We faced Mullingar Shamrocks last Sunday in our final game of the Shay Murtagh Senior Football Championship for 2024. Unfortunately, the game didn’t go in our favor, and the Shamrocks emerged as the deserving winners. A strong wind made it difficult for the lads, creating a gap that was too wide to close in the remaining 30 minutes of play. We struggled to find our rhythm in the first half, with Shamrocks dominating throughout.

Half-time score: Malachys 0-0, Mullingar Shamrocks 2-10. 

We started the second half strongly with a point from Morgan Gavigan, but Mullingar Shamrocks quickly extended their lead with a few additional points. However, we fought back with great points from Jack Murphy, Morgan Gavigan, Neal Kirby, and Darren Ruane, followed by another from both Morgan and Neal.

We want to extend our gratitude to Tom Browne and his background team for their dedication and hard work over the past few months, which played a crucial role in securing our Senior status for next year. We look forward to all that's to come for St. Malachys. 

Panel: Sean Jackson, Conal Fagan, Aaron Glennon, Paul O'Sullivan, David Maloney, Liam Varley, Shane Calvin, Morgan Gavigan(0-3), Stephen Fagan, Fergal O'Brien, Conor Murphy, Odhran Gavigan, Jack Gallagher, Darren Ruane(0-1), Neal Kirby(0-2), Jack Murphy(0-1), Jack Mulligan and Eoin Kiernan. 

                                                                                            SFC Round 3
                                                                                        ( 11th 0f August 2024)

                                                                            St. Malachys 1-10    Moate All Whites 0-11

On a very windy Sunday, we travelled to The Downs for the 3rd round of the championship. It was great to secure our first win at Senior level for 2024, with all 1-10 scored from play.
Moate opened the scoring with two points from play. David Maloney seized his opportunity and responded with an excellent goal. Moate added another point from play before Peter Murphy kicked a great point. Conor Murphy and Morgan Gavigan followed up with two points from play. Moate then added three more points from frees, resulting in a draw at half-time.
Half-time score: St. Malachy's 1-3, Moate 0-6.
We opened the scoring for the second half with a point from Shane Clavin. It was back-and-forth for a period, with two points from Conor Murphy and Cian Gavigan, and three points for Moate. Unfortunately, Stephen Fagan received a red card in the 45th minute for an accidental incident. Shane Clavin added another point to our tally, as did Johnny B. Two excellent kicks from Morgan Gavigan sealed the win in the end. Moate added two more points, but it wasn't enough for them to secure victory.
Overall, it was an excellent team performance with numerous standout displays. The lads must be commended for their hard work after being down to 14 men. Each one of them stepped up to ensure we secured our two points on the table. We look forward to the next game against Shandonagh, with the date to be confirmed.
Panel: Alan Mangan, Aaron Glennon, Naoise McKenna, Eoin Kiernan, Peter Murphy(0-1), Liam Varley, Shane Clavin(0-2), Morgan Gavigan(0-3), Johnny Bermingham(0-1), Stephen Fagan, Jack Murphy, David Maloney(1-0), Conor Murphy(0-2), Cian Gavigan(0-1), Jack Gallagher, Shane Corcoran and Odhran Gavigan. 

St. Malachy's 3 – 13   Rosemount 1- 08

Our Junior B team continued their campaign last Thursday with a strong performance with only 14 men against Rosemount. Early points from Odhran, Darren, and Jack Mulligan, followed by a goal from Fergal O'Brien, gave us a solid 1-3 lead. Rosemount responded with four points before halftime, leaving the score at St. Malachys 1-5, Rosemount 0-4 at half time. 

Rosemount opened the second half with a goal, but we quickly countered with points from Conor Murphy, Liam Varley, and a 1-1 from Darren Ruane. Further scores from Eoin, Fergal, Darren, and Stephen, along with a goal from Conor Murphy, sealed the win. The final score was St. Malachys 3-13, Rosemount 1-8.

It was a great team effort with scores coming from across the field. Sean Jackson had a man of the match performance closely followed with excellent performances from David Maloney and Conor Murphy. We look forward to the next game!

Panel: Sean Jackson, Paul O'Sullivan, Ryan Boyne, Conal Fagan, Eoin Kiernan(0-1), Liam Varley(0-1), Fergal O'Brien(1-1), Conor Murphy(1-3), Odhran Gavigan(0-1), Stephen Fagan(0-1), Eoin Glennon, David Maloney, Darren Ruane(1-3), Jack Mulligan(0-2).

St. Malachy's 0 – 05   Killucan 0- 09

St. Malachy's 1 – 05   Rosemount 3- 11

St. Malachy's 1 – 12   Caulry 3- 15

St. Malachy's 1 – 01   Milltown 1- 13

St. Malachy's 2 – 03   Garrycastle 3- 16

Panel; Eoin Glennon, Paul O'Sullivan, Naoise McKenna, Stephen Fagan, Sean Jackson, David Maloney, Odhrán Gavigan, Aaron Glennon, Cian Gavigan, Fergal O'Brien(1-0), Morgan Gavigan(1-0), Shane Clavin, Conor Murphy, Neal Kirby, Darren Ruane(0-3), Ryan Boyne, Conal Fagan.

St. Malachy's 0 – 06   Tubberclair 1- 16

Panel; Alan Mangan, Paul O'Sullivan, Aaron Glennon, Stephen Fagan, Fergal O'Brien, Liam Varley, Odhrán Gavigan, Jack Murphy(0-2), Cian Gavigan(0-1), Conor Murphy, Jack Gallagher, Morgan Gavigan, Neal Kirby(0-2), Eoin Glennon, Darren Ruane(0-1), Cormac Jackson.

St. Malachy's 0 – 08   St. Marys 0- 11

Last Saturday, we traveled to Rochfortbridge for a disappointing game against St. Mary's. Storm Kathleen had a major influence on this game, and we were also missing many players due to county commitments and injuries. Despite playing with the wind in the first half, we didn't take much advantage of it. Nonetheless, we managed to score the first three points of the game, with two points from play by Odhrán and Shane, followed by a free from Cian. Rochfortbridge responded with two points from frees. With scores hard to come by we missed a great goal opportunity when Cians great goal attempt unfortunately came back off the crossbar. We added two more points from frees before the break, courtesy of Neal and Cian. At halftime, we were on top, leading 0-5 to 0-3. In the second half, St. Mary's, playing with the wind, capitalized on their advantage, adding 9 extra points to the scoreboard. Although we had several chances in the second half, hitting the post twice, we only managed to add 3 more points to the scoreboard. The final score was St. Mary's 0-11 and St. Malachy's 0-8.

Panel; Alan Mangan, Paul O'Sullivan, Naoise McKenna, Eoin Kiernan, Padraig Kane, Liam Varley, Odhrán Gavigan(0-1), Jack Murphy, Aaron Glennon, Fergal O'Brien, Cian Gavigan(0-4), Stephen Fagan, Neal Kirby(0-2), Shane Corcoran(0-1), Jack Gallagher, Darren Ruane, Cormac Jackson.

St. Malachy's 1 – 10   Ballymore 3- 07

In a very windy, Pairc Mhic Eochagain, playing against the wind and going in at half time behind proved just too much of a task to overcome for our Senior side against Ballymore last Saturday. We started strong with captain Morgan Gavigan opening the scoring for us within the first 2 minutes. The opening 20 minutes seen us exchange scores with Ballymore, both teams raising the green flag within 5 minutes of one another. Conor Murphy, on his first game of the season finding the back of the net. At half time, we trailed 1-02 to 2-05. Hope was not lost as the strong breeze was due to be in our favour for the second half. Again, starting strong with points from Neal Kirby and Cian Gavigan putting us right back into the game, there was no clear indication who was going to take the 2 points for the table. Unfortunately, we just left too little too late, with 4 points between the teams with 5 minutes to go, we could only manage to score a point to leave it a one score game in the end. Ballymore 3-07, St.Malachys 1-10. Special mention to Liam Varley on his return from Aus, great to see him back in Black and Red! 

