Monaleen and Doon advance to Limerick senior hurling semi-finals
There was no stopping Paul Keane’s Doon as they led Mark Foley’s Adare from pillar to post at Limerick GAA HQ
DOON set up a repeat of the last two Whitebox Senior Hurling Championship finals as they booked a date with Na Piarasigh after powering to a 2-28 to 1-14 win over Adare on Sunday.
The pair will renew their rivalry on October 11 in the county semi-final at the TUS Gaelic Grounds.
There was no stopping Paul Keane’s east Limerick men as they led Mark Foley’s Adare from pillar to post at Limerick GAA HQ.
Donal Coughlan in the second minute and Pat Ryan in the second last minute got the goals.
In the first game, there was high drama as a late, late Lorcan Lyons point earned Monaleen a spot in a SHC semi-final for the first time in the club’s history.
The Castletroy men were 0-21 to 1-17 winners over Mungret St Pauls.
Limerick panelist Donnacha O’Dalaigh scored four from play while free-taker Shane Hassett helped himself to 0-9.
The win sets up a semi-final with Kilmallock on Sunday week.
In the Lyons of Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship, a five-star performance from Blackrock saw them take the fourth and final semi-final spot.
The Rockies were 5-17 to 0-17 winners over Granagh-Ballingarry with Jimmy Quilty and Fionn Heffernan netting a brace each.
The men from Kilfinane and Ardpatrick will take on Bruff in the semi-final. The Stars remarkably drew for the third time in the campaign when they and Croagh-Kilfinny couldn’t be separated. It was also a third stalemate for the west Limerick side.
Effin also drew three games in this remarkably competitive championship. Patrick O’Donovan slotted over a 21 yard free with the last puck of the game to condemn Glenroe to relegation. 1-19 apiece it finished in Kilfinane.
Elsewhere in the second tier, Murroe-Boher created history by becoming the first team to win seven from seven in the group stage of the Premier IHC. Goals from Darren Collopy and Micheál Ryan earned the men from the east a four-point win over Dromin-Athlacca which sets up a rematch between the pair in the county semi-final.