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Clonlara 0-12 – St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield 0-12 at Shannon

AS paradoxical as it may seem, nearly every draw has a winner and loser and for the second year running, it is Clonlara who will feel that they left this game behind them while St Joseph’s will be more than content with a draw.

With two minutes of normal time remaining and four more of injurytime to come, Domhnall O’Donovan gained parity for Clonlara with his second successive point and with a gale at their backs and momentum gathering, nothing but a win seemed on the cards. However, St Joseph’s dug deep and never allowed the 2008 champions the opportunity to pick off a winning point in the remaining six minutes and in the overall anaylsis, while possibly paying too much respect to their opponents in how defensively they set up in the second period, Doora/Barefield will take great encouragement from a repeat of their opening day heroics of last year.

On that occasion, it was St Joseph’s who rallied late to secure an unlikely draw but with the wind dictating play on Sunday, this time Doora/Barefield got the opportunity to build up a halftime advantage. Indeed, they had five points on the board before Clonlara would even score through a Nicky O’Connell free in the 14th minute. Ivor Whyte was at the heart of their scoring powers by hitting three of those points and adding two more on their way to a 0-9 to 0-3 half-time advantage.

With the gale taking from the quality, goal chances non existent and Clonlara unusually sleepy, St Joseph’s chose to go on the defensive in the second period bringing back full-forward Kevin Dilleen as a spare midfielder and Damien Kennedy as sweeper.

That tactic seemed to backfire early on as it only invited Clonlara onto them for the second period but fortunately for ‘The Parish’, Clonlara’s shooting radar was off as they hit 14 wides over the hour. As ever, John Conlon stood above the pack in the leadership stakes in an attempt to topple the six point deficit, hitting two frees in as many minutes of the restart. However, as the wides piled up, St Joseph’s took advantage with an Ivor Whyte free before Clonlara replied through Conlon, Colm Galvin and Darach Honan entering the final quarter. In a rare attack, Niall DeLoughery gave St Joseph’s some breathing room to restore a three point advantage but a further brace from Conlon cut the deficit to only the minimum by the 55th minute. Try as they might however, the equalising point would not come and instead, Doora/Barefield used the opportunity to counteract with a point from substitute Eamon Clohessy. Up stepped centre-back Domhnall O’Donovan to show his forwards the way with two excellent points from distance and as unlikely as it seemed at that stage, they were to be the last scores of the game as Clonlara’s creative division faded and the spoils were shared once more.

Clonlara
Ger O’Connell (7), Senan Nihill (7),Tomás O’Donovan (7), John Moloney (7), Cillian Fennessy (7), Domhnall O’Donovan (8) (0-2), Paul Nihill (7), Nicky O’Connell (7) (0-1f), ColmGalvin (7) (0-2), John Conlon (8) (0-5 4f), Donal Madden (6), Cormac O’Donovan (7),Tommy Lynch (7), Darach Honan (7) (0-2), Cathal O’Connell (6)

Sub
Pat O’Hare (6) for Madden (34 mins)

St Joseph’s Doora/ Barefield
Paul Madden (7), Cathal O’Sullivan (7), Marty O’Regan (7), Sean Flynn (8),Alan O’Neill (7), Ken Kennedy (7), Darragh O’Driscoll (7), Damien Kennedy (6), Mark Hallinan (7) (0-2 1’65), Niall DeLoughery (7) (0-2), Noel Brodie (7), Ivor Whyte (7) (0-6 4f), Emmet Whelan (7) (0-1), Kevin Dilleen (7), Jarlath Colleran (6)

Subs
Shane O’Connor for Colleran (29 mins), Eamon Clohessy (6) (0-1) for O’Connor (37 mins, inj), Gary Hassett for D. Kennedy (59 mins)

Man of the Match
John Conlon (Clonlara) Referee Seanie McMahon (Newmarket-on-Fergus)

Feakle 1-20 Meelick 1-12 at Shannon

WITH only two qualification places available from each group following the restructuring of the championship, every group game takes on added significance. Add in the fact that Feakle and Meelick are not among the bookies favourites to advance and that must win mentality became manifold on Sunday in this championship opener.

Feakle took the honours with a bit to spare after taking advantage of the conditions in the first half to build up a 12 point advantage and being able to respond when Meelick finally gathered momentum late in the game.

Central to the victory was Gary Guilfoyle who was their chief marks- man, both from full-forward and later as ball winner around midfield with an impressive total of 12 points, eight of those from play.

