JJ Kavanagh & Sons Junior Hurling League Rd.4
In a calm Muckalee this evening, St. Martin’s took on Mullinavat in the Junior Hurling League. Shane Kinsella and Donal Shore got the Martin’s men off to a good start going 2 points up before Mullinavat took the lead going 1-5 to 0-3 up with the help of a goal from David Murphy. Points from Shane Kinsella, Paddy Brennan, Luke Maher and Paul Maher clawed the deficit down to one point with 28 and a half minutes on the clock as the half time whistle sounded early to leave the score St. Martin’s 0-10 Mullinavat 1-8. The lead swayed from side to side in the second half with a flurry of points from Jason Shore, Shane Kinsella, Donal Shore, Tommy Quirke and Paul Maher. Jason Shore was called from his lines to take a 20m free which he duly converted by finishing it to the back of the net. However, Mullinvat were busy with Joseph Galvin and Jamie Fennelly picking off points with the latter scoring his sides second goal. The final score ended up with Martin’s losing out by 3 points, St. Martin’s 1-17, Mullinavat 2-17.
Team: Jason Shore (1-1), Brian Cadigan, Aidan Murphy, Jack Dowling, Alan Murphy, Noel D’arcy, Thomas Walsh, Paddy Brennan (0-1), Shane Coonan (0-1), Luke Maher (0-1), Adrian Farrell, Shane Kinsella (0-6), Donal Shore (0-3), Paul Maher (0-3), Eugene Maher.
Subs: Kieran Kelly (used) Tommy Quirke (0-1)(used), Damien Tynan, Damien Egan, Shane Egan, Shane Dowling, Tom Morrissey, Robert Reid, David Walsh
Team Management: Anthony Maher, Eoin Maher
Referee: Willie Kearney
17th July 2014
Byrne Cup Rd. 4 vs Young Ireland’s
St. Martin’s took on Young Ireland’s this evening in the fourth round of the Byrne Cup. Played in Gowran in front of a small crowd, it was the homeside that settled first with two good points. However, St. Martin’s kicked into life when John Mulhall found the net in the 7th minute and Adrian Farrell shot over the bar put their side up after the first quarter. With some more lovely play from John Mulhall, once again finding the back of the net, Paddy Nolan and Luke Maher, St. Martin’s found themselves two up at half time. (St. Martin’s 2-4, Young Ireland’s 0-8). Following on from that, Martin’s hammered home a further 3 goals from the sticks of John Mulhall, Eoin McGrath and Adrian Farrell while Robert Shore, Brian Cadigan and Paul Maher also got in on the scoring act with well taken points. Young Ireland’s were unlucky with a few missed chances at goal but the Martin’s defence did great keeping them out. Final Score: St. Martin’s 5-10 Young Ireland’s 0-17.
Team: Colin McGrath, Shane Cadigan, Bryan Byrne, Jack Dowling, Brian Mulhall, Ollie Walsh, Luke Maher (0-1), Shane Kinsella, Paddy Nolan, (0-1) Paul Maher (0-2), John Mulhall (4-2), Adrian Farrell (1-1), Donal Shore, Eoin McGrath (1-1), Robert Shore (0-1).
Subs: Brian Cadigan (0-1), Shane Egan, Thomas Walsh. (all used).
Team Management: Charlie Carter, Aidan Lawlor, Ronan Ruane.
Referee: Ollie O’Neill
15th July 2014
Junior B Hurling League Rd.4
In a sparsely attended Galmoy, St. Martin’s took on the homeside this evening in Round 4 of the Junior “B” hurling League. With scores from Donal Shore, Adrian Farrell and Nickey Purcell, the latter scoring a goal on the stroke of half time, there were only 2 points between the sides. (Galmoy 2-4 St. Martin’s 1-5). Upon the resumption, the men from Galmoy with renewed energy powered on. St. Martin’s tried hard but the scores just would not come. Full time score Galmoy 2-17, St. Martin’s 1-10.
Team: Eugene Maher, Shane Egan, Thomas Walsh, Jack Dowling, Robert Reid, Paddy Brennan, Eoin Murphy, James Kelly, Tommy Quirke (0-1), Adrian Farrell (0-3), Donal Shore (0-3), Shane Dowling (0-1), Ruairí Kinsella (0-1), Nickey Purcell (1-1), Colm O’Neill.
Subs: Aidan Egan, Damien Egan, Kevin Tynan, Ronan Tynan. (all used).
Selectors: Seamus Tynan, Conor Kinsella, Nickey Purcell.
