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Moninne bridge six-year gap to reach SHC final
NAOMH Moninne are back in their first Louth Senior Hurling final since 2004 after seeing off Pearse Og with a superb second-half display at Clan na Gael Park on Saturday evening.
St Bride's outclass St Kevin's to take title
LAST Thursday saw the girls from St Bride's and St Kevin's go head to head in the final of the 2010 U-14 Camogie League. The game was played in front of a large crowd in Stabannon in less than ideal conditions with rain pouring down for most of the match.
Mattock are outplayed by promising Moninne team
NAOMH Moninne are one victory away from qualifying for their first final since 2004 of the Louth senior hurling championship following a fourth successive group victory.
Scoring double sinks battling St Fechin's
TWO goals on either side of half time from last year's beaten championship finalists fended off a battling Fechins display on a glorious Friday evening in the GAA grounds.
FINAL WHISTLE: Top Cats can reign for years to come
WATCHING Kilkenny dishing out drubbings to their rivals has become almost embarrassing at this stage. After already hammering Dublin and Galway while barely breaking into a sweat, it was the turn of arch-rivals Cork on Sunday to be given a lesson in the art of hurling.
Graham makes it fifth time lucky on Annaverna
DOWN'S Graham Clarke was King of the Mountain for the first time after claiming the overall title in the M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition in dry but windy conditions at the Annaverna Mountain in Cooley, Co. Louth yesterday. In the best weather conditions witnessed at the venue in many years, Clarke took honours ahead of Clare's Brendan McNamara, finishing the five kilometre course in 51 pocs. Just half a puck separated the pair entering the final straight, but the Down Senior goalkeeper drove some spectacular shots towards the end to see him with four pucks to spare at the finish.
Rivals mount a challenge for Gerry's crown
THE M Donnelly All Ireland Poc Fada finals take place on Annaverna Mountain on Saturday. 2009 first-time champion from Roscommon, Gerry Fallon, will be there to defend his title, but he faces stiff competition from Ulster Poc Fada champion Ruairi Convery (Down), Leinster champ Eoin Ryan (Laois), Seamus Coffey (Cork), the Munster Poc Fada Provincial winner, and James Skehill (Galway), the Connacht champion.
Disastrous opening half-hour proves fatal for lethargic Reds
A DISASTROUS opening half hour – 'the worst we've played,' according to manager Paddy Kelly – proved Louth's undoing in St Brigid's Park on Saturday as Roscommon avenged their league defeat to advance to the semi-finals.
Kelly seeking debut Nicky Rackard win
WHILE most eyes will be on the Louth footballers in Pairc Tailteann on Saturday evening, Paddy Kelly will be hoping to follow in Peter Fitzpatrick's footsteps in the afternoon as he bids to open his championship account against Tyrone in Dowdallshill. Fresh from reaching the NHL Division 3B League final and clinching the Leinster Junior Hurling Shield for the third year running, Kelly will make his Nicky Rackard Cup bow in St Brigid's Park.
Tones prove too strong
JOHNNY Carter's second-half goal was the decisive score as a more experienced Wolfe Tones side claimed victory in this Senior Hurling League clash.
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