St. Patricks Day Cup-May 2nd

Clan na Gael supporters look on anxiously during the ladies Football contest at Beach Chalet last Sunday. Clan na Gael lost to Fog City Harps and remain winless this season. They will be hoping for a change of fortune as the season progresses.

Campbell leads the way for Fog City
Fog City Harps 3-14
Clan na Gael 0-01

Tyrone native and Fog City star Tish Campbell helped Fog City Harps collect their first win of the year at Beach Chalet last Sunday with a comprehensive victory over city rivals Clan na Gael. Campbell led the way for Fog City scoring 3 points from play from the half back position. Karen Togher was her usual best helping the Magpies to 3 points aswell until she was forced off injured early in the second half. Harp Coaches Bertie Penny and Colin White will be glad to have this important win under their belt as they prepare their team for the forthcoming championship. Debutant Harp Laila Danielson looks like she has the skill and ability to be a big part of Fog City’s ambitions this year. Others to shine for Fog City were: newcomer Laila Danielson (1-1), Kristen Janiak (1-2), Aisling Bryant (0-2) and Mary Keenan (1-0) at half back.
Michelle O’Leary, Jennifer Dickson, Sinead Costello, Francesca Ryan, Lisa Connolly, and Patricia O’Brien tried hardest for the Gaels.

Teams and scorers:
Fog City Harps; Stephanie Thompson, Karen Andolina, Mirella Webb, Tish Campbell (0-3), Ann-Marie Dixon, Lorraine Pickering, Karen Togher (0-3), Siobhan Dolan (0-2), Claire Dolan, Catherine Abrams (0-1), Mary Keenan (1-0), Jackie Cooper, Adelina Secuya, Linda Woo, Kristen Janiak (1-2), Aishling Bryant (0-2), Rachelle McCaslian, Regina O’Connor, Annie Murphy, Ashley O’Flynn, Laila Danielson (1-1)
Clan na Gael: Sinead Costello, Lisa Connolly, Kristin Minger, Patricia O’Brien, Makenna Barris, Catriona Carey, Francesca Ryan, Erica Finn, Ailise McNulty, Michelle O’Leary (0-1), Doreen Egan, Tina Galliadi, Jennifer Dickson, Mary Ann Gibbons Subs: Vicki Lee, Jenny Wiley, Christiana Coleman, Nicole Cunningham, Donna Cunningham, Sarah McCauley, Kristi Prince, Donna Finn, Mags Bermingham, Joanne Parr, Kelly Welch, Linda Ryan.
Referee: Malachy Higgins, Western Board

Clancy, Downey, O'Gara, Ferris and Downey all figure in big Cusacks win

All ready for action prior to last Sundays Mens Football contest at Beach Chalet are pictured left to right Fiachra McCarron (Young Irelanders), Berie Penney (Boru) and Seamus O'Gara (Michael Cusacks). Cusacks won the match 2-16 to 0-04.

Michael Cusacks 2-16
Young Irelanders 0-04
Once again Seamus O’Gara inspired the Cusacks to victory over the Y. I.’s who never really got going in the match that the Saffron and Blue controlled from start to finish.

Half forward Eddie Clancy opened the Cusacks account inside the first two minutes after a fine pass from Kevin White. Seamus O’Gara then had the next three Cusacks points one of them coming from a close in free. Padraig Geoghegan popped up from half back to tap one over to stretch the Cusacks lead 0-5. Owen O’Hehir then opened the Y.I.’ account with a pointed free before Eddie Clancy again had the Y.I.’s defense again chasing shadows. Seamus O’Gara (0-2), Eddie Clancy (0-2), Fergus O’Sullivan (0-1) and a major from goal poacher supreme Ali Downey piled on the misery for Frank McGovern side’s coming up to halftime. Eoin O’Hehir was again the only bright light for the Y.I.’s in the first half accounting for their second score a point from play just before half time.

Cusacks eased off the gas in the second half choosing to give breaks to Clancy, Downey, and White in the forward division. Martin Ferris normally known for his runs of defense showed that he can score too with a total of 1-2 before the second half ended. Kevin White, Kevin Mooney, Seamus O’Gara and Colm Cafferty all had has scores in the second half hour. Martin Deane and substitute Allan Doyle had one point each for the disappointing Young Irelander’s before the game concluded.

