Inishowen Round Up
August 23, 2010Over 200 young players converged on Sunday morning in Ture for the first ever Go Games finals day, which proved to be a most enjoyable day for all concerned. Played in brilliant sunshine, it was well organised once again by the Naomh Padraig club who had four pitches in operation. Congratulations to all the clubs and their players for their sportsmanship throughout, and also to the Muff club for their hospitality to the coaches, mentors and parents who turned out on the day in such large numbers also.
At senior level on the playing field there was disappointment for Urris in their attempt to reach the Intermediate championship final, when they went down to Bundoran in O'Donnell Park Letterkenny. Urris went behind early in the game and although they did narrow the gap to four points at one stage, the team from the south proved too strong in the end.
There was a major shock in the senior hurling championship semi final on Saturday, when reigning champions Burt lost out by two points to Sean McCumhaills. The Ballybofey boys have been knocking on the door of success for a few years and did give Burt a good run in last year's final, losing in the end by a goal. It is the first time in over twenty years that Burt has failed to make the county hurling final, a remarkable achievement and one that is unlikely to be repeated.
In the all county league division two, Buncrana made the long trip to Ballyshannon but returned pointless, losing by six points in the senior game. In the reserve game it was the same story, making it a bad day for the Scarvey men. In division four Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin missed out on the chance to narrow the gap on Downings when they lost by the minimum margin in Dunkineely against Naomh Ultan who have now joined Burt on sixteen points. However Burt return to football action on Tuesday night, when they should move back to third place if they can overcome a St Eunans team who have yet to win a match. In division five Glenfin held Malin to a draw at Connolly Park in midweek.
In underage hurling Buncrana retained their U12 hurling title after overcoming St Eunans in an exciting game played at Ture on Thursday night. The remarkable progress of the young Buncrana hurlers is to be commended, as they continue to make their mark in county competitions.
The Buncrana Cup U16 competition reached a conclusion on Saturday afternoon at the Scarvey and Derry emerged victorious for the second year in a row defeating Donegal by five points. Donegal had struggled to match the Derry side physically and never really posed too much of a threat. Earlier in the day Donegal had defeated Down at Burt in the semi final, while Derry overcame Monaghan at Ture.
Fixtures
Tuesday 24th August 6.30 pm
Inishowen Oil Co Ltd U13 League
Buncrana v Carndonagh
Burt v Moville
Urris v Malin
Bye N Padraig
Saturday 28th August 11.00 am
Under 8 Go Games Finals Day
Venue: Connolly Park, Malin
Buncrana, Burt, Carndonagh, Malin, Moville, Naomh Padraig,
Naomh Colmcille and Urris all participating with two teams each.
Clubs are asked to give an update on numbers attending prior to Saturday, by contacting Pat McLaughlin or Gerard Callaghan.
Ranafast Cup News
Colaisti Inis Eoghain 6.10
North Donegal 0.06
The U16 team had their first challenge game last Wednesday at the Scarvey in Buncrana, against a North Donegal select, a panel of twenty three players made themselves available and all took part in the game at some stage, with a total of ten players getting their name on the score sheet. Recent training and coaching sessions told as the Inishowen boys hit an early goal and three points to set them on the way to an emphatic victory, eventually winning by 6-10 to 0-05. Despite the score line it was a useful workout, following their away day in Strabane the previous Saturday.
Team: Paddy McGilloway, Jason Devlin, Conor Byrne 0-01,
Kieran O Connor. Kieran Doherty 0-01, Denver Coyle, Mark Doherty, Adam
Byrne, Dean Kelly, Conor McCormick 0-01, Ryan Curran 1-03, Dara McConway
1-00, Conor Brennan 1-02, Kevin McLauhjlin 1-01, Ruairi Bradley 1-00.
Subs Used: Jason Doherty, Seamus Houten 0-01, Matthew Barber,
Dara O Connor, Bruce Waldron, Jamie McLaughlin, Stephen Doherty,
Conor Bradley 1-00.
South Donegal 4.10
Colaisti Inis Eoghain 1.10
The Ranafast squad had another very useful workout against a good South Donegal squad on Sunday morning last in Ardara, played in wet slippery conditions the game was played mostly around the middle of the park for long periods. Possession was the name of the game in a tough hard fought game, refereed by County Coach Paddy Hegartyt who let the game flow as much as possible in the wet slippery conditions.
Ryan Curran opened the scoring for Inis with a point in the first minute, while Dara O Connor put over a free on 6 minutes and added another five minutes later, but Donegal responded quickly with a point from the kick out.
