i - final s ▁New ly ▁returned ▁to ▁senior ▁ranks , ▁Ti pper ary ▁had ▁a ▁surprise ▁ 3 - 1 1 ▁to ▁ 3 - 1 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Kil ken ny ▁through ▁goals ▁from ▁No elle ▁Kennedy , ▁De ird re ▁Hugh es ▁and ▁E ime ar ▁Mc D onn ell . ▁They ▁played ▁Gal way ▁in ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland ▁semi - final ▁without ▁their ▁star ▁forward , ▁De ird re ▁Hugh es , ▁while ▁Gal way ▁played ▁without ▁Sh aron ▁G lyn n . ▁A ▁long ▁free ▁by ▁Co lette ▁Ne vin ▁to ▁Anne ▁For de ▁who ▁scored ▁a ▁goal ▁followed ▁by ▁two ▁Gal way ▁points ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁three - point ▁win . ▁Sin é ad ▁O ' Call ag han ▁and ▁I rene ▁O ' K ee ffe ▁scored ▁goals ▁for ▁C ork ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 - 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 - 9 ▁victory ▁over ▁Cla re ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁semi - final . ▁ ▁Final ▁C ork ▁chose ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁strong ▁wind ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁Gal way ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁two ▁well - t aken ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁by ▁I rene ▁O ' K ee ffe , ▁playing ▁in ▁her ▁last ▁inter - count y ▁match . ▁The ▁first ▁came ▁after ▁ 1 7 ▁minutes ▁the ▁second ▁came ▁after ▁S ine ad ▁O ' Call ag han ' s ▁shot ▁reb ounded ▁off ▁the ▁cross bar . ▁▁ ▁This ▁enabled ▁C ork ▁to ▁build ▁themselves ▁a ▁winning ▁lead