Team: E.Glennon, N.McKenna, L.Varley, E.Kiernan, P.Kane, A.Glennon, P.O'Sullivan, J.Murphy, M.Gavigan (0-02), F.O'Brien, J.Gallagher, O.Gavigan, N.Kirby (0-05), C.Gavigan (0-03), C.Murphy (1-00). Subs: C.Jackson for L.Varley (HT), A.Dalton, C.O'Brien.

St. Malachy's 1 – 02    Mullingar Shamrocks 0- 07

We played Mullingar Shamrocks on a wet Sunday morning in Springfield. We hoped it would be more exciting than the league final last June, but unfortunately it seemed to be a repeat of it. As usual with the league, we were down a lot of key players due to county commitments and injuries. It was a  very low scoring game overall. Shamrocks opened the score with a point from play. Soon followed by a great goal from play from Morgan Gavigan. Our opponents added two more points from play to make the sides level. We then got two points from play within a few minutes of each other from Cian Gavigan and James Murphy. Unfortunately that was where our scoring stopped on the day. Shamrocks replied with two more points making the score Malachy's 1-2, Shamrocks 0-5 at half time. We had a lot of scoring opportunities in the second half however none of them went our way. Shamrocks scored two more points in the second half to result in a full time score of St.Malachy's 1-2, Mullingar Shamrocks 0-7.

Panel: Eoin Glennon, Eoin Kiernan, Ryan Boyne, Conal Fagan, Aaron Glennon, Naoise McKenna, Paul O'Sullivan, Jack Murphy, Cian Gavigan(0-1), Fergal O'Brien, Stephen Fagan, Cormac Jackson, Jack Gallagher, Morgan Gavigan(1-0), James Murphy(0-1), Neal Kirby. 

St. Malachy's 1 – 11    Castledaly 1- 09

St. Malachy's 1 – 05    Coralstown/Kinnegad 1- 08

St. Malachy's 4 – 12    Caulry 4- 07

St. Malachy's 1 – 14    Allenwood 1 - 17  (A.E.T.)

St. Malachy's 2 – 09    Clonmore 1 - 08

St. Malachy's 2 – 11    Tyrrellspass 2 - 10

St. Malachy's 1 – 09    Milltownpass 0 - 11

St. Malachy's 2 – 05    Tubberclair 0 - 10

St. Malachy's 2 – 09    Rosemount 0 - 11

St. Malachy's 3 – 11    Multyfarnham 2 - 11

St. Malachy's 6 – 11    St. Josephs 1 - 10

St. Malachy's 0 – 11    Maryland 0 - 06

St. Malachy's 2 – 13    Bunbrosna 1 - 09

St. Malachy's 2 – 11    Ballynacargy 1 - 08

St. Malachy's 1 – 15    Milltownpass 3 - 06

St. Malachy's 1 – 15    CFCW  1 - 07

St. Malachy's 1 – 04    Mullingar Shamrocks  0 - 06

St. Malachy's 1 – 16    St. Lomans  0 - 07

St. Malachy's 0 – 09    Mullingar Shamrocks  1 - 08

St. Malachy's 1 – 10    Multyfarnham  1 - 07

St. Malachy's 2 – 09    Garrycastle  0 - 10

St. Malachy's 0 – 13    Kilbeggan  1 - 08

St. Malachy's 0 – 07    Bunbrosna  1 - 06

St. Malachy's 2 – 14    Maryland  1 - 15

St. Malachy's 6 – 12    The Downs  1 - 08

St. Malachy's 1 – 07    Moate All Whites  0 - 08

St. Malachy's 1 – 16    Tubberclair  4 -10

St. Malachy's 3 – 12    Castledaly  0 -13

We played Castledaly in the final round of the IFC for 2022 in Moate on Saturday last.The game started on a positive note with Morgan Gavigan kicking a 45 straight over the blackspot. A goal from Neal Kirby put Malachys out in front at the 10 minute mark leaving us 4 points up before the first quarter was up. Points from David Lynch, Warrick Kirby and Jack Gallagher left the score line at half time Malachys 1-06 to 0-06.The second half commenced on an exciting note with Jack Gallagher finding the back of the net within 2 minutes of play resuming. This gave the lads a 6 point lead going into the last 25 minutes of play. The introduction of Conor Keegan to the play deemed to be a positive one as he slotted 2 points over the bar to keep the lead alive for Malachys.
Saves from Alan Mangan in goals kept the Castledaly lads at bay while Neal Kirby found the back of the net a second time down the other end of the field. In the final minutes of the game, points from midfielder duo Morgan Gavigan and Johnny Bermingham kept the scoreboard ticking over. 
Team; A.Mangan, N.McKenna, L.Varley (0-01), A.Glennon, M.Heeney, D.Lynch(0-01), C.Kane, J.Bermingham(0-01), M.Gavigan(0-03), S.Clavin, D.Ruane(0-02), C.Murphy, J.Gallagher(1-01), W.Kirby(0-01), N.Kirby (2-00). Subs used: P.Doran, E.Quinn, C.Keegan (0-02)

A word of thanks to Kenny McKinley and his background team for all their work with the lads this year. Although it didn’t go to plan and the championship season for 2022 has come to an end, the lads showed great team spirit and determination to come out with a win on Saturday so well done to all.
Thanks to those who supported the lads all year, travelling from The Downs to Moate and many places in between to support the team. Also to our jersey sponsors Home Instead for their contribution of new jerseys for this year’s campaign.

St. Malachy's 0 – 10    Milltownpass  3 -13

We played the 4th round of the championship against Milltownpass in a very hot and sunny Downs pitch on Saturday afternoon last. Unfortunately things didn’t go our way and by half time, the 11 point gap left it too much to bridge within 30 minutes of play. 

Team: A.Mangan, N.McKenna, L.Varley, A.Glennon, M.Heeney, D.Lynch(0-1), C.Kane, J.Bermingham, P.Doran, C.Murphy, M.Gavigan(0-2), J.Gallagher(0-2), C.Keegan, N.O’Brien, N.Kirby. Subs used: F.O’Brien, W.Kirby(0-3), D.Ruane(0-2), E.Glennon, E. Kiernan.

St. Malachy's 1 – 16    Milltown  2 -16

Team; David Sheahan, David Maloney, Naoise McKenna,  Conor Kane, Liam Varley, Aaron Glennon,  Mick Heeney(Capt), Johnny Bermingham, Paddy Doran, Conor Keegan(0-2f), Warric Kirby, Jack Gallaghe(0-1m), Morgan Gavigan(0-3), Niall O'Brien(1-4), David Lynch (0-5f). ; Subs Used, Eoin Glennon, Alan Mangan, Neal Kirby, Conor Murphy, Fergal O'Brien(0-1).

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      St. Marys  1 -13

We played Rochfortbridge in round 2 of the Intermediate Championship on Wednesday last. With this being their second game in 3 days, the lads faced a challenge that unfortunately didn’t go in their favour. The game opened in a promising manner with scores coming from Conor Keegan, Neal Kirby and Aonghus Clarke leaving us 0-04 to 0-02 at the 20 minute mark. However, in the run up to the half time whistle, Rochfortbridge pushed ahead leaving the score after 30 minutes 0-07 to 0-04 in favour of the Bridge men.

