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Eoin Martin top-scored for the winners
Naomh Muire 1-20
Chill Chartha 3-6
Naomh Muire pulled off the first major shock of the 2025 Donegal Comórtas Peil Na Gaeltachta SFC with a big win over reigning champions Chill Chartha at the Banks on Sunday.
Eoin Martin was in fine scoring form for the locals and was his side's top scorer with ten points.
Daniel Devlin scored the goal for Naomh Muire while Joe Gillespie, Tuathail Lunney, Fintan Doherty and Seosamh Doohan all kicked points for the victors.
Conor O’Donnell, Brian O’Donnell and Gary Molloy scored the goals for what was a Chill Chartha side short a number of their first-choice players.
The O’Donnells along with Ronan Cunningham, Ben Rafferty and Ciaran McGinley were the point scorers for the away team. Naomh Muire led 0-10 to 0-4 at half-time.
Naomh Muire scorers: Eoin Martin 0-10, Joey Gillespie,0-3, Daniel Devlin 1-0, Harry Harden, Tuathal Lunney, Fintan Doherty 0-2 each, Seosamh Doohan 0-1.
Chill Chartha scorers: Conor O’Donnell 1-2, Brian O’Donnell 1-1, Gary Molloy 1-0, Ronan Cunningham, Ben Rafferty, Ciaran McGinley 0-1 each.
Naomh Muire: Hugh Sweeney; Conor Cannon, Darragh Doherty, Corrthaigh Doherty; Seosamh Doohan, Fintan Doherty, Tuathail Lunney; Patrick Gillespie, Adam O’Brien; Jack O’Donnell, Shaun Burns, Daniel Devlin; Joey Gillespie, Harry Harden, Eoin Martin.
Subs; Paul Boyle for H Harden; Odhran Kavanagh for J O’ Donnell; Ryan Gallagher for E Martin.
Chill Chartha: Piaras O’Donnell; Daniel Lyons, Eoin McCormack, Hugh O’Donnell; Karl Lyons, Eoin Love, Ryan O’Donnell; Ciaran McGinley, Paddy McShane; Charlie Byrne, Conor O’Donnell, Pauric Love; Ronan Cunningham, Evan Kavanagh, Ben Rafferty.
Subs: Mark McHugh and Jack Hegarty for R Cunningham and Karl Lyons, Gary Molloy for Ben Rafferty.
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