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5 St Brigids Girls Help Dublin Footballers to Leinster Glory over Laois - Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Well done the Dublin Ladies Footballers on capturing the Leinster Football Title with victory over Kildare. Congrats to our 5 Panelists:

1. Colleen Barrett
2. Sorcha Furlong
3. Elaine Kelly
4. Noelle Healy
5. Ailish McKenna

Dublin secured a third successive TG4 Leinster Ladies senior football championship crown with a comfortable 2-13 to 0-9 victory against Laois in Sundays provincial decider at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow. Two goals early in the second half sealed victory for the Metropolitans as Laois were denied a first Leinster title since 2006.

Dublin march on to the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland championship while Laois must now regroup for the second round of qualifiers in early August. Gerry McGills Dublin completely dominated the first half and at the break, the Sky Blues had established a 0-8 to 0-2 lead. Laois battled against the wind in that first half and Dublin secured the vast majority of the possession while the OMoore County cause wasnt helped by the sin-binning of Martha Kirwan before half-time.

Dublin reeled off four unanswered points before the break to turn a two-point lead into a six-point advantage and the Jackies killed the game with those two goals after half-time. Orla Egan scored Dublins first goal as her shot carried too much power for Laois goalkeeper Ciamh Dollard, who got a hand to the ball but couldnt keep it out. Dollard had little or no chance minutes later when Lindsey Peat slotted home after capitalising on a mistake in the Laois defence for Dublins second goal.

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