Full-time: Na Piarsaigh 2-25 Cushendall 2-14 – Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) are All-Ireland club senior hurling champions
Na Piarsaigh 2-24 Cushendall 2-14
Neil McManus with a free for Cushendall. Two added minutes until an outstanding Na Piarsaigh team are crowned All-Ireland champions for the first time in the club’s history.
Na Piarsaigh 2-24 Cushendall 2-13
Only a consolation at this stage but McKeegan flicks home for Cushendall’s second goal of the afternoon.
Goal! Na Piarsaigh 2-24 Cushendall 2-13 (Karl McKeegan, 58)
Na Piarsaigh 2-24 Cushendall 1-13
Pure class from Will O’Donoghue to make it a 15-point gap, but then Shane McNaughton hits back.
Na Piarsaigh 2-23 Cushendall 1-12
Nice point from Shane McNaughton, who’s been excellent for Cushendall.
Na Piarsaigh 2-23 Cushendall 1-11
Dowling with another monster for Na Piarsaigh. It’s been like target practice for them at times.
Na Piarsaigh 2-21 Cushendall 1-10
More magic from Kevin Downes as he points from distance out on the left.
Na Piarsaigh 2-20 Cushendall 1-10
Na Piarsaigh 2-20 Cushendall 1-10
To Cushendall’s credit, they certainly haven’t thrown in the towel but Na Piarsaigh have just been incredibly impressive.
Na Piarsaigh 2-20 Cushendall 1-10
Goal chance for Cushendall substitute McKeegan but Adrian Breen hits a monster point at the other end. Double scores now.
Na Piarsaigh 2-19 Cushendall 1-9
Alan Dempsey from long range. Magnificent hurling.
Na Piarsaigh 2-18 Cushendall 1-9
Goal chance after a great run by Kevin Downes but David Dempsey pulls it just wide.
Na Piarsaigh 2-18 Cushendall 1-9
Cushendall aren’t going down without a fight. McManus flicked to the net excellently after a free was dropped in towards the square by Shane McNaughton. Shane Dowling yellow-carded for a foul and McManus slots over the free.
Goal! Na Piarsaigh 2-18 Cushendall 1-8 (Neil McManus, 39)
Na Piarsaigh 2-18 Cushendall 0-8
Champagne hurling from Na Piarsaigh as Peter Casey increases their lead to 16 points.
Na Piarsaigh 2-17 Cushendall 0-8
Another from Adrian Breen. Seems like we’re just prolonging the inevitable here, even with over 23 minutes remaining.
Na Piarsaigh 2-16 Cushendall 0-8
Ronan Lynch with pinpoint accuracy with a long-range free for the Munster champions, Shane Dowling with a cracker from play from wide on the left, then David Breen with a carbon copy from the opposite wing.
Na Piarsaigh 2-13 Cushendall 0-7
Neil McManus points an early free for Cushendall but Adrian Breen hits right back with a beauty for Na Piarsaigh.
Na Piarsaigh 2-12 Cushendall 0-6
Tough first half for the men from Ulster. Is there any way back?
Half-time: Na Piarsaigh 2-12 Cushendall 0-6
Na Piarsaigh 2-12 Cushendall 0-6
Lovely point from Peter Casey, then Downes chips in as well. Na Piarsaigh have played some delightful hurling in this first-half.
Na Piarsaigh 2-10 Cushendall 0-6
Dowling puts a tricky free wide for Na Piarsaigh. Two minutes of added time to be played.
Na Piarsaigh 2-10 Cushendall 0-6
Neil McManus with a close-range free and the Antrim men are creeping back into it slowly.
Na Piarsaigh 2-10 Cushendall 0-5
Kevin Downes gets in for Na Piarsaigh’s second goal but Cushendall hit back with a couple of quickfire points.
Goal! Na Piarsaigh 2-10 Cushendall 0-3 (Kevin Downes, 26)
Na Piarsaigh 1-10 Cushendall 0-3
Alan Dempsey with another for Na Piarsaigh. Cushendall can’t seem to stem the tide.
Na Piarsaigh 1-9 Cushendall 0-3
Another free for Dowling stretches the gap to nine for the men from Limerick.
Na Piarsaigh 1-8 Cushendall 0-3
Goal chance for Cushendall’s Sean McAfee goes narrowly wide.
Na Piarsaigh 1-8 Cushendall 0-3
Chance for a point from close range for Kevin Downes but he uncharacteristically puts it wide.
