U14 Valleymount vs Clan Na Gael

 

Clan Na Gael 0-3

Valleymount 4-13

Eoin Horkan

Laragh

The U14 shield is resting comfortably in west Wicklow this year as Valleymount U14 girls were victorious against Clan Na Gael at lunchtime on Sunday in Laragh.

The Valleymount forward unit produced a performance worthy of  winning any county final with four of the six starters putting their name on the scoreboard in this tie. It was full forward Emily Broe who began the scoring with a point before her teammates Sophie Mooney and Emma Maguire gave there side an early three point lead. Within minutes Maguire had doubled this lead with the first goal of the game after a fine team move. The opposition responded with two points from Emma Wylie and Keiten Barreto to narrow the gap between the sides. This was just a slight reprieve as Valleymount pushed on till half time with inside forwards Mooney and Broe to the fore. It was Broe who goaled next before Mooney repeated the dose minutes later. In the final minutes of the half two more white flags were raised as Broe fired over a dead ball before Mooney finished her sides scoring.

It was more of the same in the second half as Mooney and Maguire added more scores to their tally in the opening minutes of the half. Clan Na Gael were finding it difficult to get the ball inside the danger zone and any time they did it was full back Erika Mooney who stood strong any time a ball came near her goal. As the half went on the west Wicklow side were scoring at ease next to open her tally was wing forward Maggie Sue Morris who slotted four points in between another goal from the aforementioned Mooney. With ten minutes to go in this final Wylie narrowed the gap every so slightly with a consolation score for her side. The final two scores of the game were minors from that girl Mooney who ensured her side were going to be victorious in this final.

 

Valleymount: Anna Clarke; Maeve Harkin, Erika Mooney, Sarah Coyne; Grace Cullen, Caoimhe Mooney, Aibhin Reid; Ella McGrath, Gwen McDermott; Maggie Sue Morris (0-4), Emma Maguire (1-3), Ellie Durcan; Sophie Mooney (2-4 1f), Emily Broe (1-2), Niamh Harkin.

Subs Used: Grace Kelly for G McDermott, Anna May Fitzpatrick for G Cullen, Anna Clarke for N Harkin, Lily Reid for G Kelly, Millie Pearce for A Reid.

Clan Na Gael: Farha Hussain; Saoirse Di Biasi, Beibhinn Lavery, Sarah Hussain; Dearbhla Kinsella, Hazel Prendergast, Daisy O’ Reilly; Emma Wylie, (0-2) Regan King; Anna Boucher- Hayes, Isabelle Draper, Millie Free; Maria Doyle, Keiten Barreto (0-1), Aisling Kelly.

Subs Used: Katie Moore for R King, Lauren Cleary for M Doyle, Leah Devlin for M Free, Ruby Wheeler for A Boucher- Hayes, Robin Boucher Hayes for A Kelly.

Referee Ian Culbert (Rathnew)

U14 Final Kicoole vs St Nicks

 

Kilcoole 5-2

St Nicholas 3-2

Eoin Horkan

Laragh

 

A fantastic defensive display from St Nicks wasn’t enough as Kilcoole had two goals to spare in the end to win the U14 LGFA cup in Laragh on Sunday morning.

This final was a great advertisement for ladies’ football in Wicklow as both sides produced some final football from start to finish with special mention going to both goalkeepers who stood firm on numerous occasions. Kilcoole were first to score in this tie with a goal from a free from Lilly Murphy. St Nicks response was instant as within minutes they had taking the lead with a goal from Naoise Drouhin before full forward Charley Wheatley raised the first white flag of the game. This didn’t phase the north Wicklow side who pushed forward resulting in Charlotte Dowds levelling the tie after twelve minutes. The rest of the half was all Kilcoole who netted two more goals the first from Dowds before Millie Hamilton added a second within minutes. Kilcoole were goal hungry but four saves in the final ten minutes of the half from Saoirse Hennigan in the Nicks goal kept her side in this tie.

It was Kilcoole who started empty their bench at the break and it was substitute Grace Finnegan who opened the scoring in the half with a well taken point. With both defences on top in this tie the next few minutes produced some fine blocking  and defending from both sides. Nick’s goal was breached again as Murphy broke through to extend her sides lead. The west Wicklow side were finding hard to make any impact on the scoreboard. This all changed when substitute Sue O’ Hara netted twice in the space of five minutes while midfielder Kathryn Flynn drove forward to spilt the posts to leave a goal between the sides heading into the final five minutes.

It was Goosebank girls who managed to make sure of the tie with a final goal of the game as Hamilton finished to the net for her side on the counterattack.

 Kilcoole: Katie Hannon; Lucy Daly, Melissa Kirwan, Lucie Gavin; Holly Timmons, Mairéad Kruger, Sarah Ward; Abbey Brennan, Charlotte Dowds (1-1); Lena Gleeson, Eve Carey, Saoirse Briggs; Millie Hamilton (2-0), Lilly Murphy (2-0 1f), Clara Kruger.

Subs Used; Grace Finnegan (0-1) for S Briggs, Issy Parker for L Gleeson, Robyn Mitchell for S Ward, Lillian Kavanagh for M Kruger, Ava Murphy for C Kruger.

St Nicks: Saoirse Hennigan; Holly Flynn, Ruth Kearney, Gemma Doyle; Faye Miley, Ciara Sheridan, Isabelle Birchall; Kathryn Flynn (0-1), Ava Muldoon; Eve Wright, Lily Doyle, Naoise Drouhin (1-0); Iona Maguire Krogsrud, Charley Wheatley (0-1), Lucy Sheridan.

Subs Used: Ella Lawless for G Doyle, Mia Cunningham for E Wright, Sue O’ Hara (2-0) for I Maguire Krogsrud, Mary Corrigan for I Birchall, Lilymay Wheatley for  N Drouhin.  

Referee Pat Dunne ( Hollywood)

U11 AGB vs Blessington County Final

 AGB 4-6

Blessington 0-17

 Eoin Horkan

Ballinakill

 

A clinical Blessington side scored at will to overcome AGB in the U11 group 3 final at lunchtime in Balinakill on Saturday.