On the flip side, Meelick will be disappointed that they didn’t start motoring until the final quarter and will wonder how they would have fared had they had the advantage of the wind in the opening half. However, they will feel satisfied that they are on the right road again after further blooding some of their emerging talent from the Árdscoil Rís stable. County minor Damien Moloney was Meelick’s most outstanding player from centre-back; schoolmates Oisin Hickey, Bobby Sherlock and Colin Ryan all featured while one of last year’s Harty Cup winners Sean O’Connor was their most prominent forward.

However, what Meelick lacked was a tagetman such as Gary Guilfoyle as well as the experience of a Feakle side most of whom featured in the 2009 intermediate final.

With a gale at their backs, Feakle eased to a 0-12 to 0-03 advantage by the 19th minute, with Under 21 Guilfoyle grabbing half of that total.

Goal chances were few and far between but after pulling wide just beforehand, Killian Bane broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute by finishing to the net after Damien Moloney had stopped Cathal Collins’ initial effort.

It prompted Sean O’Connor to go for goal at the other end from a 20 metre free soon afterwards but it was saved as Meelick trailed by 1-14 to 0-05 at the break.

Two further Gary Guilfoyle points immediately on the resumption pushed the leaders a seemingly unassailable 14 points clear. However, Meelick finally used the wind to their benefit and toppled the lead mainly through the free-taking of Sean O’Connor.

Still, it was only when O’Connor set up substitute Greg Daly for a 55th minute scrambled goal to cut the deficit to only five that Feakle became nervous for the first time in the game.

But with Henry Hayes moving to centre-back, they stopped the supply and finished strongly to open their 2011 account and build up confidence ahead of tougher challenges ahead.

Feakle
Eibhear Quilligan, Paddy Daly, Colm Naughton, Peter Collins, Padraic Hogan,Alan Hogan, Francis O’Grady, Ger Hanrahan (0-1 s/l), Henry Hayes, Raymond Bane (0-2), Colin Nelson (0-2), Killian Bane (1-2), Stevie Moloney, Gary Guilfoyle (0-12 3f, 1’65), Cathal Collins (0-1)

Subs
Ronan McGuinness for Moloney (18 mins, inj), Enda Murray for A. Hogan (52 mins),Tommy Moroney for C. Collins (62 mins)

Meelick
James Duffy, Sean Cooney, Richard O’Grady, Kenneth Keane, Bobby Sherlock, Damien Moloney (0-1),AdamSherlock (0-1), Eanna Mulvihill (0-1),WilliamO’Shaughnessy, Dara Quinn (0-1), Sean O’Connor (0-6 5f), Gary Callinan,Alan Markham(0-1), Oisin Hickey (0-1),AndrewWhyte

Subs
Donal Thomas Broggy for B. Sherlock (37 mins), Colin Ryan for Whyte (39 mins), Ger Markhamfor Callinan (44 mins), Greg Daly (1-0) for A. Markham(49 mins)

Man of the Match
Gary Guilfoyle (Feakle)

Referee
Fergie McDonagh (St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield)

Ballyea 0-15 – O’Callaghan’s Mills 0-15 at Fr Hamilton Park, Kilkishen

O’CALLAGHAN’S Mills and Ballyea played out an entertaining draw on Monday afternoon in Kilkishen with county minor player Gearóid O’Connell stealing the show when hitting 0-9 over the hour in a great display.

It was the midfielder who bagged the equaliser in the fourth minute of injury time to earn his side a deserved share of the spoils. That Ballyea came away with a point ensured that they bagged only their second point of the campaign.

It looked bleak for them early on as the Mills raced into a 0-5 to no score lead inside eight minutes with Alan Duggan, Gary Neville (2), Adrian Flaherty and Niall Donovan on the mark.

However three in a row settled Ballyea, with Gearóid O’Connell opening their account and Paul Flanagan and O’Connell adding points. From there it very competitive, even if the Mills forged clear before half-time again until O’Connell hit two more before the break to leave only two points in it, the Mills 0-10 to 0-8 ahead.

The Mills always seemed to have the edge in the second half with Fla- herty and Neville bagging a brace each as they moved 0-14 to 0-12 clear by the 50th minute.

However, O’Connell hit the point of the hour in the 55th and wasn’t to be denied in the closing stages as his three point to one reply from Conor Cooney ensured the sides were deadlocked at the end.

