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County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 8.

Templenoe 0-10, Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-11.

Templenoe hosted Glenbeigh-Glencar in round 8 of the county league last Sunday. A below par display by Templenoe saw them lose out to Glenbeigh-Glencar who gave a more assured performance on the day.

Templenoe had wind advantage for the first half and had an okay first quarter to lead by 0-03 to 0-01, with Brian Crowley from an acute angle, Martin Reilly and Colin Crowley (f) all contributing, while Glenbeigh-Glencar had their opening score from Keilen O’Sullivan. Then the visitors went level with two points on the trot – one through Colin McGillycuddy from a mark before Keilen O’Sullivan added his second point from play. Colin Crowley edged Templenoe ahead again with another placed ball in the 21st minute, but that would be Templenoe’s last score for the remainder of the first half. Templenoe did have chances to add to their tally, but they were inclined to cough up possession which was a bit of a feature throughout the game and they also hit a few wides. In contrast, the visitors were more cohesive and made better use of their possession when on the offensive to manufacture four more points before the break with Darran O’Sullivan proving he still had plenty in his locker and Liam Smith among their scorers.

Half Time Score: Templenoe 0-04, Glenbeigh-Glencar 0-07

On resumption, Colin Crowley slotted over another free for the hosts, but Glenbeigh replied with a sucker punch after they burst up the field in well worked team move involving Jack Brosnan and Darran O’Sullivan who passed across the square for Caolim Teahan to palm home for a simple finish. This extended the margin to five points but there was plenty of time for Templenoe to launch a fight back and in fairness to the hosts they did rally. Three points on the bounce from Daniel Crowley, Brian Crowley and Colin Crowley (f) saw Templenoe reduce the deficit to two points with the score reading 0-08 to 1-07 after 49 minutes of play. However, that was as close as Templenoe could get. Darran O’Sullivan put a bit of daylight between sides again soon after with two points in quick succession. Templenoe didn’t let Glenbeigh out of sight and stayed in touch with two Colin Crowley points either side of points from Rian O’Donovan and Caolim Teahan, but what the hosts really needed at that stage to rescue this game was a green flag and they just couldn’t pull it off.

Final Score: Templenoe 0-10, Glenbeigh-Glencar 1-11.

Scorers:

Templenoe: Colin Crowley 0-06 (5f), Brian Crowley 0-02, Martin Reilly 0-01, Daniel Crowley 0-01.

Glenbeigh-Glencar: Darran O’Sullivan 0-04 (1f), Caolim Teahan 1-01, Colin McGillycuddy 0-01 (1m), Keilen O’Sullivan 0-02, Liam Smith 0-01, Rian O’Donovan 0-01.

Teams:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Martin Reilly, Gavin Crowley, Ciaran Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Josh Crowley Holland, Hugh Granville, Patrick Clifford, Kieran McCarthy, Daniel Crowley, Brian Crowley, Colin Crowley.

Subs used: Mark Casey, Cian Hallissey.

Glenbeigh/Glencar: Cian Knight, Oisin O’Connor, Tommy Quirke, Ciaran Doyle, Jack Brosnan, Pa Kilkenny, Shane Riordan, Colin McGillycuddy, Liam Smith, Darran O’Sullivan, Liam Roche, Sean T Sheahan, Caolim Teahan, Gavan O’Grady, Keilen O’Sullivan.

Subs used: Adrian O’Connor, Dara Casey, Rian O’Donovan.

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Published: 26 May 2024

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Kellehers Toyota Central Region Division 2 Final (Match report courtesy of Tuosist GAA Club Facebook page)

BALLYMACELLIGOT  1-17,

NA FIANNA                 2-05.

Hard luck to Na Fianna Minor footballers who performed admirably against Ballymacelligott on Monday evening in the final of the Kellehers Toyota Tralee Central Region Division 2 League competition played in Cromane.

 As expected this was always going to be a difficult assignment considering that Ballymac had played in Division One of this years County League while Na Fianna had competed in Div.3. This along with the fact that Na Fianna were without the services of County minor Donncha O'Sullivan who was ruled out for the competition made the task all the more daunting, but fair play the lads tried hard and if anything the scoreline probably should have been closer than Ballymacs nine point winning margin if it were not for a number of missed scoring opportunities on the evening.