 

It was AGB who burst out of the blocks early in this tie with a quick fire point from Evan Murphy before Evan Fox fisted an effort into the net. After this fine early start it was Blesssington who started to take control of this final with two points from the boot of Liam Richardson to open his account. A second AGB goal from Murphy and a Fox point was keeping this tie alive fifteen minutes into the half. The second quarter was when the west Wicklow side hit a purple patch as Liam Ellis, Brogin O’ Driscoll and Richardson added five points in a row. The final minutes of the half was the Liam Ellis show as he slotted two more long range efforts in between points from AGB’s Charlie Kavanagh and Murphy again.

The second half was much the same from Blesso as Ellis and Richardson were firing over points at ease with as they both added two more each in between another goal from Murphy down the other end of the pitch. As both managements started to empty there benches it was AGB’s who had the bigger impact with Senan Byrne and Conor Roche pointing for the south Wicklow side. Blessington who were well ahead at this stage were powering forward at every opportunity with Richardson pulling the strings with two more points along with efforts from Mason Foy and Conor Magee. The final goal of the game came from Roche for the Gers as the game was minutes away from the final whistle. The final two minors of the game were from Ellis and Richardson who made sure there side would be going home victorious from Ballinakill.

Blessington: Conor Magee (0-1); Shane Buggy, Stephen Caldwell, Kyle Kinnane; Mason Foy (0-1), Liam Ellis (0-6); Dylan Murray, Dennis Barla; Liam Richardson (0-8 1f), Brogin O’ Driscoll (0-1), Sean Phibbs

Subs used: Max Power, Aaron Keogh.

 AGB: Ethan Duffy; Donagh McKerr,Jay Hughes, Rory McDonald; Tyler Klopper Evan Fox (1-1);Charlie Kavanagh(0-1); James Byrne, Fionn Farrell, Luke Meehan, Evan Murphy (2-2 1f).

Subs used: Conor Roche (1-1), Tommy Dillon, Ruarí Cullen, Ronan O Connor, Éanna Nolan, Senan Byrne (0-1), Harry White, Callum Walker, Tyler Kavanagh

 Referee James Phelan (St Pats)

U11 County Final Barndarrig vs Kilmacanogue

 

Barndarrig 4-16

Kilmacanogue 0-6

Eoin Horkan

Ballinakill

There were no flies on Barndarrig’s U11 team on Saturday morning as they produced a great team performance to overcome Kilmacanogue to win the  U11 group 6 county final.

The opening few minutes of this final was a great advertisement for score taking. Within the opening minutes Barndarrig had hit a goal and point both coming from the boot of Oisin Doyle. Kilmac’s  response was immediate with three points in a row the first a free from Bryn Kelly along with an effort from play, before Cian Murphy Quinn added a third point for his side. This was the end of the north Wicklow sides scoring as Barndarrig pushed forward with the aid of a strong breeze. They scored a goal and five points unanswered with Fionnan O Snodaigh taking control for his side as he fired over three well taken scores, along with a Doyle effort before Diarmuid Stone added a final minor. The goal was a well taken effort from Jasper Kitson after a fine team move. Kelly stemmed the tide with his side’s final effort of the half. The final scores of the half were all white flags from Barndarrig as Doyle, O Snodaigh and Kitson added to there sides tally before the final whistle.

As the wind died down in the second half it was Barndarrig who opened the scoring again through the aforementioned Doyle. The opposition responded with what was there final points of the game from Sean Bevins and Darcy Duff. It was all Barndarrig till the final whistle as Doyle, Kitson and O Snodaigh added to there sides tally. Kitson hit over three more from play before Doyle slotted his last effort judging the now swirling breeze to perfection. As the half drew to a close it was the boot of O Snodaigh a recent transfer from Bray  who finished the game out with the final three points of this final.

Barndarrig: Jake Nolan; James Fogarty, Odhran Doyle, Tommy Murray; Finn Kearney, Greg Rourke; Diarmuid Stone (0-1), Oisin Doyle (1-4); Emma Byrne, Fionnan Ó Snodaigh (2-7), Jasper Kitson 1-4).

Subs Used: Aoibhin Doyle, Aaron Lynn, Brian Jones, Odhran Doyle, Thomas O’ Donnell Adam Ryan.

Kilmacanogue: Logan Burke Farrell; Nathan Mulligan, Woody Duff, Fionn Kynes; Francis Darren Redmond, Cian Murray Quinn (0-1); Felice Farrelly, Bryn Kelly (0-3 1f); Con Dillon, Oisin Kynes, Cathal Moore.

Subs Used- Bobby Arencibia Dunne, Sean Bevins (0-1), Darcy Duff (0-1), Allanah Quigley, Aron Redden.

 Referee Jimmy Lawlor (Clonmore)

Junior D Semi final

 

Eire Óg Greystones 2-9

Valleymount 1-6

Eoin Horkan

Ballinakill

Eire Óg had two goals to spare on Friday night against Valleymount in the Junior D championship semi-final. This means the north Wicklow side will face Tinahely in the Junior D championship final.

With a stiff breeze in Ballinakill on Friday night Eire Óg opted to play against it in the first half. This didn’t faze them as they opened the scoring with three early points from both midfielders. It was the boot of Phil McCarthy that hit two points from play while his midfield partner Colm Condon added a dead ball. With the aid of the strong breeze Valleymount started to become much more efficient in there forward line with corner forward Shay Geoghegan narrowing the deficit before a long range free sailed over the bar from the boot of Steven Byrne. As the west Wicklow side began to control the game Gary Walsh levelled the tie with an outrageous effort with the outside of his boot before Byrne gave his side the lead with another effort from a place ball. Eire Óg were finding difficult to judge that breeze as they started to drive efforts from play wide, Condon  then manged to level the tie with a free before the break. As the half drew to a close the side with the breeze managed to go in a goal up when full forward Glen Cullen rattled the back of the net with the last kick of the half.

The second half was much more one sided as Greystones proving they had made the right decision playing against the wind started to pull away. An early blitz of two goals and a point unanswered was enough to put this tie beyond the reach of the opposition. Condon opened the scoring with his third free of the game before two goals in as many minutes finished this tie. The first came from the fist of Colm Shortt who fisted the ball into the net when a free dropped short. From the next play substitute Richie Houlihan found himself in the right place to fire in his sides second major of the game. The opposition solitary response against the breeze was another Byrne effort. It was Greystones who  had complete control at this stage as they hit another purple patch in the final quarter of the game. It was centre forward  Colin O’ Shea who was proving the playmaker for his side as they pushed forward. He was rewarded with his two of his own minors from play along with efforts from Houlihan and Condon. The final two scores of the game were shared between by the two number seventeens who had come of the bench for their respective sides. It was Luke Degan who finished off his sides scoring before Niall O’ Connor hit a consolation effort for Valleymount.

