkenny trailed Galway by 1–6 to 0–6 at half-time in the semi-final at Nowlan Park before Sinéad Millea’s free-taking yielded eleven points and Sinéad ran through the Galway defence to place Jillian Dillon for the all-important goal to give Kilkenny a 1-14 to 1-9 victory.
Angela Downey brought her three-year-old daughter Katie in the pre-match parade for the final, a free ridden stop-start affair.
Lynn Dunlea palmed a Cork goal, Angela Downey’s shot from a free cancelled it out.
Cork sent on 17-year-old Vivienne Harris (a niece of international soccer player Miah Dennehy) as a sub and she made an immediate impact.
Cork captain, Denise Cronin, finished a spectacular solo run through the Kilkenny defence with a goal.