Na Piarsaigh 1-8 Cushendall 0-3
Alan Dempsey gets in on the act with a lovely score from wide on the left, David Breen adds another from just outside the ’45 and Na Piarsaigh are beginning to pull away.
Na Piarsaigh 1-6 Cushendall 0-3
Another Dowling free is followed by a point from Peter Casey who intercepted a puck-out.
Na Piarsaigh 1-4 Cushendall 0-3
Neil McManus with a chance to reduce the gap to three for Cushendall but his ’65 misses the target.
Na Piarsaigh 1-4 Cushendall 0-3
Outstanding point from Shane McNaughton comes at a good time for Cushendall
Na Piarsaigh 1-4 Cushendall 0-2
Another free from Dowling and a yellow card for Cushendall’s Eoghan Campbell. David Breen almost hit a second goal for Na Piarsaigh but his shot went narrowly wide.
Na Piarsaigh 1-3 Cushendall 0-2
A long-range free from Shane Dowling extends the gap to four.
Here’s that goal from Breen.
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Na Piarsaigh 1-2 Cushendall 0-2
Adrian Breen was a late replacement for Kevin Ryan on the Na Piarsaigh and what an impact he’s made already. A point for Breen, followed by one from Shane Dowling.
Na Piarsaigh 1-0 Cushendall 0-2
Great start for Na Piarsaigh with a goal for Adrian Breen inside the opening minute but Cushendall strike back with points from Alec Delargy and Neil McManus (free).
Goal! Na Piarsaigh 1-0 Cushendall 0-0 (Adrian Breen, 1)
Support for Na Piarsaigh from a couple of Leinster rugby players…
Diarmuid Kirwan (Cork) is the referee and the action will be underway at the top of the hour.
No changes either for Cushendall, who defeated Sarsfields in their semi-final:
1. Eoin Gillan
2. Ryan McCambridge
3. Martin Burke
4. Aaron Graffin (captain)
5. David Kearney
6. Eoghan Campbell
7. Sean Delargy
8. Shane McNaughton
9. Alec Delargy
10. Conor Carson
11. Neil McManus
12. Sean McAfee
13. Paddy McGill
14. Donal McNaughton
15. Christy McNaughton
The Na Piarsaigh team that’s been named to start is unchanged from their semi-final win over Oulart-The-Ballagh:
1. Padge Kennedy
2. Mike Casey
3. Kieran Breen
4. Kieran Kenneedy
5. Mike Foley
6. Ronan Lynch
7. Cathal King (captain)
8. Alan Dempsey
9. Will O’Donoghue
10. Shane Dowling
11. David Breen
12. Kevin Ryan
13. Kevin Downes
14. David Dempsey
15. Peter Casey
Good afternoon, happy St Patrick’s Day and welcome along to our liveblog of the All-Ireland club senior hurling final between Ruairí Óg Cushendall and Na Piarsaigh. Will the cup be heading north to Antrim or south to Limerick? Stick with us to find out. Throw-in at Croke Park is at 2.00pm.
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That’s incredible
@Jim Demps: the fast lane was left wide open for Wade to get through… You wouldn’t see a hole that big in regular season. Still though, great vision and speed to score. Big things await this guy.
@Peter Cavey: it certainly does have all the hall marks of a pre season game but to score on a 65 yarder on your first touch is pretty special.
Delighted for him. Took some set of balls to do this, hope it works out for him.
Delighted for tbe guy, took way too much flak on departure.
That’s the thing about American Football.. Runners usually don’t sidestep, jink or hand-off, just take the contact and set up again. Strange Sport. (Not saying that I could do any better.)
@Seamus Quinn: they do jink and sidestep
@Colm Connolly: and I’m pretty sure he didn’t sidestep or hand off anyone en route to scoring that TD either….
@Liam Flague: I’m not saying he did but the original comment said that running backs dont jink or sidestep which is clearly not true if you have ever watch even 1 game
@Colm Connolly: I know, but, y’know.. more.
@Seamus Quinn: You must be watching a different sport to the one I watch. Literally the best side steps and jinks in world sport are found in the NFL.
@Liam Flague: He certainly seems to send the first defender the wrong way with a shimmy just after he gets the ball. No-one’s expecting someone to get through that area with the ball in hand so after that yeah it’s a straight race and he doesn’t need to step anyone else.
@Seamus Quinn: no hand off cos the defender will rip your arm off if you try . Loads of jinks and steps by running backs though
@Limón Madrugada: Fair enough. Arms are kinda handy. Still think they’re in the habit of taking the hit instead of trying to beat the last man. Wade might try things a little differently..