May
1. Cork’s intermediate camogie side kick-started the run of success with a league final win over Down in Clane.
2. The ladies footballers came from behind to see off Dublin again and win the Division 1 football league final in Parnell Park.
3. Cork’s league domination continued with an eighth title in ten years.
July
4. Joanne O’Callaghan and Gemma O’Connor savoured Cork’s camogie win over Galway that sealed their quarter-final place.
August
5. Katriona Mackey and her Cork team-mates evaded Offaly to run out nine-point winners at the last eight stage at the Gaelic Grounds.
6. Job done in the quarter-final as well by the ladies footballers with a 1-15 to 0-9 win over Mayo in Tullamore.
7. A last minute goal by Una Leacy in Semple Stadium rocked Cork in the camogie semi-final as Wexford hauled them back to draw.
8. But seven days later Cork made no mistake in the replay in Dungarvan. Celebration time for Aisling Thompson and Briege Corkery.
September
9. Ciara O’Sullivan was in action as Cork banged in five goals in Longford as they saw off Armagh in their ladies semi-final clash.
10. Angela Walsh and Annie Walsh celebrate qualifying for yet another All-Ireland final.
11. Captain Briege Corkery introduced her dog Hernandez to manager Eamonn Ryan during the victory warm down.
12. All-Ireland camogie final day and Jennifer O’Leary ignited Cork’s second-half fightback with a goal.
13. Angela Walsh bagged the second goal late on to cap Cork’s victory over Kilkenny.
14. That second goal prompted this celebratory fist pump and leap by substitute Hannah Looney.
15. Happy days for bainisteoir Paudie Murray.
16. Milford’s Anna Geary captained Cork to an All-Ireland senior crown for the first time.
17. The six-point win marked Cork’s first All-Ireland title in five years. It helped shed the disappointment of their 2012 loss to Wexford.
18. And it was the county’s 25th triumph in total. They’re one behind Dublin on the roll of honour now.
19. Ballinhassig wing-back Eimear O’Sullivan was rewarded for her day’s work with the Player-of-the-Match award.
20. Seven-year-old Ian Millmore from Artane got to meet the team and the O’Duffy Cup in the Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
21. The onus was on the ladies footballers to complete Cork’s double and it took Rhona Ní Bhuachalla’s goal to get them going as they trailed by ten points.
22. Substitute Eimear Scally grabbed Cork’s second goal to leave Dublin reeling.
23. And then Geraldine O’Flynn struck the winning point to cap a sensational comeback by Cork.
24. Briege Corkery lifted the Brendan Martin Cup for the first time as Cork captain.
25. How does he do it? Manager Eamonn Ryan toasted a ninth All-Ireland title win in ten years.
26. All smiles for Cork players Orlagh Farmer and Orla Finn.
27. Geraldine O’Flynn had to wrestle back the Brendan Martin Cup from two young fans afterwards.
28. It was Briege Corkery’s 14th All-Ireland senior medal and she got to celebrate with her cousin Mairead and niece Bridgín.
29. 11-month-old Fay Kerrigan-Bell got to sit in the Brendan Martin Cup and meet Cork players Grace Kearney, Norita Kelly and Geraldine O’Flynn.
November
30. There were camogie Allstar awards for Cork’s Orla Cotter, Joanne O’Callaghan, Eimear O’Sullivan, Briege Corkery, Jennifer O’Leary, Gemma O’Connor, Aoife Murray, Rena Buckley and Katriona Mackey.
31. And there were ladies football Allstar awards for Cork’s Vera Foley, Geraldine O’Flynn, Brid Stack, Angela Walsh, Ciara O’Sullivan and Briege Corkery.
Originally published at 10.30