The team and management however can be happy with their campaign in the league overall. The experience gained playing at this level for the first time along with two excellent wins in the competition over Division One sides John Mitchell's and Austin Stacks will surely stand to the team later on in the Championship.

Many thanks to Patrick Casey and the Cromane club who had the field in splendid shape and to referee Billy O'Shea along with his umpires and linesmen for a job well done and also the Cental League for organising the competition and sponsors Kellehers Toyota Tralee. Congratulations to Ballymacelligot team and management on their win in what was an enjoyable and sporting game of football played in the best of spirits.

Na Fianna :

Josh Lenane, Eoin Casey, Jack Wiggans, Jonah Kirby,

Michael O'Mahony, Michael Casey, William Davies, Adam Corridan, Colm Ryan, Sean Casey, Darragh Murphy, Caoilte O HUrdáil, Cillian O'Sullivan, Oghie Burns, Tom Clifford.

Subs :

Patrick Moran, Shay Mulvany, Sam O'Sullivan, Fionán O'Sullivan, Fionán Foley, Jamie Gallivan, Finn O'Byrne.

Management  :

John Harrington, Vincent Casey, David Macgillycuddy, Sean O'Sullivan

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County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 6.

Templenoe 1-13, Kenmare Shamrocks 1-08.

There was a big turnout for this local derby game on a beautiful evening at Templenoe GAA Grounds. Both Templenoe and Kenmare Shamrocks went into this match on the back of mixed results from the previous rounds which left them both at the lower half of the league table.

Templenoe received a big boost ahead of the game with the return to the team of Josh Crowley Holland from abroad for the first time in over one year. Templenoe started well with the opening two points coming from Daniel Crowley and Colin Crowley (f), but Kenmare countered with Jack Tagney (m) and Paul O’Connor (f) both splitting the posts. John Rice picked up a slight injury and had to temporarily leave the field for treatment and in that time, Kenmare created a goal opportunity and they made no mistake with Jimmy Lehane getting a shot in to take the ball past Mark Looney in the Templenoe goal. Credit to Templenoe they regrouped quickly and responded admirably with five unanswered points courtesy of Brian Crowley (2), Colin Crowley (f), Mark Casey with an excellent long-range effort and Patrick Clifford. This made the score 0-07 to 1-02 after 18 minutes of play.

Then the game looked like it might take another twist, when Kenmare were awarded penalty. Up stepped Tommy O’Sullivan but he pulled his spot kick just wide of the post and big let off for the hosts. The closing minutes of the first half saw Jack Tagney and Pearse O’Brien (f) exchange scores with Daniel Crowley and Brian Crowley. The game was played in a sporting manner throughout despite the local rivalry, but tensions did rise slightly before the half time whistle which resulted with Kenmare’s Paul O’Connor receiving his marching orders following an off the ball incident with Gavin Crowley.

Half Time Score: Templenoe 0-09, Kenmare Shamrocks 1-04

Templenoe had numerical advantage for the second half, but sometimes this can work both ways and no one was underestimating the ability of Kenmare to overcome this setback. Jimmy Lehane reduced the margin to one point shortly the restart, to which Templenoe responded with a lovely point from an acute angle through Colin Crowley (f). Then in the 38th minute Brian Crowley was fouled in the square to earn the hosts a penalty and the aforementioned Brian Crowley took it with aplomb to put Templenoe five points clear. In the ensuing passages of play both teams traded a few wides before Kieran Fitzgibbon landed a 45 over the bar to make it 1-10 to 1-06 after 46 minutes of play.

Soon after Brian Crowley restored Templenoe’s lead to five points, but Kenmare kept plugging away and hit back with a white flag from Zack O’Shea. Coming into the home stretch Patrick Clifford did well to fire over a point from close range and then Daniel Crowley added another to give the hosts a six-points cushion coming into injury time. Kenmare made a few bursts up the field in search of a goal towards the end and they offer a threat, but Mark Looney and his defence coped effectively and succeeded in not conceding any late goal from the visitors. Five minutes of injury time were played, Templenoe did lose John Rice to a black card and Darren Allman had one last point for Kenmare, but there was no way Templenoe were going to let this game slip and held on for a deserved five points victory.

Final Score: Templenoe 1-13, Kenmare Shamrocks 1-08

Scorers:

Templenoe: Brian Crowley 1-04 (1-00p), Colin Crowley 0-03 (3f), Daniel Crowley 0-03, Patrick Clifford 0-02, Mark Casey 0-01.