Ballyea
Shane O’Neill, Eanna McInerney, Kevin Sheehan, Eamonn Griffin, Niall Keane, Paddy O’Connell, Paul Flanagan (0-2), Gearóíd O’Connell (0-11, 6f), Frankie Griffin, Brian Murphy,Alan Carrigg (0-1),

Niall Deasy (0-1),Tony Griffin, Donal Chambers, Francie Neylon.

Subs
David Sheehan for Flanagan, Niall Griffin for Frankie Griffin,

O’Callaghan’s Mills
John Cooney, Ger Frost, Jamie Shanahan, Gerry Cooney, Bryan Donnellan, Conor Cooney (0-1), Sean O’Gorman, Jonathon Lyons, Gary Neville (0-5, 2f, one 65), Patrick Donnellan, Declan Donovan, Fergus Donovan (0-1),Adrian Flaherty (0-6, 4f), Niall Donovan (0-1),Alan Duggan (0-1).

Subs
Damian Noonan for Bryan Donnellan, Kevin O’Callaghan for Fergus Donovan

Man of the Match
Gearóid O’Connell (Ballyea) Referee Fergie McDonagh (St Joseph’s Doora-Barefield)

SO NEAR BUT yet so far for Ger O’Loughlin’s side who appeared to have the game and indeed Division 1 status at their mercy before a late collapse. This wasn’t Wexford all over again as Clare actually turned up this time and showed glimpses of a bright future that needs to be complimented by playing at the highest level.

It made defeat all the more gut wrenching and left supporters speechless as Kevin Downes scored a spectacular late goal to grab the headlines, much to the obvious disappointment of Clare manager Ger O’Loughlin who addressed the waiting media after a meeting with his players.

“We were two points up with I think 28 minutes gone in the second half and we conceded the goal at a vital time and in fairness to Limerick they took it well. You are not going to win too many matches when you concede four goals so that was the disappointing part of it.

“But I’m very proud of the lads, I thought they tried awful hard and for a long time in the game we took the game to Limerick and looked the better team. But again we need to be more clinical I suppose because for a period there in the second half we probably could have pushed on and won the game. But fair play to Limerick, they took their goals well and it’s young fellas that they have introduced that have shown the bottle tonight with Kevin Downes and Declan Hannon scoring those late goals. I’m very proud of our lads as well in the way they tried awful hard and wanted it badly but we just lost our way there for the last six or seven minutes and it cost us. Overall, goals win matches and Limerick took their goals well but unfortunately for us, it’s another year in Division 2 that we could have done without.”

And O’Loughlin was not about to sugar coat the loss with excuses of inexperience either.

“The guys that got the goals for Limerick were young lads and we have the same at the other side so I’m not using that as an excuse. I thought we didn’t play well in the first half and I thought in the second half we were completely transformed and for the guts of 27 or 28 mins, we took the game to Limerick for a lot of that. At times we looked sharper than Limerick and probably had a good few wides as well but we could of put them away and we probably should have and we will regret that but as I say, we will take a lot out of it but staying in Division 2 is the last thing we need really.”

It’s hard to envisage but with seven weeks to go to the Munster championship, can O’Loughlin take heart from the general improvement in performance at least?

“We will take an awful lot out of that. We need games like that and in a final such as that, you can see better speed and anyone who was at the game probably enjoyed it because there was good intensity in it. I think we just need to be playing better teams more often because that is how guys are going to come on as well. Whether that will happen now is doubtful but look, we have to take our beating tonight.

“We are licking our wounds again unfortunately but hopefully we will learn something out of it and we have to bounce back and see what the championship throws up for us.”

DÓNAL O’Grady has form. You could call in the Kevin Heffernan of the hurling world – and it’s in more ways than managing inter-county teams that is.

You see Heffo was chairman of the Labour Court in his day and maybe O’Grady has those industrial relations skills to make him confident enough to come into management set-ups with teams that have been racked with controversy and strikes before his arrival.

He became manager of Cork in 2002 – earlier that year they had gone on strike. Within two years he’d won an All-Ireland.

Last last year he became Limerick manager, after their own strike prob lems – within a few short months he’s won an national title, albeit it’s still a long way from All-Irelands.

However, this victory was a start, because as O’Grady said afterwards “when you’re in a final you want to win it”.

“Although some of these lads have been there for years, there’s a new generation of hurlers in Limerick,” added O’Grady.

“Downes got a great goal. I don’t know how he squeezed it in there and straight away after that came the big point. In a tight game, two big scores one after the other breaks the heart of the opposition.

