Captain Juliette Murphy hit the winning point as Cork edged into their first ever All-Ireland senior ladies football final today. The Munster champions overcame a dogged Mayo side, winning 0-13 to 1-09 in Portlaoise.
A 17th-minute goal from Cora Staunton had put the four-time champions 1-05 to 0-05 in front at half-time.
Wind-assisted in the second half, Eamonn Ryan’s Cork came right back into it. Substitute Valerie Mulcahy hit four points in all.
Then Caoimhe Creedon levelled things, before midfielder Murphy swung over the winner with twenty seconds left to book Cork’s place in the October 2 decider.
