Connacht defeated Leinster in an exceptional quality semi-final by 3–11 to 3–10. Munster defeated Ulster 1–20 to 1–9. A goal from Tipperary'sDeirdre Hughes helped Munster defeat Connacht by seven points in the final.Hughes scored the goal after she was fed by her county colleague Eimear McDonnell, helping Munster lead by 1–8 to 0–5 at half time. Cork'Mary O'Connor was selected as the player of the tournament helped by her tally of 0–3 in the final, whileDeirdre Hughes,Eimear McDonnell and Ellen O'Brien were Munster's heroines as they defeated Connacht by 1–16 to 1–9.[3]
Prolific scoring from Clare'sCatherine O'Loughlin, Waterford'sÁine Lyng, Cork'sAnna Geary, Clare's Deirde Murphy and Cork's Mary Colman helped Munster defeat Ulster 6–17 to 1–8 and Leinster 4–16 to 1–4 to retain the Gael-Linn Trophy.