Carrigaline Under-Age GAA

South East U 14 C Hurling Championship

Carrigaline travelled to Crosshaven in the first round of the championship on Monday Sept 19th. Carrigaline were the deserving winners on the night and played well as a unit with everyone playing their part in a great team performance.

City U13 C Hurling Championship

Passage came to Carrigaline for the first round of the City Championship on Saturday last. The Carrig lads stuck well to their task in the opening period and only conceded 2 points. A well taken Gary. Murphy goal gave Carrig a one point lead going into the second half. A Passage goal soon after the restart gave the home side something to think about, but a well taken Robert O Shea goal gave Carrig a timely boost. Chris Allen, Ciaran Malone and Peter Bresnan made life difficult for the Passage forwards as the whole side worked very hard. In a tight, low scoring game there was never going to be much between the sides and Carrig held their nerve to record an exciting one point victory.

SE FE 16 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL
CARRIGALINE .V. BALLINHASSIG

Last Thursday night 23rd September, Carrigaline travelled to Ballinhassig to play the Semi-Final in the South East Football Championship.
Ballinhassig were first to score with a point from a free. Carrig responded with points from Simon O’Brien and David O’Regan. Their mounting pressure on the Ballinhassig goalmouth got a deserved goal scored by Killian Kavanagh followed by a point from Niall Coakley who was making a welcome return to the panel. By half time Carrigaline led 1.04 to Ballinhassig’s 0.02 and seemed to be in a commanding position.
The second half saw Carrig quick on the attack and registering another point from Robert Foley. Ballinhassig responded with point after point while Carrigaline tried for goals and sent their shots wide. Another opportunity was saved by the goalkeeper and one wondered why they would not take their points. Then Ballinhassig got a penalty and quickly converted it into a goal. As the game progressed only a point separated the sides. Carrigaline as always under pressure started to respond and before long found the net thanks to Niall Coakley. Points followed from Eoin O’Sullivan, Simon O’Brien, Conor Hurley and David O’Regan.
The final score was Carrigaline 2.11 to Ballinhassig 1.06 and so Carrig advance to a final showdown with Sliabh Rua
Subs used were Tony O’Connor for Brian Twomey, Eoin Harrington for Killian Kavanagh, Kevin Ahern for Eoin O’Sullivan, David Manley for Kyle Kinsella and Shane Noonan for Brendan Cashman.
The panel for Carrigaline was James O’Reilly, Brendan Cashman, Darragh Coughlan, Brian Giltinan, Brian Twomey, Conor Hurley, Andrew O’Sullivan, Eoin O’Sullivan, Robert Foley, Tony Murphy, David O’Regan, Niall Coakley, Kyle Kinsella, Killian Kavanagh, Simon O’Brien, Stephen Power, David Manley, Jamie O’Sullivan, Michael O’Sullivan, Shane Noonan, Kevin Ahern, Tony O’Connor and Eoin Harrington.
SOUTH EAST CHAMPIONSHIP FE 16 FOOTBALL FINAL
CARRIGALINE .V. SLIABH RUA

VENUE Tracton 25th September 2005 REFEREE Brendan Keohan

Last Saturday Carrigaline travelled to Tracton to play Sliabh Rua in the Fe 16 South East Football Championship Final. It was only a few weeks since both sides had competed in the final of the South East Hurling Championship when Sliabh Rua were the victors. One could see from the pre match warm up Carrigaline were hungry for a win against their old rivals.
From the start Carrigaline put pressure on the Sliabh Rua goalmouth but their efforts went wide. Sliabh Rua started to push forward but the Carrigaline backs were blocking everything that came their way. A strong block was made by Brian Giltinan who sent the ball forward to David O’Regan and Carrigs’ first point was scored. Shortly afterwards a pass from David O’Regan to Niall Coakley and another score was notched up. Killian Kavanagh was strong in defence and cleared each ball he caught out to midfield. Although Sliabh Rua made some changes Carrigaline were ready for whatever came their way. They continued their attack on goal and found the back of the net before long. By half time the Carrigaline team led 2.05 to Sliabh Rua 0.00.
Having learned from the semi-final game Carrigaline knew they had to keep up the pressure for the second half, and they did so by dominating throughout the pitch. Sliabh Rua gained a few points from frees and pushed forward but their attempts on goal were dealt with capably by the Carrigaline keeper James O’Reilly.
Carrigaline competed for every ball. From 1 to 15 they all put in a great effort on the field. Carrigaline counter attacked with two points. Sliabh Rua again tested the Carrigaline goalkeeper who made a brilliant save. Although ahead Carrig still pushed forward. A pass from Tony Murphy to Simon O’Brien who had a clear run and was fouled resulted in a penalty for Carrigaline. Conor Hurley duly stepped up and gained another goal for Carrigaline. Sliabh Rua tried to counter attack but Carrigaline dominated play, and closed off any openings Sliabh Rua made. There was no return for Sliabh Rua and Carrigaline achieved a well deserved victory. The final score was Carrigaline 3.08 to Sliabh Rua 0.05.
Subs introduced were David Manley for Kyle Kinsella, Brendan Cashman for Eoin Harrington, Stephen Power for Eoin O’Sullivan, Jamie O’Sullivan for Simon O’Brien and Kevin Ahern for David O’Regan.
Pat Moran Chairman of the South East Board presented the Cup to Carrigaline Captain Niall Coakley and wished Carrigaline well in the County next Sunday.
( See notice board for time and venue details)

