Women's Football:ULSTER regained the women's football interprovincial championship in Kinnegad on Saturday.

Ulster, who had last won this competition two years ago, took over as champions again from Munster after securing a 1-14 to 1-6 victory against Leinster.

The home side, who had beaten Ulster earlier in the round robin stages, got off to the better start and led by 1-2 to 0-2 after seven minutes as Laois player Martha Kirwan scored the early goal.

But Ulster were soon level at 0-6 to 1-3 as Yvonne McMonagle and Ciara McAnespie began to sparkle.

Approaching half-time, Leinster held a one-point lead but Armagh’s Caroline O’Hanlon pounced for Ulster’s goal to secure a 1-6 to 1-4 interval lead.

The winners finished the game with five unanswered points, as Down’s Aileen Pyers shot the final three scores of the match to crown an eight-point win.

Meanwhile, Munster were crowned shield winners on a score of 4-15 to 2-5 against Connacht.

SCORERS: Ulster:C O'Hanlon 1-0, C McAnespie 0-3, A Pyers 0-3 (two frees), T McNally 0-2, G Begley 0-2, Y McMonagle 0-2 (frees), S Courtney 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1. Leinster:T Lawlor 0-4 (frees), M Kirwan 1-0, N Healy (0-1), B Leahy 0-1.