Louth GAA club | Paddy Sheelan Cup round-up

GROUP A

MATTOCK RANGERS 3-18 GLEN EMMETS 1-13

It was one-way traffic in Collon on a Sunny Sunday afternoon as Mattock dispatched neighbours Glen Emmets in the Paddy Sheelan Cup as blistering starts to both halves from the home side did the trick.

Cathal Fleming continued his fine form with some early scores along with wing forward Terry Donegan. A Lorcan Lynch brace seemed to settle the visitors but Ben Quaile found the net and Rangers never looked back.

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James Butler did respond with some frees, but the Tullyallen men were 2-9 to 0-6 down at halftime, as Fleming provided a green flag on the stroke of halftime.

Kevin Barry’s side did come back into it somewhat after the restart, with the impressive Butler finding the net. However, Mattock would finish strong with all their forwards hitting the target and a Sean Flynn goal.

MATTOCK RANGERS: Craig Englishby; Cillian Hickey, Shane Maguire, Tom Grimes; Alan Caraher 0-1, Daire Englishby, Shane Maguire, Ben Quaile 1-0; Jason Condon 0-1, Jamie O’Halloran; Terry Donegan 0-1, Cathal Fleming 1-4, Adam Flynn 0-1; JP Watters 0-1, Sean Flynn 1-2, Karl Grimes 0-6.

Subs: Callum Wogan, Ben Markey, Robert Holmes 0-1, Aaron Smith, Ben Brennan, Aaron Smith.

GLEN EMMETS: Tom Grimes; Seamus Smyth, Cathal Maguire, Jamie Farnan; Brien Maguire, Aidan Monahan, Calum Wogan; Cian Talbot, Darragh Russell; Keefer Carolan, Kealan O’Neill 0-2, James Butler 1-6; Jack Mullen, Ronan Grufferty 0-1, Lorcan Lynch 0-2.

Subs: Paddy McHugh 0-2.

O’RAGHALLAIGHS 0-22 OLIVER PLUNKETTS 1-16

Drogheda town bragging rights went the way of the green and white hoops of O’Raghallaigh’s against Oliver Plunketts in Mell on Sunday morning.

The accuracy of county panellist Kyle McElroy was the difference between the evenly matched neighbours. Plunketts did have a sharpshooter of their own in Kristian Nolan but O’Raghallaigh’s would have enough to win.

The Plunketts have yet to pick up a point in the Sheelan Cup, but when Ben Boyce found the net, the hosts looked to be in a winning position. However, McElroy punished the indiscipline all morning with placed efforts, aided expertly by Eoin Moore from beyond the arc.

O’RAGHALLAIGHS: Kyle McElroy 0-10, Eoin Moore 0-6, Ben Rogan 0-3, James Smith 0-1, Pearse Rice 0-1, Emmet King 0-1

OLIVER PLUNKETTS: Colum Duffy; Sean Rice, Davy McTaggert, Barry Reynolds;  Adam Lambe 0-2, Shaun Smith 0-1, Niall Murtagh; Sean Boyle, Stephen Keeley 0-3; Sean Callaghan 0-1 Kristian Nolan 0-6, David Lambe; Adam Smith 0-1, Jack Taaffe 0-2, Ben Boyce 1-0.

Subs: Chris Quinlan, Alex Shields, Shane Lambe.

(Powerscreen Paddy Sheelan Cup - Group A, Round 4 table)

GROUP B

NH MAIRTIN 1-11 ROCHE EMMETS 1-10

Nh Mairtin survived a second-half rally from Roche Emmets before coming out on top in this Paddy Sheelan Cup Group B encounter in Roche on Sunday.

The Jocks were four points to the good at the break but in the end, were happy to hold on for a third win of the campaign that keeps them on top of the table.

Jack Lynch scored the opening goal of the game as the visitors earned their reward for a strong first-half display by turning around with a 1-5 to 0-4 lead.

