Hurling: Kilcoole Vs Arklow Rocks Parnell’s, 29/08/16

Kilcoole 2-18

Arklow Rocks Parnell’s 4-13

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

A very strong second half performance gave Arklow a great win over Kilcoole in the Intermediate league.

The game started off at a flying pace with Kilcoole dominating the play with Midfielder Ronan Keddy and corner forward Luke Evans getting two early points from play. Then against the run of play Arklow centre forward T.J Byrne went on a meandering run through the Kilcoole defence before putting the ball into the back of the net. In reply to that goal Kilcoole went straight back on the attack and after a long ball was played into their full forward line. Full Forward Gary Coady plucked the ball out of the air and buried it into the back of the net. In reply Arklow got two quick fire points coming from Cian Doyle from play before midfielder Paddy Mellon got a score from a free. Scores were coming quick and fast from both sides with Kilcoole getting two fine scores from play from there midfielders Eoin and Ronan Keddy.  Both sets of midfielders were bossing the game. This resulted in Arklow midfielder Paddy Mellon getting two points one from play and one from a free. Kilcoole wing forward Kris Farrell then scored a monster score from out the field. The aforementioned Evans and Keddy got two more scores from play for Kilcoole. T J Byrne stemmed the flow of Kilcoole with a lovely score from play. Just before half time Kilcoole went on a scoring spree scoring four unanswered points before half time with midfielder Ronan Keddy getting two of them  along with midfield partner Eoin getting another and centre back Ciaran Doyle hitting an inspirational score from long range. The final blow of the first half for Arklow was when Ronan Keddy got the ball on the 21 yard line and buried a ball into the back of the net. Leaving the score 1-5 to 2-11 at half time.

The second half started off with a score each from frees one from Paddy Mellon before Ronan Keddy got one in reply. Arklow then hit a purple patch scoring 2-2 without reply. The first goal coming from midfielder Mellon before two point’s one coming from the Mellon and the other coming from corner forward Jimmy Dignan. T J Byrne then got another goal to help in this mini revival. The two teams then started trading score with R Keddy starting the scoring before wing forward for Arklow Conor Doyle hitting a magnificent score from out on the sideline.  R Keddy hit another from play in reply T J Byrne got one back for Arklow. E Keddy then hit over another score for Kilcoole. Before Arklow got two points in reply from Dignan and a free from the 21 yard line which Mellon could have went for goal but instead put it over the bar. This point levelled the game.  Kilcoole then went on the attack and after some indiscipline from Arklow R Keddy hit three frees over the bar. Just as we thought this was the winning of the game Arklow sent a long ball in towards the Kilcoole goal mouth and after a bit of a scramble Jimmy Dignan pulled on the ball and went into the back of the net Arklow then went on one last attack and one a free which P Mellon duly slotted over the free to win the game for Arklow.

Scorers Arklow; T J Byrne (2-2) P Mellon ( 1-7) , Cian Doyle (0-1) Conor Doyle (0-1)  J Dignan (1-2)

Scorers Kilcoole  R Keddy (1-10) ,  E Keddy (0-4) L Evans (0-2) K Farrell (0-1) , G Coady (1-0) C Doyle (0-1)

Arklow; Paddy Kinsella; Kevin O Reilly, Eamon Doyle,  Craig Kelly ; Tyrone Byrne, Charlie Monaghan , Tony Kinsella; Paddy Mellon John Furlong; Cian Doyle , T,J Byrne, Conor Doyle; Jimmy Dignan Danny Curran, Brian Byrne

Suns used John Foxton for Brian Byrne

Kilcoole; Jason Walsh ; Conor Toole, Vincent Quigley, Patrick O Brien; Eoin O Brien, Ciaran Doyle , Dara Keddy; Ronan Keddy , Eoin Keddy ; Kris Farrell , Gerry Moore, Fintan Donnelly; James Toner , Gary Coady , Luke Evans

Subs used Jim Keddy for Dara Keddy , Michael O Brien for Patrick o Brien

Gaelic Football: Ballinacor Vs Carnew, 21/08/16

Ballinacor 0-18

Carnew 0-6

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

The old saying of goals win games was certainly not in display in Arklow on Sunday morning in the intermediate Championship.

Ballinacor started off the game with a tremendous pace with wing back Danny Byrne getting two fine early scores from play .Corner forward Ger Byrne then got a point from a free. In Reply Carnew midfielder Eoin o Donoghue scoring a fine long range free from the ground .Baliinacor scored another free this time from centre forward Conor Parsons. Carnew scored a free from corner forward Conal Mccrae. Ballinacor midfield started to come out on top and just to prove my point midfielder Paddy Byrne scored a point from play. This was before the ballinacor inside line started to cause havoc with corner forward Byrne and full forward James Murphy scoring points from play. Carnew full forward Eoin Coleman started to cause havoc inside this resulted in him scoring two points from play.  Just before the break though ballinacor full back Christopher Kennedy scored a monster score from play before the aforementioned Ger Byrne got another point from play. Leaving the score 9-4 at half time.

