Mixed Luck for Bridge Boys in Harty Cup Quarter Finals Today

W Ain for St Fllannans and a defeat for Ard Scoil Ris sees the Harty Cup Semi Final ineup as follows

St Flannan’s College V Gael Cholaiste Muire Cork
Thurles CBS V De La Salle

St Flannan’s College, Ennis 2-16 Midleton CBS 1-18 

5 Points down with 10 minutes to go and Flannans ran out winners by 1 point and now go on to face the Sean Og O'Hailpn coached Gaelcholaiste Muire of Cork in the Semi Final on February 1st.
Well done to our representative Conor Keogh who is part of the Ennis sides panel

Scorers for St Flannan’s College, Ennis: H Doherty (1-12, 1-10 frees); D Kennedy (1-1); M Cleary (0-2); R Loftus (0-1).

Scorers for Midleton CBS: Barry Walsh (1-9, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ‘65); P Barrett (0-4); A Lee (0-3); J O’Brien, B Walsh (0-1 each).

St Flannan's: M O Coileáin (St Joseph's Doora Barefield); S McNamara (Clooney Quin), J Casey (Kilmaley), C Daly (St Joseph's Doora Barefield); E Kennedy (Ballyea), J Cullinan (Ryan), R Loftus (Éire Óg); D Costelloe (Ballyea), D Kennedy (Ballyea); R Kilroy (Banner), D Ball (St Joseph's Doora Barefield), C Ralph (Clarecastle); P O'Connell (Clarecastle), H Doherty (Clarecastle), M Cleary (Éire Óg).

Subs: D McNamara (Clooney Quin) for Ball, G Ball (St Joseph’s Doora Barefield) for O’Connell (both HT); N Hegarty (Inagh Kilnamona) for Kennedy (temporary, 41-48); C Hill (Ballyea) for S McNamara (51).

Midleton CBS: F Murphy (Killeagh); R Harney (Kiltha Óg), C Cronin (Midleton), T Dunlea (Midleton); J O'Leary (Lisgoold), C O'Callaghan (Kiltha Óg), C Garde (Lisgoold); Ben Walsh (Killeagh), E Fraser (Midleton); J O'Brien (St Colman's), T O'Donoghue Brosnan (Fr O'Neill's), C Morley (Midleton); P Barrett (Midleton), C Stack (Midleton), Barry Walsh (Killeagh), A Lee (St Colman's).

Subs: C Stack (Midleton) for Morley (45); C Deane (Killeagh) for O’Donoghue Brosnan (49).

Referee: W FitzHarris (Tipperary).


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Thurles CBS powered into the Harty Cup semi-finals with a comprehensive 2-25 to 0-23 win over Ardscoil Rís at UL’s North Campus.

A scoring haul of 2-10 without reply in the second quarter of the contest was key for a classy Thurles outfit.

Hard luck to our boys involved including Cillian Murphy, Cuan Mac Giolla Cearra, Darragh Whyte and Jack O’Halloran

Scorers for Thurles CBS: C Fitzpatrick 1-10 (7f), J Hayes 1-2, D Costigan and C Minogue 0-4 each, R Ryan 0-3, K Loughnane and K Cantwell 0-1 each 

Scorers for Ardscoil Rís: E Brosnan and M Collins 0-5 each, P Kearney 0-4 (3f, ’65), I O’Brien 0-3, J Cosgrave 0-2, E Begley, D Gleeson, J O’Keeffe and C Murphy 0-1 each.

Thurles CBS: H Loughnane (Roscrea); T Corbett (Upperchurch Drombane), E Morris (Holycross Ballycahill), J Lahart (Holycross Ballycahill); K Cantwell (Moycarkey Borris), K Loughnane (Thurles Sarsfields), R Bargary (Boherlahan Dualla); E Murray (Durlas Óg), K Rossiter (Durlas Óg); C Fitzpatrick (Drom & Inch), D Costigan (Moycarkey Borris), J Butler (Sean Treacys); J Hayes (Moycarkey Borris), R Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill), C Mingoue (Durlas Óg).

Subs: T Ryan (Holycross Ballycahill) for Loughnane (45, inj), D Hickey (Emeralds) for Bargary (49), L Donoghue (Durlas Óg) for Hayes (52), R O’Brien (Thurles Sarsfields) for Minogue (58).

Ardscoil Rís: D Jordan (Na Piarsaigh), C Ryan (Adare), S Morrissey (Dromin-Athlacca), A Fitzsimmons (Na Piarsaigh); D Gleeson (Adare), J Cosgrave (Ahane), E Brosnan (Na Piarsaigh); M McKenna (Pallasgreen), C Conlan-Ryan (Ahane); O O’Byrne (Crecora-Manister), J O’Connor (Ahane), M Collins (Clonlara); E Begley (Clonlara), I O’Brien (Cratloe), P Kearney (Adare).

Subs: R Horgan (Murroe-Boher) for O’Byrne (h-t), J O’Keeffe (Murroe-Boher) for O’Connor (h-t), E Ryan (South Liberties) for Fitzsimons (h-t), C Murphy (Sixmilebridge) for Begley (49), G O’Brien (Kilmallock) for Conlon-Ryan (58).

Referee: T Walsh (Waterford).