GALWAY, KILKENNY AND Cork clubs claimed the coveted spots on offer today in the AIB All-Ireland intermediate and junior club hurling finals.
Ahascragh-Fohenagh, Carrickshock, Mayfield and Mooncoin were all celebrating after victories propelled them into the deciders on 18 February.
Croke Park beckons for the clubs of Cathal Mannion and Richie Power. INPHO
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In the intermediate grade, Galway senior Cathal Mannion was in exceptional form in shooting 0-12 as his Ahascragh-Fohenagh side saw off Waterford’s Lismore in O’Connor Park in Tullamore by 1-17 to 0-13.
A Luke Cosgrove goal was the key score for Ahascragh-Fohenagh in the first half as they went in at the break in front by 1-10 to 0-9. Mannion and Maurice Shanahan hit 0-7 apiece for their respective sides in that opening period.
Mannion took his total to 0-12 by the end with Lismore finishing the game with 13 men.
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They’ll take on Kilkenny’s Carrickshock in the decider with Richie Power putting his injury travails behind him to start in their 0-18 to 1-9 semi-final success over London’s Robert Emmett’s in O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.
Carrickshock laid the foundations for their victory in the first half as they went in front 0-13 to 0-1 at the interval while Robert Emmetts were reduced to 13 men by the interval.
The London champions did cut the gap in the second half but Carrickshock had top scorer Kevin Farrell, John Butler, Damien Walsh and Richie Power all chipping in with points.
Carrickshock will now hope to make amends for their defeat in the very first All-Ireland intermediate club final back in 2003 against Tipperary’s Kiladangan.
All Ireland IHC Semi Final @KilkennyCLG FT Carrickshock: 0-18(18) Robert Emmetts: 1-9(12) Strange 2nd half, but got there. Croke Pk next!
At junior level, it’ll be a battle between Cork and Kilkenny on Saturday 18 February after Mayfield and Mooncoin got the job done today in their respective semi-final outings.
Cork city side Mayfield saw off Sligo’s Calry/St Joseph’s by 1-14 to 1-7 in the curtain-raiser in Tullamore.
0-4 from Nicky Kelly and 0-2 from Kevin Punch helped Mayfield go in front 0-8 to 0-5 at the interval. It was star forward Kelly who notched the crucial goal nine minutes into the second half that put them firmly in the driving seat.
Calry/St Joseph’s, whose chief scorer was forward Keith Raymond, did grab a late goal but Mayfield ran out deserving seven-point winners.
While south Kilkenny side Mooncoin went on a goalscoring spree in their 5-11 to 0-8 victory over Antrim’s Lámh Dearg in Trim. Michael Grace hit two goals in the first half for the winners while John Fitzgerald notched a brace in the second half.
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Galway, Kilkenny and Cork clubs book All-Ireland hurling final places in Croke Park
GALWAY, KILKENNY AND Cork clubs claimed the coveted spots on offer today in the AIB All-Ireland intermediate and junior club hurling finals.
Ahascragh-Fohenagh, Carrickshock, Mayfield and Mooncoin were all celebrating after victories propelled them into the deciders on 18 February.
In the intermediate grade, Galway senior Cathal Mannion was in exceptional form in shooting 0-12 as his Ahascragh-Fohenagh side saw off Waterford’s Lismore in O’Connor Park in Tullamore by 1-17 to 0-13.
A Luke Cosgrove goal was the key score for Ahascragh-Fohenagh in the first half as they went in at the break in front by 1-10 to 0-9. Mannion and Maurice Shanahan hit 0-7 apiece for their respective sides in that opening period.
Mannion took his total to 0-12 by the end with Lismore finishing the game with 13 men.
They’ll take on Kilkenny’s Carrickshock in the decider with Richie Power putting his injury travails behind him to start in their 0-18 to 1-9 semi-final success over London’s Robert Emmett’s in O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.
Carrickshock laid the foundations for their victory in the first half as they went in front 0-13 to 0-1 at the interval while Robert Emmetts were reduced to 13 men by the interval.
The London champions did cut the gap in the second half but Carrickshock had top scorer Kevin Farrell, John Butler, Damien Walsh and Richie Power all chipping in with points.
Carrickshock will now hope to make amends for their defeat in the very first All-Ireland intermediate club final back in 2003 against Tipperary’s Kiladangan.
At junior level, it’ll be a battle between Cork and Kilkenny on Saturday 18 February after Mayfield and Mooncoin got the job done today in their respective semi-final outings.
Cork city side Mayfield saw off Sligo’s Calry/St Joseph’s by 1-14 to 1-7 in the curtain-raiser in Tullamore.
0-4 from Nicky Kelly and 0-2 from Kevin Punch helped Mayfield go in front 0-8 to 0-5 at the interval. It was star forward Kelly who notched the crucial goal nine minutes into the second half that put them firmly in the driving seat.
Calry/St Joseph’s, whose chief scorer was forward Keith Raymond, did grab a late goal but Mayfield ran out deserving seven-point winners.
While south Kilkenny side Mooncoin went on a goalscoring spree in their 5-11 to 0-8 victory over Antrim’s Lámh Dearg in Trim. Michael Grace hit two goals in the first half for the winners while John Fitzgerald notched a brace in the second half.
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