Tesco Homegrown All ireland Ladies Intermediate Final .Desmonds ladies senior team are All ireland Intermediate championship having defeated a fancied Clonbur team in the final played in Corofin in Clare on Saturday .Desmond were really up for this one and raced into an early lead with points by Leanne Mangan ,Aine O Connor and lorraine Scanlon Clonbur s first point came after 5 minutes but Desmonds roared on with 4 more points from Leanne Mangan and on the 20th minute Desmonds lead by 0-7to 01 Clonbur finished stronger and added two more points as the game reached the half time bell 

Both teams added a point in the early stages of the second half desmonds point coming from the very buisy Rachel Cronin .In the 9th minute leanne mangan collected the ball 35 mts out and her shot sailed in and deceivd the keeper for the first goal of the game .Clonbur fought back with all their might and added a goal and a point with 15 mns left just 3 points seperated the teams Desmonds backs stood up to the massive onslought and kept Clonbur at bay Leanne Mangan Took off again as she added 2 more points Elaine Guiney just minutes on the pitch pointed from 20 mts and Laboishe Wamsley also came on as a sub and pointed from 15 mtr line this was Desmonds final score as Clonbur added one more to see Desmonds Win by 2-11 to 1- 06.

Desmonds had huge support in Corofin and when  GAA president pat Quill presented Captain Lorraine Scanlon with the cup the roar from the supporters could be heard  in Castleisland ,Knocknagoshel Cordal and Brosna  .Cait Lynch collected the best player award .on the day every player was superb and great credit is due to all involved .This is the third All Ireland ladies title for the club the last two were won in 1983 and 1984 .Desmonds also have the very eunike distinction of the only club in the history of the GAA to win both the womens and mens Club all ireland Championship .

A huge bonfire in Knocknagoshel welcomed the team back home then it was on to Castleisland where Fireworks and another bonfire greeted the team.off the bus at Limerick rd Corner and a torchlight procession through the town the team went on stage at Jk O connors And Were Introduced to the massive Crowd ,

The club are etenally grateful to The River Island Hotel, Billy Mangan Coaches for the Generous sponsorship along with the business pe ople of castleisland who were generous to this wondeful team who brought all ireland glory to the town .Also thanks to Mc Auliffe transport .Truly Irish Foods  and Both Cormac O Mahony and Charlie Farrelly Both For Providing the Amplification And also thanks to our wonderful supporters who travelled to Corofin fot the Game .