Roche hit back in the second half and found the net through Mark Byrne to get right back in the game. However, the Monasterboice side did enough to prevail on a day when Ben Callanan’s six points inspired victory.

NH MAIRTIN: Ben Callanan 0-6, Jack Lynch 1-0, Oisin Gray 0-2, Craig Callanan 0-1, Oran McDonnell 0-1, Adam Booth 0-1.

ROCHE EMMETS: Evin Quigley; Kevin Quigley, David Quigley, Dermot Carthy; James McDonnell, Sean Dawe 0-1, Liam Dawe; Ryan Martin, Jack McKay; Cathal Corcoran, Andrew McArdle 0-2, Matthew McArdle 0-1; DD Reilly 0-2, Mark Byrne 1-4, Fionn Connolly.

Subs: Josh McGuinness, Jamie O’Hare, Marc Murphy, Sean Connolly, Sean Conlon.

ST. FECHINS 1-18 ST. PATRICKS 0-7

The sun came out on Sunday afternoon and brought out the best in the home side as St. Fechins had a comfortable win over St. Pats in Beaulieu with Ryan Walsh in fine shooting form with 1-10 of the final tally.

Fechins dominated the play as well as the scoreboard in the opening half with scores coming from all playing positions, Walsh opened the scoring followed by another off the boot of Harry Haughney.

Walsh scored the first of three, two pointers in this half from a placed ball with James McGlew getting on the scoresheet a minute later.

It was the 11th minute before the visitors got off the mark with a Conor McGuinness free but they would continue to struggle to find their accuracy in this half kicking four wides before getting their second score of the half with a Stefan Breen point as the whistle went. 

Fechins piled on the pressure with scores from Colm Hackett, Harry Haughney, James McGlew and the on-form Walsh leaving the visitors with a lot to do in the second half as they trailed 0-13 to  0-2.

The Fechins goal came right from the restart from Walsh and that would seal the contest as a whole. The winners would go scoreless in the final quarter as the Pats hit their purple patch with three shots from play but it was too late to impact the final result.

ST. FECHINS: Cormac Dolan; Cian Gorman, Niall McCabe, Robert McCarthy; Adam O’Neill, Ciaran McGinty, Danny Burnell 0-1; Eoin Hackett, Shane Reilly; Colm O’Neill, Ryan Walsh 1-10, Harry Haughney 0-4; James McGlew 0-2, Colm Hackett 0-1, Matthew Flanagan.

Subs: John Woods for E Hackett, Paddy Keane for Adam O’Neill, Lee Grifferty for Cairan McGinty, Evan Dolan for Matthew Flanagan, Kyle Meegan for Cormac Dolan, John O’Connell for Colm O’Neill, Dylan Rice for Niall McCabe, Cathal O’Reilly for Harry Haughney, Matthew Burnell for J McGlew, Mikey McMahon for Shane Reilly, Evan McCluskey for Danny Burnell, Caelum Dolan for Ryan Walsh, Matthew Fitzpatrick for Cian Gorman.

ST. PATRICKS: Martin McEneaney; Cillian White, Darren O’Hanlon 0-1, Daniel Tumulty; Conor Grogan, Brian Commons, Darren Connor 0-2; Tom McCann, Micheál O’Shaughnessy 0-2; Stefan Breen 0-1, Joe Connor, Aidan McCann; James Savage, Conor McGuinness 0-1, Sean Fearon.

Subs: Rory Duffy, Padraig Duffy, James O'Connor, Stephen Toner, Fionn Holmes.

(Powerscreen Paddy Sheelan Cup - Group B, Round 4 table)

GROUP C

CLAN NA GAEL 0-17 YOUNG IRELANDS 1-13

Robbie Curran landed two late points to help Clan na Gael claim the local bragging rights with a dramatic win away to Young Irelands on Sunday morning.

The home side were on course for victory in this Paddy Sheelan Cup Group C encounter with six minutes remaining when a Cian O Naraigh point saw the Irelanders lead by three.

