Victory not enough to save Cooraclare from relegation

Cooraclare             0-14
Clondegad             1-10

Cooraclare travelled to Ballynacally on Saturday knowing that only a victory over the home side would give them a chance of avoiding relegation.
A last minute point from Michael Kelly gave Cooraclare victory but results elsewhere didn’t work in their favour and they find themselves relegated to Division 3 for the coming season.
Rory Donnelly opened the scoring with a point for the winners but Clondegad soon took control and a Gary Brennan goal in the fourth minute gave them a lead they would hold until the final quarter. Points from Paudge McMahon (2) and Brennan saw the winners go 1-3 to 0-1 in front after ten minutes.
Cooraclare battled back and when the half time whistle sounded, a goal separated the sides with the score at 1-7 to 0-7.
The third quarter was dominated by the visitors and they had drawn level by the eighth minute of the half with scores from John Looney (2) and Cathal Lillis. As the third quarter drew to a close Rory Donnelly put them in front and Looney quickly doubled the lead.
The second half was 20 minutes old before the home side had their first score of the half, a Kieran Browne point. Donnelly put two between them again but a share of the spoils looked likely when Paudge McMahon and substitute Brian Carigg, just back from Australia, pointed. Cooraclare had the final say, however, and Michael Kelly fisted the winning point in injury time.

Cooraclare: Declan Keane; Sean Garry, Joey Martyn, Michael Chambers; Colm Carroll, Thomas Downes, Declan McMahon; Andrew O’Neill, Gearóid Looney; Sean Maguire, Rory Donnelly, Michael Kelly; Cathal Lillis, John Looney, Joe Downes.
Clondegad: Declan O’Loughlin; Flan Enright, Paddy O’Connell, Conor Gavin; Kieran Browne, Cormac Ryan, Francie Nealon; Shane Brennan, Brian Murphy; Gearóid O’Connell, Pat Coffey, Kenneth Kelly; Paudge McMahon, Paddy Breen, Gary Brennan.
Subs: Brian Carigg for Breen; Tadhg Lynch for Nealon; Kevin Donnelly for Coffey.

O’Curry’s             2-5
Liscannor             0-6

Second half goals from Michael Foran and Damian Clohessy sealed a merited win for O’Currys over table toppers Liscannor at the North Clare club’s venue on Saturday.
The home side played with the aid of a strong wind in the first half and they led 0-3 to 0-1 at the break.
Liscannor were dealt a blow on the stroke of the half time whistle when full-back Davy McDonagh was sent off.
The visitors got the upperhand after the break and county midfielder Ger Quinlan kicked four points as they recorded a merited win, which sees them finish in mid-table.

O’Curry’s: PJ Greene; Colin Lynch, Michael O’Shea, Paul Roche; Tom Downes, Sean Haugh, Brian Troy; Ger Quinlan, Derek Troy; Damian Carmody, Michael Foran, Eoin Brew; James Troy, Eoin Troy, Damian Clohessy.
Subs: Sean Murphy for E Troy; Declan Walsh for E Brew (inj); Shane Keane for D Carmody.
Liscannor: Noel Kilmartin; Alan Canavan, Davy McDonagh, Shane Canavan; Alan McDonagh, Michael Foley, Ronan Slattery; Niall Considine, Brian Considine; Gerry Considine, Dara Blake, Alan Clohessy; Kieran Clohessy, Alan Flaherty, Robert Lucas.
Subs: Davy Commane, Joe Considine, Paul Guerin, Denis Murphy.

St Breckan’s             1-14
St Senan’s             0-10

St Breckan’s confirmed their Division 2 status for the coming season with this merited win over St Senan’s who find themselves relegated to Division 3.
The winners took control from the outset and led at the break, 1-7 to 0-3, the goal coming from defender Stephen Tierney who also added two points.
John Stack and Pat Nagle were prominent in the full-forward line for the winners, each scoring some excellent points.

St Breckan’s: Daniel Collins; Daniel Carey, Raphael Considine, Declan Stack; Sean Howley, Stephen Tierney, Cathal Blood; Sean Cormican, Michael Keating; Denis O’Driscoll, Conor Cormican, Dale Masterson; John Stack, Pat Nagle, John Carey.
Subs: Noel McDonagh, Cian O’Flaherty, Macken Byrne, Shane O’Brien.
St Senan’s: Kevin Harte; Ronan Browne, Brendan Smith, Patrick Muldoon; Darren Owens, Micheal Keane, Alan Russell Darragh Kelly Brian Clancy; Diarmuid Keane, Barry Harte, Brian Harte; Thomas McGrath, Senan Larkin, Brian Cummins.
Sub: Shane Keane for Cummins.