BRIGID O’NEILLS AND KNOCKBRIDE TO CONTEST INTERMEDIATE DECIDER

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This year’s AIB Intermediate final will be between Monaghan champions, Brigid O’Neills and Cavan side Knockbride.

The Monaghan outfit had a tough semi against Derry side Eoghan Rua. They led at the break by a single point, 0-6 to 0-5. The second half remained a cagey affair which BON’s securing victory 0-11 to 0-8.

Knockbride had no trouble overcoming Lisnskea. The Fermanagh champions were dealt a blow when full forward Caroline Kerins picked up an injury in the warm up which prevented her starting. The cavan champs dominated the first half and led 1-8 to 0-1 at the midway stage. It was much of the same in the second half with Knockbride going on to win 3-15 to 0-1. Abbi Connor was on fire scoring 1-7 while 16 year old wing forward Gia Mc Cabe hit four points from play.

The final will be part of a double header on Sunday 16th November.

ST. ERGNATS BEAT HOLDERS

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St. Ergnats, Moneyglass have defeated the AIB Senior club champions Clann Eireann in a tight game played in Lurgan this afternoon.

The foundation for victory was two first half goals from Leah Stewart and Bronagh Devlin which helped the Antrim champions to a 2-3 to 0-7 half time lead. The game remained tight in the second half with just three points scored however the Moneyglass outfit held on for a 2-5 to 0-8 win.

In the final which will be played on Sunday 16th November Moneyglass will play Errigal Ciaran.

The Tyrone champions trailed Lurgan (Cavan) 0-8 to 0-4 at the break however they turned in a great second half display. Late in the half Aoife Horisk scored her fifth point to level matters and then in the dying minutes Maria Canavan sent over the winner.

AND THEN THERE WERE TWO

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AIB ULSTER JUNIOR SEMI FINALS

Cavan Gaels and Killeevan will contest this year’s AIB Ulster junior final on Saturday 15th November.

Cavan Gaels led Drumragh by double scores at half time however the Tyrone champions fought back to level 2-7 a piece and force extra time. Kate Leddy was the Gaels hero slotting over a free in the 81st minute to give her side a 3-11 to 3-10 win.

Killeevan dominated their game from start to finish and led at the break 4-3 to 0-5. Their dominance continued in the second half and with hatrick hero Karyn McGinn in fine form they went on to win 6-6 to 0-10.

SEMI FINALS WEEKEND IN THE AIB CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

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All this weekends AIB Ulster Club Championship Semi-Finals will be ALL TICKET
AIB Ulster Ladies Club Championship 2025
Saturday 1st November
Junior Championship
Semi-Finals @2.00pm
Drumragh Sarsfields v Cavan Gaels
Killeevan Sarsfields v John Mitchel’s Claudy
Sunday 2nd November
Senior Championship
Semi-Finals @2.00pm
Clann Eireann v St Ergnats
Lurgan Ladies v Errigal Ciaran
Intermediate Championship
Semi-Finals @2.00pm
Brigid O’Neills v Eoghan Rua
Knockbride v Lisnaskea Emmetts

DOWN TO THE LAST SIX

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Last weekend seen a number of cracking games in the AIB club championship, which is now down to the last six. The results from the weekend were:

Con Magees 3-6 Lisnskea 3-14
Devenish 0-2 Drumragh 1-9
Brigid O Neil’s 5-10 Aghyaran 1-9
Eoghan Rua 1-6 Clan na Gael 0-8
Fanad 0-4 Knockbride 1-8
Killeevan 3-5 Naomh Columba 1-10
Claudy 2-5 Lissummon 0-9
Cavan Gaels 3-8 Teconnaght 1-8
The semi finals are planned for this weekend (all at 2pm)
JUNIOR – SATURDAY
Kileevan v Claudy
Draumragh v Cavan Gaels
INTERMEDIATE – SUNDAY
Brigid O’Neills v Eoghan Rua
Knockbride v Lisnaskea
SENIOR – SUNDAY
Clann Eireann v St. Ergnats
Lurgan v Errigal Ciaran

 

AIB CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE

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The Ulster Club Championships continues this weekend with 3 games fixed for Saturday and 5 games scheduled on Sunday. Tickets for all games are available via http://www.universe.com and links to individual matches are available on the Ulster Ladies Facebook page.

SATURDAY all games at 2pm

Kileevan Sarsfields v Naomh Columba

Teconnaught v Cavan Gaels

John Mitchels Claudy v Lissummon

SUNDAY all games at 2pm

Devenish v Drumragh Sarsfields

Fanad Gaels v Knockbride

Eoghan Rua v Clann na Gael

Con Magess v Lisnskea

Brigid O’ Neills v Aghyaran

WEEKEND RESULTS

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John Fallon Reports

Six games were scheduled and five were played.

The quarter-final between reigning champions Clann Éireann from Armagh and Fermanagh title holders Derrygonnelly Harps was called off due to an unplayable pitch due to heavy rain and has been refixed for Wednesday evening. Keep an eye on the Ulster social media platforms for the time and venue.