Malachys struggled through the third quarter of the game before Paddy Doran, Joe Clarke and Eoin Glennon came into mix adding new life to the battle. Unfortunately, it was too little, too late when David Lynch found the back of the net on the 60th minute mark as the final whistle blew and it was 1-13 to 1-09 in favour of Rochfortbridge.

Team; David Sheahan, David Maloney, Conor Kane, Aaron Glennon, Conor Murphy, Aonghus Clarke (0-01) , Mick Heeney(Capt), Johnny Bermingham(0-01), Morgan Gavigan, David Lynch (1-0,0-2f), Warric Kirby, Neal Kirby (0-01f), Conor Keeegan (0-01f), Niall O'Brien(0-01), Jack Gallagher (0-01). ; Subs Used, Eoin Glennon, Paddy Doran, Joe Clarke.

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Shandonagh  3 -10

On Sunday evening in a very warm and sunny Milltown, we played neighbours Shandonagh in the first round of the Writech Intermediate Championship. It started out steady with both teams adding score by score to the scoreboard, not allowing either side to get ahead. With 10 minutes gone it was even with 2 points apiece. Malachys pulled ahead with points from play from Warric Kirby and Niall O’Brien leaving Malachys two points ahead at the twenty minute mark. Conor Keegan put three great frees over the black spot giving us the lead we needed going into the final moments of the opening half. However, Shandonagh managed to find the back of Sheehin’s net and therefore at half time it was Malachys 0-07 to Shandonagh’s 1-05.
The second half opened up with great points from play from Niall O’Brien and Neal Kirby. Aonghus Clarke had a shot on goal that was unfortunately saved and within moments and Shandonagh raised the green flag once more leaving it 2-07 to 0-09 to Shandonagh with the last quarter to go.
Shandonagh pulled ahead and left Malachys trailing going into the final few minutes of the game, but a goal and a point from Morgan Gavigan left the scoreline at the 60 minute mark; St. Malachys 1-12 to Shandonagh’s 3-10.

St. Malachy's 1 – 13      Caulry  0 -09

St. Malachy's 3 – 11      Milltownpass  2-11

St. Malachy's 0 – 07      Tyrrellspass  2 -08

St. Malachy's 1 – 15      The Downs  3 -09

St. Malachy's 0 – 06      Killucan  3 -20

St. Malachy's 0 – 19      St. Lomans  3 -12

St. Malachy's 0 – 08      Kilbeggan  1 -11

St. Malachy's 0 – 13      Bunbrosna  0 -04

St. Malachy's 1 – 17      Tyrrellspass  0 -05

St. Malachy's 1 – 01      Ballynacargy  2 -09

St. Malachy's 3 – 03      Mullingar Shamrocks  1 -09

St. Malachy's 1 – 11      Milltownpass  2 -11

St. Malachy's 3 – 07      Milltownpass  2 -08

St. Malachy's 0 – 14      Castledaly  2 -15

On Sunday evening last we played Castledaly in the fourth round of the Intermediate Football Championship in Tang. The first half opened with a 45 taken and scored by Morgan Gavigan and points from Alan Mangan, Niall O’Brien, Conor Murphy and Neal Kirby  left us 0-06 to 0-04 in arrears at the first water break. With this changing the flow of the game, the second quarter gave Castledaly the edge whereby at half time, we were 10 points behind, 2-10 to 0-06.

 The second half brought about a change in spirit in the Malachys players as the team managed to keep Castledaly’s scoring rally at bay. By the second water break, it was 2-12 to 0-10. However, like the first half, the water break changed the tempo of the game leaving St. Malachys on the back foot for the remainder of the match. The game finished up 2-15 to 0-14.

 . Team: D.Sheehan, S.Fagan, L.Varley, J.Clarke, A.Glennon, C.Kane, C.Glennon, J.Bermingham, S.Clavin, M.Gavigan (0-04,0-1,45), D.Lynch(0-03), N.Kirby(0-02), J.Gallagher, N.O’Brien(0-01), A.Mangan(0-01). Subs used: C.Murphy(0-02) for A.Mangan (inj), W.Kirby for J.Gallagher, M.Heeney for C.Glennon, E.Glennon for N.Kirby and C.Gavigan for N.O’Brien (inj). Rest of Panel; ,Adam Nolan, Alan Kincaid, Ryan Boyne, Sean Kincaid, Paddy Doran, Conal Fagan, Eoghan Mullarkey, Fergal O'Brien, Paul O'Sullivan, Eoin Kiernan (inj), Graham Jessop (inj), Conor Keegan (inj).

St. Malachy's 5 – 09      Tang  1-14

On Saturday evening last our Intermediate team played Tang in the third round of the championship in Drumraney. The game started off well with a 1-4 to 0-01 lead at the end of the opening 10 minutes. The next 10 minutes of the game was the most exciting, with Jack Gallagher and Ciaran Glennon finding the back of the net after Shane Clavin was unfortunate to get two yellow cards in the space of a few minutes. With 14 men, the lads rallied on and at half time, it was Malachys 3-06 to Tang’s 0-07.

The second half opened up with tense atmosphere and despite referee Keith O’Brien trying to keep things under control, with no other match officials present, off the ball activities changed the flow of the game. Tang fought back and narrowed the gap to three, but goals from David Lynch and super-sub Conor Murphy, the gap was back to 7. Shortly after the referee blew the full time whistle and 14 men St. Malachys secured their two points for the table. It is worth noting than our entire haul of scores came from play.

Panel: D.Sheehan, C.Glennon(1-00), L.Varley, S.Fagan, C.Kane, S.Clavin(0-01), A.Glennon, D.Lynch(1-01), M.Gavigan(0-01), J.Clarke(0-01), N.O’Brien(1-02), N.Kirby(0-01), A.Mangan(0-01), C.Keegan and J. Gallagher(1-00). Subs used: M. Heeney, C.Gavigan, W. Kirby, C.Murphy (1-01) and E.Glennon. Rest of Panel; Andrew Corbett,Adam Nolan, Alan Kincaid, Ryan Boyne, Sean Kincaid, Paddy Doran, Conal Fagan, Eoghan Mullarkey, Fergal O'Brien, Paul O'Sullivan, Eoin Kiernan (inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 15      Ballymore  0-03

St. Malachy's 3 – 11      Maryland  1-08

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Milltownpass  1-16

St. Malachy's 2 – 06      Ballynacargy 2-08

St. Malachy's 2 – 08      Milltownpass 4-10

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Maryland 1-12

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Bunbrosna 0-12

St. Malachy's 2 – 07      Killucan 3-06

St. Malachy's 1 – 16      Mullingar Shamrocks 2-14

St. Malachy's 2 – 19      Ballycomoyle 2-04

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Tang 2-12 (A.E.T)

After a thrilling 80 minutes of football in TEG Cusack Park, our Intermediate team bowed out of the 2020 season. Behind closed doors, the lads took on a strong Tang side, who alike us wanted a spot in this year’s final.

The game started steady with Niall O’Brien finding the back of the net, 6 minutes into the first half, giving the team the lift they needed to keep up with this fast paced game. David Lynch added to the scoreboard then, before Conor Keegan found the back of the net again. Points were added to the scoreboard by Morgan Gavigan, Eoin Quinn, Neal Kirby and Niall O’Brien. Things were going so well, heading into the second half of the match, leaving the half-time score; 2-05 to 0-07. 