“Once we got that goal it put fierce pressure on Clare, they had to try things up front that wouldn’t normally try and that played into the hands of our defence. We dominated from then on.

“I feel a bit sorry for Clare, and now they will spend their third year in Division Two but when you sit back to look at this match on the DVD there was nothing between the teams.

“If were were to meet again in a few days it could turn out differently. They had chances, but maybe the pressure of playing at home, maybe the pressure of looking into the chasm of Division Two again got them to tense up a bit.

“We’re pleased, from now on anything is a bonus,” said O’Grady. Coming into this I never mentioned Division Two or Division One. But everyone was aware of the Munster Championship in the background. The challenge ahead is huge. It’s like trying to climb Mount Everest when you’ve been practicing on Carrauntoohil.”

From the McGillycuddy’s Reeks to Nepal then for Limerick, but they’re are Division One hurling team as they go.

Clare must make the same journey when they face either Cork or Tipperary in the first round of the Munster Senior Championship in seven weeks time.

Mount Everest it is, the challenge is huge, but they’ll be up for it when the day arrives.

Avenue United 0 – Tulla United 0 (After Extra-Time) (Avenue won 4-3 on penalties) at The County Grounds, Doora

IT was tense, like all semi-finals in the nervous rush to participation in the showpiece of the Clare soccer year, but it was also open with plenty of chances at both ends before it was all decided in the most dramatic way possible – the dreaded, but at the same time much loved, penalty shoot-out.

As it turned out the order of things in Clare soccer was maintained at the end – Avenue in search of a 14th Clare Cup final place edged over the line against a Tulla team bidding to reach the final for the first time.

John Healy was the man – in heroic fashion the veteran of many an Avenue battle overcame a wrist problem that struck during the shootout, breaking Tulla hearts with three saves.

Avenue will feel they should have won this game in the first half when they created numerous half-chances, some gilt-edged chances too, but spurned the lot of them that was a early replica of their first half showing against Newmarket Celtic in the league the previous week.

As early as the tenth minute David Russell headed a good chance over the bar when connecting with a David Smythe cross – it was a portent of things to come as Con Collins, Mikey Mahony also spurned chances, while David McCarthy’s decision to go for an spectacular overhead kick, instead of putting Con Collins through in the the 35th minute was more evidence of their profligacy.

Avenue did put the ball in the net on 38 minute when Russell headed home, but with the offside flag up it didn’t count.

Tulla may have been charmed, but they had their own chances, especially in the second half when opportunity knocked for Alan Brigdale and Niall Whelan, while the best chance of the day fell to Trevor Corbett with 15 minutes remaining, but he failed to breach Healy’s defences.

It was a portent of things to come for Tulla in the penalty shoot-out after the two ten-minute periods of extra-time failed to produce a goal. However, the east Clare men got the best possible start when Con Collins drove Avenue’s first penalty off the crossbar.

Gearóid O’Doherty then converted for Tulla, with David Russell reply – ing. Niall Whelan then found the target for Tulla, before Alan Roche converted for Avenue.

A turning point came when Healy saved Darragh Corry’s kick, injuring his hand in the process.

Barry Nugent made it 3-2 before Keith Lenihan replied to make it 33. Gary Flynn missed his kick was then saved by Shane Collins, but then Healy emerged as the hero, again saving from Dennis Murphy and after Pa Wilson put Avenue 4-3 up, Healy again stood firm in goal to the champions through.

Avenue United
John Healy, Simon Cuddy (Dylan Casey), David Russell Mattie Nugent (Gary Flynn), Colin Smyth, David Smyth, Pa Wilson, Con Collins, David Herlihy (Alan Roche), David McCarthy (Barry Nugent), Mikey Mahony (Jack Walsh).

Tulla United
Shane Collins,TomByrnes,Padraig O’Malley, Niall Whelan, Dennis Murphy,Tommy McKeown (Keith Lenihan),Trevor Corbett (Gearóid O’Doherty), Shane Mason (Brian Hehir), Darragh Corry,Alan Brigdale, Colin Nelson. Unused Subs Paul Whelan, PaudgeVaughan, Mike McDermott, Kevin Delohery.

Man of the Match
John Healy (Avenue United)

Referee
John Murray

Shannon Olympic 3 – Avenue United B 0 at Shannon

SHANNON OLYMPIC were crowned Prego Menswear First Division Champions after a convincing win on Sunday afternoon.

Olympic had a scare in the fourth minute when Cormac Morel found himself clear through on goal after a mix-up in the Olympic defence, but the Avenue man failed to convert what seemed an easy chance.

