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Kilkerrin-Clonberne retain All-Ireland title after dominant display against Donaghmoyne

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Kilkerrin-Clonberne 0-13 Donaghmoyne 0-07Olivia Divilly and Chloe Miskell kicked a combined tally of 0-09 at Croke Park on Saturday as Kilkerrin-Clonberne successfully defended their currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship title with a convincing win over Monaghan's Donaghmoyne.After securing their maiden senior national crown against Cork outfit Mourneabbey at the beginning of the calendar year, Kilkerrin-Clonberne once again marked themselves as the finest club team in the land.

Cora Courtney led the way for Donaghmoyne with three points from play, but the Farney side ultimately came up short on the day.Within the opening five minutes of the contest, Eva Noone, Miskell, Olivia Divilly and team captain Louise Ward had all raised white flags for Kilkerrin-Clonberne.

Donaghmoyne were struggling to establish the same sort of attacking foothold, but wing-forward Amy Garland eventually got them off the mark with an 11th-minute point.There were a couple of nervous moments for Kilkerrin-Clonberne either side of the first-quarter mark, but a second point from Ward helped to ease any nerves the Tribeswomen might have been experiencing.There was an abundance of experience in the Donaghmoyne ranks, however, and the Monaghan outfit came to life thanks to a brace of superb points by the influential Cora Courtney.Nevertheless, Kilkerrin-Clonberne kept their composure and unanswered scores from the attacking duo of Lynsey Noone and Olivia Divilly (two) ensured the Connacht side brought a 0-08 to 0-03 buffer into the half-time break.Olivia Divilly was one of Galway’s leading lights in this year’s inter-county championship and her fourth point on the restart edged Kilkerrin-Clonberne a step closer to another national

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