St Saviours 0-8; Rathgormack 1-5 The weather was bad, the pitch was poor, there were no press facilities but nonetheless I really enjoyed this SFC relegation play-off between St Saviours and Rathgormack in Kilmacthomas last Saturday evening. Despite the slippery conditions both sides went for this as if their lives...
Author: Eddie Kirwan
Brilliant Hurney leads Gaultier a merry dance
Brilliant Hurney leads Gaultier a merry dance
Ballinacourty 4-12; Guiltier 1-7 For the third successive season, Gaultier were eliminated from the Championship by Ballinacourty, finding themselves completely outclassed by a side that was led brilliantly by Gary Hurney. From start to finish, Gaultier simply had no answer to the big full-forward who finished with a...
Five star champions win with four points to spare
Five star champions win with four points to spare
Stradbally 0-13; Ardmore 1-6 Holders Stradbally are safely through to the semi-finals of the Senior Championship after a fully-deserved four-point win over Ardmore in Fraher Field last Sunday evening. However, it wasn’t until the second half that Stradbally threw off the shackles and showed those in attendance what...
Goals prove vital as Portlaw advance
Goals prove vital as Portlaw advance
Portlaw 2-8; De La Salle 0-12 De La Salle’s dream of finally lifting the county intermediate title died in Kill last Saturday afternoon when, for the second year in a row, they went under to Portlaw in the Eastern semi-final. In the end, the goals scored by Portlaw, one in each half, proved crucial and they now go on...
Three is the magic number as Rathgormack win again
Three is the magic number as Rathgormack win again
Rathgormack 2-11 ;Gaultier 2-10 Rathgormack won the Eastern Junior ‘A’ Football Championship for the third year running after a hard fought victory over Gaultier in Dunhill last Saturday afternoon. A devastating 10-minute spell in which they scored 2-2 that was the key to Rathgormack’s victory and while Gaultier hit...
Mitchels progress to another Eastern final
Mitchels progress to another Eastern final
John Mitchels 0-13; Newtown 0-8 Defending champions John Mitchels are through to the Eastern Intermediate Football Final yet again after a five-point win over Newtown in Kilmacthomas last Saturday evening. The Mitchels’ were in control of this game virtually from the throw-in and it never looked as if their title was...
Dillon ends Gunners’ three-in-a-row dream
Dillon ends Gunners’ three-in-a-row dream
De La Salle 3-12; Ballygunner 0-12 There will be no three in a row of Minor Hurling titles for Ballygunner after they were beaten in the County semi-final by city rivals, De La Salle in Walsh Park last Saturday. De La Salle lived up to the old adage that goals win games as the three they scored proved to be the...
Sion reach Eastern summit yet again
Sion reach Eastern summit yet again
Mount Sion 1-11; Kilmacthomas 0-7 ■□■ View More Photos Mount Sion claimed the East Junior football title for the second year in a row when they saw off the challenge of Kilmacthomas in Fenor last Saturday. In the end, the Monastery men had too much firepower for the mid-county men as Ian Galgey ran riot, showing that...
Champions a step closer to retaining their crown
Champions a step closer to retaining their crown
De La Salle 2-18; Passage 3-12 ■□■ View More Photos County and Munster champions De La Salle are safely through to the semi-finals of the senior hurling championship after a three-point win over Passage at Walsh Park last Saturday. In truth, the scoreline probably flatters Passage slightly as a goal deep in injury...
Sky Blues retain senior status as Cove men slip
Sky Blues retain senior status as Cove men slip
Roanmore 0-10 Stradbally 0-6 ■□■ View More Photos Last year’s Intermediate county champions, Roanmore secured their senior status for a second successive year after a four-point win over Stradbally in Walsh Park last Saturday afternoon. However, after a 13-year stint in the senior ranks, Stradbally will drop down a...
Kilrossanty upset odds with victory over rivals
Kilrossanty upset odds with victory over rivals
Kilrossanty 1-9; Rathgormack 0-9 There were quite a few eyebrows raised around the county last Sunday evening when news spread about Kilrossanty’s victory over old rivals Rathgormack in the Senior Football Championship. Although Kilrossanty have been there or thereabouts in the last few seasons, they were missing...
Draw sends Saviours into relegation battle
Draw sends Saviours into relegation battle
St Saviours 0-5; Ardmore 0-5 On the majority of occasions, sport will reward effort and hard work. But on those other occasions, it would appear that the harder you try, the more Lady Luck appears to be against you. I’m sure the latter feeling was in the pits of St Saviours’ stomachs when they awoke last Sunday...