Kenmare Shamrocks: Jimmy Lehane 1-01, Jack Tagney 0-02 (1m), Paul O’Connor 0-01 (f), Pearse O’Brien 0-01 (f), Zack O’Shea 0-01, Kieran Fitzgibbon 0-01 (1 45), Darren Allman 0-01.

Teams:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ciaran Crowley, Kieran McCarthy, Gavin Crowley, Mark Casey, Sean Sheehan, John Rice, Josh Crowley Holland, Patrick Clifford, Martin Reilly, Daniel Crowley, Brian Crowley, Colin Crowley.

Subs used: Hugh Granville, Ríain O'Byrne, Cian Hallissey.

Kenmare Shamrocks: Kieran Fitzgibbon, Dara O’Shea, Tommy O’Sullivan, Cian O’Sullivan, Zack O’Shea, James McCarthy, Tommy Cronin, Shane O’Sullivan, David Hallissey, Jack Tagney, Kevin O’Sullivan, Jack O’Sullivan, Pearse O’Brien, Paul O’Connor, Jimmy Lehane.

Subs used: Tommy O’Sullivan (Atlantic), Darren Allman.

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Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 5.

John Mitchels 1-09, Templenoe 1-09

An injury time point from Sean Sheehan salvaged a draw for Templenoe away to John Mitchels last Sunday.

The match was played in showery weather conditions with a cross field breeze in play, which kept the linesman busy throughout the game. Templenoe’s John Rice and Daniel Crowley traded points with Darragh Cunnane and Shane O’Connor to open the scoring and leave the sides level at two points apiece after five minutes of play. Then a well worked move from Templenoe saw Brian Crowley advance on goal and he executed his shot to the far corner of the net giving Mitchels keeper Sean Broderick no chance. The hosts replied promptly with a white flag from Alan O’Donoghue before Cian Holden got inside the Templenoe defence for a goal of their own, this made the score John Mitchels 1-03, Templenoe 1-02 at the end of the first quarter.Buoyed by their goal, John Mitchels tagged on two more quick points through Alan O’Donoghue (f) and Conor Hurley to extend their lead to three points. Templenoe’s shooting for much of the first half was letting them down, but they did have the final say of the half with Colin Crowley splitting the posts from play.

Half Time Score: John Mitchels 1-05, Templenoe 1-03

Templenoe outscored their opponents by four points to one in the third quarter, courtesy of points from Gavin Crowley, Brian Crowley and not to be outdone by Colin Crowley with two converted frees, while Mitchels sole score in that period came from the boot of Cian Holden. This made it 1-06 to 1-07 in favour of the visitors with 43 minutes on the clock. It all made for an exciting last quarter with both teams giving it their all in a battle for two valuable county league points. Two points from Mitchels corner forward Mikey Kelleher either side of another pointed free from Colin Crowley had the sides level at 1-08 apiece with just four minutes of normal time remaining. Then it looked like the hosts might snatch a win when Mikey Kelleher found the range again for his third point to put them ahead by the minimum. Templenoe were fast running out of time, but then with the game two minutes into injury time Sean Sheehan used his experience well to pop over the equalizer from close range after the Mitchels defence had failed to clear their lines from the previous Templenoe attack.

Final Score: John Mitchels 1-09, Templenoe 1-09.

Scorers:

John Mitchels: Cian Holden 1-01, Mikey Kelleher 0-03, Darragh Cunnane 0-01, Shane O’Connor 0-01, Alan O’Donoghue 0-02 (2f), Conor Hurley 0-01.

Templenoe: Colin Crowley 0-04 (0-03), Brian Crowley 1-01, Sean Sheehan 0-01, John Rice 0-01, Daniel Crowley 0-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01.

Teams:

John Mitchels: Sean Broderick, John Horgan, Jack Myers, Ciaran White, Nathan Rogers, Akeem Molloy, Brian O’Donnell, Patrick Kearney, George Bastible, John Carmody, Cian Holden, Darragh Cunnane, Alan O’Donoghue, Peter Murphy, Mikey Kelliher.

Subs used: Conor Hurley, Shane O’Connor, Sean Corkery, Paudie White.

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Ciaran Crowley, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Mark Casey, Gavin Crowley, Michael Hallissey, Sean Sheehan, John Rice, Kieran McCarthy, Colin Crowley, Martin Reilly, Daniel Crowley, Brian Crowley, John Moriarty.

