Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship

Avondale 0-15

Eire Óg Greystones 1-19

Eoin Horkan

Pearse’s Park

A proper end to end championship encounter took place in Arklow Saturday evening.

Avondale fired over the opening point of the through corner forward Ross Ward. Eiré óg responded in kind with a score of their own from opposing number 13 Shaun Cranley. Avondale big full Eamon Kearns opened his account for the evening firing over from play before James Cranley responded for the opposition with a great score from play. Avondale then managed to score three frees in a row, two of these coming from Eamon Kearns before midfielder Zach Cullen hit a dead ball over from his own half. James Cranley managed to stop the Avondale scoring dissecting the posts from close range. Avondale added to their lead through midfielder Gearoid Murphy from play before Kearns fired over another free. The younger of those Cranley Shaun scored again from play. Avondale hit their final score of through centre forward Dean Gahn. Eiré Óg hit a purple patch heading towards the break scoring 5 unanswered four of these coming from that man Shaun Cranley again one of these coming from play and the others coming from dead balls. Corner forward Hugh O Neil added the other score to leave the minimum between the sides at the break.

Eire Óg flew out of the box at the start of the second half. Centre back

Andy Walsh one a high ball in his own half and lashed a ball over the bar,

 not too be outdone by his brother midfielder Michael Walsh lashed over

another long range point. Kearns responded with another free. Sharpshooter

Shaun Cranley got two more points one from a dead ball before he added

another from play. With the game been so end to end the sliotar was near the

sideline with both sides going full blooded to gain control of the ball, this led to

a bit of a ruck which ended up with the ref sending off two players off in which

was a widely disputed decision on the sideline. Eire Óg midfielder Kristin Flynn

and Avondale wing forward Paul Gahn giving their marching orders.  Avondale

midfielder Zack Cullen fired over another score to narrow the margin. Eire Óg

then went to finish the game off which they duly did through bustling centre

forward Anto Byrne managed to break through the opposition defence to bat

the ball into the net with Cranley hitting another from play. Kearns yet again

responded with a clever score from play. Eire Óg forwards were clinical with

both corner forwards scoring from play first was from Cranley before Hugh O’

Neil slotted another score. Wing forward Cranley weaved his way through the

defence to put another ball over the bar Kearns was doing his level best to

keep Avondale in this scoring three more quick fire points one from play and

two dead balls. Byrne, Cranley and O’ Neil hit Eire Óg last 3 points of the game

to finish the game off as a contest. Avondale lashed over final consolation

through Ryan Nolan to finish the games scoring.

Eire Óg Scorers; Shaun Cranley 0-10 4fs  , James Cranley 0-4, Anto Byrne 1-1, Andy Walsh 0-1, Michael Walsh 0-1, Hugh O’ Neil 0-2

Avondale Scorers; Eamon Kearns 0-9 5fs, Ross Ward  0-1, Zack Cullen 0-2, Gearoid Murphy 0-1, Dean Gahn 0-1, Ryan Nolan 0-1

Eire Óg; Dan O’ Neil; Dan O’ Connor, Billy Cuddihy, Michael Arrigan; Peter Keane , Andy Walsh, Eoghan Potts; Michael Walsh, Kristin Flynn; Brian Lawless, Anto Byrne, James Cranley; Shaun Cranley, Daniel Salmon, Hugh O Neil

Subs Used; Gavin Parslow for Daniel Salmon, Kevin Byrne for Brian Lawless, Eoin Dorgan for Hugh O’Neil

Avondale; Thomas Finn; Niall Heffernan, Conor Sheehan, Keith Byrne; Jack Manley, Shane Byrne, Eoin Baker; Gearoid Murphy, Zack Cullen; Paul Gahn, Dean Gahn, Ryan Nolan; Ross Ward, Eamon Kearns, Kevin Kinsella

Subs Used; Seamus McGraynor for Kevin Kinsella, Michael O’ Toole for Ross Ward, Anthony O’ Toole for Niall Heffernan

Wicklow Junior Hurling

Arklow Rock Parnell 4-12

Éire Óg Greystones 1-4

Eoin Horkan

Parnell Park

On a miserable wet summer evening in Arklow, the junior B hurlers of Arklow managed to brave the conditions to get through to make their way into a Junior B semi final next Wednesday night.

The home side got off to a flying start hitting the opening two scores of the game, the first coming from evergreen full forward Danny Curran before Sean Pierce opened his account with a long range point.  Éire Óg responded in kind with a long range point of their own from full forward Aaron Toner.  Curran and Jason Redmond traded scored in the middle of the half Curran firing in a goal from inside the 21 before Redmond dissected the posts with a score from play. Curran hit the net again before Redmond fired over a dead ball. With the game running away from the away side they made their way back into it with a quick 1-2 the points  coming from play and a free from centre forward Pat Murphy before got a goal after firing the ball towards the posts from out near the sideline which eventually  ended up in the net. Curran fired over the last point of the half for the Rocks.

The second half was much more one sided. With the Rocks playing with a strong breeze they certainly made the most of this with scores coming at their ease. Midfielder Tom Sommers used the breeze to his advantage to hit over an audacious free out near the sideline.  Both Rocks wing forwards managed to open their accounts. Both scores were similar both coming from the wing  the first from Ryan Barden before Chris Kavanagh hit a carbon copy from the opposite side. Redmond then finished the game completely as a contest with two goals in quick succession. Firing the ball low into the net on both occasions. The aforementioned Pierce and Barden added to the score sheet, before Redmond hit two final dead balls over to finish off the scoring for the home side. Éire Óg hit one final consolation score from a free through Murphy again.

