Late Reid point brings Pat’s long unbeaten run to an end

Mattock captain Robbie Brennan raises the Cardinal O’Donnell Cup at full-time on Sunday

A stoppage time point from David Reid saw Mattock Rangers end county champions St Patrick’s two year unbeaten run as the Collon outfit ran out 1-12 to 0-14 winners at Dunleer on Sunday to land the Cardinal O’Donnell Cup.

Pat’s had been favourites to complete a second consecutive league and championship double but found themselves 1-7 to 0-8 in arrears at the break after Daniel Bannon’s goal had settled Mattock after they had fallen three points behind early on.

Five consecutive points on the restart from Eoghan Lafferty, Daniel O’connor, Eamon Breen, Conor Grogan and Aidan McCann looked to have put the Lordship men on course for victory as it stood 0-13 to 1-7 after 46 minutes.

However, three injuries proved costly as points from David Reid, Christy Grimes and Adrian Reid brought Mattock level at 1-10 to 0-13 with five minutes to go.

Grimes then fired Mattock in front before Paddy Keenan equalised but Reid ensured the win for Mattock with a last gasp point, allowing captain Robbie Brennan to lift the cup.

Mattock Rangers: Jason McKeown; Ivor Sherlock, David Brennan, Sean Gilsenan; Terry Donegan 0-1, Daire Englishby, Niall Callan; Daniel Bannon 1-0, Adrian Reid 0-1; Hugh Donnelly, Christy Grimes 0-4, Ryan Leneghan; Aaron O’Brien, Robbie Brennan, David Reid 0-6. Sub: Alan Caraher for R Leneghan.

St Patrick’s: Barry Corcoran; Kevin Toner, Darren O’Hanlon, Patrick Kirk; Kevin White, Dessie Finnegan, Owen Zamboglou; Paddy Keenan 0-3, Eamonn Breen 0-1; Aidan McCann 0-1, Karl White 0-2, Eoghan Lafferty 0-1; Daniel O’Connor 0-4, Eoin O’Connor, Conor Grogan 0-2. Subs: Alan O’Connor for E Lafferty, Cathal Grogan for K White, Daniel Rice for P Kirk.

Busy and successful week for Pearse Óg

It has been a very busy week and a half for Pearse Óg Hurling Club, with three games in 10 days resulting in three victories.

The first victory game on Good Friday, with Pearse Óg beating near neighbours Naomh Moninne by 1-14 to 0-8 in the Louth Junior League. The scoreline certainly didn’t reflect the Pearse Óg dominance. Mark Egan scored the only goal along with a beautiful point over the shoulder from a tight angle along the sideline.

The senior team got the new season underway on Tuesday last with a comprehensive victory over Killeavy on a scoreline of 4-15 to 1-12. Despite missing a number of players it was a solid team performance with Brian Minogue scoring four goals, despite playing with a bad leg injury for part of the match.

The senior team then progressed and got the second victory of the Táin League with a win over Mattock Rangers. Despite trailing by a point at half time, Pearse Óg settled in the second half and came out victorious on a scoreline of 0-19 to 1-9.

Some lovely hurling was played and the majority of scores came from play with Shane Callan and Gerard Smyth scoring some classy long range efforts. The defence was heroic throughout, with standout performances from Matty Myles, Andrew McDermott and Richie Scanlon.

Pearse Óg sit top of the table in the Senior League but the focus Tuesday night is for the U-10 team who travel to Knockbridge to play in their first game of the year.

Pearse Óg would like to remind everyone that juvenile training is ongoing every Saturday from 5pm to 6pm in the Muirhevnamor Astro Turf. All former players and new players are always welcome.

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.

Clan na Gael Park to host Louth Intermediate final

Clan na Gael Park in Dundalk

Clan na Gael Park in Dundalk will host this year’s Louth Intermediate Championship final on Sunday October 5^th.

