Club Championships

That time of year again.... Yea.
Galway..... Big win for corofin v Milltown in semi, something like 4.14 to 2 points.
Mayo final is ballintubber v castlebar, ballintubber scored something like 9.14 in their semifinal today, with all 4 O'Connor brothers scoring goals!
In Roscommon, Bridgets beat Western Gaels I a repeat of last year's final, and await Faithleachs or more likely Padraig Pearses in the final.
In Leitrim, Aughawillin bridged a gap of 20 years today defeating St. mary's in the final today.
In Longford, 2012 winners Killoe face St Collumba (Mullinachta) in the final, in their first final since 1951.

SFC in Dublin is at the quarter final stage. They'll be played next weekend.


St Oliver Plunketts/ER vs Ballymun Kickhams Parnell Park 04/10/2014
St Vincents vs Templeogue Synge Street Parnell Park 04/10/2014

St Judes vs St Brigids O'Toole Park 05/10/2014
Ballyboden St Endas vs Lucan Sarsfields O'Toole Park 05/10/2014

Laois hurling final played yesterday, easy win for Rathdowney Errill over Camross.
Football semi finals next weekend.
Holders Portlaoise v O'Dempseys
Arles Killeen v Graiguecullen

Clare SHC sees Cratloe take on Crusheen in the final and Cratloe are into the football final aswell facing Eire Og. Not sure if the double has been done in Clare before but it would be some achievement to do it.

Limerick hurling semi-finals on next weekend:

Na Piarsaigh vs Ahane
Doon vs Kilmallock

Na Piarsaigh strong favourites to retain their title, and should beat Ahane comfortably enough. The 2nd semi-final should be a cracker, very hard to call.


Football final is:

St Pat's vs Ballylanders


Bit of a novel pairing. Drom/Broadford have been dominant for so long, that it's unusual not to see them there. St. Pat's have been coming on very well last few years, one of the smaller city clubs really.... it's good for GAA in the city that they are doing well. They have a few top junior soccer players playing for them. Ballylanders did win a county a few years back but have faded since... they beat Drom twice this year, so well-deserving of their place. Hard to call, I think I'd just about tip Pats because of their forwards.

corny wrote: »

All the more impressive considering more than half the team are dual players.

Well they haven't done it yet and on paper they will be favourites to win both I would imagine. Theres something about Crusheen you would have to admire though, there are way more talented teams in the county and they have got to the final meeting almost all of them and they drag them into a dogfight and grind out the win. A very good defensive unit but lacking up front and will most likely be without their best player and former county captain Pat Vaughan after a straight red against Clonlara in the semi. It'll be no walkover anyway. I'm not as well up on the football but Cratloe have been the bench mark this year and last and Eire Og are the closest to them in the county. Wouldn't expect there to be much in it either.

In Carlow it's a repeat of last years final in the SFC. Holders Old Leighlin beat Palatine 2-15 to 1-13 yesterday. Rathvilly beat Tinryland 1-11 to 0-9 in 2nd semi.

Hurling Semis are on next Sunday:
St Mullins Vs Erins Own & then Leinster champions MLR v Naomh Eoin.

Always_Running wrote: »

Dublin SFC quarter-finals -

St. Oliver Plunkett’s 2-12 Ballymun Kickhams 0-10 (the brogans the difference)
St Vincent’s 3-20 Templeogue Synge Street 3-09 (3-4 for mossy Quinn )

This is the first time in years, that both Alan & Bernard have been available & fully healthy, heading into the business end of the club champo. It will be interesting to see how far Plunketts can progress, with both of them raring to go. Knocking out both Crokes and Ballymun before you even get to the semi's, is seriously impressive. Vinnie's have looked impressive so far, but they haven't really been tested yet, so it's hard to say for sure where they are.

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Donaghmore/Ashbourne made it to the final of the Meath SFC for the first time in nearly 70 years by beating Na Fianna 2-14 to 12 points this evening. Na Fianna missed a penalty and ended the game with 12 men.

Clarkie is god in Meath .. great set up out there, and some cracking players too, good to see it being rewarded

St Faitleachs (Ballyleague) have the unenviable task of facing a St Bridgets side going for 5 Roscommon titles in a row, after defeating Padraig Pearses in a tense and low scoring semi final last night. Game notable for some strange refereeing decisions throughout the 2nd half in particular, and the setting on of said referee by a rabid pack of Pearses players and officials on the final whistle, in which he appeared to be knocked to the ground from my vantage point.

Bray Emmets defeated Glenealy by 1 pt in the Wicklow SHC final today. Stopped Glenealy making it 5 in-a-row and have broken the Glenealy & Carnew dominance in Wicklow hurling. John Henderson (ex Kilkenny) is Bray's manager and has a son on the team.

In todays Dublin SFC quarters, Boden beat Lucan & St Judes beat Brigids (bit of an upset there, Brigids were one of the favs.)

So the semifinals in 2 weeks time, are Vincents v Boden & Plunketts v Judes