Cooraclare triumph over Tones in high-scoring affair

Cooraclare    4-8    Wolfe Tones    3-6
Cooraclare made a winning start to their Garry Cup campaign when they accounted for Wolfe Tones in a tie played under lights in Cooraclare on Saturday evening.

Two goals from Rory Donnelly in the early stages of the second half gave the home side the edge.
The visitors led by a point, 1-5 to 1-4 at half time having played with the aid of the breeze in the first half. Declan McMahon scored the home’s side first goal and Cathal Lillis had their last.
They were ten points clear as the final whistle approached but Wolfe Tones struck for a brace of goals in the closing stages that left just five between them at the final whistle. The Shannon side’s goalscorers were Daniel Gallery, Gary Leahy and Seamus Farrell.
Cooraclare: Declan Keane; Kieran Hassett, Fergal Lillis, David Marrinan; Conor Marrinan, Mark Tubridy, Thomas Donnellan; Andrew O’Neill, Colin Kelly; Michael McMahon, Rory Donnelly, Declan McMahon; Don Garry, Sean Maguire, Cathal Lillis.
Subs: Sean Garry for D. Marrinan; Michael Tubridy for O’Neill.
Wolfe Tones: Jason Casey; Colm McCaul, Sean Brennan, Stephen Carroll; Brendan Hughes, Stephen McInerney, Bobby O’Connell; Joe McGauley, Craig O’Brien; Daniel Gallery, Gary Leahy, Chris Dunning; Seamus Farrell, Jamie Roughan, Alan Hehir.
Subs: Aidan McMahon for Hehir; Mark Regan for McGauley; David Ryan for McInerney.

Eire Óg        4-4    O’Curry’s    2-6
Éire Óg made a winning start to their Garry Cup campaign when they accounted for O’Currys at Doonaha on Sunday.
The Ennis outfit led by the minimum margin at half time when the score was 2-2 to 1-4, with the home side’s goal coming from an Eoin Troy penalty.
The ability to strike for goals at vital times proved decisive for the visitors and helped them to victory. Their goalscorers on the day were David Monaghan, Niall Daly, Michael O’Regan and Shane Daniels from the penalty spot while the home side’s second half goal came from inter county man Michael Foran.
Éire Óg: Shane O’Connell; Alan Malone, Donie Lyne, Robbie Malone; Michael O’Regan, Nicky Hogan, Paul Madden; Brian Frawley, Sean Crotty; Shane Daniels, Darren O’Mara, Niall Daly; Brian Lenihan, David Monaghan, Danny Russell.
Subs: PJ Hartnett for R Malone; Mark Kelly for Frawley; Brian McMahon for Russell; Ronan Gallagher for O’Mara; Noel Whelan for Madden.
O’Curry’s: Eoin Clohessy; Ryan McMahon, Brian Troy, Gearoid Lynch; Paul Roche, Sean Haugh, Tom Roche; Derek Troy, Michael Foran; Damian Carmody, Eoin Troy, Tom Downes; Damian Clohessy, Declan Walsh, Michael Carmody.
Subs: Tadhg Concannon for T Roche; Jack Scanlon for D Walsh.

St Senan’s    2-7    Lissycasey    1-6
The value of experience, particularly at the beginning of the season, was highlighted at Kilkee on Sunday as the home side got their Garry Cup campaign off to a winning start when they overcame Lissycasey.
With a side containing nine players under the age of 20, the visitors found it difficult to match the guile of such as David Russell, Dara Kelly, Derek De Loughrey, Barry Harte, Kevin Larkin and Michael O’Shea to mention some.
Lissycasey got off to a dream start with a well take goal from David Considine after just thirty seconds. By half time, the home side had taken a one-point lead helped by a Derek De Loughrey goal shortly before the short whistle.
A Chris Williamson goal early in the second half put them on the road to victory on a day when Lissycasey wasted a number of excellent scoring chances. The missed opportunities came from places balls including a penalty inside the last quarter that Kevin Harte saved.
St Senan’s: Kevin Harte, Eoin Fitzgerald, Dara Kelly, Robert Fitzpatrick; Conor King, David Russell, Micheál Keane; Kevin Larkin (0-1), Derek De Loughrey (1-0); Diarmuid Keane, Barry Harte (0-1), Ronan Brown; Gearoid Lynch, Michael O’Shea (0-5), Chris Williamson (1-0).
Lissycasey: Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Tom Collins; Dermot Nagle, James Kelly, Alan Nagle (0-1); Matt O’Shea, Daniel Clohessy (0-1); Francis Hayes, Enda Finnucane (0-2), Martin O’Connor (0-1); David Considine (1-0), Sean Hayes (0-1), Paul Nagle.
Subs: Niall Kelly for D. Nagle; Oisin Talty for P. Nagle; Fergal Talty for S Hayes; David McMahon for Considine.

Ennistymon     1-13   Kildysart     2-4
Ennistymon were deserving winners over Kildysart in this Garry Cup first round tie played at the North Clare club’s venue on Sunday.
An early goal from Keith Murphy gave Kildysart a brief lead but by half time the home side had opened a four-point margin and they went on to hold the upperhand in the second period.
David Murphy was the Ennistymon goalscorer while Kildysart’s second goal came from substitute Brian Moloney.
Ennistymon: Noel Sexton; Wayne Griffin, Micheál O’Loughlin, James Murphy; Oisin Vaughan, Michael Houlihan, Willie Murphy; Ronan Linnane, Lawrence Healy; Sean Cullinan, Kevin Scales, Sean O’Driscoll; Joe Dowling, David Murphy, Sean McConigley.
Subs: Brian McDonagh, Alan Horan, Robert McDonagh, Danny Rouine, John McInerney.
Kildysart: Kieran Ayers; Brendan Frawley, David McMahon, Pa O’Brien; John Guinnane, Shane McNeilis, Brian Ayers; Kevin Kelly, Brian O’Sullivan; Alan Ralph, Damian Murtagh, John Clancy; Ger Kelly, Damian Hill, Keith Murphy.
Subs: Niall Guinnane, Brian Moloney, Christy Clancy.