Eire Óg: Sean O’ Neill; Gordon Bailey, Dermot Blake, Eoin Potts; Ruairí Parker, Max Scully, Kevin Booth; Phil McCarthy(0-2), Colm Condon (0-5 4fs); Fionn Melia, Colin O’ Shea (0-2), Colm Shortt (1-0); Cian O’ Lionaigh, John Coveney, Andrew Kealy.

Subs Used: Richie Houlihan (1-1) for J Coveney, Luke Dorgan (0-1) for F Melia, Daniel English for C O’Lionaigh.

Valleymount: Conor Harpur; Davy Miley, Matthew Cripps, Liam O’ Brien; Jordan Balfe, Aidan Miley, Aaron Balfe; Derek Miley, Diarmuid Nugent; Bradley Foster, Steven Byrne (0-3fs), Ryan Willoughby; Gary Walsh (0-1), Glen Cullen (1-0), Shay Geoghegan (0-1).

Diarmuid Richardson for M Cripps, Jeff Kemmy for L O’ Brien, Dylan Maguire for B Foster, Niall O’ Connor (0-1) for S Geoghegan.

Referee Pamela Prendergast (Kilamcanogue)

Wicklow County Hurling final

 

LGFA Wicklow Semi final senior

 

Bray Emmets 2-3

St Pats 0-10

Eoin Horkan

Greystones

 

As darkness began to fall in Greystones on Saturday night a last minute fisted point was enough to see St Pats get the better of Bray Emmets by a solitary point.

With a county final at stake there was never more than a goal in the difference between these sides. After a nervy opening seven minutes the deadlock was finally broken as Pats corner forward Erynn O’ Brien fired over the bar. With both defences on top from the start it was a surprise when Bray managed to take a goal lead as Laura Butler levelled the game, before she rattled the back of the net for her side The Emmets sat back on this lead hoping their defence would keep the opposition forwards quiet, which they did. Pats had to look elsewhere for the scores it was midfielder Sarah Delahunt who delivered these scores from the middle of park in between another Butler effort on the counterattack for Bray. With the half drawing to a close Naoise O’ Reilly drove through the centre of the Emmets defence to narrow the gap to the minimum. It was the north Wicklow side who competed the first half scoring as Shauna Douglas showed she could emulate what the Pats midfield was doing as she split the posts to leave two points between the sides at the interval.

Pats took control of the possession from the start of the second half but between a mix of great defending and way ward shooting there forward unit were still finding it difficult to trouble the scoreboard. It was the Wicklow towns midfield who were keeping them in the tie as Niamh McGettigan drove an effort over the bar. Moments later Sarah Delahunt stepped up to take a penalty that she drove off the crossbar as Pats were trying all they could to take control of this tie . Their   hard work eventually paid off as they levelled the tie minutes later through wing back Lucy Dunne. Within minutes Bray had regained the lead as wing forward  Una O’ Grady slotted a ball into the Pats net. This second major didn’t stop the Wicklow town sides onslaught as they kept pushing forward with Delahunt and McGettigan to the fore. It was the aforementioned Delahunt who slotted two  frees along with a second minor from McGettigan. With the tie level it was Pats who manged to take the lead for the second and most decisive time in the game as full forward Laura Manley found herself in the perfect position to fist over the bar just before the final whistle.

This win means Pats will play county champions Tinahely in the upcoming county final.

 

St Pats: Ellen Griffin; Molly Callery, Medb O’Keane, Eadoin O’Keane; Brooke Griffin, Kate Hennessy, Lucy Dunne (0-1); Sarah Delahunt (0-4,2fs) , Niamh McGettigan (0-2); Sarah Evans, Naoise O’ Reilly (0-1), Kayleigh Crammond, Rionagh McGettgan, Laura Manley (0-1), Erynn O’ Brien (0-1).

Subs: Holly McSorley for E O’ Brien, Luci Hobbs for K Crammond

Bray Emmets: Amy Butler; Emma Doyle, Jane Butler, Emily Deveney: Juliette Fortune, Orla O’ Keefe, Aoife Gillen; Alice Fitzgerald, Shauna Douglas (0-1); April Harty, Mikaela Shelley, Una O’ Grady (1-0); Anna Craig, Lauren Rowe, Laura Butler (1-2).

Referee Ian Culbert  (Rathnew)

Avondale vs Baltinglass Junior Championship

 

Avondale 3-7

 Baltinglass 2-14

 Avondale

 Eoin Horkan

 Baltinglass produced a fine team display with scores coming from every line on the pitch to overcome Avondale in their home patch Thursday night.

 Under the lights in Rathdrum, it was Avondale who opened the scoring through centre forward Jack Manley who split the posts from long range in the opening phase of play. Baltinglass’s response was quick and decisive as Tony Kealy fired over a place ball before wing back Wes O’ Toole drove an effort from the twenty- one yard line into the corner of the net. As Baltinglass drove forward to add to there lead Manley was awarded a free on the counter which he dispatched to narrow the gap. It was the away side who were looking more dangerous as the half went on as they added two more quick fire scores the first coming from corner back Kevin Wall who started and finished a fine flowing move. It was then the turn of centre forward Jack Hanlon to raise a white flag for his side.  As the game looked to be slipping out of the home side’s reach a long ball into the forward line changed that as Christopher Silery gathered it before rattling the back of the net against the run of play.

The final quarter of the half was when the visitors took complete control of this tie with five unanswered points in a row. As his side were controlling the middle it was Baltinglass midfielder John Timmons who started this run of scores before Kealy added his second this time from play, before Timmons’s midfield partner Alan Nolan added a third successive score. With five minutes to go in the half the home side went down to fourteen men as Cian Ward was given a black card for a deliberate trip. With the man advantage it was opposition wing forward Ross Nolan who was next to trouble the scoreboard this time from play. The last three scores of the half were all from place balls as Kealy slotted two in between another effort from Manley who was keeping his side within touching distance . This left six points between the sides at the break.

