O’Callaghan’s Mills on the ball at Gurteen

O’Callaghan’s Mills 0-13  St Joseph’s 1-8

IN a hard-fought contest at Gurteen on Sunday evening, O’Callaghan’s Mills overcame the home side’s challenge.
Inter-county men Conor Cooney and Pat Donnellan stood out for the winners on a day when they availed of whatever chances came their way while St Joseph’s wasted a lot of scoring opportunities.
Enda Lyons scored the game’s only goal while the main scorers for the winners were Adrian Donovan, Adrian Flaherty and Gary Neville.
O’Callaghan’s Mills: John Cooney; Sean O’Gorman, Conor Cooney, Gerry Cooney; Damian Noonan, Adrian Donovan, Pat Donnellan; Niall Donovan, Jon McGrath; Jonathon Lyons, Declan Donovan, Gary Neville; Fergus Donovan, Adrian Flaherty, James McMahon.
Subs: Kevin O’Callaghan for D Noonan; Aidan Fawl for McGrath; Enda McNamara for Lyons; Brendan Hannon for Flaherty.
St Joseph’s: Paul Madden; Gary Hassett, Marty O’Regan, Sean Flynn; Darragh O’Driscoll, Kenneth Kennedy, Alan O’Neill; Kevin Dilleen, Mark Hallinan; Niall De Loughrey, Noel Brodie, Ivor White; Enda Lyons, Damian Kennedy, Shane O’Connor.
Subs: Mike Cullinan for De Loughrey; Shane O’Grady for Damian Kennedy.

 

Smith O’Brien’s 1-14  Scariff 0-15

HELPED by a goal from John Cusack, Smith O’Brien’s made a winning start to their domestic senior hurling season when they overcame neighbours Scariff in this Clare Champion Cup tie played at Scariff on Sunday evening.
The Killaloe side led at the interval on a score of 1-7 to 0-8 and they maintained this advantage to the end. However, it didn’t look good for the Killaloe side in the early stages as Scariff raced into a five-point lead.
Cusack’s goal helped the winners get a grip and from here to the finish, there was little between the teams. The loss of Barry Murphy due to injury didn’t help the Scariff men but, at the final whistle, Smith O’Brien’s deserved their narrow victory.
Smith O’Brien’s: Jonathon Hayes; Mike Culhane, Seamus Gleeson, Kevin McEvoy; Brian McInerney, Trevor Howard, Micheál Ryan; Shane Tuohy, Pat Vaughan; Liam Walsh, Seanie Conway, Kevin Walsh; Dwane Sheedy, Mark O’Halloran, John Cusack.
Subs: Stephen McCarthy, Mark Stritch, Anthony O’Sullivan.
Scariff: Shane Mulvihill; Barry McNamara, Dara Kelly, Shane McMahon; Padraig Brody, Cathal Nash, Jim Minogue; Shane Corry Conor McNamara; Ross Horan, Michael Moroney, Matthew Horan; Kenny McNamara, Barry Murphy, Alphie Rodgers.
Subs: Alan Corbett for Murphy (inj).

 

Cratloe 1-20  Corofin 1-6

A GOOD start is half the battle and this proved to be the case at Cratloe on Sunday evening when the home side got off to a winning start in their bid to get back up to the top division in the Clare Champion Cup.
The game was over as a contest as early as the first quarter as Cratloe took an eight-point lead, 0-10 to 0-2 before going on to lead by 15 at half-time when the score was 1-14 to 0-2, the Cratloe goal coming from Gearóid Ryan. Cathal McInerney scored four points while Conor McGrath, Damian Browne and Paudge Collins each chipped in with three points.
Cratloe: Sean Hayes; Sean Hynan, Barry Duggan, Paul Conroy; John O’Gorman, Michael Hawes, Liam Markham; Sean Collins, Sean Chaplin; Cathal McInerney, Conor Ryan, Damian Browne; Conor McGrath, Gearóid Ryan, Paudge Collins.
Subs: Joe Conroy for Duggan; Aaron Carroll for McGrath; Kevin Browne for Markham; Patrick O’Gorman for J O’Gorman; Pádraig Chaplin for C McInerney.
Corofin: Pat Burke; Martin Tierney, Donnacda Kelleher, Eoin Malone; Darren Malone, Luke O’Loughlin, Pa Ryan; Neil Killeen, Fionn Clancy; Kevin Heagney, Declan Lee, Eamonn Malone; Killian Neylon, Kevin Raftery, Stephen Heagney.
Subs: Kieran Carkill for Eoin Malone; Declan Stack for Raftery.

