Referees for County Finals Saturday October 22nd & Sunday October 23rd

 

Saturday 22nd October, 4:00pm @ SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Co-Op Superstores Premier Intermediate Hurling Final Replay

Castlemartyr v Inniscarra  – Reiteoir:  Colm Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Colm Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

 

Sunday 23rd October, 2:00pm @ SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Bon Secours Intermediate A Football Final

Aghabullogue v Kilshannig – Reiteoir:  Canice Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

Canice Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

 

Sunday 23rd October, 4:00pm @ SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Bon Secours Premier Intermediate Football Final

Bantry Blues v Kanturk – Reiteoir:  Alan O’Connor (Ballygarvan)

Alan O’Connor (Ballygarvan)

Respect the Referee Day

This coming Saturday October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd we ask that all players, mentors and supporters stand united in full support of our referees with a national Respect the Referee Day. Without referees there would be no games to attend and enjoy. Uachtarán CLG Larry McCarthy has penned the below article for Respect the Referee Day ahead of the games this weekend.

Co-Op Superstores Premier Junior Hurling Final Ballygiblin v Tracton Match Report

cathail o’mahony of ballygiblin races away Picture: George Hatchell

Match Report by Stephen Barry Irish Examiner

 

Ballygiblin 2-19 Tracton 1-12

Ballygiblin have made it back-to-back county championships as late goals from Seán O’Sullivan and Darragh Flynn ensured they became the inaugural Cork Premier Junior Hurling champions.

It was a victory that looked likely from a long way out after Michael O’Sullivan’s 25th-minute red card for interfering with Mark Keane’s helmet, and confirmed when outscoring Tracton by 2-3 to 0-1 between the 47th and 58th minutes.

Joseph O’Sullivan hit 0-10, split evenly between frees and play, in a man-of-the-match performance as Fionn Herlihy lifted the Jimmy O’Mahony Cup.

A quirk of Cork’s championship restructure means Ballygiblin now advance to defend their Munster Junior title, beginning against Grangemockler/Ballyneale of Tipperary in three weeks’ time.

Tracton joint-captain Michael O’Sullivan had an eventful 20-odd minutes on the field. He got the opening goal after only 25 seconds, spent two minutes off the field with a blood injury sustained in finishing to the net, and then was sent off with the game poised at 0-7 to 1-3.

Tracton dominated those opening minutes but took only one of their five attempts at the posts after the goal – Mark Byrne with the first of two points from play – as Ballygiblin worked their way into the game.

Graham Webb was excellent in a sweeping role for Tracton while Rory Sinclair limited the influence of Cork U20 Flynn (0-1 in the first half) but the North Cork side had a variety of threats. Joseph O’Sullivan was able to find space away from Webb to score three points from play and added another three frees, while Shane Beston (0-2, one assist) and Cathail O’Mahony (0-1, two assists) were rampaging down the wings.

Keane showed his class mirroring Webb’s role for Ballygiblin and he was given more scope to advance after O’Sullivan’s red card also freed up James Mullins.

The teams were level four times in the second quarter but Beston and Joseph O’Sullivan pushed Ballygiblin 0-10 to 1-5 ahead at half-time.

Flynn moved out the field and set up two points, with O’Mahony (0-3 in the third quarter) and Joseph O’Sullivan (0-2) both profiting, but four Tracton frees (three by Walsh, one by David Byrne) kept them hanging in there, 0-15 to 1-9.

Joseph O’Sullivan and Walsh traded a couple of missed frees but Ballygiblin’s scoring spread come to the fore against their tiring opponents with an unanswered 1-3 streak. Joseph O’Sullivan and Flynn hit points before Seán O’Sullivan, brought out the field, found space to run into. And when O’Mahony’s subsequent shot was saved, O’Sullivan forced it – just – over the line on 50 minutes. Joseph O’Sullivan’s point made it 1-18 to 1-9.

Conor McGuinness hit Tracton’s first point from play in 32 minutes but Ballygiblin made it safe; Seán O’Sullivan again running into space and feeding Flynn, who finished at the second attempt.

