Dr. Crokes prove too strong for The Nire in Munster Final

Kerry side Dr. Croke’s won a seventh Munster Senior Club Football Championship at Mallow on Sunday afternoon as they beat The Nire appearing in their third Provincial final since 2006, having eighteen points to spare at the end of the hour.

The Waterford champions after recording excellent wins over Ballinacourty and Carberry Rangers in their last two games went into this game with many expecting them to pull off what would have been a first ever championship win for the Déise County at this level, but as it turned out it was always going to be an uphill battle for them as the game was in effect over after twenty two minutes when the Kerry side raised a third green flag in this game.

The winners took control of this game from the off and by the break they were 3-9 to 0-1 in front, with all three goals coming off the boot of the impressive Daithi Casey.

The scores for the winners in the second half dried up somewhat in the second half and while The Nire were well beaten at the end they never gave up and were rewarded near the end with some good scores from Dermot Ryan and Liam Lawlor.

The Nire knew that they could not afford to give the Kerry side an early start. In the semi-final they slipped six points behind against Carberry Rangers but they were playing a much tougher side in this game and to fall behind early could well prove costly.

Kieran O’Leary opened the scoring on three minutes and four minutes later Ambrose O’Donovan, the son of the All-Ireland winning Champions  captain with the same name in the G.A.A. Century Year Final  put his side two in front.

The first goal of the game came on nine minutes as the impressive Daithi Casey slotted past Tom Wall in The Nire goal after some good link play by Colm Cooper and Eoin Brosnan in the build-up.

Casey from a free and then Brian Looney and Kieran O’Leary followed up with points for the Killarney side giving them a 1-5 to no score lead after just sixteen minutes.

Benjie Whelan’s side were dealt another blow on eighteen minutes when Shane Ryan was judged to have impeded Kieran O’Leary as the ball was played in towards The Nire goal and Cork referee Kevin Murphy awarded the Kerry side a penalty which Casey blasted to the net despite Tom Wall guessing right in The Nire goal as to what direction the ball was going to be put.

Kieran O’Leary put Dr Crokes 2-6 to no score up after nineteen minutes which was quickly followed by The Nire’s first and only score of the first half put over by the impressive Dermot Ryan.

Any prospect of that score bringing The Nire back into contention were quickly dashed however, as within sixty seconds, Daithi Casey completed his hat-trick when he brilliantly rounded off a sweeping move, blasting into the top left hand corner of Tom Wall’s net.

Further scores from John Buckley, Colm Cooper and Brian Looney followed for the winners to give them a seventeen point lead at the break.

Scores in the third quarter were hard won.

The first score of the second half did not arrive till the thirty eight minute from the hard working Liam Lawlor.

Colm Cooper from a free cancelled out Lawlor’s score two minutes later which were followed with efforts from Eoin Brosnan and a Shane Murphy ’45 with Dermot Ryan responding with a brace for The Nire to leave the score 3-12 to 0-4 after forty six minutes.

Kieran O’Leary and Chris Brady just seconds after coming on for Brian Looney extended the Dr. Crokes lead with five minutes of normal time still to play.

Liam Lawlor got his second of the game on fifty six after which another Dr. Crokes sub Jordan Kiely showed manager Pat O’Shea that he might deserve a place in the team from the start the next day when he pointed on fifty seven minute, his sides last score of the game.

Deep in stoppage time Dermot Ryan hit his fourth of the game for The Nire but it was to be but a mere consolation score.

The Kerry side will now have an All-Ireland semi-final against Corofin to look forward to in the spring, while The Nire after a long season will now take the winter off and come back next year hoping to win a ninth County Senior Football Championship, and if they do, expect them to challenge once more on the provincial campaign next autumn.

Dr. Crokes: Shane Murphy; John Payne, Michael Moloney, Fionn Fitzgerald; Gavin White, Alan O’Sullivan, David O’Leary; Ambrose O’Donovan, Eoin Brosnan; Johnny Buckley, Daithí Casey, Brian Looney; Kieran O’Leary, Colm Cooper, Gavin O’Shea. Subs: Micheál Burns for Ambrose O’Donovan (44), Jordan Kiely for Daithi Casey (48), Tony Brosnan for Gavin O’Shea (51), Luke Quinn for John Payne (51), Chris Brady for Brian Looney (54), PJ Lawlor for Alan O’Sullivan (57).

