Naomh Conaill class eventually shows against Glenfin

Naomh Conaill eased to a third league win on the bounce with their second-half surge at Pairc Taobhoige eventually leaving eight points between them and hosts Glenfin. 

Glenfin 2-3 Naomh Conaill 2-11

Glenfin - with the breeze in their backs inside the opening period - led 1-3 to 1-1 bang on 20 minutes. However, by the changeover Martin Regan’s men had wrestled matters back their direction at 1-4 to 1-3. 

The second stanza was more or less all one-way traffic with Glenfin’s only other dent on the scoreboard a 44th minute three-pointer. Naomh Conaill would accumulate another 1-7 in what eventually proved to be a competent and relatively hassle free evening’s work. 

Delight for Downings with win over Kilcar - first top flight win in a generation

Keelan McGroddy netted after only 16 seconds for Downings against Kilcar, who thought they had levelled the content in injury time only to learn the final whistle had been blown seconds before Ryan McShane fired over

After both side’s had traded opening overs through Brendan McDyer and Sean Ward, Gerard Ward bundled home the game’s opening goal after Odhran O’Connor had initially been denied by Stephen McGrath. 

Donal Marley then pushed Glenfin three clear, passing  the quarter hour mark. However, with Leo Dunphy clumsily sandwiched inside the area by both John Harkin and Mark McGinty Jnr, John O’Malley rolled home from the spot to leave the visitors one off the pace at 1-2 to 1-1.

Ward then floated over a brilliant placed ball from distance but with the Glenties men closing out the half with efforts from O’Malley, Seamus Corcoran and McDyer (free), the momentum was now firmly behind the Boys in Blue. 

Charlie McGuinness (free), McDyer, Corcoran and substitute Daniel Gildea all posted inside the third quarter as Naomh Conaill eased themselves 1-8 to 1-3 clear. A Mark McGinty Jnr goal did manage to slingshot the home side back in to within two. 

Fitzgerald drives Cloughaneely to impressive win at Bundoran

Cloughaneely put in a fantastic first half to lead by 15 points in Bundoran and although their hosts did eat into their arrears in the second half, it was the away side who left with the victory

However, Naomh Conaill turned the screw once again down the stretch as O’Malley converted another spot kick while Ethan O’Donnell, O’Malley and McGuinness (free) closed matters out in comfortable fashion for the Davy Brennan Park outfit. 

Glenfin scorers Mark McGinty Jnr 1-0; Sean Ward 0-2,2f; Donal Marley 0-1; Gerard Ward 1-0. 

Naomh Conaill scorers: John O’Malley 2-2,2-0 pen; Brendan McDyer 0-3,2f; Charlie McGuinness 0-2,2f; Ethan O’Donnell 0-1; Seamus Corcoran 0-2; Daniel Gildea 0-1. 

Glenfin: Andrew Walsh; Gary Herron, John Harkin, Shane McGinty; Ross Marley, Mark McGinty Jnr, Odhran McGlynn; Jason Morrow, Stephen Ward; Jack long, Sean Ward, Odhran O’Connor; Donal Marley, Gerard Ward, Donal McGlynn. Subs: Ciaran Brady for R Marley (46), David Carr for M McGinty Jnr (58).

Naomh Conaill: Stephen McGrath; Hughie Gallagher, AJ Gallagher, Logan Quinn; Ethan O’Donnell, Kevin McGettigan, Ultan Doherty; Neil Francis Boyle, Keelan McGill; Eunan Doherty, Seamus Corcoran, John O’Malley; Leo Dunphy, Charlie McGuinness, Brendan McDyer. Subs: Marty Boyle for H Gallagher (8), Daniel Gildea for AJ Galagher (15), Mark McDevitt for Dunphy (44), Leo Dunphy for Corcoran (50), Jack McGlynn for McDyer (58). 

Referee: James Connors ( St Eunan’s).