Teams and Scorers:
Michael Cusacks; Liam Headd, Eugene Brolly, Decky O’Donnell, John Nolan, Paul Foley, Martin Ferris (1-2), Padraig Geoghegan, Seamus O’Gara (0-5), Eddie Clancy (0-3), Kevin White (0-1), Fergus O'Sullivan (0-1), Aidan O’Rourke, Ali Downey (1-0) Subs: Mossy Offord, Colm Cafferty (0-1), Shane Foley, Patrick O’Gara, Daniel Brennan, Kevin Mooney (0-1), Colm Kilpatrick and Conan Byrne.

Young Irelanders; Malcolm Bruce, Muiris Poole, Fiachra McCarron, Ian Boyle, Eamonn Coen, Seamus Moore, Kevin Moylan, Dara Madden, Jody Costello, Martin Deane (0-1), Raymond Sexton, Eoin O’Hehir (0-2), PJ Parr. Subs: Declan McConn, Mark Dixon, Dimitri Viripaeff and Allan Doyle (0-1).
Referee: Bertie Penny, Sons of Boru

Ulster scrape through in tough battle

All ready for action prior to last Sundays Mens Football contest at Beach Chalet are pictured left to right Colin White (Séan Treacys), Sean Casey (Kerry) and James Downes (Ulster A). Ulster won the match 0-14 to 1-08.

Ulster 0-14
Séan Treacys 1-08

Séan Treacys put up a brave fight against Ulster at a sun drenched Beach Chalet last Sunday afternoon. Ulster did enough to scrape through despite being reduced to 12 men midway through the first half. It took late points from Eugene Cudden (0-2), James Downes (0-1), and Ryan Cawley (0-1) to seal the win despite the best efforts of Ken Hyland, Bosco Hughes and Alan Coughlan on the gallant Séan Treacys team.

Gearoid Murphy opened the scoring for Treacys on five minutes. Eugene Cudden leveled the teams shortly afterwards with a fine point from distance before Paul Bayly opened his account with a pointed free to put Ulster up by one. Back came Treacys in the form of Ken Hyland with another minor before Howie Hughes stretched the Treacys lead to two, with a pointed free from close-in.

James Downes, Ulster, playing a blinder at midfield had the first of his two points of the afternoon to leave the minimum between the sides. Two minutes later Gary Foley had a glorious chance for a goal to push Ulster two points ahead but Liam Moloney in the Treacys goal denied him with a great diving save. Treacys had their gander up now after being let off the hook and defender Paudie O’Connor found himself in space to fire over another point for the Treacys. Sean Casey (ref) reduced Ulster to 12 men midway through the half and this seemed to spur on Ulster who were forced to make sweeping changes to adjust to the numerical disadvantage. Paul Bayly again had another point from a free with Ryan Cawley adding two more from play. Holes in the Ulster defense allowed Treacys to work their way in for another major score and it was that man Hyland again jinxing his way through to fire a shot into the Ulster net giving the advancing Clancy no hope. Austin McKenna added a point as half time approached to level the score at Treacys 1-04 Ulster A 0-07.

In the second half Ulster surprisingly controlled most of the play as Treacys squandered possession going forward and failing to take their scores. Austin McKenna played a great second half for Ulster by adding two points. Cawley, Cudden and Downes were the other scorers for Ulster in the second half. Ken Hyland ran a one-man show up front scoring three more points on the changeover with a little help from Alan Coughlan (0-1). The final score was Ulster 0-14 Séan Treacys 1-08.

Teams and scorers:
Séan Treacys; Liam Moloney, Brian Longergan, Paudie O’Connor (0-1), Kevin White, Colm White, Karol Keane, Cathal Collins, Pat O’Connor, Gearoid Murphy (0-1), Ken Hyland (1-4), Bosco Hughes, Alan Coughlan (0-1), Howie Hughes (0-1). Subs; Frankie Keenan, Fred O’Connor, and Mike O’Connor.

Ulster A; Fergal Clancy, Sean O’Neill, Killian Feely, Ross McKenna, James Downes (0-2), Declan McAuley, Austin McKenna (0-3), Paul Bayly (0-2), Declan Rafferty, James Marron, Gary Foley, Eugene Cudden (0-3), Sean McCann, Ryan Cawley (0-4), John Healy.

Referee: Sean Casey, Michael Cusacks