Show your support on All Ireland Club Semi Finals day Sun Nov 10th.

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Best of luck to all three Cork clubs taking part in the All Ireland Club semi-finals next Sunday, the 10th of November. Hopefully just like 2017 we can get a Cork club through to All Ireland finals in each grade.

Two of the matches take place in Cork so please get out and support these clubs on Sunday.

Current All Ireland club champions Mourneabbey put their title on the line when they face five time winners Donaghmoyne from Monaghan at Mourneabbey @1.00pm on Sunday. This is sure to be a cracker as Mourneabbey seek to avenge defeats in their two previous meetings, the 2015 final and the 2016 semi final. Mourneabbey had their toughest match of the season in the Munster Final versus Ballymacarbry and even though they fell behind late in the day they still managed to pull through. This game will surely have brought Mourneabbey forward and given manager Shane Ronayne areas to focus on as they had learned little in previous matches as they had steamrolled through the Cork County Championship.

Inch Rovers make the trip to play Naomh Ciaran in Ferbane Co. Offaly on Sunday at 2.00pm. Naomh Ciaran overcame Tinahely from Wicklow in the Leinster final in terrible conditions on a score line of 3-10 to 0-07. Inch Rovers, as usual, will be well prepared by coach Noel O’Connor and have a good mix of young talent and experienced players.

Donoughmore host Navan O’Mahonys from Meath at 2pm on Sunday at the Donoughmore Community Pitch in Stauke. It is great to see a resurgence in Ladies football in Donoughmore after a period in the doldrums. Their appearance in the Munster Final this year was their first since 2011 and underlines the work that is being carried out by the club. While the return of Rena Buckley to their ranks has been a massive boost, this team has talent throughout and will not be overly reliant on Rena.

On occasions like these, local rivalries should be set aside and support given to our Cork clubs.

Sunday November 10: 
All-Ireland Ladies Senior Club Championship semi-finals: 
Mourneabbey (Cork) v Donaghmoyne (Monaghan); Clyda Rovers GAA club, 1pm 
All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Club Championship semi-finals: 

Naomh Ciarán (Offaly) v Inch Rovers (Cork); Ferbane GAA, 2pm 

 
All-Ireland Ladies Junior Club Championship semi-finals: 

Donoughmore (Cork) v Navan O’Mahonys (Meath); Donoughmore Community Pitch, Stuake, 2pm 

Champions Mourneabbey show their nerve to fend of Ballymac in classic Munster final

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MUNSTER SENIOR CLUB FOOTBALL FINAL

Mourneabbey (Cork) 2-18

Ballymacarbry (Waterford) 4-8

By Tomás McCarthy

Mourneabbey made it six Munster Senior Club titles in a row as they scored eight of the last nine points in a thrilling final to break Ballymacarbry hearts again.

Cork stars Ciara and Doireann O’Sullivan scored 2-11 between them. That included 2-6 from play Ciara O’Sullivan and five second-half efforts for Doireann O’Sullivan. Laura Fitzgerald chipped in with 0-4 for the hungry champions, while an excellent Ballymacarbry had a player of the match display from Aileen Wall.

For the third consecutive year, Ballymacarbry were on the receiving end of a comeback from the All-Ireland champions. They have now lost 11 Munster A finals since their last success in 2000, all of them to Cork opposition.

Goals by Lauren Guiry, Aileen Wall, Michelle Ryan and Lauren McGregor left the 38-in-a-row Waterford winners 4-7 to 2-10 in front after 42 minutes. But the last quarter belonged to Mourneabbey. They scored five unanswered points and eight of the last nine to retain their title.

An entertaining first-half turned into shootout between Ciara O’Sullivan and Aileen Wall. The challengers made a dream start when Aileen Wall pointed off the outside of her right before Lauren Guiry planted the ball in the corner of the net after eight minutes.

The champions replied with an unanswered 1-4 in six minutes. Ciara O’Sullivan palmed home on ten minutes. She added two points with Noelle Healy and Brid O’Sullivan also on target. Michelle Ryan interrupted this purple patch with a Ballymac point.

