Irelands rampant

DUNDALK YOUNG IRELANDS 7-17 ST NICHOLAS 0-7

DUNDALK Young Irelands continued their recent good run of form with a comprehensive victory over St Nicholas.

The first goal arrived after just three minutes from Dean Maguire and four minutes later Peter McStravick added a second. Just before the break Dermot Mone got in on the act to make it 3-10 to 0-4 at half time.

The Young Irelands continued to dominate and substitute John Boland added the fourth before Jordan O’Donoghue made it five. Mark Kilgannon marked his debut for the club with a goal and point from his first two touches before Dean Maguire made it seven in the closing stages.

DUNDALK YOUNG IRELANDS: Leffe Kewele; Alan Minto, Cian O Naraigh, Peter McCourt; Alan Hanks, Derek Maguire 0-2, Oisin McCabe; Aidan Sheeky 0-2, Ciaran Murray; Dean Maguire 2-3, Dermot Mone 1-1, Peter McStravick 1-2; Cian O’Donoghue 0-3, Mark Savage, Jordan O’Donoghue 1-3. Subs: John Boland 1-0, Luke Hazard, Mark Kilgannon 1-1, Shadam Azeez, Alan Flood.

ST NICHOLAS: Alex Finnegan; Lorcan Downey, Ciaran Branigan, Alan Gregory; Ciaran O’Brien, Declan Heeney, Richie Kelly; Nuel Onianwa, Kevin Walsh (0-2); Jason Maguire (0-1), Richie Campbell (0-1), Alan Dyas (0-1); Vinny O’Hare (0-1), John Heeney, Niall McEneaney. Subs: Patrick McCabe (0-1) for N Onianwa, Keith Branigan for A Dyas, Johnny Carter for R Kelly, Nathan Murphy for N McEneaney.