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MLR outclassed by Fighting Cocks

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

THE OLD cliché 'a game of two halves' fits this intermediate football championship game like a glove, as the alarm bells were ringing for the Fighting Cocks in the first half at Ballon on Friday evening as Mt. Leinster Rangers second team were in complete control leading by 0-5 to 0-1 at half time.

Honours shared in goal fest

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

"YOU WOULDN'T see as many goals in the World Cup," was the quip of one fan exiting Rathvilly where, given the hosts' wastefulness and the visitor's resilience, a draw was probably the best result to this MFC contest.

Kilbride turn on the style in impressive win over Palatine

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

KILBRIDE followed up the first shock of the SFC when the Blues toppled Palatine when they too pushed the Bennekerry crew closer to elimination with a super show in Dr. Cullen Park on Saturday.

Eire Og are pipped by Ballon

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

BALLON DROVE the dip in Eire Og SFC fortunes a trifle lower in Dr. Cullen Park on Sunday when delivering the YIs a second championship defeat with No. 13 Frank Fanning lofting the vital point in the 59th minute.

Deserved victory for Clonmore over Rathvilly

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

CLONMORE continued their successful IFC run when scoring again in Dr. Cullen Park on Sunday morning where the teams were level 1-4 each at the interval.

Rathvilly book place

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

FIELDING SIX of the minor team which was held level by Tinryland two evenings previously, Rathvilly made no mistake in Bro. Leo Park on Wednesday when they coasted into the under 21 football semi-final (against Naomh Eoin tomorrow, Wednesday, evening and Eire Og v Ml Davitts).

Old Leighlin on song against poor Fenagh

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

OLD LEIGHLIN last year's defeated county finalists may have been sluggish last week when they lost to Tinryland by three points in the opening round, let there be no mistake they came in to the second round on Saturday evening at McGrath Park with all guns blazing as they brushed aside the challenge of Fenagh in the Michael Lyng Motors senior football championship. This was a teak tough physical championship encounter some of the tackles over the border, two players one from each side seeing the bright red card at different times, and one or two more players from each side were lucky they didn't also get the ticket for an early shower. Old Leighlin produced one of their best team displays for a long time, and when they scored their first goal, at the end of the first quarter they took over and dominated the game. Fenagh opened the scoring with a Gary Dillon pointed free, followed by a neat Pakie Fleming shot as they led by 0-2 to 0-1 after eight minutes

Waters' remarkable return an inspiration to his team-mates

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

THERE WAS no broader smile in Dr. Cullen Park on Saturday than that of Joe Waters whose remarkable recovery from cancer last year has been a contributory factor to Kilbride's new-found force. The big No. 8 was a tower of not only strength, but inspiration, and an example of a rare determination to beat his health 'opponent' also.

Miseal on target against St. Pat's

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

ON FRIDAY night last Miseal and St Pats Tullow took to the pitch to play in the U-16 Division 2A Championship match.

Q&A: What happens if a business partner dies?

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

Q I recently set up a company with a friend. We were both made redundant and went into business quite quickly and I now have a few concerns. What would happen if either of us were to pass away? I don't want to fall out with his family, or vice versa, should something like this happen. A Congratulations on setting up your new business. Redundancy is a difficult situation and it sounds like you and your friend have taken a positive step forward. I understand your concerns, as this is certainly an issue that needs to be addressed very early on in the life of the business – by you and your friend.

St. Mullins earn a draw

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

A RESILIENT St. Mullins side had to come from three points in arrears to force a draw with Grange in this lively intermediate football championship encounter at McGrath Park on Friday evening last. Grange were moving nicely and had chalked up four points courtesy of Niall Byrne, Ciaran Pender, Cillian Murphy, before Michael Kehoe with a well worked goal for St. Mullins brought them right back in to contention after nineteen minutes, and a Sean Gahan point left them trailing the blue and white Grange men by the narrowest of margins at the break Grange 0-5 St. Mullins 1-1.

Fenagh rue missed chances

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

FOR THE second time in twenty four hours these two clubs have met in championship football albeit at different grades, they clashed on Saturday evening at senior level and on Sunday evening in the junior football championship preliminary round with Old Leighlin taking the two hands. Old Leighlin will now meet Palatine in the quarter final.

St. Andrew's on top in hard-fought derby

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

ST. ANDREW'S travelled to Spellman Park Kildavin on Sunday determined to win the two championship points on offer as they took on neighbours Leighlinbridge in round 2, group B of the intermediate football championship, and that is what they did.

Pat Bermingham Tournament winners

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

The Newtown-Dunleckney NS team who won the recent Pat Bermingham Tournament for the third time in a row.

Extra-time victory for Eire Og

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

ROLLER-COASTER ride, swings-and-roundabouts, more turns and twists than an old Hitchcock thriller.

Unique place in history books

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

TOM NOLAN of St Mullins is the only Carlow man to have won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal on the field of play and it is only fitting that this hurler, who holds a unique place in the GAA record books features in our Legends series

Carlow duo wrote their names into the history books

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

SCHOOLS OUT for Summer but to-day we stroll down the corridors of academia to confer legendary status on two men who hold a unique place in Carlow GAA history, our only Sigerson Cup and Fitzgibbon Cup medal winners.