Ballinacor started the 2nd half in much the same fashion as the first.  With their midfield winning a lot of ball which gave the platform for their forwards to cause damage. Midfielder Byrne got another score from play before the dangerous forward of Murphy and Byrne got scores from play while Parsons put over another dead ball over the black spot.  Murphy and parsons got two more scores from play one each before dangerous Carnew forward Coleman put over a score in a last ditch attempt to salvage something. To cancel out that carnew point Parsons put over another dead ball before Kennedy scored another point after some fine interplay. Ronan Phelan got one lastr point for ballinacor before a late consolation score for Carnew came from substitute John Kavanagh.

Ballinacor ; Ciaran O Neill; Sean Boyle , Christopher Kennedy , Dennis Heffernan; Martin byrne , James Byrne D Byrne ; Danny Dowling , Paddy Byrne; Peter Kennedy , Conor Parsons , Ronan Phelan ;  Jamie Nolan , James Murphy , Ger Byrne

Scorers Christopher Kennedy (0-2)  D Byrne (0-2)  G Byrne (0-4) C Parsons (0-5) P Byrne (0—2) J Murphy (0-3) R Phelan (0-1)

Subs used Philp Byrne for Ger Byrne , Micheal Dowling for Dennis Heffernan Kevin Byrne For Jamie Nolan John Devit for James Murphy Andrew Rodgers for D Byrne

Carnew; Thomas Kinsella, Willie Collins, TJ Hennesy , Cormac Doyle; William Osborne , Andy Hughes Niall Osborne ; Thomas Kennedy , Enda Donoghue; Mark Collins , Padraig Doran , Nick Skelton ; Jack Doyle , Eoin Coleman, Conal Mccrae

Scorers E Coleman(0-3) E Donoghue (0-1) C Mccrae (0-1)  J Kavanagh (0-1)

Subs used ; Graeme Keogh for Cormac Doyle , John Kavanagh for Nick Skelton ,Billy Rickerby for Mark Collins

Hurling: Arklow Rocks Parnells Vs Glenealy, 16/08/16

Arklow Rocks Parnell’s 2-8

Glenealy 3-14

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

The old saying take your points and the goals will come was certainly on display last Tuesday night in the Wicklow hurling championship.

Glenealy were on top from the start from the game when almost immediately centre forward David Nolan weaved his way through the arklow defence before kicking the ball into the back of the net.  Glenealy then scored two more points from play through centre forward James Manley Arklow then got on the scoreboard through a free from wing forward Jason Redmond before glenealy got another score through roaving wing forward Lee Kavanagh. Arklow then kicked into gear with a score from play from full forward TJ Byrne then centre forward Conor Doyle played a dangerous ball into the glenealy square and full Forward Byrne got a vital touch on the sliotar to direct it into the back of the net. Glenelay attack then started to come out on top scoring three unanswered points starting with a Paul o Brien free before o Brien then got one from play. Corner forward glen o Gorman then nailed another fine score from play.Arklow midfielder Paddy Mellon then nailed a fine long range score. Glenealy then landed a second sucker punch when the ball was loose around the Arklow goalmouth wing forward Ben o Neill got on the ball and put it into the Arklow net. The teams traded scores just before the break with Redmond getting a free for arklow before Nolan got a point from play Arklow got one more point from play just before the break from Byrne. Leaving the score 1-5 to 2-7 going in at the break.

The second half continued in the same vein as the first with Glenealy coming out on top in most areas of the field. Centre Forward Nolan got another fine score from play before centre back Gary Byrne hit a monster score from way out the field. Arklow kept plugging away at the scoreboard with points from play from the aforementioned Redmond and Byrne .Glenealy started to empty their bench and this made an immediate impact when sub Alan Conyard scored a lovely point from play. Byrne got another score for arklow. Glenealy then got three unanswered scores including a goal from wing forward Kavanagh and points coming from Nolan and Manley. Arklow then got a very late consolation goal through sub Danny Curran As the final whistle was about to low Conyard got the final score of the game from play.

