Down prepare for All-Ireland Minor C Final

The Down Minor Camogie team aims for All Ireland glory in the C Championship Final against Kerry next Saturday. Down earned their place in the Final with an impressive six point win over Laois last week. The game will be played in Naas at 2pm

The Down team received a major confidence boost going into the All Ireland contest against Laois after a hard fought four point extra time victory over Derry in the Ulster semi-final Championship. Down now wait for the outcome of the other semi final when Antrim and Armagh clash for a place in the Ulster Final.

Down Manager, Paul Boyle, has brought Down back into inter county Minor  competition after an absence of two years. This return follows an enormous amount of development work by many hard working coaches at U14 and U16 levels. The team has been training hard since Christmas and the journey to two finals is just reward for all those sessions on winter nights.

Paul and the team understand Kerry will present an extremely tough challenge in the Final. They have scored four goals in each of their last two victories over Kildare and Westmeath.

Paul says “ If we can counter this goal threat we will  be in with a great chance . Our  team will  channel all those long hard training sessions into the effort to bring the All Ireland title back to Down.

Team panel  – Nimah Mallon (Capt) Shauna O’Neill Elizabeth Wilson Nuala Carville Molly McMullan Deidre McCabe Niamh Hazzard Eimear Dynes Brid McGourty Aimee McAleenan Rhea Smyth Orlagh McLogan Aislinn McFarlan Olivia Boyle Jenna Boden Deirbhile Savage Monica McKay Catherine Rocks Amey Coulter Ciara Gibson Nicola O’Gorman Caitlin McCartan Danielle McCourt Anna Rogan Clare McGilligan Mary-Clare Grant Niamh Rogers Maria Higgins Aoife Keown