ARP Scorers – Jason Redmond 2-4 3fs, Danny Curran 2-2, Sean Pierce 0-2, Ryan Barden 0-2, Chris Kavangh 0-1, Tom Sommers 0-1f

Éire Óg Scorers- Pat Murphy 1-3 2f, Aaron Toner 0-1

Arklow Rock Parnell; Brian O’ Leary; Brian Byrne, Gerry Byrne, Philp Byrne; T.J Copeland, John Foxton, Joe Mangan; Kevin O’ Reilly, Tom Sommerss; Chris Kavanagh, Jason Redmond, Ryan Barden; Sean Pierce, Danny Curran, Conor Jameson

Subs Used; John McGrath for Philp Byrne, Paul Gilbert for Chris Kavanagh, Dave Carroll for Sean Pierce

Eire Óg;  Marty Byrne; John Douglas, Mark Barry, Michael Burns; John Deeney, Ger White, Jimmy Nolan; Mark Donnelly, Paddy O’ Sullivan; Brendan Kane, Niall Deeney,  Pat Murphy; Jim Kinsella, Aaron Toner, John Lane

Subs Used- Ciaran Byrne

Referee Michael Owens

Wicklow Senior Women Championship

AGB 2-4

St Pats 4-20

Eoin Horkan

Pearse’s park

A scoring frenzy took place in the first round of the Wicklow Senior Ladies Championship.

 Pats hit the opening point of the game through full forward Laura Manley, from the resulting kick out AGB made their way up the pitch and levelled the game through wing forward Ann Marie Keegan.  Pats started to put there foot on the throttle after the levelling score scoring 2-7 without reply. The Pats forwards were on fire from the word go hitting score after score from play. The opening score of this scoring frenzy came from corner forward Emer McNulty. With the Pats defence been on top the ball kept coming into the Pats forward line this resulted in three more points from play two coming in quick succession from corner forward Clodagh Fox. Centre forward Niamh Caffrey burst through the defence and slotted over the bar to extend the lead. Pats then hit over there first dead ball of the game through midfielder Sarah Delahunt. With lead getting wider with nearly every attack, pats then managed to find the back of the net after some great team play which resulted in wing forward Orla Redmond firing into the net from close range. Fox and Manley added two more scores from play. Fox fired the ball into the back of the AGB net to basically finish the game off. As the game was nearing half time AGB went on the attack looking for scores and against the run of play corner forward Jessie McElerhon managed to get her foot on the ball around the square which resulted the ball going into the net. Delahunt added another free to finish the scoring in the opening half.



With a few positional changes at the break AGB flew out of the blocks straight from the throw in. Ann Marie Keegan drove through the Pats defence she laid it off to Orla Byrne who calmly slotted it into the back of the net. AGB hit two frees in quick succession through Georgie Canavan and Aine O ‘Reilly this reduced Pats lead to 6 points. After that initial opening scoring salvo pats made their way back into the game scoring at will again to finish off the contest. Pats midfielder Delahunt Really coming to the fore firing over 3 frees and a fine long range point. Redmond added another point in the middle of Delahunt scoring spree. Pats were very clinical in this game with Manley getting her first score of the second half before midfielder Jess Lyons opened her account with another score from play. The away side hit their 3^rd goal of the game through sub Niamh McGettigan who fired into the roof of the net from 21 yards. Redmond dissected the posts again from play before Delahunt fired over another free. AGB fired over one last consolation score through Byrne again. Delahunt responded with another point from play, before pats hit the net for open final time through Niamh Caffrey before wing forward Saoirse O’ Reilly hit the final point of the game.



AGB Scorers- Ann Marie Keegan 0-1, Jessie McElerhon 1-0, Orla Byrne 1-1, Georgie Canavan 0-1f, Aine O’ Reilly 0-1f



Pats Scorers- Laura Manley 0-3, Emer McNulty 0-1, Clodagh Fox 1-3, Niamh Caffrey 1-1, Orla Redmond 1-3, Saoirse O’ Reilly 0-1, Sarah Delahunt 0-8 5fs, Niamh McGettigan 1-0



AGB; Linda Dempsey; Caoilfhinn Kavanagh, Rachel Byrne, Doireann Kavanagh; Eve Rogers, Emer Kelly, Laoighse Geoghegan; Georgie Kanavan, Emma Furlong; Roisin O’ Reilly, Orla Byrne, Ann Marie Keegan; Jessie McElerhon, Stephanie Martin, Aine O’ Reilly

Subs Used; Sarah Garnett, for Caoilfhinn Kavanagh, Keelin Stafford for Roisin O’ Reilly, Jessica Hurley for Laoighse Geoghegan, Grace Hurley for Stephanie Martin, Katie Hurley for Jessie McElerhon

St Pats; Jennifer Lyons; Sorcha Doyle, Saoirse O’ Reilly Snr, Sarah Evans; Leanne O’ Neil, Kate Hennessey, Lucy Dunne; Jess Lyons, Sarah Delahunt; Saoirse O’ Reilly Jnr,Niamh Caffrey, Orla Redmond, Emer McNulty, Laura Manley, Clodagh Fox

Subs Used Niamh McGettigan for Sarah Evans, Sarah Evans for Clodagh Fox



Referee Kathy Forde

Wicklow Junior A Championship

Barndarrig 2-8


Roundwood 1-6


Eoin Horkan


Avondale


As the saying goes goals win games this was certainly the case in Rathdrum last Friday 


