AIB Club C’ship Round-Up

AIB GAA Football All Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final:
Naomh Anna (Galway)  1-9  Cookstown Fr. Rocks (Tyrone)  2-11

Tyrone kingpins Cookstown moved into the final of the AIB GAA All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after a 2-11 to 1-10 defeat of Naomh Anna (Galway) at Pearse Park, Longford.

Having led by double scores, 0-8 to 0-4, at half-time, Cookstown sealed the win with a Barry Mulligan goal and a late John Gilmore three-pointer.

Cookstown will now face Spa (Kerry) in the All-Ireland Final on Sunday 14^th February in Croke Park.

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AIB GAA Football All Ireland Junior Club Championship Quarter Final:
Dunedin Connolly’s  0-7  Emyvale (Monaghan)  3-7

Goals at vital stages proved decisive for Monaghan champions Emyvale as they booked their place in the semi final of the AIB GAA Football All Ireland Junior Club Championship at the expense of Edinburgh side Dunedin Connolly’s .

Emyvale got off to a dream start as Gavin McKernan netted in the opening minute.  Brendan McKenna added another after 19 minutes to give his side a lead of 2-4 to 0-3 at half time.

Dunedin showed renewed purpose in the second half but a Brendan O’Brien goal 9 minutes from time effectively finished the game as a contest.

Emyvale will now face Kiltimagh (Mayo) in the All-Ireland semi final on Sunday 31^st January at Pearse Park, Longford at 2.30pm.

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AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Semi Final:
Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry (Galway)  0-10 St Gall’s (Antrim)  0-12

St Gall’s (Antrim) became the first Ulster team to qualify for the AIB GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final with a 0-12 to 0-10 semi-final win over Tynagh/Abbey Duniry (Galway) at Parnell Park on Saturday.

Gall’s, who had many of the football side that will feature in the All-Ireland senior club semi-final next amongst their ranks, led by 0-9 to 0-4 at the break thanks to CJ McGourty’s accuracy from placed balls and Sean McAreavey’s opening point inside the first minute.

The Galway champions, aided by the experience of former county starts Kevin Broderick and Liam Hodgins, fought back after the break, but McGourty, who finished with 0-8, was on top of his game and his two late points helped Gall’s to a famous win.

St Gall’s will now face St Lactain’s (Kilkenny) in the All-Ireland Final on Saturday 13^th February at Croke Park.

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AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Junior Club Championship Semi Final:
Calry/St Joseph’s  0-10  Naomh Colum Cille (Tyrone)  2-7

Two goals in a 4 minute spell midway through the second half proved pivotal as Tyrone champions Naomh Colum Cille booked their place in the final of the AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Junior Club Championship.

The game was an even fought contest throughout and when full forward Paul O’Neill was dismissed for a second yellow in the 24^th minute it looked as though the Ulster men may be in trouble – the scoreboard at half time saw them trailing 0-6 to 0-4.

However, the turning point of the game came in the 46^th minute when Niall O’Neill’s ’65 found its way to the Calry/St Joseph’s net.  Just 4 minutes later, Rory O’Neill raised another green flag and Naomh Colum Cille never looked back.

Naomh Colum Cille will now face either Black and Whites (Kilkenny) or Blackrock (Cork) in the All-Ireland Final.