 

It was the south Wicklow side that opened the scoring in the second  half as that man Kealy extended his sides lead. The Dales response came from there full forward Shane Farrer before sharpshooter Kealy slotted another dead ball. With the lead being extended it was the Dales who made a game of it again with there second major this time through  Shane Farrer who made sure of the goal after his first effort came back of the crossbar, Manley narrowed the gap further with an exquisite free from the sideline. After a brief period of dominance from the home side it was Baltinglass that took control again as Hanlon burst through to find the the net for his side with Timmons adding a free from out wide minutes later.  The home side were finding it difficult to score from play but another Manley free along with the goals were keeping the home side in touch but barely. With ten minutes to go in this tie Balto wing back  O’ Toole drove forward twice in a number of minutes to finish his sides scoring , this was in between a minor from home sides substitute Dylan Graham. The final score of the game was a consolation goal from the home side as Donal McGraynor Jr stuck away a penalty with the last kick of the game.

 Baltinglass: Jamie Farnon; Kevin Wall(0-1), Peter Osborne, Martin Donegan; Conor O’ Neill, John Hennessy, Wes O’ Toole(1-2); Alan Nolan(0-1), John Timmons(0-2 1f); Ross Nolan(0-1), Jack Hanlon( 1-1), Brian Nolan; Adam Kavanagh, Tony Kealy( 0-6 4fs), Fabian Dunne.

Subs used: Conor Flood for F Dunne, Steven Quinn for B Nolan, Paudie Swinbourne for J Manley, Edward Gorman for R Nolan, Jamie McTiernan for T Kealy.

Avondale: Ray Nolan; Kieran Penn, Kevin Sheehan, Jack Bailey Johnson; Harrison Penn, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Ryan Kenny; Conor Sheehan, Shane Byrne; Cian Ward, Jack Manley(0-5. 4fs), Anthony Byrne; Christopher Silery (1-0), Shane Farrer(1-1), Donal McGraynor.

 Subs used: Donal McGraynor Jr (1-0 pen) for C Silery , Dylan Graham (0-1) for D McGraynor, Dan Owens for A Byrne.

 

Referee  Conor Doyle (Coolkenno)

Intermidiate Religation semi final Wicklow

 

Kilmacanogue 0-9

Valleymount 3-11

Kilmacanogue

Eoin Horkan

 

The first round of the intermediate relegation competition took place in Kilmacanogue late Sunday morning. The early morning journey across the mountains didn’t affect Valleymount as they ran out eleven point winners.

It was the home side that opened the scoring in this encounter with centre forward Simon Doyle slotting an early free. Valleymount responded quickly when midfielder Tadhg Miley drove through the middle of the park to fire over the bar. With Valleymount starting to control the play this resulted in a fine flowing move which ended up in the hands of Robbie Miley who fired into the net for his side. It was Kilmacanogue who responded to this goal with a well taken point from centre back Gavan Burke. This was the last time the home side troubled the scoreboard until the last kick of the half as Valleymount scored two goals and four points from the tenth minute of the half onwards. As the visitors pushed forward it was Sean Higgins who added his name to his side’s scorers with a fine effort from out wide. Valleymount fired in a second goal of the half as Mark Richardson rattled the back of the net to extend his sides lead. It was the away sides half back line and midfield who were the catalyst for there dominance as  Declan Cahill finished off another fine flowing move for his side raising a white flag. With eight minutes to go in the first half Valleymount opened their account from dead balls with two in the space of three minutes from the boot of Brian Miley. Just before Mileys second effort Richardson added a third goal of the half to consolidate there half time lead. The final score of the half was a  point was from the home sides wing back Michael Whelan who drove forward at the end of the half to stem the tide.

The second half of this tie was a much more end to end as Kilmacanogue knew they had to narrow the gap but every time they score Valleymount went down the other end to jeep the gap between the sides.. It was Whelan who added his second at the start of the half before Higgins cancelled out the early score. It was then the turn of Doyle to open his account from play for the home side. As both sides were starting to empty there bench it was Valleymount’s who made a bigger impact as Jack Miley slotted two points off the bench in between an effort from Conor Gallagher. With the game heading towards its inevitable ending both full forwards added minors each it was Niall Meldon who narrowed the gap slightly before Richardson fired over down the opposite end. It was the dangerous Doyle who  narrowed  the scores as he won an free before converting it himself. As previous mentioned Valleymount  subs were causing damage this time it was Adam Condon who spilt the posts. The final two scores of the game came from the aforementioned Meldon before midfielder Miley finished off the scoring in this tie.

Valleymount: Wayne Comerford; Shane Browne, Robbie Behan; Mick Byrne, William Kavanagh, Jean Luc Morris; Tadhg Miley (0-2), Declan Cahill (0-1); Liam Miley, Brian Flynn, Sean Higgins (0-2); Robbie Miley (1-0), Mick Richardson (2-1), Brian Miley (0-2fs).

Subs Used: Jack Miley (0-2) for R Miley, Sam Reid for J.L. Morris, Adam Condon (0-1) for J Miley, Jack Slattery for S Higgins, Paul Foster for B Flynn.

Kilmacanogue: John Fox: Joseph Molloy, Cian Rafferty, Eoin Tohy; Michael Whelan (0-2), Gavan Burke (0-1), Luke O’ Callaghan; Andrew Molloy, Robert Conan; Conor Gallagher(0-1), Simon Doyle (0-3), Ben O’ Callaghan; Luke Kelly, Niall Meldon (0-2), Stephen Flynn.

Subs Used: Sean Clarke for L Kelly, Jason Doyle for S Flynn, Michaél Masterson for J Molloy.

Referee Hugh Murphy (Bray Emmets)

Kilcoole vs Clan Na Gael LGFA Junior

 LGFA JAFC Quarter Final

Kilcoole 9-10

Clan Na Gael 2-4

Kilcoole GAA

Eoin Horkan

 

On Sunday morning in there home ground the Kilcoole Junior team produced a stunning performance scoring nearly as many goals as points to overcome visitors Clan Na Gael.