The opening couple of plays of the game were a sign of things to come with both sets of defences playing from the front from the word go. Eventually Roundwood opened the scoring through full forward Ger Byrne who won a hard ball out in front and swung the ball over the bar. Roundwood next score came through centre back Liam Gaffney who burst through the opposition defence to fire over the black spot from range.  Barndarrig responded in kind with three quick frees in succession through centre forward Michael Murphy. Scores were hard to come by in the opening half with both defences clearing ball any chance they got. This was proven when Roundwood wing back Gavin Fogarty drove out of the defence before he knew it he had fired a great score over the bar. Murphy added another free before Byrne split the posts yet again.  Barndarrig then started to pull away from their opposition with 3 scores the first from corner forward Jimmy Waldron before Murphy fired over from outside the D before Waldron added another from out near the sideline.  Fogarty burst up the field again to fire over his second of the game before corner forward Eamon Wolohan fired over the last score of the half leaving the minimum between the sides at the break.



The second half was a much tighter tenser affair with scores very much at a premium with defenders still been to the fore. Barndarrig then hit a sucker punch on the break with a ball been put in over the defence which resulted in a penalty which corner forward John Kinsella duly slotted into the corner of the net.  Waldron dissected the posts again to push the lead out for Barndarrig.  That man Fogarty was having a great game sweeping up any lose ball he then managed to get the ball near the half way line before slaloming and weaving his way through the defence and firing into the back of the net from just inside the 21 to make the game a contest again.  With the game in the melting pot the net score of the game proved to be the decisive one, with Barndarrig full forward Andrew Kavanagh finishing the game as a contest with a well taken goal.





Barndarrig Scorers- Michael Murphy 0-5(4f), Jimmy Waldron 0-3, John Kinsella1-0 (pen), Andrew Kavanagh 1-0



Roundwood scorers- Ger Byrne 0-2, Gavin Fogarty 1-2, Liam Gaffney 0-1, Eamon Wolohan 0-1



Barndarrig; Manus Quinn; Shane Whelan, James Cullen, Kevin Cullen; Malachy Stone, Martin Cullen, James Quinn; Bernard Quinn, Anthony Quinn; Paul Ryan, Michael Murphy, Philp Kinsella; Jimmy Waldron, Andrew Kavanagh, John Kinsella

Subs; Jack McCall for Malachy Stone, Tom Doyle for Michael Murphy, Joe Twomey for Jimmy Waldron



Roundwood; Peter Byrne; Conor Short, Brendan Kennedy, Noel Power; Eoin Murphy, Liam Gaffney, Gavin Fogarty; William Halligan, Ciaran Byrne; Conor Davis, Brendan Swords, Stephen Connor; Eamon Wollohan, Ger Byrne, Joe Gaffney

Subs; Sean Davis for Noel Power, Stephen Collier for Brendan Swords, Liam Kenna for Eoin Murphy, Colin O’ Brien for Joe Gaffney



Referee Robert Roche

Wicklow Junior B

AGB 2-9

Baltinglass 1-12

Eoin Horkan

Pearse’s Park

A fiery end to end  encounter from the opening whistle made this Junior B championship game one well worth watching

Baltinglass got off to a flying start straight from the throw in hitting an early score from play through wing forward Jack Fleming before midfielder Jamie McTiernan burst through from midfield before splitting the posts with a fine effort. Then a turning point came in the half when AGB corner back David Kenny was giving his marching orders with a second yellow card.  AGB hit their first score in anger through wing forward Jack D’Arcy who fired over after a great solo run through the opposition defence. The away side then hit over two quick fire dead balls through corner forward Jason Sinnott. The home side were kept in the game through that wing forward D’Arcy who hit two more scores from the play the 2^nd been audacious attempt off his wrong side that dissected the post.  Baltinglass then hit a purple patch scoring 1-5 without reply.  Full forward Tony Keely hit the opening score of this with a point from play, before corner forward Conor Foley fired the ball over the black spot twice in quick succession the first coming from play before he fired over a dead ball. Keely slotted over another before Keely put the ball into the AGB net with a palmed finished from the edge of the square.  Wing back Chris Grimes won a ball from a kick out played a quick one two before firing over a long range score to finish off the half. Giving the away side a 9 point lead at the break.

Whatever was side to the home side at the break certainly worked. They came

out of the blocks very quickly with full forward Alan McBride starting the

scoring with a long range free, before the game completely turned with two

goals in quick succession the first coming after a great team move which was

finished to the net by Mark Fitzgerald. Arklow then won a penalty which was

nicely put away by Wing forward David O Neil.  Sub Ciaran O Reilly got his first

score of the game with a nice close in score, Baltinglass knew they had to

respond which they did first through Keely again from play before goalkeeper

Will Rogers made his way up the field to slot a long range free. D’Arcy got his

name on the score sheet again before sub Richie Neary fired over. With the

game now in the melting pot AGB went all out attack and managed to win a

free out near the sideline and after some indiscipline from Baltinglass the free

was moved right in near the goal which sub O Reily duly slotted to level the

match. With the game in its dying embers the aforementioned Keely got his

hands on the ball and made his way along the end line and fisted the ball over

the bar. AGB made one last burst to level the game the ball ended up in the

hands of midfielder Donal O Keefe out near the 45 which he managed to put

over to level the game.

