Louth GAA club | Division Three League round-up
Lannleire and O’Connell’s maintain top spot in Division Three
Lannleire 3-19 Dowdallshill 1-2
Lannleire maintained their position at the top of Louth GAA John O’Neill Sand and Gravel Division Three League thanks to this routine victory over Dowdallshill on Friday night.
The Dunleer men made the trip to St Brigid’s Park with the aim of making it seven successive wins, and they comfortably achieved their objective against the league’s bottom team.
A brace of goals from Ian Mulroy and another from Brendan Cassidy did the damage for the visitors on a one-sided affair.
It was Mulroy who found the net in the opening period, while Killian Gregory was on target on his way to a personal haul of six points as his side took a 1-12 to 1-0 lead into the interval.
Danny Kerr scored the goal for the Hill that had them leading briefly at 1-0 to 0-2 inside ten minutes.
It was more of the same in the second half as Mulroy and Cassidy capped victory by raising green flags, while Kerr accounted for the home side’s two points.
Lannleire: Conor Dunne; Aaron McCardle, Laurence McEntee, Paul Doyle; Mark Grogan (0-1), Briain McGuinness, Jack O'Connor (0-1); Kyle Van Rhijn, Darragh Goodman; Alex Carroll (0-2), Killian Gregory (0-6), Brendan Cassidy (1-3); Ryan McArdle (0-1), Ian Mulroy (2-4), Mark Dunne (0-1).
Subs: Michael O'Hare for K Van Rhijn, Rory Dunne for R McArdle, Liam Callan for C Dunne, Patrik Tomko for I Mulroy, Jason Torris for B McGuinness.
Dowdallshill: Chris Mullen; Tommy Craig, Eddie Lapkins, Stephen King; Donal Magennis, Emmet O’Brien, Stephen Traynor; Paul Flynn, Stephen Murray; Keenan McGavisk, Cathal Byrne, Dermot Smyth; Tommy McKenny, Eoin O’Hare, Chris Boyle.
Subs: Danny Kerr 1-2, Justin Halley, Paudie Murray.
Clan na Gael 1-22 Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock 0-7
The first Division 3 derby between Clan na Gael and Na Piarsaigh Blackrock took place on Saturday evening on the Rock Road, and it was the visitors who claimed the honours with a comfortable win.
The Clans laid the foundation for the victory with a dominant first-half display that saw them establish a 13 point advantage, after which there was no way back for the hosts.
The Castletown side took charge of the game from the opening whistle, with Liam O’Hanlon very accurate in attack, while Jason Cullen scored the only goal of the game to see his side lead by 1-12 to 0-2 at the break.
The Naps were more competitive after the break on a night when Ciaran Murphy, Matt McLoon and Fionn Tipping were among the scores.
However, there was no denying the Clans' victory as O’Hanlon took his tally to nine, with Aodhan Kirk, Robbie Curran, Shay Coleman and Shane Carroll also on target.
Clan na Gael: Sean Smith; Tiernan Weldon, Lee O’Carroll, Ellis O’Carroll; Aodhan Kirk 0-1, Conor Noonan, Jack Callan; Robbie Curran 0-2, Shay Coleman 0-2; Liam O’Hanlon 0-9, Jason Cullen 1-3, Gavin Gaffey; Mark McGeown 0-1, Billy Smith 0-2, Shane Carroll 0-1.
Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock: Jordan Mackin; John Galligan, Fionn Tipping 0-1, Stephen McGuinness; Tommy Muckian, Conall Shields 0-1, Calum Smith; Shane Ruddy, Conall Myles; Paul Mallon, Ciaran Murphy 0-3, Jamie Fealy 0-1; Matt McLoon 0-2, Robbie Murphy, Joe Woods.
Subs: Oisin Woods, Gerard Rice, James Mahoney.
Wolfe Tones 2-9 St Nicholas 1-8
Wolfe Tones remain in the top four in Division 3 thanks to this four-point win at home to St Nicholas on Saturday night.
Second-half goals from Rhys McGovern and Patrick Fanning were instrumental in helping the Tones earn the bragging rights after this Drogheda derby.
The first half proved to be a cagey affair, and when the short whistle sounded, the hosts held a slender 0-5 to 0-2 advantage.
However, both teams raised their game in the second half, and although the Nicks found the net through Ross Brady, it was the Tones who had the edge and ensured they came out on top with goals from McGovern and Fanning.
