Under 21
Our second team opened the ‘B’ championship with a 2-17 to 1-14 away victory over Portroe. The hosts had the better of the first half and led 1-9 to 0-6 at the interval. A second-half reshuffle, with Johnny Naughnane moved forward to lead the attack and Jack Mulcahy sent to the edge of the square, swung the game in MacDonaghs favour. Jack Mulcahy scored a crucial goal. Down the home stretch, Kilruane held a two-point lead. Jack Quinlisk fired over a point, and Johnny Naughnane applied the coup de grace with a goal to seal a six-point victory.
Team: Dara Gaynor, Shay Óg Kennedy, Fearghal Doheny, Danny Cahalan, Cian Hayes, Cormac Gaynor, Johnny Naughnane (1-1), Jack Quinlisk (0-1), Stasic Setikas, Cathal McIntyre (0-1), Jack Mulcahy (1-9, 0-9 frees), William Jones, Gerard O’Looney (0-1), Andrew Austin, Dara O’Looney (0-3). Subs: Kallen Grace, Oisín Carroll (0-1) Tommy Burriss, Paraic Nevin, Donnacha O’Meara. Also on the panel: John Hannan, Tommy Gaynor, Lucas Jones.
Our first team will face Burgess in the opening round of the ‘A’ championship at Kilcoleman next Sunday, 11th October, at 1.30pm.
Under 14
We booked a place in the ‘A’ Plate final with a home win over Naomh Eoin and will play Nenagh Éire Óg in the decider.
Cumann na mBunscol
St Michael’s NS, Cloughjordan, reached the County U11 football final for the second consecutive year after victories over Nenagh CBS and Scoil Eoin, Roscrea.
Vice-President
Congratulations to Michael Hogan on his appointment as Vice-President of the Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA & Camogie Club at a recent management committee meeting. Michael enjoyed a very successful playing career with the club, winning All-Ireland Club, Munster Club, County Senior, North Senior, County Intermediate, County Minor and numerous underage medals. In 1976, he captained the U21 team to victory in the County Final. A proactive committee member across five decades, he served as chairman from 1997 to 2001 and has been a driving force behind the Club Lotto since its launch in 1996. As the current chairman of the MacDonagh Park Committee, Michael also works tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the pitch and facilities in pristine condition. He richly deserves this appointment, and we wish him many successful years in the role.
Camogie
Congratulations to Amy Quinlisk who has been nominated for an All-Star Award.
Lotto
The jackpot now stands at an attractive €5,300. Tickets are available from the usual outlets or on ClubSpot. Thank you for your continued support.
Bingo
Weekly Bingo continues on Saturday night in the Fr. O’Meara Centre, Kilruane, at 8.00pm.The jackpot is €1,450.
Sympathy
The club extends its sympathy to the families of the late Bridie Cleary, Kilrea, Ardcroney, and Andy Fenton, Kiltormer. Andy, an All-Ireland U21 medal winner with Galway in 1972, trained the Kilruane MacDonaghs senior team in 1995.
