Wicklow Senior B Schools Football

 Anyone in attendance in Pearse Park wouldn’t have thought they were attending a senior b final in Wicklow as Gaelcholaiste Na Mara bet local rivals East Glendalough by 5 points.

It was the away side who opened the scoring first before Charlie Meirtneach rattled in the opening goal of the game inside the first seven minutes. Both sides traded with frees then with captain Brian Ó hUrthuile splitting the posts from range. The Wicklow town side then managed to goal against the run of play before that man Meirtneach fired into the net for the second time in the game. The home side defence were holding out well with the youngest player on the pitch Jack O’ Diomsaigh  showing experience beyond his years. Dylan Ó Leannáín finished off the scoring for the Arklow side leaving them two points up at the interval.

It was East Glendalough that flew out of the blocks at the beginning of the half firing over four points in a row in between a solitary response from Dylan Ó Leannáín again.  It was the home side that wrestled back control of the tie with scores from  Ó hUrthuile , Seosamh O’ Caoindealbháin, and Meirtneach with an outrageous score from underneath the stand .  With the game in the melting pot raised the final white flag before Fenn  Ó hUallacháin burst through the middle too  put two points between the sides. The final score of the game finished the tie of completely as Meirtneach raised a final green flag as to ensure his sides five point win.

 Adam O’ Laoire;  Jack O’ Diomsaigh, , Luke Mac Craith, Tomás Ó Faoláin, ; Seosamh O’ Caoindealbháin; (0-1) Brian Mac Cathmhaoil,  Diarmuid Ó Raghallaigh , Christopher Ó Briain ,Fenn Ó hUallacháin (0-1); Patrick Leccardi,  Brian Ó hUrthuile (0-2) ,Charlie Meirtneach (3-1); Tomás Ó Raghallaigh , Jack Ó Braoin,  Dylan Ó Leannáín (0-2)

Subs Tadhg Ó Sé for Jack Ó Braoin, Aaron Mac Aodha for Tomás Ó Raghallaigh 

Sth Leinster P.P Schools Junior Football Division 1 Section 2-Final

                                    

Sth Leinster P.P Schools

Junior Football Division 1 Section 2-Final

Gaelchólaiste Na Mara  ( Wicklow) 1-10

Colaiste Abhainn Rí Callan 2-8

Eoin Horkan

Pearse Park

 

Who ever said there was no football in Kilkenny! It was Callans’s day in Wicklow as they won the south Leinster title by a solitary point last Thursday.

After a delayed start to this  match the visitors to Pearse park didn’t let this stop them as they flew out of the blocks. It was clear that the wind would play a big part in this game and that was the case as Callan played long balls in the early phases of the game reaping the rewards as corner forward Robbie Jackman and midfielder Tim Doherty raised the opening white flags of the game. It was the turn of   Paul Hanrahan who gathered a long ball before firing into the back of the net as Callan looked in control. Charlie Meirtneach  narrowed the gap with a cultured effort from outside the exclusion zone.

This small reprieve didn’t stop the Kilkenny men as they went on to fire over the next four scores with two coming from the boot of dangerous inside man Noah Cahill, before Hanrahan added to his tally. The final score of this onslaught came from wing forward Ned O’ Meara who drove forward with the aid of the breeze. With eight  minutes to go in the half Cian Ó Broin narrowed the gap again. Callans last two scores of the half came from Jackman from play before the aforementioned Cahill slotted a forty five in between a fine left footed effort from Fenn Ó hUallacháin , leaving eight points between the sides at the interval.

With the breeze against them in the second half it was Callan who made light work of this as the aforementioned Cahill drove a high ball towards the post that landed into the back of the net to give his side a huge advantage to hold on too.

The second half turned into a carbon copy of the first after that early goal as the home side pushed forwards at every opportunity with Meirtneach and Ó  hUallacháin narrowing the gap in between an effort from substitute Aaron Mac Aodha. With GCM slowly turning the screw it was clear that this game was far from over , after a goal mouth scramble the ball ended up in the Kilkenny net  off the hands of goalie Zac Evans.  The Arklow side were making positional changes and one of these paid off as Seosamh O’ Caoindealbháin  moved forward to split the posts before Kyle Mac na Mhuillin drove over a forty five. With minutes to go in the tie and the game there for the taking Ó  hUallacháin drove another effort over from play. The final score of the game came from the boot of Brian Mac Cathmhaoil. This come back wasn’t enough as Callan held on for victory.

