Donovan’s return inspires the Mills to merited win

O’Callaghan’s Mills 2-12   Tubber 0-11

The return of Adrian Donovan from injury helped O’Callaghan’s Mills to this win over Tubber in Division 2A of the Clare Champion Cup on Monday evening at O’Callaghan’s Mills.
Playing at full-forward, O’Donovan scored a goal in each half. The winners led by a goal at half-time when the score was 1-5 to 0-5 and they went on to maintain the upper hand in the second half.

O’Callaghan’s Mills: John Cooney; Michael McGrath, Conor Cooney, Gerry Cooney; Ger Frost, Pat Donnellan, Niall Donovan; Bryan Donnellan, Gary Neville; Alan Duggan, Declan Donovan, James McMahon; Adrian Flaherty, Adrian Donovan, Aidan O’Gorman.
Subs: Eoin Pewter for A O’Gorman and Kevin O’Callaghan for G Neville.
Tubber: Paul Waters; Eoin Ruane, Justin McMahon, Paul Fogarty; Fergal O’Grady, Conor Earley, Mark Earley; Clive Earley, Ger O’Connor; David O’Donoghue, Tommy Lee, Barry O’Connor; Dara O’Connor, Shane O’Connor, Eamonn Taaffe.

St Joseph’s 1-21   Smith O’Brien’s 3-13
In a high-scoring tie at Killaloe on Sunday, St Joseph’s came out with a narrow win against the home side.
Enda Lyons was the goal scorer for the winners who, while happy with the win, will be disappointed to have conceded three goals.
The Killaloe side’s goals came from Mark McInerney, John Cusack and Anthony O’Sullivan.

St Joseph’s: Paul Madden; Niall Hassett, Cathal O’Sullivan, Sean Flynn; Marty O’Regan, Ken Kennedy, Denis Meehan; Damian Kennedy, Mark Hallinan; Noel Brody, Kevin Dilleen, Ivor White; Enda Lyons, Niall De Loughrey, Eamonn Clohessy.
Sub: Colm Mullen.
Smith O’Brien’s: Jonathon Hayes; Seamus Gleeson, Michael Culhane, Aidan McKeogh; David Gough, Shane Tuohy, Brian McInerney; John Cusack, Pat Vaughan; Liam Walsh, Seanie Conway, Mark McInerney; Anthony O’Sullivan, Shane O’Brien, Mark O’Halloran.
Subs: Dean Sinnott, Eoin Ryan and Willie Neary.