'Privileged' - Dicksboro star pays tribute to Ciara Mageean after Leinster semi-final win

Dicksboro’s Ciara Phelan paid tribute to the late Ciara Mageean after battling past St Vincent’s to book their place in the AIB Leinster Senior Club Camogie Final.

The Kilkenny club qualified after beating the Dublin champions in Palmerstown on Saturday.

“We really just battled together as a family and, thank God, we got over the line,” Ciara told Kilkenny People Sport.

“We knew, not to panic. I suppose that's what we kind of learned over the years is not to panic. We just had to compose ourselves, and that's what we did,” she added.

“I suppose a lot this year we are saying that we are privileged. The whole sporting world was rocked by Ciara Mageean’s passing away. We said it before the match, we had a moment of silence and we're privileged to be able to play what we love every day.

“We're just so lucky to be back on the pitch and training with each other and going on and just doing it for ourselves, doing it for our families. Condolences to the Mageean family and all her friends and the sporting world as well.

“We're lucky to be here today and playing, so we'll go again and go back training on Tuesday.”

MATCH REPORT BY AOIFE LANIGAN:

St Vincent’s opened the scoring with a pointed free from Aisling Maher in the 1 st minute. Ava Lambe added another point for Vincent’s after six minutes.

It took until the 13th minute for the Boro to open their account with a point from play through.

Aoife Prendergast. Amy Clifford equalised after a neat pass from Rose Kelly.

The Boro then took the lead when Asha McHardy slotted over a point. Aoife Prendergast extended the lead with a pointed free after Rose Kelly had been fouled.

Aisling Maher converted a 45 for St Vincent’s after the Dicksboro goalkeeper was deemed to have breached the edge of the box on her previous wide ball puckout. Caitlin McKenna then equalised with a point from play 0-4 each after 26 minutes.

In the 29th minute, the Dicksboro defence cleared the sliotar upfield, it flew over a defenders head, Rose Kelly pounced on it, she ran at speed towards the St Vincent’s goal.

Their goalkeeper came off her line, but Rose side stepped her, fired a shot towards goal but it sailed over the bar. A minute later, Kelly was on the score sheet again, firing over from her weaker side.

Heading towards the half time whistle, Aoife Prendergast slotted over a free for the Boro leaving the interval score 0-7 to 0-4 in favour of the homeside St Vincent’s slotted over two points by Aisling Maher (f) and Caitlin McKenna at the start of the second half to narrow the gap to the minimum.

Aoife Prendergast the found the target with the next three points for the Boro. Aisling Maher fired over a free for St Vincent’s. Rechel Dowling hit a rasper of a shot over the bar for the Boro before Aisling Maher tacked on two points for the Dubs side

Orla Hanrick then scored s great point for the Boro after Aoife Prendergast had won a ball between herself and a defender in the air. Aoife passed the sliotar out to Orla as she popped it over the bar.

Danielle Smith slotted over a point for St Vincent’s. Orla Hanrick scored another point for the homeside after another neat pass by Aoife Prendergast.

The Referee blew the full time whistle a short time later and Dicksboro were through to the Leinster Senior Club Final against St Martin’s (Wexford) on Sunday, November 22.

Scorers:

Dicksboro – Aoife Prendergast 0-6 (3f), Rose Kelly, Orla Hanrick 0-2 each, Rachel Dowling, Amy Clifford, Asha McHardy 0-1 each.

St Vincent’s – Aisling Maher 0-6 (5f), Caitlin McKenna 0-2, Ava Lambe, Danielle Smith 0-1 each.

Referee – Ray Kelly (Kildare)

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