Sixmilebridge 3-15
Cratloe 0-12

A PHYSICALLY stronger and sharper Sixmilebridge side proved too strong for neighbours Cratloe in this Clare Champion Cup Division 1 tie played at O’Garney Park on Saturday.
Despite the fact that they lined out without their U-21 players, with the exception of Rory Shanahan from the A team and John Fennessy from the C team, the home side had too much for their neighbours.
Shanahan has only recently returned to action after injury and he certainly showed no signs of having been out of action as he  scored 1-4 from play before being replaced early in the second half.
The home side played with the aid of the wind in the first half and took a seven-point lead to half-time when the score was 1-8 to 0-4.
The goal came from Danny Morey shortly before the half-time whistle but the Cratloe defence will be disappointed at the concession of this score. A Danny Murphy effort from 30m slipped through the hands of Seán Hayes in the Cratloe goal.
Inside the first minute of the second half the Cratloe keeper was dispossesed by Shanahan as he tried to clear his lines and the full-forward fired home his side’s second goal. Three minutes later the game was effectively over as a contest when David O’Connor struck for the home side’s third goal to stretch his side’s margin to 13 points.
Cratloe struggled in a number of vital areas throughout and they will need to improve in form with the championship fast approaching.

Sixmilebridge: Derek Fahy; Michael Liddane, Tadhg Keogh, Paul Fitzpatrick; John Fennessy, Aidan Quilligan, Robert Conlon; Anthony Liddane, Tommy Morey; Denny Morey, Niall Gilligan,  Brian Culbert; Cyril Crowe, Rory Shanahan, David  O’Connor.
Subs: Tommy Liddy for Shanahan; Rory Liddane for Crowe.
Cratloe: Seán Hayes; Philip Gleeson, Patrick O’Gorman, David Ryan; Cathal McInerney, Michael Hawes, Liam Markham; Seán Chaplin, Martin ‘Ogie’ Murphy; Pádraig Chaplin, James Enright, Conor McGrath; Barry Gleeson, Damian Browne, Gearóid Ryan.
Subs: Conor Ryan for P Chaplin; Aaron Carroll for Enright; Jonathon Reidy for S Chaplin; David O’Gorman for Murphy; Seán Hynan for D Ryan.

Clooney-Quin 4-20
Clonlara 2-9

CLOONEY-QUIN got back to winning ways when they accounted for champions Clonlara at the title-holders’ venue on Saturday.
Clonlara got off to a dream start with a Cillian Fennessy goal as early as the third minute but four unanswered points from Clooney-Quin had the visitors in front before the 10th minute.
The sides were level by the end of the first quarter but then Clooney-Quin struck for 2-4 without reply, the goals coming from Fergal Lynch and Trevor Lee after good work by Adrian Fleming to lead at half-time on a scoreline of 2-11 to 1-4.
In the first six minutes of the second half, Donal Madden struck for 1-2 for Clonlara but three points followed from the winners, the third coming from a Cathal Egan 65, awarded when Ger O’Connell was penalised for stepping outside the small square when talking the puck-out.
In the final quarter Fergal Lynch and Cillian Duggan had goals for the winners to seal a comfortable win.

Clooney-Quin: Cathal Hannon; Joe O’Loughlin, Conor Harrisson, Shane McNamara; Donnacda Murphy, Cillian Duggan, Enda Harrisson; Seán Conheady, Mike McNamara; Adrian Fleming, Cathal Egan, Fergal Lynch; Martin Duggan, Trevor Lee, Pádraig Ward.
Subs: Seamus Conroy for D Murphy; M Daffy for Ward; John Earls for T Lee; Ger Leamy for E Harrisson.
Clonlara: Ger O’Connell; Pat O’Hare, Senan Nihill, Paul Collins; Domhnaill O’Donovan, John Moloney, Diarmuid O’Meara;  Tommy Lynch, Nicky O’Connell; Cormac O’Donovan, Tomas O’Donovan, William Slattery; Donal Madden, John Conlon, Cillian Fennessy.
Sub: Chris O’Kane.

Newmarket 1-10
Tulla 1-6

A GOAL from Colin Ryan just before half time gave Newmarket the edge in this cup tie on Saturday. The goal gave the winners a four-point advantage at the break when the score was 1-5 to 0-4.
Tulla fought back strongly in the second half when their goal came from Aidan Lynch but they could never get back on terms and Newmarket held on for a merited win, which keeps them at the top of the table with full points from their outings to date.

