# Gael Linn Cup 1999

The 1999 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Connacht in the final, played at Bohernabreena. It was the first Gael Linn cu since the introduction of the 15-a-side game, although the competition was played with 15-a-side on an experimental basis in 1995.

## New Sponsor

Schwarzkopf sponsored a Player of the Match Award at senior and junior level. Player of the tournament Fiona O'Driscoll and junior winner Lizzie Lyng received replicas of the Gael-Linn Cup and £1,000 for their clubs Fr O'Neill's and Rower-Inistioge). of The Rower-Inistioge.

## Arrangements

Connacht defeated Ulster by 1–13 to 1–8, at Bohernabreena, Leinster defeated Ulster 7–38 to 0–4. Munster defeated Connacht by 1–18 to 1–9.

### Gael Linn Trophy

Leinster conceded two early goals before beating Munster 2–10 to 2–8, Connacht defeated Ulster 1–4 to 1–1. Then Leinster defeated Connacht −17 to 4–6 to win the trophy for the first time in 13 years.

### Final stages

| Munster | Connacht |
Munster: :
| GK | 1 | Cora Keohane (Cork) |
| RCB | 2 | Claire Madden (Tipperary) |
| FB | 3 | Eithne Duggan (Cork) |
| LCB | 4 | Mags Finn (Cork) |
| RWB | 5 | Mary O'Connor (Cork) |
| CB | 6 | Moira McMahon (Clare) |
| LWB | 7 | Vivienne Harris (Cork) |
| MF | 8 | Ursula Troy (Cork) |
| MF | 9 | Linda Mellerick (Cork) |
| RWF | 10 | Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary) |
| CF | 11 | Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork) |
| LWF | 12 | Sinéad O'Callaghan (Cork) |
| RCF | 13 | Lynn Dunlea (Cork) |
| FF | 14 | Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary) |
| LCF | 15 | Vera Sheehan (Limerick) |
Connacht: :
| GK | 1 | Louise Curry (Galway) |
| RCB | 2 | Fiona Ryan (Galway) |
| FB | 3 | Helen Ryan (Galway) |
| LCB | 4 | Pamela Nevin (captain) (Galway) |
| RWB | 5 | Anne Broderick (Galway) |
| CB | 6 | Olivia Broderick (Galway) |
| LWB | 7 | Rita Broderick (Galway) |
| MF | 8 | Anne Hardiman (Galway) |
| MF | 9 | Aoife Lynskey (Galway) |
| RWF | 10 | Tracey Laheen (Galway) |
| CF | 11 | Áine Hillary (Galway) |
| LWF | 12 | Veronica Curtin (Galway) |
| RCF | 13 | Fiona Healy (Galway) |
| FF | 14 | Colette Nevin (Galway) |
| LCF | 15 | Caroline Murray (Galway) |

## Junior Final

| Leinster | Connacht |
Leinster: :
| GK | 1 | Linda Byrne (Dublin) |
| RCB | 2 | Dolores Lanigan (Killkenny) |
| FB | 3 | Brigid Barnaville (Killkenny) captain |
| LCB | 4 | Liz O'Donoghue (Kildare) |
| RWB | 5 | Claire O'Connor (Wexford) |
| CB | 6 | Eimear Lyng (Killkenny) |
| LWB | 7 | Mary Ellen Butler (Killkenny) |
| MF | 8 | Kathleen Atkins (Killkenny) |
| MF | 9 | Louise O'Hara (Dublin) |
| RWF | 10 | Aoife O'Connor (Wexford) |
| CF | 11 | Michelle O'Leary (Wexford) |
| LWF | 12 | Noeleen Lambert (Wexford) |
| RCF | 13 | Olivia Maye (Carlow) |
| FF | 14 | Martina Maher (Killkenny) |
| LCF | 15 | Lizzie Lyng (Killkenny) |
Connacht: :
| GK | 1 | Fiona Gohery (Galway) |
| RCB | 2 | Sinéad Kennedy (Galway) |
| FB | 3 | Tara Keeley (Galway) |
| LCB | 4 | Paula Carrick (Galway) |
| RWB | 5 | Claire Conroy (Galway) |
| CB | 6 | Doreen Kelly (Galway) |
| LWB | 7 | Donna Burke (Galway) |
| MF | 8 | Colleen Crowe (Galway) |
| MF | 9 | Orla Watson (Galway) |
| RWF | 10 | Marguerite Corless (Galway) |
| CF | 11 | Karen Ryan (Galway) |
| LWF | 12 | Karen Huban (Galway) |
| RCF | 13 | Mairéad Mahony (Galway) |
| FF | 14 | Elaine Kerins (Galway) |
| LCF | 15 | Aoife Lynskey (Galway) |