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Kilmacud Crokes 2-17
St Peter’s Dunboyne 0-7

Fintan O’Toole reports from Páirc Tailteann

THE LEINSTER CLUB title race was blown wide open at this juncture last year but Kilmacud Crokes did not look any mood to see a capital force fall at the same hurdle in Navan this afternoon.

Paul Mannion in action for Kilmacud against Dunboyne’s Gavin McCoy.

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St Vincent’s were stunned by Rathnew in a Leinster quarter-final tie in 2017 after Dublin clubs had strung together the previous five titles. Kilmacud ventured into the provincial arena today and stamped their authority to sweep past Meath champions St Peter’s Dunboyne to book a semi-final against Portlaoise.

The historical patterns of these games pointed to Kilmacud Crokes victories after they completed quarter-final assignments when the clubs met in 1998 and 2005 at the Navan venue. The presence of Paul Mannion in their ranks went a long way towards ensuring that Kilmacud would maintain that winning run as he amassed 2-6 before being withdrawn in the 53rd minute, his afternoon’s work completed.

Both sides had to field without notable figures, St Peter’s important forward Donal Lenihan absent as he has gone travelling while Kilmacud’s defensive anchor Cian O’Sullivan began on the bench with Aidan Jones deputising.

The loss of the multiple All-Ireland winner did not perturb Kilmacud. They conceded the first point of the game in the opening minute, a stylish effort by Stuart Lowndes, but then shut up shop and rattled over seven without reply over the course of the next 20 minutes. The return could have been greater only for the lively Dara Mullin to see his goalbound shot diverted over the bar by brilliant covering from Cian O’Dwyer.

0-7 to 0-1 in arrears, Dunboyne made some inroads as they managed to raise four white flags before the break to trail 0-10 to 0-5 at that midway mark.

Kilmacud’s Dublin final triumph had been founded on sparkling attacking play, chalking up 2-11 of their ultimate 2-12 tally from play. The source of their scores in this encounter was different, they converted seven pointed frees in the first half with Pat Burke and Mannion combining to punish Dunboyne fouls.

Then Mannion put the game to bed with the first two scores of the second-half. He despatched a penalty to the net in clinical fashion in the 40th minute after being fouled himself before finishing with aplomb from play three minutes later after a Dunboyne passing move broke down in defence.

In front 2-10 to 0-6 by the three-quarter mark, Kilmacud could afford to wheel players off the bench and withdraw their attacking star Mannion. They still outscored their opponents 0-7 to 0-2 in the final quarter with impressive defenders Cian O’Connor and Cillian O’Shea galloping forward for points.

Dunboyne brought on their veteran campaigner David Gallagher and tried to muster a response but Kilmacud’s defence held firm and their focus had switched to the semi-final before the close.

Scorers for Kilmacud Crokes: Paul Mannion 2-6 (0-5f, 1-0 pen), Pat Burke 0-4 (0-4f), Andrew McGowan, Cian O’Connor, Cillian O’Shea, Dara Mullin, Callum Pearson, Stephen Williams, Cian O’Dwyer (own point) 0-1 each.

Scorers for St Peter’s Dunboyne: Stuart Lowndes 0-2, Seamus Lavin, David McEntee (0-1f), Robert McCarthy, Craig Lowndes, Cathal Finn 0-1 each.

Kilmacud Crokes

1. David Nestor

2. Liam Flatman
3. Andrew McGowan
17. Aidan Jones

5. Cian O’Connor
6. Ross McGowan
7. Cillian O’Shea

8. Craig Dias
9. Conor Casey

12. Shane Horan
11. Paul Mannion
10. Shane Cunningham

13. Pat Burke
14. Dara Mullin
15. Callum Pearson

Subs

20. Ronan Ryan for Jones (40)
27. Kevin Dyas for Horan (44)
24. Tom Fox for Cunningham (53)
25. Stephen Williams for Mannion (53)
26. Mark Vaughan for Burke (53)
22. Nathan Nolan for Dias (57)

St Peter’s (Dunboyne)

1. Cian Flynn

3. Shane McEntee
12. Liam Byrne
29. Cian O’Dwyer

5. Cathal Finn (captain)
7. Seamus Lavin
19. Craig Lowndes

18. Jack Donnelly
9. Niall Jones

6. Gavin McCoy
10. Stuart Lowndes
2. Seán Ryan

11. David McEntee
30. Ronan Jones
13. Robert McCarthy

Subs

17. Conor Doran for Ryan (black card) (24)
4. Jack Scannell for Donnelly (42)
8. David Gallagher for Niall Jones (46)
23. Shane Comiskey for McCarthy (54)
14. Michael Dunne for David McEntee (54)
27. Steven Moran for O’Dwyer (57)

Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

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Corofin 4-22
Clann na nGael 0-7

Declan Rooney reports from Dr Hyde Park

COROFIN RETURNED TO their brilliant best and reached a fifth Connacht club final in a row by ruthlessly picking apart the Roscommon champions Clann na nGael at Dr Hyde Park.

