Martin’s through to final
St. Martin’s took on neighbours Erin’s Own of Castlecomer in the Annual Tom Kinsella Memorial this evening. In front of a good crowd, Luke Maher shot a lovely point to get the homeside off the mark. However, Erin’s Own shot 5 unanswered points before John Mulhall and Brian Mulhall got a point each to keep Martin’s ticking over as they settled into the game. With a free taken by Colin McGrath from his own half, David Breen broke the ball down and shot over the first of his 2 points to leave 2 points between the sides. Colin McGrath put over 2 points from free’s to level the game before Erin’s Own got their first point in 13 minutes from a free to go one up again. They added another point from play two minutes from half time but points from Robert Shore and David Breen brought St. Martin’s on a par with Erin’s Own to leave the score at half time 0-8 a piece. On resumption, it was Erin’s Own first off the mark and added four points but the Martin’s men did not give in. With a point from Robert Shore and John Maher been accurate on free’s, the sides were level for the third time in the game. On the 20 minute mark, John Maher gave a good pass to John Mulhall in the corner who travelled in and blasted the ball past the Erin’s Own keeper, Tom Brophy to go one point up. When introduced, Shane Kinsella added a great point along with Mick Morrissey to put 3 points in it. However, Erin’s Own rallied and added 2 points to leave the minimum between the sides but once again, a free from John Maher put 2 points between the sides. Erin’s Own moved the ball quickly down the field with a goal in mind but Colin McGrath made a great save and put the ball out for a 65. A short ball was let into the Erin’s Own forwards but Niall Moran’s clearance up the field was caught by Brian Mulhall and laid off the pass to John Mulhall who pointed for St. Martin’s to run out winners on a scoreline of 1-16 to 0-16. St. Martin’s now await the winners of the second semi-final between Clara and Oulart the Ballagh to be played at a later date.
Scorers: John Mulhall 1-2, John Maher 0-4, Colin McGrath 0-2, Robert Shore 0-2, David Breen 0-2, Brian Mulhall 0-1, Luke Maher 0-1 Mick Morrissey 0-1, Shane Kinsella 0-1
Team: Colin McGrath, Shane Cadigan, Ollie Walsh, Aidan Murphy, Niall Moran, Paddy Nolan, Paddy Dowling, James Dowling, Mick Morrissey, John Mulhall, Brian Mulhall, Robert Shore, David Breen, John Maher, Luke Maher.
Subs: Bryan Byrne, Shane Kinsella, Brian Cadigan, Jack Dowling, Donal Shore, Noel D’arcy, Thomas Walsh, Eugene Maher, Jason Shore.
Team Management: Charlie Carter, Richie McCarthy, Aidan Lawlor.
Referee: Eamon Mansfield.
30th June 2013
Piltown Draw 2013: Winners Draw 1
| 1st. Prize : Car valued €12,000 Or Cash €10,500 Joe Wall , Lower Corluddy, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny Mooncoin Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd. Prize: Holiday valued €2,500 or Cash €2,000 John & Eileen Walker, Coolagh, Callan, Co. Kilkenny. John Locks Club |
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Tom Kinsella Memorial game refixed
Please note that the Tom Kinsella Memorial match between Clara and Oulart the Ballagh due to be played on Saturday night in Coon is now off on account of the Kilkenny game vs Dublin. It will be refixed at a later stage.. Sunday’s game St. Martin’s vs Erins Own is going ahead as scheduled at 7:00pm in Coon.
Hard Earned win in Aylward Cup tie
This Aylward Cup tie between St. Martin’s and Mooncoin turned out to be a game of two halves. In the first half, St. Martin’s found it hard to get scores. The hard working Noel D’arcy found Mick Morrissey to get the opening score with Luke Maher, pointing from a nice ball let in by Paddy Nolan and a long range clearance from Bryan Byrne resulted in a free which John Mulhall pointed to keep the scoreboard ticking over. The half time score stood at St. Martin’s 0-3 to Mooncoin’s 0-6. The second half saw a much improved St. Martin’s. John Mulhall and Brian Mulhall added points to reduce the deficit to one point before Mooncoin added a point of their own. Robert Shore got the first of his two fine points to leave a point in it again. The lads worked hard and when they weren’t taking their own scores, they were making scores for each other. The leveller came from Luke Maher 6 minutes into the half. While Mooncoin went up again, a well taken free from John Mulhall mid way through the half levelled again. Mooncoin took over the lead once more but David Breen, taking a clearance from Niall Moran, levelled matters and St. Martin’s powered on with some well-worked scores. With the score at 0-13 to 0-10, Mooncoin prised an opening in the St. Martin’s defence and looked certain to goal but a brave save from the fast advancing Colin McGrath denied them. Less than 30 seconds later, they threatened again and a brave stop this time from Brendan Maher relieved the danger and as the ball was swept clear, James Dowling found Brian Mulhall and he landed the insurance point to leave the full time score at St. Martin’s 0-14 to Mooncoin’s 0-10. The defence were generally solid, in particular, the full back line of Aidan Murphy, Brendan Maher and Paddy Dowling, while our mid-fielders dominated and with the forwards finding the target when it mattered.