Referee: Peter Burke
13th July 2014
Senior Hurling League Rd. 4
St. Martin’s took on Ballyhale Shamrocks in the fourth round of the Senior Hurling League in Bennetsbridge this evening. Right from the start, the Shamrocks side raced into a 1-5 to 0-3 lead within the first 15 minutes of the game. The Martin’s men could only manage a further 3 points before half time whilst trying hard to defend as they went in at the interval 7 points down. ( Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-10, St Martin’s 0-6). The second half saw a little improvement for the North Kilkenny outfit. They clawed their way back and cut the deficit down to 3 points with a Robert Shore goal. This was after a missed goal opportunity and conceeding a goal to T. J Reid to go 6 points down mid way through the second half. However, that was to be the last score of the game for St. Martin’s as Ballyhale proved too strong and ran out winners on a scoreline of 2-16 to 1-11.
Team: Colin McGrath, Shane Cadigan, Ollie Walsh, Bryan Byrne, Brian Mulhall, Paddy Nolan, James Dowling (0-1), Paddy Brennan, Mick Morrissey, John Mulhall (0-1), Tom Breen (0-1), John Maher (0-8), Paul Maher, Eoin McGrath, Robert Shore (1-0).
Subs: Shane Kinsella (used), Jason Shore, Aidan Murphy, Noel D’arcy, James Maher, Brian Cadigan, Luke Maher, Adrian Farrell, Donal Shore, Jack Dowling, Shane Egan, Eugene Maher, Thomas Walsh.
Management: Charlie Carter, Richard O’Shea, Ronan Ruane, Aidan Lawlor
Referee: Maurice Flynn
11th July 2014
Junior B Hurling Championship Rd. 1
In an overcast Coon, St. Martin’s and O’Loughlin Gaels squared up to one another in the North Junior B Championship. The homeside were slow to get off the ground with their first score coming from a Donal Shore free but then had to go through almost ten minutes before their next score came. In the meantime, O’Loughlin’s went 0-3 to 0-1 up. But then, the first goal of the game came when Damien Tynan crossed a good ball to Brandon Sheehan who finished the ball to the net for Martin’s to go up by one. After that, Donal Shore, Tommy Quirke, and Adrian Farrell traded points with Barrie Hogan, Vincent Wallace and David Rice to go in with the mininum between the sides at half time. (1-5 to O’Loughlin’s 0-7). The second half saw O’Loughlin Gaels been that bit more hungrier in attack. St. Martin’s found it hard to find scores despite working hard. The Gaels pulled away mid way through the half outscoring Martin’s by 4 points in the end as the full time score stood at St. Martin’s 1-10 O’Loughlin Gaels 1-14.
Team: Eugene Maher, Shane Egan, Thomas Walsh, Jack Dowling, Paddy Brennan, Alan Murphy, Eoin Murphy, Adrian Farrell (0-1), Tommy Quirke (0-1), Nicky Purcell, Donal Shore (0-7), Brandon Sheehan (1-0), Ruairí Kinsella, Damien Tynan, Colm O’Neill (0-1)
Subs: David Walsh (used), Niall Clancy (used) Aidan Egan (used), Kevin Tynan, Damien Egan, Ronan Tynan
Team Management: Seamus Tynan, Conor Kinsella, Nicky Purcell.
Referee: Ollie O’Neill
9th July 2014
Member’s Draw Results May-June 2014
May 2014 Winners:
€400: Eilís Kelly, Coon West
€200: Billy Shore, Coon West
€100: Noel D’arcy, Coon East
€100: Una Byrne, Mothel
€50: Lisa Maher, Damerstown
€50: Sean O’Neill, Coon East
€50: Bill Trousdell, Aughamucky
€50: Ger Doyle Snr, Coon East
€50: Noel Shore, Cruttenclogh
€50: Pat Geoghan, Gaulstown
June Winners
€400: Pat Lawlor, Old Road, Moonenroe
€200: Joe Dowling, Cruttenclogh
€100: Tracy Kealy, Mothel
€100: Michael Callanan, Ruthstown
€50: Thomas Breen, Muckalee
€50: Lillian Holohal, Clorinka
€50: Ebsie Coonan, Timberoe
€50: Jimmy Kelly, Cruttenclogh
€50: Bridget Ryan, Clorinka,
€50: Tom Kinsella Snr, Coon West
Dowling Cup
Our U.12’s will play Bennetsbridge in the final of the Dowling Family Cup on this Sunday (29th June) in Coon at 11.30am.. Please come out and support our younger players. Refreshments in Coon Hall afterwards.