Scorers: Daithí Casey 3-1 (1-0 penalty, 0-1 free), Kieran O’Leary 0-4, Colm Cooper (0-1 free), Brian Looney 0-2 each, Ambrose O’Donovan, Johnny Buckley, Eoin Brosnan, Jordan Kiely, Chris Brady, Shane Murphy (0-1 45) 0-1 each. Scorers

The Nire: Tommy Wall; Martin Walsh, Tom O’Gorman, Justin Walsh; Shane Ryan, Jamie Barron, James McGrath; Shane Walsh, Dylan Guiry; Dermot Ryan, Séamus Lawlor, Darren Guiry; Brian Wall, Conor Gleeson, Liam Lawlor. Subs: Jake Mulcahy for Justin Walsh (half-time), Craig Guiry for Darren Guiry (half-time), Conal Mulcahy for Jamie Barron (39) (Black Card), Stephen Ryan for James McGrath (48), Keith Guiry for Brian Wall (54), Dave Nugent for Liam Lawlor (59).

Scorers: Dermot Ryan 0-4, Liam Lawlor 0-2.

Referee: Kevin Murphy (Cork)

How are the various sides doing in the Munster Senior Hurling Colleges Competitions?

Dr. Harty Cup – Group A – Munster Senior A Hurling

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Scoil Na Tríonóide Doon	2	2	0	0	31	17	4
2	Christian Brothers College Cork	2	1	0	1	39	28	2
3	Coláiste Iosaef Kilmallock	2	0	0	2	23	48	0

Results

12 October	Christian Brothers College Cork	4-17	Colaiste Iosaef Kilmallock	1-13
26 October	Colaiste Iosaef Kilmallock	1-4	Scoil Na Trionóide Doon	1-16
16 November	Scoil Na Trionóide Doon	0-12	Christian Brothers College Cork	0-10

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Thurles CBS	2	2	0	0	66	24	4
2	De La Salle	2	0	1	1	27	42	1
3	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire Thuaigh	2	0	1	1	29	56	1

Results

12 October	De La Salle	1-8	Thurles CBS	3-17
26 October	Thurles CBS	5-25	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire Thuaigh	0-13
11 November	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire Thuaigh	2-10	De La Salle	1-13

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Blackwater C.S.	2	2	0	0	48	27	4
2	Castletroy College	2	1	0	1	33	39	2
3	Clonmel High School	2	0	0	2	27	42	0

Results

24 October	Clonmel High School	1-13	Castletroy College	3-8
16 November	Blackwater Community School	5-10	Clonmel High School	0-11
23 November	Castletroy College	1-13	Blackwater Community School	2-17

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Ard Scoil Rís	1	1	0	0	23	8	2
2	Hamilton High School Bandon	1	0	0	1	8	23	0

Results

16 November

Ardscoil Rís

2-17

Hamilton High School Bandon

1-5

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group E

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	St. Colman’s Fermoy	1	1	0	0	21	17	2
2	Midleton CBS	1	0	0	1	17	21	0

Results

26 October

Midleton CBS

1-14

St. Colman’s Fermoy

2-15

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group F

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Our Lady’s Templemore	1	1	0	0	26	15	2
2	St. Flannan’s	1	0	0	1	15	26	0

Results

25 October

St. Flannan’s

1-12

Our Lady’s Templemore

1-23

 

Dr. Harty Cup – Group G

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	St. Francis College Rochestown	1	1	0	0	17	13	2
2	Charleville CBS.	1	0	0	1	13	17	0

Results

26 October

St. Francis College Rochestown

1-14

Charleville CBS

1-10

Dr. Harty Cup – Group H

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Nenagh CBS	1	1	0	0	25	22	2
2	Abbey CBS	1	0	0	1	22	25	0

Results

25 October

Abbey CBS

2-16

Nenagh CBS

1-22

 

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Round Two Fixtures:

Wednesday 30th Nov 2016 @ 1:30pm
Our Ladys Templemore V Hamilton High School Bandon in Ballyagran
Nenagh C.B.S V Castletroy CC in Newport
Árdscoil Rís Limerick V Charleville CBS in Kilmallock
De La Salle College Waterford V Blackwater CS in Lemybrien
St. Francis College Rochestown V Christian Brothers College, Cork in Church Rd, Blackrock
Scoil Na Trionóide Doon V CBS Midleton in Charleville

Thursday 1st December 2016 @ 2pm
Thurles C.B.S. V Abbey C.B.S in Dundrum

Wednesday 7th Dec 2016 @ 1:30pm
St. Colman’s Fermoy v St Flannan’s – venue TBC

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group A – Munster Senior B Hurling

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Mitchelstown CBS	2	2	0	0	47	23	4
2	Pobail Scoil na Trionóide Youghal	2	1	0	1	32	31	2
3	Clonakilty Community College	2	0	0	2	26	51	0