The second half seen a stronger Tang side come out however the boys did not lie down. Tang’s penalty paved the way for their comeback and it was a draw game for the concluding 10 minutes of the game. This led to extra time, on a score line of 2-09 a piece. 

Tang’s scores in the opening minutes of extra time left it near impossible for us to come back into it. Points from Alan Mangan and Neal Kirby brought us back to within a point however time was up..

Team: D.Sheahan, S.Fagan, L.Varley, A.Glennon, C.Murphy, D.Lynch (0-4,0-3f), M.Grennan, E.Quinn (0-1), J.Bermingham, N.Kirby (0-2), N.O’Brien (1-1), C.Kane, C.Keegan (1-0), M.Gavigan (0-1), D.McDermott. Subs used: J.Clarke, C.Glennon (0-1), A.Mangan (0-1), C.O’Brien, N.McKenna. Rest of Panel;  Conal Fagan,  Fergal O'Brien, Paddy Doran,  Pauric Kincaid, Eoin Glennon, Eoin Kiernan, Alan Kincaid, Adam Nolan, Stephen Clarke, James Murphy, Pauric Kane , Paul O'Sullivan,Graham Jessop (inj), Aonghus Clarke (inj), Shane Clavin (inj).

St. Malachy's 1 – 10      Ballynacargy 0-06

On Saturday evening last our Intermediate side played the quarter final of this year’s championship against a newly promoted Ballynacargy team in Milltown. With both sides looking for a semi-final spot the stakes were high. From the throw-in, Malachys were on top, leading by two points before Ballynacargy reacted, David Lynch adding to the scoreboard first. Just before the first water break Niall O’Brien punched the ball to find the back of the net leaving it Malachys 1-02, Ballynacargy 0-02. Conor Murphy then came on for Niall O’Brien and points from David Lynch and Neal Kirby left it 1-06 to 0-02 at half time in favour of the Saints.

The second half was much similar to the first, with Ballynacargy making great runs, with our full back line clearing up before any scoring opportunities arose. Great performances by Stephen Fagan, Liam Varley and Michael Grennan ensured we kept our lead going into the final quarter of the game. Ballynacargy won a penalty about 15 minutes into the second half which was saved brilliantly by Dave Sheehan in goals. Alan Mangan replaced Dean McDermott at the last water break allowing Alan to score a point and add to his tally for the year. Final score St. Malachys 1-10, Ballynacargy 0-06. We play in the Semi-Final of the IFC on the weekend of the 11th/12th September.

Team: D.Sheehan, S.Fagan, L.Varley, A.Glennon, C.Kane, D.Lynch (0-4, 0-2f), N. McKenna, S.Clavin, J.Bermingham (0-01), J.Gallagher, N.O’Brien (1-0), D.McDermott, N.Kirby (0-3, 0-1m), M.Gavigan, M.Grennan. Subs used: C.Murphy, J. Clarke(0-1),  A.Mangan, Eoin Quinn.  Rest of Panel; Conal Fagan,  Fergal O'Brien, Paddy Doran, Ciaran O'Brien, Pauric Kincaid, Eoin Glennon, Eoin Kiernan, Alan Kincaid, Adam Nolan, Stephen Clarke, James Murphy, Pauric Kane , Conor Keegan (inj),Graham Jessop (inj), Aonghus Clarke (inj), Kieran Glennon (inj)., Adam gavigan (inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 13      Multyfarnham 1-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Milltownpass 2-08

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Tubberclair 0-11

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Ballymore 2-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 13      Bunbrosna 0-14

St. Malachy's 1 – 14      Multyfarnham 2-12

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-05

St. Malachy's 2 – 12      Multyfarnham 3-16

St. Malachy's 0 – 06      Moate All Wites 2-19

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      St. Lomans 1-10

St. Malachy's 2 – 18      Killucan 0-04

St. Malachy's 2 – 10      Mullingar Shamrocks 1-07

St. Malachy's 1 – 16      Athlone 1-10

On Saturday last, we played Athlone in Castletown. From the throw-in we kept ourselves in front with Morgan Gavigan opening the scoring in the first minute of the game. Scores were slow coming from both sides for the majority of the first half, however, David Lynch managed to find the net 10 minutes in, leaving us comfortably in front going forward. At half time it was 1-7 to 4 points in favour of us and keeping this lead was crucial for 2 points on the league table. Jack Gallagher and Eamon Og Clarke took to the field for the second half replacing Stephen Clarke and Conor Lynch. We started the second half strong, however Athlone came back into the game until Dean McDermott put four over in a row, allowing us some breathing space on the score line. The game finished 1-16 for Malachys and 1-10 for Athlone giving us two points for the league table!

Team: J.Clarke, S.Fagan, C.Kane, E.Quinn, S.Clarke, L.Varley, C.Glennon(0-02), D.Lynch(1-02), S.Carey, M.Gavigan (0-03), A.Mangan (0-02,0-1f), C.Lynch, E.Kiernan, D.McDermott (0-04), N.Kirby (0-02). Subs, E.OgClarke, J.Gallagher, D.Clarke, A.Corbett (0-01), F.O’Brien, A. Kincaid, P. Newman, E. Glennon, J.Murphy(inj), C.O'Brien(inj), 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      Bunbrosna 2-08

On Saturday we played Bunbrosna, in Bunbrosna in tough weather and underfoot conditions. The first half display by both sides was one that neither team was happy with by the half time whistle, when the score line was 4 points to St. Malachys and 2 points for Bunbrosna.

When the ball was thrown in for the second half, we had two new players on the field. Ciaran Glennon and Liam Varley came on in place of Andrew Corbett and Padraig Kane, and showed great team spirit through their addition. As the game progressed, there was little to no splitting the teams. Each score was met with one the other end right to the concluding moments of the game, where after Jack Gallagher found the back of the net on his first adult fixture, Bunbrosna followed suit and raised the green flag the other end. This leaving the final score 1-08 for St. Malachys, 2-08 for Bunbrosna.

St. Malachy's 3 – 14      Bunbrosna 1-14

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Milltown 1-08

On Friday last we played the fourth round of the IFC in Ballynacargy against a strong Miltown side, where we rose to the challenge and came out on top collecting our first championship points. Impressive performances from Johnny Bermingham, Ciaran O Brien and super sub Liam Cassidy secured this win to leave us still within a chance of reaching a quarter final place.

At half time the lads were two points behind heading into a fresh 30 minutes, where they turned things around when Ciaran O Brien managed to get his fist to the oncoming play and find the back of the net in what was to be the first of many excellent scores. Neal Kirby, David Lynch and Liam Cassidy added to the scoreboard in the concluding minutes of the game.

Team: D.Sheehan, J.Gallagher, K.Glennon, E.Quinn, L.Varly, A.Clarke, J.Clarke, S.Clavin, J.Bermingham, D.Lynch(1-1), N.Kirby(0-6,0-4f), D.Ruane(0-1), C.O’Brien(1-0), A.Mangan(0-3,0-1f), D.McDermott. Subs used: L.Cassidy(0-1) and P.Kane.

