*Jamie Stack kicked the winning score for St Breckans in their clash with Éire Óg. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography
St. Breckans and Doonbeg are the only unbeaten sides in the Cusack Cup as the third round of games took place at the weekend.
Donie Garrihy’s St. Breckans with three wins to their credit are in top spot, a point ahead of Doonbeg who shared the spoils with Kilmurry Ibrickane on Saturday.
Clubs were again short a number of players due to involvement with the county senior and under 20 teams and also due to injuries
Kildysart in control
Kildysart 4-15
St. Josephs Miltown 1-4
Venue: Kildysart
Two goals from Keith Murphy and one each from Seamus Casey and Diarmuid O’Donnell steered Kildysart to an easy win over St. Josephs Miltown on Saturday afternoon.
The home side dominated throughout and were in a strong position at half time when the score was 2-7 to 0-2. Their lead could have been greater but Sean O’Brien had saved a Kildysart penalty.
On the resumption the winners quickly added three unanswered points. A very understrength Miltown outfit put a good move together and it ended with Paul Keane finding the Kildysart net.
Kildysart hit back with two impressive goals and they also fired over some good points as they pulled away for victory.
Kildysart: Conor Cusack; Conor Donlon, Brian Eyers, Steve Sheehan; Rory McMahon, Kieran Leahy, Oisin Coyle; Keith O’Connor. Luke McGrath; Jamie Evans, Seamus Casey, Michael Eustace; Keith Murphy, Diarmuid O’Donnell, Conor Hassett;
Subs: Alan O’Loughlin for Cusack; Ryan Casey for Eustace; Conor Moloney for Donlon; Mark Moloney for Coyle; Joe Kelly for Murphy
St. Josephs Miltown: Sean O’Brien; Euan Reidy, Martin Rynne, Gearoid Burke; Sean Neylon, Gearoid Curtin, Jamesie O’Connor; Micheal Murray, Paul Frawley; Conal Meade, Ger Malone, Liam Hehir; Paul Keane, Cormac Murray, Euan Lineen;
Subs; Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Damien Devereaux, Cormac Byrne
Referee: Barry Keating (Lissycasey)
Stack lands the winner for St. Breckans
St. Breckans 0-10
Éire Óg 0-9
Venue: Éire Óg grounds, Ennis
Jamie Stack kicked the winner for St. Breckans when he converted a free in injury time in their match with Éire Óg at the Ennis club’s grounds.
The free was awarded in ‘injury time’ after Colm O’Brien was adjudged to have been fouled. The visitors got off to a great start with three points inside the opening five minutes and they went on to lead 0-7 to 0-3 at the interval.
Éire Óg did much better in the second half and a share of the spoils looked likely when the game was level at 0-9 each as ‘added time’ approached.
Jamie Stack and Aiden Davidson each contributed 0-4 to the Lisdoonvarna side’s tally while Eoin Guerin and Padraig Kelly also got on the scoresheet.
St. Breckans: Mark O’Donnell; Jack Sheedy, Raphael Considine, Cian Burke; Ciaran Flanagan, Maccon Byrne, Colm O’Brien; Micheal Flanagan, Dale Masterson; Eoin Guerin, Padraig Kelly, Shane Fitzpatrick; Jamie Stack, Aiden Davidson, Cian Jimmy Burke;
Sub: Rowan Danaher for Fitzpatrick;
Éire Óg: Nathan Murray; Hugh Connolly, Niall McMahon, Dean D’Auria; Eoin Guilfoyle, Aidan McGrath, Einne O’Connor; Conor O’Halloran, David McNamara; Cathal Lynch, Philip Talty, Sean Perrill; Nial O’Donoghue, Jack Joyce, Andrew McElwee.
Subs: Jack Lynch for E. O’Connor (inj); Conor Kilcawley for Joyce;
Referee; Jim Hickey (Cratloe)
Coughlan returns as Bricks get their first point
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-10
Doonbeg 1-7
Venue: Páirc Naomh Mhuire, Quilty
Kilmurry Ibrickane picked up their first point of this season’s Cusack Cup campaign when they drew with neighbours Doonbeg at Quilty and while that will have pleased all involved with the club it’s fair to say that they will have been more pleased to see Dermot Coughlan return to action after a year on the sideline due to his second cruciate injury.
Coughlan who has missed practically all of the last two years due to injuries, was introduced during the course of the tie and he contributed 0-2 to his side’s tally.
Hitherto unbeaten Doonbeg got off to a dream start when Paul Dillon fisted home the game’s only goal in the opening minute. They went on to lead at the interval on a score of 1-5 to 0-3.
Kilmurry did much better after the break and they fought their way back strongly and picked up their first point of the campaign.