However, the Clans drew level with scores from Curran (2) and Tiernan Weldon before the full forward landed the winners deep into injury time, to bring his tally to eleven for the hour.

It was a tight contest throughout with the visitors on target through Curran, Gavin Gaffey and Mark Newell. However, the Young Irelands stayed in the game and a Leon Duffy goal on 22 minutes saw them go in at the break with a 1-5 to 0-7 lead.

Jordan O’Donoghue and Shay Coleman exchanged scores at the start of the second half before the hosts edged four clear. However, they were unable to build on that advantage as the Clans hit back to claim victory.

CLAN NA GAEL: Sean Smyth; Conor Smyth, Craig Callan, Brian McDonnell; Paul Crewe, Conor Noonan, Tiernan Weldon 0-1; Gerard Curran, Shay Coleman 0-1; Brooklyn Cavanagh, Mark Newell 0-1, Gavin Gaffey 0-3; Aodhan Kirk, Robbie Curran 0-11, Alan Carr.

Subs: Farouq Ibrahim for A Carr, Francis Kirk for C Smith, Oisin Finn for B Cavanagh, James Clifford for S Coleman.

YOUNG IRELANDS: Fergal Sheekey; Lee O’Donoghue, Ciaran Murray, Alan Hanks; Jamie Browne, Caolan McCabe, Evan McArdle; Peter Nixon, Ruairi Kelly 0-3; Jack McArdle, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-2, Brendan Prendergast; Leon Duffy 1-1, Dean Maguire 0-1, Liam McStravick 0-5.

Subs: Conn O’Donoghue, Cian O Naraigh 0-1, Peter McStravick, Paddy O’Callaghan, Rory O’Connor.

STABANNON PARNELLS 3-16 ST. BRIDES 2-12

Stabannon Parnells got off the mark for the season on Sunday morning as they ran out worthy winners against St Brides to earn the first win of the Paddy Sheelan Cup campaign.

The Group C encounter in Knockbridge produced some well-taken points from both sides but the visitors could find the net that proved the difference between the teams.

Dylan Shevlin, Ryan Shevlin and Harry Butterly all found the net to give their side the edge in what proved to be an entertaining contest.

It was Dylan Shevlin who grabbed the first goal of the game for the Parnells to help his side establish a 1-8 to 0-6 lead at halftime.

The visitors consolidated their grip on the game with further goals from Ryan Shevlin and Harry Butterly. Although St Brides saw Kevin Hearty and Paddy Reilly find the net at the other end, it wasn’t enough to deny Stabannon who made the trip home with both points in the bag.

STABANNON PARNELLS: Michael Lynch, Colm Giggins, Bobby Butterly, Daniel Clinton; Conor Clinton 0-1, Johnny McGee, Ryan Halpenny; Niall Cluskey 0-1, Ryan Shevlin 1-0; Jake Corrigan 0-2, Padraig Reynolds 0-2, JP Byrne; Harry Butterly 1-3, Dean Lynch, Dylan Shevlin 1-6.

Subs: Robert Callaghan for H Butterly, Cillian Byrne for P Reynolds, Shane Brady for JP Byrne, Richard Rogers for D Lynch.

ST. BRIDES: Aaron Devin; Stephen Hoey, Daniel McArdle, Evan Wynne; Kelvin Slowey, Padraig Mackin, Aodhan Fitzpatrick; Bernard Laverty, Ross Murnaghan; Brian Faul 0-1, Sean Marry 0-4, Morgan Tobin 0-1; Kevin Hearty 1-2, Paddy Reilly 1-2, Donal McArdle 0-1.

Subs: Nathan Kirk 0-1 for K Slowey, Padraig Rutledge for A Fitzpatrick, James Sherry for P Mackin.

COOLEY KICKHAMS 3-18 NEWTOWN BLUES 0-14

Cooley Kickhams picked up their second win in Group C of the Paddy Sheelan Shield when they overcame the challenge of Newtown Blues on Sunday morning.

