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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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Published: 31 March 2024

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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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Valley Rovers 1-13, Templenoe 0-04.

Despite the unfavourable weather conditions, there was a large turnout at Brinny on Sunday in a fitting tribute to the late Paudie Palmer, a man very fondly remembered and dearly missed by both clubs.

After a competitive first half, Valley Rovers took full advantage of the strong wind in the second half to run out comfortable winners against a depleted Templenoe side.

After the game following a few words from Valley Rovers Chairperson John O’Donovan and John Greene of C103fm, the specially commissioned trophy was presented by Collette Palmer to the Valley Rovers captain Darragh Murphy.

Templenoe GAA Club wishes to thank Valley Rovers for their generous hospitality and we look forward to seeing Valley Rovers make the return trip to Templenoe next year.

Templenoe Team & Scorers:

Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Kieran McCarthy, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Ronan O’Connor, Gavin Crowley 0-01, Hugh Granville, Martin Reilly, Daniel Crowley 0-01, Cian Hallissey 0-01 (1f), John Moriarty, Colin Crowley 0-01 (1f).

Subs Used: Micheal F O'Connor, Dan O’Connor, Donagh Harrington, Conor Murphy.

Pictures - Valley Rovers Facebook Page

Paudie Palmer Tribute on C103 FM - Cork Sports Sunday with Rory Burke

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Published: 26 February 2024

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McCarthy Insurance Group South Kerry Senior Football League Round 2:

Templenoe 0-11, St Michael/Foilmore 0-05.

Our senior footballers had their first win of the year at home to St Michaels/Foilmore today. Templenoe were in control from the start and the result was never in doubt with the hosts leading by 0-06 to 0-02 at half time, before pushing on to have six points to spare in the finish.

Team & Scorers:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Ronan O’Connor, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Kieran McCarthy, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Sean Sheehan 0-01, Gavin Crowley, Colm Breen, Martin Reilly 0-01, Hugh Granville 0-01, Cian Hallissey 0-01 (1f), John Moriarty, Colin Crowley 0-07 (4f).

Subs Used: Dan O’Connor, Conor Murphy.

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Published: 18 February 2024

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McCarthy Insurance Group South Kerry Senior Football League Round 1:

Reenard 1-11, Templenoe 2-05.

A strong last quarter from Reenard saw them edge out Templenoe in the opening round of the South Kerry league played at Reenard GAA grounds. Although our senior footballers came up short on the day, it was a good workout for the team as they prepare for the season ahead. Templenoe welcomed the return to action of John Rice and Cian Hallissey, while Ríain O'Byrne made his senior debut and acquitted himself well.

The new Templenoe management team was also revealed today with Derek Moynihan (from Rathmore) and Aidan Cahill (from Spa) taking charge for the first time. We wish Derek and Aidan the very of best luck with their new roles and we thank Mike Crowley and the outgoing management for all their hard work and commitment, as they take a step back from the sideline.

Team & Scorers:

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Mike Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Ríain O'Byrne, Martin Reilly 0-01, Mark Casey, John Rice, Sean Sheehan 2-00, Gavin Crowley, Hugh Granville, Colin Crowley, Kieran McCarthy, Cian Hallissey 0-01 (1f), Brian Crowley 0-03 (1f), Daniel Crowley.

Subs Used: Ciaran Crowley, John Moriarty, Michael F O’Connor, Jason O’Shea

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Published: 11 February 2024

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