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TOURLESTRANE CURRY 3- 17 2- 6 THIS game was played on Friday night at 9pm under the lights of Toulestrane. Toulestrane opened the game with a point by Gary Gaughan.
Alan Dunne followed with a second point, his brother Diarmuid scored the next point.
Liam Gaughan scored a point from a free and Niall Egan scored a point from a forty- five.
Curry finally opened their account with a point from John Feeney.
Denis Coffey and Kenny Morley then popped over two points for Curry.
Toulestrane responded with a goal from Alan Dunne. Liam Gaughan then scored from a free, Pat Harte popped over three points before scoring a goal in the twenty fifth minute. Conal Marren, who had replaced Gary Gaughan, also scored a point.
John Feeney and Sean Davey scored a point each for Curry leading to the half time score Toulestrane 2- 9 Curry 5 points.
Toulestrane opened the second half with points by Niall Egan, Oisín Kennedy and Conal Marren. Curry were then awarded a penalty when Michael Gorden was taken down in the square.
Diarmuid Dunne received a black card for this foul.
Danny O’Hara drilled the penalty in the back of the net.
Toulestrane responded with a goal of their own, scored by Liam Gaughan. The same player followed with two points before Jason Marren retaliated with a goal for Curry.
Conal Marren scored the last two points for Toulestrane while Curry had a point by Conor Scanlon. The game ended with Toulestrane 3- 17 Curry 2- 6. CURRY: R. Wynne, E. Walsh, S. Collery, K. Reilly, G. Walsh, S. Marren, M. Gorden, S. Davey, D. Coffey, T. Henry, F. Brennan, O. HiggINs, K. Morley, D. O’Hara, J. Feeney. Subs: D. McDonagh for E. Walsh, J. Marren for D. O’Hara, C. Scanlon for S. Davey, D. Walsh for K. Morley, C. Gallagher for S. Marren. TOULESTRANE: P. McVeigh, D. Leonard, B. Kennedy, D. Dunne, O. Kennedy, S. Dunne, J. F. Carr, K. Gavaghan, J. Quinn, A. Dunne, G. Gaughan, N. Egan, P. Harte, J. Marren, L. Gaughan. Subs: C. Marren for G. Gaughan, C. Neary for D. Leonard, C. Durkin for D. Dunne ( BC), B. Brennan for J. Marren, J. Leonard for N. Egan, R. Kennedy for P. Harte. REFEREE: Michael Duffy SLIGO Gaelic Masters are back in training for a tilt at the 2017 All- Ireland Master title, the inter- county All- Ireland for Gaelic footballers over 40 years of age. Sligo’s participation had lapsed for over a decade with the county returning to the competition last year. Their competitiveness was highlighted by their close defeat to eventual All- Ireland winners, Mayo, in their game in Ballymote.
The Sligo masters are running a Golf Classic in Tubbercurry Golf Club on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th of May to raise funds to cover running expenses for the season. It is being played in a scramble format with teams of four at € 25 per player.
The panel train every Monday in Scarden at 8pm under the guidance of Reggie McNulty, Neil Carew, Gerry Monaghan and Ray Kilcoyne. The Championship starts in July. Presently the Masters Championship involves 15 counties: Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Leitrim, Longford, London, Westmeath, Offaly, Kildare, Donegal, Tyrone, Antrim, Cavan and Monaghan. Wicklow, Dublin, Cork and Fermanagh are among the sides looking to join next year. New players are welcome, and, with rolling subs, all players should get game time. The camaraderie between the sides is admirable and the ethos of the Masters is very much that the game should be played in the right spirit.
There is also an international dimension; three of the Sligo panel ( David Durkin, Eamonn O’Hara and Con O’Meara) made the Irish Masters team that defeated a touring Australian AFL Masters side in Compromise Rules in 2016. A return series is in the offing, so players joining up could have a trip Down Under to look forward to!
To book a place on the golf classic, ring Neil Carew on 086- 8374402.