 

Clonlara 2-18  Feakle 2-17

CLONLARA travelled to Feakle for this tie as warm favourites to get their season off to a winning start but they left the East Clare venue relieved to have recorded a one-point win in what was a well-contested tie.
Indeed, Feakle came close to snatching a share of the spoils but a long-range effort from a free by Gary Guilfoyle just missed the target. Guilfoyle scored both goals for his side while John Conlon did likewise for the visitors, who are captained this year by goalkeeper Ger O’Connell.
Clonlara: Ger O’Connell (captain); Senan Nihill, John Moloney, Cillian Fennessy; Nicky O’Connell, Paul Nihill, Domhnaill O’Donovan; Cormac O’Donovan, Diarmuid Conway; John Conlon, Tomás O’Donovan; Tommy Lynch; Barry Moloney, Pat O’Hare, James Hastings.
Subs: Colm Galvin for Conway (inj); Neil Ryan for Hastings.
Feakle: Eibhear Quilligan; Paddy Daly, Francis O’Grady, Peter Collins; Alan Hogan, Colm Naughton, Paraic Hogan; Henry Hayes, Shane McGrath; Raymond Bane, Colin Nelson, Donal O’Grady; Stevie Moloney, Gary Guilfoyle, Ronan McGuinness.
Subs: Killian Bane, Kenneth Collins, Robert Bebbington, Enda Murray, Sean O’Grady.

 

Ballyea 1-17  Tubber 1-17

BALLYEA and Tubber shared the spoils when they clashed in the Clare Champion Cup at Ballyea on Sunday, 24 hours after the same clubs met in the U-21 championship.
Ballyea enjoyed the upperhand in the opening half and helped by a goal from Francie Nealon, they led by three at half-time when the score was 1-9 to 1-6 with the Tubber goal coming from Cyril Cunningham.
Tubber fought back strongly in the second half and drew level. In the closing stages, points were exchanged and a draw was a fair result on the day.
Blain Earley returned to the Tubber line-up having missed last season due to injury but he was forced to retire with a suspected broken hand.
Patrick O’Connor was Tubber’s top scorer with 0-7 to his credit while, in addition to Griffin, Niall Deasy, Paul Flanagan and Francie O’Reilly had points for the home side.
Ballyea: Shane O’Neill; Eamonn Griffin, Kevin Sheehan, David Sheehan; Niall Keane, Paddy O’Connell, James Murphy; Paul Flanagan, Francie O’Reilly; Gearóid O’Connell, Alan Carigg, Niall  Deasy; Declan Keane, Tony Griffin, Francie Nealon.
Sub: Frankie Griffin for D Keane.
Tubber: Ronan Taaffe; Ger Brohan, Eoin Ruane, John O’Connor; Mark Earley, Conor Earley, Tommy Lee; Barry O’Connor, Clive Earley; Patrick O’Connor, Jack Neylon, David O’Donoghue; Blain Earley, Shane O’Connor, Cyril Cunningham.
Subs: Nigel O’Donoghue for B Earley; Justin McMahon for Brohan; Micheál Kelly for N O’Donoghue (inj) Fergal O’Grady for Lee.

 

Bodyke pip Ogonnelloe in neighbourly tie

Clare Champion Cup Division 2B

Bodyke 3-10  Ogonnelloe 3-9

IT was always expected there would be little between East Clare neighbours Bodyke and Ogonnelloe in this Clare Champion Cup tie and so it proved.
Ogonnelloe led by five points at half-time when the score was 3-5 to 1-6. All their goals came in the first half and were scored by Ozar McMahon, John McKenna and Paul Healy. They went on to stretch their lead to six points, 10 minutes into the second half but Bodyke fought back strongly in the remaining time, helped by goals from Danny Maguire, Ciaran Walsh and Barry O’Brien.
Centre-back Colm Madden was outstanding for the winners on the day.
Bodyke: Seamus Ryan; Gavin Moroney, Fergus Slattery, Sean McGrath; Oisín Molloy, Colm Madden, Colin Molloy; Manus Maguire, Paul Boland; John Fitzgerald, Danny Maguire, Ian Molloy; Keith Quigley, Ciarán Walsh, Barry O’Brien.
Subs: Ian Walsh for Slattery; Ian Harte for B O’Brien.
Ogonnelloe: Eoin Sheedy; Michael Mooney, Michael Costello, Henry Mooney; John O’Brien, Barry Kiely, Pascal Sheedy; Thomas Condon, Kieran Forde; Ozer McMahon, Patrick Barton, Paul Healy; Peter English, John McKenna, Robert Dreelin.
Subs: Joseph Mooney for Michael Mooney; Jamie Cunnane for Dreelin.

