Townies master the elements and the ’Bridge

Éire Óg         2-2
Sixmilebridge         0-3

Éire Óg overcame the odds to claim a place in the U-16A final with a deserved 2-2 to 0-3 win over Sixmilebridge. Excellent defending from both sides meant that it was ten minutes before Sixmilebridge registered the opening score of the match with a well-taken point from play. They tacked on two more points over the next eight minutes to give them a three-point lead.
However, Éire Óg’s Caroline Walsh wiped out the ‘Bridge’s hard earned advantage when she hand-passed the ball to the net to leave the sides all square at the break. The Ennis girls hit the ground running from the second half throw in. Lisa Greene goaled in the second minute, giving her side a great boost. A pointed free from Orla Devitt gave Éire Óg a four-point lead. The Éire Óg half-back and full-back lines dealt with everything the ‘Bridge threw at them. Caroline Walsh sealed victory in this highly charged and tense encounter for the Ennis side with a fantastic point from play with five minutes still on the clock.
Éire Óg now face Newmarket, the reigning champions, in the final.

Éire Óg: Katie Malone, Laura Browne, Rae Wall, Sarah Redmond, Aoife O’Neill, Claire McMahon, Sophie Hanna, Aoife Sheehan, Grainne Nolan, Karen Roche, Deirbhile Ryan, Lisa Greene, Caroline Walsh, Orla Devitt, Elana Bradley.
Subs: Lorna Hurley for Deirbhile Ryan (45mins, inj), Sinead Mulcahy for Elana Bradley (52mins).
Sixmilebridge: Eimear Murray, Eimear Donnellan, Ellen Roche, Katie Freeman, Deanna Considine, Niamh Whyte, Aisling Hassett, Keelin Lyons, Fiona Murphy, Slaine Carey, Ali Quinlan, Aideen Farrell, Niamh Murray, Nicole Shanahan, Siobhan Lynch.
Subs: Niamh McInerney, Becky Keane, Karen Gallagher.
Ref: Neil O’Brien.

Inagh/Kilnamona     2-3
Kilmaley         1-3

This was a hard fought game right to the final whistle with both teams battling hard throughout. Backs on both teams did trogon work throughout the entire game with the Inagh-Kilnamona forwards lucky to take the winning score. Amy Kennedy was outstanding for Kilmaley while Sinead Quinn, Aoife Keane, Laura Rynne and Roisin Longe were exceptional for Inagh-Kilnamona.

Inagh/Kilnamona: Rebecca Keating, Fiona Quinn, Aoife Keane, Clare Hehir, Laura Fitzgerald, Sinead Quinn, Maire O’Looney, Katie McCreannor, Molleen Reddington, Roisin Longe, Amy Keating, Chloe Foudy, Ciarra Cotter, Laura Rynne, Orlaith Cotter.
Subs: Sarah Cotter for Laura Fitzgerald (inj, half-time), Jane Fitzgerald for Ciarra Cotter and Caoimhe McMahon for Sarah Cotter.
Kilmaley: Alana Barry, Rebecca Cahill, Saoirse Glynn, Alisha Pyne, Orla Hennessy, Amy Kennedy, Rebecca Connellan, Leighanne McMahon, Abaghail Connellan, Aishling Downes, Chloe McAleer, Dympna Moloney, Cliondna O’Loughlin, Sinead O’Keeffe, Aishing Cahill.