Considine inspires Clare to Division 3 title, while O'Neill goal seals Division 4 for Carlow

Clare 1-6 Roscommon 1-4 Ailish Considine celebrates her goal against The Rossies. Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

After their goalkeeper Helena Cummins turned away a couple of early goal chances, Roscommon edged in front with a pointed free from Laura Fleming on five minutes. While Clare found it difficult to keep the scoreboard ticking over facing into a stiff breeze, they opened their account in spectacular style on the first-quarter mark.

Advertisement McCarthy followed up her earlier effort with a sublime pointed free off the outside of her right boot inside the final-quarter and this left them a step closer to claiming their first Division 3 crown since 2011. ROSCOMMON: H Cummins; A McGrath, E Irwin, J McDermott; R Fitzmaurice, S Wynne, C Cregg; L O’Rourke, K Nolan; L Fleming, L Shanagher, A Hanly; A MacAuliffe, A Shanagher, A Feeley. Subs: S Farrell for Feeley , N Feeney for MacAuliffe , E Thompson for McDermott , A O’Connor for Shanagher , A Gavin for Nolan .Carlow 1-7 Limerick 0-6 Carlow celebrate their Division 4 success.

Yet the Barrowsiders were able to keep Limerick on their toes with extended spells of possession football and they finally opened their account on 25 minutes as Bennekerry/Tinryland star Clíodhna Ní Shé split the posts off a close-range free.

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