Louth GAA club | Division Three League round-up
Naomh Fionnbarra moved to the top of the table thanks to a victory over Lannleire
Clan na Gael 2-24 O’Connells 4-12
Clan na Gael got themselves back into contention for Louth GAA John O’Neill Sand and Gravel Division Three League honours with a victory at home to table-toppers O’Connells on Thursday night.
It proved to be a very productive week for the Clans in terms of scoring as they added 2-24 to the 4-28 they registered against neighbours Dowdallshill on Tuesday evening.
On this occasion, Robbie Curran caught the eye with eight points while Aodhan Kirk scored both goals.
It was a disappointing night for the O’Connells as, despite finding the net four times in the second half, they suffered their first defeat of the season after a seven-game winning start.
The damage was done in a first half dominated by the Clans as Kirk weighed with two goals to give his side a 2-14 to 0-6 advantage.
The visitors came back strongly in the second period, and goals from Jackie Agnew (2), Bernard Osborne and Robert Quigley gave them hope.
However, having had Adam Flynn dismissed for a second yellow on 50 minutes, they were unable to complete the comeback as Clans held on for victory in a game where Gavin Gaffey, Billy Smith, Liam O’Hanlon and Mark McGeown were all on target.
Clan na Gael: Sean Smith; Craig Long, Tiarnan Weldon, Ellis O’Carroll; Aodhan Kirk 2-1, Conor Noonan, Jack Callan; Robbie Curran 0-8, Stephen Coleman; Gavin Gaffey 0-2, Jason Cullen 0-2, Mark McGeown 0-3; Liam O’Hanlon 0-3, Billy Smith 0-4, Shane Carroll.
O’Connells: Johnathan Brennan; Alan McGovern, Jack McGeough, Adam Flynn; Rian McKeever, Conor Culligan, Sam Shearman; Sean Cairns, Cailum Woods; Jackie Agnew 2-0, Robert Quigley 1-8 (2x2p), Conall Clerkin; Bernard Osborne 1-0, Niall Conlon 0-, Evan Kearney.
Subs: Nathan Carragher for S. Shearman, Emmett Byrne for N. Carragher, Cian Geeney for E. Kearney.
Westerns 0-14 Cuchulainn Gaels 0-13
Westerns picked up their second win of the Division 3 campaign when they came from behind to defeat Cuchulainn Gaels in Omeath on Thursday night.
For much of the game, the hosts looked set for victory, but the visitors, inspired by Killian Crosbie’s nine points, completed an impressive comeback.
In the end, it was a late point from Mick Martin that separated the teams and sent the Westerns home in buoyant mood.
Cuchulainn Gaels had the better of the first half and fired over nine points to take control, but two points from Jack Martin and a Crosbie two-pointer helped the Reaghstown men cut the gap to 0-9 to 0-5 at the break.
The hosts looked to be on course for the win in the third quarter, but Westerns raised their game, and Crosbie took centre stage with another six points – including a two-pointer – before Martin slotted over the winner.
Westerns: Anthony Durnin; Conor Smith, Darragh Osborn, Joe Murphy; Roan Gallagher, Adam Duffy 0-1, Mick Martin 0-1; Finn Duffy, Matthew Kane; Emmet Smith, Cathal Kennedy, Ryan Duffy; Killian Crosbie 0-9 (2x2p), Conor Kerr, Jack Martin 0-3.
Sub: Patrick Kerley for E Smith.
Cuchulainn Gaels: Seamus Quigley; Euan McArdle, Sean Brennan, James Keenan; Callum Fearon, Martin Hynes, Larry Brennan; Rammie Phillips, Michéal McCabe; Eamonn Donnelly, Adam Sharkey, James Walker; David Reilly, James Sharkey, JP Elmore.
Glyde Rangers 4-18 Na Piarsaigh/Blackrock 0-20
Glyde Rangers made it back-to-back wins in Division 3 with a victory at home to Na Piarsaigh Blackrock on Friday night.
In a high-scoring affair, it was the Tallanstown side’s ability to find the net that proved the difference, with Sean Devenney, Olin Crosbie, Cormac Lundon and Oisin Reenan all finding the net.
Glyde, who had the edge in this contest from the early stages, earned their reward with a number of well-taken points while goals from Crosbie and Lundon saw them establish a healthy 2-11 to 0-6 lead going into the break.
Na Piarsaigh picked up the pace in the second half on a night when they had eight points from Robert Murphy, and five from goalkeeper Jordan Mackin, while Matt McLoon, Paul Mallon and Ronan McCartney were also on target.