Arklow Rocks Parnells; Patrick Kinsella; Kevin O Reily , Martin Gilbert, Eamon Doyle; Colm O Conor Chris Monaghan, Tony Kinsella; Paddy Mellon , John Furlong l Jason Redmond, Conor  Doyle , Olagh Redmond; Cian Doyle , TJ Byrne Jimmy Dignan

Scorers J Redmond  (0-4) ,  TJ Byrne (1-3) P Mellon (0-1)  D Curran (1-0)

Subs Used  Tyrone Byrne for Olagh Redmond , Danny Curran for Jimmy Dignan  John Foxton for Conor Doyle

Glenealy ;  Cormac Geraghty ; Colm O Neil Niall Keogh , Shane Keogh ; Declan Conyartd , Gary  Byrne, Tony Doyle; E O Neill Liam Horan , Lee Kavanagh , David Nolan , B O Neill ; Glen O Gorman J Manley , Paul O Brien

Scorers  D Nolan (1-3),  J Manley (0-3) L Kavanagh (1-2)

P O Brien (0-2) , G O Gorman (0-1) B O Neill (1-0) , G Byrne (0-1) A Conyard (0-2)  

Subs Used Wesley Manning for Niall Keogh , Alan Conyard for Eoin O Neill Stefan O Brien for Tony Doyle ,Robert Browne for B O Neill Carrick Driver for J Manley

Junior Camogie: Bray Emmet’s Vs Arklow Rocks Parnell’s, 9/08/16

Bray Emmet’s 13 -2

Arklow Rocks Parnell’s 0-0

A fine virtuoso display from Bray Full Forward Kelly Gilbert gave Bray a fairly comfortable win in the ladies Junior hurling championship in Arklow last Tuesday night.

The game started off quite evenly with both defenses coming out on top if the early exchanges.  After a tight opening few minutes Bray then started the scoring in earnest with full forward Gilbert hitting a shot from outside the 21-yard line without a doubt she was going for a point but instead of the ball going over the bar it dropped into the back of the Arklow net. This goal was a sign of things to come. A few minutes later Gilbert scored a typical full forward goal with a high ball coming in and Gilbert catching it and turns and buries the ball into the back of the net. Bray kept the pressure on after them goals this pressure leads to corner forward Claire Holland getting another great goal from play before midfielder Niamh McCormack scored a fine point from play after some fine interplay. Just before halftime bray went on one last attack and the ball ended up in the hand of Gilbert again who got another goal to top off a great 1st half performance. For the Bray Woman.  Leaving the score 4-1 to 0-0 at half time.

Bray kept pilling forward relentlessly in the second half. Scoring an early goal after a melee in front of the Arklow goal. Gilbert then scored a very unconventional goal pulling on the ball between her legs as the ball was rolling around in front of the Arklow goalmouth. Bray midfielder McCormack then one the ball from a puck out and after soloing past a few Arklow defenders she went for a point but similar to Gilbert goal in the first half the ball dropped just underneath the crossbar resulting in another bray gaol. Bray corer forward Aoife Cunningham got a lovely goal from play after some good work by Gilbert. The goals kept coming thick and fast first through Amy Barry and midfielder Caoimhe Lohan before wing back Vicki Crimmins got Bray 2nd point from play.  Gilbert scored one last goal from play to really ensure brays dominance and cap off a great display from the girls from Bray.

Arklow Rocks Parnells; Nicola Walker; Katie Breen, Katie O Reily, Orla Kelly,; Carmel Redmond, Mary Geraghty, Rachel Redmond, ; Emma Breen, Chloe Dobson;  Emma Mcgreary, Emer Lee, Danielle Curran; Aoife O Brien, Bride Mcarthy Heather O Gorman

Bray Emmets Emily Stevenson; Emma Davis, Lauren Sweeney, Brona Murphy; Vicki Crimmins Jane Butler Amy Barry; Sadhb Eglington, Niamh Mccormack; Caoimhe Lohan, Roisin Quigley, Jenny Molloy; Claire Holland Kelly Gilbert, Aoife Cunningham

Subs Used  K walker For Brona Murphy

Hurling: Glenealy Vs Bray Emmet's, 2.8.16

Glenealy 2-15

Bray Emmet’s 1-5

The semi final of the Wicklow Junior B Championship was played last Thursday night in Arklow.

Glenealy started the game at a faster pace because directly from the throw in midfielder Aaron Meade picked up the ball ran at the bray defence and slotted a nice early score to settle Gleanely. Glenealy put over two more scores from centre forward Ben o Neil from play before Meade got another from a free. Bray then went on their first meaningful attack getting a point from play through wing forward David Ebbs. O Neil got another score from play before midfielder Eddie Doyle slotted another over the black spot. Then completely against the run of play Bray played a ball behind the Glenealy Back line where wing forward was left alone with the time and space he had he calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net. Then a pivotal moment came in the game when Glenealy midfielder Eddie Doyle got involved in an off the ball scuffle with Bray midfielder Colin Salmon. As a result of this scuffle the referee sent the two players off.  Glenealy then started to put the foot down with wing forward o Neil getting a goal from play. Bray Corner forward John warde then got a fine score from play. Glenealy then tagged in two more scores from play from centre forward o Neil and a fine score from wing back Robert Browne.  Bray full forward Brian Duggan then got a point from play after some hard work from the midfield. Glenealy then got their second goal through wing forward James Manley before both sides cancelled each other out with points Brays coming from midfielder Connor Doherty and Glenealy point coming from centre forward O Neil. Leaving the score 2-8 to 1-4 at half time.