Clann na nGael stuck to their traditional footballing ethos but were torn asunder in the first half, as goals from Colin Brady and Micheál Lundy helped them to a huge 13-point half-time lead, while Jason Leonard scored two more in the second half.

Neither Ian Burke nor Daithi Burke featured for Corofin, who revelled in the wide open spaces in front of the Clann full-back line, while a black card for Donie Shine after 30 minutes and a straight red card for Ultan Harney in first-half added-time only piled the misery on the already-beaten Clann side.

In front of the new Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham, Donie Shine got Clann off to a flying start with a close-range free after two minutes, and after Ronan Steede levelled matters, Colin Brady’s goal on four minutes put Corofin in the driving seat.

Shine’s second free trimmed the gap and suggested the Roscommon side would give the All-Ireland champions a test, but Corofin scored the next 1-9 to totally smother their opponents.

Jason Leonard fired five of those points, including two excellent efforts from play in the 10th and 21st minutes, while the impressive runs of Dylan Wall from wing-back were rewarded, with two good scores for his side.

But the big difference between the sides was epitomised by Corofin’s second goal in the 28th minute. It seemed as if their period of dominance was to be blotted by a poor Mike Farragher wide, but instead of switching off like everyone else, the outstanding Kieran Molloy chased the lost cause, rescued the ball and gave Lundy the easiest of finishes from close range.

Donie Shine’s black card was another setback for Clann, but when Harney reacted following a foul by Wall, Jerome Henry had no choice but to send him off.

It was very hard to see any sort of a Clann na nGael comeback in the second half and when Corofin’s third goal arrived a minute after the break through Leonard, it was a score-counting exercise.

Gary Sice added two quick points before he was withdrawn, as Kevin O’Brien gave his bench an early introduction, and 14 minutes from time, Leonard palmed his second goal of the half following a lightning counter-attack to set up a clash with Ballintubber in the final.

Scorers for Corofin: Jason Leonard 2-6 (4f, 1’45), Micheál Lundy 1-3, Colin Brady 1-1, Dylan Wall 0-2, Gary Sice 0-2 (1f), Darragh Silke 0-2, Dylan Canney 0-2 Ronan Steede 0-1, Liam Silke 0-1, Martin Farragher 0-1, Mike Farragher 0-1.

Scorers for Clann na nGael: Donal Shine 0-2 (2f), Cathal Shine 0-1, Emmett Kenny 0-1, Cathal Callinan 0-1, Ciaran Lennon 0-1 (1f), Johnny Dunning 0-1.

COROFIN

1. Bernard Power

2. Cathal Silke

3. Kieran Fitzgerald

4. Liam Silke

5. Kieran Molloy

6. Dylan McHugh

7. Dylan Wall

8. Ciaran Brady

9. Ronan Steede

15. Micheál Lundy

12. Jason Leonard

17 Colin Brady

13. Martin Farragher

10. Gary Sice

11. Michael Farragher

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Substitutes:

21 Conor Cunningham for Wall (33),

18 Dylan Canney for Colin Brady (35),

19 Darragh Silke for Sice (42),

20 Gavin Burke for C Silke (49),

22 Barry O’Donovan for Mike Farragher (53)

14 Kieran McGrath for McHugh (55).

CLANN NA NGAEL

1 Ronan O’Reilly

4 Ronan Gavin

2 Darra Pettit

19 David Connaughton

6 Graham Pettit

3 Stephen Flynn

7 Shane Pettit

8 Ultan Harney

9 Cathal Shine

10 Cian McManus

11 Donal Shine (c)

12 Emmett Kenny

13 David McManus

14 Ciaran Lennon

15 Jamie Fahy

Subs:

21 Matt Scally for D McManus (25),

20 Cathal Callanan for D Shine (31 BC),

22 Johnny Dunning for Fahy (h-t),

28 Dylan Summer for C McManus (h-t),

18 Damien Duff for Gavin (35),

23 Niall Connaughton for Kenny (49).

Referee: J Henry (Mayo).