AGB Scorers-Jack D’Arcy 0-4, Alan McBride 0-1(1f), Mark Fitzgerald 1-0,

David O’ Neil 1-0 (1p), Ciaran O Reily 0-2, Richie Neary 0-1, Donal O Keefe 0-1

AGB; Kyle O Connor; David Kenny, Brendan O Sullivan, Corey Mills; Ben Fennel,

Padraig Kelleher, Shane Donohue; Tommy New, Donal O’ Keefe; David O Neil,

Cormac Hyland; Jack D’Arcy, Alan McBride, Mark Hurley

Subs Used;  Mark Fitzgerald for Padraig Kelleher ,Ross McBride for Cormac

Hyland, Ciaran O Reily for Gary Fenell,Richie Neary for David O’ Neil

Baltinglass Scorers; Tony Keely 1-4, Jason Sinnott 0-2 (2f) , Conor Foley 0-2(1f)

Jack Fleming 0-1, Jamie McTiernan 0-1, Chris Grimes 0-1, Will Rogers 0-1(1f)

Baltinglass; Will Rogers; Sean Parke, John Hennessey, Wesley Balfe; Declan

Jones, Jason Steede, Chris Grimes; Jamie McTiernan, Alan Nolan; Fabian

Dunne, Ross Nolan, Jack Fleming; Jason Sinnott, Tony Keely, Conor Foley

Subs Used; Derek Nolan for John Hennessey; David Whelan for Declan Jones;

Paudie Swinbourne for Conor Foley

Referee Robert Roche 

Wicklow Intermidate Football

Coolkenno 2-15


Laragh 0-8


Eoin Horkan


Pearse Park



 Last Friday the 3^rd round of group 1 in the Wicklow Senior football championship was played in Arklow  



A very experienced Coolkenno were playing a younger Laragh side. Coolkenno hit the opening score of the game with a free from full forward Don Jackman. Laragh responded in response with a fine score from full forward Mark Miley who fired over a great score on the turn.  Coolkenno then started to pull away on the score board hitting 1-3 without reply. The goal coming from the evergreen Jackman who managed to get his fist onto a long ball that was fired in around the danger area. Coolkenno inside forward line now started to get their hands on the ball more frequently with both corner forwards  hitting points from play the first coming from Conor Walker before Pauric Coleman got his name on the score sheet, Coleman then added a 45 moments later . Laragh responded with a solitary point from play through wing forward David Miley. Then a huge turning point came with  an off the ball incident leading too Laragh midfielder Damien Hanlon getting a 2^nd yellow card which resulted in him been sent to the line.  With having the man advantage Coolkenno started to open up their lead very significantly hitting 7 points without any response heading towards the break. Wing forward Eamonn Rossiter scoring from play, midfielder Jim Cushe then broke up the field and fired over a great score from an acute angle.  Wing back Patrick Dalton made his way up the field and slotted the ball over the bar . Jackman fired over a point from play before adding another free. Conor Walker and midfielder Conor Doyle put over points from play just before the half time whistle.



With the game been virtually over as a contest that man Jackman got another goal after some good work from his teammates who managed to lay the ball on a plate to him in front of the goal.   Coolkenno kept the score board ticking over in the 2^nd half with Rossiter firing over a point before sub Keith Farrell fired over the black spot. The aforementioned Cushe and Coleman hit Coolkenno last two points of the game. Laragh then decided to try  put some respectability on the score board which they did mainly though the boot of centre forward John Nolan who dissected  the posts 5 times in a row with three of these coming from frees the other one coming from play  The final score of the game coming through Laragh wing back Aaron Lynham who came up the field to split the posts .



Coolkenno Damien Gerathy; Paul Kehoe , James Gregan, Brian Rossiter; Patrick Dalton, Robert Keogh, Cathal Rossiter; Jim Cushe , Conor Doyle; Eamonn Rossiter, Eoghan Dolan , Ben Jackman; Pauric Coleman , Don Jackman (c) Conor Walker



Scorers  Don Jackman (2-3) , Pauric Coleman (0-4) Conor Walker (0-2) Eamonn Rossiter (0-2) Jim Cushe (0-2) Conor Doyle (0-1) ,  Keith Farrell (0-1 )



Subs Used  Philp Timmons for Patrick Dalton , Niall Bailey for Ben Jackman, Jack Maxwell for Don Jackman , Willie Doyle for Brian Rossiter , Donal Doyle for Cathal Rossiter, Colin Murphy for Eoghan Dolan



Laragh : Peter Merrigan ; Brendan Ward , Gary Cullen, Steve Olohan ; Aaron Lynham,  Craig McCoy , Jack Dunne ; David McDonald , Damien Hanlon ; David Miley, John Nolan , Mark Cullen ; Eric Olohan, Mark Miley , Myles Conway



Scorers  John Nolan (0-5), Mark Miley (0-1), David Miley (0-1)  Aaron Lynham (0-1)



Subs Used  Andrew Kenny for Jack Dunne , Ian Merrigan for Brendan Ward, Shane Whitlow for Myles Conway , Dan Power for Eric Olohan , Ross Doonan for Steve Olohan  Stephen Curley for Craig McCoy

U15 Challange Cup

Arklow Town 1


Glencormac 3


Eoin Horkan


 Bridgewater Centre Park



Last Sunday morning there was a great cup game played in Arklow in very warm conditions



