Kilkerley return to senior ranks with victory over Clan na Gael

Kilkerley celebrate their win on Saturday night in Haggardstown

Kilkerley Emmets can look forward to senior football next year after beating Clan na Gael 3-10 to 0-11 in Saturday night’s Intermediate Championship final replay in Haggardstown.

Kilkerley needed a stoppage time point from Shane Lennon to secure a second bite of the cherry in the initial game but were much more comfortable second time around with the former county forward giving a man of the match display on the night to sink the Dundalk side.

With the Clans quickest out of the blocks, Kilkerley needed a goal from Lennon to bring them level and that’s how it remained at the break as Sean Hand cancelled out Conall McKeever’s point to leave it 1-4 to 0-7 at the break.

There was little to choose between the sides in the early stages of the second but but on 41 minutes Lennon set Daniel McKeown up for a goal that made it 2-5 to 0-9 and Kilkerley never looked back after that as Lennon and Tadgh McEneaney quickly added further points to extend their leade to four.

A late Conall McEneaney goal then made sure of the victory – the club’s first in the intermediate grade since 1978.

Scorers – Kilkerley Emmets – Shane Lennon (1-4), Tadgh McEneaney (0-5), Daniel McKeown (1-0), Conall McEneaney (1-0), Sean Hand (0-1).

Clan na Gael – Conall McKeever (0-4), Billy Smith (0-4), Robbie Curran, Mark McGeown, Stephen Coleman (0-1 each).

St Joseph’s GFC to remember 1990 side this weekend

St Joseph’s GFC in Dromiskin will remember one of its great sides of yesteryear this weekend.

On Saturday night a celebration night will be held to commemorate the 25^th anniversary of the club’s Intermediate Championship success of 1990.

A DVD of the victory over Naomh Malachi will be shown on the night.

Events get underway in the Joe’s clubrooms from 9pm with finger food served and live music.

Louth GAA Club Wall launched in Centre of Excellence in Darver

Pictured at the launch of the Louth GAA Club Wall were Des Halpenny (Chairperson, Louth Co Board), Aidan Berrill (Treasurer, Louth Co Board), Peter Brannigan (Hon President and Chairperson of the Centre of Excellence Committee), John Richardson (Secretary of the Centre of Excellence Committee) and committee members John Byrne, Peter Bannon and Jim Thornton

The Louth GAA Club Wall was launched at the Centre of Excellence in Darver last night.

The wall features the crests of all clubs in Co Louth, as well as the roll of honour in each of the club championships.

A new name will be added to the wall after this weekend, with Clan na Gael taking on Kilkerley Emmets in the Intermediate Championship final at 4pm on Sunday in Haggardstown.

Clans book intermediate final date with Kilkerley Emmets

There will be a local derby in this year’s CTI Business Solutions Louth Intermediate Championship final on Sunday week.

Dundalk side Clan na Gael last night beat Hunterstown Rovers in a replay in Darver by 3-15 to 1-13 to set up a final date with Kilkerley Emmets in Haggardstown on September 27^th.

Conal McKeever top scored for the Ecco Road men on the night with 1-8 to give them a chance of getting back to the senior ranks for their centenary in 2016.

Kilkerley, meanwhile, will be hoping to make an immediate return to the senior ranks after relegation last season.

An interesting game certainly lies in store.

Louth GAA Championship draws are made

St Patrick’s GFC will be hoping for more silverware this year after clinching a championship and league double last season. They are pictured here celebrating their league success

County champions St Patrick’s have been paired with Mattock Rangers and the O Raghallaigh’s in the group stages of this year’s Carrickdale Hotel Senior Football Championship.

The Lordship men were drawn in Group 4 following last night’s draw in Darver and will face a stiff test from the outset against a Mattock side who won back-to-back titles as recently as 2010 an an ever-improving O Raghallaigh’s side.

Elsewhere, last year’s beaten finalists the Dreadnots were drawn in Group 1 alongside St Mary’s and Naomh Mairtin while intermediate champions the Sean O’Mahony’s have been drawn in Group 2 alongside the O’Connells and Cooley Kickhmas.

Meanwhile, there will be a local derby in Group 3 where both Dundalk Gaels and the Geraldines have been paired alongside 2013 champions the Newtown Blues.

Meanwhile, in the CTI Business Solutions Intermediate Championship last year’s beaten finalists St Fechin’s have been drawn in Group 4 alongside Na Piarsaigh and St Mochta’s.

In Group 1 last season’s relegated outfit Kilkerley Emmets have been paired with fellow former senior heavyweights Clan na Gael and Glyde Rangers while in Group 2 are Naomh Malachi, Hunterstown Rovers and St Joseph’s. Dundalk Young Irelands are in Group 3 with St Brides and junior champions Oliver Plunketts.

In the Junior Championship, Roche Emmets will be hoping to bounce back to the intermediate grade straight away but face a tough pairing in Group 1 alongside Naomh Fionnbarra and the Sean McDermotts.

In Group 2 are the county’s newest club Cuchulainn Gaels, the John Mitchels and St Nicholas while Group 3 contain sides who all either won the Christy Bellew Cup or came close to it on numerous occasions in the Noughties – St Kevin’s, Dowdallshill and the Westerns.

Finally, Group 4 is made up of Lannleire, the Wolfe Tones, Glen Emmets and Stabannon Parnells.

For all three grades the winners and runners up of Group 1 will face the winners and runners up of Group 3 with the winners and runners-up of Groups 2 and 4 doing likewise.

In the Senior Hurling Championship, holders Knockbridge have a bye with Mattock Rangers facing Pearse Og and St Fechin’s playing Naomh Moninne.

Sean O’Mahony’s host awards night in Ballymascanlon House Hotel

The Sean O’Mahony’s held their their annual awards night in Ballymascanlon House Hotel on Saturday with plenty to celebrate after their Louth and Leinster Intermediate Championship successes last year.

On the night those in attendance were entertained by Inniskeen’s Oliver Callan while a number of awards were handed out.

Shane Brennan was named Players’ Player of the Year while Ronan Byrne picked up the management’s Player of the Year prize.

Junior Player of the Year went to Gavin Gray while former County Board chairman Paddy McMahon was honoured with a place in the club’s Hall of Fame.

There was also a special award on the night for Pat O’Brien for 35 years of service to the club.

Sean O’Mahony’s to host victory table quiz

Sean O’Mahony’s GFC will host a victory table quiz, celebrating their recent Louth Intermediate Championship success, in Kehoe’s Bar in Quay Street on Friday November 21^st.

The event gets underway at 8.30pm sharp, with a table of four €40.

To register a team or for further information contact Gerard McCormack on 086 803 2609.

 

Local derby in Intermediate final

There will be a local derby in this year’s Anglo Printers Intermediate Football Championship final after the Geraldines and St Brides booked their places in the final yesterday evening at a double header in Dowdallshill.

First up was the clash of the Geraldines and Roche Emmets, with the Blackrock and Haggardstown men booking their place in a first final since 2005 when they ran out winners on a 2-10 to 1-9 scoreline with goals in either half from Glen Traynor and Shane O’Hanlon.

St Brides then booked their place in the decider with a 3-15 to 2-14 win over St Joseph’s and could now be favourites to make a return to the senior ranks.

The final is provisionally fixed for Sunday October 6^th.