In the 12th minute captain Jason Regan combined with strike partner Karl Scott to run clear and finish coolly to the Avenue net.

A combination of poor finishing and great goal-keeping from Greg O’Neill in the Avenue goal, including a penalty save in the 24th minute, kept the score to 1-0 at half time.

The second half started with Olympic continuing to create chances and just 3 minutes into the half Jay Regan was put through by his brother Wayne to finish for his, and Olympic’s, second goal to give them a deserving 2-0 lead.

In the 80th minute Jay Regan capped off a superb performance by him with a calm finish to complete his hat-trick and win the game and league title for his side.

With the game, and league, in the bag Olympic played some brilliant football in the final minutes and were unlucky not to increase their lead when a Lionel Messi style run from winger Alan Casey, left a trail Avenue players behind him but he shot weakly wide.

The game finished 3-0 to Olympic and the final whistle sparked jubilant celebrations from the Olympic players and fans. This win caps off a hugely successful season for Olympic who also won the league cup earlier in the season.

Best for the Champions on the day were Captain fantastic Jason Regan, and midfielders Ray Quigley and Donncadh Kelly.

Shannon Olympic
Gary Mc Gettrick, David Collins, James Fitzgerald, Ian Hogan, Karl Fogarty, Jay Regan, Donncadh Kelly,Wayne Regan, Eamonn O’Neill Ray Quigley, Karl Scott.

Subs
Alan Casey, Richie Hanley, Jimmy Houlihan, Michael Byrnes.

Avenue
Greg O’Neill, Ed Slattery, Richie O’Grady, Neil Slattery, Barry O’Neill, Craig McNamara,Alan McNamara, David Considine, Killian Culligan, Michael Byrnes, Cormac Morel

Subs
Ian Hassett, Patrick Sherlock, Conor O’Brien, Barry Cusack, Eoin O’Loughlin, Emre Zequiri.

Man of the Match
Jason Regan (Shannon Olympic)

Shannon Olympic 4 – Connolly Celtic 0 at Shannon

IT WAS a big week for Shannon Olympic – first it was to secure promotion on Wednesday night, then to win the league outright on the Sunday.

The first part of the equation was duly solved with this comprehensive victory over Connolly Celitc as they showed no mercy in securing a swift return to the top flight of Clare football.

They flew out of the traps and took the lead in the seventh minute with a lovely strike from Ray Quigley. The second goal followed minutes later, when, after three attempts, Eamonn O’Neill finally hit the back of the net. Olympic piled on the pressure for the rest of the first half with chances from brothers Jay and Wayne Regan.

Olympic started the second half with great determination and were rewarded with a well deserved goal from Jay Regan in the 50th minute. Olympic put the game to bed on the hour mark with a goal from Karl Scott.

With the game and promotion secured Olympic took their foot off the gas and allowed Connolly more possession. In the 75th minute Connolly won a penalty but for the second week in a row Olympic’s keeper Gary McGettrick made a superb save denying Connolly’s Kieran Dillion.

Best for Olympic on the night was Ray Quigley and Eamonn O’Neill as they looked ahead to Sunday for another home game ane the chamce to land the title.

Shannon Olympic
: Gary Mc Gettrick, David Collins, James Fitzgerald, Ian Hogan, Karl Fogarty, Jay Regan, Donncadh Kelly,Wayne Regan, Eamonn O’Neill Ray Quigley, Karl Scott.

Subs
Alan Casey, Greg Keane, Jimmy Houlihan

Connolly Celtic
Sean Cregan, Jack Neylon, KillianTorpy, Kieran Dillion,Tola Coote, Seanan Mc Carty, Brendan Dillion, Sean Courtney, Eamon Bracken, Eoin Meehan

Subs
Bernard Field, Michael Lynch

Man of the Match
Ray Quigley (Shannon Olympic)

Sixmilebridge 5-14 – Whitegate 0-10 at Whitegate

IT WAS back to business for Sixmilebridge who brushed off their first defeat of the season and put their Under 21 silverware away in the cabinet on their way to a straightforward victory over Whitegate on Friday evening. The defending champions started and finished with a goal and largely controlled the tie with a fluid team display that saw Niall Gilligan return in commanding fashion allied to scoring flourishes for Declan Morey and debutant Jamie Shanahan.