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Shandonagh 1-18

St. Malachy's 2 – 06      Caulry 1-10

St. Malachy's 3 – 08      Tang 1-16

St. Malachy's 1 – 18      St.Lomans 0-14

St. Malachy's 0 – 14      Killucan 2-10

St. Malachy's 1 – 13      The Downs 3-13

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Ballinagore 2-05

On Sunday morning our seniors made the short journey to Ballinagore to take on our neighbours in Division 3 of the ACL. In damp conditions it was the home side who held sway in the first half and were well worth their eight point advantage at half time. It was only in the final quarter that our lads upped their game and matched our opponents intensity and we gradually chipped away at their big lead. The introduction of Ronan Whelan proved decisive as he caused havoc in the Ballinagore rearguard and notched a goal and two points in the process which drew us level going into injury time before the impressive Ciaran O'Brien fired over the winning point. Well done to all the lads who made themselves available as we were struggling to get a side together due to lads on county panels and a long injury list. A special mention to two of the elder players, Joe Clarke (who had an outstanding game) and Ronan Whelan who turned the game when introduced, club spirit at its best.

Panel, Robert Burge, John Gallagher, Kieran Glennon, Eamonn Og Clarke, Stephen Clarke, Dean McDermott(0-1,f), Eoin Quinn, David Lynch(0-1), Johnny Bermingham, Connor Lynch, Joe Clarke, Ciaran O'Brien(0-2), Alan Kincaid(0-1), James Murphy(0-1), Neal Kirby(0-1,f), Dylan Clarke, Paul Newman, Ronan Whelan(1-02), Paul O'Sullivan, Danny Kiernan, Liam Cassidy(inj), Sean Whelan(inj), Adam Gavigan(inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 15      Multyfarnham 1-13

Multy came away with the points in a fantastic game of football played in glorious conditions in Castletown on Sunday last. The visitors were quick out of the blocks and raced into a three point lead after five minutes but our lads slowly warmed to the task and at half time Multy were in front on a score of 1-08 to 0-9. In a rip roaring second half we just couldn't get our noses in front and Multy, who will be one of the fancied teams for Intermediate honours, hung on for a deserved win. 

We wish to thank the large number of club members for stewarding on the day and also the Multy club for deferring the game due to a club bereavement.

Panel; Dave Sheahan, Stephen Fagan, Kieran Glennon(0-1), Eoghan Mullarkey, Stephen Clarke(0-1), Conor Kane, Eoin Quinn, Shane Clavin(0-2), Johnny Bermingham(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-1), Dean McDermott(0-1), Ciaran O'Brien, Sean Whelan, Alan Mangan(0-7, 0-4f), Neal Kirby(0-1), Robert Burge, Paul O'Sullivan, Sean McGuinness, Alan Kincaid, Danny Kiernan, James Murphy, Conor Lynch, Dylan Clarke, Liam Cassidy(inj).

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Tyrellspass 0-07

On Thursday night last, our seniors took on Tyrellspass in Tyrellspass, where we came out with our third victory in a row. After a couple of settling minutes, we weren't long about finding the goal posts, where Darren Ruane and Alan Mangan added multiple scores to the scoreboard, leaving us comfortably ahead entering the second half. The second half scores were second to none, as full back Ciaran Glennon found the posts along-side Alan Mangan and David Lynch.  Well done to all players and a massive thank you to them for making an effort to travel home in time for the game. Their commitment and effort proved to be rewarding. 

Team: D.Sheehan, S.Fagan, C.Glennon (1-01), J.Gallagher, L.Varley, A.Clarke, E.Og.Clarke, S.Clavin, J.Bermingham, C.Lynch, D.McDermott (0-01), S.Clarke, D.Lynch(0-01), A.Mangan (1-04) and D.Ruane (0-04). Subs: E.Mullarkey, D.Clarke, J.Clarke, S.Whelan, D.Kiernan, A.Kincaid, A. Gavigan(inj), N. Kirby(inj)..

St. Malachy's 1 – 22      Garrycastle 3-04

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-06

What's seldom is wonderful and that was certainly the case in Kilbeggan on Saturday last when our management had the rare occurance of having a full panel (minus our long list of injured players) to pick from for a league fixture. As expected, with the majority of our players touching a football for the first time this year, it took us until late in the first half to get into our stride against a very determined Kilbeggan outfit. A well worked Kieran Glennon goal sealed the points mid way through the second half in what was a very spirited display from our lads. Dave Sheahan was very composed in goals throughout with Aonghus Clarke his usual imposing presence at centre back with the highlight of the game being the combination play of the O'Brien brothers in the forward line.

Panel; Dave Sheahan, John Gallagher, Kieran Glennon(1-0), Stephen Fagan, Eoin Quinn, Aonghus Clarke, Connor Kane, Johnny Bermingham, Liam Varley, David Lynch(0-3), Niall O'Brien(0-1), Stephen Clarke, Ciaran O'Brien(0-2), Shane Clavin(0-2,0-1f), Darren Ruane(0-3f), Paul O'Sullivan, Andrew Corbett, Alan Mangan(0-1), James Murphy, Dylan Clarke, Alan Kincaid, Robert Burge, Connor Lynch, Neal Kirby(inj), Eoin Mullarkey(inj), Adam Gavigan(inj), Joe Clarke(inj), Danny Kiernan(inj), Mark McDermott(inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 02      Milltown 3-18

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Bunbrosna 1-11

St. Malachy's 0 – 15      Milltownpass 1-12

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      Tang 0-11

St. Malachy's 1 – 04      St. Marys 0-14

St. Malachy's 2 – 14      Shandonagh 2-19

St. Malachy's 2 – 07      Tubberclair 0-06

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Tang 5-13

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      Milltownpass 2-15

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Caulry 1-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 12      Shandonagh 5-18

St. Malachy's 1 – 10      The Downs 3-10

St. Malachy's 1 – 10      Tubberclair  4-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 08      Milltownpass  5-21

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      Athlone  1-11

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Tubberclair  0-12

St. Malachy's 2 – 09      St. Pauls  1-12

St. Malachy's 4 – 14      Caulry  5-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Milltown  2-13

St. Malachy's 1 – 04      Multy  2-08

St. Malachy's 4 – 06      Bunbrosna  1-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 11      Tyrellspass  3-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 05      Ballymore  1-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 05      Tubberclair  0-09

St. Malachy's 0 – 08      Bunbrosna  1-14

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      Maryland  1-09

St. Malachy's 0 – 07      Tyrellspass  2-14

St. Malachy's 2 – 10      St. Lomans  4-16

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      Coralstown/Kinnegad  2-08

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      Mullingar Shamrocks  1-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      CFCW  1-08

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      Tyrellspass  2-04

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      The Downs  5-13

St. Malachy's 2 – 10      Caulry  0-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 09      Tubberclair  0-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Ballynacargy  1-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Caulry  1-07

St. Malachy's 6 – 19      Castledaly  4-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Athlone  0-13

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      St. Marys  1-12

St. Malachy's 2 – 10      Ballymore  1-13

St. Malachy's 3 – 08      St. Pauls  2-10

St. Malachy's 2 – 10      Athlone  1-13

St. Malachy's 2 – 09      Castledaly  1-12

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Athlone  2-09

St. Malachy's 1 – 10      The Downs  2-09

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Points
St Malachy's	6	6	0	0	102	67	35	12
Athlone	6	5	0	1	59	44	15	10
Milltownpass	5	3	0	2	66	64	2	6
Ballynacargy	6	3	0	3	77	82	-5	6
Coralstown-Kinnegad	5	2	0	3	70	52	18	4
St Loman's Mullingar	5	2	0	3	64	82	-18	4
Cill Liúcainne/Killucan	6	1	0	5	68	83	-15	2
Baile Uí Chumaoil	7	1	0	6	67	99	-32	2

   

St. Malachy's 1 – 15      The Downs  2-12

On Saturday evening last, our Division 2 side took on the Downs in a game where neither team's league position would be effected, but none the less it was a game where both teams were out to win. The game ended up a draw after 60 minutes of great football. The Downs, 2-12 to St. Malachys, 1-15. Thanks to all the players who turned out for the game. A great display of team spirit and dedication to the club was shown.

