Louth GAA club | Division Three League round-up

Clan na Gael 2-17 Naomh Malachi 2-9

Clan na Gael came from behind at the interval to record an eight-point victory over Naomh Malachi in Courtbane on Saturday evening.

The hosts looked to have the edge in this Louth GAA John O'Neill Sand and Gravel Division 3 League encounter when they led by two at the break, but the Dundalk side came back strongly to record their second win of the campaign.

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The Mals went into the game looking for a first win of the season and were given a boost when goals from Kevin McShane and Conor Nicholson helped them to lead 2-5 to 0-9 at the short whistle.

However, it was the Clans who grabbed the initiative in the second half, and goals from Liam O’Hanlon and Mark Newell saw them secure victory, as Robbie Curran and Jason Cullen both finished the night with five points.

Collie Rooney also chipped in with five for the home team, while Andrew Begley and Shea Burns were also on the mark.

Clan na Gael: Sean Smith; Ellis O’Carroll, Donal Boyle, Craig Callan; Jack Callan, Conor Noonan, Lee O’Carroll; Robbie Curran 0-5, Gerard Curran; Gavin Gaffey 0-3, Stephen Coleman, Liam O’Hanlon 1-4; Jason Cullen 0-5, Mark McGeown, Mark Newell 1-0.

Sub: Oisin Finn for E O’Carroll.

Nh Malachi: Mark Meegan; Sean McArdle, Daniel Mulligan, Conor Begley; Donal Begley, Jamie Kelly, Shea Burns (0-1); Kevin McShane (1-0), Iarla McMahon; Andrew Begley (0-1), Joey Hearty, Matty Campbell; Conor Nicholson (1-2, 2p), Collie Rooney (0-5, 2p), Dean Murtagh.

Subs: Harry Kirk for J Hearty, Shayne Kirk for J Kelly.

Naomh Fionnbarra 3-10 Wolfe Tones 0-12

Naimh Fionnbarra bounced back from their defeat to neighbours O’Connell’s by recording a second Division 3 victory over Wolfe Tones at home on Saturday.

It was the home side who drew first blood after three minutes when Niall McCreesh won a penalty which Ciarán Murphy fired to the net.

Wolfe Tones responded quickly with a point from corner forward Eoghan Brennan, who had an impressive outing, but the Barrs continued to push forward.

Ciaran Markey, Jack Murtagh and Ciaran Murphy all chipped in with scores as their side went into the break with a 1-4 to 0-6 lead.

The Tones came out in the second half with intent and kept themselves in contention on a night when Killian McLoughlin, Mark Healy and Sam Kelly were on target, but their efforts to make a bigger impression were thwarted by some strong defending.

At the other end, substitute Cillian McQuillan was beginning to make his mark on the scoreboard, while Niall McCreesh added a second goal to give the hosts breathing space.

The final nail in the Tones' coffin came 10 minutes from the end when McQuillan won a penalty that allowed Murphy to score his second goal of the game.

Naomh Fionnbarra: Fionn McQuillan; Máirtín Murphy, Ronan Callaghan, Adam Kirwan; James Markey, Josh Crosbie, Sean Boyle; Matthew O’Reilly, Jack Butterly (0-1); Conor Osborne, Ciarán Markey (0-1), Pádraig Butterly; Jack Murtagh (0-2), Ciarán Murphy (2-2) Niall McCreesh (1-2).

Subs: Cillian McQuillan (0-2) for C Markey.

Wolfe Tones: Sean McMahon; Rhys McGovern, Niall Smith, Shane Leslie; Eoghan Clinton, Sam Kelly 0-1, Sean McQuail; Mark Healy 0-1, Sean Flanagan 0-2 (2p); Patrick Fanning, Davy Bolger, Alan Fanning; Johnny Woods 0-1, Chris Cudden, Eoghan Brennan 0-6.

Subs: Taidgh Rock for S Leslie, Killian McLoughlan 0-1 for E Clinton, Ciaran Ellsi for J Woods, Conor Farrell for S Flanagan.

Lannleire 3-12 Cuchulainn Gaels 0-6

Lannleire remain joint top of the Division 3 table thanks to this comfortable win at home to Cuchulainn Gaels on Saturday.

The Omeath men travelled on the back of a confidence-boosting draw in their previous outing, but were unable to repeat that form as the hosts eased to a third consecutive victory.

Lannleire took a grip of the game from the opening exchanges, and goals from Brendan Cassidy and Ian Mulroy helped them take a commanding 2-7 to 0-1 lead into the break.

Gaels did raise their game after the break and added a further five points, but the Dunleer men were always in control.

On a night when both Killian Gregory, Colin Murphy and Brendan Cassidy scored three points apiece, they sealed victory with a third goal from Darragh Malone.