Whitegate, without their most influential player, Brendan Bugler, failed to capitalise on their chances particularly in the first half and therefore, there was a certain inevitability about the result once Niall Gilligan snuck in for the opening goal inside two minutes. Whitegate rallied and through George Waterstone (2), Michael O’Brien and Ian Fahy, they only trailed by the minimum by the tenth minute at 1-2 to 0-4.

Sixmilebridge’s superior movement and eye for goal would separate the sides however, epitomised by Rory Shanahan’s 17th minute strike when teed up by namesake Jamie and Gilligan. The third goal duly arrived two minutes later when Declan Morey picked out Jamie Shanahan with an inch perfect crossfield pass for the county minor to knock past goalkeeper Andrew Fahey for his first senior goal on their way to a 3-7 to 0-6 interval advantage.

Any murmurings of a recovery were soon quashed only minutes after the restart when Shane Golden soloed through the centre of the Whitegate defence before laying off for Declan Morey to rattle the net. And the ‘Bridge punished further with a flurry of points from Gilligan (2), David O’Connor (2), John Fennessy, Pa Sheehan and the tireless Shane Golden to open up a 19 point advantage by the turn of the final quarter before easing off the gas.

Credit Whitegate for not throwing in the towel and they hit back with three successive points while Stephen Malone also had a flick saved by goalkeeper Fahy. However, the gulf between the sides on the night was emphasised by Sixmilebridge’s ability to go up the other end of the field and cancel out that fightback in one fell swoop with a Declan Morey goal that completed the rout and gave the ‘Bridge a sizeable boost ahead of the championship, even without the services of Caimin and Danny Morey, and Páidi Fitzpatrick.

Sixmilebridge
Derek Fahy,Tadgh Keogh,Aidan Quilligan,Trevor Purcell, Barry O’Connor, John Fennessy (0-1), Paul Fitzpatrick, Shane Golden (02), Pa Sheehan (0-1), David O’Connor (0-2), Rory Shanahan (1-0), Seadna Morey, Jamie Shanahan (1-2), Niall Gilligan (1-5 1f), Declan Morey (2-1)

Subs
Anthony Liddane for R. Shanahan (34 mins), Brian Culbert for J. Shanahan (38 mins),Tommy Morey for S. Morey (40 mins)

Whitegate
AndrewFahey, Cathal Mulvihill, John Bugler,Trevor Kelly, Patrick Minogue, Jason Malone, Christy Jones,Tomás MacNamara, John Minogue (0-1), Michael O’Brien (0-1), Ian Fahy (0-1), George Waterstone (0-5f), Eoin Quirke, Shane O’Rourke, Stephen Malone (0-2)

Sub
John O’Brien for Jones (48 mins)

Man of the Match
Niall Gilligan (Sixmilebridge) Referee Ger Hoey (Killanena)

THE OLD saying that goals win games was evident in this Clare Cup clash as Éire Óg managed to put four past Bodyke and claim a win which will give them a boost as they head into the first round of championship.

It was Bodyke that started the game better getting the opening score and they put Éire Óg under severe pressure for most of the first half. Scores coming from Keith Quigley and John Fitzgerald gave Bodyke a deserved lead and a poor first half display from Éire Óg meant they trailed at the break, 0-9 to 1-5.

However, it was in the second half that Éire Óg began to open up and play hurling with some nice scores from Danny Russell and David O’Halloran. Bodyke stayed in touch as Quigley added more points to the board for his side but it was not to be their day. Three goals, two from David O’Halloran and one from Niall Daly meant Éire Óg ran out eventual winners by six, 4-11 to 0-17.

Éire Óg
Kevin Brennan; Kevin Hally, Marc O’Donnell, Cathal Whelan; Ronan Cooney, Fergus Flynn, Mark Fitz; Noel Whelan, Ronan Keane; John Lawlor, Ciaran Russell, Danny Russell; Niall Daly, AdrianWalsh, David O’Halloran.

Subs
David Ryan for Lawlor,Tomas Downes for Ciaran Russell.

Bodyke
Seamus Ryan; Keith O’Donnell, Shane Walsh, Sean Doyle; Paul Boland, Colin Molloy, Colm Madden (0-1); Manus McGuire (0-1), PJ Kelleher (0-1); Keith Quigley (0-7); Ian Harte (0-1), Ciaran Walsh (0-2), John Fitzgerald (0-2), Ian Molloy (0-1), Danny McGuire (0-1).

Subs
Oisin Molloy for C Molloy, DiarmaidWalsh for I Molloy, Gavin Moroney for Boland, Sean McGrath for Walsh, Brian O’Grady.