2005 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final

2005 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Final
Cork Galway
1–11 0–8
First of five titles in a row for Cork
Date2 October 2005
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Player of the MatchValerie Mulcahy
RefereeTony Clarke (Dublin)
Attendance23,358
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The 2005 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Galway. It was Cork's first final and Galway's third. Galway were also the reigning champions, having won the 2004 final. Galway led 0–4 to 0–3 at half-time, but Player of the Match, Valerie Mulcahy, subsequently scored 1–5 to help Cork win their first All-Ireland title. Cork eventually won 1–11 to 0–8.[1] It was also the first of five consecutive All-Ireland finals that Cork would win between 2005 and 2009.[2]

The Galway team featured Annette Clarke as well as Claire Molloy, a future Ireland women's rugby union international, and Niamh Fahey, a future Republic of Ireland women's association football international.[3][4][5][6]

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  4. ^ "Strong Galway can retain title". irishtimes.com. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Claire Molloy: The woman who gave up her All-Ireland dreams to chase a Grand Slam". the42.ie. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "These 10 top Irish female athletes have experienced the wrath of Cork". the42.ie. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.