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Dr Crokes 5-20
St Finbarr’s 1-11

Paul Brennan reports from Lewis Road, Killarney

FIVE GOALS AND 20 points all from play underlined Dr Crokes absolute dominance in this provincial semi-final win over St Finbarrs from Cork as the Kerry champions booked their place in the Munster final for the seventh time this decade.

First half goals from Johnny Buckley and his midfield partner Daithi Casey, followed up by three more after the break from David Shaw, Micheal Burns and Jordan Kiely, made Dr Crokes intentions clear here: they have eyes on regaining the All-Ireland title they won in March 2017 and it will take a seriously good team to stop them.

Michael Burns is challenge by St Finbarr’s Conor Dennehy.

On a wet, difficult day in Killarney for football, the home side were relentless and ruthless against the newly crowned Cork champions, who despite the best efforts of Cork midfielder Ian Maguire and a few others, had no answer to Crokes slick brand of incisive football.

This contest was really over by the 20th minute when Crokes kicked seven unanswered points on their way to a 0-8 to 0-1 lead, and that after St Finbarrs had started brightly with some early intensity and promise.

St Finbarr’s got a lifeline in the 21st minute when Eoin McGreevey’s shot dipped over Shane Murphy for an exquisite goal, but Brian Looney scored Crokes’ ninth point immediately from the restart and a minute later Johnny Buckley rounded two defenders and smashed his shot to the St Finbarr’s net.

Points from Burns and Shaw followed before Casey crashed his shot past John Kerins to leave Crokes 11 points ahead at the interval.

Colm Cooper came off the bench to help Dr Crokes triumph.

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It took less than a minute after the restart for Crokes to get their next score, and five minutes later Shaw fisted the ball to the net to make it 3-13 to 1-4.

St Finbarr’s had little to offer by way of real penetration, and the loss of Michael Shields through injury in the 13th minute weakened them in attack.

Colm Cooper scored the first of his three points with his first touch after coming on, and then he set up Burns for Crokes fourth goal. Substitute Kiely scored the fifth in the 56th minute to make it 5-17 to 1-9.

St Finbarr’s tried in vain to make something of the game for themselves and Steven Sherlock converted three ’45′s in the second half, while Shane Murphy had to make two fine saves from Colm Barrett and than Maguire as the Barrs looked to score a consolation goal, but the Crokes defence was as ruthless as their attack.

The Kerry champions now play Miltown-Malbay from Clare in the Munster final in a fortnight, when they will look to regain the title they lost last year to Nemo Rangers.

Johnny Buckley and Michael Burns challenge St Finbarr’s player Ian Maguire.

Scorers for Dr Crokes: David Shaw 1-3, Tony Brosnan 0-4, Johnny Buckley, Daithi Casey, Micheál Burns, Jordan Kiely 1-1 each, Brian Looney, Colm Cooper 0-3 each, Gavin White, Gavin O’Shea, Kieran O’Leary 0-1 each.

Scorers for St Finbarr’s: Stephen Sherlock 0-6 (0-3 ’45, 0-2f), Eoghan McGreevey 1-0, Robert O’Mahony 0-2, Conor Dennehy, Ian Maguire, Denis O’Brien 0-1 each.

Dr Crokes

1. Shane Murphy

2. John Payne
3. Michael Moloney
4. Fionn Fitzgerald

5. David O’Leary
6. Gavin White
7. Shane Doolan

8. Johnny Buckley
9. Daithi Casey

10. Micheal Burns
11. Gavin O’Shea
12. Brian Looney

18. David Shaw
14. Kieran O’Leary
15. Tony Brosnan

Subs:

17. Alan O’Sullivan for M Moloney (39)
13. Colm Cooper for T Brosnan (42)
20. Jordan Kiely for S Doolan (44)
19. Michael Potts for D Shaw (48)
21. Paul Clarke for J Buckley (51
25. Jason Lyne for M Burns (53)

St Finbarr’s

1. John Kerins

2. Conor Dennehy
3. Glen O’Connor
4. Dylan Quinn

5. Colin Lyons
17. Ross O’Dwyer
7. Colm Scully

8. Ian Maguire
9. Eoin Comyns

10. Denis O’Brien
11. Michael Shields
12. Enda Dennehy

24. Colm Keane
14. Eoin McGreevey
15. Steven Sherlock

Subs:

13. Colm Barrett for M Shields (13, inj)
18. Jamie Burns for R O’Dwyer (15)
22. Robert O’Mahony for C Keane (ht)
6. Alan O’Connor for E McGreevey (34, inj)
20. Alan McCarthy for G O’Connor (48)
26. Adam Lyne for D O’Brien (56)

Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)

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Portlaoise 1-14
Moorefield 1-11

Robert Cribbin reports from St.Conleth’s Park

PORTLAOISE BOOKED A place in the last four of the Leinster Championship after battling to victory over Moorefield in Newbridge.

