Irelands on course

YOUNG IRELANDS SEAN MCDERMOTTS 4-13 0-4

YOUNG Irelands continue to lead the way in Division 3 after a very comfortable victory over Sean McDermotts in Dundalk on Friday.

The result keeps the Irelanders two points ahead of the chasing pack and was based on an impressive first half display that saw them build up a 13-point lead at the break.

Dean Maguire got the ball rolling for the hosts as he found the net on seven minutes while Cian O’Donoghue and Mark Kilgannon followed suit before the break to help their side lead by 3-6 to 0-2.

Despite Patrick Osborne, David O’Neill and David McArdle kicking the McDermotts points, there was no let-up in the second half as Sean McLaughlin added a fourth goal to complete a comfortable win.

DUNDALK YOUNG IRELANDS: Iffee Kwuele; Stephen Bellew Ciaran Murray, Peter McCourt; Shadam Azeez, Derek Maguire, Cian O Naraigh 0-1; Derek Rogers 0-2, Aidan Sheeky 0-3; Dean Maguire 1-2, Dermot Mone, Peter Nixon; Cian O Donoghue 1-0, Mark Savage 0-1, Jordan O’Donoghue 0-4. Subs: Mark Kilgannon 1-0 for P Nixon, Alan Minto for S Bellew, Sean McLaughlin 1-0 for D Mone, Aaron Fee for C O’Donoghue, Oisin McCabe for P McCourt, Alan Hanks for J O’Donoghue.

SEAN MCDERMOTTS: Stephen Carey; Kevin McGahon, Sean McMahon, Daniel Connors; Emmet Duffy, Peter Osborne, Ian Corbally; Patrick Osborne 0-2, Declan Carroll; Martin Duffy, Lorcan Myles, David O’Neill 0-1; Kevin McMahon, Tony Kelly, David McArdle 0-1.