Truagh Hurlers Into Ulster Junior Semi-Final as Castleblayney Lose to St Eunan's
Truagh Gaels beat Seán MacCumhaill's 3-15 to 0-13 and play Castlewellan next. Castleblayney lost their Ulster intermediate quarter-final 2-15 to 0-16 in Letterkenny.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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Monaghan hurling had mixed results in the Ulster club quarter-finals this weekend. Truagh Gaels reached the junior semi-finals, but Castleblayney went out of the intermediate championship.
Truagh Gaels 3-15, Seán MacCumhaill's 0-13
Truagh beat the Donegal champions at home in the Ulster Club Junior Hurling Championship quarter-final on Saturday 31 October.
Three first-half goals gave Truagh a 3-7 to 0-6 lead at the break. Diarmuid Ó Domhnaill, Gareth Mohan and Pádraig Treanor scored them.
Donegal Live reports that MacCumhaill's started nine players who are still under-20, and that they had a better second half.
Both Donegal Live and the Irish News highlighted a block by Truagh veteran Kieran McGuirk that stopped a MacCumhaill's goal chance. Man of the match Oisín Hagan pointed soon after.
Gaelic Life's fixture list says Truagh play Down champions Castlewellan in the semi-final on 7 November. Castlewellan beat Omagh St Enda's in their quarter-final.
St Eunan's 2-15, Castleblayney 0-16
Castleblayney lost their Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship quarter-final to St Eunan's at O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny, on Sunday 1 November. Donegal Live reports that Castleblayney led 0-10 to 1-5 at half-time, with Leo Moloney scoring six frees. St Eunan's scored 1-4 in the first eight minutes of the second half and went on to win. Kevin Kealy, who scored their second goal, was named man of the match.
According to Highland Radio, St Eunan's will play Lisbellaw in the semi-final.
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Truagh host Seán MacCumhaill's of Donegal in the Ulster junior club hurling quarter-final on Saturday. Castleblayney travel to Letterkenny to face St Eunan's in the intermediate quarter-final on Sunday.
Castleblayney beat Inniskeen 0-14 to 1-7 to reach the Monaghan minor hurling final, while Inniskeen's adult hurlers won all three Ulster Junior B group games and face Buncrana in the semi-final on Sunday.
Truagh beat Cavan's Cornafean by two points in the Ulster Ladies Intermediate Club semi-final. They meet Donegal's Naomh Columba in the final at Killyclogher on 8 November.