The second half was very much like the first with Glenealy dominating and with Aaron Meade getting another early score this time from a free. |Hard working Glenealy Full Forward Dean Franey getting another score from play before Meade put over two monster frees. Both teams started to empty their benches at this stage with bray Sub Philip Lee scoring a real consolation score for Bray. Then very much like the first half there was another incident where Glenealy sub R o Brien got involved in an altercation with the Bray full back Ed Keating which led to the two of them been. The game was petering out to its inevitable conclusion at this stage but just to rub salt into the Bray wounds Glenealy got 3 more points before the end. Two of them from centre forward o Neill and the final score of the game coming from substitute Brendan Hawes.

Glenealy,  D Doyle , S O Brien, P Dunne, T Conyard; D Franey, D Nolan, R Browne ; A Meade, E Doyle; D O Neil , B O Neil, J Manley; C Driver , D Franey, R Farrely

Scorers ; A Meade (0-5)  B O Neill (0-5) D O Neill(1-1) E Doyle (0-1 ) R Browne (0-1 J Manley(1-0)  D Franey(0-1) B Hauwes (0-1)

Subs used Teo Smitf for D Franey , Brendan Hawes for C Driver R O Brien for R Farrely P Brady for B O Neil ,  C Renoylds for J Manley

Bray Emmets C Munally; , D Eglington Ed Keating ,B Cowan  J Lee C Reddin P Barry; C Doherty, C Salmon ,; , David Ebbs Enda o Maolmhuaidh , S Anders; J Warde , B Duggan , R Mason

Scorers D Ebbs (0-1), S Anders(1-0)  J warde (0-1) B Duggan(0-1) C Doherty (0-1) P Lee (0-1) 
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Gaelic Football: Ballinacor Vs Ballymanus, 29/07/16

Ballinacor 1-11

Ballymanus 1-7

Eoin Horkan

Parses Park

Last Friday night in Arklow there was a fiercely contested Intermediate Championship game played between two close rivals that were hard to separate.

The game started brilliantly for Ballinacor when their  corner forward James  Nolan got on to a ball on the 21 yard line and went to put the ball over the bar but it was one of those days for ballinacor as his miss hit shot dropped short of a point and surprised the Ballymanus goalkeeper as it dropped into the back of the net. This was just the start ballinacor needed as this was a must win game for them. This goal sparked Ballymanus into life getting a couple of unanswered scores. With wing forward Roan Lynch getting the scoreboard ticking over with a point from play before full forward P Byrne scoring a fine point from play before getting another one from a free.  After the few unanswered scores Ballincor then started to play again with wing forward B Hanlon and corner forward Ger Byrne  scoring two fine points from play.  The scores started coming thick and fast from both teams then with ballyamnus corner forward Ger Farrar getting a point from play before wing forward K Byrne also slotting a ball over the bar  Brian Hanlon  then got another score from play before some great play from ballymanus ended up with the ball in the hands of the corner forward Ger Farrar who calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net. Coming into half time this was a great score to get but just as Ballymanus thought they were going into the break with a lead Ballinacor Full forward Ronan Phelan got the ball on the half way line  and started slaloming through the Ballymanus defence before putting the ball over the black spot this score made the game level at half time.

Ballincor started the second half well with midfielder P Byrne scoring a great point from play before industries wing forward Brian Hanlon working hard to put another one of the bar. Ballymanus then got a score back through full forward P Byrne from a free.  Then the game started to two and fro with the defenders coming out on top. Ballinacor then went on the attack this is when the pivotal moment in the match occurred when Ballymanus midfielder  Ronan Stapleton made a fairly innocuous challenge in the midfield and got a 2nd yellow card and was sent off. This was the game changing moment as there was only one score in the game. Soon after the red card Ballinacor started to empty their bench to get fresh legs on the pitch and almost immediately this worked when sub James Murphy scored a fine point from play. Ballinacor then started to use their extra man to great advantage. They started playing direct football and it started to pay dividends when corner forward G Byrne won a breaking ball on the 21 yard line and slotted it over the bar before the same man got another point from a free. At this stage Ballinacor had gone two scores up but Ballymanus hadn’t given up hope with centre back Martin  Kenny trying to burst through a stern Ballinacor defence nut Ballincaor defence never let the ball into the net. Some great defending with a bit of luck involved with ballymanus putting the ball wide on a few different occasions. Then Kenny went on one last run combining well with some of the forwards before a goal bound shot was blocked by a Ballinacor defender. Ballymanus got a free kick for a foot block but as Ballinacor had everyone back on the line Kenny had to just tap the ball over the bar and hope there was time for one last attack. There was time for one last attack but it was for Ballinacor as full forward R Phelan got one last monster score to put the game  to bed. After a great game the Sending off for Ballymanus made a huge difference .