Eoghan Brennan also raised two orange flags while Chris Cudden weighed in with another.
Hayden Quinn top-scored for the Nicks with three, while Leo Quinn, Conn Sheehan and Ruairi Hanlon were also among the points.
Wolfe Tones: Seán McMahon; Rhys McGovern 1-1, Dean Haggins, Niall Smith; Alan Fanning, Taidhg Rock, Sam Kelly; Mark Healy, Killian McLoughlan; Patrick Fanning 1-0, Sean Flanagan, Davy Bolger; Lorcan Mallon, Eoghan Brennan 0-4 (2x2p), Chris Cudden 0-3 (2p).
St Nicholas: Shane Finegan; Senan Meagher, Donal Carr, Aaron Flanagan; Cebhan Houshidari, Ruairi Hanlon (0-1), Dylan Brogan; Cian Flynn, Hayden Quinn (0-3); Leo Quinn (0-2), Shane Downey, Fionn Meagher (0-1); Con Sheehan (0-1), Ross Brady (1-0), Darren Thornton.
Sub: Paudi Downey for D Thornton.
Naomh Malachi 2-11 Sean McDermotts 3-8
Naomh Malachi and Sean McDermotts celebrated their first point of the Division 3 campaign when they played out a draw at Courtbane on Saturday night.
The hosts looked set for victory until Daniel Commins landed a late point to earn a share of the spoils that lifted both sides off the bottom of the table.
The opening period was heavy on goalmouth action, and the McDermotts took the early initiative when Emmet Duffy scored the first goal of his hat-trick.
However, the Mals turned the game around with two goals in a minute from Conor Nicholason.
Just before the break, Duffy kept his side in touch with a second green flag, but the hosts led by 2-4 to 2-1 at the interval.
The Seans dominated the third quarter, and Duffy’s hat-trick goal was part of a run of 1-7 without reply.
The Mals responded well and turned things around with some well-taken scores, including a two-pointer from Andrew Begley, but in the end, it was Commins who had the final say to ensure the game ended level.
Nh Malachi: Paul Burke; Daniel Mulligan, Lee McShane, Shayne Kirk; Shea Burns, Malachy Mackin, Dylan Rooney; Kevin McShane, Joey Hearty (0-1); Irala McMahon (0-1), Andrew Begley (0-5, 2p), Darren Clarke (0-1); Dean Murtagh, Conor Nicholson (2-3, 2p), Harry Kirk.
Sean McDermotts: Finbar Moran; Donnacha McCourt, David McArdle, Patrick Svender; Lorcan Donegan, Sean McMahon, Matthew Little; Emmet Duffy 3-0, Cormac Walsh 0-1; Eoin McEntee, Ian Corbally, Ian McDonald; Taylor Adams, Kevin McMahon 0-1, Daniel Commins 0-5.
Subs: Tomas Devlin for I Corbally, Luke Hoey for D McCourt, Dean Tuite for Ian McDonald, Jack Melia 0-1 for L Hoey, Cian Martin for E McEntee.
Glyde Rangers 2-10 Westerns 1-3
Glyde Rangers remain in touch with the chasing pack in Division 3 after proving too strong for Westerns in Saturday evening's clash at Reaghstown.
The Tallanstown side needed a strong second half to ensure they made the short journey home with both points after an evenly matched first half.
The Westerns battled well in the opening half and had a goal and point from Oisin Drumgoole, along with a Matthew Kane point to show for their efforts.
However, Glyde, with the help of an Olin Crosbie penalty goal, went in at halftime with the 1-4 to 1-2 advantage.
The second half was a different story as Glyde dominated from the outset, adding a second goal from Aaron Devlin, while Leigh Byrne brought his tally to three on a night when Shane Mullany and Gerard Bourton were also on target.
Killian Crosbie accounted for the Westerns’ only second-half score.
Glyde Rangers: Tadhg Carroll; Shane Mullany 0-2, Jack McKeever, Mark McKeever; Tadhg Kellett 0-1, Gerard Bourton 0-1, Senan Lundun; Adam Sweeney, Sean Devenney; Leigh Byrne 0-3, Aaron Devlin 1-0, Olin Crosbie 1-1; Oisin Lynch, Conor McAuley, Cormac Lundon 0-1.
Subs: Conor Robinson, Taylor Diamond, Andrew Hennessy.