Portlaoise led all the way through and were fully justified winners with a powerful first-half performance pushing them clear.

The Laois side led 1-8 to 0-4 at the break with Craig Rogers taking advantage of a Moorefield mistake to goal and despite Moorefield coming back in the second half, Portlaoise always had enough about them to hold on.

The defeat sees the Kildare sides reign as Provincial champions come to an end as a result.

Colin Finn reacts at the final whistle

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Portlaoise had the better start and were quickly 0-4 to 0-1 ahead inside the opening quarter.

The most important score of the game then arrived in the 21st minute as Portlaoise found the net with Tom Corley making a mistake in the Moorefield goal and the ball dropped for Craig Rogers to kick home.

Portlaoise kicked on after that goal with points from Paul Cahillane, and Ricky Maher helping them to a seven-point lead at the turn of ends.

Moorefield gave rise to a comeback when Niall Hurley Lynch fisted in a goal within four minutes of the restart to bring the deficit back to three points.

Portlaoise replied though with scores from Cahillane and Brian McCormack and they were able to maintain their advantage until the end.

Eanna O’Connor scored four points in the second half for a Moorefield team that was playing in its first game at home in Leinster since 2007 but it wasn’t enough as Portlaoise held out for the win.

Portlaoise’s Brian McCormack and Liam Healy of Moorefield battle for possession

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Scorers for Portlaoise: Paul Cahillane 0-7 (0-3fs), Craig Rogers 1-2 (0-1f), Brian McCormack 0-2, Kieran Lillis 0-1, Gareth Dillion 0-1, Ricky Maher 0-1

Scorers for Moorefield: Niall Hurley Lynch 1-1, Eanna O’Connor 0-4 (0-1f), Ronan Sweeney 0-2, Adam Tyrrell 0-2 (0-2f), Eddie Heavey 0-2

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Portlaoise

1 Graham Brody

17 Frank Flanagan
3 David Seale
4 Chris Finn

5 Colin Finn
6 Cahir Healy
7 David Hollan

8 Ciaran McEvoy
9 Kieran Lillis

10 Gareth Dillion
11 Conor Boyle
12 Craig Rogers

13 Paul Cahillane
14 Brian McCormack
15 Ricky Maher

Subs used: 27 Brian Glynn for Rogers (44 mins), 19 Scott Lawless for Maher (49 mins)

Moorefield

1 Thomas Corley

2 Liam Callaghan
3 Liam Healy
22 Mark Dempsey

5 Kevin Murnaghan
6 Anthony Durney
7 James Murray

8 Daryl Flynn
9 Aaron Masterson

10 Cian O’Connor
18 Eddie Heavey
12 Eanna O’Connor

14 Adam Tyrrell
11 Ronan Sweeney
15 Niall Hurley Lynch

Subs used: 20 Ian Meehan for Flynn (30 mins), 16 Ian McDonnell for Corley (HT), 4 Sean Healy for Murnaghan (37 mins), 24 Jason Phillips for C.O’Connor (57 mins), 13 Mark McDermott for Heavey (58 mins)

Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

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Ballintubber 3-11
Aughawillan 1-8

Mike Finnerty reports from Carrick-on-Shannon

THREE SECOND-HALF goals propelled Ballintubber into their first Connacht senior club football championship final since 2014 this afternoon.

Substitute Jamesie Finnerty hit the net twice with Alan Plunkett also raising a green flag as the Mayo champions proved too good for Leitrim’s Aughawillan.

Playing with the wind behind them, the winners led at the end of a free-flowing first half by 0-8 to 0-5.

Cillian O’Connor shot four of those scores from frees, and the Mayo star was also unlucky to see a goalbound shot come back off the crossbar in the ninth minute.

Alan Plunkett chipped in with a couple of points from play for the Mayo representatives with Ballintubber captain Damien Coleman and Bryan Walsh also on target.

Aughawillan were very slow to get started but points from the Plunketts, Gary and Michael, had them level by the end of the first quarter. Ballintubber then kicked on again to lead by 0-8 to 0-4 by the 26th minute, but big Pearce Dolan brought the half’s scoring to a close with an inspirational effort for the Leitrim champions.

