A coin was flipped and a winner decided but, this time, camogie came out on top.
48 hours ahead of an All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford, Dublin beat Clare at Semple Stadium.
After a week of coin toss controversy, the Camogie Association offered both sides a play-off to reach the last eight.
Dublin and Clare had pulled out of the championship in protest of the scatterbrain notion of drawing lots to decide a winner [the two sides had finished level on points and head-to-head scores]. When the alternative was offered, they jumped at it.
The last night encounter was keenly contested and close-run throughout.
Dublin’s Rachel Noctor and Kate Lynch of Clare with referee Cathal Egan.Louise O’Hara scored a goal for The Dubs, early in the first half. It provided her side with some daylight on the scoreboard. Clare fought back, though, and the scores were level [1-5 to 0-8] at the break.
Dublin opened up another gap in the second half and saw the game out to win by two points, 1-11 to 0-12.
Meanwhile, in the women’s football championship, Mayo’s Cora Staunton laid waste to Tyrone.
UPDATE: Mayo ladies lead Tyrone 1-9 to 0-1 at half time… Cora Staunton scoring all of Mayo's scores #SomeWomanForOneWoman @LadiesFootball
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) August 1, 2015
The match finished up 4-15 to 0-3 and Mayo march on.