Both sides went after the game from the opening kickoff playing some lovely attacking football. Try as they might they couldn’t break down the opposition rear guard with both defences clearing ball after ball. The first real incident of the game came when the home side broke up field from a corner. The counter attack looked dangerous until the opposition goalie Charlie Frawley came out to foul the Arklow attacker. This resulted in a yellow card for the keeper. Arklow resulting free kick from nearly 30 yards was shot tamely into the keepers hands. From nearly the next attack Glencormac striker Oisin Kelly latched onto a ball at the edge of the box and after some beautiful skill he put the ball past the Arklow keeper but fortunately for the home side there centre back managed to clear the ball off the to keep the game scoreless. With the heat of the day the ref decided to give the teams a water break. Immediately after the break Oisin Kelly got the ball 52 yards out from goal his looping shot sailed over the head of the home town keeper to give Glencormac the lead.  This goal kicked the home side into action as they went on the attack to get the levelling goal. This goal came a few minutes later through winger Cian O Neil who fired home a great shot from inside the box after some fine interplay between himself and striker Sciead.  With the game back now level both teams tried to grab a lead again. There was some fine passing from both sides but most of the attacks were sniffed out by good covering defenders. Just before half time Glencormac winger Bobby Dowling went a mazy run down the wing as he got to the end line he managed to lay the ball back to that man again Kelly who managed to fire a shot low into the corner to give the opposition a lead at the break.



The early stages of the second half was much like the first with both sides trying to score. The first chance of the half coming to Glencormac midfielder Luke Frawley who’s shot from the edge of the box flew narrowly wide.  Arklow then had a great chance to level the game after the water break through O Neil who was around the back of the defence but the angle ultimately ended up been to tight and his hot went wide. With the game still going from end to end Glencormac nearly hit the 3^rd goal after some fine wing play but unfortunately Dean Bradshaw couldn’t manage to get anything on the cross to finish the game off.  O Neil had one finally opportunity for the home side but the half volley he hit from the edge of the box flew over the crossbar. That man Bradshaw managed to get his name on the score sheet after collecting a ball from a kick out a firing low into the corner of the net from the edge of the box to finish the game off. For the last 5 minutes Arklow tried everything to get back into the game but this was to no avail. With the final whistle eventually blown to end the game.





Arklow Town; Niall Byrne, Kasey Clarke, Markus Wolfe, Thomas Burke, Connor Hannon, Peter Bodied, Graham Martin, Oran Dunne, Jamie Paine, Skied Mare, Cian O ‘ Neil



Subs used; Padraig Bermingham, Patrick Doyle, Marcel Siek





Glencormac ;  Charlie Frawley, Evan  Bowman , Ben Campbell, Michael Shannon, Jamie Greenan , Luke Frawley Dean Bradshaw,Kieren  Griffiths , Oisin Kelly, Bradley Cullen, Adam Dutton



Subs used; Sam Morgan, Bobby Dowling, Cian Longmore

Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship

Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship


Kiltegan 0-13


Eire Óg Greystones 2-15



Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park



The 1^st round of the Wicklow senior hurling championship took place last Tuesday night in Arklow between age old rivals Kiltegan and Eire Óg.



Eire óg started the game off well hitting the opening scores of the game. The first of these points coming from nimble corner forward James Cranley, before wing forward Nathan Unwin added another score from long range. Kiltegan responded with three points the first a fine long range point from centre forward Eoghan Byrne. Both defences then equalled each other out for the next few phases of play before Kiltegan wing forward Seanie Germaine slotted a free over the bar before midfielder Padraig O Toole fired Kiltegan into a lead with a fine point from play. Cranley responded with a free to level the game.  Geramine fired two more points over the bar the first coming from a free before hitting a 65 over. With the game heading towards the break Eire óg fired over the last two points of the half. Cranley added another free, before midfielder Peter Keane got the last score of the half to level the score at half time.



Whatever was said to both sides at half time definitely made for a better game. With scores coming  thick and fast from the word go.  Kiltegan hit the opening score of the half through corner forward Mark Murphy. The two dead ball specialists then traded scores Cranley slotting a free over before Germaine responded in kind. Eire óg managed to nudge themselves ahead again with three more quick fire scores , Unwin firing over again before corner forward Hugh O Neil firing over after some fine interplay. Anthony Byrne won a puck out and put the ball straight back over the black spot. Germaine responded with another dead ball. Byrne fired over another for Eire Óg. Rory Finn then hit over a ball from near the sideline for Kiltegan.  Those two specialists got on the score sheet again twice in succession. Cranley hitting a great score from play  over his shoulder before, that man Germaine  fired over another free.  Cranley hit yet another free before Germaine responded yet again.   Padraig O Toole managed to  split  the posts after been moved into the full forward line. With the game in the melting pot Eire óg managed to hit the first goal of the game coming from sub Danny Nolan who managed to get his hurl to the sliotar as it was bobbling around the square. Germaine hit Kiltegan final score from yet another 65. Eire óg finished the game with a flurry of scores. The aforementioned Unwin fired over again. Cranley fired over two more dead balls. Eire óg final score of the game was a well worked goal which was eventually fired high into the net by marauding wing back Kristen Flynn . This finished the game off as a contest





Kiltegan;  Aron Byrne , Colm Keogh Brian Kearney, Eoin o’ Neil; Liam Keogh, Darragh Byrne, M.J Moran; Padraig O Toole Padraig Byrne; Seanie Germaine, Eoghan Byrne, Rory Finn; Mark Murphy, Cathal Fitzgerald, James O Brien



Scorers;  Seanie Germaine (0-8) , Padraig O Toole (0-2), Eoghan Byrne (0-1) Mark Murphy(0-1) ,Rory Finn (0-1)



Subs Used ; Conal Byrne for James O Brien , Stephen Coogan for Cathal Fitzgerald , Seamus Coogan for Colm Keogh





Eire óg Dan O Neil ;  Daniel O Conor Billy Cuddihy Brian Lawless; Eoghan Potts, Andrew Walsh, Kristen Flynn; Peter Keane, Micheal Walsh; Leon Browne, Anthony Byrne , Nathan Unwin; Hugh O Neil, Daniel Salmon, James Cranley