Team: Sean Maher, Stephen Fagan, Liam Varley, Alan Kincaid, Shane Carey, Aonghus Clarke, David Lynch, David Lynam, Johnny Bermingham, Mick Heeney, Darren Ruane, Eoghan Mullarkey, Seanie Whelan, Liam Cassidy, Naoise Mc Kenna. Subs: Joe Clarke, Ciaran Favier, Alan Mangan, Luke Cassidy, Paul O'Suillivan, Danny Kiernan. 

St. Malachy's 0 – 16      Bunbrosna  1-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      Tyrellspass  1-08

St. Malachy's 0 – 08      The Downs  0-19

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Garrycastle  2-18

St. Malachy's 0 – 08      Killucan  3-11

St. Malachy's 3 – 12      Garrycastle  3-11

St. Malachy's 3 – 10      Rosemount  1-09

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      The Downs  2-14

St. Malachy's 5 – 12      Athlone  2-13

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      St. Lomans  5-10

St. Malachy's 3 – 10      Castledaly  1-15

St. Malachy's 0 – 09      Tyrellspass  1-06

St. Malachy's 2 – 11      Coralstown/Kinnegad  1-12

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      Ballynacargy  2-04

St. Malachy's 4 – 11      St. Lomans  3-04

St. Malachy's 4 – 12      Milltownpass  0-10

St. Malachy's 0 – 06      Tang  3-21

St. Malachy's 0 – 06      Shandonagh  1-10

St. Malachy's 0 – 05      Castledaly  1-12

St. Malachy's 1 – 03      Garrycastle  1-17

Our seniors lost to Garrycastle in the quarter final play off of the Senior Championship in Tubberclair last Wednesday night. Although we suffered a heavy defeat our lads can still look back on a successful campaign where we played some exciting attacking football in our early games until we seemed to run out of steam in our last few outings. Hopefully this panel of players will realise the level of intensity required to compete at senior level in order to win the most coveted medal in Westmeath and come back even stronger next year. A big thank you to the management team of Peter, Mick, Tommy and Dwayne and our physio Ethel for the huge effort they put in this year and also to Drainrite who sponsored our new jerseys.

Panel; Garry Jackson, Eamonn Og Clarke, Darren Ruane, Johnny Tuite, Shane Carey, Jordan Cassidy,  Joe Clarke, Shane Clavin, Adam Kerroum, Sean Whelan, Alan Mangan(1-1,0-1f), Neal Kirby, Aonghus Clarke, Niall O'Brien(0-1), Ronan Whelan. Subs used, David Lynam, Liam Cassidy(0-1f), Liam Varley, Ciaran Favier, Stephen Fagan, Connor Kane.

St. Malachy's 1 – 06      Tyrellspass  3-14

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Jordan Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Joe Clarke, David Lynch, Mick Heeney, Adam Kerroum, Shane Clavin, Aonghus Clarke, Shane Carey(1-0), Ronan Whelan, Sean Whelan, Alan Mangan(0-4f), Darren Ruane(0-2). Subs used, David Lynam, Connor Keegan, Neal Kirby, Liam Cassidy, Dean McDermott,Rest of panel Gary Jackson, Ciaran Favier, Alan Kincaid, Paul Creighton, Johnny Bermingham, Paddy Corcoran, Niall Gunning, Pauric Kincaid, Luke Cassidy, Stephen Fagan, Sean Mullarkey, Olly Kirby, Danny Kiernan.

St. Malachy's 0 – 12      Coralstown/Kinnegad  2-10

We took on Coralstown/Kinnegad in the fourth round of the championship on Saturday last in Cusack Park where we went down by four points in a sporting game. The concession of two penalties within minutes of each other mid way through the first half really rattled our lads and we were always playing catch up after that. We never looked like scoring the much needed goal we required to get back into the game but our side showed great character to keep fighting to the final whistle.
Our opponents were the better side on the day and progress to the semi final with our lads up against Tyrellspass in our final group game.

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Adam Kerroum, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-1), David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Connor Keegan(0-3,0-2f), Sean Whelan(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-2,0-1f), Neal Kirby(0-1). Subs used, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Liam Cassidy,Rest of panel Gary Jackson, Mark McDermott, Connor Kane, Alan Kincaid, Paul Creighton, Johnny Bermingham, Mick Heeney, Paddy Corcoran, Niall Gunning, Dean McDermott, Pauric Kincaid, Stephen Fagan, Sean Mullarkey, Olly Kirby, Kieran Glennon(inj).

St. Malachy's 2 – 13      Athlone  2-06

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Kieran Glennon, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-1), Adi Kerroum(1-0), David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-3), Aonghus Clarke, Ronan Whelan(0-2), Darren Ruane, Sean Whelan(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-4,0-2f), Neal Kirby(1-0). Subs used, Connor Keegan, Liam Cassidy(0-1),Rest of panel  Ciaran Favier, Johnny Bermingham, Mick Heeney, Paddy Corcoran, Niall Gunning, Dean McDermott, Shane Carey, Stephen Fagan, Sean Fallon(inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 17      Garrycastle  1-11

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-2), Kieran Glennon(0-1), David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-4), Darren Ruane(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-5,0-3f), Neal Kirby,Subs used, Connor Keegan, Rest of panel, Gary Jackson, Pauric Kincaid, Alan Kincaid, Ciaran Favier, Johnny Bermingham, Mick Heeney, Paddy Corcoran, Liam Cassidy, Mark McDermott, Niall Gunning, Dean McDermott, Stephen Fagan, Sean Fallon(inj).

St. Malachy's 0 – 14      Castledaly  1-10

We played Castledaly in Castletown on Wednesday night last in the second round of the championship. After being in control of the game and even leading by 0-13 to 0-5 at one stage of the second half our lads had to dig deep to carve out a one point win in the end. Well done to both sides and to referee, Michael McAdden, for providing the crowd present with an enjoyable game played in brilliant sunshine. 

Panel; Alo Geoghegan, Niall Gunning, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum, Kieran Glennon(0-1), Ciaran Favier, Conor Kane, David Lynam(0-2), Paddy Corcoran, Johnny Bermingham, Conor Keegan(0-2), Mark McDermott, Sean Whelan(0-3,0-1f), Neal Kirby(0-3), Michael Heeney(0-1), Olly Kirby, Alan Kincaid, Stephen Fagan, Paddy Maloney, Eoin Quinn, Padraic Kincaid, Paul Creighton, Michael Garvin, Dean McDermott(0-1), Sean Mullarkey(0-1).

St. Malachy's 0 – 14      Tryellspass  3-14

We took on Tyrellspass in the first round of this competition in Tyrellspass on Tuesday night last. The double handicap of this game being fixed the night before the Under 21 county game, thus depriving our side of several players, and our clubs correct adherence to the named players rule for this competition were two huge factors in the outcome of this game. Well done to all the players who made themselves available on the night and the nice blend of youth and experience resulted in a fine performance on the night. The final score was St. Malachys 0-14, Tyrellspass 3-14.
Panel; Paddy Maloney, Alan Kincaid, Stephen Fagan, Niall Gunning, Sean Mullarkey,  Johnny Tuite, Conor Kane, David Lynam, Paddy Corcoran(0-1),Johnny Bermingham(0-1), Conor Keegan(0-6,0-2f), Mark McDermott, Sean Whelan(0-6,0-3f), Olly Kirby, Alo Geoghegan, Andrew Corbett, Padraic Kincaid, Danny Kiernan, Paul Creighton, Dean McDermott.

