*Kilmaley coach, Colin Lynch. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography
In what is turning out to be a very competitive Division 1A of the Clare Cup, Kilmaley remain the only unbeaten team.
Sixmilebridge ended Crusheen’s winning streak over the weekend with reigning champions Feakle continuing to impress.
Earlier in the week, Smith O’Briens accounted for Clarecastle in Division 1B, the meeting of Scariff and O’Callaghans Mills is scheduled for Tuesday while the clash of Whitegate versus St Josephs Doora/Barefield was postponed.
First half dominance steers Sixmilebridge to victory
Sixmilebridge 0-16
Crusheen 1-11
Venue: Crusheen
A strong first half showing which saw them open a six point lead, 0-10 to 0-4, helped Sixmilebridge to their second successive victory in Division 1A of the Clare Cup when they accounted for hitherto unbeaten Crusheen at the latter’s venue on Saturday.
Crusheen did better in the second half and managed the game’s only goal through Jamie Fitzgibbon but they had left themselves too much to do and the visitors held on for victory on a day when nine players shared in their impressive points tally.
Recently retired Galway senior player Aidan Harte from Gort has joined the Crusheen management team which is headed up by Kevin Sheehan. The All-Ireland winning defender was part of the management team which guided St Joseph’s Tulla to their maiden Dr Harty Cup title in February.
Sean Stack who is in his first year as Bridge boss continues to experiment and give youth its opportunity with seven of the starting fifteen yet to feature in the Clare SHC.
Sixmilebridge: Derek Fahy; Colm Flynn, Brian Carey, Evan McInerney; Christy Carey, Seadna Morey, Conor Deasy; Luke Keogh, Cathaoir Agnew; Lorcan Fitzpatrick Luke O’Halloran, Sean McNamara; Tiernan Agnew, Kevin Lynch, Brian Corry;
Subs: Jack Corry for O’Halloran; Seamus O’Connell for B. Carey; Leon Kelly for T. Agnew
Crusheen: Donal Tuohy; Mark Perrill, Cian Dillon, Eanna McMahon; Sean Mhaoir, Tadhg Dean, Ian O’Brien; Ross Hayes, Luke Hayes; Murrough McMahon, Jamie Fitzgibbon, Cillein Mullins; Luke Kettalaar, Conor O’Donnell, Breffni Horner;
Subs: Alan Tuohy for Horner (inj); John Brigdale for M. McMahon; Jason Greene for Ketalaar;
McGrath points the way for Feakle
Feakle 1-20
Clooney-Quin 1-14
Venue: Feakle
A haul of 0-12 from Shane McGrath steered title holders Feakle to their second win in this season’s Clare cup when the accounted for Clooney/Quin on Saturday.
The winners held the edge throughout and led by seven points at half time when the score was 1-12 to 1-5, hitting six points in a row, the majority through the stick of McGrath.
Oisin Donnellan was the winner’s goal scorer while Clooney/Quin had their goal from Ronan O’Donnell.
Feakle: Liam O’Connor; Enda Madden, Evan McMahon, James Noonan; Ronan O’Connor, Cillian Bane, Gary Guilfoyle; Con Smyth, Eoin Tuohy; Oisin O’Connor, Enda Noonan, Steven Conway; Shane McGrath, Oisin Donnellan, Eoin McGuinness;
Subs: Fiachra Donnellan for McGuinness; Austin McMahon for Madden; Raymond Bne for O. O’Connor
Clooney/Quin: Keith Hogan; Eoin Guilfoyle, Brian McInerney, Paul Clune; Conor Grogan, Shane McNamara, Conor Harrisson; Trevor Lee, Donagh O’Sullivan; Luke Harrisson, Michael Corry, Oisin Egan; Ronan O’Donnell, Seamus Harrison Eoghan O’Brien;
Subs used: Michael McNamara, Dylan Cunningham, Callum Hassett
Another brace of points for Kilmaley
Kilmaley 1-19
Cratloe 1-14
Venue: O’Hehir Park, Cratloe
Kilmaley made it two wins from two outings when they overcame Cratloe at the latter’s venue on Saturday.
Having their first outings of the campaign, Martin O’Connor, Brian Cahill and Daire Keane all impressed and played a huge part in the win.
