Louth GAA club | Division Two round-up

St Kevins 0-12 Roche Emmets 1-8

St Kevins moved on to four points in the table after recording their second successive win at the start of the Louth John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Division 2 League campaign.

Roche travelled to Philipstown on Saturday evening searching for their first win of the season has opened with a draw at home to Clan na Gael. However, despite a good second-half showing, the Faughart side fell just short.

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Lee Crosbie was the man in scoring form on the night as he finished with six points to his name, and his efforts in the first half helped his side to lead by 0-7 to 0-2 at half time.

Roche hit back in the second half and gave themselves a chance when Barry O’Hare scored the only goal of the game. The Roche full-forward would add four points to his tally but ultimately it wasn’t enough to take anything from the game.

With Jacob Finlay, Tom Matthews and Brian Callaghan also on target on the night for the Kevins, the hosts did held out to claim the win.

St Kevins: Joshua Finlay, Caoimhin Prout, Niall Gregory, Cian Martin, John Callaghan (0-1), Seanie Crosbie, Donnacha Boylan, Cameron Maher (0-1), Brian Callaghan (0-1), Keelan Maher (0-1), Jacob Finlay (0-2), Ciaran King, Tom Matthews (0-1), Lee Crosbie (0-6) and Josh McArdle Lynch.

Subs: Cian Callan for Keelan Maher, Jack Stokes for Ciaran King.

Roche Emmets: Jamie O’Hare; Dermot Carthy, Sean Connolly, Marc Murphy; James McDonnell 0-1, Liam Dawe, Gerry Browne; David Quigley, Glen Stewart 0-1; Daire Reilly 0-1, Shane Byrne, Mark Byrne, Cathal Corcoran, Barry O’Hare 1-4, Fionn Connolly 0-1.

Subs: Sean Dawe, Jack McKay.

(John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Louth Division One League table)

Young Irelands 1-20 Kilkerley Emmets 1-15

Young Irelands chalked up their second win of the Division 2 season when they defeated a Kilkerley side who are still waiting on their first victory after two games.

The game at Pairc Eire Og on Saturday evening began dramatically as Jack Watters crashed the ball to the Kilkerley net with just a minute on the clock.

Kilkerley hit back with scores from Tadhg McEneaney (2) and Cormac Mallon but the hosts scored six of the next seven points to take control with James Prendergast, Cian O Naraigh and Dermot Mone among those on target.

Micheal Begley and Michael Kirby helped the Emmets get back into the game but four late points saw the Young Irelands lead by 1-10 to 0-9 at the break.

The Dundalk men continued to hold the upper hand in the second half and stretched the advantage with the help of points from Ruairi Kelly and Joe Mee, along with a Liam McStravick two-pointer.

Kilkerley battled in the closing stages to close the gap and saw Tadhg McEneaney convert a penalty but it was too late to rescue anything from the game as the Irelanders held out for a deserved win.

Young Irelands: Fergal Sheekey; Lee O’Donoghue, Ciaran Murray, Conn O’Donoghue; Caolan McCabe, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-3, Cian O Naraigh 0-1; Peter Nixon 0-1, Ruairi Kelly 0-1; Joe Mee 0-3, James Prendergast 0-5, Mark Lee; Dermot Mone 0-1, Liam McStravick 0-3, Jack Watters 1-3.

Subs: Derek Maguire 0-1 for J Prendergast, Dean Maguire for M Lee, Brendan Prendergast for C O’Donoghue, Sean Murphy for P Nixon, Jack McArdle for J Watters.

Kilkerley Emmets: Callum Mulholland; Luke Shevlin, Cillian Mulligan, Conal Brady;  Michael Kirby 0-1, Kieran  Murtagh, Fintan Brady 0-1;  Cathal Bellew, Darragh Conlon; Tadhg Fitzgerald, Ciaran Bellew, Cormac Mallon 0-3; Tadhg McEneaney 1-4, Michael Begley 0-5, Ewan McEnteggart 0-1.

Subs: Fionn Cumiskey for T Fitzgerald; Ultan McEneaney for D Conlon; Andrew Thornton for M Kirby.

(John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Louth Division Two League fixtures)

Stabannon Parnells 1-18 Clan na Gael 1-16

Stabannon Parnells made it four points from their opening two fixtures when they edged out Clan na Gael in this Division 2 clash in Dundalk on Saturday evening.

In an encounter that saw two impressive scoring displays, Robbie Curran top-scored for the Clans with ten points, but his efforts were eclipsed by Harry Butterly who had amassed a stunning 1-13 by the time the final whistle sounded.

The home side went into the game hoping to secure a first win after their draw with Roche on the opening day but found Stabannon in good form from the off and it took a goal from Sean O’Hanlon to keep them in touch at the break.

The opening period saw Buttlerly make his intentions clear as he helped his side lead by 0-10 to 1-5.

The second half proved to be a very tight affair as Curran’s points helped keep the Clans in the game. However, it was Stabannon who produced the decisive score as Butterly’s goal helped them emerge with victory.

Stabannon Parnells: Derek Crilly; Daniel Clinton, Ryan Halpenny, Johnnie McGee; Jake Corrigan, Colm Giggins 0-1, Mark Byrne; Niall Cluskey, Ryan Shevlin 0-1; David Cluskey, Bobby Butterly 0-1, Shane Brady; Padraig Reynolds 0-1, Harry Butterly 1-13, Richard Rogers 0-1.