However, the game ran away from them during the third quarter as Ballintubber struck 1-3 to open up an unassailable lead, the goal coming after Jamesie Finnerty toe-poked the ball to the Aughawillan net on 43 minutes.

Finnerty struck again eight minutes later and Alan Plunkett also beat Colin Maguire less than 60 seconds later to leave Ballintubber thirteen points ahead.

To their credit, Aughawillan kept plugging away with Gary Plunkett shooting three points and a late goal from Ciarán Gilheany helped to gloss the final scoreline.

But Ballintubber ran out comprehensive winners to set up a Connacht final date with reigning All-Ireland club champions, Corofin, in two weeks’ time at MacHale Park, Castlebar.

Scorers for Ballintubber: C O’Connor 0-6 (0-6f), J Finnerty 2-0, A Plunkett 1-3, D Coleman, B Walsh 0-1 each.

Scorers for Aughawillan: G Plunkett 0-5 (0-1f), C Gilheany 1-1, P Dolan, M Plunkett 0-1 each.

Ballintubber

B Walsh; G Loftus, C Hallinan, B Murphy; D Coleman, M Plunkett, M Kelly; J Gibbons, D O’Connor; C Gavin, A Dillon, A Plunkett; B Walsh, C O’Connor, S O’Malley.

Subs: J Geraghty for Loftus (42); J Finnerty for O’Malley (42); D Larkin for Kelly (55); P O’Connor for C O’Connor (60); J
Kerrigan for Dillon (60).

Aughawillan

C Maguire; D McGovern, F McTague, Michael Quinn; S Quinn, R McTague, B Prior; G Plunkett, M Plunkett; S Gilleany, P Dolan, Morgan Quinn; N Beirne, N Plunkett, C Gilheany.

Subs: S Flanagan for S Gilheany (34); G McGovern for Beirne (57); F Quinn for McTague (61).

Referee: J Molloy (Galway)

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St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay (Clare) 2-11
The Nire (Waterford) 0-9

Tomás McCarthy reports from Fraher Field

SECOND HALF GOALS from Cormac Murray and Sean Malone fired St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay into their first Munster senior football final in torrential rain at Fraher Field. The Clare champions mastered the horrendous conditions to set up a provincial final against Dr Crokes on 25 November. 

The maroon and gold outscored The Nire 5-1 in the second quarter to open a 9-5 half time lead. They had six scorers with , Eoin Cleary and Kieran Malone on target twice. The teams were deadlocked at four points each after 18 minutes. St Joseph’s shot stopper Sean O’Brien saved with his feet from Conor Gleeson. 

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Five in a row by Oisin Looney, Kieran Malone, Cormac Murray, Conor Cleary and Colin Hehir put them in control of this contest. The away side also kicked eight wides and Murray shot across the face of the goal. A Gleeson free, The Nire’s first point in fourteen minutes, was the last score of the opening half. Sweeper Brian Curtin curtailed their attacking threat. 

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As the rain teemed down, Shane Walsh shaved the deficit to three but that was as close as the Waterford winners got. On 41 minutes, Murray capitalised on a slip in the Nire back line and thumped the ball to the top corner. Jamie Barron, the leading light for the locals, knocked over two points in response but they wouldn’t score again. St Joseph’s sub Sean Malone found the bottom corner with ten minutes left to bury their opponents. 

Tom Barron had a late penalty appeal waved away by referee Padraig O’Sullivan, much to the annoyance of Nire players and management. Darren Guiry was booked for his protests.

They will now face Dr Crokes in the Munster club final at the end of November.

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The Kerry official also dismissed James McGrath on two yellows but quickly realised that he had made a mistake and invited the defender back on the field. An injury time free from Clare star Eoin Cleary sealed victory for the visitors.

Scorers for St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay: Cormac Murray 1-1, Sean Malone 1-0, Eoin Cleary 0-3 (3fs), Colin Hehir, Kieran Malone 0-2 each, Oisin Looney, Conor Cleary, Eoin Curtin 0-1 each.

Scorers for The Nire: Jamie Barron 0-3, Conor Gleeson 0-2 (1f), Tom Barron, Dylan Guiry, Shane Walsh, Shane Ryan (f) 0-1 each. 

