Templemore Edge Heywood to Reach Lily Spence Cup Final

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February 04, 2025

Our Lady’s Templemore 0-10 

Heywood CS 1-6

Despite registering just one score from open play, Our Lady’s Templemore battled past a highly-rated Heywood CS side to book their place in the Allianz Lily Spence Cup final, where they will face Portumna Community School on Saturday February 15th.  The Templemore school have been on a wonderful journey since last year when they captured the Munster and All-Ireland D Championships. They have adjusted brilliantly to going up a grade winning the Munster C final and now beating the Lenister champions to earn a place in the All-Ireland final.

After a low scoring opening half Heywood held a narrow 0-4 to 0-3 lead at the break, with Molly Cummins, Eimear Murphy (two), and Laoise Dunne on target. However, Templemore’s Caithlyn Treacy was clinical from placed balls, accounting for all three of her side’s first-half scores.  Templemore extended their lead when play resumed as Heywood tried to keep in touch with a brace from Eimear Murphy.

Templemore added two more from Ciara Cahill and Caithlyn Treacy before Murphy replied and then Heywood took the lead with 14 minutes to play. Niamh O’Shea rattled the net for the game’s only goal to leave Heywood 1-6 to 0-8 ahead.

However, the Laois team failed to score again as Templemore upped the intensity and workrate and got the last two points of the game to win by one to the delight of the local support.

Scorers: Our Lady’s: C Treacy 0-9, C Cahill 0-1

Heywood: N O’Shea 1-0, E Murphy 0-4, M Cummins and L Dunne 0-1 each

HEYWOOD CS: Grace Foxe (Capt), Niamh Scully, Clodagh Gee, Sinead Brennan, Grainne Dowling, Alison Curran, Sive O’Reilly, Kaylah O’Mara, Lucy Donoghue, Maya Donoghue, Eimear Murphy, Laoise Dunne, Niamh O’Shea, Holly Brennan, Molly Cummins.


OUR LADY’S TEMPLEMORE: Anna Cribbin; Orlaith Bergin, Mary Breslin, Caroline Johnston; Aoibhe Matthews, Caithlin Treacy, Kate Nevin; Julie Grey, Stephanie Treacy; Brid Delaney, Michelle Lee, Ciara Cahill; Laurie Mullen, Annie Phelan, Emily Ryan