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23 Oct 2025

Kilcar strike early to record victory over Na Dunaibh

Towney residents hit 1-4 inside first five minutes to set them on their way to victory

Kilcar strike early to record victory over Na Dunaibh

Stephen McBrearty . . . in scoring form for Kilcar

Kilcar 1-20

Na Dunaibh 0-16

Kilcar struck for 1-4 inside the first five minutes and from there to the finish the Towney residents were always in control.
Ryan Jones fired home the only goal of the game after good approach work from Oran Doogan.


Stephen McBrearty, Matthew McClean and Mark Sweeney kept the scoreboard ticking for Kilcar in the opening half while Ronan Gallagher, Paddy McElwee and Keelan McGroddy had points for the visitors.
Kilcar led by 1-13 to 0-6 at half-time.


Na Dunaibh kept in touch in the second half with substitute Dylan McGlone chipping in with two points while McElwee and McGroddy also found the range.


Ciaran McGinley, as usual, chipped in with a couple of second half points while Mark Sweeney, Matthew McClean and especially Stephen McBrearty kept Kilcar well clear.

Kilcar scorers: Stephen McBrearty 0-6,one mark; Matthew McClean 0-5,1f; Ryan Jones 1-1; Mark Sweeney 0-4; Ciaran McGinley 0-3; Ryan McShane 0-1.
Na Dunaibh scorers: Paddy McElwee 0-7,5f,m; Keelan McGroddy 0-4; Ronan Gallagher 0-2; Dyan McGlone 0-2; Alan Pasoma 0-1

Kilcar: Eoin O'Donnell; Paddy McShane, Pauric Carr, Ryan McShane; Kenny Doogan, Mark McHugh, Oran Doogan; Ciaran McGinley, Pauric McShane; Matthew McClean, Conor Doherty, Ryan Jones; Mark Sweeney, Stephen McBrearty, Gary Molloy.
Subs: Eoin Cormack for K Doogan; Conor O'Donnell for M McClean; Ben Rafferty for R Jones; Michael O'Donnell for P McShane; Barry Shovlin for G Molloy.

Na Dunaibh: Aaron McClafferty; Fabian Scott, Paddy Shields, Ben McNutt; Hugo Davis, Ronan Gallagher, Padraig McGinty; Ethan Cullen, Keelan McGroddy; Kyle McFadden, Kevin Doherty, Ronan Pasoma; James Lee McBride, Paddy McElwee, Gary Ban McClafferty.
Subs: Alan Pasoma, Dean McBride, Dylan McGlone.

Referee: Seamus McGonigle (Aodh Ruadh)

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