Ballinacor; C O Neil; S Boyle, C Kennedy, JP Byrne; M Byrne J Byrne D Byrne ;D Dowling P Byrne , ; C Murphy, D Carter B Hanlon;, J Nolan, R Phelan, G Byrne

Scorers J Nolan (1-0) ,B Hanlon (0-3)  G Byrne( 0-4)  R Phelan (0-2) P Byrne (0-1) J Murphy (0-1)

Subs used B Heffernan for JP Byrne , P Byrne for C Murphy J Murphy for D Carter

Ballymanus; B Doyle ;, A Byrne , S O Neil , D Byrne ; , S Whelan, M Kenny , L Byrne ;, D O Keefe R Stapleton ;, R Lynch, P Byrne K Byrne, ; C Coogan, P Byrne , G Farrar

Scorers P Byrne (0-3) , R Lynch (0-1) G Farrar (1-1) M Kenny  (0-1) K Byrne (0-1)

Subs used G Farrar for A Byrne,  C Whelan for D O Keefe, P Murray for G Farrar, P Coogan for G Farrar, A Byrne for P Coogan ( Black card)

Gaelic Football: Arklow Gerlandines Ballymoney Vs Hollywood, 28/0716

AGB 0-10

Hollywood 1- 12

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

AGB 2nd match in the Junior championship was played in Arklow on Thursday night last. As the old sane goes goals win matches.

The game started off at a quick pace with an early score from both sides with Hollywood corner forward Ross Tyrell scoring an early point from play before the score was cancelled out by AGB centre forward Richie Neary got a score from play. Hollywood started get on top in midfield and just to prove a point midfielder  John Mooney got a fine long range point .Hollywood then went on a meaningful attack and after some great interplay corner forward Tyrell got the ball straight in front of the AGB goal and tapped it into an empty net. AGB then got a score back through midfielder Darragh Culleton. Hollywood tagged on two more scores one from wing back Nathan O Sullivan and full forward John Burke AGB then got a score back through corner forward Gary Fennel. Both teams then swapped scores just before with Hollywood full forward John burke scoring from play before AGB got one back through early sub Padraig Kelleher leaving the score 1-5  to 0-4 at half time.

Hollywood came out after half time firing on all cylinders getting a few scores early on in the half through Tyrell and on from centre forward Brian Flynn.

Kelleher then got another point for AGB. John Mooney then popped up with another fine score from play. This score made AGB start playing they knew if they lost this game they would be out of the championship. AGB wing forward Shane Donohoe started the mini revival by fisting a point over the bar when in hindsight he could have went for goal. AGB started to get on top then with sub Ross Hynes scoring another point in the mini revival before centre forward Neary getting another. John Mooney stopped the mini revival with another great point. AGB then another score through sub Jason Redmond. This late revival came in vain with the effort AGB put in they were running on empty when Hollywood tagged on points from the aforementioned Mooney Flynn and Burke. AGB got  went on one last attack and sub Kelleher got another point. Just to prove a point at the end Hollywood midfielder Mooney got another point from play to make sure of the Hollywood win.

AGB  ; M. Travers, m o Sullivan, R Tyrell, K O Connor; K  Dowling, R Stafford,  C Darcy; C Doyle, D Culleton,; E Horkan, R Neary, S Donohoue; G Fennel, T Jameson, D Keenan

Scorers  R Neary {0-2}  P Kelleher (0-3)  D Culleton {0-1} , G Fennell {0-1} S  Donohoue {0-1} R Hynes {0-1} J Redmond {0-1}

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Hollywood;  I Burke;, C Callanan , S Burke R Mac Dermott; S O Keefe , R Houlihan, K Cullen;, J Mooney N O Sullivan;, D Burke, B Flynn, C Corrigan, ; D Coyne, J Burke R Tyrell

Scorers R Tyrell ( 1-3) J Burke (0-2) J Mooney (0-4) B Flynn (0-2) N O Sullivan( 0-1)

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Gaelic Football: Arklow Geralndines Ballymoney Vs St Pats Wicklow, 05/07/16

Arklow Geralndines Ballymoney 3-4

ST Pats Wicklow  0-8

Pearses Park Arklow

Eoin Horkan

Last Tuesday night in arklow the first round of the ladies senior football championship was played. The great conditions made for a great match between two teams. Two very young teams playing nice brands of football

St Pats started the game faster pace with corner forward Niamh o Brien  scoring an early point  from play before putting another from a free. The Geraldine’s then went on their first meaningful attack and after a great bit of interplay the ball ended up in the back of the net but before we could chalk it down as a goal the refs whistle had blown for a penalty. Up stepped AGB’s corner forward who had just recently transferred to the club from Kerry. She stuck  the penalty  high into the roof of the Wicklow net. Wicklow forwards started showing for the ball with o Brien getting another point from play before centre  forward Laura Manley scored another from play. Wicklow seemed to be working that bit harder to get there scores. Anytime the ball went into the AGB full forward line of Cunningham and full forward Aine o Reily they seemed capable of causing havoc inside. With Cunningham scoring another point after some good work by o Reilly .Wicklow started to get there forwards scoring again with o Brien at corner forward been especially dangerous scoring two more points from play before full forward Sinead mcgettigan got another point from play. As the half time whistle was about to blow AGB went on one last attack and after some fine interplay centre forward Jessie Mcelheran slotting the ball into the back of the Wicklow net.

