Ballyea show ruthless streak

Ballyea 5-13
Kilmaley 1-13

BALLYEA were comfortable winners over neighbours Kilmaley in this league tie played at Clarecastle on Monday evening.

 

Despite being short the services of their top scorer Tony Kelly, they still managed to run up an impressive tally and they had the league points secured long before Seanie McMahon sounded the final whistle.
The winners led from the start and were six points ahead when the half-time whistle sounded, 1-9 to 0-6, the goal coming from corner-forward, Francie Nealon, in the 10th minute.

From the outset, Ballyea showed the greater hunger for victory and over the hour they showed the greater teamwork.
Two minutes after half-time, Niall Deasy crashed a penalty to the net and from here on, Ballyea always looked the likely winners. Diarmuid McMahon pulled a goal back in the sixth minute of the half when he converted a 20m free.

At the end of the third quarter, the winners had their third goal when Kevin Sheehan got the vital touch to a Cathal Doohan delivery from a 90m free.
Francie O’Reilly and Niall Deasy followed with goals in the next five minutes to put the game well beyond a disappointing Kilmaley.

In the remaining time, Ballyea gave game time to a number of substitutes.
Jack Browne, Paul Flanagan, Cathal Doohan, Gearóid O’Connell, Niall Deasy and Stan Lineen were prominent throughout for the winners. For a disappointing Kilmaley, Martin O’Connor, Sean Talty and Conor Neylon did best.

Ballyea: Shane O’Neill; Declan Keane, Jack Browne, David Sheehan; Niall Keane, Paul Flanagan (0-1), Cathal Doohan; Gearóid O’Connell (0-2), Stan Lineen (0-1); Niall Deasy (2-5), Paddy O’Connell (0-1), James Murphy; Francie Reilly (1-3), Kevin Sheehan (1-0), Francie Nealon (1-0).
Subs: Brian Carigg for D Sheehan;  Frankie Griffin for F Nealon; Shane Harkin for O’Neill; Barry Coffey for Sheehan; Aaron Nugent for Reilly.
Kilmaley: Kieran Dillon; Martin O’Connor, Alan Markham (0-1), Sean Talty; Eoin Enright, Colin McGuane, Noel Casey; Stephen McNamara (0-1), Eoin O’Malley (0-1); Eamonn Bracken (0-1), Diarmuid McMahon (1-1), Michael O’Malley; Conor Neylon (0-6), Brian McMahon (0-1), Pádraig Talty (0-1).
Sub: Kevin McNamara for Enright.
Referee: Seanie McMahon, Newmarket.

 

St Joseph’s 3-13
Tubber 2-13

TUBBER lost their unbeaten record in this season’s league campaign when they went under to St Joseph’s at Gurteen on bank holiday Monday.
Both sides went into this tie without several regulars. The visitors took the lead with two David O’Donoghue points before Paul Madden converted a long-range free for the home side to open their account. The sides were level at 0-3 each after 10 minutes

Tubber then raced to a  three-point lead thanks to Justin McMahon, Gerard O’Connor and a free by Blaine Earley. Brian Guilfoyle set up Niall DeLoughery for a Doora-Barefield goal.
Points from Alan O’Neill and Brian Guilfoyle saw the winners take a two-point lead but when the half-time whistle sounded, the game was level at 1-6 for the home side to 0-9.

St Joseph’s added 1-4 inside the opening 10 minutes of the second half. A brace of points from O’Neill plus points from Alan Duggan and Mikey Rosengrave preceeded a goal from a free by O’Neill. Tubber, responded with points from Pat O’Connor and Justin McMahon and the lead was down to two points when O’Donoghue finished to the net. Alan Duggan and Fogarty exchanged goals in the 45th minute before a point from O’Donoghue made it a one-point game. A Paul Madden long-range free and two from O’Neill stretched the St Joseph’s lead to four with eight minutes remaining. Pat O’Connor reduced the lead with a point but O’Neill added two to leave the final score 3-15 to 2-13.

St Joseph’s: Paul Madden, Sean Mulqueen, Cathal O’Sullivan, Seamie Nugent, Eamonn Clohessy, Kevin Dilleen, Conor Lyons, Jarlath Colleran, Mark Hanrahan, Leo Duggan, Niall De Loughery, Brian Guilfoyle, Alan Duggan, Alan O’Neill, Mickey Roseingrave.
Tubber: Lorcan O’Grady; Ger Brohan, Mark Earley, Declan Ryan; Paul Fogarty, Conor Earley, Fergal O’Grady; Patrick O’Connor, Clive Earley; David O’Donoghue, Justin McMahon, Philip O’Connor; Darragh O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, Blain Earley.
Referee: Damian Fox, Clooney-Quin.