Kevin Maher - Carlow's only Sigerson Cup medal winner

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

THOUGH he holds a special place in Carlow's Gaelic football history Kevin Maher has, for over 70 years now, been confined to the role of unsung hero. Indeed until news broke that Carlow IT were hosting the 2008 Sigerson Cup the said Mr Maher hadn't even a Christian name?! All we knew, from a study of the indepth Third Level GAA records, lovingly compiled by Cormac McAnnallan's brother, was that a K Maher, who won a Sigerson Cup medal with UCD in 1935, was the only native of Ireland's second smallest county to have pocketed a coveted Sigerson memento.

PAUL DONAGHY: Defensive tactics having negative impact on games

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

SO, WE have begun the business end of the domestic football season, and not with any particular pizzazz. Indeed, with the exception of the injection of Blues character, there would have been more action in bouncing castles in the opening flurry of matches. Not to put a tooth in it, weather aside, the fare would hardly measure up to lesser grades elsewhere.

Davitts trounce Rangers to advance to semi-final

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

MICHAEL DAVITTS, the B champions from last season, will face holders Eire Og in the under 21 FC A semi-final tomorrow (Wednesday) in Dr. Cullen Park 7.15, after their comprehensive win over their southern rivals on Wednesday.

Dempsey in sparkling form for Rathvilly

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

GARY DEMPSEY has been one of the cutting edges of Rathvilly's success in recent seasons, and on Friday again he tortured the O'Hanrahans defence, and one expects he will be a thorn in the side of Rathvilly on Friday next also.

St. Patrick's GAA club notes

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

AFTER TWO rounds of the senior football championship, St. Pat's are still without a win. They lost their opening round match vs Kilbride by a point, but suffered a comprehensive loss to Kildavin on a 2-20 to 0-5 scoreline. Hopefully the team can make amends on Thursday night next when they play O' Hanrahans in Dr. Cullen park at 7.30 p.m. As this is a "must-win" match, support would be greatly appreciated.

Sad loss of former Naomh Eoin star player John Butler

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

NEWS of the sudden death of John Butler last Sunday afternoon stunned the small close knit community of Myshall.

Rangers rally but Tinryland hang on to take the points

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

TINRYLAND 2-14 MOUNT LEINSTER RANGERS 2-10

New approach paying dividends for Spellman Park crew

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

DAVID BYRNE is one of those mainliners upon teams rely to see them through physical tests and Kildavin-Clonegal looked to him to fashion their SFC passage against St. Patrick's on Saturday.

Kildavin-Clonegal hammer St. Pat's in one-sided affair

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

THIS WAS not even a good training session for Kildavin-Clonegal in Dr. Cullen Park on Saturday; the most one-sided SFC match so far and surprising in how the Tullow team had pressed Kilbride in their opening round, losing by only a point. The result propelled the southerners into serious championship contention if only for their draw with Rathvilly in the opening round and their performance on Saturday even if the Tullow challenge did not amount to much.

Rathvilly too strong for Blues

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

STRIPPED OF the element of surprise which caught Palatine on the hop, the O'Hanrahans were no match for the SFC favourites in a one-sided contest in Dr. Cullen Park on Friday.

Late rally rescues Naomh Eoin

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

NAOMH EOIN pulled themselves from the jaws of defeat in the dying moments of this pulsating intermediate football championship game at McGrath Park on Sunday evening.

Asca side best in a tight finish

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

ASCA 2-11 EIRE OG 3-07

Naomh Eoin-Miseal in sparkling form

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

NAOMH EOIN-MISEAL won their third game out of four when they defeated Palatine in the minor football championship at Myshall on Monday last. The sides were level at the end of the first quarter at 1-1 each.

Clonmore hammered by Naomh Eoin

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:56:23 +0100

NAOMH EOIN had a facile win over Clonmore in the quarter final of the less than 21 football championship at Spellman Park on Wednesday last. On the way to the game the winners were expecting a battle royal, as any game between the sides is always close and three years ago at minor level, it went to a replay.

Double goal salvo wins Division 4 crown for Ballon in exciting replay

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:57:46 +0100

TWO GOALS in the 40th and 41st minutes, both scored by substitutes, kept the county SFL Division 4 trophy in Ballon for a second successive season when they overcame the conditions and their Bagenalstown rivals in the final replay in Bro. Leo Park on Tuesday.

Late point saves Leighlinbridge

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:57:46 +0100

CLONMORE and Leighlinbridge opened the 2010 intermediate football championship at McGrath Park on Friday last and what ever about recent league form, this game had the real championship cut. Scores on each side were slow to come by with the defences on top particularly in the opening half.

St. Mullins in total command against ML Rangers

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:57:46 +0100

RENOWNED for hurling lore St. Mullins turned to the big ball code and defeated their neighbours Mt. Leinster Rngs by thirteen points in the intermediate football championship at McGrath Park on Sunday evening.