Lannleire: Conor Dunne; Alex Carroll, Paul Doyle, Aaron McCardle; Mark Grogan, Brian McGuinness, Jack O'Connor; Darragh Goodman 0-1, Kyle Van Rijn; Darragh Malone 1-0, Killian Gregory 0-3, Colin Murphy 0-3; Brendan Cassidy 1-3, Ian Mulroy 1-0, Bob Murphy.

Subs: Mark Dunne for C Murphy, Ryan McCardle for I Mulroy, Michael O'Hare for B McGuinness 0-2 (2p).

Cuchulainn Gaels: Seamus Quigley; Luke McGovern, Martin Hnes, Euan McArdle; Brendan O’Hagan, Sean Brennan, Calum Fearon; Micheal McCabe, James Sharkey; Eamon Donnelly, Cian McDonald, James Keenan; Stephen Mallon, Aodhan O’Hanlon, David Reilly.

Glyde Rangers 2-13 Sean McDermotts 1-6

Sean McDermotts are still searching for their first win of the Division 3 campaign after losing out at home to Glyde Rangers on Saturday.

Goals either side of the half-time break helped the visitors take charge of the game as they went on to score a ten-point victory.

At the break, it was 1-8 to 1-2 in favour of the Tallanstown side, with Nathan Commins getting the goal for the hosts.

A second-half penalty put the game beyond a Seans side, who had points from Daniel Commings, Noel Tuite, Luke Hoey and Kevin McMahon.

Sean McDermotts: Sean McMahon; Patrick Svender, Donnacha McCourt, Eoin McEntee; Conor Walsh, Noel Tuite (0-1) Tomàs Devlin; Daniel Commins (0-3, 2p), Emmet Duffy; Matthew Little, Ian McDonnell, Luke Hoey (0-1); Nathan Commins (1-0), Kevin McMahon (0-1), Ian Corbally.

Annaghminnon Rovers 2-22 Dowdallshill 1-6

Annaghminnon Rovers remain top of the Division 3 table after chalking up a third consecutive win in Dowdallshill on Saturday evening.

Despite the defeat, there was some consolation for the St Brigid’s Park outfit in that they turned in an improved performance in both defence and attack, after two very difficult opening fixtures.

Rory Phelan did most of the damage for the visitors as he finished with 1-9, while James O’Connor chipped in with 1-4.

Dwayne Markey got the visitors up and running with an early two-pointer, and they had O’Connor and Phelan among the scores before O’Connor scored the first goal of the game. Just before the break, Phelan added the second to make it 2-15 to no score at the short whistle.

Dowdallshill showed good character in the second half, and Cathal Byrne led the way as he found the net from a penalty and added four points, including a two-pointer, while Conor Thatcher also raised the orange flag.

Annaghminnon Rovers: Shane Grimes; Chris Connolly, Tiernan O'Brien, Ryan Cash; Richie Ashfield, Colin Campbell, Fergal Markey; Conor Russell, Kyle Martin; Aidan Lee Martin 0-1, Dwayne Markey 0-6 (3x2p), Ronan McRedmond 0-1; Rory Phelan 1-9, James O'Connor 1-4, Tony Brennan.

Subs: Michael Marron, Ciaran O’Reilly, Liam Egan.

Dowdallshill: Chris Mullen; Tommy Craig, Sean Morrison, Keenan McGavisk; Donal Magennis, Ray Campbell, Eddie Lapkis; Paul Flynn, Emmet O’Brien; Cian Kierans, Conor Thatcher 0-2, Thomas McKenny; Stephen King, Cathal Byrne 1-4, Stephen Taylor.

Subs: Vincent McKevitt for T McKenny, Dermot Smith for S Morrison.

O’Connells 3-10 Westerns 3-7

O’Connells continue to lead the way in Division 3 on score difference after coming through a tough battle with Westerns in Reaghstown on Saturday.

The men from The Grove were strongly fancied going into the game but were made to fight all the way by a determined Westerns side who will be disappointed not to have taken something from the fixture.

Westerns had lost both their opening fixtures but put in a fine showing over the hour in a game that was close throughout.

Their reward came in the form of goals from Jack Martin and Oisin Drumgoole in the opening half as they turned around trailing by just 1-7 to 2-3.

Martin added his second goal after the restart, while Killian Crosbie added two points, but in the end, the O’Connells did just enough to secure a three-point victory.

Westerns: Anthony Durnin; Ryan Duffy, Colin Martin, Joe Murphy; Roan Gallagher, Adam Duffy, Finn Duffy; Mick Martin, Matthew Kane; Patrick Kerley, Cathal Kennedy, Emmet Smith 0-1; Killian Crosbie 0-3, Jack Martin 3-3, Oisin Drumgoole 1-0.

Subs: Conor Kerr for R Gallagher, Dylan Kearney for P Kerley.