 

O’Callaghan’s Mills 1-11
Ruan 0-7

O’CALLAGHAN’S Mills maintained their 100% record when they overcame the challenge of Ruan in a hard-fought tie at Hamilton Park in Kilkishen on Monday.
There was little between the sides in the opening half and they went to the break on level terms, 1-6 to 0-9 with the goal coming from Conor ‘Rocky’ Cooney.

The second half remained close throughout but the more experienced home side got the vital breaks to pick off the vital scores and keep their winning run alive.
Ten minutes from the end, at a time when the teams were level, Ruan were dealt a big blow when Aidan Lynch suffered an ankle injury, which ended his involvement in the game. The injury is likely to keep him out of action for a few weeks.

O’Callaghan’s Mills: John Cooney; Sean O’Gorman, Diarmuid Hehir, Gerry Cooney; Kevin O’Callaghan, Aidan O’Gorman, Michael McGrath; Bryan Donnellan, Niall Donovan; Adrian Flaherty, Conor Cooney (Ermhill), Eoin McInerney; Gary Neville, Conor ‘Rocky’ Cooney, Colin Crehan.
Subs: Ger Fawl for A O’Gorman; Jamie Lynch for E McInerney; Eoin McGrath for Cooney (Ermhill).
Ruan: Pakie Roughan; Gary Bell, Niall O’Connor, Dara Roughan; Eoin Hanrahan, Jonathon Clohessy, Damian McDonnell; Tadhg Hanrahan, Killian Ryan; Brendan Lyons, Michael Vaughan, John Punch; Patrick Keegan, Colin Donoghue, Aidan Lynch.
Subs: Liam O’Donovan for Colin Donoghue; Sean Cullinan for Lynch (inj).

Scariff 3-10
Wolfe Tones 1-10

SCARIFF kept up their challenge for a place in the knock-out stages with this two-goal win over Wolfe Tones on Saturday evening
Helped by an early goal from Mark Mulvihill, the home side led but the Shannon men fought back before half-time and were level at the break, 1-3 to 0-6.

Scariff were the better-balanced side in the second half and, helped by goals from Barry Nash and a second from Mulvihill, they emerged as deserving winners. Wolfe Tones’ goal came following a goalmouth scramble.
The return after injury of Aaron Cunningham was a great boost to the Shannon side. The Clare panelist was his side’s top scorer on the day with 0-6 to his credit. The unavailability of Brian O’Connell (injured), Daithí O’Connell and John Guilfoyle (a member of the Clare intermediate panel) was a big blow to the Tones.

Scariff: Shane Mulvihill; Shane McMahon, Daragh Kelly, Darren McNamara; Pádraig Brody, Cathal Nash, Mathew Horan; Jim Minogue, Diarmuid Nash;  Michael Scanlan, Barry Nash, Conor McNamara; Austin Madden, John Scanlan, Mark Mulvihil.
Sub: Alan Corbett for Minogue.
Wolfe Tones: Trevor O’Donnell; Declan McCarthy, Jamie Roughan, Damian O’Toole; Stephen McInerney, bobby McPhillips, Shane Chambers; Barry Loughnane, Kevin McCafferty; Aaron Cunningham, Joe McGauley, Andy Shanagher; Rory Hayes, Gareth McPhillips, Davy Dunne.
Subs: Jamie Walker for Shanagher; Niall Murphy for G McPhillips; Stephen Tuohy for McGauley.

 

Whitegate 2-13
Tulla 1-10

WHITEGATE proved too strong for Tulla in this league tie played at Whitegate on bank holiday Monday. A first-half goal from George Waterstone, three minutes from the break helped the home side to lead at the break on a score of 1-7 to 0-4.
Tulla rallied in the early minutes of the second half when they hit three unanswered points to close the gap before Whitegate’s George Waterstone picked off some good points from play and frees. A Patrick Burke goal, eight minutes from time, killed off the Tulla challenge but they battled to the end and were rewarded with a goal three minutes from time when a long-range free from Paul Lynch was deflected to the net by Andrew Quinn.

Whitegate: Andrew Fahy (0-1); Paul O’Rourke, John Bugler, Trevor Kelly; Christy Jones, Colin Burke (0-1), Jason Malone; Colin Bleach, Michael Dooley; Ian Fahy, George Waterstone (1-7, 0-4f), Niall Hayes (0-4, 2f); Thomas Madden, Patrick Minogue, Patrick Burke (1-0).
Subs: Gareth Bleach for Kelly; Ger Muggivan for C Bleach; Ray Cahill for T Madden; Gary McClearn for P Burke.
Tulla: Philip Brennan; John Fahy, Sean Torpey, John Brennan; Felix Hegarty, Darragh Corry, Paul Lynch; Cian McInerney, Cathal Dinan; Trevor Vaughan, Andrew Quinn, Conor O’Hallloran; Jim Hogan, Kieran Brennan, Shane McNamara.
Subs: Cathal Bolton for Hogan; Michael Hoey for T Vaughan; Damian Noonan for Hegarty. Eugene Cooney for Fahy.