In the P.J. Matthews East U21 hurling championship, Ahane played Naomh Ailbe (Combination Kilteely/Dromkeen/Ballybricken). The sides were level at half-time at 5 pts each, Ahane scores coming from Robert Kelly, Padraig O'Connor & Paul O'Connor. It was tit-for-tat scoring in the second half and whilst Ahane were the better team, N. Ailbe won by the narrowest of margins 1-11 to 1-10. This championship is played on a league basis and Ahane have yet to play Doon and Murroe/Boher. Team: Jonathan Hayes, Mark Hayes, Daragh Madden, Philip Nolan, Mark Foley, Michael Carr, Oliver Nolan, Patrick Meskell, Cormac Joyce Power, DannyCoffey, Paul O'Connor, Robert Kelly, Padraig O'Connor, Diarmuid McCarthy, Brian Collins. Subs: Tommy Clifford, Sean Byrnes, Al Dolan, Seamus O'Reilly, Shane Lee. In the County Minor Premier Championship, Ahane met Pallasgreen in a crucial game. At half-time, Ahane led by one point, 7 to 6, but in the second half proved too strong for Pallasgreen and won on a scoreline of 1-13 to 1-10. Team: Daragh O'Malley, Al Dolan, Daragh Madden, Seamus Harnett, Jeremy Lynch, Cormac Joyce Power,(0-4) Philip Nolan, Brian Rolls, Mark Foley, Nathan McGinty, Richard Ryan, Tommy Clifford (0-1), Dan Morrissey (0-3), Robert Kelly (0-4), Rory Griffin (0-1). Subs used: William Shanahan for B. Rolls, Gavin Byrnes for N. McGinty. Ahane Junior hurlers will play Kilteely/Dromkeen in the East semi-final on Friday at 7.00 p.m. in Caherconlish. Ahane will play Doon in the East Under 14A hurling final on Sunday next. Time & venue to be announced later. Support appreciated for both games. Tweet

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