St Joseph’s Miltown Malbay

1. Sean O’Brien

2. Aidan McGuane
4. Eoin O’Brien
3. Enda O’Gorman 

7. Jamesie O’Connor
6. Gordon Kelly
5. Colin Hehir

8. Oisin Looney
11. Conor Cleary

14. Eoin Cleary
13. Brian Curtin
12. Kieran Malone 

15. Cormac Murray
9. Darragh McDonagh
17. Eoin Curtin

Subs:

19. Sean Malone for McDonagh (48)
18. Euan Reidy for O’Connor (54)
22. Graham Kelly for Eoin Curtin (56)
21. Michael Murray for Looney (61)

The Nire

1. Diarmuid Murphy

2. David Meehan
3. Thomas O’Gorman
4. Michael Moore 

5. James McGrath
6. Tom Barron
7. Darren Guiry 

8. Tholom Guiry
9. Craig Guiry

12. Jamie Barron
11. Dylan Guiry
10. Shane Ryan

15. Shane Walsh
14. Conor Gleeson
13. Shane O’Meara 

Subs:

17. Dermot Ryan for Tholom Guiry (38)
19. Conal Mulcahy for Meehan (46)
20. Ciaran Walsh for O’Meara (57)

Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)

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A MEETING OF the Carlow and Longford champions will take place at the Leinster senior club semi-final stage in a fortnight, handing both counties a novel chance to have a representative in this year’s provincial decider.

Carlow’s Éire Óg claimed a seven-point victory, 2-9 to 0-8, in Drogheda this afternoon against Louth winners Newtown Blues while Longford’s Mullinalaghta St Columba’s also enjoyed a successful away trip as they overcame Offaly’s Rhode by 1-6 to 0-7 in Tullamore.

The results sets up a semi-final clash between the clubs on 25 November for the right to face Dublin’s Kilmacud Crokes or Laois outfit Portlaoise in the decider on 9 December. 

No Carlow side has contested the final since O’Hanrahan’s triumphed in 2000 with Éire Óg having enjoyed a golden run as they collected five titles between 1992 and 1998.

Mullinalaghta will be bidding to become the first Longford club to reach a Leinster senior football final. Coached by newly-appointed Cavan boss Mickey Graham and having recently completed a three-in-a-row in Longford, this was a notable scalp they claimed today as seasoned campaigners Rhode had reached two of the last four deciders in Leinster.

The decisive score came in the 38th minute when Mullinalaghta’s Jason Matthews scored the only goal of the game. The teams had been level at 0-3 apiece at the break but that goal pushed the winners into a significant position. Rhode cut the gap to the minimum on a couple of occasions but John Keegan and Donal McElligott hit vital points to enable them to triumph.

Goals were also crucial at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda as Éire Óg’s ability to raise two green flags in the first half proved important. Murtough Ware and Brendan Kavanagh both netted in quick succession in the opening period to help Éire Óg go in front 2-5 to 0-5 at the interval.

They protected that position in a low-scoring second-half to run out seven-point victors by the final whistle. The result marks a first win in eight years for a Carlow club at this level.

Leinster Club SFC quarter-final results

• Mullinalaghta St Columba’s 1-6 Rhode 0-7
• Éire Óg 2-9 Newtown Blues 0-8

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Inniscarra (Cork) 2-9
Inagh-Kilnamona (Clare) 0-7

Eoin Brennan reports from Cashel

A MORE CLINICAL Inniscarra bridged an eight-year gap to their last Munster Senior Club Camogie Championship success in Cashel this afternoon to inflict a second successive final defeat on Inagh-Kilnamona.

An early goal in each half proved decisive for the three-in-a-row Cork champions in a low-scoring contest that was dominated by frees and tough conditions, both underfoot and overhead.

Vice-captain Niamh Dilworth struck for goal only three minutes into the decider on Inniscarra’s way to a two-point interval advantage while half-time substitute Claudia Keane put clear daylight between the sides in the 37th minute with the second major.

The Clare champions, inspired by captain Clare Hehir throughout, will reflect on missed opportunities in the opening half as eight wides left them chasing a period that they appeared to dominate.

Instead, it was Niamh McCarthy that made a burst towards goal before offloading to Dilworth to put the finishing touches on the opening goal, with a further brace from the centre-forward holding off Amy Keating’s placed balls to take a 1-2 to 0-3 lead into the break.

Inagh-Kilnamona required a goal to kickstart their challenge but with midfielders Aileen Sheehan and Katie O’Mahony leading the way, it was Inniscarra who would get it as the former passed to Claudia Keane to handpass beyond the reach of advancing goalkeeper Rebecca Keating at 2-4 to 0-3.

