It was Armagh who led by two points at the break, thanks to a goal on 26 minutes provided by Alana Donnelly. Some great defending at both ends denied further scores from materialising, until a couple of Cork points levelled proceedings at 1-3 to 0-6 with 10 minutes of the half played. Scorers for Cork: R O'Regan, R Leahy (1-0 each), K Quirke (0-2, 1f), A Corcoran, A O'Sullivan (0-2 each), A Ring, A Kennedy (0-1 each). Scorers for Armagh: K Mallon (0-8, 6f, 1tpf), A Donnelly (1-0), A McCoy (0-1). Subs: A McKennedy for Ring (40), R O'Regan for O'Sullivan (40), C Hughes for Ni Murchu (40).

Source: Irish Examiner February 15, 2026 15:28 UTC