 Gaelchólaiste Na Mara; Adam O’ Laoire; Zach Ó Tuathail, Seosamh O’ Caoindealbháin (0-1), Luke Mac Craith, Kyle Mac na Mhuillin (0-1 45), Brian Mac Cathmhaoil (0-1), Jack O’ Diomsaigh; Callum De Róiste, Fenn Ó hUallacháin (0-3 1f); Harry De Faoite, Charlie Meirtneach (0-2), Jack Ó Braoin; Dylan Ó Loinsigh, Cian Mac Réamoinn, Cian O Broin (0-1)

Subs Used: Jack Mac Fhlionn for Zack Ó Tuathail , Aaron Mac Aodha (0-1) for Harry De Faoite Cian Ó’ Nualáin for Cian Ó Broin

 

Colasite Abhainn Rí: Zac Evans; Luke Power, Aidan Comerford, Adam Doyle, Eoin O Shea, Eoin Sheill,Tom Power; Tim Doherty (0-1), Sean Lawton; Pa Gibbs (0-1f), Ryan Dononvan Cooke, Ned O’ Meara; Noah Cahill (1-3 1 45), Paul Hanrahan(1-1), Robbie Jackman (0-2).

Subs used Shane McGrath for Paul Hanrahan.

Referee Kieron Kenny.

Mayo vs Wexford Inter league semi final ( Mayo News)

 All Ireland U16 Semi Final

Wexford 0

Mayo 1

C Carley O.G 25

Eoin Horkan

Bunclody AFC

 

Mayo’s  U16s girls narrowly defeated Wexford in the sunny southeast Sunday afternoon meaning they will play either Kerry or near neighbours Sligo/ Leitrim in an All-Ireland final in May.

The home side who produced the opening chance inside the opening  minutes when Izzy Walsh collected the ball on the edge of the Mayo box before firing  her effort wide of the upright. Wexford couldn’t make much of there early control of the game as the Mayo defence stood strong any time they made inroads into the final third .Mayo’s first half chance of the game came from a long high ball which caused consternation in the Wexford defence as the ball was heading towards the goal Bea Clancy managed to get back into her goal before clearing the danger.

Both sides were finding it difficult to trouble either goal up until halfway through the half when Wexford fashioned a corner which landed  at the feet of Farrin Wolohan whose goal bound effort went over the crossbar. The home side kept pilling on the pressure as the half went on. It was against the run of play that the deadlock was broken as Isobel Phillips  broke down the wing after a quick free kick  before firing in a  sumptuous cross in the box which was diverted into her own net by Caoimhe Carley. Leaving the away side a goal up at the interval.

After the break Mayo started to control possession in the middle as Kayla Doherty along with Muireann Nolan managed to gain a foothold. It was this control that resulted in a  Doherty effort that was saved by Clancy. Wexford almost levelled  the tie fifteen minutes into the half as Lucia Donohue broke through the Mayo rear-guard  as she was about to pull the trigger and level the tie Isobel Phillips expertly disposed her and came away with the ball. In the next attack Wolohan controlled a ball from a corner but her angled effort flew wide of the far post. The home sides created another guilt edge chance as Walsh broke through again, but as Heffernan advanced from her goal line the pressure paid off as Walsh’s effort narrowly missed the top of the net.

This was the last  goal bound effort in the tie as the westerners held firm. The final ten minutes of the game were expertly managed by the away side. With minutes left in the tie a corner was floated to the edge of the box, the ball ended up with Emily Jennings but her well timed volley flew back of the crossbar.

 

 

Wexford

Bea Clancy, Caoimhe Carley, Abbie Gaffney, Farrin Wolohan, Jorja Hennell, Layla Stafford, Lucia Donohue, Eva O’ Gorman, Ebony Harris Burke, Izzy Walsh, Keelin Barron

Subs: Laura McCarthy, Ava Wallace

 

Mayo

Sarah Heaney, Isobel Phillips, Emma Walsh, Emily Jennings, Rebecca Moran, Muireann Nolan, Maura Hughes, Kayla Doherty, Ashleagh Salmon, Kate Brennan, Christina McEvilly.