However, Glyde remained in control until the end and sealed victory with goals from Sean Devenney and Oisin Reenan.
Glyde Rangers: Tadhg Carroll; Mark McKeever, Jack McKeever, Shane Mullany 0-4; Tadhg Kellett 0-2, Gerard Bourton, Senan Lundon 0-1; Adam Sweeney 0-3, Sean Devenney 1-0; Leigh Byrne 0-1, Aaron Devlin, Olin Crosbie 1-4; Oisin Lynch 0-1, Ciaran Sheridan, Cormac Lundon 1-2.
Subs: Oisin Reenan 1-0, Killian Scott, Taylor Diamond.
Na Piarsaigh Blackrock: Jordan Mackin 0-5; John Galligan, Fionn Tipping, Stephen McGuinness; Tommy Muckian, Conall Shields, Chris Kellett; Shane Ruddy, Conall Myles; Paul Mallon 0-2, Robert Murphy 0-8, Gerard Rice; Matt McLoon 0-1, Oisin Woods, Joe Woods.
Subs: Ronan McCartney 0-1 and Fergal Mulholland
St Nicholas 4-8 Naomh Malachi 1-5
St Nicholas fired in four second half goals on their way to a comfortable win over Nh Malachi at home on Friday night.
Ross Brady grabbed a brace, while Hayden Quinn and Sam Reilly also raised green flags to help the Drogheda side pick up their fourth win of the season.
The Mals travelled south, buoyed by claiming a first point of the season the previous weekend, but failed to find their rhythm in a low-scoring opening period that ended with the hosts leading by 0-4 to 0-2.
The entertainment levels improved in a second half filled with plenty of goalmouth action as the Nicks took a grip on the game.
The Courtbane side also found the net through Joey Hearty and had points from Malachy Mackin, Andrew Begley and Matty Campbell, but it wasn’t enough to deny the hosts.
St Nicholas: Shane Finegan; Senan Meagher, Donal Carr, Alex Jordan; Aaron Flanagan, Ruairi Hanlon, Dylan Brogan; Cian Flynn, Sam Reilly 1-1; Shane Downey 0-2, Hayden Quinn 1-3, Fionn Meagher 0-2; Darren Thornton, Lee Kavanagh, Ross Brady 2-0.
Nh Malachi: Mark Meegan; Shayne Kirk, Daniel Mulligan, Donal Begley; Shea Burns, Dàithì Conway, Matty Campbell (0-1); Kevin McShane, Joey Hearty (1-0); Darren Clarke, Andrew Begley (0-1), Irala McMahon; Dean Murtagh, Malachy Mackin (0-2, 2p), Jack Fagan.
Subs: Collie Rooney (0-1) for J Hearty, Harry Kirk for S Kirk, Sean McArdle for D Begley, Jamie Kelly for J Fagan, Paul Burke for D Murtagh.
Naomh Fionnbarra 5-17 Lannleire 1-12
Naomh Fionnbarra moved to the top of the Division 3 table thanks to a victory that ended Lannleire’s winning start to the season in Dunleer on Saturday evening.
The game began in a cagey manner, but this was settled by Cillian McQuillan as he raised an orange flag with a lovely strike off his right foot.
However, the Dunleer men took control and hit 1-2 without reply, the goal coming from Ian Mulroy.
The Finbarrs came to life and completely dominated the remaining 20 minutes of the half as they outscored their opponents 3-8 to 0-2.
The first goal came from Stephen O’Reilly, while his brother, Andrew, kicked a pair of two-pointers.
McQuillan then continued his goal-scoring form with the Barrs’ second green flag, and the third goal came 30 seconds after when Pádraig Butterly made it 3-11 to 1-4 at the break.
The second half started with McCreesh adding the fourth goal to strengthen the visitors’ grip on the game.
Mark Grogan, Killian Gregory and Brendan Cassidy led the scoring for the hosts on the night, but they were no match for a Barrs side that sealed victory with the fifth goal from Cillian McQuillan.
Naomh Fionnbarra: Fionn McQuillan; Adam Hanratty, Ronan Callaghan, Máirtín Murphy; Chris McGlynn, Josh Crosbie, Andrew O’Reilly (0-4, 2p); Matthew O’Reilly (0-2), Cillian McQuillan (2-2); Conor Osborne (0-1), Stephen O’Reilly (1-2), Pádraig Butterly; Jack Murtagh (0-3), Ciarán Markey (0-1), Niall McCreesh (2-2).
Subs: William Woods for C Markey, Jack Butterly for W Woods, Thomas McCreesh for C McQuillan, Adam Kirwan for P Butterly, Conor Boyle for J Murtagh.