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Coralstown/Kinnegad  4-08

The Division 5 side concluded their league season with a defeat to Coralstown/Kinnegad in a game played in Kinnegad on Saturday evening last. Two early goals for our opponents set the tone for this game and we were always playing catch up for the remainder of the game. We had the majority of the play in the second half but we registered too many wides to claw back the deficit and the final score read St. Malachys 1-7, Coralstown/Kinnegad 4-8.
Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Mark McDermott(1-0), Paul Creighton, Michael Garvin, Darren Ruane(0-1), David Lynam, Conor Keegan(0-2f), Andrew Corbett, Liam Cassidy(0-2,0-1f), Johnny Bermingham(0-1), Sean Whelan, Danny Kiernan, Pauric Kincaid(0-1), Alo Geoghegan, Olly Kirby, Conor Kane(inj), Alan Kincaid(inj), Luke Cassidy(inj).    

St. Malachy's 2 – 14      Bunbrosna  0-15

Our seniors recorded a first round championship win for the first time since we opened the 2007 campaign with a victory when we overcame Bunbrosna in Cusack Park last Tuesday night. Things looked bad for us when the pre match favourites raced into a six points to one lead after fifteen minutes and a heavy defeat looked on the cards. Gradually our midfielders gained control and supplied our pacy and dangerous forwards with a good supply of ball to leave us leading by a goal at half time. After a very entertaining game of football where both sides went about playing the game in a positive manner with no blanket defences or negative tactics we emerged deserving winners on a scoreline of St. Malachys 2-14, Bunbrosna 0-15.

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-2,0-1,45), Liam Varley, David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Aonghus Clarke, Alan Mangan(0-3,0-2f), Ronan Whelan(0-3), Sean Whelan(2-2), Niall O’Brien(0-2), Darren Ruane(0-1), Subs used, Kieran Glennon(0-1), Rest of panel, Gary Jackson, Pauric Kincaid, Alan Kincaid, Sean Mullarkey, Danny Kiernan, Ciaran Favier, Conor Kane, Mick Heeney, Luke Cassidy, Liam Cassidy, Paul Creighton, Eoin Quinn, Niall Gunning.

St. Malachy's 5 – 15      C/F/C/W.  1-08

The senior side entertained C/F/C/W in Castletown on Thursday night last in our second last league fixture of the year. Despite being on top in most sectors of the field it wasn’t until midway through the second half that we pulled away from our skilful and determined opponents. The final score was St.Malachys 4-15, C/F/C/W 1-08.

Panel; Gary Jackson, Ciaran Favier, Johnny Tuite, Adam Kerroum, Liam Varley, David Lynch(0-1,f), Aonghus Clarke(0-1),  David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Darren Ruane(0-1), Alan Mangan(1-6,0-2f), Ronan Whelan(1-1), Sean Whelan(0-1), Niall O’Brien(0-1), Neal Kirby(1-3), Kieran Glennon, Sean Mullarkey(1-0), Eoin Quinn, Mick Heeney(1-0), Paul Creighton, Paddy Maloney(inj), Joe Clarke(inj).

St. Malachy's 3 – 10      St. Marys  2-09

On Saturday evening we took on St. Marys in Castletown and we won an open game of football by four points. Three well finished first half goals left us with a healthy half time lead of six points but St. Marys made us fight all the way to the end. Again, we had a small number of players to pick from and well done to the county hurlers who togged out for us after playing a game earlier that day. The final score was St.Malachys 3-10, St. Marys 2-09.
Panel; Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Luke Cassidy, Kieran Glennon, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-1), Mick Heeney, David Lynam, Shane Clavin(1-0), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-2,0-1f), Conor Keegan (0-2f), Sean Whelan(2-0), Niall O’Brien(0-4), Pauric Kincaid, Paul Creighton, Liam Varley, Alo Geoghegan(inj), Sean Fallon(inj).

St. Malachy's 1 – 10      Rosemount   0-13

The senior side were out twice in the last week and ended up with a draw and a win. First up was a visit to Rosemount on Tuesday night which ended in stalemate when we struck for a last minute goal from Ronan Whelan. This was a game played at championship pace with the lead changing hands on several occasions and with our panel without the county hurlers and lads doing exams we were happy to come away with a draw. The final score was St.Malachys 1-10, Rosemount 0-13.
Panel; Alo Geoghegan, Ciaran Favier, Johnny Tuite, Adam Kerroum, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-2),  David Lynam, Luke Cassidy, Shane Clavin, Alan Mangan(0-2f), Conor Keegan, Sean Whelan(0-2), Neal Kirby(0-1), Ronan Whelan(1-0), Jordy Cassidy(0-1), Danny Kiernan, Kieran Glennon, Paddy Maloney(inj).

St. Malachy's 2 – 09      Killucan   2-09

St. Malachy's 0 – 07      Coralstown/Kinnegad   1-07

St. Malachy's 0 – 10      Shandonagh   0-13

Our seniors suffered a three point defeat to Shandonagh in a Division 2  league game played in Shandonagh on Sunday last. We received a major setback when our influential midfielder,Shane Clavin, had to leave the field with an injury after two minutes but we were well in the game at half time as we only trailed by four points having played against a strong wind. Just as our comeback was gaining momentum a straight red card for one of our players left us with too much to do and our opponents ran out deserving winners on a scoreline of St. Malachys 0-10, Shandonagh 0-13.
Panel; Paddy Maloney, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassidy, Eamonn Og Clarke, Adi Kerroum,  Ciaran Favier, David Lynch, David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Darren Ruane(0-1), Connor Keegan(0-7,0-6f), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Luke Cassidy, Kieran Glennon, Sean Whelan(0-1), Paul Creighton, Conor Kane, Alan Kincaid, Danny Kiernan, Stephen Fagan, Niall Gunning, Alan Bouabbse, Pauric Kincaid(inj), Neal Kirby(inj), Joe Clarke(inj).

St. Malachy's 5 – 13      St. Josephs   1-11

St. Josephs were the visitors to the Park last Sunday to take on our Division 5 side in the league.We recorded our third win to go second in the table after this high scoring open game of football. Joseph’s applied all the early pressure and were a point up when we lost a player to two yellow cards after ten minutes and it took us until the twentieth minute to settle into the game when Kieran Glennon was at the end of a great move to score a  fine goal. Although our forwards were down a man they worked tirelessly and took some impressive scores to leave us comfortable winners on a scoreline of St. Malachys 5-13, St. Josephs 1-11.
 Panel; Alo Geoghegan, Sean Fallon, Alan Kincaid, Stephen Fagan, Ciaran Favier, Alan Bouabbse, Johnny Tuite(0-1), David Lynam(0-1), Adi Kerroum, danny Kiernan, Kieran Glennon(3-3), Sean Whelan(1-2,0-1f), Neal Kirby(0-1f), Paul Creighton, Conor Keegan(1-5,0-2f), Pauric Kincaid(inj).

St. Malachy's 1 – 18      Garrycastle   0-10

We hosted Garrycastle in our third game of this year’s league and recorded a well deserved victory. Our forwards combined very well in the first half and a well worked Conor Keegan goal left us with a comfortable half time lead. Garrycastle opened the second half well but Malachys finished out the game strongly with each of the subs introduced making positive contributions.

