Newmarket’s winning run continues

Rineanna Rovers A 1
Newmarket Celtic 3

Newmarket Celtic continued their winning ways in the premier league when they recorded a comfortable win over neighbouring rivals Rineanna Rovers on Sunday.
The winners led 2-0 at half-time thanks to Mike O’Malley and an own goal.
Early in the second half, Newmarket stretched their advantage when Davy Wall scored. Rineanna’s reply came from Pat Fahy shortly before the final whistle.

Rineanna Rovers: Jason Casey; Neil Mills, Pat Fahy, Dean Richter, Enda Kelly; Ciaran Keane, Johnnie Okoru, John Earls, Gary O’Connell, Brian Kelly, Sean O’Connor.
Subs: Danny Sweeney, Niall Murphy.
Newmarket Celtic A: Marty Whelan; Mark O’Malley, Liam Murphy, Mark Donlon, Eoin O’Brien, Mike Devitt, Mike O’Malley, Michael Crosby, Seamus Lawlor, Eoin Hayes, Davy Wall.
Subs: Paudie Hayes, Kieran Devitt, David O’Grady.

Bridge United A 2
Tulla United A 0

Bridge United A proved too strong for Tulla A in Sixmilebridge on Sunday.
After a scoreless first half, the winners took the lead when substitute Trevor Maxwell scored 15 minutes into the second half. Their second goal came from another substitute, Derek Fahy in the final minute seconds after a Dara Corry effort for Tulla had rebounded off the crossbar.

Bridge United A: Paul Tuohy; Jonathon Hayes, Donald Devanney, Darren Murphy, Shane Devanney; Mark Culbert, Greg Deegan, Stephen Stewart, Adrian White, Ciaran Quinlan, Jason White.
Subs: Trevor Maxwell, Derek Fahy
Tulla United A: Shane Collins; Gearoid O’Doherty, John Brigdale, Niall Whelan, Denis Murphy, Seosamh O’Loughlin, Mike McDermott, Dara Corry, Brian Hehir, Alan Brigdale, Colin Nelson.
Subs: Tommy McKeown; Padraic O’Malley, Paudge Vaughan.

Lifford 0
Hermitage A 1

Hermitage A earned the bragging rights when they accounted for their Ennis neighbours Lifford at Cassidy Park on Sunday.
The winners had the better of the first half exchanges but the game remained scoreless. Fifteen minutes into the second period the breakthrough came when Eddie Killeen scored what proved to be the winner.
From here to the finish Lifford piled on the pressure but the ‘Tage defence held firm.

Lifford: Jan Da Silva; Joe Lynch, Michael J Sullivan, Hamad Kuku, Dylan Blake; Ryan Boyle, TJ Ajisomo, Gary McNaboe, Ruairi Norrby, Ciaran Neenan, Greg Howard.
Subs: Kieran Connolly, Roberto Pinto, Gary Browne.
Hermitage A: Joe Burke; Eoin Kane, John Maher, PJ Harnett, Rhys Phillips; Ger Dullaghan, Sean McGee, Ritchie Fitzgerald, Bobby Dunne; Eddie Killeen, Paul Dullaghan.
Subs: Eoin O’Meara-Daly, Chris Riordan, Pa Mannion.

Bunratty A 3
Bridge Celtic A 3

Bunratty A took the lead in this tie when Diarmuid Nash headed home following a corner. Celtic hit back and were ahead 2-1 at half time thanks to goals from Shane Byrnes and Conor Hynes. On the resumption, Byrnes struck again to increase the visitor’s lead but Shane O’Connor scored two goals in the last 20 minutes to get it back to 3-3.

Bunratty A: Fintan Quinn; Shane Purcell, Eoin Nash, Gearóid O’Connell, Brendan Hughes; Evan Glynn, Jamie Cullen, Daithi O’Connell, Shane O’Connor; Diarmuid Nash, Ryan Kelly.
Subs: Tadgh Keogh for Jamie Cullen Sean McDonald for Evan Glynn.
Bridge Celtic A: Paul O’Connell; Rob Cassidy, Trevor Howard, William Slattery, Stephen McCarthy; Noel Howard, Ciaran Aherne, Shane Byrnes, Paul McEvoy Ger O’Connell, Conor Hynes.
Subs: Rob Seymour, Ricky Mowatt, Cathal O’Connell.