Congratulations to Sam & Mikey Carmody who were part of two All-Ireland winning teams on Thursday evening. Sam lined out at corner forward for H&MV in the Inter-Firm All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Final. Mikey was part of the UL team that won the Higher Ed All-Ireland Junior Hurling Final. Well done lads!
Inter Firm All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Final
H&MV Engineering (Limerick) 4-23 (35)
Clancy/Clantech (Tipperary) 2-15 (21)
H&MV(Front, fourth from left): Sam Carmody
Higher Ed All-Ireland Junior Hurling Final
UL 1-20 (23)
UCD 2-14 (20)
UL(Front, seventh from left): Mikey Carmody
Match Report my Munster Inter-Firm GAA
H&MV Engineering won their first ever All-Ireland title after putting in an impressive performance to defeat Clancy/Clantech at Fethard on Thursday night.
Clancy/Clantech started the game well with a point from Seamus Callinan inside the first minute of the match. H&MV hit back with a point from Jack Fallon. Clancy/Clantech went back in front with points from Kyle Bennett and Jamie Coughlan (2). Fallon scored his second to reduce the lead. Harry Fitzgibbon scored a good point from center field to leave one point between the sides. A great goal from Seamus Callinan on 11 minutes saw Clancy/Clantech go 4 points in front. H&MV hit back immediately with a great goal from Conor Fahey. Jack Lillis fired over a good score for Clancy/Clantech to put 2 points between the side. The lead was out to 3 points on 15 minutes when Coughlan split the posts from a free. Points from Paudie McNamara, Sean O’Connor and Kieran Morris saw H&MV draw level after 20 minutes. H&MV hit the front for the first time in the match on 21 minutes with a good score from a tight angle by Sam Carmody. McNamara fired over 2 points in quick succession to open up a 3 point lead for H&MV. Callinan responded for Clancy/Clantech with a good score to make it a 2 point game. McNamara fired over his fourth point of the half to put 3 between the teams again. A decisive moment in the match on 26 minutes when a great ball from Paudie Greene put Conor Fahy through on goal and Fahy made no mistake as he rattled the back of the Clancy/Clantech net. Further points from Paul Ryan, Kieran Morris and Same Carmody opened up a 9 point lead for H&MV. Clancy/Clantech pulled a point back on 30 minutes with a good score from Kyle Bennett. H&MV Engineering 2-13 Clancy/Clantech 1-8 at half time.
Kieran Morris increased the lead with another good score on 32 minutes. John Ryan hit back for Clancy/Clantech with a good point on 33 minutes. A goal chance for H&MV on 34 minutes saw Harry Fitzgibbon denied by a very good save from Mike Ryan. A minute later there was no stopping Kieran Morris scoring a third goal for H&MV. Ryan responded with a point for Clancy/Clantech on 36 minutes. Another good save from Mike Ryan denied Sam Carmody a goal for H&MV. A great goal on the run from John Ryan gave hope to Clancy/Clantech. It was short lived when Fitzgibbon scored a fourth goal for H&MV. Clancy/Clantech kept battling to the end but there was no stopping H&MV on this night as the ran over deserving winners and All-Ireland champions for the first time.
Scorers for H&MV Engineering: Jack Fallon (0-3), Harry Fitzgibbon (1-1), Conor Fahey (2-0), Paudie McNamara (0-4), Sean O’Connor (0-1), Kieran Morris (1-5), Sam Carmody (0-3), Paul Ryan (0-3), Paudie Greene (0-2, 2f), Aiden O’Flynn (0-1)
Scorers for Clancy/Clantech: Seamus Callinan (1-2), Jamie Coughlan (0-4, 3f), Kyle Bennett (0-3), Jack Lillis (0-1), John Ryan (1-4), Kevin Maher (0-1)
H&MV Engineering: Ciaran Shortt (Upperchurch Drombane), Ben Murnane (Smith O’Briens), Peter Melbourne (Moycarkey Borris), Liam Hayes (Moycarkey Borris), Gearoid Sinnott (Na Piarsaigh), Kevin Maher (Borrisoleigh), Ryan O’Shea (Croom), Harry Fitzgibbon (Thurles Sarsfields), Jack Fallon (Moycarkey Borris), Paudie McNamara (Murroe Boher), Kieran Morris (Moycarkey Borris), Paul Ryan (Upperchurch Drombane), Conor Fahey (Upperchurch Drombane), Paudie Greene (Upperchurch Drombane), Sam Carmody (Cappawhite)
Subs: Sean O’Connor (Clonoulty Rossmore), Robert Gleeson (Gortnahoe Glengoole), Aiden O’Flynn (Freemount), Declan Power (Smith O’Briens), Robert Corbett (Pallasgreen), Liam Cunningham (Murroe Boher), Bryan Kennedy (Effin), Eoin Morris (Holycross Ballycahill), Cian Maloney (Smith O’Briens), Derek Bowens (Castlemartyr), James Daly (Na Piarsaigh), Eddie Ryan (JK Brackens)
Clancy/Clantech: Mike Ryan (Ballysaggart), David Whelan (St Marys), Fintan Purcell (Drom & Inch), Bob Frewen (Glen Rua), Lorcan Campion (Drom & Inch), Maidhrc Fitzpatrick (Drom & Inch), Paddy Foley (Lismore), Brian Tobin (Kilworth), Kieran Crawford (Shamrocks), Jamie Coughlan (Charleville), Jack Lillis (Drom & Inch), John Ryan (Drom & Inch), Mike Kearns (St Marys), Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch), Kyle Bennett (Ballysaggart)
Subs: Darragh Fitzpatrick (Drom & Inch), Donnachadh O’Halloran (Galtee Gaels), Michael Purcell (Drom & Inch), Shane Bennett (Ballysaggart), Adrian Bourke (JK Brackens), Brendan Looby (Moycarkey Borris), Adam Goff (Modeligo), Donnacha Lonergan (Dicksboro)
Referee: Kevin Jordan (Tipperary)
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