Country Style Foods Junior D Hurling Championship Semi Final
Erin’s Own 1-23; Rower Inistioge 0-12
Erin’s Own were too good for Rower Inistioge at Thomastown on Monday August 11th. The Castlecomer side were seven points clear at the interval 0-13 to 0-6, and remained in control throughout the second half.
Country Style Foods Junior D Hurling Championship Semi Final
Mooncoin 2-17; James Stephens 0-11
Mooncoin recorded a twelve point victory over James Stephens at Inistioge on Sunday August 10th. Having beaten Rower Inistioge and Graigue Ballycallan in the earlier rounds they now advance to the final on Sunday August 24th.
JJ Kavanagh Junior E Hurling Championship Semi Final
Young Irelands 3-22; Glenmore 2-22
Young Irelands of Gowran, Junior F winners of 2024, advanced to the 2025 Junior E final with a three point victory over Glenmore after extra time in an enthralling contest at Pairc na Ratha on Thursday evening.
Before a decent crowd this contest was in doubt all through, with both sides having periods of dominance.
Young Irelands led 0-10 to 0-9 at the interval in a game dominated by frees from James Reid (Glenmore) and the evergreen Sean Kehoe for the visitors. Twelve minutes into that half Glenmore had led 0-6 to 0-2, but an unanswered five scores from Gowran gave them a slight interval advantage.
Young Irelands made an excellent start to the new half with a goal from Ciaran Byrne, along with two points from Sean Kehoe, the second a free.,
By the 40th minute they led by six points, 1-14 to 0-11, and with five minutes left they were still five points clear, but the most interesting segment of the game was to follow.
A James Reid goal along with points from Emmett Vereker and a further Reid free took the game into 20 minutes of extra time.
Full Time Glenmore 1-17; Young Irelands 1-17.
At the end of the first extra time period Gowran led 2-19 to 1-19, David Holland fining an attack that left three unmarked red and white Young Irelands men queuing up to finish close to the Glenmore goal.
While Patrick O’Connor got a goal on 75 minutes to leave Glenmore just a point behind, and despite a late Gowran sending off, the red and whites emerged victorious, Ciaran Byrne getting their third goal.
These competitions are for upcoming and stars of the past and members of the latter like Tom Drennan, along with Sean and Paul Kehoe, were Gowran’s top performers here.
For Glenmore players like James Reid and Patrick O’Connor started in a game where several players of both sides cramped up late on in the hard ground conditions.
The Junior A to F finals are all being held in Nowlan Park over the third and fourth weekends in August. If fare like this is on offer some great entertainment awaits.
SCORERS:-
Young Irelands
Sean Kehoe (0-14, 0-8 frees, 0-1 “65”), Ciaran Byrne (2-0), Paul Kehoe (0-4),David Holland (1-0), Thomas Carroll (0-2), Chris Nolan (0-1), David Carter (0-1).
Glenmore
James Reid 1-16 (0-13 frees, 0-1 “65”), Patrick O’Connor (1-1), Micheal M Phelan, Steven Cody, James C Aylward, Christopher Hennessy, Emmett Vereker (0-1 each).
TEAMS:-
Young Irelands
Niall Walsh, Martin Carter, Tom Drennan, Michael Lennon, Sean Kenny Byrne, Jack Kennedy Byrne, Shane Simpson, Richard Nolan, CJ Delaney Tobin, Paul Kinsella, Sean Kehoe, Thomas Carroll, Chris Nolan, Ciaran Byrne, Paul Kehoe, David Holahan.
Subs Used – David Carter, Luke Phelan for David Holland.
Rest of Panel – Jack Blagriff, Peter Carroll, David Drennan, Stephen Heffernan, Ciaran Kavanagh, Martin Kelly, Luke O’Donnell.
Glenmore
David Aylward, PJ Roche, Brian O’Donoghue, Sean Atkins, Michael M Phelan, Steven Cody, Daniel Connolly, Patrick O’Connor, James Reid, James C Aylward, Cian Connick, Philip Roche, Christopher Hennessy, Emmett Vereker, Oisin Mullally.
Subs Used – James Hendrick for James C Aylward, Jack Cody for Cian Connick, Patrick Foran for Daniel Connolly (extra time).
Rest of Panel – Michael Burke.
referee: Johnny Bennett (Tullogher).
JJ Kavanagh Junior E Hurling Championship Semi Final
Dunnamaggin 3-12; St Martins 2-8
Dunnamaggin made quite the start to this semi final at Gowran on Sunday August 9th.
The green and whites led 1-4 to 0-0 by the seventh minute. At the interval they led by the same margin, 1-8 to 1-1.
They moved eleven points clear by the seventh minute of the second half and were never in any real danger thereafter.
JJ Kavanagh Junior F Hurling Championship Semi Final 10/08/2025
Mullinavat 2-18; St. Lachtains, Freshford 2-15
Mullinavat made it through to a fourth successive Junior F County hurling final with a battling extra time victory over St Lachtain’s in a thrilling semi final at Larchfield on Sunday.