Sean O’Loughlin was Kilmaley’s goalscorer while the home side had their major from Cathal McInerney.
Kilmaley: Bryan O’Loughlin; Martin O’Connor, Colin McGuane, Noel Casey; Enda Haran, Aidan Griffey, Tommy Barry; Brian Cahill, Eanna McMahon; Sean O’Loughlin, Mikey O’Neill, Tom O’Rourke; Cian Moloney, Daire Keane, Joe Carmody;
Subs: Gearoid O’Grady for O’Neill; Kevin McNamara for Griffey; Dara McMahon for O’Connor.
Cratloe: Gearoid Ryan; Damian Browne, Pakie O’Gorman, Jack Manley; Michael Hawes, Shane Neville, David Collins; Conor McGrath, Enda Boyce; Cathal McInerney, Shane Gleeson, Luke Healy; Rian Considine, Sean Gallagher, Jack McInerney;
Subs: Kevin Danagher for Hawes; Jamie Cosstigan for O’Gorman; Kyle Neylon for J. McInerney; Jack Donnelly for Gallagher
Clonlara edge close encounter
Clonlara 0-14
Broadford 0-12
Venue: Glenomra Park, Broadford
Clonlara bounced back to winning ways when they accounted for their neighbours Broadford on Saturday evening.
There was little between the sides throughout with the visitors leading by the minimum at half time when the score was 0-9 to 0-8.
Cathal O’Connell was again in good scoring form from placed balls with 0-9 to his credit for the youthful South-East Clare side.
Clonlara; Cillian O’Brien; Michael Clancy, Gareth Kennedy, Logan Ryan; Cillian Fennessy, Dylan McMahon, Jathan McMahon; Cian Moriarty, Cathal O’Connell; Sean Begley, David Fitzgerald, Conor Bourke; Brian McLeish, Micheal O’Loughlin, Daniel Moloney
Subs; Oisin O’Brien for Fitzgerald; Thomas Begley for Bourke;
Broadford: Cian O’Brien; Cathal Chaplin, Eoin Donnellan, Dara Whelan; Padraig Taylor, Darren Chaplin, Craig Chaplin; Diarmuid Moloney, Jack O’Brien; Diarmuid O’Brien, Sean Phelan, Shane Taylor; Oisin Kavanagh, Stiofan McMahon, Mark Moloney
Subs; Padraig Hickey for Kavanagh; Eoin O’Brien for P. Taylor; Paul Moloney for M. Moloney
Goals decisive for Inagh/Kilnamona
Inagh/Kilnamona 3-16
Ballyea 0-16
Venue: Ballyea
Goals from Seamus Foudy, Keelan Guyler and Niall Mullins helped Inagh/Kilnamona to their first win of this season’s Clare Cup when they reversed the result of last season’s senior championship final when accounting for Ballyea on Saturday evening.
The minimum separated the sides at half time when the visitors led on a 1-6 to 0-8 scoreline. Eight players shared in the winner’s impressive tally with Evan McNamara and Conor Tierney each scoring 0-4.
Mossy Gavin top scored for the home side with 0-8 but his penalty effort just missed the target.
Inagh/Kilnamona: Patrick Kelly; Cathal Mc Conigley, Kevin Hehir, Padraig Devitt; Jason Griffin, Darren Cullinan, Shane Woods; Seamus Foudy, Conor Tierney; Thomas Barry, Shane Vaughan, Keith Barry; Keelan Guyler, Niall Mullins, Evan McNamara;
Subs: Shane McInerney for T. Barry (inj); Ricky Wynne for McConigley; David Mescall for K. Barry; Ronan Mescall for Tierney; Padraic O’Looney for Foudy
Ballyea; Barry Coote; Brian Murphy, Peter Casey, Brian Casey; Evan Wall, Brandon O’Connell, James Murphy; Mark Crowe, Stephen Casey; Daniel Kelly, Mossy Gavin, Ryan Griffin; Thomas Kelly, Eoghan Donnellan, Martin O’Leary
Subs: Joe Neylon for Crowe; Stan Lineen for Wall; Liam Crowe for E. Donnellan
Another victory for Newmarket-on-Fergus
Newmarket on-Fergus 3-23
Wolfe Tones 3-7
Venue: Shannon
Newmarket-on-Fergus made it three wins from three outings in Division 1B of the Clare Cup when they accounted for their neighbours Wolfe Tones on Thursday evening.