Whatever was said at half time to AGB it definitely worked. AGB came out firing on all cylinders. The AGB started to come out on top with great displays. With the backs performing so well it gave the forwards a better platform to get scores . The scoring started with mcelheran getting on the end of a fine flowing move to put the ball into the net. The next few minutes then went two and frow with both defences then coming out on top before AGB midfielder Niamh Arthur made a lung bursting run up the field to slot over another point . Then AGB forward Cunningham got a yellow card for an off the ball incident. Wicklow started to pile on the pressure while Cunningham was on the sideline but Wickow couldn’t break down the rear guard and when they did there forwards were wasteful.  

AGB then started to empty with sub Georgina Canavan making an immediate impact after coming off the bench and scoring a point from  play . With Cunningham back on the pitch AGB looked more dangerous with o reily and Cunningham causing damage any time the bell got near them with Cunningham slotting AGBs last point of the game. The Arklow defence fought valiantly right till the end went St pats only getting a late consolation score  from centre back Niamh MCettigan.

Arklow  Geraldine’s Ballymoney; Becky Condren, Ciara Forde, Rachel Byrne , Sarah Garnett, Emer Kelly , Annie Conroy, Doireann Kavanagh, Stephanie Martin , Niamh Arthur, Sarah Kendrick, Jessie Mcelheran, Roisin O Reily Sarah Cunningham , Aine O Reily, Jessie Hurley

Subs used  Georgina Canavan for Jessie Hurley, Aine Byrne for Niamh Arthur, Jessie Hurley for Roisin O Reily, Niamh Arthur for Rachel Byrne.

St Pats Wicklow ; Jennifer Lyons , Rebecca Hollingsworth, Sorcha Doyle Natasha Fitzgerald Aine Cahill Niamh Mcgettigan, Medb o Keane Rose Fagan, Sarah Delahunt, Aisling Hayden, Laura Manley Laura Leonard Niamh o Brien Sinead Mcgettigan ,  Rioghna Mcgettigan

Scorers AGB ; Sarah Cunningham 1-2 , J Mcelheran 2-0 , N Arthur 0-1, G Canavan 0-1

Scorers St Pats ; N O Brien 0-5 L Manley 0-1 S Mcgettigan 0-1, N Mcgettigan 0-1

Soccer: Louis Vs The Bish, 8/02/15

The Bish 2

St Louis 0

Eoin Horkan

Connacht Senior Semi Final

Mervue AstroTurf

The Bish beat Louis with help from the officials

The Bish started the game well keeping the ball quite easily. Louis got there 1st tallow card of the game when Bish midfielder Jack Coyne went passed Fergus McCormack who cynically pulled him down and got a yellow card for it. The game was very quite then for a while with both teams having shots that didn’t really trouble the keepers. The Bish were keeping the ball well but the Louis defence were holding there positions very well. The Bish the hit a shot in anger from over twenty yards because they couldn’t get any nearer to the Louis goal. The shot from Josh Kennedy was harrowing into the top corner only for a magnificent save from Louis goalkeeper Adam Byrne who put the ball onto the crossbar with a magnificent one handed save. The final few minutes in the 1st half were quite uneventful with both teams nullifying each other out.

The 2nd half started off much like the 1st half with the Bish keeping the ball with Louis keeping them out. The Bish then went close again with winger B Brennan putting another shot onto the Louis post. !0 minutes after the Bish hitting the post they won a penalty when Louis centre back Justin Kelly talking down midfielder Jack Coyne just inside the box. The Bish winger Conor Melody took the penalty but it was brilliantly saved by Louis keeper Adam Byrne. Five minutes later jack Coyne looped a ball over the Louis defence to striker Josh Macverey who was offside but still put the ball into the Louis net. The linesman had his flag up for offside but then put it down. The referee then disallowed the goal. He then went over to the linesman who had his flag up again for offside. The linesman then told the referee to allow the goal. A minute later Louis striker Robbie Gill took a shot from over thirty yards it had beaten the goalkeeper but it went just over the crossbar. Louis pilled on the pressure but try as they might they couldn’t find a way through. In the final minute Louis had a throw in there whole team was inside the box. The Bish cleared the ball to their striker J Macverey who ran the ball into the Louis goal from his own half. The game didn’t finish well for Louis with defender Cillian Finn getting a straight red card for verbally abusing the referee. A spirited Louis performance was undone by the official’s mistakes.