From the opening whistle the home side powered forward through midfielder Charlotte Nagle who found the net inside the first minute. Clan Na Gael’s response was immediate as they levelled the game with a goal from Sophie Nolan. The visitors then took the lead as midfielder Jamie Curran Carr fired over under pressure. The rest of the half was all out attack from the Kilcoole girls as they powered on after the early setback. It was wing forward Robyn Evans who swung the tie back in her sides favour with her sides second goal of the game. The Goosebank girls were causing trouble anytime the ball went into the inside line with Robyn Rooney firing over three points in between an effort from play from centre forward Aoife Keddy. This left six points between the sides at the break.

The second half was much of the same from the home side as full forward  Angie Prendergast netted before Evans added her second goal inside the opening minutes of the half. With Kilcoole well in control Keddy slotted over another point. With the game effectively over as a contest Clan Na Gael fired in a second goal from Laura O’ Toole who burst through the defence Carr added her second point to stem the tide for a brief period. The home side who were scoring at will as Prendergast pointed before Evans completed her hat-trick by lobbing the goalkeeper. With fifteen minutes left to go in the tie Angie Prendergast was running through the opposition defence at ease resulting in another goal and a point for her in quick succession. It was then the turn of substitute Lucy Nagle to raise a white flag before Taylor Brandon did the same for the home side. The final score of this flurry was another major from Robyn Rooney. With only a few minutes to go O’ Toole and Carr added there sides last two points of the game. With three minutes left Prendergast netted a final goal for herself before finishing off her scoring with a point . The final score of the game was a well taken goal from Nagle after a mistake from the goalie.

This leaves Kilcoole in the last four of the ladies junior championship for the second season in a row.

 

Kilcoole: Naomi Meakin: Grace Drumgoole, Leanne Hannon, Lucy Toomey; Chloe Byrne, Grace Murphy, Holly Martin; Lucy Rooney, Charlotte Nagle (2-0); Robyn Evans (3-0), Aoife Keddy (0-2), Kayla Devlin; Robyn Rooney (1-3), Angie Prendergast (3-3), Taylor Brandon(0-1).

Subs Used: Lucy Nagle (0-1) for Robyn Evans , Amy Byrne for Aoife Keddy, Ella Mackey for Grace Drumgoole, Raynah Byrne for Kayla Devlin.

 

Clan Na Gael: Katie Walsh; Aisling Power, Rebecca Drew, Jen McGrath; Helen Kirwan, Shauna Kearns, Jen Ryan; Hannah Holly, Jamie Curran Carr (0-3); Sophie Curran, Lara Reddin, Sophie Nolan (1-0); Tara Brady, Laura O’ Toole (1-1), Michelle Murray.

Subs Used: Paris Flynn for Jen Ryan, Laura Shanahan for Michelle Murray, Heather Blackbyrne for Lara Reddin, Hannah Doyle for Hannah Holly.

 

Referee: Terry Canavan

 

Tinahealy vs Bray LGFA Senior

 

Tinahealy 3-16

Bray Emmets 2-6

 Bray Emmets GAA Club

Eoin Horkan

 

A strong second half performance from the Tinahealy was enough for them to overcome a valiant Bray effort on Saturday night in the north Wicklow venue.

It was the travelling side who opened the scoring firing a goal and three points early in the tie. It was centre forward Eimear O Sullivan who opened the scoring with a point. Tinahealy who moved full forward Jackie Kinch out the pitch from early on were causing havoc with a two women inside line. It was corner forward Laura Hogan who fired the ball high into the roof of the net inside five minutes before she pointed minutes later. The home side eventually went on the attack after Hogan’s latest effort, the ball landed into the hands of full forward Lauren Rowe whose long range effort found the net against the run of play. This was a brief moment of respite as Tinahealy kept on scoring at will as Emily Mulhall and Jackie Kinch both raised white flags for there side . The long direct ball from midfield into the forward line was still causing trouble as Hogan added two more to her tally firstly, from a place ball before slotting over from play. Rowe was Bray’s only threat as she pointed to reduce the margin slightly. The south Wicklow side grabbed there second major of the game from sharpshooter Hogan who finished neatly into the corner. With the game minutes away from half time the home side’s wing forward Aoife Gillen slotted over from a narrow angle. It was then the turn of midfielder Shauna Douglas as she burst through the defence before unleashing an effort into the net for her side . The final two scores of the half came from the away side as midfielder Aimee Maher and corner forward Ciara Byrne as they put six points between the sides at the break.

The second half of this tie was a much more one sided affair as Tinahealy powered to victory . They manged a goal and six points inside the opening quarter of the half  to put the tie out of Bray’s reach. It was Hogan who was the catalyst as she notched four  of the scores alongside Maher and O’ Sullivan. Not to be outdone by Hogan it was the other corner forward Byrne who netted the third goal after been expertly set up by Hogan. Bray’s solitary response was a dead ball from Mikaela Shelley. With six minutes left on the clock Hogan tapped over her final point of the game. The home side managed to narrow the gap as Shelley fired over before centre back Orla O’ Keefe drove forward to narrow the gap slightly. Tinahealy’s final score of the game was a minor from wing forward Eimear O’ Brien, this also meant all there starting forwards had scored in the tie. The final score of the tie came from the boot of Douglas  right on the full time whistle.

Tinahealy: Shona Byrne; Emily Hadden, Sarah Hogan, Ciara Stokes; Shannagh  Goetelen , Aine Byrne, Roisin Byrne; Aoife Gorman, Aimee Maher (0-2); Eimear O’ Brien (0-1), Eimear O’ Sullivan, (0-2) Emily Mulhall (0-1); Ciara Byrne (1-1), Jackie Kinch (0-1), Laura Hogan (2- 8 3fs).

Subs Used: Niamh Kenny for Ciara Stokes

 

Bray Emmets: Amy Butler; Emma Doyle, Jane Butler, Emily Deveney; Juliette Fortune, Orla O’ Keefe (0-1), Erica Brierton; Alice Fitzgerald, Shauna Douglas (1-1); Aoife Gillen (0-1), Mikaela Shelley (0-2), Una O’ Grady; Katrina Smyth, Lauren Rowe (1-1), Anna Craig.

 

Subs Used: April Harty for Una O’ Grady, Laura Butler for Katrina Smyth, Alanna Conroy for Lauren Rowe.

 

Referee Ian Culbert ( Rathnew)

Wicklow vs Blackrock AIL

 

Wicklow 17

Blackrock College 45

Ashtown Lane

Eoin Horkan

Blackrock should their class in Ashtown Lane on Saturday afternoon

in the opening round of the women AIL competition for 2022/2023.