Westerns: Anthony Durnin; Darragh Osborn, Colin Martin, Joe Murphy; Roan Gallagher, Adam Duffy, Emmet Smith; Mick Martin, Matthew Kane 0-1; Cathal Kennedy, Conor Kerr, Ryan Duffy; Killian Crosbie 0-1, Oisin Drumgoole 1-1, Patrick Kerley.
Subs: Conor Smith for O Drumgoole, Dylan Kearney for M Martin, Peter Shields for D Kearney, PJ Marron for R Gallagher, Dylan Kearney for P Kerley.
Naomh Fionnbarra 2-16 Cuchulainn Gaels 0-5
Naomh Fionnbarra chalked up another big win in Division 3 when they brushed aside the challenge of Cuchulainn Gaels at Ballygassan on Saturday.
Ciarán Markey got the ball rolling with the opening score, but they didn’t add to that until Niall McCreesh pointed in the 15th minute, and then followed up with the first goal of the game from Cillian McQuillan.
The Omeath men did get off the mark on 28 minutes, but a two-pointer from Matthew O’Reilly saw the Barrs lead by 1-5 to 0-1 at the break.
The home side raised the pace in the third quarter and had points from McCreesh (2p), Stephen O’Reilly and McQuillan before William Woods added a second goal from a penalty.
Although the Gaels responded with four points, the Barrs were able to cruise home with scores from McCreesh, Conor Osborne and Woods.
Naomh Fionnbarra: Fionn McQuillan; Adam Hanratty, Ronan Callaghan, Máirtín Murphy; Chris McGlynn, Josh Crosbie, Andrew O’Reilly; Matthew O’Reilly (0-2, 2p), Stephen O’Reilly (0-1); Conor Osborne (0-1), Cillian McQuillan (1-3), Pádraig Butterly; Jack Murtagh, Ciarán Markey (0-1), Niall McCreesh (0-4).
Subs: William Woods (1-4) for C Markey, Sean Boyle for M Murphy, Jake Young for S O’Reilly, Rory Smith for P Butterly, Ciarán Murphy for J Murtagh.
Cuchulainn Gaels: Ciaran Connolly; Euan McArdle, Sean Brennan, James Keenan; Calum Fearon, Brendan O’Hagan, Stephen McGuinness; Rammie Phillips, Micheal McCabe; Eamon Donnelly, JP Elmore, Adam Sharkey; Larry Brennan, Cian McDonald, James Sharkey.
O’Connells 3-18 Annaghminnon Rovers 2-5
O’Connells are showing no signs of taking their foot off the pedal as they maintained their position at the top of the table with a comfortable win over Annaghminnon Rovers.
Niall Conlon grabbed the headlines for the winners as he bagged an impressive 1-10, while Justin Cooney and Cian Geeney also raised green flags on the way to a seventh successive win.
The game at The Grove saw the home side get on top from the opening whistle, and it was Conlon who set the tone with the first goal of the game.
Rovers were finding it difficult to stem the tide, and O’Connell’s pressed home their advantage when Cooney fired in the second, and before the break, Geeney bagged the third.
James O’Connor found the net for Annaghminnon’s only score of the half as his side trailed by 3-8 to 1-0.
Rovers did pick up the pace in the second half and added a goal through Dylan McArdle, while Dwayne Markey and Rory Phelan pointed.
However, O’Connells were never under any real pressure and sealed victory on a night when Joshua Horwell, Evan Kearney and Cailum Woods were among the points.
O’Connells: Johnathan Brennan; Alan McGovern, Jack McGeough, Adam Flynn; Rian McKeever, James Walsh, Joshua Horwell (0-1); Justin Cooney (1-1), Cailum Woods (0-1); Cian Geeney (1-0), Jackie Agnew (0-2), Conall Clerkin; Bernard Osborne (0-1), Niall Conlon (1-10), Evan Kearney (0-2).
Subs: Emmet Byrne for B. Osborne, Sam Shearman for J. Walsh, Jay Conlon for C. Geeney, Tadhg Kearney for A. Flynn, Dalton O’Brien for E. Kearney.
Annaghminnon Rovers: Shane Grimes; Chris Connolly, Ryan Cash, Nathan Buckley; Richie Ashfield, Ryan Smyley, Fergal Markey; Colin Campbell, Dwayne Markey 0-2; Michael Marron, Aidan Lee Martin, Dylan McArdle 1-1; Rory Phelan 0-1, James O'Connor 1-1, Ronan McRedmond.
Subs: Tony Brennan, Alex Pepper, Liam Egan, Kyle Martin.