All credit to the Carrigaline panel: James O’Reilly, Killian Kavanagh, Darragh Coughlan, Brian Giltinan, Cian O’Sullivan, Conor Hurley, Andrew O’Sullivan, Eoin O’Sullivan, Robert Foley, Tony Murphy, David O’Regan, Eoin Harrington, Kyle Kinsella, Niall Coakley, Simon O’Brien, Shane Noonan, Stephen Power, David Manley, Brian Twomey, Jamie O’Sullivan, Kevin Ahern and Brendan Cashman.

PREMIER MINOR FOOTBALLERS EASE INTO NEXT ROUND
BY NATHAN WALL PRO

PREMIER MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:
The premier minor footballers of Carrigaline eased into the next round of the Ulster Bank Premier Minor football championship with a comprehensive against Valley Rovers last Tuesday night in Ballygarvan. Both these teams met last year in the south east final with Valley Rovers winning by the smallest of margins but with both teams in the top grade this was sweet revenge for Carrig. Straight from the throw in Carrig had a dream start after midfielder Stephen O’ Regan won possession and sprinted from the center to kick over a sweet opening point. After 5 minutes cork Minor Fiachra Lynch registered Valleys first point of the game and he was Valleys main target man throughout the game. Both teams were accountable of some dreadful passing but as the nerves settled the skill of the players began to show. Carrig’s backs were been put under a lot of pressure but with Wesley O’ Brian and Jason Kidney in fine form Carrig were never going to be beaten and a Kidney break from the back line, which saw the player run from his own 13m line up to the Valleys 21m line, resulted in the player been fouled and Craig Neville slotted Carrig’s 2nd point of the day from the free. Throughout the game the Carrig lads were very confident under the high ball and the lead up to some of their points was excellent to watch. Valley Rovers were yet again penalized for a foul on Timmy Kennelly who was taken down inside the square after a superb solo run and Kennelly buried the resulting penalty to the back of the net and within two minutes Carrig had another goal after Paul Campbell crossed a high ball into the danger area and John Walsh fisted to the net for Carrig’s 2nd goal. With ten minutes left in the second half, Walsh pounced on a goalkeeping error and easily struck the ball to the net, Craig Neville picked up the all on the wing and went on a solo run and his rasping shot was saved by the Rovers keeper but he couldn’t hold onto the ball and Walsh punished him dearly for this, but it must be said that this goal was created by Ray Keohane who superbly plucked a high ball from the air. Further points from Neville and Kyle Meehan had Carrig well in the driving seat. The Innashannon side never gave up and tapped over 3 consecutive points to reduce the gap to 10 points at half time. Half time score Carrigaline 3-05 Valley Rovers 0-4. The second half really saw Carrig up their game and this half saw them score a total of 3-7. Just like the start of the first half Carrig immediately got a score after Kennelly slotted easily over the bar. But the Rovers never say die attend showed and they replied immediately with a superb point, Rovers were piling the pressure on the Carrig defence as they searched for a goal to bring them back into the game but the Carrig defence stood tall and denied the Rovers a chance to get back into the game. The game was wrapped up with 20 minutes remaining after Craig Neville attempted to kick a point but it fell short and as the Valleys Keeper tried to get a grip of the ball, he failed to keep the ball in this hands and dropped in behind the white line for Carrig’s fourth goal. A further brace of points form Meehan and Kennelley made it 4-10 to 0-5. The Carrig management brought on the 5 subs that were allowed and decided to take off the players who needed the rest but this didn’t stop them scoring more, and even half back Colin Touhy got in on the action with a superb point. Carrig’s display was rounded off with 2 goals from Kennelly and points from Cormac Crid Nolan and in the last minute Valleys got the goal they so badly needed at the start of the second half. Carrig now go into the next round of the championship and with Joe Moran and Peter Ronayne who should be available for the next game now available for selection the Carrig mentors will have some serious selection headaches. Well done to all involved. Final score Carrigaline 6-12 Valley Rovers 1-7
TEAM: M WEBB, J KIDNEY, R KEOHANE, K KELLEHER, W O’ BRIAN, A NOONAN (CPT), C TOUHY, S O’ REGAN, H COX, P CAMPBELL, K MEEHAN, C NEVILLE, T KENNELLY, J WALSH, C CRID NOLAN. SUBS USED- S GRIFFIN for P CAMPBELL, A JENKINSON for K MEEHAN, D COTTER for S O’ REGAN, S DEEDY for C CRID NOLAN, S BARRY for T KENNELLY.
UNDER 21 HURLING:
This Sunday sees the under 21 hurlers face Courcey rovers in the southeast semi final in Riverstick. After been beaten by a superb Valley Rovers side in the first round the lads have regrouped well and trained hard and had good wins against Shamrocks and Ballymartle but the game on Sunday will be a tough game to call. With the likes of Eoin O’ Sullivan, Andy o’ Keeffe, Gary Harrington, Wesley O’ Brian, Colin Lynch and a few handy minors Carrig should prove too strong. Hopefully by 1 o’ clock on Sunday they will be competing in a south east final. Best of luck to all involved.
INTERMEDIATE HURLING LEAGUE:
County finalist Nemo Rangers proved too strong for Carrigaline in this intermediate hurling game played in Carrigaline on Sunday last. While the opening exchanges were close Nemo always looked sharper and led at half time by 0-8 to 0-4. Two early goals in the second half by Nemo ended the game as a contest and despite the best efforts of Gary Harrington, Jimmy Murphy and Colin Lynch from Carrigaline, Nemo ran out easy winners on a scoreline of 2-13 1-9.
DR HARTY CUP:
Best of luck is extended to Carrigaline Community School who play their first Dr Harty Cup match against Thurles CBS in Fermoy next Wednesday @ 1400. It is the schools first time playing in this grade after winning the Senior B grade last year and are training very hard for this. The team mainly consists of Carrigdhoun players from Carrigaline, Shanbally, Tracton, Ballygarvan, Crosshaven and Riverstick. This also is great for the South East division as it shows the standard of hurling that is up and coming in our division. Best of luck to all involved from Carrigaline GAA Club.
FIXTURES:
SUNDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER: UNDER 21 SOUTH EAST SEMI- FINAL V’S COURCEY ROVERS IN RIVERSTICK @ 1130.
WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER: DR HARTY CUP FIRST ROUND CARRIGALINE COMMUNITY SCHOOL V’S THURLES CBS IN FERMOY @ 1400

