Women's GAA round-up: Dublin beat Cork in football, Waterford win camogie quarter-final
Eva Osborne
It has been a busy Saturday of sport in women's GAA.
Football
Dublin have come out on top against Cork in the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship semi-finals.
The score there ended Dublin 3-15 Cork 0-7.
Hannah Tyrrell struck 1-5 at Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon as Dublin pulled off a convincing victory.
Fresh from scoring a hat-trick of goals in their comprehensive group stage win over Leitrim last month, Daire Walsh said Dublin corner-forward Kate Sullivan got the ball rolling in this contest with a third-minute point.
Scorers for Dublin were: H Tyrrell 1-5 (1-0 pen, 2fs); K Sullivan 1-3; S Goldrick 1-0; N Owens, N Hetherton 0-2 each; H McGinnis, C Darby, L Grendon 0-1 each.
Scorers for Cork: K Quirke 0-5 (3fs); M O’Callaghan, L O’Mahony 0-1 each.
Meanwhile at the Tuam Stadium, Galway progressed to the All-Ireland senior semi-final following a six-point victory over Waterford.
The scoreline there finished Galway 1-18 Waterford 1-12.
Darren Kelly wrote that a Kate Slevin first half penalty laid the platform for Daniel Moynihan’s charges as they went nine points clear, but Lauren McGregor’s strike early in the second period breathed new life in the Deise challenge.
Galway got off to the perfect start with Eva Noone pointing after 45 seconds. The hosts followed that up with three more for Olivia Divilly, Ailbhe Davoren and a Slevin free.
Scorers for Galway were: K Slevin 1-6 (1-0 pen, 4fs); O Divilly 0-5; E Noone, A Davoren, R Leonard 0-2 each; L Coen 0-1.
Scorers for Waterford: L McGregor 1-7 (2f); B McMaugh 0-4; C Walsh 0-1.
It will be a 7:30pm throw-in for the meeting of Kerry and Kildare at Austin Stack Park.
Camogie
Waterford came out on top against Clare at Croke Park.
Daragh Ó Conchúir wrote that Waterford survived the most searching of tests before stretching away to a 10-point victory in a hugely entertaining Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie quarter-final.
Scorers for Waterford were: N Rockett 1-11 (0-7fs, 0-1 45); A Fitzgerald 1-2; A Flynn 0-3; L Bray, B Carton 0-2 each.
Scorers for Clare: A O’Loughlin 2-0; C Hehir 0-3 (3fs); A O’Keeffe, J Daly, Z Spillane 0-2 each; C Cahill 0-1.
Earlier, Wexford dominated Derry in a stunning 4-21 to 0-9 display.
