Cusacks ladies made a wonderful start to the Central Coast Tournament on Sunday 23 March with two great wins. Playing in torrential rain at San Remo the girls first encountered the Irish Australian girls and cruised to a 4-10 to 2-1 victory. They then had a great win over their arch rivals Clan na Gael. In a very hard fought game they came out winners by 3-5 to 0-11.

They again played Clan na Gael in the final. Clan were eager to avenge the defeats of previous years and Cusacks were hoping to make it a famous six-in-a-row of Central Coast Tournament victories. Unfortunately, it was not to be. After suffering the loss of captain Niamh Bonar through injury in the previous game Cusacks tried hard and gave it their all in a tumultuous struggle. Despite their best efforts in the driving rain they ran out losers by 2-5 to 2-7.

There were some fine performances from new players - Susan Birmingham, Sinead Mahon and Sinead Gordon. The veterans and last year's contingent also excelled on the day. Tireless running by mid-fielders Sinead Griffin and Mary Sexton and excellent play in attack by Ruth Cahalane, Wenona McBride and Daveena Doyle almost swept Cusacks to victory. Credit is also due to team coach, Quanah McBride for his help and to the whole squad of players, who made the journey up the coast.