Newmarket: David Woods; Seán O’Connor, Stephen Kelly, Brian Clancy; Shane O’Brien, Enda Barrett, Alan Barrett; Eoin O’Brien, Martin O’Hanlon; Paudie Collins, Mike McInerney, Eoin Hayes; Berrnard Gaffney, Colin Ryan, Ger Hannon.
Subs: Enda Kelly for Gaffney; Eoin McInerney for Hannon.
Tulla: Philip Brennan; Eugene Cooney, Seán Torpey, John Brennan; Cian McInerney, Mark Quinn, Paul Lynch; Brian Lynch, Declan Murphy; Eanna Torpey, Conor O’Halloran, Aidan Lynch. Ray Stewart, Trevor Vaughan, Kieran Brennan.
Subs: Karl Quinn for P Lynch (inj); Seán McNamara for K Brennan; Brian Quinn for E Torpey; Brian Quinlivan for B  Lynch.

Crusheen 5-9
Inagh-Kilnamona 1-17

GOALS win games and so it proved at Crusheen on Saturday when Crusheen scored five, three in the second half, to record their second successive win over Inagh-Kilnamona.
Inagh-Kilnamona led by a point at half-time when the score was 1-8 to 2-4 and when their five inter-county players left the action at this stage, their chances of victory didn’t appear great.
Three second-half goals proved decisive and Inagh-Kilnamona were left pointless for the second week in succession.
Paddy Meaney scored a hat-trick of goals for the winners, whose other goals came from Conor O’Donnell and Patrick O’Grady.

Crusheen: Donal Tuohy; John Brigdale, Cronan Dillon, Alan Brigdale; Pat Vaughan, Ciaran O’Doherty, Cathal Dillon; Cian Dillon, Tony Meaney; Alan Tuohy, Seán Dillon, Joe Meaney; Paddy Meaney, Ger O’Grady, Conor O’Donnell.
Subs: Brian Dillon, Patrick O’Grady, Niall Fitzgibbon, Dara O’Doherty, Jason Greene.
Inagh-Kilnamona: Pat Kelly; Stephen Howard, Eamonn Glynn, Gary Lafferty; Milo Keane, Cathal Lafferty, Brian Foudy; Colm Pilkington, Ger Arthur; Martin Barry, Eoin Vaughan, Conor Tierney; Brian Hehir, Jamie Davin, Niall Arthur.
Subs: Christy O’Looney for Pat Kelly; Seán Arthur for E Glynn; Enda McGuane for E Vaughan; Shane Griffin for C Pilkington.

 

Whitegate still unbeaten in Champion Cup

Whitegate 1-14
Clarecastle 0-17

WHITEGATE are still unbeaten after three rounds of the Clare Champion Cup (Division 1). In their latest outing on Tuesday evening in Clarecastle, they shared the spoils with the home side in a well-contested tie.
With the help of a goal from Tommy Madden, the East Clare side led at half time on a score of 1-11 to 0-9.
Clarecastle piled on the pressure at the start of the second half and closed the gap before Tyrone Kearse brought the sides level with the equalising point.
Michael Dooley was Whitegate’s top scorer with five points, while goalkeeper Andrew Fahy converted three long-range frees.

Clarecastle: John Casey; Kevin Clohessy, Alan  O’Loughlin, Ollie Plunkett; Stephen O’Halloran, Conor Plunkett, Patrick Kelly; Conor O’Gorman, Danny Scanlan; Derek Quinn, Jonathon Clancy, Tyrone Kearse; Eamonn Callinan, Seanie Moloney, Aaron Considine.
Subs: Andrew Page for Moloney; Gary Farmer for O’Loughlin.
Whitegate: Andrew Fahy; Tomas McNamara, John Bugler, Cathal Mulvihill; Tommy Holland, Brendan Bugler, Jason Malone; Pat Minogue, Ian Fahy; Stephen Malone, Eric Minogue, Tommy Madden; Michael Dooley, Shane O’Rourke, Michael O’Brien.
Sub: Trevor Kelly for S Malone.

Smith O’Brien’s 1-18
Feakle 0-11

A CONTRIBUTION of 1-5 from Anthony O’Sullivan helped Smith O’Brien’s continue their winning run in the Clare Champion Cup (Division 2B).
Lining out without their U-21s, the home side were in control from the start and led by eight points at half time when the score was 1-11 to 0-6.

Smith O’Briens: Eric Monahan; John Culhane, Ian O’Halloran Mike Flynn; Paul McKeogh, Seamus Gleeson, Shane Tuohy; Willie Neary, Brian McKeogh; Pat Aherne, Trevor Howard, Anthony O’Sullivan; Pa Kennedy, Seanie Conway, Rory Cahill.
Sub: Ed Moloney for Howard.
Feakle: Ronan McGuinness; Henry Purcell, Francis O’Grady, Donal O’Grady; Denis O’Grady, Alan Hogan, Tom Moroney; Raymond Bane, Ger Hanrahan; Killian Bane, Henry Hayes, Stephen Moloney; Robert Bebbington, Gary Guilfoyle, Seanie McGrath.
Sub: Patrick Daly for T Moroney; Gus O’Callaghan for S Moloney; Padraic Conway for Denis O’Grady.