Sub: Robert Callaghan for S Brady.

Clan na Gael: Sean Smyth; Conor Smith, Craig Callan, Brian McDonnell; Craig Long, Kevin Carroll, Jack Callan; Shay Coleman, Gerard Curran; Sean O'Hanlon 1-2, Liam O'Hanlon, Gavin Gaffey 0-2; Aodhan Kirk, Robbie Curran 0-10 (3 x 2p), Billy Smith 0-2.

Subs: Shane Carroll for B Smith, Tiernan Weldon for C Long, and Mark McGeown for A Kirk.

Dundalk Gaels 0-11 Oliver Plunketts 0-9

Dundalk Gaels made it two wins from two in the league at home in The Ramparts against winless Oliver Plunketts. The Drogheda men were again unlucky to come away without something for the second week running.

Luke Murray was powering forward from the half-back line for the hosts and in an even affair Murray allowed the Gaels to nudge ahead by the minimum at halftime. Kristian Nolan was lively again for the visitors.

Again, in the second period, Kevin McKernan’s side edged it by a point. Thomas O’Connell’s two-pointer was crucial in the game. Adam Lambe popped up for Emmet Kelleher’s men but once more they could not close the gap. 

Dundalk Gaels: Aaron Culligan, Paddy O’Connell, James O’Connell, James Lynch, Shaun Duffy 0-2, Sean Murray, Luke Murray 0-2, James Stewart, Jordan Keating, Liam Coleman, Jack Mullen 0-1, David McComish, Cain Bromley 0-1, Tom O’Connell, Tomas Kavanagh 0-2.

Sub: Sean Lynch. 

Oliver Plunketts: Luke Haggans 0-1; David Lambe, Barry Reynolds, Adam Lambe 0-1; Conor Haggans Shaun Smith, Niall Murtagh 0-1; Sean Boyle, Stephen Keeley 0-1; James Guinn, Kristian Nolan 0-4, Adam Smith; Sean Callaghan 0-1, Dean Carolan, Ben Boyce.

Subs: Cian Brady, Gary Keogh, Shane Lambe.

Mattock Rangers 3-11 Glen Emmets 0-17

Local derby bragging rights looked to be going the way of Glen Emmets only for a late goal from Sean Flynn. The grandstand finish was enough for Mattock Rangers to deny the plucky hosts and allow the Collon men to get their first Division Two win.

Despite not picking up points, Kevin Barry’s side will be buoyed by a strong second-half showing. Ronan Grufferty and Kealan O’Neill enjoyed a dominant third quarter for the hosts.

Flynn’s first half goal followed up by centre back’s Shane Maguire unorthodox right footed effort had Fergus Flynn’s side six to the good at the interval.

The Emmets fightback looked well and truly on when goalkeeper Ian O’Reilly and substitute Tom Grimes made it a one-point game with two-pointers. However, Flynn’s last-gasp winner would prove invaluable for Rangers.

Mattock Rangers: Stephen Smith; Callum Wogan, Cillian Hickey, Tom Grimes; Alan Caraher, Shane Maguire 1-0, Ben Quaile; Jason Condon, Ben McKenna 0-2; Robert Holmes, Terry Donegan, Jamie O’Halloran; James Caraher 0-1, Cathal Fleming 0-2, Sean Flynn 2-4.

Subs: Karl Grimes 0-2, Jack Thompson, Ben Markey. 

Glen Emmets: Ian O’Reilly 0-2; Evan English, Keith Boylan, Emmet Delaney; James Breen, Aidan Monaghan, Danny Grimes; Cian Talbot, Cathal Maguire; Keefer Carolan, Kealan O’Neill 0-3, Alex Blakeman Fowler; Lorcan Lynch 0-2, Ronan Grufferty 0-4, Paddy McHugh 0-4.

Subs: Brien Maguire, Jacob Morgan, Tom Grimes 0-2.

St Brides 0-17 O’Raghallaigh’s 0-8

St. Brides picked up their first victory of the Division 2 campaign with an impressive win over O’Raghallaigh’s, who are still in search of picking up their first points of the league.

Brides set out with determination to win the contest and Sean Marry was on song to do so. Having picked up a draw the week previous, Marry showed the winning touch to secure all two points.

The visitors had no real response. Kyle McElroy did keep Keith Horgan’s side in touch with half his side's tally but Nathan Kirk came off the bench to land a brace to get the Knockbridge side up and running.

St Brides: Aaron Devin; Pauric Mackin, Cillian Kirk, Stephen Hoey; Daniel McArdle 0-5, Ronan Bailey, Oran Cassidy; Peter Carragher, Bernard Laverty 0-1; Morgan Tobin 0-1, Sean Marry 0-5, Micheal Keane; Donal McArdle, Emmet Kirk 0-2, Kevin Hearty 0-1.

Subs: James Costelloe, Nathan Kirk 0-2, Pauric Rutledge, Brian Faul, Oisin McBride.

O’Raghallaigh’s: Joe Finnegan; Ollie Clutterbuck, Stephen Murphy, James  Morgan; Daniel Reilly, Alan Doyle, Emmet King 0-1; Chris Smith, Kevin Magee; Ruairi Moore, Eoin Moore, Conor Brown; Kyle McElroy 0-4, John Horan 0-1, Ben Rogan 0-1.

Subs: Olan Walsh, Tim Curran, Jack Carr.