Subs Used: Naoise Heffernan ,Alyssa Murphy Roisín Horkan, Helen Murphy

Ref: Ger Morris.

 

Mayo vs Wexford U16 Inter league Semi final ( Western People)

 

All Ireland U16 Semi Final

Wexford 0

Mayo 1

Eoin Horkan at Bunclody AFC

 

It was Mayo’s day down in the sunny southeast as an early first half goal was enough to see them into an All-Ireland final against either Kerry or near neighbours Leitrim/ Sligo in May.

It was the home side who carved out the opening chance inside the opening five minutes when Izzy Walsh collected the ball on the edge of the Mayo box before dragging her effort wide of the upright. Wexford couldn’t make much of there early control of the game as the Mayo defence stood strong any time they made inroads into the final third of the pitch. Mayo’s first half chance of the game came from a long high ball which caused consternation in the Wexford defence as the ball was heading towards the goal Bea Clancy managed to get back into her goal before clearing the danger.

Both sides were finding it difficult to trouble either goal up until halfway through the half when Wexford manufactured a corner which resulted in the ball landing at the feet of Farrin Wolohan who fired over with the goal at her mercy. The home side kept pilling on the pressure as the half went on. It was against the run of play that the deadlock was broken as Isobel Phillips  broke down the wing after a quick free kick  before firing in a dangerous cross in the box which was diverted into her own net by Caoimhe Carley. The half finished off with neither side creating any chances of note as midfielders Layla Stafford and Kayla Doherty battled to gain control of the tie.

After the interval it was Mayo who started to control the tie more as Doherty along with Muireann Nolan managed to gain a foothold in the middle of the park. It was this control that resulted in an effort from Doherty that was saved by Clancy early in the half. Wexford nearly managed to level the tie fifteen minutes into the half as Lucia Donohue broke through the Mayo rear-guard even rounding the goalie but as she was about to put the ball into the empty  net Isobel Phillips managed to  track back on her blind side before disposing her with a perfectly timed challenge In the next attack Wolohan controlled a ball expertly from a corner but her angled effort flew wide of the far post. The home sides onslaught of the Mayo goal continued as Walsh broke through again, this time her controlled effort as the substitute Heffernan advanced of the line narrowly flew over the bar.

This was the last time in this tie that the home side managed to trouble the westerner’s goal. The final ten minutes of the game were expertly managed by the away side. With minutes left in the tie a corner was floated to the edge of the box, the ball ended up landing at Emily Jennings  feet but her well controlled volley flew back of the crossbar.

After the final whistle we got the thoughts of Mayo mangers  Ryan Merchant and Sinead Mulhern.

Merchant believes “ It was an excellent game  in sunny conditions.” He goes on to note  that Mayo “ didn’t play too well in the first half and that the girls were very nervous. He explained  how “ they settled into it in the second half and outplayed Wexford and fully deserved their win.”

Looking ahead to the final Mulhern added “ they need to keep progressing at training .. and prevent injuries especially with so many girls playing Gaelic Football for the county.”

 

 

Wexford: Bea Clancy, Caoimhe Carley, Abbie Gaffney, Farrin Wolohan, Jorja Hennell, Layla Stafford, Lucia Donohue, Eva O’ Gorman, Ebony Harris Burke, Izzy Walsh, Keelin Barron Subs: Laura McCarthy (for Keelin Barron 68), Ava Wallace (for O’ Gorman 74)

 

Mayo: Sarah Heaney, Isobel Phillips, Emma Walsh, Emily Jennings, Rebecca Moran, Muireann Nolan, Maura Hughes, Kayla Doherty, Ashleagh Salmon, Kate Brennan, Christina McEvilly. Subs: Naoise Heffernan (for Heaney 59), Alyssa Murphy (for Moran 59), Roisín  Horkan (for Salmon 72), Helen Murphy (for McEvilly 78)

Ref: Ger Morris.

Wexford vs Mayo U16 Interleague semi final (Wexford)

 

All Ireland U16 Semi Final

Wexford 0

Mayo 1

Eoin Horkan

 Bunclody AFC

 

It wasn’t to be for Wexford today as Mayo manged to win this tie by a solitary first half goal.

