Recently Cargin Camogie Club underage teams were kindly presented with a set of jerseys from one of our newest sponsors, Philip McElhone Construction Ltd. We are delighted to have Philip on board and are grateful for his support. The smiling faces (including Philip’s) tell us how excited they all are to be getting kitted out with their new jerseys.
Thank you Philip!
U20 B FC Group 1
St. Joseph’s 0-9 Naomh Padraig 0-9
St Joseph’s Glenavy and Naomh Padraig Lisburn fought out an exciting dra in the opening game of Group 1 of the U20 B Football Championship at Chapel Hill tonight but the visitors will feel that they should have taken both points.
Leading 0-9 to 0-7 after 21 minutes, the visitors chances were further boosted when Glenavy’s Shea O’Neill received a Black card and two minutes later they were denied a goal by St. Joseph’s keeper Lorcan Murphy.
They looked to have edged the contest as they led by a point as the game edged into time added on but Chris Grant struck a late equaliser to earn the Chapel Hill side a share of the spoils.
Eoin Dixon, who was excellent throughout gave Naomh Padraig the lead from a pointed free in the 9th minute with Fergal Henry replying immediately from a Glenavy free. It was nip and tuck throughout the opening half as Niall Dixon for the visitors and Anthony Gallagher for Glenavy exchanged further points to leave it all square for the second time with 11 minutes gone.
The home side then enjoyed a period of ascendancy when Fergal Henry (f) and Tim Honeyford split the posts to move them 0-4 to 0-2 ahead at the first water break but as so often happens, the break came at the right time for the Lisburn side.
Naomh Padraig regrouped with Eoin Dixon pointing two frees to bring his side level by the 22nd minute but two minutes later Naomh Padraig lost Darragh Doherty to a Black card.
Despite being down to 14 men they matched their opponents in the lead up to half time with Aodh O’Neill giving Glenavy the lead and Eoin Dixon replying for the visitors to leave it 0-5 to 0-5 as the half time whistle sounded.
On the restart the game continued to ebb and flow as two evenly matched sides battled for supremacy and Fergal Henry pointed St. Joseph’s ahead after 30 seconds but that man Dixon replied again from a free in the third minute.
Eoin Dixon from a 12th minute free and a great point from Colm Burns from play edged Naomh Padraig two in front after 12 minutes and at this stage the momentum appeared to be swinging their way but substitute Ronan Hill replied for the Chapel Hill side to leave just one in it at the second water break.
The pace never slackened in the final quarter with Adam Patterson’s point in the 21st minute and Ronan Hill’s Black card for Glenavy looking to be enough to give the Lisburn side victory but the final chapter in this intriguing battle had not yet been written.
Lorcan Murphy’s courageous save from a point blank shot and Chris Grant’s late double earned the home side a share of the spoils much to the delight of the home support with Naomi Padraig probably disappointed not to have held out for victory.
On the night Chris Grant was the Glenavy hero while Tim Honeyford was another to excel for the home side while Lisburn had excellent performers in Eoin Dixon and Colm Burns.
Glenavy: 1 Lorcan Murphy, 2 Oliver Brankin, 3 Tim Honeyford, 4 Lorcan O’Neill, 5 Matthew Lawlor, 6 Michael Fox, 7 Callum Crighton, 8 Chris Grant, 9 Darragh Doherty, 10 Fergal Henry, 11 Anthony Gallagher, 12 Matthew Horner, 13 Darragh Armstrong, 14 Patrick Colan-O’Leary, 15 Aodh O’Neill Subs 17 Ronan Hill for Patrick Colan-O’Leary, 21 Shea O’Neill
Lisburn: 1 Daniel Nelson, 2 Jude McMullan, 3 Jack Broderick, 4 Liam McKeown, 5 Calum Loney, 6 Liam McCutcheon, 7 Oisin Gorman 8 Colm Burns, 9 Adam Patterson, 10 James Morgan, 11 Niall Dixon, 12 Luca Mulholland, 13 Rory Kennedy, 14 Eoin Dixon, 15 Sean Burns
Referee: Paul Burns (Naomh Comhghall)
Antrim Camogs went through a light training session on Friday evening in Cloughmills, ahead of Sunday’s All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final. While Humpy was putting the girls through a bit of shooting practice I had a word with Jingo McKernan about Sunday and about his journey with his great friend and former county team mate Paul Humpy McKillen.