Subs used: Hugh Granville, Cian Hallissey

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Published: 29 April 2024

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Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 4.

Templenoe 1-12, Ardfert 3-10.

Templenoe hosted Ardfert in the fourth round of the county league on Sunday. Three goals from the visitors after a rocky opening quarter helped them come away from Templenoe with a full share of the spoils.

The game was played in beautiful sunshine with the breeze favouring Templenoe in the first half. Fionan Egan (f) and Kieran McCarthy swapped points to open the scoring. Then county player Killian Spillane showed his class to put the ball in the net from close range, following good work by Colin Crowley. Fionan Egan replied with a point from play for the visitors, but the hosts were dominating proceedings in the opening quarter and they made it count with four unanswered points courtesy of Colin Crowley (2), Brian Crowley and Killian Spillane. Nathan O’Driscoll (f) traded scores with Killian Spillane from a mark to leave score 1-06 to 0-03 after 16 minutes of play.

Then against the run of play a rocket of a shot from Ardfert wing back Earnan Ferris on the run ended in the top corner of the net for a brilliant goal. This blew the contest wide open. Nathan O’Driscoll followed this up with a point and then Templenoe were rocked by a second Ardfert goal after a speculative ball in towards the Templenoe goal broke kindly to Darragh Courtney and he finished it perfectly. Suddenly the hosts who appeared to be coasting in the first quarter, found themselves one point down. Gary O’Riordan added another point for the visitors, but Templenoe regrouped and had the final two scores of the first half from Gavin Crowley and Mark Casey to leave the sides all square at the interval.

Half Time Score: Templenoe 1-08, Ardfert 2-05.

On resumption Templenoe continued where they left off with two points on the trot from Colin Crowley and Killian Spillane. But then the visitors who just seemed to be that bit better with their decision making when on the offensive than their opponents, landed another sucker punch on the hosts when Jordan Brick buried the ball to the net after he was put through on goal. This seemed to suck a bit of the life out of Templenoe and soon after Killian Spillane had to make way to compound matters for the home side. Ardfert hit the next four points in a row in an at times scrappy second half, through Tiernan O’Sullivan, Fionan Egan (2f), and Jordan Brick. This made the score 1-10 to 3-09 with 51 minutes played.

Templenoe tried hard to create openings in the Ardfert defence but had little joy and ultimately had to settle for two late frees from Colin Crowley. Ardfert made sure of their win with an Earnan Ferris point shortly before the full-time whistle.

Final Score: Templenoe 1-12, Ardfert 3-10.

Scorers:

Templenoe: Killian Spillane 1-03 (1f) (1m), Colin Crowley 0-05 (2f), Kieran McCarthy 0-01, Brian Crowley 0-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01, Mark Casey 0-01.

Ardfert: Earnan Ferris 1-01, Jordan Brick 1-01, Darragh Courtney 1-00, Fionan Egan 0-04 (3f), Nathan O’Driscoll 0-02 (1f), Gary O’Riordan 0-01, Tiernan O’Sullivan 0-01.

Teams:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Ciaran Crowley, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Mark Casey, Gavin Crowley, Mike Hallissey, Sean Sheehan, John Rice, Kieran McCarthy, Brian Crowley, Martin Reilly, Killian Spillane, Colin Crowley, Hugh Granville.

Subs used: Daniel Crowley, John Moriarty.

Ardfert: Nicky O’Sullivan, Jack Kearney, Iarla Courtney, Trevor Wallace, Tiernan O’Sullivan, Stephen Leen, Earnan Ferris, Liam Og O’Connor, Darragh Courtney, Jordan Brick, John Egan, Gary O’Riordan, Sean Brosnan, Nathan O’Driscoll, Fionan Egan.

Subs: Harry Wallace, Keelan Best

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Published: 21 April 2024

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Glenflesk/Kilgarvan 3-08, Na Fianna 1-11

Na Fianna lost out to Glenflesk/Kilgarvan in the Keanes SuperValu County Minor Football League Final.

It was a very exciting match with Glenflesk/Kilgarvan only finally pulling away in the last five minutes by scoring the last three points

Na Fianna Team: Fionan Foley, Micheál Casey, Jack Wiggins, Jonah Kirby, Micheál O'Mahony, Adam Corridan, Darragh Murphy, Colm Ryan, Donnach O'Sullivan, Caoilte Ó hUrdáil, Patrick Moran, Seán Casey, Cillian O'Sullivan, Willim Davies, Tom Clifford

Subs: Josh Lehane, Eoin Casey, Shay Mulvanney, Oghie Burns, Sam O'Sullivan, Fionan O'Sullivan, Mark Foley, Tadgh Harrington

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Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 3.