On 20 minutes, Ciara O’Sullivan finished a defence splitting hand passing move to the net for her second goal and a minute later, Aileen Wall drove in from the right wing and her deflected shot flew past Meabh O’Sullivan as the end to end action continued.

Mourneabbey lost Doireann O’Sullivan to a yellow card for a tackle on the unmarkable Wall but they finished the half strongly. Injury-time efforts by Ciara O’Sullivan and Laura Fitzgerald left the holders 2-7 to 2-4 up at the break.

A shock looked to be on the cards when Michelle Ryan found the top corner three minutes into the second period, and substitute Lauren McGregor then scrambled home a fourth Ballymac goal.

The sides were level five times as the clock ticked away, but the black and amber of Mourneabbey pulled clear in the final action once again, with the O’Sullivans on song.

Scorers – Mourneabbey: C O’Sullivan 2-6, D O’Sullivan 0-5 (2f), L Fitzgerald 0-4 (1f), N Healy 0-2, B O’Sullivan 0-1.

Ballymacarbry: M Ryan 1-3, A Wall 1-2, L McGregor 1-0, L Guiry 1-0, S Ryan 0-2, KA Hogan 0-1.

Mourneabbey: M O’Sullivan; A O’Sullivan, E Meaney, S Conroy; K Coakley, R O’Sullivan; A Ryan, M O’Callaghan, N O’Sullivan; C O’Sullivan, B O’Sullivan, N Healy; L Fitzgerald, D O’Sullivan, S O’Callaghan. Subs: E Harrington for Ryan (h-t), E Jack for N O’Sullivan (41), A Cronin for S O’Callaghan (51).

Ballymacarbry: L Fitzpatrick; T McGrath, M McGrath, M Ryan; M Wall, K McGrath, L Mulcahy; S Ryan, L Ryan; A Wall, KA Hogan, A Dalton; S Ryan, M Ryan, L Guiry. Subs: L McGregor for Guiry (37), B McMaugh for Dalton (41), B Valuntaite for L Ryan (61).

Referee: S Mulvihill (Kerry).

Munster Club Results 26th, 27th & 228th

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Saturday, October 26th 
Munster Junior Club Championship Final
Donoughmore (Cork) 1-12 Galtee Rovers/St. Pecaun’s (Tipperary) 0-08
Mallow GAA Complex (P. Smith)
Munster Intermediate Club Championship Final 
Inch Rovers (Cork) 0-12 Templemore (Tipperary) 0-02
Mallow GAA Complex (K. O’Brien)
Sunday, October 27th 
Munster Senior Club Championship Final 
Mourneabbey (Cork) 2-18 Ballymacarbry (Waterford) 4-08
Galtee Rovers GAA Grounds, Bansha (S. Mulvihill)
Monday, October 28th 
Munster Senior Plate Club Semi Final 
Comeragh Rangers (Waterford) 4-09 Banner (Clare) 2-11
Lattin GAA Grounds (J. Murphy)
Munster Senior Plate Club Semi Final 
Brian Borus (Tipperary) 3-06 Bride Rovers (Cork) 0-10
Ballygiblin GAA Grounds (P. Smith)

October County Board Meeting

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The October County Board meeting will be held in the Rochestown Park Hotel on TUESDAY, 29th October at 8:30pm