The visitors were on their way to this victory at the halfway point when they led 2-11 to 1-5 against a Shannon team that was without a number of regulars.
Goals from Liam Clancy from a penalty, Eoin Guilfoyle, Éanna Crimmins steered the Blues to their latest victory in a tie in which the home side had their goals from Brian Murphy, Dean Devanney and Aaron Cunningham.
Newmarket-on-Fergus; Ronan McCormack; Sean O’Connor, James McInerney, Jack Enright; Colin Guilfoyle, Liam O’Connor, Niall O’Connor; John Feehily, Paudie McMahon; Mikey McInerney, Mark Delaney, Stephen Casey; Eoin Guilfoyle, Éanna Crimmins, Liam Clancy.
Subs:: David Frost for Delaney (inj), Eoin Hayes for Crimmins; Evan Keogh for Feehily; Cian Foley for Casey; Conor McCarthy for M. McInerney
Wolfe Tones: Pa Freeman; Shane Nihill, Gary Cusack, David Ryan; Luke Merrigan, Daithi Lohan, Sam Meaney; Jack Cunningham, Ben O’Gorman; Sean Costello, Aaron Cunningham, Kevin McCafferty; Dean Devanney, Joe McGauley, Dylan Frawley;
Subs: Brian Murphy for Merrigan; Jamie Roughan for Frawley;
First league points for Éire Óg
Éire Óg 1-12
Tulla 1-9
Venue: Ennis
Éire Óg recorded their first victory in this season’s Clare Cup when they accounted for Tulla on Saturday.
Corner forward Dara Stack was the winner’s goalscorer.
William Halpin scored the visitor’s goal and he also had a goal disallowed. In the closing minutes Tulla were awarded a 20m free but Kevin Brennan came to the home side’s rescue with a good stop on the line.
Éire Óg: Philly Walsh;; Marc O’Donnell, Aidan McGrath, Conor O’Halloran; Cathal Kilcawley, Niall McMahon, Killian Moroney; Jack Lynch, Eoin Guilfoyle; Michael Heneghan, Kevin Brennan, David McNamara; Aidan McElwee, Fion McMorrow, Dara Stack;
Tulla: Dan Vaughan; Sean O’Callaghan, Paul Lynch, Kevin Conlon; Jimmy O’Gorman, Shane Hunt, Fergal Kearney; Dan Withycombe, David Meehan; Padraic Mulconry, Ronan Molloy, William Halpin; Conor Murphy, Sean McNamara, Conor McInerney;
Subs: Padraig Kelleher for McNamara; Daniel Landers for C. McInerney.
Smith O’Briens secure second win
Smith O’Briens 1-21
Clarecastle 0-18
Venue: Clarecastle
Smith O’Briens conceded home advantage and travelled to Clarecastle for this Division 1B hurling tie which was brought forward by a week at their request and they emerged with a six point win, their second success of the campaign.
A contribution of 1-10 from Tommy Reddan steered the Killaloe side to this victory, their second of the campaign.
The winners held a two point advantage at half time when the score was 0-10 to 0-8. The game’s only goal came midway through the second half when Reddan’s long range free made it all the way to the net.
Seven players shared in the scoring for the winners.
Smith O’Briens: Mark McInerney; Cian Moloney, David Gough, Stephen Geraghty; Dwayne Sheedy, Eddie Bourke, Evan Connolly; Micheal Ryan,Jason Monahan; David O’Shea, Keith Stritch, Eoin Power; Tommy Reddan, Paddy Gough, Mikey O’Shea;
Subs: Ben Murnane for C. Moloney; Brian McInerney for Power; Shane Geraghty for Stritch.
Clarecastle: Jonathan Griffey; Marc McAuliffe, Gearoid Ryan, Tommy Howard; David Tuohy, Darragh Healy, Colin Brigdale; Killian McDermott, Barry Morrissey; Stephen O’Halloran, Niall Brigdale, Patrick Kelly; Conor Halpin, Oisin Casey, Kevin Hartigan.
Subs: Aaron Hayes for Kelly; Eoin Wallace for Morrissey; Sean Egan for O. Casey; Cillian Casey for G. Ryan;