Byrne Cup Rd.2 vs. St. Lachtain’s
On a very calm evening in Coon, the locals took on St. Lachtain’s of Freshford in the second round of the Byrne Cup. In front of a small crowd, Luke Maher opened his side’s scoring with a point. Straight after that, the Freshford side got themselves off the mark with a point. They went 3-1 up before St. Martin’s found their feet and it was level pegging all the way through with points from Canice Maher, Shane Kinsella, Eoin McGrath, Tom Breen and Robert Shore. With five minutes left in the first half, Martin’s pulled away with further points from Shane Kinsella and John Maher been accurate on free’s to put the score at St. Martin’s 0-11, St. Lachtain’s 0-7 at half time. The second half restarted with St. Martin’s reasserting themselves and they continued to pull away with substitute Shane Coonan getting his name on the score board with two points from play. Lachtain’s tried their best to pull back the deficit with a well worked goal from Stephen Farrell, quickly followed by a point from Johnny Fitz to leave the minimum between the sides. However, the Martin’s men did not wilt as Luke Maher, Shane Kinsella, John Maher, Tom Breen and Robert Shore all took their scores when the opportunities arose with Eoin McGrath finishing off the game with the last point. St. Martin’s picked up their second win on a scoreline of 0-23 to St. Lachtain’s 1-14.
Team: Colin McGrath, Martin Dowling, Noel D’arcy, Jack Dowling, Brian Mulhall, James Dowling, Thomas Walsh, Canice Maher (0-1), Shane Kinsella (0-3), Luke Maher (0-2), Tom Breen (0-3), Robert Shore (0-4), John Maher (0-6), Eoin McGrath (0-2), Donal Shore.
Subs: Shane Coonan (used)(0-2), Ollie Walsh (used), Damien Tynan, (used), Brian Cadigan(used), Shane Egan, Eugene Maher, Kieran Kelly.
Team Management: Charlie Carter, Ronan Ruane, Aidan Lawlor.
Referee: Paul Hunston
24th June 2014
Byrne Cup Rd. 1 vs Lisdowney
On a glorious summer evening in Lisdowney, St. Martin’s took on the homeside in the first round of the Byrne Cup. Lisdowney were slow to get started and St. Martin’s took full advantage of this with Tom Breen scoring the first goal of the game followed by points from John Maher and Robert Shore. Lisdowney scored a brace of points before scoring a goal of their own 20 minutes into the game. After that, St. Martin’s upped the pace to keep their opponents at bay with points from Adrian Farrell, John Maher, Eoin McGrath and Shane Kinsella to cancel out points from Lisdowney. The half time score stood at St. Martin’s 1-8, Lisdowney 1-5.
The second half continued as the first half began with goals from Tom Breen and Donal Shore within the first 2 minutes. The visitors found it hard to hit the target but still kept ahead with points from Canice Maher, Brian Cadigan and John Maher, been accurate on free’s, plus a further two goals from Donal Shore as they went on to take the spoils on a scoreline of 5-13 to 2-11.
Team: Eugene Maher, Aidan Murphy, Paddy Nolan, Noel D’arcy, Brian Mulhall, James Dowling, Mick Morrissey, Canice Maher (0-3), Adrian Farrell (0-1), Paul Maher, Tom Breen (2-0), John Maher (0-5), Shane Kinsella (0-1), Eoin McGrath (0-1), Robert Shore (0-1).
Subs: Donal Shore (3-0)(used), Thomas Walsh (used), Luke Maher (used), Brian Cadigan (0-1) (used), Jack Dowling (used), Damien Tynan, Shane Dowling.
Team Management: Charlie Carter, Aidan Lawlor, Ronan Ruane,
Referee: Eugene Ryan
17th June 2014
Kevin Fennelly Semi-Final
On a breezy Sunday evening, St. Martin’s and Barrow Rangers lined out in the Kevin Fennelly Cup. St. Martin’s, assisted with the wind in the first half, kept up with their opponents despite them getting a goal midway through the half. It was a close first half with Shane Kinsella, Mick Morrissey, Donal Shore, Luke Maher and Thomas Walsh all trading scores with the Paulstown side, leaving the half time score St. Martin’s 0-10 Barrow Rangers 1-6. However, with the loss of Mick Morrissey and Luke Maher through injury early in the second half, and Ranger’s aided by the strong breeze up the field, the second half clearly belonged to them. St. Martin’s, though been accurate when they did get scoring chances were not strong enough for their counterparts. The Barrow Rangers outfit went on to win on scoreline of 2-19 to St. Martin’s 0-17.
Team: Paul Maher, Martin Dowling, Aidan Murphy, Shane Egan, Jack Dowling, Mick Morrissey (0-1), Alan Murphy, Paddy Brennan, Adrian Farrell (0-2), Luke Maher (0-5), Shane Kinsella (0-5), Thomas Walsh (0-1), Eugene Maher, James Kelly, Donal Shore (0-3). Subs: Damien Tynan, Tommy Quirke, Eoin Murphy, John Haughney (all used)
Selectors: Anthony Maher, John Buggy.
Referee: Eamon Mansfield
8th June 2014
