All-Ireland senior camogie final: Cork 2-14 Galway 0-19Camogie’s great trilogy goes to Cork as the O’Duffy Cup travels back to Leeside for a record 31st visit after a history-making day in Croke Park.Two second-half goals fired Cork to victory over rivals Galway in what was another gripping and physical All-Ireland senior camogie final between the two current heavyweights of the game.Cork beat Galway by three points in the 2024 decider, the Tribeswomen gained revenge with a one-point victory in 2025 and only the minimum separated the sides again this year with the Rebels edging a contest played in front of 33,419 – the largest attendance on camogie All-Ireland final day.Galway led 0-9 to 0-7 at half-time, but goals by Saoirse McCarthy and Orlaith Cahalane changed the complexion of the game and left the defending champions chasing a six-point gap midway through the second half.Galway went out on their shield though, scoring the last five points and testing Cork’s mettle in a frenetic injury-time period.Two Cork players were booked in injury-time after they dragged down Galway attackers trying to force goal opportunities. The message was unashamedly clear, thou shall not pass.In the seventh minute of five added on, and with two points between the sides, Galway were awarded a free just outside the small arc, directly in front of the Cork goal.Galway manager Cathal Murray raced out to the pitch and beckoned his goalkeeper, Sarah Healy, to come down the field and hit the free. As she eyed the posts, every player on the pitch was standing between her and the Cork goal. But Healy didn’t catch her shot on the money and the ball rose high and sailed over the crossbar – the final whistle sounding immediately.Cork captain Méabh Cahalane lifts the O’Duffy Cup. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho “You probably saw me on the field jumping and roaring but it was the last puck of the game, we were told it was the last puck of the game,” said Murray afterwards.“There wasn’t even an option of passing the ball, it just had to go and score direct. Look, obviously Sarah Healy has a serious shot in her. Fair play to her for going up and fair play to her for going for it. It just didn’t work out. “We probably had chances before that just to leave the minimum between the teams. That’s the way it goes. I’m really proud of the character we showed, especially in the last 10-15 minutes and get back into the game.”And yet at the interval Galway looked in a strong position to kick on and claim back-to-back titles.Ciara Hickey was orchestrating so much of their play in her role as sweeper and Cork couldn’t seem to find a way to curtail her influence.With Hickey playing as a sweeper, Ally Hesnan dropped to centre back and Niamh Mallon started in midfield. With Carrie Dolan showing her prowess in the air and Caoimhe Kelly and Niamh Niland popping over some nice scores, Galway were full value for a two-point interval advantage.But during the break Cork decided the match would not be played on the same terms in the second half. The decision to push Ashling Thompson on top of Hickey was game-changing.Suddenly, Galway’s highly effective sweeper was no longer afforded the time and space to cut out passes or create chances further down the field. Cork hammered the hammer.The move might not have necessarily rattled Galway but they were visibly less comfortable with the new terms of engagement and as the Tribeswomen tried to adjust, Cork made hay.Cork's Sorcha McCartan and Ciara Hickey of Galway. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho In the 40th minute, McCarthy produced a moment of real brilliance – sidestepping Róisín Black before skipping away from both Katie Anna Porter and Hesnan to smack the ball beyond Healy, 1-11 to 0-11.Moments later Hickey suffered what appeared to be a serious knee injury and she had to be substituted.In the 46th minute, a route one ball down the field was deftly knocked down by the imperious Sorcha McCartan for Cahalane, who flicked the sliotar up without breaking stride and arrowed it to the far corner of the Galway net, 2-11 to 0-12.Galway were taking on water, they had shipped two goals in six minutes, in between which their playmaking sweeper had been forced off injured. They had also lost Mallon to a shoulder injury in the first half.Cork had all the momentum. Laura Hayes appeared to be like a magnet to the ball around the middle of the field, Amy O’Connor was buzzing around everywhere, but McCartan was the difference maker.She produced a tour de force, finishing the game with four fantastic points but also having emptied herself with a display of hard tackling, hard hitting and raw aggression. McCartan competed for every possession as if each one was the last play of the game.She didn’t even bother to look at her outrageous over the shoulder fourth point sailing across the crossbar late on, instead the Cork forward stared towards the Hogan Stand and celebrated. It epitomised her drive and belief all afternoon.“Sorcha McCartan played with a broken finger today,” revealed Cork manager Ger Manley afterwards.Perhaps that, actually, is what epitomised Cork in this final. The defeat to Galway last year didn’t break their spirit.At the final whistle, Galway players fell to their knees while “The Banks” started to play around Croke Park. The O’Duffy Cup is on its way to Leeside once more, Cork are back as camogie’s standard bearers. It didn’t take long.Cork: Amy Lee; Izzy O’Regan, Libby Coppinger, Méabh Cahalane; Ava Fitzgerald, Méabh Murphy, Isobel Sheehan; Ashling Thompson, Laura Hayes (0-1); Emma Murphy (0-1), Saoirse McCarthy (1-2, 1f), Millie Condon; Amy O’Connor (0-5, 5f), Orlaith Cahalane (1-1), Sorcha McCartan (0-4). Subs: Orlaith Mullins for Murphy (55 mins); Hayley Ryan for McCartan (60 mins)GALWAY: Sarah Healy (0-1, 1f); Róisín Black, Katie Manning, Rachael Hanniffy; Dervla Higgins (0-1), Ally Hesnan, Katie Anna Power; Carrie Dolan (0-5, 4f), Niamh Mallon; Ciara Hickey, Niamh McPeake (0-1), Aoife Donohue (0-3); Niamh Niland (0-4), Ailish O’Reilly, Caoimhe Kelly (0-3). Subs: Jennifer Hughes for Mallon (18 mins); Shauna Healy for Manning (42 mins); Áine Keane for Hickey (45 mins); Mairéad Dillon (0-1) for O’Reilly (53 mins); Shannon Corcoran for Hughes (57 mins)Referee: Gavin Donegan (Dublin).