St Fechins are already in the final and will meet either St Joseph’s or the Sean O’Mahony’s for the chance to return to the senior ranks next year.

The Dromiskin and Point Road sides will meet tonight at 8pm, also in Clan na Gael Park, to see who advances to the final.

Meanwhile, Sean McDermotts clubman Kevin Carroll will referee the Louth SFC final between St Patrick’s GFC and the Dreadnots. It will be his first time taking charge of a Joe Ward decider.

Gerard Corrigan of Mattock Rangers will referee the minor decider.

Draws made for Louth football championships

Newtown Blues’ Stephen Moonan lifts the Joe Ward Cup after his side’s victory over Cooley Kickhams in last year’s senior final

County champions the Newtown Blues will face their Drogheda neighbours the O Raghallaigh’s and Dundalk Gaels in the group stages of this year’s Carrickdale Hotel SFC.

The draw for the championship was made last night in Darver with the three teams being paired in group one.

Last year’s runners-up Cooley Kickhams have been drawn in group four – arguably the group of death – with the O’Connells and Mattock Rangers while their neighbours St Patrick’s will be in group two alongside Naomh Mairtin and the Dreadnots.

Meanwhile, newly-promoted the Geraldines have been given a kind draw having been placed in group three with St Mary’s and Kilkerley Emmets.

In the Anglo Printers IFC, the stand out group is group two which includes the Dundalk trio of Sean O’Mahony’s, Dundalk Young Irelands and Clan na Gael.

The other big Dundalk club, Na Piarsaigh, have been drawn in group one with St Fechin’s and St Joseph’s while newly-promoted Hunterstown Rovers are in group three with St Mochta’s and Naomh Malachi.

Finally, in group four Glyde Rangers, St Brides and Roche Emmets will all be vying for a return to senior football following relegation in recent years.

Elsewhere in the Integral Fitness & Leisure JFC, Dundalk outfit Dowdallshill will be in a four-team group in group four that also includes the Oliver Plunketts, Stabannon Parnells and the Sean McDermotts.

Group one includes the Westerns, the Wolfe Tones and Glen Emmets, with St Kevin’s, John Mitchels and Cuchulainn Gaels making up group two. Finally, in group three are St Nicholas, Naomh Fionnbarra and Lannleire.

The draw in full is as follows:

Carrickdale Hotel Senior Football Championship Draw 2014

• Group 1 – O Raghallaighs, Newtown Blues, Dundalk Gaels
• Group 2 – St Patricks, Naomh Martin, Dreadnots
• Group 3 – Geraldines, St Mary’s, Kilkerley Emmets
• Group 4 – O’Connells, Cooley Kickhams, Mattock Rangers

Anglo Printers Intermediate Football Championship 2014

• Group 1 – St Fechins, Na Piarsaigh, St Josephs
• Group 2 – Sean O’Mahonys, Dundalk Young Irelands, Clan na Gael
• Group 3 – St Mochtas, Hunterstown Rovers, Naomh Malachi
• Group 4 – Glyde Rangers, Roche Emmets, St Brides

Integral Fitness & Leisure Junior Football Championship 2014

• Group 1 – Westerns, Wolfe Tones, Glen Emmets
• Group 2 – St Kevins, John Mitchels, Cuchulainn Gaels
• Group 3 – St Nicholas, Naomh Fionbarra, Lannleire
• Group 4 – Oliver Plunketts, Dowdallshill, Stabannon Parnells, Sean McDermotts

Greene wins Louth 5k Run

Darragh Greene

Naomh Malachi’s Darragh Greene was the winner of yesterday’s Louth GAA 5k run at Darver.

The one-time county panellist pipped Na Piarsaigh’s Brian McCluskey to the title, with Mattock Rangers’ Mark Lacey in third.

The first woman home was St Kevin’s Sandra Doheny, who was 15th overall.

Greene also won the Dundalk 10k road race earlier this year.

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