Fossa 2-10, Templenoe 0-10.

Templenoe suffered their first county league defeat of the year away to Fossa on Sunday. A goal in each half for the hosts proved to be the difference.

The game was played in dry conditions for the most part with a cross field breeze. The opening 20 minutes of the contest was a very cagey affair with scores hard to come by. It took 8 minutes for the opening score to come with Fossa’s Tadhg O’Shea the provider, but it wasn’t until the last 10 minutes of the first half. that the game finally started to ignite. Emmett O’Shea doubled Fossa’s lead with a free and then soon after Matt Rennie got in for their first goal when he finished the ball to the net from close range. Matters got worse for Templenoe when Tadhg O’Shea converted a placed ball to give them a six points cushion with 26 minutes on the clock.

Templenoe couldn’t buy a score or so it seemed. But credit to the visitors they finished the first half strongly with Colin Crowley breaking their scoring deadlock after all of 27 minutes, with a point from play before he subsequently added another from a 45. In between Kieran O’Sullivan exchanged scores with Sean Sheehan to leave four points between the sides at the interval.

Half Time Score: Fossa 1-04, Templenoe 0-03.

Templenoe almost got the second half off to the perfect start when Sean Sheehan hit a dangerous ball in towards the Fossa goal., but it was diverted out for a 45. However, Fossa extended their lead back to five points with their next attack courtesy of Killian Buckley. Then Templenoe hit a bit of a purple patch getting four of the next five points in this encounter with Kieran McCarthy (2), Colin Crowley after he skillfully won a mark and corner back Michael Hallissey all chipping in. Fossa’s sole score in this period came from the boot of Tadhg O’Shea. This made the score 1-06 to 0-07 after 41 minutes of play.

Ruairi Doyle and Harry Buckley steadied the ship for the hosts with two unanswered points to precede the killer blow when a high ball in towards the square was deflected to the net by Fossa substitute Fintan Coffey. This put the hosts 2-08 to 0-07 ahead with 14 minutes remaining. Templenoe fought to the end, but never really looked like raising a much-needed green flag to bring them back into this contest. The visitors last three scores came from Brian Crowley (2) and Colin Crowley with a converted free, while Fossa signed off on their win with points from Harry Buckley and Paddy Sheehan.

Final Score: Fossa 2-10, Templenoe 0-10.

Scorers:

Templenoe: Colin Crowley 0-04 (2f) (1m), Kieran McCarthy 0-02, Brian Crowley 0-02 (1f), Sean Sheehan 0-01, Michael Hallissey 0-01.

Fossa: Matt Rennie 1-00, Fintan Coffey 1-00, Tadhg O’Shea 0-03 (2f), Harry Buckley 0-02, Emmett O’Shea 0-01 (1f), Paddy Sheehan 0-01, Killian Buckley 0-01, Kieran O’Sullivan 0-01, Ruairi Doyle 0-01.

Teams:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Kieran McCarthy, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Gavin Crowley, Martin Reilly, Colin Crowley, Hugh Granville, John Moriarty, Brian Crowley, Patrick Clifford.

Subs used: Daniel Crowley.

Fossa: Shane O’Sullivan, Gary Cronin, Dan O’Connell, Brian Myers, Dan O’Keeffe, Kieran O’Sullivan, Ruari Doyle, Cian O’Shea, Paddy Sheehan, Harry Buckley, Matt Rennie, Eoin Talbot, Tadhg O’Shea, Emmett O’Shea, Killian Buckley.

Subs: Sam Buckley, Fintan Coffey, Cian Doyle

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Published: 07 April 2024

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Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 2.

Templenoe 0-09, Na Gaeil 0-08.

Templenoe hosted Na Gaeil in round 2 of the county league on Sunday, seven months on from their meeting the county club championship when a last-minute goal from Aidan Crowley saved Templenoe from a relegation play-off. A single point was all that separated the sides again this time, after Templenoe survived a nervy finish to come out the right side of a tight contest once again.