Scorers; James Cranley(0-8) Nathan Unwin (0-3) ,  Peter Keane (0-1),  Hugh O Neil (0-1)  Anthony Byrne (0-2) Danny Nolan (1-0) Kristen Flynn (1-0)



Subs Used ; Danny Nolan for Hugh O Neil 



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u15 SE Shield final

Arklow 24 Carlow 15 Leinster South East Shield final The long-awaited u15 South East Shield Final was played last Saturday at 12 o clock. Carlow was looking to retain the title that there u15s had one last year. Both sides started the game at 100 miles an hour with both teams equalling each other out in the opening phases of play, Arklow then started to gain a hold on the ball and after a period of possession Arklow hooker Jamie Tobin managed to break his way through the Carlow defense to score the opening try of the game to give Arklow an early advantage. Arklow kept the pressure on from the resulting kick-off and after some fine work from the forwards, they managed to make their way into the opposition 22 before a moment of confusing allowed Arklow prop Billy Molloy touch down a bouncing over the line to add to Arklow Advantage. Fly-half Conn Kinsella slotted a touchline conversion worthy of winning any match. These early scores kicked Carlow into action, as they gained control of the ball nearly directly from the kick they moved their way up the pitch before eventually touching down in the corner. Carlow kept up the pressure as the game edged towards half time, with nearly the final play of the half they managed to cross the Arklow whitewash again. This left Arklow 2 points up at the half time. j Carlow kept up the pressure on the Arklow line and after some heroic defending they eventually managed to cross the try line again giving them a 3 point lead. Arklow forwards managed to gain a foothold again playing against a strong breeze. With the Arklow forwards breaking tackle at will this led to more space on the pitch which Calvin Kyra Arklow winger touching the ball down in the corner to give Arklow the lead again. Arklow kept the pressure on the Carlow with some great work from there pack. After two great runs from Arklow players flanker Luke Doyle managed to get his hands on the ball leaving Carlow defenders he managed to score a try under the post which was duly converted by Kinsella. Giving Arklow a 9 point lead. For the last 10 minutes of the game, the teams even each other out with some great defending on both sides. Eventually, Carlow was penalized which gave Arklow the ball. All they had to do was get the ball out of play. Which gave Arklow a 9 point win in the final Leaving the final score 24-15.

U16 Jako Cup 31/5/19

Coolboy 7

Wicklow Rovers 0

Celtic Park Arklow

Eoin Horkan

Anyone that was in attendance in Celtic Park got to witness a clinical Coolboy side come out on top of Wicklow Rovers to reach the u16 Jako Cup final.

Coolboy started the game the way a team would like to start a semi-final. In almost the first play of the game they managed to play the ball over the Wicklow defense but the ball was well covered by the Wicklow keeper. Both sides then evened each other out in the next few phases of play.  After 7 minutes Coolboy managed to get themselves into an early lead through striker Finnian Collins who managed to latch onto a ball in the Wicklow box before slotting the ball into the far corner of the net. The game settled down again for the next couple of minutes with both defenses managing to halt each other. Coolboy winger Oisin Gorman then made a burst down the wing but his shot narrowly missed the far corner of the net.  With half an hour gone in the game, Coolboy won a corner which ended up at the feet of that man Collins again who turned on the edge of the box and drove a fine shot into the back of the net. With the game petering towards the half time whistle Coolboy managed to get one last chance but the long-range effort from Zack Furlong flew narrowly past the post. Leaving the score 2-0 at half time

The 2^nd half started off at a much slower pace with both sides making substitutes in the early parts. Defenses were coming out on top again for the opening 10 minutes before the game opened up again. Wicklow had a great chance through a corner but the header from sub-Ben Larson went narrowly over the bar. From the resulting kick out Coolboy striker Collins managed to get through the Wicklow defense before the Wicklow keeper managed to stop his attempt on goal. Wicklow started to play well after this chance, but the Coolboy defense managed to stop them any time they got near the goal. With 68 minutes gone and against the run of the play, Coolboy winger Oisin Gorman managed to put the game to bed as a contest with a great strike into the back of the net.  With the game heading into the final 5 minutes, nobody would have predicted what was about to happen next. Nearly every time Coolboy attack ended up in another goal. Gorman managed to get hold of a loose ball in the box before rolling the ball into an empty net.  Gorman then completed his hat trick after yet again been in the right place at the right time to slot the ball into the empty net.  Striker Collins then managed to try and get his hat trick but try as he might it didn’t happen his final chance hitting the post with the ball rolling around in the box eventually made its way into the net. Just before the final, the whistle went the aforementioned Gorman managed to get his 4^th goal of the game after beating a defender before firing the ball into the net to finish the game completely.

Coolboy; Rhys Nolan, Patrick Murphy, Shane Byrne, Rory Adare, Callum Hutton Aaron Corless, Cathal Rooney, Kai Davis, Finnian Collins, Zack Furlong, Oisin Gorman

Wicklow Rovers; Jack Jennings, Micheal Cassidy, Patrick Owens, Donal O Donoghue, Fionn O Brien, Kevin Leonard, Sean Murphy, Adam O Reily Callum Raul, Ewan Culbert Kyle O Neil

Subs on David Lally, Keelan Vickers, Ben Larson

Wicklow senior football League

Arklow Gerlandines Ballymoney 1-12

Baltinglass 2-9

 Anyone that was in attendance in Pearse Park last Sunday  got to witness a great top of the table clash between two sides wanting to gain a foothold at the top of the league table.