The Blues made the trip north hoping to keep themselves in touch with the group leaders but it was the peninsula side that dominated throughout before emerging with a 13-point victory.

Goals from Paul Brennan, Calum O’Hanlon and Thomas McCarragher were instrumental for the winners while Cian Connor had another impressive outing as he finished with nine points to his credit, with the tally including three two-pointers.

It was Brennan and O’Hanlon who raised green flags in the first half to see Cooley take a commanding 2-11 to 0-6 advantage at the break.

Eoin McCoy led the way for the Blues on the day as he finished with five points while Alan Connor and Colm Judge were also on target.

Although the Drogheda side improved in the second half, they were never able to put any pressure on the hosts who sealed victory with a goal from sub McCarragher.

COOLEY KICKHAMS: Niall Brady; Sean Thornton, Dean McGreehan, Ronan McBride; Sean Hoey, Patrick Hanlon, Fionn O’Reilly (0-1); Jason Brady, Paul Brennan (1-4, 1 2p); Calum O’Hanlon (1-0), Michael Carron, Cormac Malone (0-1); Cian Connor (0-9, 3 2p), Mickey Rafferty (0-1), Patrick Johnston (0-1).

Subs: Enda O’Neill for C Malone, MJ Hanlon (0-1) for C O’Hanlon, Richard Brennan for J Brady, Ian Arnold for F O’Reilly, Thomas McCarragher (1-0) for C Connor, Darren O’Shaughnessy for P Brennan.

NEWTOWN BLUES: Ronan Browne; Stephen Kerr Rafferty; Dan McArdle, Joey Nally; Liam Branigan, Ciaran Cluskey Kelly 0-1, Eoin Branigan; Alan Connor 0-3, Ryan Kelly; Sean Cummins, Colm Judge 0-2, Sean Doherty; Jack Healy 0-2, Eoin McCoy 0-5, Conor Moore 0-1.

Subs: Johnny McDonnell for S Kerr Rafferty, Joe Harte for S Doherty, Oisin Doherty for J Healy, Sean Kerr for R Kelly.

(Powerscreen Paddy Sheelan Cup - Group C, Round 4 table)

GROUP D

ARDEE ST. MARY’S 2-16 GERALDINES 2-9

Ardee St. Mary’s continued their winning streak in McGeough Park with an impressive Thursday night showing over Geraldines.

Both sides last met in the championship and Eoin McDonnell repeated his goal-scoring feat from that night while Conor Gillespie was in fine form on the edge of the square.

Midfielder Brian Cafferty found the net also but Tiernan Corrigan’s impressive displays at half-back are catching the eye of the table toppers. Luke Keenan also found the net having moved to inside forward.

With Evan Malone and new boy Brian Talty dominant around the middle, Ardee had enough primary possession to hold off the hosts and make it three from three.

ARDEE ST. MARY’S: James McGillick; David Rooney, Pa McKenny, Fionn Coyle; Noah Coyle, Eimhin Keenan 0-1, Tiernan Corrigan 1-1; Evan Malone; Brian Talty 0-1, DJ Matthews 0-2, Kian Moran 0-2, Flynn Markey; Caolan O’Callaghan, Conor Gillespie 0-9, Luke Keenan 1-0.

Subs: Oran McCormack Grant for David Rooney, Daragh McCoy for N Coyle, Tadhg Caffrey for O'Callaghan.

GERALDINES: Cian O’Donoghue; Ryan Traynor, Daragh O’Gradaigh, Paul Clarke; Jack McGailey, Tiernan Hand, Shea Neary; Eoin McDonnell 1-0, Brian Cafferty 1-0; David O’Connell, Jim McEneaney 0-6 John McCrohan 0-1; Brian Devlin 0-1, Michael Kerley, Cathal Fee.

Subs: James Lawerence for Brian Cafferty.