Results

12 October	Clonakilty Community College	1-10	Mitchelstown CBS	4-17
26 October	Clonakilty Community College	2-7	Pobail Scoil na Tríonóide Youghal	3-13
16 November	Pobail Scoil na Tríonóide Youghal	0-10	Mitchelstown CBS	0-18

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Colaiste Chríost Rí	2	2	0	0	35	21	4
2	Colaiste Spioraid Naofa	2	1	0	1	32	34	2
3	Roscrea	2	0	0	2	29	41	0

Results

12 October	Roscrea	1-8	Colaiste Chríost Rí	0-19
26 October	Colaiste Chríost Rí	1-13	Colaiste An Spioráid Naofa	1-7
23 November	Coláiste an Spioráid Naomh	3-13	Roscrea	1-15

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	John the Baptist Community School	1	1	0	0	30	5	2
2	St. Caimin’s Community School	1	0	0	1	5	30	0

Results

21 November

St. Caimin’s Community School

0-5

John The Baptist Community School

4-18

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Causeway Comprehensive School	1	1	0	0	18	14	2
2	St Joseph’s Tulla	1	0	0	1	14	18	0

Results

21 November

St. Joseph’s Tulla

1-11

Causeway Comprehensive School

2-12

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group E

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Kinsale Community School	1	1	0	0	32	19	2
2	St. Colman’s Midleton	1	0	0	1	19	32	0

Results

15 November

Kinsale Community School

3-23

St. Colman’s Midleton

3-23

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group F

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Rice College Ennis	1	1	0	0	19	18	2
2	Glenmire Community School	1	0	0	1	18	19	0

Results

26 October

Rice College Ennis

1-16

Glenmire Community College

1-15

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group G

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Cashel Community School	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
2	Patrician Academy	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Results

26 October

Cashel Community School

Received a Walkover

Patrician Academy Mallow

Conceded

 

Corn Thomais Mhic Cholim Group H

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	St. Declan’s Kilmacthomas	1	1	0	0	20	19	2
2	Dungarvan CBS	1	0	0	1	19	20	0

Results

26 October

Dungarvan CBS

1-16

St. Declan’s Kilmacthomas

1-17

 

Round Two Fixtures:

Tuesday 29 November

Cashel Community School V St. Colman’s Midleton in Cappoquin

 

Wednesday 30 November

Mitchelstown V St. Josephs Tulla in Rathkeale

John the Baptist Community School V Glanmire Community College in Buttervant

Colaiste Chríost Rí V Dungarvan CBS in Youghal

St. Caimin’s Community School V Causeway Comprehensive School in Adare

 

Thursday 8 December

Kinsale Community School V Coláiste an Spioráid Naomh 

 

Tuesday 6 December

St. Declan’s Kilmacthomas V Patrician Academy Mallow

 

Wednesday 14 December

Rice College V Pobail Scoil na Trionóide Youghal

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group A – Munster Senior C Hurling

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Blarney	1	1	0	0	16	11	2
2	Ard Scoil na Mara Tramore	1	0	0	1	11	16	0

Results

16 November

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Blarney

1-13

Ard Scoil Na Mara Tramore

0-11

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Salesian Secondary College Pallaskenry	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
2	Douglas Community School	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Results

16 November

Douglas Community School

Conceded

Salesian Secondary College Pallaskenry

Received Walkover

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Hazelwood College Dromcollogher	2	2	0	0	61	46	4
2	St. Annes Community College Killaloe	2	1	0	1	45	41	2
3	St. Mary’s Newport	2	0	0	2	40	59	0

Results

17 October	Hazelwood College Dromcollogher	3-26	St. Mary’s Newport	2-19
26 October	St Mary’s Newport	2-9	St. Annes Community College Killaloe	3-15
16 November	St. Annes Community College Killaloe	2-15	Hazelwood College Dromcollogher	4-14

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig	1	1	0	0	27	15	2
2	Coláiste an Chroí Naofa	1	0	0	1	15	27	0

Results

12 October

Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig

3-18

Coláiste An Chroí Naofa

1-12

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group E

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Coláiste Teresa Kanturk	2	2	0	0	47	37	4
2	St. Augustine’s	2	1	0	1	54	49	2
3	Scarriff Community College	2	0	0	2	45	60	0

Results

12 October	Coláiste Teresa Kanturk	2-17	St. Augustine’s	0-18
26 October	St. Augustine’s	6-18	Scarriff Community College	4-14
22 November	Scariff Community College	3-10	Coláiste Treasa Kanturk	2-18

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group F

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Scoil Ruin Killenaule	2	2	0	0	52	34	4
2	Coachford College	2	1	0	1	41	49	2
3	Crescent College Dooradoyle	2	0	0	2	33	43	0