The home side who were short their captain and vice-captain one was

in attendance while the other was in Canada for the game.

Wicklow who were huge underdogs for this clash didn’t take this tag

to heart as they went after the visitors from the opening kick-off.

With ten minutes gone Blackrock won a penalty and decided to take a

scrum on the halfway line. This scrum resulted in the first try of the

game as scrumhalf Maeve Liston broke down the wing before

crossing the try line for her side. The extras were put wide from a

tight angle. Wicklow kept the pressure on even after this early set

back and within ten minutes they had narrowed the gap to two points

as Beth Roberts fired over a penalty for her side. The next ten minutes

of this tie was riddled with mistakes and some excellent defence from

both sides. The home side then produced a moment of magic as Ella

Roberts at full back collected a ball in her own half before breaking

through the defence , Roberts added the extra as her side took a

deserved lead. The home side kept the pressure on and as they did

Blackrock centre Ciara Scanlan intercepted a pass before offloading

to fly half Lisa Mullen. The fly half managed to run under the posts

unopposed before adding the extras to give her side a two point lead

at the break.

The second half of this tie was a much more one sided affair as

Blackrock started to gain control with Mullen controlling the game at

fly half pushing the Wicklow defence back with some excellent

kicking. It was Mullen who was the catalyst for her sides next try as

she switched play with an excellent pass to Ali Coleman who

powered her way over the line from outside the twenty two metre line.

Mullen couldn’t convert from out wide. Wicklow’s indiscipline was

causing them trouble as they gave away a penalty on there own

twenty two. Mullen took this penalty quickly before dropping her

centre and captain Michelle Claffey into space with a switch pass that

resulted in another try under the posts with the Mullen slotting

another conversion.

With both sides emptying the bench in the final twenty minutes it was

Wicklow sub Saoirse O’ Reilly who made an immediate impact as she

collected a loose ball before weaving her way over the line as Roberts

added the extra two points to narrow the gap. The final ten minutes

the away side managed to cross the whitewash three times. The away

side put the game to bed with a penalty try from a maul which. This

meant no conversion was needed. It was then the turn of substitute

Méabh Deely to cross the line after some great work from Ella

Durkan. The final try of the game came from Anna Doyle who flew

down her wing to finish under the posts as Mullen kicked the final

score of the game.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Ella Durkan; Roisin Crowe, Michelle Claffey

(capt), Ciara Scanlan, Anna Doyle; Lisa Mullen, Maeve Liston; Shannon

Heapes, Emma Hooban, Casey O’Brien, Eimear Corri, Anna Potterton, Mairead

Holohan, Beth Cregan, Ali Coleman

Blackrock College: Tries: Maeve Liston, Lisa Mullen, Ali Coleman, Michelle

Claffey, Penalty try, Méabh Deely, Anna Doyle; Cons: Lisa Mullen 4, Pen try

con

Subs Used : Laura Feely for Shannon Heapes , Ann-Marie Rooney for Casey O’

Brien, Niamh Tester for Mairead Holohan , Roisin McWey for Ali Coleman,

Méabh Deely for Michelle Claffey , Natasha Behan for Maeve Liston , Hannah

Hodges for Roisin Crowe .

WICKLOW: Ella Roberts; Meagan Parkinson, Aoibhin Stone, Sarah Gleeson,

Suzanne Tyrrell; Beth Roberts, Roisin Stone; Linda Dempsey, Niamh Ni

Dhroma (capt), Caoimhe Molloy, Rachel Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Nicola

Schmidt, Jessica Schmidt, Emma Curran.

Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Ella Roberts, Saoirse O’Reilly; Cons: Beth Roberts 2;

Pen: Beth Roberts.

Replacements: Kathy Byrne for Caoimhe Molloy , Laura Newsome for Nicola

Schmidt , Leah Murphy for Niamh Ní Dhroma, Shauna Soady for Caitlin

Griffey, Orla Molloy for Roisin Stone , Saoirse O’Reilly for Meagan Parkinson.

Referee; Robbie O’ Flynn

Tommy Heffernan Cup Final

 St Peter’s 3        (4 Penalties)

Avonmore 3     (2 Penalties)

Little Bray Community Centre.

Eoin Horkan 

St Peter’s made home advantage count even after going down to ten men to come out on top on penalties in the curtain raiser for the Wicklow senior soccer league on Friday night. It was goalkeeper  Mark O’ Sullivan who netted the  penalty to give his side victory. 

Avonmore who had travelled  up the M11 for the tie started the game much stronger with Mark Cullen controlling the midfielder and Adam Tuke causing damaged on the wing. It was Tuke who unleashed an early effort, but it was well saved by the opposition goalkeeper. St Peter’s who were playing a high defensive line got caught out when Callum Pursey broke the line, but his effort flew well wide with only the goalie to beat. The home sides first major chance came halfway through the half as winger Jake Kane broke down the wing, but his cross come shot flew wide of the post. The game then changed in the thirty third minute when Pursey’s goal bound effort for Avonmore was kept out by the hand of centre back Dan Kelly. This resulted in a red card and a penalty that was well finished by Tuke to give his side the lead. Within minutes of the penalty the visitors doubled their lead as Ryan Cahill broke through one on one to finish into the corner. With ten minutes to go in the first half Cian O’ Hannain drove down the wing for Avonmore his effort from a narrow angle flew wide.  The final chance of the half fell to the home side as Tony Harris’s effort was tipped onto the post by the Avonmore goalie got keep his sides lead intact.

Within a minute of the restart Peter’s had brought themselves back into the tie with a goal from Shane O’ Neill with a classy finish.  The next fifteen minutes of the final was very cagy as no team carved out any major chances as defences were coming out on top anytime either side got near the opposition goal. With twenty minutes to go in this final ex League of Ireland star O’ Neill levelled the tie with a long range effort that flew into the top corner. Within minutes Avonmore took the lead again as striker Ryan Cahill finished into the net after a lovely pass from Cian O’ Hannain. The final fifteen minutes of the tie the home side pushed forward for the leveller and with six minutes to go Killian O’ Carroll broke onto a long ball before unleashing a unstoppable volley into the top corner. This meant penalties were on the cards to decide the winners.

