Loreto Kilkenny and Ursuline Thurles battle it out for All-Ireland glory

Loreto Kilkenny were crowned Allianz All-Ireland Senior A PPS champions for the fourth successive year, beating Ursuline Thurles emphatically on Saturday in Gortnahoe.

Goals ultimately proved decisive for Eanna Heffernan’s side, as their sharpness in front of the posts set them apart over the course of the contest. With chances created in abundance, it was their clinical edge that ensured those opportunities were fully capitalised upon.

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Lucy Boyd and Emma Hogan were central to the attacking surge, playing pivotal roles in the wave of green flags that followed. Boyd delivered two vital goals, while Hogan was equally effective, contributing a well-taken goal of her own and providing an important assist that further stretched the opposition defence.

The local school now proudly sits at the top of the roll of honour with an extraordinary eleven All-Ireland titles to its name, a remarkable achievement made even more impressive by the fact that their first success came as recently as 2010.

Full match report and reaction to follow from Aoife Lanigan in this week's Kilkenny People

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