Munster Club Results and Fixtures 26th/27th/28th October VENUE CHANGE

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Results
Saturday, October 19th
Munster Senior Plate Club Championship Quarter Final 
Bride Rovers (Cork) 5-10 Rathmore (Kerry) 1-18
Fixtures
Saturday, October 26th
Munster Junior Club Championship Final 
Donoughmore (Cork) v Galtee Rovers St. Pecaun’s (Tipperary)
Mallow GAA Complex (2.30pm)
Munster Intermediate Club Championship Final 
Inch Rovers (Cork) v Templemore (Tipperary)
Mallow GAA Complex (4pm)
Sunday, October 27th 
Munster Senior Club Championship Final 
Ballymacarby (Waterford) v Mourneabbey (Cork)
Cahir GAA Grounds (3pm) VENUE CHANGE Bansha @3pm
Monday, October 28th 
Munster Senior Plate Club Championship Semi Final 
Banner (Clare) v Comeragh Rangers (Waterford)
VENUE CHANGE Lattin, Co.Tipperary (2pm)
Munster Senior Plate Club Championship Semi Final 
Brian Borus (Tipperary) v Bride Rovers (Cork)
VENUE CHANGE Ballygiblin, Co.Cork (3pm)
Replay Date If Required For Munster Junior, Intermediate and Senior Club Finals: November 2nd/3rd
Result On The Day For Munster Senior Plate Semi Finals

Munster Fixtures for 19th October

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Saturday, October 19th 
Munster Senior Plate Club Championship Quarter Final (Result On The Day)
Bride Rovers (Cork) v Rathmore (Kerry)
Mallow GAA Complex (5.30pm)
Munster Senior B Club Championship Final (Result On The Day)
Ballymacarbry (Waterford) v Kilmihil (Clare)
Mallow GAA Complex (7.30pm)

Cork U16 Trials

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Cork LGFA U16’s second Divisional trials will be held as follows. Can each player please confirm their attendance, with their name and club to Miriam Forbes on 086-3158999 by the Wednesday evening  before the trial date at the latest please so as we can pre plan teams for the trials.

Cork LGFA U16’s East Cork Divisional Trial at St Colman’s ( Harty Pitch) opposite Loretto College Fermoy on Saturday 19th October. Registration at 9:20am, trials from 10- 12:30.

Cork LGFA U16’s North Cork Divisional Trial at St Colman’s ( Harty Pitch) opposite Loretto College Fermoy on Saturday 19th October. Registration at 1:20pm, trials from 2-4:30.

Cork LGFA U16’s Mid Cork Divisional Trial at Cloughduv GAA Grounds on Saturday 26th October. Registration at 9:20am, trials from 10-12:30.

Cork LGFA U16’s West Cork Divisional Trial at Valley Rovers GAA Grounds Brinny on Saturday 26th October. Registration at 1:20pm, trials from 2-4:30.

Please remember to confirm your attendance by text to Miriam Forbes on 086-3158999, including your name and club, by the Wednesday evening prior to the trial at the latest.

Munster Clubs Results

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Friday, October 11th 
Munster Junior Club Championship Semi Final 
Donoughmore (Cork) 2-12 Old Mill (Limerick) 0-10
Munster Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final
Inch Rovers (Cork) 3-08 St. Ailbes 1-03
Saturday, October 12th 
Munster Junior Club Championship Semi Final 
Galtee Rovers (Tipperary) 1-15 Kilrossanty Brickeys (Waterford) 0-12
Munster Senior B Club Championship Semi Final 
Ballymacarbry (Waterford) 7-21 Southern Gaels (Kerry) 2-09
Sunday, October 13th 
Munster Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final 
Templemore (Tipperary) 4-08 Abbeyside (Waterford) 1-10
Munster Senior B Club Championship Semi Final 
Kilmihil (Clare) 6-06 Aherlow (Tipperary) 3-10

Munster Club Results & Fixtures

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RESULTS

Munster Junior Club Championship Qtr Final

Donoughmore 4-11 Kilcummin(Kerry) 1-05

Munster Intermediate Club Championship Qtr Final

Inch Rovers 2-16 Cooraclare (Clare) 1-08

 

FIXTURES

Munster Junior Club Championship Semi Final

Donoughmore v Old Mill (Limerick) Fri 11th Oct Mallow GAA Complex @ 8.15 pm

Munster Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final

Inch Rovers v St. Ailbes (Limerick) Fri 11th Oct Mitchelstown @ 7.30 pm

 

 

Goals from O’Connor and Aherne send Dublin through.

