Kilmurry-Ibrickane through to Cusack Cup final

Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-15
Miltown 1-7

KILMURRY-Ibrickane eased into the Cusack Cup final when they comprehensively disposed of neighbours Miltown on Bank Holiday Monday.

 

 

The holders led 0-7 to 0-1 at half-time with Mark McCarthy pointing three of the first-half points. Shane Hickey, substitute Martin McMahon, Seamus Lynch and Ian McInerney added like scores.
Miltown midfielder Conor Cleary was his side’s only scorer in the opening half, pointing from a free.

The game was held up for eight minutes after just three minutes when Evan Talty sustained an injury, which forced him to leave the field.
Peter O’Dwyer, on a substitute, kicked two second-half points for the winners, with McCarthy and substitute Niall Hickey adding a brace each, as McInerney pointed two frees.

Miltown substitute Michael Barry scored his side’s goal late in the half, while Conor Cleary pointed two frees. Micheál Malone put over two points, with Dessie Molohan and Kevin Keavey adding a point each for a Miltown side, which lost Seanie Malone to injury.

Kilmurry-Ibrickane: Peter O’Dwyer; Shane Hickey, Darren Hickey, John Willie Sexton; Thomas Lernihan, Paul O’Connor, Evan Talty; Keith King, Seamus Murrihy; Thomas O’Connor, Michael O’Dwyer, Ian McInerney; Seamus Lynch, Mark McCarthy, Noel Downes.
Subs: Martin McMahon for Evan Talty (inj), Enda Coughlan for Keith King, Stephen Moloney for Thomas O’Connor, Peter O’Dwyer for Seamus Lynch, Niall Hickey for Michael O’Dwyer.
Miltown: Niall Quinn; Enda Malone, Shane Curtin, Aidan McGuane; Ian Sexton, Graham Kelly, Seanie Malone; John Meade, Conor Cleary; Gary Egan, Kevin Keavy, Enda Fox; Dessie Molohan, Eoin Cleary, Micheál Malone.
Subs: David Talty for Gary Egan, Michael Barry for Shane Curtin, Gerard Malone for Enda Fox, Eoin O’Brien for Seanie Malone (inj).

 

Lissycasey 1-12
St Joseph’s 0-9

LISSYCASEY booked a place in the semi-final of the Cusack Cup when they scored a six-point win over St Joseph’s at Lissycasey on Thursday evening.
The home side struggled in a low-scoring opening half at the end of which, the teams were level at 0-4 each. Lissycasey stepped up considerably in the second half and 1-3 without reply between the fifth and 11th minutes put them on the road to success.

The goal scorer was Niall Kelly who won possession from a Matt O’Shea delivery, to shoot to the corner of the net.
Gerry Moran, Cyril Sheehan, Cathal Doohan, Sean Hayes and substitute Oisín Hanrahan impressed for Lissycasey against what was an understrength St Joseph’s side.

Lissycasey: Joe Hayes; Martin Moran, Gerry Moran, Alan Nagle; Cyril Sheehan, Cathal Doohan, Matt O’Shea; Sean Hayes (0-2) Enda Finnucane (0-1); Oisín Talty, Danny Clohessy (0-1), Francis Hayes (0-2); David Considine (0-3), Niall Kelly (1-1), Conor Finnucane.
Subs: Oisín Hanrahan (0-1) for A Nagle; Paul Nagle (0-1) for Clohessy; Cathal Hill for Talty.
St Joseph’s: Conor O’Brien; Paudie Nugent, Declan Malone, Martin Brooks; Philip Ryan, Stephen Collins, Don Barron; Kevin Dilleen, Eamonn Clohessy; Kevin Frehill, Christy O’Brien, Finn O’Reilly (0-1); Cathal Duggan (0-7), David O’Brien (0-1), Cathal O’Sulllivan.
Subs: Peter Dilleen for Barron (inj); Ion Lyons for P Dilleen.

 

Éire Óg 0-17
Liscannor 1-9

LISCANNOR will play in the Garry Cup (Division 2) next season after their latest defeat ensured they will be relegated just one season after gaining promotion to the Cusack Cup.
Éire Óg’s win has guaranteed them Cusack Cup action for next season and keeps alive their hopes of making it to this season’s semi-final.

They laid the foundations for this victory in the opening half when they built up an eight-point lead, 0-11 to 0-3.
They continued to hold the upperhand in the second half and were always in control. Liscannor’s goal came in the final minute when Alan Clohessy converted from the penalty spot on a day when all but a point of the North Clare team’s tally came from frees.

Éire Óg: Colin Burke; Ciarán Russell, Brian Dolan, Conor Dolan; Conor Brennan, David Russell, Dean Ryan; Brian Frawley, Darren O’Neill (0-1); Liam Corry, Shane Daniels (0-1), Eoin Glynn (0-1); Graham Glynn (0-1), Stephen Hickey (0-4), Sean O’Meara (0-9, 7f).
Subs: Sean Corry for D Ryan; Donie Lyne for C Dolan; Cian Darcy for Frawley; Niall O’Connor for Burke.
Liscannor: Aaron Greene; James Considine, Davy McDonagh, Shane Canavan; Michael Foley, Ronan Slattery, Kieran Roche; Brian Considine (0-1),  Raymond O’Brien; Robert Lucas, Niall Considine, Alan Clohessy (1-8); Paul Guerin, Pádraig Haugh, Alan McDonagh.
Subs: Ciarán Considine for J Considine; Noel Kilmartin for K Considine; Gerry Considine for O’Brien; Johnnie Considine for Haugh.

 

Doonbeg 2-5
Ennistymon 1-6

DOONBEG scored a two-point home win over Ennistymon last Friday evening. Playing into a strong wind in the opening half, Doonbeg led 1-4 to 1-3 at half-time.
Seán McConigley scored Ennistymon’s goal early in the game but David Tubridy replied with a like score from the penalty spot shortly before half-time, following a foul on full-forward Enda Doyle.

Michael O’Dwyer, Michael Houlihan and McConigley added Ennistymon’s first half-points, while Tubridy, Conor Downes with two points and Paraic Aherne put over Doonbeg’s four first-half scores.
Doonbeg missed several second-half chances as points from Michael Houlihan and Joe Dowling established a one-point lead for the visitors.

However, Cork man Ronan Goode, who started his first game for Doonbeg since the Newmarket hurler was allowed by the Clare County Board to play football for Doonbeg, netted for his adopted football club. Colm Dillon added a point for the Magpies, while McConigley kicked the last score of the hour for Ennistymon.
Both clubs are now tied on six points alongside and can either reach the semi-final or even be relegated.

Doonbeg: Eamon Tubridy; Richie Vaughan, Padraig Gallagher, Cian Clancy; Paraic Aherne, Brian Dillon, Joe Blake; Frank O’Dea, Conor Whelan; Ronan Goode, Colm Dillon, Shane Ryan; David Tubridy, Enda Doyle, Conor Downes.
Subs: James McInerney for Frank O’Dea, Brian Egan for Paraic Aherne (inj).
Ennistymon: Pádraig Brennan; Gerry Coote, Laurence Healy, Enda Ralph; Aidan Slattery, Micheál O’Loughlin, Alan Horan; John McInerney, Michael Houlihan; Kieran Monaghan, Willie Murphy, Michael O’Dwyer; Joe Dowling, Seán McConigley, Cathal McConigley.
Subs: Oisín Vaughan for Willie Murphy (inj), Michael Devitt for John McInerney, Brian Houlihan for Kieran Monaghan, David Davenport for Cathal McConigley.