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.
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
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
Junior’s hold on for draw
Our Junior Team travelled to Mooncoin on Saturday evening in the all county league. Playing with the win in the first half Martins went in a half time 1-11 to 1-06. Following the start of the second half Martins increased their lead with a goal by David Breen. Mooncoin continued to put the pressure on and the Final score was 2-14 each.
Team; Jason Shore, Brian Cadigan,Brendan Maher, Aidan Murphy, Mick Morrissey, Aidan Lawlor, Thomas Walsh, Brian Byrne, Luke Maher, David Breen, Micheal Mulhall, Kieran Kelly, Eugene Maher, Martin Dowling, Conor Kinsella. Sub: Nicky Purcell used.
Selectors; Aidan Lawlor, Anthony Maher, Nicky Purcell.
Referee; Jim Fitzgerald.
Depleted Juniors lose out
A depleted St. Martin’s took on a strong O’Loughlin Gaels side in the Junior Hurling League this afternoon. Played in St. John’s Park, it was not St. Martin’s day as the game went against them when they conceded 2-2 in the run-up to half time to leave the score was 0-4 to O’ Loughlin Gaels 2-8. The homeside continued to dominate the second half and ran out winners on a scoreline of 3-20 to St. Martin’s 1-7.
Team: Jason Shore, Brian Cadigan, Brendan Maher, Aidan Murphy, Thomas Walsh, Aidan Lawlor, Mick Morrissey, Luke Maher, Michael Mulhall, David Breen, Noel D’arcy, Kieran Kelly, Eugene Maher, Martin Dowling, Damien Tynan.
Subs: Conor Kinsella, Shane Egan, David Walsh.
Selectors: Anthony Maher, Nicholas Purcell, Aidan Lawlor.
Referee: Jim Fitzgerald
19th May 2013
Lawlor inspires Junior’s
On a cold, showery evening in Coon, St. Martin’s and Erins Own finished all square in the J.J Kavanagh & Son’s Junior Hurling League after a well contested battle between neighbours. It was Erins Own who excelled in the first half despite the best efforts of our backs with the excellent Aidan Lawlor and Mick Morrissey joining forces with Brian Cadigan, Aidan Murphy, Shane Egan and Paddy Dowling. With the score at half time of Erins Own 0-10 to St. Martin’s 0-4, our Juniors had a big mountain to climb in the second half. With Thomas Walsh and Ciaran Brennan feeding in the ball from mid-field, our forwards of Eugene Maher, Noel D’arcy, Kieran Kelly, Damien Tynan, Martin Dowling and John Haughney chipped away creating and taking scores. However, the breakthrough came when Paddy Dowling landed a high ball into the square with Damien Tynan flicking it passed Davy Buggy the Erins Own goalkeeper. With a minute left on the clock and one point between the sides, St. Martin’s were awarded a free which Kieran Kelly duely put over the bar to leave the final score St. Martin’s 1-10, Erins Own 0-13.
Team: Jason Shore, Brian Cadigan, Aidan Murphy, Shane Egan, Paddy Dowling, Aidan Lawlor, Mick Morrissey, Thomas Walsh, Ciaran Brennan, Eugene Maher, Noel D’arcy, Kieran Kelly, Damien Tynan, Martin Dowling, John Haughney.
Scorers: Kieran Kelly 0-7 (5f, 1,65) Damien Tynan 1-2, Paddy Dowling 0-1
Selectors: Anthony Maher, Aidan Lalor, Nicholas Purcell.
First Aid: Dermot Lawlor
Referee: Paddy Bowden
10th May 2013
Junior A’s suffer defeat
St. Martin’s played Lisdowney in the North Junior “A” League in Muckalee. On a lovely afternoon for hurling, St. Martin’s found it hard to get going and trailed at half time 0-10 to 1-5. The goal coming from a long range free from the excellent Jason Shore landing in the square and was tapped in by Damien Tynan on the stroke of half time. Things did not improve for the hard trying St. Martin’s in the second half. However, our backs did well to keep Lisdowney goal-less with loyal servants Martin Dowling, Aidan Lawlor and Nicholas Purcell joined by the youthful Shane Egan, Jack Dowling and Ruairí Kinsella. Thomas Walsh and Stephen Walsh battled hard in midfield while our forwards battled gamely against a solid Lisdowney defence. The hard trying Tom Morrissey and Shane Coonan making up the centre with Shane Kinsella, Damien Tynan, Eugene Maher and James Kelly on the wings. When introduced, John Haughney and David Walsh tried hard also. Lisdowney ran out winners on a scoreline of 0-19 to 1-8.
Team: J. Shore, N. Purcell, M. Dowling, S. Egan, Jack Dowling, A. Lawlor, R. Kinsella, S. Walsh, T. Walsh, D. Tynan, T. Morrissey, S. Kinsella, E. Maher, S. Coonan, J. Kelly. Subs: J. Haughney (used), D. Walsh (used) C. Dowling, R. Tynan, D. Egan, A. Egan.
Scorers: S. Kinsella 0-6 (6f), T. Morrissey 0-1, S. Walsh 0-1, D. Tynan 1-0.
Selectors: Seamus Tynan, John Ryan, John Buggy.
Referee: Pat Hayes
06th May 2013
St. Martin’s beat Black’s and Whites
St. Martin’s played Blacks and White’s this evening in Coon in the All County Junior League. Blacks and Whites were first off the mark scoring 4 points before Brian Mulhall put St. Martin’s on the score board with a well taken point in the 12th minute. However, with both sides shooting their share of wides, St. Martin’s trailed by 3 points to Blacks and Whites 0-6 at half time. The second half saw St. Martin’s moving up the gears with some fine play from B. Byrne, M. Morrissey, N. D’arcy, S. Kinsella, K.Kelly and B. Mulhall. With great determination, St. Martin’s ran out winners on a scoreline of 0-14 to 0-8.
Team: J. Shore, A. Murphy, B.Maher, B.Cadigan, P. Dowling, B. Byrne, M. Morrissey, N. D’arcy, T. Walsh, D. Breen, M. Mulhall, S. Kinsella, K. Kelly, B. Mulhall, D. Shore. Subs: T. Morrissey, M. Dowling, C. Brennan, S. Egan, E. Maher, R. Kinsella.
Scorers: B. Mulhall 0-4, S. Kinsella 0-3 (3 frees), K. Kelly 0-2, B. Byrne 0-4 (2 frees, 2 65’s), D. Breen 0-1
Selectors: Nicholas Purcell, Anthony Maher, A. Lawlor
Referee: Eamon Larkin
04th May 2013
Want to become a referee?
St Martin’s are looking for members who might be interested in becoming a referee. Courses will be provided by the County Board. Anyone interested should contact the club’s secretary.