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TG4 All-Ireland SFC semi-final

Dublin 2-11
Cork 0-11

By DARAGH SMALL

Sinéad Aherne scored 1-3 as champions Dublin advanced to the TG4 All-Ireland Championship senior final after seeing off the challenge of their great rivals Cork.Mick Bohan’s side will now face Galway following their victory over Mayo in the first of the double-bill at Croke Park in front of a crowd of 10,886.
Dublin had lost twice to Cork in 2019 and the sides were deadlocked at 0-7 apiece at half-time following an absorbing opening half-hour of action where neither side could establish a period of dominance.Dublin scored their first goal when Cork were down a player in their full-back line with Eimear Meaney off the field. Caoimhe O’Connor applied the finish after a smart move and Aherne wrapped up the win with a late penalty.
There were a couple of late changes to both sides prior to throw-in and the returning Nicole Owens, with her heavily strapped right knee, was brought in to replace Jennifer Dunne for Dublin.
Carla Rowe gave Dublin the lead in the first minute but disaster struck three minutes later when Owens’ knee injury resurfaced and she had to exit the game.
Oonagh Whyte replaced her and she scored Dublin’s second point after Orla Finn tapped over her first of the day.
Finn hit back again but Aherne, who scored 2-5 in their quarter-final win over Kerry, cancelled that effort out.
It was back and forth with Lyndsey Davey, Niamh McEvoy and Rowe scoring for Dublin. Finn, Doireann O’Sullivan and Eimear Scally kept Cork right in the game.
The teams were level six times until Finn swung over a brilliant free in the 26th minute. Dublin’s second successful free arrived moments later when Aherne tagged on her second.
There was nothing separating the sides at the break and Cork full-back Meaney fouled Aherne for her to step up and score her third free within a minute of the resumption.
Dublin were reduced to 14 players in the 33rd minute when Niamh Collins was penalised for a foul on Doireann O’Sullivan and issued with a yellow card. Finn scored the free.
Rowe’s quickly taken free allowed her to send over her third point. And half-time substitute Noelle Healy opened up the first two-point margin when she fisted a score.
That lead was halved by Finn (free) but Meaney was sent to the line for a yellow card in the 41st minute.
Áine O’Sullivan almost scored a goal for Cork two minutes after her arrival as a substitute, but she couldn’t finish off Ciara O’Sullivan’s pass.
But Dublin substitute O’Connor took her chance when she was set up by Niamh McEvoy and Healy in the 44th minute.
Dublin extended their lead when Jennifer Dunne pointed after coming off the bench, while Áine O’Sullivan then departed on a yellow card for an off-the-ball challenge on Davey.
Finn ended Cork’s 17-minute scoring drought but Collins was fouled at the other end for Aherne to score the resultant penalty.

Scorers – Dublin: S Aherne 1-3 (1-0 pen, 3f), C O’Connor 1-0, C Rowe 0-3,  L Davey 0-1, O Whyte 0-1, N McEvoy 0-1, N Healy 0-1, J Dunne 0-1.
Cork: O Finn 0-9 (8f), D O’Sullivan 0-1, E Scally 0-1.

Dublin: C Trant; É Rutledge, N Collins, M Byrne; A Kane, S Goldrick, O Carey; L Magee, S McGrath; C Rowe, N McEvoy, L Davey; S Aherne, N Hetherton, N Owens. Subs: O Whyte for Owens (4), N Healy for Hetherton (half-time), C O’Connor for Whyte (39), J Dunne for Kane (53), K Sullivan for McEvoy (63).

Cork: M O’Brien; H Looney, E Meaney, S Kelly; A Hutchings, M Duggan, E Kiely; N Cotter, M O’Callaghan; O Farmer, C O’Sullivan, D O’Sullivan; S Noonan, E Scally, O Finn. Subs: Á O’Sullivan for Cotter (39), E Spillane for Kelly (45), L Coppinger for Noonan (48), R Ní Bhuachalla for D O’Sullivan (53), D Kiely for E Kiely (53).

Ref: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan).