*Veteran Paraic Aherne kicked the winning score as Doonbeg defeated Éire Óg.
Doonbeg and St Breckans share top spot in the Cusack Cup, both sides are unbeaten in two games with county champions Éire Óg and Kilmurry Ibrickane yet to register a win.
In the Garry Cup, O’Currys and Corofin are victorious in their two outings to date leaving them in pole position for promotion in the very early stages. The meeting of Cooraclare and St Josephs Doora/Barefield was postponed while Kilmihil and Shannon Gaels fell to successive defeats.
Aherne lands the winner for Doonbeg
Doonbeg 1-10
Éire Óg 1-9
Venue: Captain Tubridy Memorial Park, Kilrush
Paraic Ahearne’s point proved to be the winning score as Doonbeg accounted for Éire Óg in round two of the Cusack Cup.
The game was played at Kilrush on Thursday night after the teams agreed to bring the tie forward by two days.
The Ennis outfit started well and raced into a three point lead, 0-4 to 0-1. Doonbeg then got a grip on the tie and they landed six points on their way to a half time lead on a score of 0-7 to 0-6.
The sides continued to trade scores in the second period while the goals came from the respective full forward line players, Darragh Burns for the winners and Aidan McElwee.
With a share of the spoils looking likely, experienced Paraic Aherne popped up with the winner for the magpies.
Doonbeg: Eamonn Tubridy; Cillian Blake, Cian Clancy, Jason Linnane; Paraic Aherne (0-1), Cathal Killeen (0-1), Sean Conway (0-1); Eoin Conway, James Killeen (0-1); Michael Tubridy (0-2), Kevin McInerney, Brian Egan; Paul Dillon (0-4), Darragh Burns (1-0), Shane Ryan;
Sub: Joe Blake for C;. Clancy;
Éire Óg; Peadar O’Keeffe; Hugh Connolly, Niall McMahon, Conor O’Halloran; Ultan Shiels Aidan McGrath, Einne O’Connor; David McNamara, Conal Ó hÁiniféin (0-1); Dean D’Auria, Mark McInerney (0-5), Cathal Lynch; Niall O’Donoghue, Philip Talty (0-2) Aidan McElwee (1-1);
Subs; Eoin Guilfoyle for O’Halloran (inj); Sean Peerrill for D; Auria; Jack Joyce for Lynch; James Lyne for O’Donoghue
Lively start decisive for Kildysart
Kildysart 3-10
Ennistymon 1-10
Venue: Kildysart
A strong first half showing which saw them open a ten point lead by half time laid the foundations for this victory for Kildysart over Ennistymon in round two of the Cusack cup at Kildysart on Saturday.
Full forward Diarmuid O’Donnell top scored with 2-5 to his credit and the other goalscorer for the winners was Luke McGrath.
Seamus Casey and Jamie Evans each contributed 0-2 while Mikey Donnellan was the other point scorer.
The visitor’s goal came from Niall Canavan and point scorers for Ennistymon were Cathal McConigley, Darren McNamara, Danny Rouine and Keelan Guyler while goalscorer Canavan also contributed three points.
Kildysart; Conor Cusack; Brian Eyers, Conor Donnellan, Stephen Sheehan; Mikey Donnellan, Kieran Leahy, Rory McMahon; Keith O’Connor, Luke McGrath; Michael Eustace, Jamie Evans, Oisin Coyle; Seamus Casey, Diarmuid O’Donnell, Conor Hassett;
Subs: Mark Moloney for Coyle; Keith Murphy for C Donnellan; Kieran Eyers for Eustace; Joe Kelly for O’Donnell; Adam Hayes for S. Casey
Ennistymon: Noel Sexton; Lawrence Healy, Dara Conneally, Adam Ralph; Kevin Hehir, Sean Rouine, John Murphy; Sean O’Driscoll, Mattie Kinch; Ryan Barry, Cathal McConigley, Darren McNamara; Niall Canavan, Danny Rouine, Keelan Guyler;
Subs: Cathal Frawley for Healy; Sean McConigley for D. Rouine
First half goals steer Clondegad to victory
Clondegad 4-5
St Josephs Miltown 0-10
Venue: Ó Hehir Park, Ballynacally
Goals from Podge McMahon (2), Ryan Jennings and Shane Brennan gave Clondegad the upperhand in this clash with title holders St. Josephs Miltown at Ballynacally on Saturday.