Results

12 October	Crescent College Dooradoyle	2-11	Coachford College	2-17
26 October	Coachford College	1-15	Scoil Ruain Killenaule	5-17
22 November	Scoil Ruain Killenaule	3-11	Crescent College Dooradoyle	1-13

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group G

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Presentation Ballingarry	2	1	1	0	34	31	3
2	Carrick-on-Suir CBS	2	0	0	2	34	34	2
3	Borrisokane Community College	2	0	1	1	29	32	1

Results

12 October	Borrisokane CC	0-16	Carrick-on-Suir CBS	1-13
26 October	Carrick-on-Suir CBS	2-12	Presentation Ballingarry	1-15
16 November	Presentation Ballingarry	2-10	Borrisokane CC	0-13

 

Corn Risteard Ui Mhathuna Group H

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Points
1	Carrigaline Community School	1	1	0	0	13	12	2
2	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh Glanmire	1	0	0	1	12	13	0

Results

12 October

Carrigaline Community School

1-10

Coláiste An Phiarsaigh Glenmire

0-12

 

Round Two Fixtures:

Wednesday 30 November

Ballingarry Presentation Secondary School V Ard Scoil na Mara Tramore

Carrigaline Community School v Coláiste an Chroí Naofa

Hazel College Dromcollogher V Coláiste An Phiarsaigh Glanmire in Mallow

Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig V St. Anne’s Community College Killaloe in Kilfinane  

Douglas Community School   V Coláiste Teresa Kanturk 

Scoil Ruin Killenaule   V St. Augustine’s in Colligan

Salesian Secondary College Pallaskenry V Coachford College

 

Thursday 1 December

Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal Blarney V Carrick-on-Suir CBS in Abbeyside

 

Corn Sheain Ui hAnragain – Munster Senior D Hurling

Round 1 – Tuesday 11 October

St. Joseph’s Borrisoleigh 3-19 Tralee CBS 0-9

 

Round 1 – Wednesday 12 October

Coláiste Mhicil (Conc) Coláiste Mhuire Cobh (W/O)

Desmond College 0-10 Mount Sion CBS 5-14

Nagle Rice Secondary School Doneraile 5-6 Iver Sceine Kenmare 2-20

Newport College (Conc) St. Paul’s Community College (W/O)

Coláiste An Chraoibhín Fermoy (W/O) Colaiste Cluain Meala (Conc)

Meánscoil San Nioclás 1-7 Comeragh College Carrick-on-Suir 2-12

Scoil Pól Kilfinane (W/O) Ennis Community School (Conc)

Colaiste Ide agus Iosef Abbeyfeale (Conc) Mercy Mounthawk (W/O)

Ennistymon CBS 7-25 St. Patrick’s Comprehensive School 1-2

St. Munchins College (Conc) Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí (W/O)

Coláiste na Trócaire Rathkeale 5-23 North Mon. 0-1

 

Thursday 13 October

Davis College Mallow 1-11 Nenagh Vocational 1-12

 

Tuesday 18 October

Colaiste Daibheid 1-3 Colaiste Mhuire Thurles 8-15

 

Friday 21 October

Gael Choláiste Limerick 0-18 Saint Aidan’s Dublin Hill 2-11

 

Monday 24 October – Round 2

Coláiste na Trócaire Rathkeale 5-19 Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí 0-9

 

Wednesday 26 October

Ennistymon CBS 6-11 Gaelcholaiste Limerick 2-10

St Joseph’s Borrisoleigh 1-17 Colaiste Mhuire Cobh 1-4

St. Clements College 5-14 Mount Sion CBS 4-15

Mercy Mounthawk 1-7 Nenagh Vocational School 5-18

Scoil Pol Kilfinane (Conc) St. Paul’s Community College (W/O)

Coláiste an Chraoibhín Fermoy 5-8 Iver Sceine Kenmare 0-12

Thursday November 10

Comeragh College Carrick-on-Suir 11-9 Colaiste Mhuire Thurles 0-3

 

Tuesday 15 November – Quarter Finals

St. Clements College 1-14 Coláiste na Trócaire Rathkeale 2-20

Coláiste an Chraoibhín Fermoy 0-11 St. Joseph’s Borrisoleigh 4-16

 

Wednesday 16 November

St. Paul’s Community College 2-18 Comeragh College 2-14

 

Thursday 24 November

Nenagh Vocational School 4-12 Ennistymon CBS 4-15

 

Tuesday 29 November – Semi Final

Colaiste na Trócaire Rathkeale V St. Joseph’s Borrisoleigh in Cappamore

 

Wednesday 30 November – Semi Final

St. Paul’s Community College V Ennistymon CBS in Bansha

 

All Senior A games at 1-30pm. All Senior B,C and D games at 12-30pm.