Dr Crokes and An Ghaeltacht qualify for Munster Club finals

County Board PRO John O’Leary with all the GAA news

Dr Crokes earn tilt with Nemo Rangers

DR Crokes will meet Cork Champions Nemo Rangers in the Munster Senior club Championship final having easily overcome the challenge of Clare champions Kilmurry-Ibrickane at a sunny Lewis Road on Sunday last.

The early indications were that this would be a tough encounter with the sides sharing four points in the first five minutes but Dr Crokes were soon into their stride and a goal by the excellent Johnny Buckley at the end of the first quarter set the All Ireland Club Champions on their way to the final.

With a ten point advantage for the home side at the break, it was an uphill struggle for the Clare men in the second half but though outclassed, they never threw in the towel. There was never the slightest hint that Crokes would do anything other than win comfortably however and this they did with a 2-19 to 0-10 victory.

So the two big powerhouses of Munster club football will face off in an eagerly awaited Munster final on November 26. The venue was decided on the toss of a coin on Tuesday, and no doubt this fixture is sure to capture the imagination of the general public between now and then given that these two sides have over 20 Munster senior club titles between them.

Well done to Dr Crokes on the presentation of the game on Sunday last.

An Ghaeltacht beat Mallow to reach Intermediate Final

AN Ghaeltacht qualified for the Munster Intermediate football final with an easier than expected victory over Cork standard bearers Mallow at the latter’s complex on Sunday last. Their 11-point victory, 1-19 to 1-8, was a fair reflection of their dominance over the home side and they now progress to play Limerick champions St Senans in two weeks time. The Chorca Dhuibhne side got the early advantage but were pegged back by a Mallow goal at the end of the first quarter. They responded well however and added seven points to lead by 0-11 to 1-3 at the break.

Sean Micheál Ó Conchúir’s opportunist goal on the resumption put An Ghaeltacht on the road to victory and with nine different scorers throughout they held off the Mallow challenge to book their place in the final. The game will be played at either Austin Stack Park or a Limerick venue to be decided on the toss of a coin.

Dromid Pearses in search of a Junior Final place

County Junior Premier champions Dromid Pearses go in search of a place in the Munster Junior Club Championship final when they take on Galtee Gaels of Limerick in the semi final at Dromid on Saturday next (1pm).

The fact that their own home ground in Dromid has been passed for the staging of the game must be a big boost to the home side given that they had a long journey to West Clare to play Naomh Eoin in the first round.

Their opponents are playing their first game in the competition having got a bye to the semi-finals but they certainly will have their work cut out for them given that Dromid have been down the club championship road before having been Munster champions back in 2011.

On the other side of the draw, Cork champions Knocknagree will play the Waterford champions, who are as yet unknown, on Sunday next in Mallow and Mallow is also the venue for the final on December 3.