Inagh-Kilnamona inevitably rallied with three unanswered Amy Keating frees to cut the deficit to four by the turn of the final quarter.

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However, it was Inniscarra that finished the stronger, outscoring their flagging opponents by 0-5 to 0-1 for the remainder, three from Dilworth, to secure their second Munster Senior crown.

Scorers for Inniscarra: Niamh Dilworth 1-6 (5f); Claudia Keane 1-1; Katie O’Mahony, Niamh McCarthy 0-1 each

Scorers for Inagh-Kilnamona: Amy Keating 0-5 (4f, 1×45′); Laoise Ryan, Aoife Keane 0-1 each

Inniscarra

1. Sheila Walsh

18. Aine O’Regan
3. Caitlin Looney
4. Rebecca Quigley

10. Rebecca Keane
6. Rena Buckley
5. Rosie O’Mahony

8. Aileen Sheehan
9. Katie O’Mahony

13. Treasa McCarthy (Captain)
11. Niamh Dilworth
12. Erin Looney

17. Jenny Burke
14. Niamh McCarthy
15. Ellen Murphy

Subs: 24. Claudia Keane for Burke (HT), 22. Aine O’Connor for Murphy (56), 21. Deirdre O’Callaghan for T. McCarthy (62), 2. Mary Buckley for Quigley (62), 25. Liz Hayes for O’Regan (62)

Inagh-Kilnamona

1. Rebecca Keating

2. Jane Fitzgerald
3. Sinead Quinn
4. Sinead Power

5. Teresa O’Keeffe
6. Clare Hehir (Captain)
7. Orlaith Cotter

9. Andrea O’Keeffe
30. Aoife Keane

8. Laoise Ryan
11. Sinead O’Loughln
10. Fiona Lafferty

13. Aoibhin Ryan
14. Amy Keating
15. Claire Command

Subs: 12. Chloe Foudy for Quinn (HT, inj), 17. Laura Rynne for Cotter (HT)

Referee: John Lillis (Tipperary)

Gailltír (Waterford) 2-10
Éire Óg (Cork) 0-6

Gailltír celebrate provincial success in Cashel

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Waterford club Gailltír took Munster Intermediate honours after seeing off Cork outfit Éire Óg in Cashel this afternoon on a scoreline of 2-10 to 0-6.

Goals from Fitzgeralds Aoife and Annie on either side of half-time drove Gailltír past their opponents, who faced an uphill battle when they trailed the Déise champions by eight points at the turnaround.

Today’s success was Gailltír’s second provincial title in three years; they beat Nenagh Éire Óg in the 2016 decider.

Ardrahan 3-7
Sarsfields 0-11

In the Galway senior decider, Ardrahan ran out five-point winners over Sarsfields in a thriller at Duggan Park.

Goals in the last 10 or so minutes by Rebecca Hennelly, Caoimhe Cahill and Aoife Lynskey saw Ardrahan take the game away from Sars, who led by three points at the time of Hennelly’s strike.

ARDRAHAN ARE COUNTY SENIOR CHAMPIONS!!

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Ardrahan Camogie Pro 3-07
Sarsfields CamogieClub 0-11

Congrats to Ardrahan and hard luck to Sarsfields. It was a great display of Camogie! #ourgameyourgame

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Cushendall 1-15
Ballycran 0-10

Declan Bogue reports from Athletic Grounds

THE FOUR SEASONS Cup rests under the shadow of the Lurig Mountain for the eleventh time as Ruairi Óg Cushendall made the wind advantage count to pull 1-15 to 0-10 clear of Down champions Ballycran in the Ulster club hurling final at the Athletic Grounds.

Star of the show, as he is most of these big days, was Neil McManus who drilled over nine points — seven of them from the dead ball which shows his remarkable powers of recovery having been taken off the duties throughout their Antrim campaign against St John’s and in the final win over Loughgiel.

Ballycran should have made a better game of it though. Their backs worked tirelessly in the second half and they were awarded with a rash of simple frees that they spurned, chalking up four wides in the third quarter before a lengthy stoppage in play for what looked to be a serious knee injury on Cushendall’s inspirational centre-back, Arron Graffin.

After that, the heart went out of a Ballycran side who had put previous champions Slaughtneil to the sword by 10 points in the Ulster semi-final and Cushendall — minus their towering full-forward Conor Carson who couldn’t secure a break in his air pilot training — added the last three points to win their province.

