| Dublin to the fore but Cork take five |
| MODERN SPORT is supposed to be about equality. But in many respects the sports world remains a man’s world. So when a team like the Cork women footballers come to Croke Park in the last weekend in September, 2009 as they have now done for the past five seasons, and depart with the Brendan Martin Cup something has to give. |
| Cork's craft and guile gets them over the line at Croke Park |
| WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: |
| Cork 1-9 Dublin 0-11: THERE WAS always a concern that Dublin would be unable to stay with Cork. Then the match got underway and the challengers kicked two points in the opening three minutes. |