St Louis ; A Byrne, P Langan ,C Finn, J Forkan, J Kelly, F McCormack ,M Byrne , C Gill, R Gill, C Turtill, S Ivers

Subs used; D Roache for M Byrne, r Egan for S Ivers O Caroll for F McCormack.  

The Bish; J Grealish, T Mclean, D Mcgee, B Keane B Lally, j Kennedy, B Brennan, j Coyne, j Macverey, R Murphy,C Melody

Soccer: Kiltimagh Knock Vs Moyne Villa, 1/12/14

Connacht Cup U 18 last 16

Kiltimagh Knock United 1

M o Flaherty {og} 35 Mins

Moyne Villa 2

O Hennely 33, 68

Eoin Horkan

Clonlee

Moyne Villa win end to end cup tie

It was a bad day for Kiltimagh Knock United as they got knocked out of the Connacht Cup to Galway side Moyne Villa in a muddy pitch in Knock. A small crowd gathered in Knock to see a real end to end Cup tie.

The game started off slowly with both goalkeepers playing like sweepers clearing any ball that went behind the defence. The game sparked into life after 15 minutes when K+K midfielder Colin Gill won the ball on the halfway way line and went on a mazy dribble beating four Moyne Villa players before winning a free kick which he put over the bar from 20 yards. K+k united then won a corner five minutes later. The corner was swung in by winger Christy Conlon and attacking midfielder Robbie Gill had is sliding first time volley cleared off the line by Villa full back Rory Gibbons. Moyne Villa attacker Keelan Jacques had a free kick from just outside the box brilliantly tipped onto the Bar by K+K goalkeeper Adam Byrne and the ball went out of play after that.

In the 35 minute Villa went ahead went a goal scored by Owen Hennely from 5 yards after a shot from midfielder Eoin Mullin came back of the cross bar from 20 yards.  Two minutes later midfield maestro Colin Gill played a ball over the top of the Villa defence to striker Callum Turtill who lofted the ball over the on rushing goalkeeper two villa defenders were covering back but the full back Matthias O Flaherty managed to put the ball in his own net. The first half petered out then.

The second half started much like the first until ten minutes in when Villa keeper Doherty made a brilliant double save first denying Robbie Gill from and then from Colin Gill. K+K won a corner soon after with Robbie Gill heading wide from close range.  Villa midfielder Eoin Mullin then put a shot from outside the box soon after. In the 68th minute Villa went on a counter attack and midfielder Owen Hennely ran from the halfway line with the ball beating 3 K+K players on his way to finding the net after burying it past K+K keeper Adam Byrne at his near post. K+k then went pouring forward with striker Callum Turtill heading wide from a free kick. K+K then brought on Donavan Cosgrove for winger Sean Ivers.  Cosgrove then had two great chances to level the match. The first on was a through ball from Robbie Gill which he fired past the post. The second one was a through ball from midfield which again he failed to convert. He then go behind the Villa back for a third time and this time gave the ball to Callum Turtill who put the ball in the net but it was ruled out for offside. Colin Gill had a final chance to level the game with a free kick from over 30 yards but it was well saved by Doherty in the Villa goal. That was the game K+K had lost the game but not for the want of trying.

Kiltimagh Knock United

A Byrne, N Clendon, N Dunleavy, S Collins, J Lyons

C Finn, C Conlon, C Gill, R Gill C Turtill, S Ivers

Subs used D Cosgrove for S Ivers C O Reilly for N Dunleavy, P Breakell for N Clendon

Moyne Villa

D Doherty, R Gibbons, M O Flaherty, C Keady

S Moran, E Mullin, C Maloney, O Hennely,

D Bolton, K Jacques, J Mclean

Subs Used

P Lynch for D Bolton, J Maughan for J Mclean,

D Scully for J Maughan

Gaelic Football: St Louis Vs Rice College, 11/11/14

Connacht League

St Louis 3-17

Rice College 2-11

Westport Gaa Pitch

Eoin Horkan

Louis get into League semi final win with a hard fought win.

St Louis started the game very well with their forward line always playing in front of their defenders. Wing forward Cillian Finn scoring Louis 1st point of the game with a fine team score. Centre forward Conor Byrne scored two points from play before Rice got their 1st point from a free from wing forward Stephen O Malley. Byrne and O Malley tagged over a free kick each before Rice got the first goal of the game through Centre Forward Paul Lambert collecting the ball in front of the goal and sticking it into the back of the net. Byrne, Finn and Corner Forward Ross Egan all scoring points from play after some nice team play. Rice Corner Forward got a nice point from play. Louis got two more points following some good defending and team play the ball ended up in the hands of Wing Forward James McNeive who slotted the ball over the bar before Finn got another point from play. Moran got another point from play before roving wing back Conor Kilkenny got a fine score from play. . The half ended well for Louis with Byrne getting another point from play before midfielder Sean Walsh scored a fine point after a lung bursting run from midfield O Malley finished the half with another point from a free. Louis led the game 13 to 1-6 at half time.