We ran this one last year in the build up to the final with Down in Cavan, but Dowdsy loved it so much we had to run in again
As we build up to Sunday’s All Ireland final meeting with Kilkenny we look back to 2003 when Antrim beat Tipperary in a thrilling final in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. There was little to choose between two very good sides, but the introduction of substitute Elaine Dowds, who is a Coach with the current team, turned the game in the Saffrons favour and brought the silverware back north.
All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final 2003
Antrim 2-9 Tipperary 0-10
With time ticking away in Saturday’s All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship final, and Antrim holding onto a slender one point lead, team manager Dominic McKinley sprung super-sub Elaine Dowds off the bench to clinch the winning score and nudge the Saffrons over the finish line. Played as a curtain raiser for the Tyrone v Dublin All Ireland Under 21 final, the big crowd were treated to a very exciting contest, with very little separating two fine teams.
Tipperary took the lead after six minutes when Jill Horan pointed from play but Antrim hit back with a point from Jane Adams two minutes later to tie the scores. Three on the trot from Ger Kinnane, Mary Looby and Trish O’Halaran, edged Tipp ahead but a point from Antrim corner forward Carla Doherty kept Antrim well in touch. The Saffrons hit the front on seventeen minutes when Noelle McCarry fired the ball to the Tipperary net. Aine Mulcachy brought Tipperary back on terms with a point a minute later but with Jane Adams and Edel Mason domination midfield they Saffrons hit three of the next four points to lead by three at the break. 1-5 to 0-6
Tipperary’s top scorer Trish O’Halloran narrowed the gap to the minimum two minutes after the restart but Antrim came back with points from Adams and Mason to open a 1-7 to 0-7 gap. Tipp responded to the challenge and point from O’Halloran and Geraldine Kinnane cut the gap back to a single point, and the Munster side could have taken the lead had Jill Horan not missed a good goal chance on 50 minutes.
Team manager Woody McKinley had brought Elaine Dowds from the subs bench ten minutes into the second half and the Dunloy player was starting to make an impact. Ten minute from the end she soloed in from the left wing and broke through the Tipperard defence to fire in her team’s second goal. That vital score gave the Ulster girls a four point cushion, and they went five clear three minutes later. Tipperary cut it back to four two minutes from the end again but by this stage it was a case of too little, too late as the title was already Antrim bound.
It turned out to be an historic day for Antrim midfielder Edel Mason who became the first player to win Intermediate medals with two different counties, having won with Down in 1998. Mason, who was now playing her club Camogie with Dunloy, also set some sort of record by being awarded the Player of the Match in both finals.
Antrim scorers – Elaine Dowds 1-1; Noele McCarry 1-0; Jane Adams 0-3; Graine Connolly 0-2; Edel Mason, Sinead Lagan and Carla Doherty 0-1 apiece.
ANTRIM
Chrissie Doherty, Orla Donnelly, Mairead Graham, Maureen McAlister, Ciara McGinley, Siobhan McCluskey, Bernie McKinley, Jane Adams, Edel Mason, Noelle McCarry, Grainne Connolly, Anne McKee, Una Elliott, Sinead Lagan, Carla Doherty.
Subs – Elaine Dowds for Doherty (51 minutes) Fiona Hasson, Helena Connolly, Siobhán Doherty, Danielle Clarke, Ursula Hasson, Róisín Duffin, Cáit Doherty, Ciara McKinley, Brenda Clarke.
Referee – Una Kearney – Armagh
