Report by Declan Teefy:
Willwego.com Clare Cup 1A RD 5
Friday 2nd of May
Broadford 0-21
Clarecastle 0-18
Venue: Glenomra Park, Broadford
This was a well contested tie between two evenly matched sides in which a strong sun
made matters difficult for defences.
Broadford led by three points in front at half time when the score was 0-9 to 0-6 but the visitors were nearly back on terms as the game entered the final quarter.
Broadford then pulled four clear but Clarecastle hit back with two but time wasn’t on their side and the home side held on for victory on an evening when all six forwards shared in their impressive final tally as well as 0-3 from the bench courtesy of Diamruid Moloney and Aodhan O’Driscoll.
Oisin Whelan with six and Paul O’Connell with four were the chief scorers for the Magpies. The loss leaves Clarecastle bottom of Division 1A and Broadford inside the top half of the table.
This game ebbed and flowed throughout but Broadford definitely had the greater spread of scores and seemed to find the target easier. In fact at two stages in second half, Niall O’Farrell and Diarmuid Moloney had two excellent goal opportunities which weren’t despatched which gave impetus to their intermediate opponents in the final 10 mins.
Diarmuid Moloney's introduction at half time really gave Broadford greater fluidity in their play. It was noticeable down the right hand side of our defence with Darragh Whelan, Padraic Taylor and Moloney, really working in tandem when running the ball out of defence and creating diagonal balls where our inside line got excellent scores.
Lastly, Friday evening’s game also saw two absolute scintillating points in each half from the sideline inside the 21 from Oisin Kavanagh and a trademark Niall O’Farrell point which had to be seen to be believed.
Broadford: Roy Duffy; Darragh Whelan, Eoin Donnellan, Damian Keniry; Cathal Chaplin, Davy Boland, Padraig Taylor (0-1); Cian Mulqueen, Conor O’Donnell; Craig Chaplin (0-2 frees), Darren Chaplin (0-2), Michael Vaughan (0-2); Donie Whelan (0-3) Niall O’Farrell (0-6: 2frees), Oisin Kavanagh (0-2);
Subs: Diarmuid Moloney (0-2) for Cathal Chaplin; Mark Moloney for D. Keniry; Aodán
O’Driscoll (0-1) for D. Whelan
Willwego.com Clare Cup 1A RD 5
Friday 2nd of May
Broadford 0-21
Clarecastle 0-18
Venue: Glenomra Park, Broadford
This was a well contested tie between two evenly matched sides in which a strong sun
made matters difficult for defences.
Broadford led by three points in front at half time when the score was 0-9 to 0-6 but the visitors were nearly back on terms as the game entered the final quarter.
Broadford then pulled four clear but Clarecastle hit back with two but time wasn’t on their side and the home side held on for victory on an evening when all six forwards shared in their impressive final tally as well as 0-3 from the bench courtesy of Diamruid Moloney and Aodhan O’Driscoll.
Oisin Whelan with six and Paul O’Connell with four were the chief scorers for the Magpies. The loss leaves Clarecastle bottom of Division 1A and Broadford inside the top half of the table.
This game ebbed and flowed throughout but Broadford definitely had the greater spread of scores and seemed to find the target easier. In fact at two stages in second half, Niall O’Farrell and Diarmuid Moloney had two excellent goal opportunities which weren’t despatched which gave impetus to their intermediate opponents in the final 10 mins.
Diarmuid Moloney's introduction at half time really gave Broadford greater fluidity in their play. It was noticeable down the right hand side of our defence with Darragh Whelan, Padraic Taylor and Moloney, really working in tandem when running the ball out of defence and creating diagonal balls where our inside line got excellent scores.
Lastly, Friday evening’s game also saw two absolute scintillating points in each half from the sideline inside the 21 from Oisin Kavanagh and a trademark Niall O’Farrell point which had to be seen to be believed.
Broadford: Roy Duffy; Darragh Whelan, Eoin Donnellan, Damian Keniry; Cathal Chaplin, Davy Boland, Padraig Taylor (0-1); Cian Mulqueen, Conor O’Donnell; Craig Chaplin (0-2 frees), Darren Chaplin (0-2), Michael Vaughan (0-2); Donie Whelan (0-3) Niall O’Farrell (0-6: 2frees), Oisin Kavanagh (0-2);
Subs: Diarmuid Moloney (0-2) for Cathal Chaplin; Mark Moloney for D. Keniry; Aodán
O’Driscoll (0-1) for D. Whelan
| Hurling League Div 8 RD 4 Monday 5th May Broadford 1-19 Eire Og 1-10 Broadford continued their winning ways in this junior league campaign with a 9 point win over the Ennis side in Broadford, on this Bank holiday Monday evening. An early 1-4 from James Dillion who continues his rich vein of form and 0-2 from Paul O’Connell put us in the driving seat up to half time. Our next match against Clarecastle will raise the bar higher in terms of what’s expected from this team. In the evening, strong performances from Ian Doyle, Daniel Greene and especially Gavin Brynes contributed 0-6 from play over the hour. Only downside was the sending off of Paul Macnamara and his counterpart late on for what was a skirmish that required no more than a yellow. Team as follows : Peter O’Farrell Ian Doyle James Mason Sean Doyle Daniel Greene Keiran O’Connell Paul Macnamara Keiran O’Connell Michael O’Donoghue Alan O’Brien Eoin Powell John Moran (0-1) Gavin Byrnes (0-6) James Dillion (1-9) Paul O’Connell (0-3) Seanie Casey Subs: Shane O’Connell Johnny Mac (0-1) Aonghus O’Brien Padraig Hickey David Hickey |    |
Morey Movement Hurling League Div 4 RD 4
Sunday 4th of May
Doora Barefield 1-16
Broadford 1-20
A return to winning ways for Broadford in this intermediate clash on Sunday evening in
Gurteen. Broadford led for most of this match and at half time it was 1-13 to 0-7 in favour of the East Clare men.
The stand out individual performance was the return of 1-7 from play for Diarmuid “Sparky” Whelan.
Further good performances from Sean Phelan and Mark Moloney as well as a couple of super scores from James Dillion showcased our dominance over “The Parish”.
Sunday 4th of May
Doora Barefield 1-16
Broadford 1-20
A return to winning ways for Broadford in this intermediate clash on Sunday evening in
Gurteen. Broadford led for most of this match and at half time it was 1-13 to 0-7 in favour of the East Clare men.
The stand out individual performance was the return of 1-7 from play for Diarmuid “Sparky” Whelan.
Further good performances from Sean Phelan and Mark Moloney as well as a couple of super scores from James Dillion showcased our dominance over “The Parish”.
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