Rice came out in the second half all guns blazing with O Malley getting a point before Centre back emulated what Kilkenny did in the 1st getting a fine point from play. Louis got another point with Finn scoring from play again. O Malley and McLaughlin both got points from play. The game was really in the melting pot when Byrne turned his defender and put the ball into the back of the net.  Finn and Byrne then slotted over a free kick each. Rice then went up the field and Forward Moran put the ball into the back of the Louis net. Louis then made two subs with one of them Paddy McDonald firing over two quick points from play. Moran then put a free over for Rice. Louis then dealt the final two hammer blows to Rice. 1st sub McDonald got on the end of a fine pass to lob the ball over the onrushing rice goalie. In the next attack Byrne put a high ball into the goalmouth as a result sub Michael McNeive got his hand up higher than any other player to flick the ball into the back of the net. Rice finished the game with the last score from defender Sean Ryder. Louis won the game 3-17 to 2-11

St Louis; R Gill, C Turtill, D Regan, D Cosgrave, C Kilkenny, J Forkan, S Glynn, C Gill, S Walsh, J McNeive, C Byrne , C Finn, L Kelly S Ruane, R Egan

Subs used; M Mcnieve for S Ruane, P McDonald for J Mcneive, A Byrne for C Kilkenny S Og Tigue , M O Conor for D Regan.

Rice College; P O Malley, C Madden, A McDonnell, S Roddy, O Caufield, S Ryder, O McLaughlin N Fehan, P Moran, B O Malley, P Lambert, S O Malley, C Moran, J Hanley, K Kilkenny

Subs used R O Malley for J Hanley

Soccer: Louis Vs Colaiste Iognaid, 27/10/14

Connacht Senior Schools

St Louis 5

R Gill 2 (27m), (47m)

C Gill (31.45)

M Byrne 1 (70m)

Colaiste Iognaid 2

M Mcdonagh1 (21m)

C Maher (34m)

Eoin Horkan

Mervue Astro

St Louis Keep winning rum going

I was a good day for the St Louis Senior in Galway last Monday when they beat the home side Colaite Iognaid. It was a very open game played on good terms..

Louis started off the game well with a few early shots but none troubled the Jes goalkeeper. Then against the run of play in the 21st minute the Jes won a corner . From the resulting corner the Jes winger Marcus Mcdonagh headed the ball in the direction of the Louis goal and the ball rebounded of the post into the Louis goalie hands but to everybody amazement the ref allowed the goal. This really spurred Louis into life . Five minutes later midfield general Colin Gill played a lovely through ball into attacking midfielder Robbie Gill who slided  the ball under the onrushing goalie to level the game.  The game toyed  and froyed for the while. Then a lovely bit of interplay between Louis striker Mark Byrne and midfielder Colin Gill ended in Gill rolling the ball into the back of the net. Jes then went on the attack. Another corner then resulted for the Jes.  The corner was swung in towards the back post when some more slack defending from Louis led to the Jes midfielder Cian Maher volleying the ball high into the roof of the net.  The game was then in the melting pot coming to the end of the half. Midfielder Gill then popped out of nowhere from a corner. He nonchalantly flicked the ball into the back of the net. Giving  Louis a 3 – 2 lead at Half time.

Louis came out of the blocks at a ferocious pace at the start of the second half. Not even two minutes were going when attacking midfielder Robbie Gill latched on to a pull back to the edge of the box from winger Callum Turtill. Robbie swepped the ball into the far corner of the net. The jes then tried to attack but were repelled but some stout defending from Louis. The one time they did get in behind the defense Louis goalie Adam Byrne made a fine save.  Louis were still on the lookout for another goal. R Gill came close when he hit the post and the other shots from Louis came close but just didn’t go in. Finally in the 70th minute Louis got their last goal when winger Liam Byrne slid the ball through the Jes defense and strike Mark Byrne finished it in style. The game petered out then went a resolute Louis defense holding out for the final 20 minutes. In the end a great result for Louis getting in to a Connacht Quarter Final.

Louis; A Byrne , P Langan , C Finn, R Egan , J Forkan, S Ivers,  C Turtill, C Gill M Byrne, R Gill L Byrne

Subs K McHugh for R Egan, J Mullarkey for R Gill, b Johnston for C Turtill

Colaiste Iognaid; D O Connor J McGreen,A Keady, D Hall. T Gavin, C Maher, M Mcdonagh, L Curran, A McConnell , C Gallagher, H Lavelle

Subs used ; Mac Dara Day for A Keady,B O Carroll for D Hall M Hanley for A McConnell.