Tyrone champions Errigal Ciarán advanced to the semi-finals with a 2-10 to 1-10 win over Glenfin from Donegal. Goals from a Maria Canavan penalty and Aoife Horisk helped Errigal Ciarán lead by 2-5 to 1-4 at the break, with Yvonne Bonner finding the net for the Donegal champions after five minutes.

Two goals from Cathy Carey in the opening half gelped St Ernat’s Moneyglass lead by 3-6 to 1-3 at the break against Down’s Bredagh and the Antrim champions pushed on for victory with further goals from Sarah O’Neill and JoJo Daragh. Bredagh, with goals in either half from Aoife Laverty and Eilish Ward, battled away but were unable to close the gap and went down by 5-10 to 2-5 in the end.

Three opening half goals from Clara Lynch, Kacy McDermott and Edith Lynch helped Cavan champions Lurgan lead by 3-0 to 0-7 for Emmet Óg at the break.

A goal from Ellen McCarron in the second-half for the Monaghan champions closed the game but Lurgan held out for a 3-6 to 1-10 victory.

Lurgan will now meet Errigal Ciarán in the semi-finals, while the winner of the refixed Clann Éireann and Derrygonnelly Harps clash will take on Moneyglass in the other semi-final.

On Saturday Knockbride proved too strong for Carryduff winning 2-15 to 1-4 while Claudy needed extra time to see off O Donovan Rossa 0-11 to 1-7.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IN FULL SWING

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The Ulster Club Championship kicked off last weekend and this weekend we have another busy schedule with six games planned over two days.

It has been a busy few weeks for Ulster Ladies Gaelic. On Monday 6th October 27 representatives from the various junior, intermediate and senior champions within he province attended the Club Championship launch at the Hill of O’Neill in Dungannon. Two nights later and Garvaghy, the home of Tyrone football hosted the Ulster Minor Club launch.

Competitions got underway last Sunday with Lurgan (Cavan) beating Steelstown in the senior preliminary round game and Moneyglass getting the better of Mullahoran in the minor competition.

This weekend there are games in the junior, intermediate and senior competition.

SATURDAY – JUNIOR FIRST ROUND (first named at home)

John Mitchells, Claudy v O’Donovan Rossa – 2pm

SATURDAY – INTERMEDIATE FIRST ROUND

Carryduff v Knockbride – 2pm

SUNDAY – SENIOR QUARTER FINALS

Glenfin v Errigal – 2pm

Bredagh v St. Ergnats (Moneyglass) – 2pm

Lurgan v Emmet Og – 2pm

Derrygonnelly v Clann Eireann – 1pm

 

 

Antrim Just Fall Short

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TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship final

Louth 0-13

Antrim 1-8

By Daire Walsh

Kate Flood kicked four points at Croke Park on Sunday as Louth held off a stubborn challenge from Antrim to claim a record fourth TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship title.

It was the Ulster side who initially hit the ground running in GAA HQ with team skipper Bronagh Devlin superbly drilling a third-minute penalty into the roof of the Louth net after Theresa Mellon was adjudged to have been fouled inside the square off a Maria O’Neill free that dropped short.

Mellon followed up with a fine point for the Saffrons and even though Louth, who lost to Fermanagh in last year’s junior decider, eventually opened their account through Aoife Russell, Omolara Dahunsi reinforced Antrim’s early authority by splitting the posts at the opposite end.

Dahunsi also found the range in response to back-to-back points from Louth corner-forwards Russell and Ceire Nolan, but in the temporary absence of Bronagh Devlin for a yellow card offence, the Wee County cut their deficit to the bare minimum with impressive contributions from Flood and Shannen McLaughlin.

Although Antrim sharpshooter O’Neill was on target not long after Devlin’s return, unanswered points by captain Aine Breen and the ever-dependable Flood (two) ensured Louth brought a 0-8 to 1-4 cushion into the interval.

Antrim were still very much in the reckoning, however, and the team jointly-managed by Chris Scullion and Michael Devlin were back on level terms with a second point from O’Neill three minutes into the second period.

This effort squeezed O’Neill ahead of Hannah Tyrrell in the race for the ZuCar Golden Boot – in advance of the Dublin star’s appearance in the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship final later in the afternoon – but centre-forward Eimear Byrne was on hand to restore Louth’s slender lead on 38 minutes.

An outstanding score from the increasingly-influential Flood left Louth two points to the good moving into the final-quarter and they were a step closer to another junior crown when Breen and substitute Mia Duffy added points in the 47th and 49th minutes respectively.

Lucy White subsequently increased Louth’s cushion and even though a late surge from Antrim produced three points on the bounce by Ana Mulholland, Mellon and O’Neill (a goal-bound effort that was deflected over the bar), the Wee County ultimately prevailed in the end.

Scorers – Louth: K Flood 0-4, A Breen, A Russell 0-2 each, S McLaughlin, L White, E Byrne, C Nolan, M Duffy 0-1 each.