The winners who had tasted defeat in their opening game, showed the greater urgency at the start and this led to the creation of a number of scoring opportunities. They led 4-3 to 0-6 at the interval.
For their part Miltown will be disappointed with some of their defending on the day while in the second half they failed to convert some good scoring opportunities.
Clondegad: Darren Cleary; Brian Casey, Brian Murphy, Niall Lynch; Conor Gavin, Peter Casey, Cormac Reidy; Brandon O’Connell, Diarmuid O’Neill; Stephen Casey, Shane Brennan, Colin McNeilis; Ryan Jennings, Daniel Kelly, Podge McMahon
Subs: James Murphy for O’Neill; Brian Longe for S. Casey(inj); Evan Flynn for Reidy; Eoin Gavin for P. McMahon; Eoin Donnellan for Jennings.
St. Josephs Miltown: Sean O’Brien; Euan Reidy, Martin Rynne, Eoin O’Brien; Jamesie O’Connor, Gordon Kelly, Sean Neylon; Gearoid Curtin, Micheal Murray; Liam Hehir, Cormac Murray, Oisin Looney; Ger Malone, Brian Curtin, Sean McMahon;
Subs: Euan Lineen for Malone (inj); Paul Frawley for Reidy; Conal Meade for McMahon; Geroid Burke for Hehir (inj)
St. Breckans dominate second half exchanges
St. Breckans 2-14
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1-3
Venue: Lisdoonvarna
Leading by a point at half time having played with the aid of the wind, St. Breckans took control in the second half to make it two wins from two in this season’s Cusack Cup when they accounted for Kilmurry Ibrickane at Lisdoonvarna on Saturday evening.
Centre forward Cathal Guerin scored both goals for the winners on a day when full forward Aiden Davidson kicked six points with Jamie Stack chipping in with three.
Mark McCarthy was the goalscorer for a very much understrength Kilmurry Ibrickane; striking inside the opening five minutes.
St. Breckans: Mark O’Donnell; Conor Burke, Jack Sheedy Paddy O’Doherty; Ciaran Flanagan, Maccon Byrne, Shane Fitzpatrick; Micheal Flanagan, Dale Masterson; Denis O’Callaghan, Cathal Guerin, Robert O’Connell; Jamie Stack, Aiden Davidson, Cian Jimmy Burke;
Subs: Killian Blood for Conor Burke; Dan Garrihy for O’Callagzhan, Eoin Fitzpatrick for O’Connell.
Kilmurry Ibrickane: David Sexton; Niall McGannon, Ciaran O’Neill, Maurice Donlon; Shay Gleeson, Andrew Shannon, Diarmuid Comber; Niall Shannon, Michael Comber; Oisin Sexton, Paudie Murrihy, Joe Campbell; Dara Pender, Mark McCarthy, Kevin Tubridy.
Subs: Ciaran Hanrahan for Murrihy; Colin Considine for Tubridy; Aidan Montgomery for McGannon.
GARRY CUP:
Finnucane brothers point the way for Lissycasey
Lissycasey 0-13
Kilmihil 0-10
Venue: St Michael’s Park, Kilmihil
A strong second half showing proved decisive for Lissycasey as they overcame neighbours Kilmihil in this Garry Cup tie at Kilmihil on Thursday evening.
The home side enjoyed the better of the opening half exchanges and deserved their half time lead of two points, 0-8 to 0-6, Martin O’Leary having accounted for five of those scores.
The visitors made a bright start to the second half with three points in the opening five minutes. Kilmihil levelled at 0-9 each before two Conor Finnucane efforts put Lissycasey into a lead they held to the finish.
The Finnucane brothers led the way for the winners accounting for 0-10 of the team’s total while Martin O’Leary was Kilmihil’s top scorer with 0-7.