There was good crowd in attendance for Templenone’s first home game of this year’s county league, with the weather holding dry and little or no breeze. It took both sides a while to settle especially the hosts who failed to register a score in the opening quarter, squandering numerous scoring opportunities. Na Gaeil got their opening score in the 9th minute courtesy of Dara Devine (f) and soon after they added two more points with Tomas O’hAinifein and Dara Devine putting them 3 points to the good midway through the first half. In between, Na Gaeil almost had a goal but were denied by Templenoe keeper Mark Looney, while at the other end Brian Crowley went agonisingly close with a palmed effort that was kept out by the fingertips of Na Gaeil net minder John Kearney.

Jack Bourke extended the visitors lead to four points in the 18th minute. The hosts continued to struggle for scores before they finally got off the mark in the 21st minute with Patrick Clifford ending their scoring drought. This seemed to spark the hosts into life, with further points following from Clifford once more and John Rice. The first half ended with Tomas O’hAinifein and Hugh Granville trading scores.

Half Time Score: Templenoe 0-04, Na Gaeil 0-05.

It was all to play for at the restart. Whatever got said in the Templenoe dressing room at the interval appeared to work with the hosts firing over four unanswered points in the third quarter through Colin Crowley with two 45s and Brian Crowley with one placed ball and one from play. The score was now Templenoe 0-08, Na Gaeil 0-05 and it could have been more, only for John Kearney diverting a goal bound shot from Mark Casey out for a 45. Just like Templenoe in the opening quarter, Na Gaeil’s shooting was letting them down in the second half with a high wide count.

Brian Crowley got what turned out to be pivotal point for the hosts in the 49th minute, after he combined well with Patrick Clifford before fisting the ball over the bar. However, Na Gaeil weren’t going to give this game up without a fight and points from Dara Devine and Mark Lynch set up a tense finish to make the score 0-09 to 0-07 coming into injury time. Try as they might Na Gaeil couldn’t find a pathway to goal, but they did reduce the margin to a single point after Peter Doyle popped over a long-range point. There was time for one last play, but much to the relief of the home support the Templenoe defence were able to force a turnover from Na Gaeil and with that the final whistle went.

Final Score: Templenoe 0-09, Na Gaeil 0-08.

Scorers:

Templenoe: Brian Crowley 0-03 (1f), Colin Crowley 0-02 (2 45s), Patrick Clifford 0-02, John Rice 0-01, Hugh Granville 0-01.

Na Gaeil: Dara Devine 0-03 (2f), Tomas O’hAinifein 0-02, Jack Bourke 0-01, Mark Lynch 0-01, Peter Doyle 0-01.

Teams:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Kieran McCarthy, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Sean Sheehan, John Rice, Martin Reilly, Patrick Clifford, Hugh Granville, John Moriarty, Brian Crowley, Colin Crowley.

Subs used: Daniel Crowley.

Na Gaeil: John Kearney, Enda O’Connor, Ryan O’Neill, Sean Barrett, Peter Doyle, Ruairi O’Sullivan, Kieran O’Donovan, Tomas O’hAinifein, Jamesie O’Connor, Cian Devine, Dara Devine, Eoin Doody, Mark Lynch, Jack Bourke, Jack Sheehan.

Subs: Senan Ross, Jack Costello, Tadhg Reen.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 1.

Gneeveguilla 1-12, Templenoe 1-12.

Templenoe made the trip to Gneeveguilla for the opening round of the county league last Saturday evening. In recent years Gneeveguilla has proved to be a difficult venue for Templenoe to get a result, but for 60 minutes of the contest it looked like the visitors would come away with a long sought after win. However, credit to the hosts they never said die and put in a massive last quarter to come from 11 points down in the 45^th minute to ultimately earn a share of the spoils with Sean O’Keefe equalizing at the death.

It really was a game of two halves with Templenoe completely dominating in the first half, while the second half belonged to Gneeveguilla. Underfoot conditions were slippy, following earlier rain and although chilly it did hold dry for the duration of the match. The strong wind was to have big bearing on this contest. Templenoe had the breeze to their backs for the first half and they made full use of it outscoring Gneeveguilla by 0-01 to 0-06 in the opening quarter. Brian Crowley was on fire early on with five of the six points, while his brother Colin got the other. Gneeveguilla’s opening score came courtesy of a placed ball from John O’Leary. Templenoe were motoring well and were on top in most areas of the field, yet they did have one scare when keeper Mark Looney was called upon to deny to Conor Herlihy a green flag. John O’Leary traded scores with Hugh Granville, before Brian Crowley continued his scoring spree with a goal and a point in quick succession. The goal stemmed from a short kickout from Gneeveguilla to which the Templenoe forwards were vigilant to and Brian Crowley calmly finished to net when he found himself one on one with the Gneeveguilla netminder Tadhg O’Connor. Kieran McCarthy increased the visitors lead to ten points after he got forward to fist the ball over the bar.