Lannleire: Conor Dunne; Alex Carroll, Laurence McEntee, Paul Doyle; Mark Grogan 0-4 (2p), Darragh Goodman, Jack O'Connor; Kyle Van Rhijn, Pierce Hawkins; Darragh Malone 0-2 (2p), Killian Gregory 0-3, Briain McGuinness; Brendan Cassidy 0-2, Ian Mulroy 1-0, Bob Murphy 0-1.
Subs: Mark Dunne for B Murphy, Ryan McArdle for D Goodman, Aaron McArdle for P Hawkins, Niall Lennon for R McArdle, Rory Dunne for K Van Rhijn.
Sean McDermotts 2-22 Dowdallshill 0-5
Sean McDermotts picked up their first win of the Division 3 season with a comfortable victory over Dowdallshill in Mountrush on Saturday evening.
Having secured a first point of the year against Nh Malachi in their previous outing, the Seans made it two games unbeaten to move out of the bottom two.
Although the hosts always had the edge, the opening half was a competitive affair, but it was a tale of one goal scored and one missed that made all the difference at the break.
While the McDermotts took their chance to raise a green flag through the in-form Daniel Commins, Dowdallshill missed their chance at the other end when Finbar Moran saved a penalty. As a result, the Seans went in at the break with a lead of 1-9 to 0-2.
The second half saw the Mid Louth men continue to dominate, and with Commins taking his tally to 1-11, they eased home.
Emmet Duffy added a second goal while Taylor Adams, Eoin McEntee and Cormac Walsh were also on target.
Cathal Byrne kicked two points for the Hill, while Christopher Boyle, Graham Cairns and Danny Kerr also raised white flags.
Sean McDermotts: Finbar Moran; Lorcan Donegan, Eoin McEntee 0-2, Patrick Svender; Tomás Devlin, Sean McMahon, Dean Tuite, David McArdle, Emmet Duffy 1-5; Taylor Adams 0-2, Kevin McMahon 0-1, Cian Martin; Ian Corbally, Cormac Walsh 0-1, Daniel Commins 1-11 (4x2p).
Subs: Nathan Commins for C Martin, Ronny Ruikis for S McMahon, Sean Boyle for D Commins.
Dowdallshill: Chris Mullen; Tommy Craig, Stephen King, Keenan McGavisk; Donal Magennis, Paul Flynn, Eddie Lapkins; Stephen Murray, Emmet O’Brien; Graham Cairns 0-1, Cathal Byrne 0-2, Thomas McKenny; Christopher Boyle 0-1, Stephen Traynor, Danny Kerr 0-1.
Subs: Kevin McGonagle for T McKenny, Cian Kierans for G Cairns, Paudie Murray for S Murray, Luke Boyle for K McGavisk.
Wolfe Tones 3-11 Annaghminnon Rovers 2-11
Wolfe Tones are within two points of the top of Division 3 following this win over Annaghminnon Rovers in Stonetown on Saturday night.
Goals from Conor Farrell, Lorcan Mallon and Cailean Gallagher Floody proved decisive as the Drogheda men earned what proved to be a hard-fought victory.
Lorcan Mallon was first to raise the green flag, followed by an effort from Farrell as the Tones established a 2-4 to 1-4 lead at the break. A fine run and goal from Ronan Redmond kept the hosts very much in contention.
It remained tight in the second half as Dwayne Markey added a second goal for Rovers.
However, visitors did enough to secure the victory with the help of Gallagher Floody’s strike in a game where Chris Cudden, Davy Bolger and Patrick Fanning were on target.
Wolfe Tones: Seán McMahon; Kevin Brady, Dean Haggins, Rhys McGovern; Taidgh Rock, Alan Fanning, Dwayne Leavy; Seán Flanagan, Killian McLoughlan; Johnny Woods, Davy Bolger 0-2, Patrick Fanning 0-2; Chris Cudden 0-4, Conor Farrell 1-0, Lorcan Mallon 1-0.
Subs: Cailean Gallagher Floody 1-0, Darren Weldon, Eoghan Brennan 0-1.
Annaghminnon Rovers: Shane Grimes; Chris Connolly, Ryan Cash, Alex Pepper; Fergal Markey, Nathan Buckley, James O’Connor; Conor Russell, Colin Gamble; Tiarnan O’Brien, Dwayne Markey, Mickey Marron; Aidan Lee Martin, Ronan Redmond, Liam Egan.
Subs: Ciaran O’Reilly, Sean Harte.