Team: Colin McGrath, Aidan Murphy, Brendan Maher, Paddy Dowling, Niall Moran, Bryan Byrne 0-1, Paddy Nolan, James Dowling, Mick Morrissey 0-1, John Mulhall 0-4, Noel D’arcy, Brian Mulhall 0-2, David Breen 0-2, Robert Shore 0-2, Luke Maher 0-2.
Subs: Thomas Walsh, Brian Cadigan, Jack Dowling.
Team Management: Charlie Carter, Aidan Lawlor, Richie McCarthy
Referee: Eamon Larkin
25th June 2013
U16 & Minor Hurlers are back in full training.
The U16 and Minor panels are back in full swing at training this week after the hard slog of the exams has passed. There continues to be a great turn out for all sessions with the craic and banter as strong as ever. Keep up the great work.
Deep discussions on the training field
Juniors lose out
A goal at the final whistle secured a 2nd chance for O’Loughlin Gaels as this All County Junior League Quarter Final had to go to extra time. This game opened up with gusto as both teams opened their accounts with wides. However, once each side settled, the scores came. There were great passages of play as St. Martin’s dominated the first half but with a lot of missed chances the half time score stood at 0-6 to O’Loughlins 0-5. The second half saw O’Loughlin Gaels getting 2 lucky goals. St. Martin’s had advanced their lead with two points before O’Loughlins first goal came to level the game after the loss of Luke Maher and Aidan Lawlor to injury which somewhat weakened the home-side. Martin’s worked hard to increase their lead once more to three points. Lady luck deserted them when a high ball dropping in around the goal and a overhead pull by Martin Dowling, connected beautifully, just sailed the wrong side of the net. Then in the 4th minute of injury time, O’Loughlins were awarded a sideline cut which was worked in and ended in the back of the net to steal a draw game. Extra time ensued, and with both legs and light fading fast, topped with controversial decisions, O’Loughlins outscored St. Martin’s by a point at half time of extra time. The eventual winners added a further 3 points to seal their victory by 4 points on a score-line of 2-11 to 0-13.
Team: Jason Shore, Brian Cadigan, Brendan Maher, Aidan Murphy, Paddy Dowling, Aidan Lawlor, Mick Morrissey, Noel D’Arcy, Bryan Byrne, Luke Maher Michael Mulhall, David Breen, Shane Kinsella, Brian Mulhall, Martin Dowling.
Subs: Donal Shore, Eugene Maher, Ciarán Brennan, Jack Dowling
Scorers: Shane Kinsella 0-5, Brian Mulhall 0-3, David Breen 0-2, Bryan Byrne 0-1, Jason Shore 0-1 Donal Shore 0-1.
Selectors: Anthony Maher, Nicholas Purcell, Aidan Lawlor
Referee: Peter Burke
22nd June 2013
First Round win in Aylward Cup
In the first round of the Aylward Cup, St. Martin’s travelled to Thomastown on a fine evening for hurling. Thomastown were the first to settle and got into a rhythm notching up 0-6 but points from Canice Maher, Robert Shore and Bryan Byrne kept us in touch. Our luck changed when Colin McGrath gave a great puck out that was gathered in by Brian Mulhall who laid off a good pass to Robert Shore who found the back of the net to raise our first green flag. With our lads getting a welcoming boost from this, Thomastown chanced a short puck out but it didn’t quite work out for the them. Canice Maher won the puck out and drilled home another goal into the top corner of the net. St. Martin’s extended their lead another 4 points to leave the half time score 2-6 to 07. The second half opened with the losers fighting hard to draw back the deficit tagging on 2 points while the winners went through a bad shooting spell. However, John Mulhall worked hard to win ball and shot 4 unanswered points before Thomastown came back into fighting mode with 2 points from frees. In the closing minutes, each side added a point a piece. St. Martin’s were unlucky not to get another goal when Brian Mulhall raced towards goal from 20 metres out but was tackled and the ball hit the side netting. However, with each player giving their all, St. Martin’s ran out winners on a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-12.
