U18 footballers come back to win
St Dominics U18 footballers took on Fermoy on Monday evening, 6th in Glanworth. James O’Brien kicked off the scores with an early first minute goal. Fermoy scored two points in the 2nd and 3rd minute but this was counteracted by points from Tadhg Linehan, Dean Fitzharris and Ricky O’Donoghue all in the first ten minutes of the first half.
Niall Casey made a good interception and was supported well by fellow halfbacks Lorcan Murray and Gearoid Desmond. Diarmuid O’Brien got his name on the scoresheet in the 13th minute with a nice point from play. Fermoy then drove for goal with Cian O’Donnell making a good save in the 15th minute and Cian Looney also saving another shot on goal in the 17th minute. Fermoy found their groove, scoring three quick goals between the 15th and 20th minute. Tadhg Linehan, Darragh Casey, Ryan Nolan and Jack Twomey displayed nice passing skills which gave Jack his first score of the game. Fermoy were the better team in the first half, the score at the break St Dominics 1-05, Fermoy 5-06.
St Dominics were not going to leave Fermoy get the better of them. Cian Looney in corner back pulled off a great block early in the first half, giving St Dominics the drive they needed. Ricky O’Donoghue, Jack Twomey, Dean Fitzharris and Lorcan Murray scored a point each in the first 6 minutes of the second half. St Dominics were truly up for the fight at this stage with Lorcan Murray making a supporting run from the halfback line down the field to score a goal.
A long kick out by Cian O’Donnell saw a brilliant mark won by Jack Twomey who laid it off to Diarmuid O’Brien who popped it over the bar. Ricky
O’Donoghue and Jack Twomey both found the back of the net in the 12th and 15th minute. This levelled the game 4-10 to 5-7. Cian O’Donnell pulled a high ball out of the sky which was dropping short. Dean Fitzharris scored a 19th minute point to put St Dominics ahead for the first time.
Peter O’Keeffe in fullback was strong and supported his team mates well to keep Fermoy’s scoring to a minimum. Tadhg Linehan scored two points in the final ten minutes of normal time, one from a free. Ricky O’Donoghue finished off the game with a point in the 30th minute. This saw St Dominics come back from being 14 points down at halftime to win by 2. Final score St Dominics 4-14 Fermoy 5-09.
Team: Cian O’Donnell, Cian Looney, Peter O’Keeffe, Paul Clancy, Niall Casey, Lorcan Murray (1-01), Gearoid Desmond, Darragh Casey, Diarmuid O’Brien (0-02), James O’Brien (1-00), Dean Fitzharris (0-03), Jack Twomey (1-02), Tadhg Linehan (0-03), Ricky O’Donoghue (1-03), James Smith, Ryan Nolan, Harry Kennerley.
U14 HURLING V ST KEVINS
U14 hurlers took on St Kevins on Thursday, 2nd in Milford. St Dominics started strong scoring 1-01 in the first 10 minutes to St Kevins 3 points. The scores quietened down in the middle 10 minutes of the first half with both teams not scoring. St Dominics defence was strong with Luke O’Donnell in goal. Cian Browne and Joe McGrath applied good pressure and displayed great defending. St Dominics scored two more points in the first half to give a half-time score of 1-03 to 0-03. The first half scorers were Eoin Sheedy (0-03) and Robbie O’Neill (1-0).
Eoin Sheedy and Jamie Coleman in midfield had good games, working hard and creating good play. The St Dominics forwards had a lively game and scored another 1-01 in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Christian Connolly had a good second half scoring 3 points. St Dominics kept the score board ticking over throughout the second half while keeping St Kevins scores to a minimum. The final score was St Dominics 3-08 St Kevins 1-05.
Team: Luke O’Donnell, Matt McGrath, Cian Bowne, Michael Coughlan, Warren O’Neill, Joe McGrath, Rory Murray, Colm Walsh, Eoin Sheedy (0-04), Jamie Coleman (1-0), Christian Connolly (0-03), Joey Gibson, Robbie O’Neill (1-0), Fionn O’Connell, Tom Lee (1-0), Daniel Sheedy, Charlie Gallagher, Tristian Curran, Jamie Burke, Sean Barry (0-01).
U18 HURLING V KILSHANNIG
St Dominics U18 hurlers took on Kilshannig in Glantane last Thursday. The first 15 minutes were even with St Dominics leading 1-05 to 1-04. Kilshannig then got their scoring rhythm to see St Dominics trailing 1-05 to 2-10 at the break. St Dominics came out fighting and were down one point 2-11 to 2-12 in the 15th minute of the second half. St Dominics then scored 2 quick points to take the lead. It was point for point after this with the game ending all square at 2-16 apiece.
U12 HURLING V CLYDA ROVERS
Last Saturday morning, the St Dominics U12s were on the road to Mourneabbey for their hurling league match against Clyda Rovers. The start of the match was delayed by a few minutes as the referee was running late. Nobody minded as it gave the teams a bit more time to warm up and complete their preparation. With Rhys Pierce as captain for the day, St Dominics got off the mark early in the
game with some great linking through midfield and into the forwards who converted their point.
However Clyda quickly responded to level up and push ahead with a goal. From there, Clyda took the initiative in the first half with some quality play and worked the ball through quick hands and accurate shooting. In goals for St Dominic’s was Seán McAuliffe who made some excellent saves and clearances and kept his team in touch. Jack McGrath was tenacious in competing for the ball and won a large number of frees for his team.
St Dominics came out fighting in the second half, determined to perform well. A couple of early goals from Clyda made it a touch battle for the lads but they soldiered on. Eoghan Desmond had a great game and chased every sliotar that he could. The team stuck with the task throughout the game and Danny O’Keeffe scored a lovely goal in the last
quarter. This lifted his teammates who rallied towards the end of the game, showing great character.
Ultimately, it was not to be in Mourneabbey, Clyda Rovers were deserving winners who inflicted a large score on St Dominics. The referee, John Kenneally, took time to give feedback and generous encouragement to both teams at the end of the match which the boys appreciated.
Luckily for the St Dominics U12s, they had Glanfest to look forward to over the weekend and this was a great success and very enjoyable. Well done to all the organisers and volunteers who delivered another great local festival.
Team: Seán McAuliffe, Oisín Noonan, Rory Fuller, Finbarr Conran, Tommy Brennan, Daniel Sheedy, Matt Coughlan, Joey Gibson, John Dunne, Ciaran Roche, Eoghan Desmond, Danny O’Keeffe, Jack McGrath, Conan Selma and Rhys Pierce.
GLANFEST
St Dominic’s members and the wider community enjoyed a brilliant weekend at Glanfest. St Dominics members participated in the 7s football in memory of Owenie McAuliffe on Saturday, as well as some members lining out for both Glanworth GAA and Mitchelstown RFC in the James Meaney Memorial game on Sunday. A fun filled enjoyable weekend was had by all with countless entertainment.
Well done to everyone who was involved in organising the event, it is great to see a great festival and atmosphere in the locality.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to all in Curraghagalla National School who received First Holy Communion on Saturday last. Well done to Niall Casey who lined out for Rebel Óg Cork North last Saturday against Galway.