Baltinglass started off the game very quickly. From the opening they got the ball into the forward line before corner forward Adam McHugh managed to hit the opening point of the match. In response, AGB hit 2 quick frees the first a well-taken strike from the ground from the left foot of wing forward Darragh Culleton before full forward JP Hurley slotted a 21 yard free. Baltinglass then leveled the game through a long-range free from goalkeeper Mark Jackson. Hurley responded with another free for AGB before Baltinglass went on the offensive scoring 1-2 without reply. The first of these foray of scores coming from the boot of Christopher Heaslip before McHugh hit another fine point from play. Baltinglass then hit a fine goal on the counter-attack when Healy got his hands on the ball and coolly slotted the ball into the bottom corner of the net. With the game edging towards the half time whistle AGB hit two quick-fire points before the break the first coming from Hurley again this time from play before center back Andrew Maher fired a free over the bar. Leaving two points between the teams at the break.

The 2^nd half started off much like the first with Baltinglass hitting the opening score again this coming from towering midfielder Jordan Deans. Yet again AGB hit two quick points in reply. The first coming from a free which the boot of Hurley slotted over again before AGB corner forward Philp Healy fired over an outrageous score from out near the sideline. Both sides then traded goals. Baltinglass hitting the net first with the goal coming through wing back Pat Burke who managed to break through the AGB defense before firing the ball into the net.  AGB hit back with a goal nearly straight away after some great tackling by the forward's corner-forward Philp Healy managed to get a fist on the ball just ahead of the onrushing keeper. Both players were injured in the play which would have repercussions at the end of the game. After that goal, AGB started to express themselves hitting three points in row two of these coming from the boot of Hurley again. The first from a placed ball before hitting another from play. Wing back Karl Kirwan got his name on the score sheet with a fine score from the 45-yard line. Baltinglass fired over a score in response from wing forward Cian Lee. AGB hit two more dead balls over the bar coming from the aforementioned Hurley and Maher. This gave AGB a three-point lead heading towards the final whistle.  Baltinglass now needed too on the offensive after winning a free in added time they slotted it over instead of going for the jugular.  Substitute Johnny Keogh then managed to fire over another score. With nearly seven minutes of added time up Baltinglass won a free on the 45-yard line which goalkeeper Mark Jackson duly converted to leave the game level.

AGB Mervyn Travers; Tadhg O Callaghan, Jim Tyrell, Jack Hamilton; Karl Kirwan, Andy Maher, Ciaran O Shea ; Stephen Hurley, Chris O Brien; Darragh Culleton, Philp Gleeson, Darragh Fitzgerald; Philp Healy, JP Hurley, Cormac O Shea

Scorers JP Hurley (0-7 4fs 3p) Philp Healy (1-1) Andy Maher (0-2fs) Darragh Culleton (0-1f) Karl Kirwan (0-1)

Subs used; Daire McBride for Darragh Culleton

Baltinglass Mark Jackson, Paddy Kirwan, Tom Burke, Stephen Heaslip, Pat Burke Kevin Murphy, Billy Murphy, Mikey English, Jordon Deans; Christopher Heaslip, Peader Burke, Cian Lee ; Christopher Grimes, Sean O Brien, Adam McHugh

Scorers; Adam McHugh (0-3) Mark Jackson (0-2) Christopher Heaslip (1-1)  Jordan Deans (0-1) Pat Burke(1-0) Cian Lee (0-1) Johnny Keogh (0-1)

Subs Used; Johnny Keogh for Kevin Murphy, Ian Sheeran for Sean O Brien

Leinster U15 Quarter Final

Boyne 31

Arklow 31

Last Sunday morning Arklow traveled up the road to Drogheda to play a Leinster quarter-final. The last time this Arklow side were up here the game definitely didn’t go their way as they were on the back of a 50 point defeat. Sunday was a completely different story altogether.

Boyne playing at home started the game well getting their hands on the ball very early. They spread the ball along the back which eventually led to a try in the corner. Giving them an early 5 point lead. This try kicked Arklow into gear and in nearly the resulting play they managed to get the ball back. After a sustained period of pressure from the away team managed to get the leveling try through Luke Doyle which was converted by Conn Kinsella. Arklow playing with a strong breeze piled the pressure on pinning Boyne back in their own half. Try as they might they couldn’t get a 2^nd try.  In the final play of the half managed to break through the Arklow defense and get the ball down over the line which was converted giving the home side a 5 point lead at the break 12-7

Boyne started off the 2^nd half in flying form getting two very fast tries in the opening minutes of the game. Giving the home side a 24-7 lead at the beginning of the half. From the resulting dropkick, Arklow managed to gain a foothold in the Boyne half again. The Arklow pressure paid off when center Dean Kelly Farrell managed to drive his way over the Boyne line for a try. From the resulting restart, Kelly Farrell managed to get his hands on the ball deep in his 22. He ran back at the Boyne defense and after breaking through numerous tackles offloaded the ball to his center partner Oisin Beirne who managed to get across the Boyne line with defenders chasing him. The try was again converted by Kinsella.With 13 minutes to go Arklow piled on the pressure to level the game. After some great work from The Arklow forward back the aforementioned Farrell broke through a crumbling Boyne defense to cross the whitewash again. Kinsella added the resulting two points to level the game with 10 minutes to go. Boyne managed to get the ball again from the kick-off and after some strong defense from Arklow. Boyne managed to Burrow there way over the line and convert the try to give the home side a 7 point advantage going into the final minutes of play.  In the final minutes of the game, Arklow managed to get their hands on the ball again in the middle of the pitch. Kelly Farrell went on a mesmerizing run leaving Boyne defenders in his wake. As he got to the line Boyne thought they had held him up. He cleverly managed to turn his body to dot the ball over the whitewash; Kinsella added the extra two to draw the game again.