Scorers for Cushendall: McManus 0-9, (6f, 1x’65′), McAfee 1-0, D McNaughton 0-2 (1xSL), P Burke, S Delargy, E Campbell, F McCambridge 0-1 each

Scorers for Ballycran: C Woods 0-3 (1f), C McManus 0-3 (3f), S Nicholson 0-2, J Coyle and N Breen 0-1 each

Cushendall

1. Eoin Gillan

2. David Kearney
3. Martin Burke
4. Paddy Burke (C)

5. Sean Delargy
6. Arron Graffin
19. Stephen Walsh

8. Eoghan Campbell
9. Neil McManus

21. Sean McAfee
11. Fergus McCambridge
12. Ryan McCambridge

13. Alex Delargy
14. Donal McNaughton
15. Paddy McGill

Subs: 18. E McKillop for F McCambridge (42), 7. F McCurry for Graffin (51), 23. C McClafferty for McGill (57), 29. N McCormick for McAfee (64), 22. E Laverty for D McNaughton (73)

Ballycran

1. Stephen Keith

2. Michael Hughes (C)
3. Patrick Hughes
4. Sean Ennis

5. Michael Taylor
6. Paudie Flynn
7. Brett Nicholson

8. Scott Nicholson
9. Phelim Savage

10. Cormac McAlister
11. Conor Woods
12. Liam Savage

13. Niall Breen
14. Colum McManus
15. James Coyle

Subs: 17. A Bell for S Ennis (27 – 30, Blood sub), 18. C Egan for Breen (HT), 19. G Hughes for McAlister (HT), 26. P McSkimmons for Coyle (68), 17. A Bell for Taylor (69)

Referee: James Connors (Donegal)

Attendance: 3,742

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Kilmessan 2-10
Clanmaurice 0-9

KILMESSAN PROVED TOO strong for Clanmaurice for the second time in a year and as a result, will aim to secure a second consecutive AIB All-Ireland Junior Club Camogie title on 25 November.

Standing in their way will be a Four Roads outfit, sure to be driven by the memory of losing to the Meath side in the 2014 decider.

Kilmessan needed a replay to get the better of Clanmaurice in last year’s final but on this occasion, they always held the upper hand against their Kerry opponents on the way to a 2-10 to 0-9 victory at Nenagh’s MacDonagh Park.

This was despite the absolute magnificence of Patrice Diggin at centre-back, as she constantly cut out attempted deliveries to Kilmessan forwards and sought to get her own attackers moving. Clanmaurice didn’t possess enough of a scoring threat though, Diggin the top scorer with six points from placed balls.

Maeve O”Leary and Nadine Doyle embrace after the final whistle

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In contrast, Kilmessan had a number of options from play to support the six-point contribution of Aileen Donnelly from placed balls.

A 16th-minute goal from Katie Ní Choileáin was the difference between the sides at the interval, with Kilmessan leading by 1-6 to 0-7, but Clanmaurice were contained to just two pointed frees in the second half.

The interval advantage had been doubled with four minutes of regulation time remaining when Megan Thynne goaled to put the game beyond doubt.

Four Roads 2-11
Crosserlough 0-6

Eveleen O’Reilly shakes hands with Rachael Hastings after Four Roads booked their place in the final

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Four Roads were given a good examination in the opening period by Crosserlough, at the end of which they led by 0-6 to 0-2 at Hugh Devine Park in Edgeworthstown, but the Roscommon team had too much firepower in the second half for their Cavan opponents to prevail by 2-11 to 0-6.

Lorraine Day opened the scoring for Crosserlough early but with Gertie Dowd at centre-back and Shauna Fallon at midfield getting into top gear, Four Roads took over. Sinead O’Brien had a couple of goal chances that did yield two points but the danger signs were there.

And they made no mistake after the resumption, Niamh Coyle goaling in the 35th minute after Lizzie Glennon-Tully made light of a strong challenge to hand-pass to Siobhán Coyle while on the ground. She, in turn, passed it on and the rigging was shaking.

When Aisling Dempsey struck for another goal 12 minutes later, there was no way back for Crosserlough.

Passengers on a train get a sneak peak of the action at Hugh Devine Park

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It was a double day of celebration for Meath as Ratoath got the better of Mayo representatives Na Brídeoga 4-4 to 0-11 at the St Joseph’s Primary School in Glenavy, to set up an All-Ireland Junior B Final against Clontibret.

The Monaghan side came out on top in a belter against British champions Fullen Gaels 2-11 to 4-3 in the Padraig Pearses facility in Roscommon.

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