Team: Colin McGrath, Brendan Maher, Ollie Walsh, Shane Cadigan, Niall Moran, Bryan Byrne (0-2), James Maher, James Dowling, Mick Morrissey, Luke Maher, Canice Maher (1-1), Brian Mulhall, Robert Shore (1-2), John Maher (0-3), Paddy Dowling.
Subs: John Mulhall (0-4), Jason Shore, Aidan Murphy, Brian Cadigan, Noel D’arcy, David Breen, Thomas Walsh
Team Management: Charlie Carter (Manager), Selectors: Richie McCarthy and Aidan Lawlor.
Referee: Maurice Flynn
18th June 2013
Dates for your Diary!
The annual Tom Kinsella Memorial Tournament will take place on Saturday 29th of June with Clara taking on Oulart the Ballagh in the first semi-final in Coon at 7:00pm. On Sunday 30th, St. Martin’s will take on neighbours Erin’s Own of Castlecomer in the second semi-final in Coon, once again at 7:00pm. The final is fixed for mid July pending fixtures and results.
Junior A’s win by the slimmest of margins
On a wet evening, scoring two goals would almost suggest one would be home and dry. However, this Junior A game between St. Martin’s and Carlow Town suggested otherwise. St. Martin’s were first to take the initiative with a pass from Eugene Maher to Tom Morrissey opening our account with a point. With the sides trading points compliments of Luke Maher and Tom Morrissey, it was level pegging at 0-4 a piece when Conor Kinsella finished a pass from Tom Morrissey to the net leaving us up by a goal at half time. 1-6 to 0-6. The second half opened up with Carlow Town running at us and closing the gap with a goal of their own and a point to take the lead for the first time in the game. However, our lads weren’t going to surrender that easily and with a point from Ciaran Brennan and a pointed free from Eugene Maher, we took the lead back by the slimmest of margins. With each side digging their heels in, St. Martin’s fought hard and our break came when Tom Morrissey caught a great ball at mid field, raced through the defence and from 20 metres out blasted the ball to the net to leave four points in it with 3 minutes left. Carlow Town were not one’s to lie down and put the pressure on our backs who did well to keep their advances out only conceding 3 points to leave the final score 2-11 to 1-13.
Team: Jason Shore, Nicholas Purcell, Martin Dowling, Thomas Walsh, Ruairí Kinsella, Aidan Lawlor, Paddy Dowling, Luke Maher, James Kelly, Ciaran Brennan, Tom Morrissey, Damien Tynan, Eugene Maher, Conor Kinsella, David Walsh.
Subs: Dave Dooley, Damien Egan, Ronan Tynan, Aidan Egan.
Scorers: Luke Maher 0-6, Tom Morrissey 1-2, Eugene Maher 0-2, Conor Kinsella 1-0, Ciaran Brennan 0-1
Selectors: Seamus Tynan, John Ryan, Nicholas Purcell
Referee: Paul Hunston
12th June 2013
U12 travel to Tullamore
St Martins U12s travelled to Tullamore on Sunday 9th June to play 2 matches. It was a glorious day for hurling with splendid sunshine and the teams left in high spirits.
U12 squad in Tullamore.
The Glas teamed played Clara from Offaly. It was a competitive game with good skill and fine hurling. St Martins started well and they kept the Clara forwards under control. There were fine scores taken in the first half. The lads continued this form for the second half and really enjoyed the game.
Team Jack Farrell Paul Murphy Tristan Roache Tommy Butler James Carrigan Adam Agar Cillian Bryan Josh Delahunty Dan Doyle Harry Kealy Aaron O’Dea Ronan Shore and Lorcan Agar
The dearg team played Durrow Ballinamere. St Martins started slowly in this game and conceded some easy scores but slowly the lads got into the game and by half time had become competitive. In the second half St Martins took over and showed great determination.
Team Shane Fahy James Dowling Shane Brennan Tommy Lawlor James Dowling Justin Manning Bill Dowling Shane O’Neill Darragh Coughlan William Smith Josh Dempsey Andrew Buggy & Donal Coughlan.
Both teams showed off their skills ability and determination.
A big thank you to our hosts Durrow Ballinamere as they treated the lads to tea sandwiches and refreshments after the games.
Afterwards the lads went to see their heros Kilkenny play in O’Conner Park.
Billy Nolan of Ranchers Return donated drinks and fruit for all the lads on the trip.
On the way home the bus stopped in Supermacs Portlaoise for food.
Everyone had a good day
Thank you to PJ Shore , Adrian Roache, Tom Farrell, Sean O’Neill, Adrian Dempsey, Gerry Buggy and Liam Dowling for helping out with the teams on the day.