Scorers for Ballygiblin: J O’Sullivan (0-10, 5 frees); D Flynn (1-3, 0-1 free); C O’Mahony (0-4); S O’Sullivan (1-0); S Beston (0-2).

Scorers for Tracton: R Walsh (0-5 frees); M Byrne (0-4, 2 frees); M O’Sullivan (1-0); D Byrne (0-2 frees); C McGuinness (0-1).

BALLYGIBLIN: C Noonan; L Finn, F Herlihy (capt), J Mullins; B Coffey, M Keane, M Lewis; R Donegan, K Roche; D Flynn, J O’Sullivan, S Beston; C O’Mahony, S O’Sullivan, D Barry.

Subs: D Sheehan for Barry (41), K Duggan for Beston (60), C O’Brien for Finn (60), P Malloy for J O’Sullivan (60+3).

TRACTON: K Lyons; D Good, T McGuinness (j-capt), R Sinclair; K Webb, G Webb, C McGuinness; J Good, D O’Flaherty; D Byrne, M O’Sullivan (j-capt), M Byrne; D Harrington, P O’Riordan, R Walsh.

Subs: D Kidney for O’Sullivan (3-5, blood), C Quinn for O’Riordan (41), D Kidney for M Byrne (45), J Kingston for Walsh (50), M Byrne for O’Flaherty (56), S O’Sullivan for Quinn (59), E Kingston for Harrington (60+2).

Referee: W Wallace (Aghada).

Munster Scor Sinsir Final

Kilshannig Instrumental Music Group, winners in the Munster Scór Sinsir Finals receive their trophies from Ger Ryan, Chairman, Munster GAA and Margaret Whelan, Chairperson, Munster Scór. Picture John Tarrant

Munster Scor Sinsir Final

Kilshannig Instrumental Music enjoyed success at the 2022 Munster Scór Sinsir Final hosted in the presence of a capacity attendance in Cappamore, Co. Limerick.

Chairman of Munster GAA Council, Ger Ryan presented the provincial silverware along with Cathaoirleach Coiste Scór na Mumhan, Mairéad Uí Fhaoláin.

The newly crowned Munster Champions go forward to Craobh Scór Sinsir na hÉireann which will be held on Saturday, November 12 in Castlebar.

 

Torthaí

Rince Foirne: Newcastle (Tiobraid Árann)

Amhráiníocht Aonar: Mark O’Leary (Gneeveguilla, Ciarraí)

Aithriseoireacht: Noel Joyce (JK Brackens, Tiobraid Árann)

Bailéad Ghrúpa: Newport’(Tiobraid Árann)

Nuachleas: Newport (Tiobraid Árann)

Ceol Uirlise: Kilshannig (Corcaigh)

Rince Seit: Gneeveguilla(Ciarraí)

Tráth na gCeist: (1) Monaleen (Luimneach), (2) Churchill (Ciarraí), (3) Millstreet (Corcaigh)

Co-Op Superstores Premier Senior Hurling Final Blackrock v St Finbarr’s Match Report

Barrs captain Billy Hennessy lifts the cup after their win in the Co-Op Superstores Premier Senior Hurling Championship final. Picture: Larry Cummins

Match Report by Denis Hurley of the Echo

St Finbarr’s 2-14 Blackrock 1-7

St Finbarr’s are Cork hurling champions for the first time since 1993 after they got the better of Blackrock at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday afternoon.

In horrible conditions, a crowd of 15,165 was present to see the Togher club end their long wait, with second-half goals from Brian Hayes and Conor Cahalane pushing them past the challenge of the 2020 champions.

Leading by a point, 0-9 to 1-5, at half-time after playing with the wind, the Barrs had to withstand early second-half pressure from Blackrock. Alan Connolly set up Michael O’Halloran for a Rockies goal opportunity but Glenn O’Connor got in a great block. After that let-off, the Barrs pushed four ahead on 37 minutes. When Conor Cahalane won a loose ball just outside the Blackrock 20m line, he drove towards goal and then picked out Hayes with a handpass, allowing the dual star to bat home.

