Points secured
Mitchelstown 1-14 Aghabullogue 2-9
Mitchelstown secured the points in this entertaining Cork Credit Unions Div 2 football league played at Mitchelstown on Friday night last. It was a pulsating opening quarter in which the visitors raised the first white flag but points from Sheehan and Magee followed by a Dineen goal and 1-1 from Aghabullogue inside the opening 8 minutes left the score 1-02 each.
Both teams exchanged points before a fruitful 10 minutes saw Mitchelstown score five points without reply. The visitors replied with three points before Jim Sheehan raised the white flag to leave the half-time score 1-09 to 1-06. Both sides gave it their all in the second half but points from English, Sheehan, Magee and Dineen saw Town hold out for a two point win.
Team - L Hannah, L Finn, A Donegan, K Roche, F Herlihy, R Donegan, J O’Sullivan, P Magee (0-3), S Walsh (0-1), C English (0-1), S Beston (0-3), S O’Sullivan, S Kenneally, D Dineen (1-2), J Sheehan (0-4). Subs used C Hyland for S Kenneally.
U19 COUNTY LEAGUE Mitchelstown 1-10 Kilshannig 2-10
Mitchelstown played the final game in the U19 league on Wednesday, April 27th going under to Kilshannig on the above scoreline. In an evenly matched contest both teams had scores early on with Mitchelstown having points from S Kenneally, C
McNamara, D Sheehan, L Murphy and R Donegan. Kilshannig dominated the closing stages of the first half, a C McNamara point followed by A O’Grady goal left the half-time score 1-06 to 1-05 in favour of town. The second half saw sides exchange points but a Kilshannig goal 10 minutes in to the half proved to be the difference between the sides. Mitchelstown tagged on points from B Baker, K Cotter and L Murphy but just came up short on the night.
Team - T Nolan, A Barry, E Geary, O Morrissey, O Hanrahan, R Donegan (0-1), B Baker (0-1), S Kenneally (0-2), C McNamara (0-2), L Murphy (0-2), D Sheehan, A O’Grady (1-0), K Cotter (0-1), D Conroy.
FIELD DEVELOPMENT LOTTO JACKPOT €5,200
The draw took place in Walsh’s Yard Bar on Thursday last, April 28th with a jackpot of €5,000. Numbers drawn were 1, 4, 11 and 14 with no jackpot winner. The following were lucky dip winners: Fionn Herlihy, Stephen Roche c/o Tods and Margaret Tobin c/o Broadway. Tickets can be purchased at numerous retail outlets, outside SuperValu on Saturday, May 6th or by logging onto the club website. Next draw Thursday, May 12th with a jackpot of €5,200.
BEST WISHES
Best wishes to Cathal O’Mahony who will hopefully line out with the Cork senior footballers in Páirc Uí Rinn this Saturday at 6pm.