DREADNOTS 2-12 ST. MOCHTA’S 2-10

Dreadnots enacted revenge for last year's championship exit against St. Mochta’s in the Paddy Sheelan Cup on Thursday evening.

In the first meeting of the sides since that fateful night in Haggardstown, the Clogher side was well blended with some youthful faces and experienced heads alongside them.

Craig Shevlin continued to enjoy the new rules to score again in the contest. The wing forward proved to be the difference in Clogher’s first win of the season.

Callum Shevlin and Sam Reilly found the net for the hosts as they edged the Louth Villagers by two on the night despite Gerry Garland and Andy Lennon hitting the net for the Mochtas.

DREADNOTS: Dylan Cassidy; Joshua Kirwan, Pop Rath, Barry Faulkner; Ciaran Finnegan, Conor Clarke, Ciaran Caffrey; Callum Skinnader, Gustas Knystavtas; Ciaran Cunningham, Donnacha Hodgins 0-2, Craig Shevlin 0-9; Owen Murphy 0-1, Sam Reilly 1-0, Callum Shevlin 1-0.

Subs: Donnacha Skinnader, Ciaran Caffrey, Oscar McKenna, Cathal Carolan Oscar McKenna for Ciaran Finnegan, Cathal Carolan for Barry Faulkner, Alex Aspell for Callum Skinnader, Kyle Mulroy for Owen Murphy, Patrick McGeery for Sam Reilly, Alan Smith.

ST. MOCHTA’S: Philip Englishby; Liam Lawlor, David Lennon, Andrew Lennon 1-0; Oisin Kerr, Conor McKenna, Daniel Craven; Gerry Garland 1-0, Liam O’Flaherty 0-1; Darragh Quinn, Sean McLoughlin, Dylan Farrell; Declan Byrne 0-7, Jamie Farrell, Cormac Smyth 0-1.

Subs: Jake Mason 0-1 for S McLoughlin.

(Powerscreen Paddy Sheelan Cup - Group D, Round 4 table)

Powerscreen Paddy Sheelan Cup Fixtures

Group A – Round 4 - Tuesday, 11^th March: Sean O'Mahonys v St. Josephs – Point Road at 7.30pm

Group B – Round 4 - Tuesday, 11^th March: St. Kevins v Hunterstown Rovers – St. Kevins at 7.30pm. 

Group C – Round 4 - Tuesday, 11^th March: Kilkerley Emmets v Dundalk Gaels – Dundalk Gaels at 8.00pm

Group A – Round 5 - Thursday, 13^th March: Glenn Emmets v St. Josephs – Cusack Park at 8.00pm.

Group D – Round 5 - Thursday, 13^th March: Ardee St. Marys v Clan Na nGael - Clan Na Gael at 8.00pm; Thursday, 13^th March: St. Mochtas v Geraldines - Haggardstown at 8.00pm; Thursday, 13^th March: Dundalk Young Irelands v Dreadnots - Pairc Eire Og at 8.00pm.

Group B – Round 5 - Friday, 14^th March: St. Kevins v Roche Emmets - St. Kevins Park at 7.30pm; Friday, 14^th March: St. Fechins v Hunterstown Rovers - St. Fechins Park at 8.00pm; Friday, 14^th March: Naomh Máirtín v St. Patricks - Páirc Eamoin at 8.00pm.

Group C – Round 4 - Friday, 14^th March: Dundalk Gaels v Newtown Blues - Dundalk Gaels at 8.00pm; Friday, 14^th March: Stabannon Parnells v Kilkerley Emmets - Stabannon Parnells at 8.00pm; Friday, 14^th March: Cooley Kickhams v St. Brides - Fr McEvoy Park at 8.00pm.

Group A – Round 5 - Saturday, 15^th March: O'Raghallaighs v Mattock Rangers - Integral GAA Grounds at 2.30pm; Saturday, 15^th March: Sean O'Mahonys v Oliver Plunketts - Oliver Plunkett Park at 4.30pm.