Lissycasey continue impressive form against Éire Óg

Lissycasey         1-12
Éire Óg         1-11

Lissycasey followed on from their impressive showing against Doonbeg in the opening round of the senior football championship with a good and what could yet prove to be a very important win over Éire Óg in the Garry Cup (Division 2 league) at Lissycasey on Saturday evening.
With relegation staring them in the face, Lissycasey went into the game knowing that another defeat would all but consign them to division 3 for next season. Adding interest to the tie was the fact that Lissycasey man Martin Daly is coaching the town outfit this season, while former Éire Óg star Barry Keating is the Lissycasey manager.
Showing just one change from the side that took on champions Doonbeg a week earlier, they showed from the outset that they were determined to get a win.
That said, things didn’t look good when they trailed by two points, 0-5 to 0-7, at half-time. On the resumption, Éire Óg extended their advantage to three but Lissycasey fought back and when Martin Moran converted a penalty, the home side jumped in front.
The lead was short lived, however, as Éire Óg got back in front when they goaled from the penalty spot. Lissycasey’s superior fitness proved decisive, however and, in the final minute, Francis Hayes kicked the winning point.
Lissycasey now head to Ennistymon on Saturday for their final game in this campaign knowing that another victory will give them an excellent chance of surviving the drop.

Lissycasey: Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Martin O’Connor; Cathal Hill, Michael Melican, Martin Moran; Enda Finnucane, Daniel Clohessy; Oisin Talty, Francis Hayes Alan Nagle; Paul Nagle, Niall Kelly, Derek McMahon.
Subs: Sean Hayes for Talty; Fergal Talty for P Nagle.
Éire Óg: Eoin Slattery; Robbie Malone, Conor Healy, Michael O’Regan; Paul Madden, Dean Ryan, Nicky Hogan; Shane Daniels, Donie Lyne; Niall Daly, Stephen Hickey, Brian McMahon; Gary Flynn, Sean Crotty, David Monaghan.
Subs: Danny Russell for McMahon; Damian Walsh for Daly.

St Senan’s         0-13
O’Curry’s         1-8

St Senan’s, Kilkee moved to the top of the Garry cup table and into the semi-final with a hard-earned win over neighbours O’Curry’s at Kilkee on Saturday evening.
In a closely fought contest, there was little between the sides throughout and O’Currys will look back at a number of missed chances that proved costly.
Michael O’Shea, who was outstanding for the winners and Barry Harte were the scoregetters in chief for the winners, while county minor Jack Scanlan scored the game’s only goal that came after half-time.

n St Senan’s: Kevin Harte; Darren Owens, Daragh Kelly, Darren Clarke; Alan Russell, Thomas Galvin, Micheal Keane; Kevin Larkin, Brian Clancy; David Russell, Barry Harte, Conor King; Senan Larkin, Michael O’Shea, Ronan Brown.
Subs: Diarmuid Keane for S Larkin (inj); Derek De Loughrey for Galvin (inj); Denis Russell for King.
n O’Curry’s: PJ Greene; Ryan McMahon, Gearoid Lynch, Paul Roche; Brian Troy, Sean Haugh, Tom Downes; Derek Troy, Ger Quinlan; Damian Carmody, Michael Foran, Declan Walsh; Michael Carmody, Eoin Troy, Damian Clohessy.
Sub: Jack Scanlan for D Clohessy; Owen Murray for Derek Troy.

Ennistymon        3-10
Cooraclare         1-13

Ennistymon moved closer to a semi-final place in the Garry cup when they defeated Cooraclare in an entertaining tie at Cooraclare on Sunday. the sides were evenly matched throughout the first half, at the end of which Ennistymon led by a point.
Midway through the second half, Rory Donnelly goaled for the home side to put them ahead but Ennistymon hit back and when Joe Dowling was fouled in the square, he converted the resultant penalty. A few minutes later, Dowling scored a second goal and this put the North Clare side on their way to victory. Dowling finished with a tally of 2-3 on a day when Kevin Scales was their other goal scorer.

Ennistymon: David McIneney; Michael Devitt, James Murphy, Michael O’Loughlin; Cathal Malone, Sean O’Driscoll, Willie Murphy; Lawrence Healy, David Murphy; Joe Dowling, Kevin Scales, Sean Cullinan; Danny Rouine, Brian Conway, Sean McConigley.
Subs: Michael Houlihan for Cullinan (inj); Patrick O’Dwyer for McConigley.
Cooraclare: David Keane; Thomas Downes, Fergal Lillis, Michael Honan; Sean Garry, Mark Tubridy, Thomas Donnellan; Michael Kelly, Sean Maguire; Kieran Hassett Rory Donnelly, Declan McMahon; James Burke, Cathal Lillis, Michael McMahon.
Subs: Robert Ryan for Hassett.

Wolfe Tones         2-10
Kildysart         0-11

Wolfe Tones recorded their second win of the campaign when they accounted for Kildysart at Shannon on Saturday, a result that sends Kildysart into division 3 for next season.
Goals from Darren Ryan and Kevin Corbett proved decisive for the Shannon side, who are still battling to avoid relegation.

Wolfe Tones: Jason Casey; Stephen Carroll, Sean Brennan, Bobby O’Connell; Diarmuid Horgan, Joe McGauley, William Flynn; Patsy Keyes, Gary Whelan; Daniel Gallery, Chris Dunning, Alan Hehir; Kevin Corbett, Darren Ryan, Seamus Farrell.
Subs: Andy O’Sullivan for Horgan; David Murphy for Dunning; Niall Murphy for Whelan.
Kildysart: John Murtagh; Paul O’Brien, Shane McNeilis, Kieran Doohan; Pat O’Brien, Keith O’Connor, Damian Hill; Brian O’Sullivan, Niall Guinnane; Christy Clancy, Kevin Kelly, Ger Kelly; Eoin Cleary, Keith Murphy, Damian Murtagh.
Subs: John Clancy for Doohan; Liam Finn for O’Sullivan (inj).