Half Time Score: Gneeveguilla 0-02, Templenoe 1-09.

Gneeveguilla had a mountain to climb and subs were introduced in a bid to stem the tide. But in the third quarter there was little evidence they could turn around this contest. Indeed instead of reducing the deficit, Templenoe’s lead actually increased with the score reading Gneeveguilla 0-04, Templenoe 1-12 by the 45^th minute, with Colin Crowley, Martin Reilly and Ciaran Crowley on target for the visitors, while the hosts had contributions from Shane Crowley and Conor Herlihy. Another indication that this might be Templenoe’s evening came when Mark Looney made another great save this time from Shane O’Sullivan. But from here on it was all Gneeveguilla. Sean O’Keeffe, Shane O’Sullivan and John O’Leary got the comeback underway with three unanswered points. Then came the turning point when Gneeveguilla turned over possession after they intercepted a free at the back from Templenoe and similar to Brian Crowley in the first half for the visitors, Sean O’Keeffe made no mistake with the finish. Suddenly the gap was only five points with at least nine minutes remaining to be played. Templenoe did have opportunities to close out the game, but both their shooting and some of their decision making deserted them just when they needed it most. Gneeveguilla now sensed blood and proceeded to reel Templenoe in point by point with John O’Leary, Sean O’Keeffe (2) and Owen Fitzgerald all finding the range to leave just the minimum between the sides coming into injury time. Then at the death a well worked move from the hosts ended with Sean O’Keeffe firing over the equalizer.

Final Score: Gneeveguilla 1-12, Templenoe 1-12.

Scorers:

Gneeveguilla: Sean O’Keefe 1-04 (1f), John O’Leary 0-04 (1f), Conor Herlihy 0-01, Shane Crowley 0-01, Shane O’Sullivan 0-01, Owen Fitzgerald 0-01.

Templenoe: Brian Crowley 1-06 (3f) (1m), Colin Crowley 0-02, Hugh Granville 0-01, Kieran McCarthy 0-01, Martin Reilly 0-01, Ciaran Crowley 0-01.

Teams:

Gneeveguilla: Tadhg O’Connor, Jamie O’Sullivan, DJ Murphy, Darren Brosnan, Eoin Rahilly, Damien Cronin, Paul O’Leary, Padraig O’Connor, Ronan Collins, Shane Crowley, Conor Herlihy, Paudie O’Leary, Dara Fitzgerald, John O’Leary, Padraic Finnegan.

Subs: Sean O’Keeffe, Shane O’Sullivan, Kevin Coughlin, Kieran O’Connor.

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Kieran McCarthy, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Gavin Crowley, John Rice, Patrick Clifford, Hugh Granville, Daniel Crowley, Brian Crowley, Colin Crowley.

Subs used: Martin Reilly, John Moriarty, Michael F O’Connor.

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Published: 23 March 2024

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McCarthy Insurance Group South Kerry Senior Football League Round 3:

Templenoe 1-21, Dromid Pearses 0-03.

Our senior footballers cruised to victory against Dromid Pearses at Dromore Sportsfield on Saturday. Early scores from Brian Crowley (2), Colin Crowley, Ríain O’Byrne, Daniel Crowley (2) and Martin Reilly (2) before Dromid got their opener set the tone for what was to follow. Soon after Colin Crowley added a goal to Templenoe’s tally and from there, there was really no way back for Dromid Pearses.

Team & Scorers:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne 0-01, Ciaran Crowley 0-01, Mark Casey, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Gavin Crowley 0-02, Hugh Granville, Martin Reilly 0-02, Daniel Crowley 0-05, John Moriarty, Brian Crowley 0-06 (1f), Colin Crowley 1-03 (1f).

Subs Used: Colm Breen, Michael F O’Connor, Ronan O’Connor, Jason O’Shea 0-01, Dan O’Connor, Conor Murphy.

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Published: 03 March 2024

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