Lissycasey: Killian Normoyle (0-1); Cyril Sheehan, Michael Madigan, Kevin Shivers; Oisin Hanrahan, Seamus Collins, Luke Griffin; Enda Finnucane (0-3), Matt O’Shea; Niall McCarthy (0-1), Conor Finnucane (0-7), Jack Cahill; Paul Nagle (0-1), Francis Hayes, Niall Meere;
Subs: Tom Collins for Meere; Ronan O’Callaghan for Nagle;
Kilmihil; Sean Cafferky; Michael Keating, John Finnucane, Fionn Febbraro; Shane Downes, Stan Lineen, John King; Conor Finnucane, Niall Pender; Alan Normoyle, Martin O’Leary (0-7), Jack Keating; Mark Normoyle (0-1), Cathal Murray, Sean Crowley (0-2);
Subs: Eoin Callinan for Normoyle; Dvid Lernihan for Callinan
Damian Ryan’s spot kick earns Corofin vicrory
Corofin 2-8
Shannon Gaels 2-7
Venue: Labasheeda
Damian Ryan converted an injury time penalty to earn Corofin victory over Shannon Gaels in this Division 2 football league tie at Labasheeda on Saturday.
Leading on a score of 2-7 to 1-8 three minutes into injury time, the home side looked set to collect their first points of the campaign.
A foul on Kevin Keane who had scored his side’s first half goal; resulted in a penalty for the visitors and Corofin enjoyed the better of the first half exchanges and they held a seven point lead at half time when the score was 1-7 to 0-3, all three of the Gaels points having come from Barry Crehan.
Shannon Gaels started the second half well and they struck for goals from Crehan and Ronan Davis in quick succession to level the tie before pushing ahead.
Corofin: Keelan Mounsey; Eoin Fitzgerald, Cilléin Mullins, Cian O’Loughlin; Ian Reidy, Brendan Keane, Ross Hayes; Colm Rice, Fionn Clancy; Damian Ryan, Kevin Keane, Cian Doolin; Eoin Davoran, Dean Ruane, Adam O’Loughlin;
Subs: Luke Neylon for Mounsey; Luke O’Loughlin for Ruane
Shannon Gaels; David Foley; Michael McMahon, Tadhg Kelly, Tomas Cleary; Eoin Keane, Fergal Kenny, Eanna Moloney; Jack Reidy, Darren Crehan; Ronan Davis (1-0), Aaron Malone-Smith, Gearoid Kenny (0-1); Barry Crehan (1-4), Thomas Kelly (0-2)), John Ryan;
Subs: Thomas Kenny for J. Ryan; Aaron Lee McMahon for E. Moloney; Pierce Ellis for Malone-Smith; Tadhg Meppelink for G. Kenny.
O’Currys in control
O’Currys 0-14
Kilrush Shamrocks 0-5
Venue: Captain Tubridy Memorial Park, Kilrush
O’Currys made it two wins from two outings when they proved too strong for Kilrush at the latter’s venue on Saturday evening.
The visitors held the upperhand from the outset and led by five at half time when the score was 0-7 to 0-2
They continued to hold the upperhand in the second half in a tie in which Danny Downes top scored with 0-4 while Jim Marrinan, Sean Murphy, Shane Browne, Gearoid Lynch and Patrick Clancy also got on the scoresheet
For the home side who were short a numb er of players including Gearoid O’Brien, Keith Crowley was their main score-getter
O’Currys: Colin Clohessy; Seamus Keane, Michael O’Shea, Gearoid Lynch; Dara Keane, Sean Haugh, Eoin Brew; Cathal Downes, Thomas Clancy; Jim Marrinan, Sean Murphy, Patrick Clancy; Danny Downes, Michael Foran, Shane Browne;
Subs: Ian Roche for Clancy; Podge Kelly for Marrinan;
Kilrush Shamrocks: Thomas Moloney; Kevin Bermingham, Evan Power, Billy Clancy; Sean Canny, Cathal McMahon, Sean Purtill; Evan Kelly, Sean Madigan; Niall Brennan, Ross Phelan, Michael Purcell; Keith Crowley, Liam Madigan, Dylan O’Brien;
Subs: John Kelleher for Purcell; Dean Neary for Kelleher.