Avonmore were first up as Cahill finished into the corner. It was then the turn of O’ Carroll who levelled the tie with a penalty that hit the back stanchion. Next up was Callum Pursey who fired his effort over. Peter’s took the lead for the fist time when O’ Neill used all his experience to finish neatly. Avonmore centre back Paddy Kennedy stepped up next to level the tie. Chad Ryan who came off the bench to put away his sides third penalty. The next two penalties were taken by the goalies. Zack Cullen who was put in goal for the shootout slotted his penalty. Peter’s final penalty was from goalie Mark O’ Sullivan who gave his side a two goa lead. Tuke took Avonmore’s final place kick, but this was put over the bar to ensure Peter’s brought home the Tommy Heffernan cup.

St Peter’s: 1 Mark O’ Sullivan, 2 Davey Barry, 3 Dan McCann, 4 Dan Kelly,5 Cormac Doyle, 6 Shane O’ Neill, 7 Zach Ryan, 8 Killian O’ Carroll, 9 Jamie Kelly,10 Tony Harris, 11 Jake Kane.

Subs Used: 16 Dillon Fitzpatrick, 15 Ryan Greene, 14 Des Kelly.

Avonmore: 1 Peter Kennedy 2 Ross Williams 3 Rhys Van Dijk, 4 Paddy Kennedy, 5 Shane Beever, 6 Mark Cullen, 7 Cian O Hannain, 8 Zach Cullen, 9 Ryan Cahill, 10 Callum Pursey, 19 Adam Tuke.

Subs Used:  15 Mario Gomes, 18 Todd Byrne, 14 Wes O’ Toole.

Referee: Dominic Lachaussee.

Wicklow Minor a Championship

 

Minor Football Championship

Aughrim 1-11

St Pats 0-6

Eoin Horkan

Aughrim Community Grounds

 

Aughrim who are still managing to hang on to AGB at the top of the minor championship managed to overcome St Pats in a monsoon in Aughrim on Monday night.

The home side produced a fantastic  first half performance to effectively finish the tie off. This was led by  Joe McGuckian and Alex Kavanagh who were unplayable even in the horrendous conditions. It was midfielder McGuckian who opened the scoring as he drove forward from midfield to fire over an early point. After this early score both sides battled hard around the middle third to gain control it was the home side that won this battle. There game plan was simple play long fast ball into Alex Kavanagh this paid dividends as he slotted a free and an effort from play. As the monsoon began Aughrim won a penalty which Kavanagh took and blazed over the bar. This didn’t phase the home side as Kavanagh slotted two more dead ball is quick succession as the ground got slippier which resulted in more frees. With seven minutes to go in the half Kavanagh managed to turn his defender and bury the ball into the net. Pats manged to finally trouble the scoreboard at the end of the half with two well taken frees from Lorcan Sinnott. This left seven points between the sides at the break.

The second half was a much tighter affair as the conditions worsened. It was Sinnott who struck over another early free before McGuckian replied for the home side. Pats were starting to win more dirty ball this time it was full forward  Daniel Kavanagh who narrowed the gap with a minor. Aughrim wrestled back control after this as the rain subsided. The south Wicklow side landed four in a row the first coming from McGuckian before Kavanagh landed one from play and another dead ball to extend his sides advantage. The home sides final score of the game from the aforementioned McGuckian after Kavanagh took a quick free which he duly converted. The final two scored of the game were dead balls from Sinnott as he tried to put a gloss on the final score line.

Aughrim: Mark Shannon; Finn Byrne, Leo Byrne, Ryan Kinsella; Cian Keogh, Oisin Keegan, Charlie O’ Connor; Joseph McGuckian (0-4), Jack Byrne; Lorcan Toomey, Alex Kavanagh, (1-7 4fs 1 pen), Colm McGuckian; Conaill O’ Brien, Dermot Toomey, Mark Murphy.

Subs Used: Cameron Byrne for Conaill O’ Brien, Conor Wilson for Mark Murphy , Layton O’ Neill for Colm McGuckian, John Fanning for Finn Byrne.

St Pats: Fionn Greene; Ben Bowen, Tom Phelan, Denis O’ Brien; Ciaran Mathews, Sam Culleton, Alex Dunne; Alex Sinnott, Ryan McConnell; Charlie Cwzalina, Johnno Moorehouse, Tadgh Lord; Lorcan Sinnott (0-5 5fs), Daniel Kavanagh (0-1), Joshua Butler.

Subs Used: Will Farrell for Ciaran Mathews, Stephen Gormley for Charlie Cwzalina, Kacper Lepek for Tadgh Lord.

Referee Brendan Furlong ( Tinahealy)

Wicklow Intermidiate Championship

 

Annacurra 1-11

Newtown Mount Kennedy 0-6

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

 

A strong second half performance was enough to see Annacurra over the line in the intermediate quarter final in Arklow on Saturday evening.

With the rain earlier on in the day it made for a greasy surface in Arklow. This led to plenty of mistakes in the opening ten minutes from both sides as they couldn’t get control of the ball to make an impact on the scoreboard. Eventually it was the south Wicklow side who opened the scoring through centre forward Dylan Doyle. Newtown responded almost immediately when midfielder Mark Fitzsimons burst through two defenders  before splitting the posts from range. With both defensive units on top, it was Annacurra’s corner back Glen Austin who intercepted a ball before driving up the pitch to lay it off to corner forward Stephen Murphy to give his side the lead for the second time halfway through the first half . The north Wicklow side were finding it  difficult to make any impact on the scoring from play as Conor Odlum levelled the game with a free. Annacurra were starting to win primary possession around the middle which led to two quick scores from the boot of Frank Clune as he fired over a free before adding a second from play minutes later. With four minutes left in the half and against the run of play Newtown levelled the tie with two place balls of there own as Dean and Conor Odlum had the tie level at the break.

After the break the men in black manged to take the lead as Shane Mooney drove forward from centre back to fire over. This lead didn’t last long as Annacurra’s full forward line began to cause damage with Frank Clune adding two more to his sides tally before Conor Byrne opened his account with an effort from a narrow angle. Newtown managed to stem the flowing tide with Dean Odlum raising  what ended up being his sides final white flag of the game. The final quarter Annacurra took complete control managing a goal and four points with no response  to put the tie out of Newtown’s reach.  Byrne added his second which was a carbon copy of his earlier effort. Clune had been playing out the field was moved into his main spot at full forward this paid dividend as he notched two more points for his side. With five minutes left hard working wing forward Shane O’ Keefe won a ball in his own back line before making way up the field to point after a great flowing move. The final score of the game was a goal from the aforementioned Byrne who was in the right place at the right time to finish off the scoring for his side.