Ben Cunningham’s 65 soon after that moved them five clear. Though Connolly replied with a Blackrock free after he himself had been fouled, St Finbarr’s struck for their second goal as Twomey’s pass set Cahalane away and he produced a clever finish to ensure another green flag. It meant that Twomey had provided assists to the value of 1-5.

A seven-point lead became eight as sub William Buckley marked his arrival with a point. Though Shane O’Keeffe did score another for Blackrock, Cunningham’s eighth and Buckley’s second meant there was a nine-point margin as the game moved into injury time.

Though Blackrock did look to have pulled a goal back, it was ruled out and Cunningham, having just been named Man of the Match, added his ninth at the death to spark wild celebrations.

With Ben O’Connor and Ethan Twomey getting a foothold at midfield, the Barrs made early use of the elements at their backs.

While their opener by Pádraig Buggy was answered by a good Daniel Meaney point for the Rockies, three in a row from the Barrs gave them a nice cushion as Buggy and Ben Cunningham (two) were on target. They might even have had a goal as Cunningham found Brian Hayes with a good pass but Conor O’Brien averted the danger.

Though Blackrock had not made much headway in the opening ten minutes, there were signs that they could find space in the Barrs defence and they were level as Tadhg Deasy’s pass for Mark O’Keeffe opened things up and he sent a low shot beyond Shane Hurley to the net.

When Michael O’Halloran won the subsequent puckout and fired the ball back over the bar, the Church Road side were in front for the first time, but the Barrs responded well.

Cunningham’s free had them level and then, after Damien Cahalane got in a great block on a Robbie Cotter shot at the other end, Cunningham landed a 65 before Twomey set him up for his fifth point of the evening.

After a half-chance of a goal for O’Halloran, he was crowded out at the expense of a 65, which Alan Connolly converted for his first of the day, but Hayes made it 0-8 to 1-3 for the Barrs on 25 minutes, showing good awareness to create space from another Twomey assist.

As half-time approached, Blackrock drew level, with Mark O’Keeffe setting up Connolly and then his brother Shane O’Keeffe for points, but in the third minute of injury time Twomey forced a turnover, allowing Ben Cunningham to give the Barrs the interval lead with his sixth point.

Blackrock might have been happier going in given how the first half had gone, the second half belonged to the Barrs.

 

Scorers for St Finbarr’s: Ben Cunningham 0-9 (0-3 frees, 0-2 65), Brian Hayes 1-1, Conor Cahalane 1-0, William Buckley, Pádraig Buggy 0-2 each.

Scorers for Blackrock: Alan Connolly 0-3 (0-1 65), Mark O’Keeffe 1-0, Shane O’Keeffe 0-2, Michael O’Halloran, Daniel Meaney 0-1 each.

ST FINBARR’S: Shane Hurley; Jamie Burns, Cian Walsh, Eoin Keane; Glenn O’Connor, Damien Cahalane, Billy Hennessy; Ben O’Connor, Ethan Twomey; Pádraig Buggy, Conor Cahalane, Ben Cunningham; Eoghan Finn, Brian Hayes, Jack Cahalane.

Subs: William Buckley for Finn (48), Ciarán Doolan for Keane (55-56, temporary), S Cunningham for Buggy (60), Colm Keane for Jack Cahalane (60).

BLACKROCK: Gavin Connolly; Conor O’Brien, John Cashman, Stephen Murphy; Cathal Cormack, Alan O’Callaghan, Niall Cashman; Daniel Meaney, Mark O’Keeffe; Michael O’Halloran, Shane O’Keeffe, Tadhg Deasy; Kevin O’Keeffe, Robbie Cotter, Alan Connolly.

Subs: John O’Sullivan for Cotter (46), Ciarán Cormack for O’Halloran (53), David O’Farrell for M O’Keeffe (54).

Referee: Simon Stokes (Tullylease).