Kilmurry Ibrickane: David Sexton; Maurice Donnellan, Darren Hickey, Diarmuid Comber; Shay Gleeson, Andrew Shannon, Dara Sexton; Niall Hickey, Colin Brigdale; Michael Comber, Paudie Murrihy, Oisin Sexton; Daryn Callinan, Jason Cussen, Mark McCarthy;
Subs; Dermot Coughlan for Gleeson; Niall Shannon for O. Sexton; Kieran Killeen for Murrihy; Ciaran O’Neill for M.Comber
Doonbeg; Eamonn Tubridy; Cillian Blake, Kevin Pender, Jason Linnane; Sean Conway, Brian Behan, Cian O’Mahoney; Eoin Conway, Tadhg Lillis; Michael Tubridy, Brian Egan, Cathal Killeen; Paul Dillon, Darragh Burns, Eoin Killeen;
Subs: James Killeen for Behan; Cian Clancy for Burns;
Referee: Niall Quinn (St Joseph’s Miltown)
McNamara kicks the winner for Ennistymon
Ennistymon 0-11
Clondegad 1-7
Venue: Pairc Micheal O h-Eithir, Ballynacally
Ennistymon returned to winning ways when they accounted for Clondegad at Ballynacally on Saturday evening.
The winners had the better of the first half exchanges and they held a four point lead at the interval. They extended their led to five points early in the second half.
Barry Toner converted a penalty for the home side to bring them to within a point of their opponents and the sides were level when Gary Brennan kicked a superb point from a sideline effort shortly after.
The winning score came in the final minute of normal time from Ennistymon substitute Darren McNamara on a day when Liam Cotter, a member of the Ennistymon CBS side which recently contested the All-Ireland final, made his senior debut.
Both sides were short a number of regulars due to inter county involvement and injuries.
Ennistymon: Noel Sexton; John Murphy, Adam Ralph, Dara Conneally; Liam Cotter, Sean Rouine, Tiernan Hogan; Sean O’Driscoll, David McNamara; Cathal Frawley, Cathal McConigley, Joe Dowling; Niall Canavan, Ryan Barry, Keelan Guyler;
Subs: Darren McNamara for Guyler; Cathal Reilly for Frawley; Killian Malone for McConigley; Kieran Vaughan for Dowling.
Clondegad; Declan O’Loughlin; Niall Lynch, Brian Murphy, Cormac Reidy; Conor Gavin, Peter Casey, Evan Flynn; Brandon O’Connell, Gary Brennan; Stephen Casey, Seanie O’Leary, Barry Toner; Eoghan Donnellan, Daniel Kelly, Shane Brennan;
Subs; Colin McNeilis for Reidy; Diarmuid O’Neill for O’Leary; Eoghan Glynn for Lynch
Referee; Feargal Gray (Feakle)
GARRY CUP:
Corofin continued their unbeaten run in Division 2 (Garry Cup) while Coorclare and St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield also emerged victorious over the course of the Easter weekend.
Another minimum margin win for Corofin
Corofin 0-9
Kilrush Shamrocks 0-8
Venue: Captain Michael Tubridy Park, Kilrush
Corofin made it three wins from three starts in the Garry Cup when they overcame Kilrush at Tubridy Park in Kilrush on Thursday evening.
All of their three wins to date have been by the minimum margin. In a game in which the sides were level on a number of occasions, the visitors finished strongly to seal victory by the minimum margin.
It was 0-5 each at half time after the visitors had played with the aid of the wind. They were level again going into the final quarter with the score at 0-7 each. Corofin, helped by an excellent 40m free into the wind from Josh Ryan, edged two clear.
With time ticking away, the home side cut the margin to the minimum but try as they did, they failed to get back on terms and Corofin held on for victory.
Corofin: Luke Neylon; John Reeves. Cilléin Mullins, Marc O’Loughlin; Michael Cahill, Brendan Keane, Ross Hayes; Fionn Clancy, Colm Rice; Cian O’Loughlin, Gearoid Kelly, Cian Doolin; Dean Ruane, Kevin Keane, Eoin Davoren.
Subs: Sean O’Brien for Doolin; Josh Ryan for C. O’Loughlin; Shane Punch for D. Ruane; Ian Reidy for Davoran; Shane O’Brien for Ml. Cahill;
Kilrush Shamrocks: Thomas Moloney; Sean Purtill, Evan Power, Kieran Bermingham; Niall Brennan, Sean Canny, Dean Neary; Sean Madigan, Gearoid O’Brien; Cathal Carigg, Ross Phelan, Dylan O’Brien; Keith Crowley, Liam Madigan, Felip Ryzmek;
Subs: Con Prendeville for Ryzmek; Damian Carey for Neary; Mark Bonfil for L.Madigan
Referee; Brian Shanahan (Doonbeg)
Cooraclare record first win of the campaign
Cooraclare 1-10
Lissycasey 0-8
Venue; Cooraclare
Cooraclare collected their first league points of the season when they proved too strong for a very understrength Lissycasey side on Saturday.
