FOOTBALLERS EASE INTO ROUND THREE
CARRIGALINE 1-7 ERINS OWN 0-4
On a night more suitable for ducks Carrigaline’s Intermediate Footballers eased into the third round of this year’s Championship with a victory over Erins Own in Pairc Ui Rinn. Both sides struggled against the elements which made good football impossible but thanks to some strong defending and poor shooting by their opponents Carrig limited them to just four points from frees for the sixty minutes, with two of those coming in the first minute and the last minute of the game. Much of the game was played in the middle third of the field with Carrig doing well in periods in retaining the ball and trying to open up the Erins Own when the chance arose.
Despite going a point down in the first minute Carrig responded quickly with a point from full forward Niall Coakley to settle the Carrig nerves. The same player was at the end of a sweeping movement which included Eoin Murphy and Peter Murphy to land his second point and the lead for Carrigaline. Barry O’Keefe was next on the score sheet with a point from a free won by Peter Ronayne before Erins Own had their second pointed free. Then from a long range free taken by Niall Coakley the ball went all the way to the keeper who took his off the ball and the huge crowd the ball went into the net. The rest of the half was spent with both teams trying to keep their feet in the worsening conditions and both teams traded points, another Erins Own free and a point from Peter Murphy to leave the Half time score 1-4 to 0-3 in Carrigs favour.
The second half was largely played in the middle third of the pitch and was generally very scrappy. But the Carrig lads won’t mind this as the victory was most important to the team. Barry O’Keeffe had the first score of the half after ten minutes and it was another eleven minutes before Peter Murphy added to the Carrig tally. Carrigs final score of the game, came in the twenty third minute thanks to a well taken free from Marc Doody. This seemed to spur their opponents but try as they might they couldn’t break a resolute Carrig defence and could only add another free to their tally. This meant a 1-7 to 0-4 victory for Carrigaline and a welcome place in the third round draw which will take place next week.
Carrigaline had good performers on the night in Brian Irwin, Peter Ronayne, Geoff Dillon, Joe Moran, Niall Coakley and Barry O’Keeffe. Team: M Webb, B Irwin, N Hayes, P Ronayne, G Dillon, G Harrington, C Lynch, N Murphy, S O’Regan, P Murphy, J Moran, E Murphy, M Doody, N Coakley, B O’Keeffe. Subs: T Murphy, S O’Brien, E O’Keeffe.
OLD ARTICLES
We are looking for any old articles relating to the Carrigaline GAA Club from over the years. Obviously the older the article the better as it would give a good view of how the club was seen. If anyone would happen to have old articles that they would loan us please call Alan on 086 8510258 or e-mail info@carrigalinegaa.com. All articles will be looked after and returned.
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Please keep an eye on the notice boards in the village for any fixtures.
CLUB ACTIVITIES
All club activities in the Pavilion are ongoing with Cards on a Tuesday night, Darts on a Friday night and bingo on a Sunday night. So if you are at a loose end do come along and partake in the fun.

CARRIGALINE 0-16 ST FINBARRS 1-11
In what proved to be a tough first round game against a strong St Finbarr’s outfit it was the Carrigaline lads who came out on top thanks to some hard work and the ability to take their scores at critical times during the game. This was always going to be a difficult game to win but the Carrigaline lads were well worth their two point victory. Playing against a strong breeze in the first Carrig took their time to settle and with the scores level they conceded the games only goal. Despite this setback Carrig suck to their task and continued to match their opponents. Carrigaline took some excellent scores particularly from play with Stephen Corcoran, Peter Ronayne, Tony Murphy and Michael O’Sullivan on target. Carrig also had four scores from frees with Joe Moran, who was outstanding throughout, Stephen Corcoran and Simon O’Brien to leave Carrig trailing at the break 0-8 to 1-8.
Turning to play with the wind in the second half Carrig played more confidently and took the game to their opponents from the throw in. Although never looking like scoring a goal, their urgency at the back kept St Finbarr’s scores to a minimum while adding to their own tally. Simon O’Brien, Stephen Corcoran and Michael O’Sullivan were a constant threat to the Barr’s upfront while Joe Moran and Colin Lynch were commanding at the back. Stephen Corcoran was solid from frees, while Corcoran, Simon O’Brien, Tony Murphy and two Michael O’Sullivan points, one at the end from all of 70 yards, ensured victory for the Carrig lads on a score line of 0-16 to 1-11. Carrigaline now await the third round draw to decide who their next opponents will be.
Team: M Webb, C Hurley, P Foster, G Dillon, G Harrington, J Moran, C Lynch, R Keohane, P Murphy, M O’Sullivan, T Murphy, P Ronayne, S Corcoran, A Harrington, S O’Brien. Subs: N Murphy, D Drake.
CLUB GEAR
Club gear is available on a Saturday and Sunday morning. The colours look well on both adults and children especially at games like the Intermediate Championship in Shanbally last Saturday. So if you have not yet got your gear do call down at the weekend to the Club at get your club colours while it is still available.
JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIOSHIP
This year’s South East Junior Hurling Championship begins next Saturday in Ballygarvan against Ballinhassig at 7.30pm. This should prove to be a good game of hurling so do come out and give the lads as much support as possible.

City Under-11 Hurling League

Carrigaline 4-7 Éire Óg 0-2
Carrigaline got their U-11 city hurling league campaign underway with a good win against Éire Óg at home on Saturday last. Carrigaline started slowly and fell behind to an early point by Éire Óg. Once Kieran Dwane got motoring in midfield then Carrigaline took over and with Barry Ryan at centre forward and Niall Quirke at corner forward having goaled Carrigaline led at half-time by a score of 2-4 to 0-2.

The second half continued in the same vein. The game was a lot tighter than the score line suggests and Éire Óg had a number of goal scoring chances but the Carrigaline full back line held firm. Niall Quirke and James Lordan added a goal each to give Carrigaline a comfortable victory.

Under-16 County Premier Hurling League

Kilbrittain 2-5 Carrigaline 1-8

Carrigaline travelled to Kilbrittan for the third round of the county league last Wednesday. The match was played on a high exposed playing pitch overlooking the coast. It was a wonderful venue but the conditions made for a scrappy match. The first half was low scoring as the wind made scores hard to come by for both sides. M Lynch and R O Shea did manage to find their range and the first half ended on a scoreline of 0.3 to 0.3.

The second half was a livelier affair as Kilbrittain goaled soon after the restart to leave Carrigaline chasing the game. C O Flynn and R O Shea picked some good scores to bring Carrig back into it. C McSweeney and J Kind were very determined in their play as the game went on and cleared their lines with great composure. P Conway won good ball in the forwards and C Malone drove things forward from midfield. A second unfortunate goal redoubled the task for the Carrigdhoun men, but they responded with a goal of their own to put them one point clear. The game was nip and tuck at this stage but Kilbrittan pointed with virtually the last puck of the match to leave it honours even at the end.

Summer Camp
Even though one mightn’t think it, summer is fast approaching and thoughts are already turning to the Annual Summer Cúl Camp. This year’s camp will be held from Monday June 30th to Friday July 4th and applications are already being taken in the Club Shop on Saturday and Sunday mornings. So don’t delay and reserve your place as numbers are limited to the first 250 applicants.