In the opening round of the Horse & Hound Bar Mulgrave St. City Junior B Hurling Championship Pallaskenry recorded a missive victory over Milford 7-26 to1-06. This was as comprehensive a win as the score line suggests with Pallaskenry getting their defence of the City Junior B Hurling Championship off to the perfect start. The direct style of hurling paid rich dividends from the start with the Pallaskenry full forward line of Kenny Rogers (1-02), Damien O,ÄôBrien (1-02) and Daniel Hannon (2-03) all on the score sheet in the first fifteen minutes of the game. There was no let up before half time with Damien O,ÄôBrien scoring his second and Pallaskenry,Äôs fifth goal to leave the scores at 5-15 to Milfords 0-02. In the second half it was all systems go from the west of the city team, with the midfield and half forwards turn to get in on the scoring act with the two Enrights brothers Keith & Adrian, and Shane Loftus adding to our already impressive tally. While the Pallaskenry management may not have learned a lot from this encounter it keeps the Pallaskenry machine going and continue with their winning run following their victory in the City Junior B League final. Pallaskenry team and scorers as follows, Willie Lynch, Diarmuid Sheehan, Adrian Guerin, Padraig Daly, Liam Loftus, Brendan O,ÄôShea, Mossie Sheehan (0-01), Emmett O,ÄôBrien, Shane Loftus (0-04), Adrian Enright (1-03), Keith Enright (0-03), Simon Guerin (0-03), Daniel Hannon (2-03), Damien O,ÄôBrien (2-04), Kenny Rogers (2-04) Ollie O,ÄôRegan (0-01) for D. Hannon (17 mins), Padraig O,ÄôShea for P. Daly, Kevin Taylor for S. Guerin, Jerome O,ÄôConnell for E. O,ÄôBrien, John O,ÄôDowd for K. Enright. Referee on the evening was Aidan Ryan of Na Piarsaigh. Other games played last weekend in the City divisional was the Bank of Ireland Insurance Investments Intermediate hurling semi final were Patrickswell who came out on top over Old Christians 2-09 to 0-10 in a very exciting game when the Rathbane club missed a lot chances could have won this game easy, Patrickswell will now meet parish neighbours Ballybrown in the final. In the Naughtons Fuel & Oil Annacotty City minor football championship a surprise was nearly had when Ballybrown came very close for comfort against Claughaun in the last ten minutes of this match but Claughaun held out and won by 2-10 to 2-07. This weekend the City G.A.A. board junior A hurling championship gets underway sponsored this year by Permanent T.S.B. 24, Sarsfield St. The championship first round matches will start on this Saturday evening at Rhebogue with the meeting Old Christians and Na Piarsaigh at 3pm.A short time later at 4.30pm at Mungret the meeting of Ballybrown and Crecora. With St. Patricks having a bye in round one. In the Horse & Hound City junior B hurling championship Claughaun are home to Abbey Sarsfields on this Monday evening at 7.30pm.At the recent board meeting last Monday evening it,Äôs great to see all clubs attending the meetings were a discussion was had on the City board under 21 hurling championship competition. Best of luck to our City referee Michael O Connor of Na Piarsaigh and his match officials who were appointed match official for the Munster minor hurling final this weekend. Clubs who attended the board meeting were Abbey Sarfields, Ballinacurra Gaels, Ballybrown, Claughaun, Crecora, Milford, Monaleen, Mungret, Na Piarsaigh, Old Christians, Pallaskenry, Patrickswell and St. Patrick,Äôs. Tweet

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