The visitors had the first score but Cooraclare quickly levelled and then raced into a lead they held to the finish. They led by double scores, 0-6 to 0-3, at the interval and they had the opening two points of the second half to stretch their advantage.
Lissycasey hit back with a brace but the game’s only goal came when Jack Morrissey converted from the penalty spot and this put the home side into a commanding lead. Morrissey finished as the game’s top scorer with 1-6 to his credit.
Cooraclare; Mark Lillis; Fergal Donnellan, Niall Kelly, Gary Donnellan; Ronan Donnellan, Robert Ryan, Keith Marrinan; James Chambers, Paraic O’Donoghue; Sean Browne, Damian Burke, Colin McNamara; Ciaran O’Donoghue, Jack Morrissey, John Lillis
Subs: Fionn O’Driscoll for McNamara; Sean O’Gorman for R. Donnellan; Jason Lillis for Burke; Noel Gavin for Marrinan.
Lissycasey: Kieran Daniels; Ian Griffin, Ryan Griffin, Michael Madigan; Kevin Shivers, Niall McCarthy, Luke Griffin; Enda Finnucane, Conor Finnucane; Jack Cahill, Niall Kelly, Ronan O’Callaghan; Paul Nagle, Sean Kelly, Harry Keane.
Subs: Ronan McCarthy for S. Kelly; Oisin Talty for Nagle; James Kelly for Keane.
Referee: Barry Kelly (St. Josephs Miltown)
St. Josephs extend unbeaten run
St. Josephs Doora/Barefield 0-14
Kilmihil 1-8
Venue: St Michael’s Park, Kilmihil
St. Josephs Doora/Barefield are sharing top spot in the Garry Cup after three rounds following this win over Kilmihil on Saturday. They and Corofin have three wins each from three outings.
The sides were on level terms at the end of an evenly fought first half and they were still evenly matched in the early stages of the second half but then the visitors landed some good points to open a gap.
The game’s only goal came from Ciaran Downes inside the final ten minutes but it wasn’t enough to deny the Doora/Barefield men for whom teenage wing back James Curran impressed, contributing 0-4 from play. Downes was introduced in the last fifteen minutes and he kicked 1-02 in that spell.
St. Josephs Doora/Barefield: Niall Duggan; Dara Whelan, Con O’Brien, Peter Collins; Kieran Thynne, Jack Hannan, James Curran; Eoin Hanrahan, Dara O’Shea; Dara Nagle, Cian Barron, Tom Hannan; Conor Brannock, Eoghan Thynne, Eoin Talty;
Subs: Conal Kelleher for E. Thynne; Dara O’Callaghan for J. Hannan (inj), Tom McDonald for Talty;
Kilmihil; Damian Lineen; Fionn Febbraro, John Finnucane, Michael Keating; Shane Downes, Stan Lineen, David Coughlan; Conor Finnucane, Niall Pender; Jack Keating, Gearoid O’Grady, Sean Crowley; Jack Donovan, Cathal Murray, Mark Normoyle;
Subs: Eoin Callinan for O’Grady, Sean Cafferkey for Lineen; Padraig O’Grady for Downes (inj); Ciaran Downes for Donovan, Shane Egan for Pender (inj)
Referee: John O’Connell (Cooraclare)
Points shared at Labasheeda
Shannon Gaels 0-12
O’Currys 1-9
Venue: Labasheeda
O’Currys remain umbeaten in this season’s Division 2 league but they had to battle hard for this point at Labasheeda on Saturday.
They trailed by a point at half time when the score was 0-7 to 1-3, the goal coming from corner back Seamus Keane.
They still trailed by a point with the game in injury time but thomas clancy hit the target with a free to level the tie.
The result sees Shannon Gaels pick up their first point of the game on a day when they finished with fourteen men, defender Tomas Clery seeing red in the final minute.
Barry Crehan was their top scorer with 0-7, six coming from frees while Sean Murphy top scored for the visitors with 0-4 to his credit.
Shannon Gaels: David Foley; Aaron Malone-Smith, Tadhg Kelly, Tomas Cleary; Eoin Keane, Jack Reidy, Rory Davis; Michael O’Donoghue, Darren Crehan; Gearoid Kenny, Michael O’Malley, Tom O’Gorman; John Ryan, Barry Crehan, Thomas Kelly;
Subs: Niall Ellis for Reidy; Pierce Ellis for Ryan; Eanna Moloney for O’Donoghue; Thomas Kenny for O’Gorman
O’Currys; Derek Troy; Podge Kelly, Gearoid Lynch, Seamus Keane; Martin Daly, Sean Haugh Eoin Brew; Cathal Downes, Thomas Clancy; Patrick Clancy, Sean Murphy, Ian Roche; Danny Downes, Jim Marrinan, Shane Browne;
Referee: Joe Kelly (Cooraclare)