Annacurra: Robert Fitzgerald; James Keenan, Alan Byrne, Glen Austin; Pauric Doyle, Paul McDonald, Sean Weld; Martin O’ Brien, Evan Doyle; Shane O’ Keefe (0-1), Dylan Doyle (0-1), John Moran; Conor Byrne ( 1-2), Frank Clune(0-6 2fs), Stephen Murphy (0-1).

Subs Used: Shane McAllister for Glen Austin, Kevin Healy for John Moran, Stephen Murphy for Evan Doyle, Michael Healy for Stephen Murphy, Michael O’ Brien for Frank Clune.

 

Newtown Mount Kennedy: Emmet Carolan’s; James Synott, John O’ Donoghue, Michael Byrne; Sean Gregory, Shane Mooney (0-1), Declan Doyle; Mark Fitzsimons (0-1), Cathal McNicholas; Conor Odlum (0-2fs), Evan Moran, Aaron Toner; Dean Odlum (0-2 1f), Neil Martin , Sean Odlum.

Subs Used: Kenneth Turner for Mark Fitzsimons, Barry Davis for Sean Odlum, Jack Elliot for Conor Odlum.

Referee: Ciaran Fleming ( Baltinglass)

Junior A Rathnew Vs Knockannana

 

Junior A Championship

Rathnew 3-19

Knockananna 4-08

Pearse Park

Eoin Horkan

 

For the second week in a row, it was Pearse Park in Arklow that witnessed another junior game that went to extra time as Rathnew prevailed against Knockananna in the early game Sunday morning.

It was Rathnew who started this game stronger as they tried to play quick direct ball into their full forward line. This game plan proved beneficial as they fired over the opening two points of the game from the boots of Jonah Graham and Mark Doyle. Rathnew looked like they could pull away but then against the run of play their opponents drove a long ball down the field.  Joe Byrne gathered the ball before firing into the net to give his side a lead. Doyle levelled from play minutes later, as both teams were benefiting from long balls into the forward line.

Knockananna full forward Tristan Maher was starting to get his hands on the ball this resulted in him tapping over to give his side a lead again. The villager’s response was quick as wing back Jonson O’ Connor drove up from wing back to level the tie before Jordon Graham gave his side the lead . Knockananna were goal hungry getting two in the space of as many minutes as midfielder Jonathan Wybrant fired into the net. Minutes later they won a penalty Stephen Hinchy stepped up, but his penalty was well saved by Peter Dignam. Hinchy made no mistake with the rebound to give his side a five point lead.  With the game starting to heat up as a contest, Knockananna midfielder Wybrant was giving his marching orders for an off the ball incident. As the game entered the final few minutes before the break both sides fired over two points each . Doyle and Jordon Graham fired over frees with Hinchy slotting a dead ball and an effort from play just on the stroke of half time. This left five points between the sides at the break.

With the aid of the extra man Rathnew started to push forward and made serious inroads into the score line. Within ten minutes they had narrowed the gap to the minimum as they scored four points in a row with the two Graham’s getting one each and Doyle getting the other two. Knockananna were finding it difficult to trouble the scoreboard this was until centre back Cathal Sheehan drove forward to extend his sides lead with a well taken score. Both sides were finding scores harder to come by as the half went on this was until Aaron Neill put a goal between the sides again. Rathnew were now starting to empty their bench it was substitute Graham Merrigan who narrowed the gap almost immediately. The oppositions final score of normal time came from a dead ball from Kevin Kennedy.  This goal lead looked like it would be enough as Rathnew didn’t look like troubling the net. With two minutes to go another scuffle broke out ending up in Jonah Graham revving a red card  for striking an opponent . With the final play of the game Doyle managed to get his fist to a high dropping ball to level the tie with a goal . Sending the tie to extra time.

This wasn’t the end of the drama as cards were being dished out all game it was missed in the Graham melee that the villages centre forward Stuart Murphy had received his  second yellow card but had stayed on the pitch. This was eventually realized before extra time even though both sides still got to restart with fifteen men Murphy wasn’t  allowed back on.

Having more numbers on the bench was a benefit to the villages as they started to gain control of the game with three points in a row . Graham opened the scoring the in the half before Merrigan and Doyle added to the tally . Kennedy replied with a solitary deal ball. The final score of the half was from the ever dangerous Doyle who fired into the net as his side were starting to push ahead.

The second half was much more the same from the villagers as Merrigan pointed before Doyle finished his hat trick with another goal. Sheehan finished his goal frenzy  drilling the ball into the corner from a twenty yard free. The aforementioned Doyle and Merrigan finished there scoring with a free and an effort from play. Anthony Tracey came off the bench to narrow the gap again for Knockananna. The final score of the game came from the boot of Rathnew midfielder Darragh Hossey.

 Rathnew: Peter Dignam; Paddy Keogh, Chris Healy, Fionn O’ Sullivan; Jonson O’ Connor (0-1), John Manley, Charlie Cruise; John Healy, Darragh Hossey (0-1); Toby Curran, Stuart Murphy, Ronan Doyle; Jonah Graham (0-2), Jordon Graham (0-4 2 frees), Mark Doyle (3-7 2 frees 1 mark).

Subs: Graham Merrigan (0-4) for Chris Healy, Euan Culbert for Jonson O’ Connor.

Knockananna: Thomas Whelan; Patrick O’ Keefe, Garry Bradley, Ciaran Mooney; Sean Mooney, Cathal Sheehan, (1-1 1 free) Padraig Lancaster; Jonathan Wybrant (1-0), Aaron Neill (0-1); Kevin Kennedy (0-2 2 frees), Brian Leonard, Stephen Hinchy (1-2 1 pen 1 free); Joe Byrne (1- 0), Tristan Maher, (0-1) Joseph Kelly.

Subs Used: Kevin Tyrell for Joe Byrne, Anthony Tracy (0-1) for Sean Mooney.

 

Referee Max Molloy (Annacurra)