Kilmaley 3-19  Ennistymon 1-9

KILMALEY had the points secured at the halfway point in this Division 2B tie on Sunday. An early goal from Diarmuid McMahon sent them on their way and when the half-time whistle sounded, they were 2-11 to 0-6 ahead. They continued to dominate in the second half and ran out worthy winners on a day when Enda Slattery scored the visitors’ goal. The other goalscorers for the winners were Brian McDonnell and Colin Lynch.
Kilmaley: Kieran Dillon; Sean Talty, Anthony Cahill, Martin O’Connor; Colin McGuane, Alan Markham, Eoin O’Malley; Kenneth Kennedy, Colin Lynch; Michael O’Neill, John Clohessy, John Cabey; Pádraig Talty, Diarmuid McMahon, Brian McDonnell.
Subs: Brian O’Loughlin for K Dillon; Declan Clancy for C McGuane; Conor McMahon for O’Connor; Michael Pyne for O’Neill; Seamus Hurley for McDonnell.
Ennistymon: Cathal McDonagh; Brian Houlihan, Michael Devitt, Sean O’Driscoll; Declan Sexton, Brian McDonagh, Padraig Brennan; Paudie Kelleher, Cathal Malone; Tadhg Malone, Caoimhin Fahy, Enda Slattery; Paul Queally, Martin Malone, Tommy Hogan.

Ruan 2-16  Éire Óg 2-14

A GOOD start set Ruan on the road to victory last Sunday when they defeated a fancied Éire Óg side. They took control from the throw-in and picked off some excellent scores to lead by seven points at half-time when the score was 2-11 to 1-7 with both the winners’ goals coming from John Punch. Patrick Keegan picked off some great points in this half and he started the second half in similar fashion firing over two excellent points.
Éire Óg fought back strongly but they were never able to get on terms and Ruan held on for a merited victory. Éire Óg’s goalscorers on the day were Barry Nugent and Ronan Keane.
Ruan: Pakie Roughan; Damian Brohan, Niall O’Connor Leon Quirke; Padraig Guthrie, Jonathon Clohessy, Dara Roughan; Killian Ryan, Tadhg Hanrahan; Caimin Howard, Owen Hanrahan, Aidan Lynch; Patrick Keegan, John Punch, Brendan Lyons.
Sub: Gary Bell for D Brohan; Robbie O’Loughlin for Howard.
Éire Óg: Kevin Brennan; Micheál Brennan, Anthony O’Halloran, Damian Coleman; Fergus Flynn, Kevin Moynihan, Tadhg McNamara; Mark Fitzgerald Ronan Keane; Damian McMahon, Marc O’Donnell, David O’Halloran, Niall O’Connor, Barry Nugent, Adrian Walsh.
Subs: Kevin Halley for M Brennan; Cathal Whelan for N O’Connor.

Parteen 1-11  Sixmilebridge

A STRONG finish by Parteen saw them get their Clare Champion Cup campaign off to a winning start last Saturday.
The ’Bridge led until a minute from the end when a scramble in the ’Bridge goalmouth ended up with Parteen substitute Noel Bridgeman shooting to the net to give his side a 1-9 to 1-8 lead. This was the first time the visitors were ahead in this game.
It was 1-5 to 0-3 for the home side at half-time with the goal coming from Cyril Crowe. The ’Bridge were down to 14 just before the break when Mark Culbert picked up a second yellow card.
Ronan Conlon and Colm Quinn converted some good frees to keep Parteen in contention before Bridgeman’s goal put them ahead with time ticking away.
Parteen: Alan Murnane; Mark Cunningham, Paul O’Dwyer, David O’Sullivan; Killian Conlon, Colm Quinn, Colm O’Connell; Joe O’Connor, Ronan Conlon; Patrick Campion, James Long, Paraic O’Connor; Darragh Yelverton, Ivan Conway, Brian McSweeney.
Sub: Noel Bridgeman for McSweeney.
Sixmilebridge: Stephen Fleming; Ger Quilligan, Eoin Quinn, Wayne Kennedy; David O’Meara, Mark Culbert, Seanie Stack; Christy Griffin, Sam O’Sullivan; Adrian Chaplin, Stiofaín Fitzpatrick, Cyril Crowe; Ronan Hayes, Errol Tuohy, Thomas Liddy.
Subs: Ronan Mullane for Liddy, Paul Corbett for O’Sullivan, Darragh O’Connor for Hayes.