The championship was won by Tipperary who achieved a second successive title beating Cork by a five-point margin in the final.
“It was unquestionably a day on which the profile of the game soared and many players produced moments of individual brilliance.,” Pat Roche wrote in the Irish Times.
A goal by Noelle Kennedy proved to be the turning point of the second semi-final in which Tipperary beat Galway 2-11 to 1-8.
Deirdre Hughes was quickly on to a sideline cut by Emily Hayden before netting off a post for the opening goal after four minutes.
Within two minutes she palmed the ball to the Cork net to finish off an astute centre from the 14-year-old Claire Grogan.