CORCORAN BLASTS U21 HURLERS INTO SOUTH EAST FINAL
BY NATHAN WALL PRO

UNDER 21 SOUTH EAST SEMI FINAL:
A 58th minute free from Stephen Corcoran put Carrigaline through to the final of the south east U21 hurling final in a windy but excellent pitch in Belgooly on Sunday morning. The game was there for the taken with the sides level at 1-10 to 0-13 but Carrig pushed forward and won a vital free which Corcoran expertly converted. Throughout the game, a young Courceys team put the game to Carrig and led from the 4th minute up till the 55th minute. In a game that never really sparked only in the last 10 minutes, it was heart and pride from the Carrig team that paved the way for their victory. The swirling wind in Belgooly didn’t help either side and made shooting a tough task. Carrig were physically stronger but will be up against it when they play either Valley Rovers or Ballinhassig in the final. This was no means a convincing win but throughout the field Carrig won some of the smaller key battles. They dominated at midfield for the entire game where Mitch Cuddihy and Wesley O’ Brian both put in a match winning performance and both these players covered massive ground throughout the game. The half back line were put under a lot of pressure from the long puck outs from the Rovers keeper but with Ray Keohane, Colin Lynch and Gary Harrington all in fine form Carrig were never going to be beaten. Up front the move of Corcoran out to the half forward line worked wonders. He was non- existent in the first half but when moved out from the corner and given some room and a better supply of ball he took control of the game and all that Courceys could manage was t foul him. Courceys led at half time by 1-6 to 0-6. Carrig never really threatened the Courceys full back line in the opening half but scores from Gary Harrington, Corcoran and Craig Neville kept Carrig in the game. On the restart Carrig had a dream start with points from Michael O’ Sullivan and Corcoran but Courceys free taker kept them in the game with his excellent free taken. Corcoran hit 3 excellent frees while Couceys replied also with a pointed free. Carrigaline took the lead for the first time since the fourth minute with a Corcoran free but yet again Courceys kept the game alive with a pointed free in the final minutes. With 2 minutes remaining it looked as if it could be heading for either a replay or extra time before Stephen Corcoran spilt the posts with a pressure free to send Carrig into their first southeast final in nearly a decade. Final score Carrigaline 0-14 Courcey Rovers 1-10.
FIXTURES:
Sunday 2nd October- Premier Minor Hurling Championship Quarter Final- Carrigaline V’s Duhallow @ 12 noon in Pairc Ui Rinn.