Antrim: M O’Neill 0-3 (1f), B Devlin 1-0 (pen), T Mellon, O Dahunsi 0-2 each, A Mulholland 0-1.

LOUTH: R Lambe Fagan; R Beirth, E Hand, E Murray; H Lambe Sally, S McLaughlin, L Byrne; A Breen, A Halligan; L White, E Byrne, S Matthews; A Russell, K Flood, C Nolan. Subs: M Duffy for Matthews (42), L Collins for Russell (56), G McCrave for Lambe Sally, Z Sweeney for White (both 59).

ANTRIM: A Devlin; N McIntosh, M Blaney, M Mulholland; S O’Neill, C Brown, C McKenna; A Mulholland, A Tubridy; T Mellon, M O’Neill, Aoife Kelly; B Devlin, O Dahunsi, L Agnew. Subs: A Turley for Tubridy, A Monaghan for Kelly (both 39), B Nic Cathail for Agnew (47), N Jones for B Devlin, Aine Kelly for McKenna (both 56).

Referee: Kevin Corcoran (Mayo).

Tyrone Are TG4 Intermediate Champions

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TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship final

Tyrone 2-16

Laois 1-13

By Rónán Mac Lochlainn

Goals in either half from Aoife Horisk and Katie Rose Muldoon proved pivotal as Tyrone edged out Laois by six points to capture the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football final at Croke Park.

Having succumbed narrowly to Leitrim in last year’s decider, it was Tyrone’s turn to celebrate on the biggest day of the year as they finished the contest strongly to deservedly secure the Mary Quinn Memorial Cup for the first time since their sole success in 2018.

Tyrone enjoyed a 1-7 to 1-5 interval lead with Horisk’s 27th minute goal cancelling out an equally superb finish from Laois’ Shifra Havill four minutes previously.

There was little to separate the teams throughout a nervy second half but the decisive moment  arrived in the 54th minute as Muldoon left Laois goalkeeper Eimear Barry helpless with a shot from close range.

It was Tyrone that seized the early initiative through points from Sorcha Gormley and Cara McCrossan before Laois struck back to level parity by the fourth minute courtesy of scores from Jane Moore and Emma Lawlor.

Lawlor edged Laois in front in the seventh minute, immediately after their corner-back Faye McEvoy had produced a superb goal line clearance at the opposite end, with parity restored soon after through a Niamh O’Neill free.

Parity continued as Emily Lacey and Aoife Horisk (free) traded points by the end of the first quarter with the Ulster county re-establishing their two-point advantage thanks to Sláine McCarroll and the lively Gormley.

However, their inaccuracy up front undermined their general control as O’Neill placed her shot too close to Eimear Barry in the 22nd minute and that profligacy was punished in an instant as Lawlor worked well in releasing Havill for an emphatic finish to the roof of Amelia Coyle’s net.

Frustration continued for Tyrone in the 26th minute as Gormley was denied from the penalty spot following a foul on Horisk but the latter made no mistake a minute later as she drilled home from ten yards to edge her side two points clear by half-time.

Laois wasted little time in getting back on level terms as Mo Nerney and Fiona Dooley both scored within three minutes of the restart.

Crucially, Laois were unable to get in front as this time as O’Neill (free) and Horisk responded for Tyrone, with the latter becoming increasingly influential as the contest evolved.

The same could be said for Nerney, who added two points in quick succession to bring Laois to within a point by the 43rd minute.

However, their momentum stalled ten minutes from time as Ciara Crowley was yellow-carded and O’Neill’s subsequent free helped double Tyrone’s advantage.

The contest was effectively settled as Muldoon followed up well to net after fellow substitute Emer McCanny had been denied and they pulled away by the final whistle thanks to insurance points from O’Neill, Gormley and captain Aoibhinn McHugh.

 

Scorers – Tyrone: N O’Neill 0-7 (3f), A Horisk 1-3 (0-1f), S Gormley 0-3, K Muldoon 1-0, A McHugh, S McCarroll, C McCrossan 0-1 apiece. Laois: E Lawlor (3f), M Nerney (3f) 0-5 each, S Havill 1-0, F Dooley, J Moore, E Lacey 0-1 apiece.

 

TYRONE: A Coyle; J Lyons, G McKenna, E Quinn; C Campbell, M Mallon, C Canavan; A McHugh, S McCarroll; E McNamee, S Gormley, A Horisk; N O’Neill, C McCrossan, M Corrigan. Subs: E McCanny for McCrossan (36), K Muldoon for McNamee (45), A McGahan for Campbell (53), C McCaffrey for O’Neill (58), J Barrett for Horisk (59).

LAOIS: E Barry; S Farrelly, C Dunne, F McEvoy; A Gorman, A Moore, A Moran; F Dooley, J Moore; S Havill, E Galvin, C Crowley; E Lacey, E Lawlor, M Nerney. Subs: L Kearney for Gorman (39), M Cotter for McEvoy (45), K Donoghue for Lacey (47), A Fitzpatrick for Havill (56).

 

Referee: Shane Curley (Galway).