It was the home side who carved out the opening chance inside the opening five minutes when Izzy Walsh collected the ball on the edge of the Mayo box before dragging her effort wide of the upright. Wexford couldn’t make much of there early control of the game as the Mayo defence stood strong any time they made inroads into the final third of the pitch. Mayo’s first half chance of the game came from a long high ball which caused consternation in the Wexford defence as the ball was heading towards the goal Bea Clancy managed to get back into her goal before clearing the danger.

Both sides were finding it difficult to trouble either goal up until halfway through the half when Wexford manufactured a corner which resulted in the ball landing at the feet of Farrin Wolohan who fired over with the goal at her mercy. The home side kept pilling on the pressure as the half went on. It was against the run of play that the deadlock was broken as Isobel Phillips  broke down the wing after a quick free kick  before firing in a dangerous cross in the box which was diverted into her own net by Caoimhe Carley. The half finished off with neither side creating any chances of note as midfielders Layla Stafford and Kayla Doherty battled to gain control of the tie.

After the interval it was Mayo who started to control the tie more as Doherty along with Muireann Nolan managed to gain a foothold in the middle of the park. It was this control that resulted in an effort from Doherty that was saved by Clancy early in the half. Wexford nearly managed to level the tie fifteen minutes into the half as Lucia Donohue broke through the Mayo rear-guard even rounding the goalie but as she was about to put the ball into the empty  net Isobel Phillips managed to  track back on her blind side before disposing her with a perfectly timed challenge In the next attack Wolohan controlled a ball expertly from a corner but her angled effort flew wide of the far post. The home sides onslaught of the Mayo goal continued as Walsh broke through again, this time her controlled effort as the substitute Heffernan advanced of the line narrowly cleared the bar.

This was the last time in this tie that the home side managed to trouble the westerner’s goal. The final ten minutes of the game were expertly managed by the away side. With minutes left in the tie a corner was floated to the edge of the box, Emily Jennings’s controlled volley flew back of the crossbar .

 Wexford: Bea Clancy;  Caoimhe Carley, Abbie Gaffney, Farrin Wolohan, Jorja Hennell; Layla Stafford ( Capt.), Lucia Donohue, Eva O’ Gorman, Ebony Harris Burke;  Izzy Walsh, Keelin Barron Subs- Laura McCarthy for  Keelin Barron (68), Ava Wallace for O’ Gorman (74).

 Mayo: Sarah Heaney; Isobel Phillips, Emma Walsh, Emily Jennings, Rebecca Moran; Muireann Nolan, Maura Hughes ( Capt.)., Kayla Doherty, Ashleagh Salmon; Kate Brennan, Christina McEvilly. Subs - Naoise Heffernan for Heaney (59), Alyssa Murphy for Moran (59), Roisín  Horkan for Salmon (72), Helen Murphy for McEvilly (78).

Ref: Ger Morris.

U12 AGB vs St Pats

 

AGB 3-10

St Pats 3-8

Ballymoney

Eoin Horkan

 

AGB made home advantage count in the U13 D shield final on Sunday morning in Ballymoney  by beating local rivals St Pats by two points.

After a nervy opening few minutes it was the away side who managed to take control of this final by going five points ahead inside the opening ten minutes. It was Can Czwalina who opened the scoring before Pat’s centre forward Daniel Connolly added a second point before firing in a goal minutes later as his side were in complete control. Playing against the wind AGB broke forward on the counterattack and within minutes they had narrowed the gap to the minimum through midfielder Alex O’ Brien who slotted a fantastic score from a narrow angle before he goaled in the next phase of play to put this game back into the melting pot midway through the half. Pats were finding it easier to score as they added three points in between a solitary free from AGB’s Aleks Panic. With the aid of the breeze  Luke Connolly drove over from long range along with efforts from Czwalina and centre forward Connolly. The last few minutes of the half belonged to the Arklow men as Jamie Walker raised  the white flag twice in the space of a minute before O’ Bien levelled the tie on the halftime whistle.

