Carnacon denied by Tribal tidal wave
CARNACON’S quest for a second successive AllIreland Ladies senior club football title was ended by Galway’s KilkerrinClonberne in Saturday’s Connacht decider. Goals proved crucial as Kilkerrin-Clonberne claimed a first provincial senior crown since 2015, with Ailish Morrissey, skipper Louise Ward and Annette Clarke all raising green flags in Ballyhaunis. This 3-4 to 1-8 victory was sweet revenge for Kilkerrin-Clonberne, who lost out to Carnacon in a replayed Connacht final last year. Cora Staunton’s 1-7 wasn’t enough for Carnacon as the Mayo stars bowed out. Kilkerrin-Clonberne’s reward is an All-Ireland semi-final clash with Cork and Munster standardbearers Mourneabbey. In the other half of the draw, it will be Dublin’s Foxrock-Cabinteely against Monaghan’s Donaghmoyne, who were All-Ireland champions as recently as 2016. Fox-Cab made it four successive Leinster senior titles yesterday with a 4-11 to 1-8 victory over Laois outfit Sarsfields. Skipper Amy Ring led by example with a 2-4 haul for Fox-Cab, with Roisin McGovern coming off the bench to collect 2-1. Laois senior Clare Conlon scored 1-6 for Sarsfields but a first Leinster senior title since 2015 proved beyond them. Meanwhile, Donaghmoyne claimed a 1-15 to 1-8 victory over Donegal’s Glenfin in the Ulster final on Saturday. Cathriona McConnell scored 0-9 for the winners in Killyclogher, with Eimear Traynor’s goal also proving important. Donegal county stars Yvonne Bonner and Karen Guthrie combined for 1-7 (Bonner with 1-4) but Donaghmoyne had too much big-game know-how and marched into the AllIreland semi-finals. Elsewhere, in Saturday’s Connacht junior decider, Sligo’s Tourlestrane claimed victory over Galway’s Naomh Anna Leitir Moir. Galway added the intermediate title when St Brendan’s beat Westport. Dublin’s Clontarf were crowned Leinster intermediate champions but in the junior decider, Castleknock from the capital and Carlow’s Old Leighlin will have to do it all over again next Saturday.