The game ended level but due to Leinster regulations, the scorers of the first try wins the game. Boyne went through on a technicality 

Arklow u15 rugby friendly

Arklow 34

Greystones 36

Anyone that has an interest missed a cracker of a rugby match in the oval last Sunday morning. Arklow hosted their neighbours from up the road. This game was a friendly in name only. It was played as nearly a competitive match with both sides going hell for leather from the first minute

 The away side started the game well scoring an early try in the first five minutes of the game.  This kicked the home side into action and after a sustained period of pressure Arklow centre Dean Kelly Farrell managed to burrow his way through the Greystones defence to level the scores with a try. Fly half Conn Kinsella added the extra two points.  In a very end to end game Greystones managed to get over the whitewash twice very quickly. Arklow replied again through the aforementioned Kelly Farrell who managed to cross the line again.  Arklow forwards worked there socks off for the next couple of minutes with their power pushing the opposition defence. This led to a penalty near the line where Arklow hooker Jamie Tobin got the ball and drove his way over the line this was yet again converted by Kinsella

            The 2^nd half of the game started much like the first with Greystones getting the 1^st score of the half adding the extra two. In nearly a carbon copy of the 1^st half Kelly Farrell managed to cross the line again for the home side.  The game went from side to side with both sides cancelling each other out till Greystones managed to cross the line again deep in the corner which they managed to convert the extra two. Arklow pushed forward again and after a period of intense pressure on the opposition line Greystones thought they had won the ball back but the ball slipped out and Arklow scrum, half Padraig Bermingham  cleverly touched the ball down to give Arklow a fighting chance .With the game in the melting pot in the dying embers. Greystones managed to crash over the line again, before in the final play of the game Arklow Conn Kinsella managed to slalom his way through the Greystones defence to add a final try. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough as Arklow lost out.

Arklow u15 League

Arklow 14

Tullow 24

Anyone that was up early last Saturday in Arklow witnessed a great top of the table clash in the oval.  Both sides were looking to get home advantage for the league quarterfinals.

The away side started well piling on the pressure from the first whistle. After a sustained period of pressure from the visitors, they managed to cross the whitewash very early on to give them an early 5 point lead. The away side kept the foot on the throttle going up the field and attacking every chance they had.T his intense pressure led to Tullow second try followed by a conversion which gave them a 12 point lead midway through the first half. These two scores kicked the home side into action. They pressed forward from then until the end of the half. After some very good defending Arklow no.8 Oran Kelly got his hands on the ball and drove over the line. They try converted by Conn Kinsella leaving 12-7 heading towards half time.  Arklow kept the pressure on for the remainder of the half but try as they might Tullow kept them out for the rest of the half with a strong defensive performance. Leaving the score 12-7 at half time.

The second half started much like the first with Tullow starting on the front foot again. There attacking lines causing problems for Arklow defense. These attacks led to another try for the away side which was converted this time to extend their lead to 19-7. In almost a mirror image of the first half Arklow attack kicked back into action. After a sustained period of pressure on the Tullow line. Arklow won a scrum no.8 Kelly picked it off the back and yet again got over the try line. Kinsella converted again. With the game heading into the final 10 minutes, Arklow camped themselves inside the Tullow half. The away side heroic defending kept Arklow out eventually Tullow managed to break away in the final minute and cross the line to finally put the game to bed. Giving Tullow a 24 -14 win.

Arklow u15s Leinster Cup

Arklow 14

Wexford 22

U15 Leinster Cup

 There was a great cup game played last Saturday afternoon in Arklow between two southeast sides.  The home side was looking to keep their momentum going after a few very strong performances at home. Playing with a strong wind in the first half the home side started very strongly getting the first try of the game through center Dean Kelly Farrell, who managed to break his way through the opposition defense before dotting the ball down under the posts. Fly-half Conn Kinsella cleverly drop-kicked the conversion over to give Arklow an early 7 point lead.  The game ebbed and flowed for the next 10 minutes with Wexford putting pressure on the Arklow try line. Try as they might Wexford couldn’t get through. With Arklow using the wind every time to clear their lines.  Eventually, Wexford pressure paid off as they got over the try line and slotted the resulting conversion to level the game. With the game edging towards half time the home side piled on the pressure again with foray after foray into the opposition twenty-two. This intense pressure led to indiscipline from the Wexford defense. With the final play of the half Arklow won a penalty and after a quick tap, the ball landed in the hands of Arkow no.8 Oran Kelly who burst his way through the  Wexford defense for the home sides 2^nd try. Kinsella dropped the conversion over to give them a 7 point lead at the break

The 2^nd half was nearly a mirror image of the first, with the team that had the wind gaining the advantage. Wexford piled on the pressure from the first whistle and after some heroic defending from the home side, they managed to cross the whitewash for a score.  They missed the resulting conversion which kept the home side in the lead. A couple of phases of play later Wexford managed to break through the cover again to cross the line but again missed the resulting kick. With the game in its final quarter and still only one score in it Arklow managed to get control of the ball in the Wexford half. Some more indiscipline got the home side right down into the 22 where they were camped for nearly 10 minutes. But a mix of great defending and clever fouling Wexford managed to keep the home side at bay. With the final play of the game, Wexford managed to break away and cross the line for one last time. Giving the away side an 8 point win in the cup