Ulster LGFA Junior Championship

Antrim 4-21 London 1-06 

Antrim senior ladies progressed to the ulster junior football final with this comprehensive 24 point victory over London… 

The girls showed intent from the first whistle and with one minute on the clock Maria O Neill had the ball in the London net … 

Antrim were full of energy and some of the football they were playing was absolutely fantastic… 

Midway through the first half the impressive Lara Dahunsi hit a two pointer and this was followed by another Maria O’Neill goal and some excellent point taking from the boot of Caitlin Taggart who was proving a handful for the London rear guard … 

Aileen Mc Donnell also rattled over two great scores and after a brilliant passage of play Theresa Mellon raised another white flag… 

The second half followed a similar pattern to the first with Antrim dictating proceedings and after an eye catching move Ciara Brown finished to the net.. 

Aisling Mulholland and Emily Kearns were making some great interceptions at the back and indeed the two girls combined well to set up Ciara Maguire who split the posts and Alssya Davison then raised another white flag with Laura Agnew also getting her name on the score sheet… 

Antrims last score was an absolute sublime two pointer from inspirational captain Bronagh Devlin who lead by example for the full 60 minutes… 

Every girl can be so proud of their preformance in this game and the football that Antrim played was nothing short of exceptional at times … 

Antrim now play Derry in the ulster final … 

The game will be played at Brewster Park on Saturday 16 May with a 1 pm throw in… 

Would be great for these girls to have a big support on the day ..  

Scorers … 

Maria ONeill 2-1

Lara Dahunsi 1-2 1 x 2 pt

Bronagh Devlin 0-2 1x 2pt

Caitlin Taggart 0-4 

Aileen Mc Donnell 0-3 

Ciara Brown 1-0 

Ciara Maguire 0-2 

Laura Agnew 0-1 

Alyssa Davison 0-1

Theresa Mellon 0-1

The South West Cumann na mBunscol Camogie Tournament was proudly hosted today by St Marys PS at Roger Casements, Portglenone, providing an excellent day of camogie.

Ciara Maginess of St Mary’s PS, Portglenone, formally welcomed 12 teams representing 10 schools. Throughout the tournament, all participating teams demonstrated a high standard of skill, alongside a commendable commitment to fair play, respect, and teamwork.

The Shield Final saw Moneynick Primary School deliver a strong and assured performance to secure victory over Mount Saint Michael’s, Randalstown.

The tournament concluded with an exciting Cup Final between St Patricks PS Rasharkin and Creggan Primary School. In a closely contested and highly competitive match, St Patricks PS Rasharkin emerged victorious, displaying notable composure and determination under pressure.

Proceedings were brought to a close by Eugene Mullen, who expressed sincere thanks to Geraldine’s Camogie Club and Roger Casements for their excellent organisation and warm hospitality. He also acknowledged the valuable contributions of the teachers, coaches, referees from St Conors College, and supporters whose efforts ensured the success of the event.

St Patrick’s Primary School, Rasharkin, now progress to the All-County stage of the competition, and we extend our best wishes to them in the next phase.

ACFL Division One 

Rossa 0-12-2-14 Lámh Dhearg 

Kevin Herron reports from Pairc Rossa 

First half goals from Pearse Fitzsimons and Ryan Murray helped Lámh Dhearg into a 10-point lead at the interval and the Hannahstown men were only outscored by two in the second period of their 2-14-0-12 win over Rossa on the Shaws Road on Wednesday evening. 

The hosts were off the mark inside of the opening 60-seconds through a well taken Diarmaid Rogan point, but Jody Quinn restored parity with a fine shot on the turn and he then turned provider, collecting a short kick from Mick Byrne and slipping the ball to Ryan Murray to fire the visitors ahead. 

A converted Colm Fleming free restored parity, though Murray doubled his account and Ben Rice steered a shot over. 

Rossa drew level for a second time when goalkeeper Mick Byrne kicked a two-pointed free and by the midway point in the half it was the hosts that held a 0-6-0-4 lead with Fiachra McDonald and Byrne (free) notching scores. 

The game’s opening goal arrived after 20-minutes and saw Lámh Dhearg edge again once more. 

John Finucane clipped  a free into the path of Ryan Murray and he in turn found Ben Rice to surge towards goal, Rice then dropped a ball into the square where Pearse Fitzsimons palmed the ball home to make it 1-4-0-6. 

From the resulting kick out a two pointed score arrived, Adam Murray broke the ball into the path of Niall McGarry and he laid the ball off to Mark Finnegan to drop a shot over from outside the arc. 

Finnegan would kick another two-pointer before the break after the Lámhs were awarded a free for a breach and Finnegan opted to bring it outside for a two-pointed attempt that he successfully nailed. 

Just before the half concluded Corey Walsh was adjudged to have overcarried as he was about to swing over a point, goalkeeper Mick Byrne was upfield contributing to the attack and was caught out by John Fincuane finding Ryan Murray- Murray was able to burst forward without pressure and wellies a shot past an out of position Byrne and into the net. 

There was still time for Mark Finnegan to drop a third two-pointed score from Terry McCrudden’s lay-off and ensure their side were 2-10-0-6 ahead at the break. 

Playing uphill and into the breeze in the second period, Rossa opened the scoring in the second period through a Conal McDonald point, though Mark Finnegan responded from the placed ball at the other end. 

In between a converted Adam Murray free, Mick Byrne came up and kicked two two-pointed frees to reduce arrears to seven (2-12-0-11) with a quarter of an hour remaining. 

Lámh Dhearg managed the last 15-minutes perfectly as Rossa only managed a sole score from Eoin Fleming in the remaining minutes, with Mark Finnegan and Declan Lynch scoring in-between times to ensure that their side had eight to spare at the conclusion and claimed their first victory since the opening game of the campaign. 

ROSSA: M Byrne (0-7f, 3×0-2ptf, 0-1f), M McKernan, P Moyes, J McGurk, S McDonald, N Crossan, F McDonald (0-1), P Byrne, E McMenamin, C Walsh, C McDonald (0-1), D Rogan (0-1), C Fleming (0-1f), E Fleming (0-1), R McDonagh. SUBS: O McVicker for F McDonald (43). 

LÁMH DHEARG: J Finucane, F Mervyn, D Lynch (0-1), D Smyth, B Rice (0-1), T McCrudden, N McGarry, P Fitzsimons (1-0), C Boyd, A Murray (0-1f), C Murray, R Murray (1-2), M Finnegan (0-8, 0-3f, 2×0-2pt, 1×0-2 ptf, 0-1f), J Quinn (0-1), J Davitt. SUBS: M Herron for J Quinn (57), A McCloskey for R Murray (59). 

REFEREE: Paul Burns (ST COMGALLS)