*Eimear Begley of Truagh/Clonlara. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill.
TRUAGH/CLONLARA and Inagh/Kilnamona lead the way with successive victories seeing them hold top spots in their respective groups following the second round of the Clare Credit Unions senior camogie championship.
Champions Truagh/Clonlara were convincing victors yet again, they prevailed by nine points in Ogonnelloe when overpowering last year’s intermediate champions Tulla.
Newmarket-on-Fergus in their first outing of the championship put points on the board and bagged three goals when defeating St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield in what was a second loss for The Parish and puts them in the mix for a relegation scrap with Tulla.
It was a strong second half from the Blues as they hit on with 2-5. A high wide count hindered Doora/Barefield. Prior to the game, there was a minute silence for the late Conor Kennedy and his grand-daughter Kate Kennedy was among the standout players for Newmarket-on-Fergus at corner back.
Inagh/Kilnamona are setting the pace in this year’s campaign and recorded a fifteen point victory at the expense of Kilmaley who have now lost out in both of their outings.
In this game, Inamona had the first nine points but Kilmaley battled back to trail 0-11 0-7 at half-time. However, goals from Aoibhin Ryan and Danielle Griffin in the third quarter put Eugene Foudy’s side on their way to back to back wins.
Molly Potter’s goal was the decisive score as Clarecastle/Ballyea got their campaign off to a high with a four point win over Kilkishen who are now without a win in two games. Five Emma O’Loughlin frees had the winners 0-8 0-6 in front at half time with Potter raising the green flag in the second half.
Senior Camogie Championship Group B Round 2
Inagh/Kilnamona 2-22
Kilmaley 1-10
Scorers Inagh/Kilnamona: Aoibhin Ryan (1-12, 1-0 Pen, 7f, 2’45); Danielle Griffin (1-2); Sinead Power (0-4); Andrea O’Keeffe (0-2); Laura Rynne, Elisha Rynne (0-1 each)
Scorers Kilmaley: Claire McMahon (0-6, 4f); Grace Carmody (1-0); Caoimhe Cahill (0-2); Kate Hayes, Regan Conway (0-1 each)
Inagh/Kilnamona: Cara McInerney; Cathy Cullinan, Shauna Queally, Jane Fitzgerald; Tierna Hegarty, Laoise Ryan, Teresa O’Keeffe; Danielle Griffin, Andrea O’Keeffe; Laura Rynne, Sinead Power, Aoife Keane; Elisha Rynne, Clare Hehir, Aoibhin Ryan
Subs: Kate Dowling for T. O’Keeffe (46), Mary McInerney for Hegarty (51), Fiona Lafferty for Hehir (55)
Kilmaley: Maria Burke; Lauren Cahill, Sinead O’Keeffe, Jodie Cahill; Helen McMahon, Chloe Neylon, Martina Keane; Megan White, Grace Carmody; Claire McMahon, Caoimhe Cahill, Caoimhe Carmody; Kate Hayes, Regan Conway, Emily Carmody
Subs: Maeve Clancy for White (41), Sarah Ní Cheallaigh for Conway (46), Kate Lees for H. McMahon (49, Keela Markham for C. McMahon (55), Shonagh Enright for Keane (55), Alanna Doherty for Hayes (57)
Referee: Joe Mullins (Clonlara)
Senior Camogie Championship Group B Round 2
Clarecastle/Ballyea 1-13
Kilkishen 0-12
Scorers Clarecaste/Ballyea: Scorers: Emma O’Loughlin (0-7f); Aisling Costelloe (0-3); Molly Potter (1-0); Emma O’Donoghue (0-2); Evie Scanlon (0-1).
Scorers Kilkishen: Siobhan Lenihan (0-9, 5f, 2’45); Aine Lenihan, Caoimhe Kelly, Kate O’Gorman (0-1 each)
Clarecastle/Ballyea: Doireann Murphy; Orla Hogan, Lily McMahon, Fiona Breen; Zoe Ellingstad, Hannah Mai Neylon, Aoife Murphy; Leah Kelly, Molly Potter; Evie Scanlon, Ria Flanagan, Emma O’Loughlin; Ivanna Costelloe, Emma O’Donoghue, Aisling Costelloe
Sub: Ria Meaney for Flanagan (62)
Kilkishen: Edel McNamara; Lily Boyce, Orla McInerney, Grainne Cooney; Abby Heffernan, Caoimhe Kelly, Katie Frost; Aine Lenihan, Eilis Whitney; Olivia Moroney, Siobhan Lenihan, Eimear Murphy; Chloe Philpott, Kate O’Gorman, Aoife Frost
Subs: Ellie Frost for Philpott (50), Eimear Cassidy for A. Frost (50)
Referee: Kevin Walsh (Wolfe Tones)
Clare Credit Unions Senior camogie championship Group 1:
Truagh/Clonlara 3-17 Tulla 2-8
Newmarket-on-Fergus 3-12 St Joseph’s Doora/Barefield 2-4
Clare Credit Unions Senior camogie championship Group 2:
Inagh/Kilnamona 2-22 Kilmaley 1-10
Clarecastle/Ballyea 1-13 Kilkishen 0-12