They lost finals in the previous three years but will go to the well again on the weekend of August 24 at UPMC Nowlan Park.
This was a contest with a gripping climax before a decent crowd at the James Stephens venue.
Stephen Law opened the scoring in the game, replied to by 1-1 from St Lachtain’s with. Ben Dermody point and a penalty goal by the St Lachtain’s goalie Robbie Dowling, shooting past his Vegas counterpart.
Mullinavat replied with a sequence of 1-4 unanswered scores by the 15th minute. Stephen Law from a free, a Pat Mulhearne point, Jake Morrissey with a goal after a fine passing movement, followed by Mulhearne and Morrissey with further points (1-5 to 1-1).
At the interval Mullinavat led 1-8 to 1-5.
James O’Connor from a free opened the new half scoring for Freshford before John Reade and Pat Mulhearne added to the Vegas total in the next five minutes, putting their side four points clear. Lachtain’s had their best spell of the game in the next ten minutes with a sequence of a goal and four points without reply (2-10 to 1-10).
Both sides exchanged further points before Mullinavat were awarded a penalty. The Stephen Law shot was saved excellently by Robbie Dowling in the Freshford goal, although the same player pointed the resulting “65”.
A pointed free by O’Connor restored the three point St Lachtain’s lead, but a goal from Jack Byrne Doyle took the game to extra time.
At the end of the first extra time period, Mullinavat led 2-15 to 2-14 , Stephen Law recording three pointed frees for Mullinavat, James O’Connor and Ben Dermody pointing for Lachtain’s.
O’Connor drew the sides level early in the second extra period but Mullinavat finished a little stronger with points from Stephen Law (free) Jake Morrissey and Billy Delahunty, for a 2-18 to 2-15 victory.
So it’s a South Kilkenny local derby versus Tullogher Rosbercon at UPMC Nowlan Park in two weeks time.
SCORERS
Mullinavat :
Stephen Law (0-9, 0-8 frees, 0-1 “65”), Jack Byrne Doyle (1-1), Jake Morrissey (1-2), Pat Mulhearne (0-3), John Reade (0-1), Ryan Bland (0-1), Billy Delahunty (0-1).
St Lachtains:
James O’Connor (0-8, 0-6 frees), Ben Darmody (0-3), Robbie Dowling (1-0, penalty), Jonathan Doheny (1-0), Colin McGree (0-2), Mark Nolan (0-1), Matthew Durnan (0-1).
TEAMS
Mullinavat:
Cormac McEvoy, Declan Duggan, Tommy Lannigan, Jamie Davis, Daniel Holden, James Dalton, Darren Kenneally, Gavin Maher, Jake Morrissey, Billy Delahunty, Stephen Law, Luke Byrne Doyle, Jack Byrne Doyle, Pat Mulhearne, John Reade.
Rest of Panel
Ross Conway, Daniel Walsh, Ryan Bland, Ciaran Holden, Richie Cunningham, Darragh Tynan, Richie Kenneally, Sean O’Keeffe, Jamie Walshe, Thomas Jones, Gavin Morrissey, Mick Holden, Louise Madigan.
St Lachtain’s:
Robbie Dowling, Jamie Denieffe, Fergal Tobin, Jimmy Cantwell, Cathal Bowden, Shea Burke, Luke Phelan, Colin McGree, Caillin McCabe, Matthew Durnan, Declan Killeen, James O’Connor, Sean Counihan, Mark Nolan, Ben Darmody.
Rest of Panel
Michael Murphy, Jonathon Doheny David Burke, Jack Dalton Kevin Dalton.
Referee: Eamon Larkin (James Stephens).
JJ Kavanagh Junior F Hurling Championship Semi Final.
Tullogher Rosbercon 0-17; Mooncoin 0-13.
Mooncoin made the better start to this semi final at Slieverue on Sunday August 10th, leading 0-3 to 0-0 by the sixth minute. They were ahead by the same three point margin, 0-10 to 0-7 at half time
Tullogher Rosbercon took control in the second half and deservedly won by a four point margin.
TEAMS:
Tullogher Rosbercon:
Eoin Ryan, Tony Conway, Dara Murray, Sam Ryan;, Johnny Murphy, Johnny Hartley, Anthony Cottrell, Billy Ryan, Terence Croke, Brian O’Shea, Marc Lawlor, Ronan Moore, Joe Malone, Richie Aylward, Philip Walsh.
Substitutes:
Frank Murphy, Feargal O’Shea, Sean Ryan, Liam Walsh,
Mooncoin:
Liam Walsh, Michael Phelan, Jack Tyler, Ben O’Hanlon, Joe Delahunty, Lee Freyne, Adam Conway, David O’Shea, Eoin McGrath, James Blackmore, Sean Kearns, Jack Ryan, Adrian O’Keeffe, Sean Wall, Kevin Doyle.
Substitutes:
Sean Thornton, Jimmy Barden, Patrick Dermody, Darren Keane, TJ Mackey, Martin Murphy, Michael Murphy, Chris Norris, Mike O’Keeffe,
Referee: Jack Miller (Piltown).