Donegal then added two points, before Conor Brennan added another point for Colaisti Inis Eoghain. A further point by the southerners was again cancelled out when Dara O Connor, Ruairy Bradley and Conor McCormick hit 1.03 between them,
and the Inishowen boys were looking good at half time as they led by 1-06 to 0-06
South Donegal however dominated the second half, making home advantage as they hit four goals, while Sean Clerkin's boys could only manage points from Conor Brennan 0.02, Ryan Curran0.01, Adam Byrne 0.10 and Dara O Connor 0.01.
Overall another satisfactory performance despite a three goal defeat and allowing for the fact that a few players missing due to hurling commitments, it was an enjoyable day out.
Another game has been arranged for Burt on Wednesday at 3.00 pm against a North Donegal selection, with all players asked to attend no later than 2.30 pm. They will return to Burt also on Sunday morning for another challenge game, details will be made available to all players in midweek.
Team: Kevin McLaughlin, Kieran O Connor, Bruce Waldron, Stephen Doherty, Conor Byrne, Jonathan Devlin, Ruairi Bradley (0.01), Adam Byrne (0.01), Conor Harkin, Matthew Barber, Ryan Curran (0.02), Conor McCormick (0.01), Dara O Connor (1.03), Conor Brennan (0.02), Dara McConway, Jamie McLaughlin, Neil McLaughlin, Mark Doherty.
Corn na nOg Cup
There is a huge interest in this age group, with forty five players having already been nominated for training and trials. The first session and meeting is scheduled for Thursday next in Ture at 3.00 pm. The following players are asked to attend at 2.45 pm. Darren Gallagher, Georgie Kelly, Jamie Barr, Martin Strain, Stephen O Donnell,
Sean McHugh, Mark Coyle, (All Burt), Tommy Byrne, John Collins, Declan Mc Colgan, Billy Mc Cann, Peter Doherty, Christopher Doherty, Danny Mc Carron, Lee Mc Daid, Chistopher Mc Laughlin (F), Jonathan Mc Laughlin, Jordan Mc Laughlin,
Ryan Doherty, Nathan Kelly (All Malin) Tony Mc Clenaghan, Joshua Lafferty, Pearse Parkinson, Caolan Melarkey, Mark Brown, Liam Grimley, Darragh Kelly (All Moville), Eoghan Barkley, Jonathon Mc Daid, Michael Devlin, Conor Friel, Fergal Harkin, Ryan Doherty, Conor Doherty (All Urris), Fergal Bradley, Darragh Browne, Mark Doherty, Ryan Doherty, Ronan Hartin, Eoghan Kelly O'Ceall, Ben Lafferty, Cathal Mc Callion, Christopher McCormick, Joseph Mc Kinney, Gavin Mc Laughlin, Keith Norris (All Carndonagh), Caolan Mailey, Ultan Doherty, Liam Toye, Darren McColgan, Anthony Moyne (All Naomh Padraig) Players from Buncrana are also asked to attend.
The standard at this age group in local competitions during the past year has been very high, so it is hoped that a strong squad can be assembled in time for the first game against St Pat's Maghera, who are without doubt one of the top schools in Ulster Colleges Competitions. The other schools in the group are St Pat's Armagh, St Mary's Magherafelt and St Eunans Letterkenny. Anyone wishing to join this panel can still do so by contacting their local club or through their school.
Heroes of the Match from 2005 to 2010
As proud sponsors of the Cadbury GAA Football U21 Championship, Cadbury's are asking GAA supporters from all across Ireland to vote for the best 15 players at U21 grade from 2005-2010. To make the choice easier, Cadbury have listed all of the Cadbury 'Heroes of the Match' from 2005 to 2010 on their dedicated football website www.cadburygaau21.com. Donegal fans are encouraged to support county stars Michael Murphy and Leo McLoone who are both included on the list.
A 'Cadbury Hero of the Match' Award is presented to 15 players each year, selected based on their performance, from the provincial semi-finals stage through to the All-Ireland final, after which one player is chosen as the Cadbury Hero of the Future for that year. The public can also propose any player from outside this list as long as they have represented their county at U21 level between 2005 and 2010. Log on to http://www.cadburygaau21.com/cadbury-15.php
All County Results
Donegal Senior Hurling Championship
Burt 0 - 14 2 - 10 MacCumhaills
McGlynns Restaurant Division 2
Aodh Ruadh 0 - 17 1 - 08 Buncrana
McGlynns Restaurant Division 2 Reserve
Aodh Ruadh 1 - 10 1 - 03 Buncrana
Marley Coach Hire Division 4
Naomh Ultan 0 - 14 0 - 13 Naomh Padraig-Muff
Marley Coach Hire Division 5
Malin 1 - 16 v 4 - 07 Glenfin
Kavanaghs Supervalu U-14 Div 3 Championship
Malin 8.06 2.06 Lifford
Urris 3.01 4.06 Moville Tweet