The Wicklow town men flew out of the blocks after the interval  as Cal Reid goaled within minutes of the restart. This was the end of St Pats’s scoring as AGB took control of this tie with the aid the breeze at there backs. It was AGB’s midfielders who were causing damage as they drove through the middle of the opposition defence as O’ Brien and Conal Devereux narrowed the gap to the minimum. The game turned in the home sides favour when Devereux drove forward an unleashed a low shot which was deflected into their own net by an opposition defender. The AGB purple patched continued as Panic slotted a dead ball along with an effort from substitute James Byrne. The opposition stemmed the tide with a Reid effort against the run of play. With ten minutes to go in this tie the Gers goaled for a third time through Liam Flusk on top of boomer of a point from  Sean Jaworski. It was backs against the wall stuff as Pats pushed forward in the final few minutes. Two frees from Patrick Treanor and Harry Bowen narrowed the gap to two points but a couple of last ditch blocks was enough to see AGB over the line in this high scoring final.

AGB: Senan Byrne; Oliver Kazimirs, Ryan Flanagan, Daniel O’ Loughlin; Sean Jaworski (0-1), Sylvester Bourke; Conal Devereux (0-1), Alex O’ Brien (1-3); Jamie Walker (0-2), Aleks Panic (0-2fs), Liam Flusk (1-0); Matthew Hayden, Dylan Forde.

Subs Used: Euan Miller, James Byrne (0-1) Evan Fox, Charlie Kavanagh,

St Pats; Bill Guinan, Patrick Treanor (0-1f), Conor Marah, Luka Bennett; Harry Bowen (0-1f), Eoin Treanor; Ben O’ Leary, Cam Czwalina (0-2 1f); Cal Reid (1-1), Daniel Connolly (2-2), Tyler Devlin; Adam Armstrong, Luke Connolly (0-1).

Subs Used: Aaron Cullinan, Sep Phelan, Ryan Samson, Josh Murphy.

 

Referee Darragh Kelly (Carnew Emmetts) 

U16 Éire og vs Valleymount

 

Éire Óg 4-5

Valleymount 4-4

Eoin Horkan

Laragh

A solitary point was the difference between the two sides in Laragh at lunchtime on Sunday as they produced a great game of football in what was horrendous conditions.

The north Wicklow side took control of this early when centre forward Meabh Guerrin free dropped into the opposition  net with the aid of what was a swirling breeze in Laragh. Valleymount’s response was decisive as they took the lead with their main  woman Sarah McDonald who gave her side the lead with a point before adding a long range goal minutes later along with another minor from Katie Broe This was the end of the west Wicklow sides scoring in the half as Éire Óg took control of the final adding two goals along with two points with no response from Valleymount . Holly Sheehy levelled the tie by raising a white flag before her teammate Nicole Maxwell fired in her sides second goal. With the game heading towards the break Guerrin goaled again for her side along with a final point  of the half from the boot of Caoimhe Davis.

The second half of this tie was the battle of the full forwards as Sheehy slotted a free in response Betty Murray drilled a low free into the net for Valleymount. Éire Óg extend their lead through midfielder Lauren O’ Leary as she split the posts with a place ball. It was that woman David who fired in her sides fourth major of the day as it looked like her side had done enough early in the second half. This wasn’t the case though as the opposition chipped away at the lead with three points in a row from McDonald and Murray with effort from play and another goal from Murray. With eight minutes left in the pulsating final Allen goaled for the third time to level the tie. As conditions worsening it was difficult for both sides to take the lead , this was until Beth Murray stepped up for the Greystones side to fire an effort between the posts in the final minute to giver her side the victory.

Éire Óg: Rebecca O’ Connor; Maisie Gray, Leah Fallon, Ciara O’ Farrell; Anna O’Reilly, Naomi Wall, Emila Somers; Thea Sterritt,                Lauren O’ Leary (0-1f); Beth Murray (0-1), Meabh Guerrin (2-0), Caoimhe Davis (1-1); Ella Hanlon, Holly Sheehy (0-1), Lucy O’ Leary.

Subs Used: Nicole Maxwell,(1-0), Lilly Oldham, Isabella O’ Farrell, Chloe Eyre,

Valleymount: Niamh Ryall; Tara Kelly, Caroline Maguire, Abi Duffy; Laura Kelly, Mia Allen, Becky Ryan;, Cara Mooney, Gwen McDermott; Eva May Morris, Katie Broe (0-1), Maggie Sue Morris; Muireann Cawley, Betty Murray (3-1 2fs), Sarah McDonald (1-2).

Subs Used: Caoimhe Maguire for L Kelly, Caoimhe Curran for E M Morris, Alicia Carroll for A Duffy.  

 

Referee Mick Owens (Avondale)

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)