 Panel; Paddy Maloney, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassidy, Eamonn Og Clarke, Adi Kerroum, Ciaran Favier(0-1), David Lynch(0-4,0-1,45), David Lynam, Luke Cassidy, Darren Ruane(0-1), Conor Keegan(1-4), Kieran Glennon, Sean Whelan(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-3,0-1f), Neal Kirby(0-3,0-1f), Alan Kincaid, Danny Kiernan, Conor Kane, Alan Bouabbse, Stephen Fagan, Gary Jackson, Mick Heeney, Niall O’Brien(0-1), Pauric Kincaid(inj), Shane Clavin(inj), Alan Mangan(inj).

St. Malachy's 4 – 10      Ballycomoyle   1-06

Ballycomoyle were the visitors to Castletown on Saturday last when we played them in a league game. In very wet conditions our lads ran out easy winners in the end but only a goal separated the sides at half time. Kieran Glennon notched a hat trick of goals but it was our tight marking and disciplined defenders who caught the eye. Well done to Scottish native, Paul Creighton, who made his debut for the club in this game. The final score was St. Malachys 4-10, Ballycomoyle 1-06.
 Panel; Paddy Maloney, Niall Gunning, Johnny Tuite, Paul Creighton, Eamonn Og Clarke, Alan Bouabbse, Stephen Fagan, Adi Kerroum(1-0), David Lynam, Darren Ruane(0-1), Luke Cassidy(0-2), Kieran Glennon(3-1), Sean Whelan(0-2,0-1f), Danny Kiernan, Neal Kirby(0-4,0-1f), Sean Fallon, Alan Kincaid, Alo Geoghegan, Pauric Kincaid(inj).

St. Malachy's 2 – 09      The Downs   2-18

We hosted The Downs on Sunday last in Castletown and they inflicted on us our second defeat in this division. The Downs were very focussed from the outset and ran up a big score by half time as very few of our players were up to the pace of the game. We  restricted the visitors to just two points in the second half as we put together some fine moves and picked off  some great scores. Well done to the lads who made themselves available on the day as there are no hiding places on the field any day you take on The Downs who always play with great intensity. The final score was St. Malachys 2-09, The Downs 2-18.
 Panel; Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Ciaran Favier, David Langan,  Adi Kerroum, Jordy Cassidy, Stephen Fagan, David Lynam, David Lynch,  Alan Bouabbse, Neal Kirby(2-0),  Darren Ruane(0-3), Sean Whelan(0-1), Danny Kiernan, Alan Mangan(0-5, 0-4f), Luke Cassidy, Paddy Maloney, Pauric Kincaid(inj), Joe Clarke(inj).

St. Malachy's 2 – 13      Milltownpass   1-06

We picked up our first points in this division when we had a convincing win over Milltownpass in a game played in Castletown on Saturday last. On a beautiful day for a game both sides were guilty of poor shooting in the opening twenty minutes but our forwards finally found their range to give us a healthy five point lead at half time. Well finished second half goals from Danny Kiernan and Johnny Tuite left us comfortable winners of a very sporting game on a scoreline of St. Malachys 2-13, Milltownpass 1-06.

Panel; Alo Geoghegan, Sean Fallon, Johnny Tuite(1-0), Alan Kincaid, Adi Kerroum, Ciaran Favier, David Langan, Luke Cassidy, David Lynam, Alan Bouabbse(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-2), Kieran Glennon, Sean Whelan(0-5,0-4f), Neal Kirby(0-5), Conor Keegan, Danny Kiernan(1-0), Niall Gunning, Pauric Kincaid, Eamonn Og Clarke(injured).

St. Malachy's 1 – 09      Castledaly   3-13

Our senior side travelled to Castledaly on Sunday last to take on the home side in our opening match of the league. After the hectic celebrations enjoyed by all at our awards night on Saturday it was very unfair to ask the lads to turn out on Sunday but fair play to them for fielding on the day and giving of their best. There was always going to be one result in this fixture but the team spirit evident from this game will have given encouragement to our management team for the season ahead. 
Panel; Alo Geoghegan, Eamonn Clarke, Diarmuid Garvin, Stephen Fagan, Liam Varley, Joe Clarke, David Lynch, David Lynam, Luke Cassidy(0-2), Darren Ruane, Ronan Whelan(0-1), Jordy Cassidy, Sean Whelan(1-1), Neal Kirby(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-4,f), Alan Kincaid, Niall Gunning, Eoin Quinn, Paul Creighton, Blaine LeHarte(injured).

St. Malachy's 1 – 07      Mullingar Shamrocks   5-15

We got the 2014 season up and running with a home game in the Feis Cup against Mullingar Shamrocks on Sunday morning last. Although we suffered a heavy defeat it was a very useful workout for our players as it was our first get together since we exited the Leinster I.F.C. in November. With so many of our players missing due to county commitments, injuries and away for the weekend it was a struggle to field but well done to all concerned for going ahead with the match which was a very sporting encounter. Congratulations to Pauric Kincaid who made his senior debut on Sunday last.
Panel: Alan Kincaid, David Langan, Eamonn Og Clarke, Stephen Fagan, Alan Mangan, Sean Mullarkey, David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-3f), Luke Cassidy, Neal Kirby(0-2,0-1f), Sean Whelan(1-1), Danny Kiernan, Pauric Kincaid, Adi Kerroum, Paddy Maloney.

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      Geraldines(Louth)   3-11

Our Intermediate side played Geraldines of Co. Louth in the quarter final of the Leinster Club Championship in Haggardstown on Sunday last. On a perfect day for a game on a pristine pitch the hosts came out on top and although there was nine points in it at the finish our side really put it up to the hot favourites. Without ever repeating the form we displayed in the latter stages of our own championship campaign we only trailed the Louth champions by a goal with two minutes left but in the final few plays we allowed our opponents in for a goal and three points. 
Well done to everyone involved with this team for the great year they have given us and we all look forward to our return to senior ranks in 2014. Special thanks to our  manager Peter Leahy and his selectors Mick Reynolds and Tommy Lynch and physio Ethel Wallace for  the trojan work they put in with the lads since they had their first training session on the 16^th of November 2012.
Panel: Mark McDermott, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Mick heeney, Liam Varley, David Lynch, David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Aonghus Clarke, Ronan Whelan(0-1), Niall O’Brien, Sean Whelan, Darren Ruane, Alan Mangan(0-7,0-6f), Paddy Maloney, Neal Kirby, Conor Keegan(1-0), Kieran Glennon, Eamonn Clarke, Sean Fallon, Stephen Fagan, Alan Kincaid, Eddie Bouabbse.

Intermediate Football Championship Final Replay 

St. Malachy's 1 – 13      Caulry   0-13

On Saturday last in Cusack Park our lads produced a magnificent display to get back up to senior ranks for 2014 when they defeated Caulry by a goal in the replayed final. We played the first half with huge intensity and no little skill to go in at half time with a healthy seven point lead which we increased to eleven points by the 40^th minute. It would have been impossible for us to keep up this high tempo for the full hour against a talented Caulry side that had wind assistance in the second half and so it proved as they took control of matters for the last twenty minutes. Gradually our lead was whittled away but our defence , who have not conceded a goal in their last five championship games, held firm and we ran out deserving winners of a very sporting encounter.
Well done to all involved with this great victory especially the players and management who kept their focus on football despite the unwarranted obstacles put in their way over the last two weeks. It was a great boost  to see Adi Kerroum looking fit and well after his injury the previous Sunday and knowing Adi he will be itching to get back in the red and black colours before the end of the season. The club would like to thank our friends in Coralstown/Kinnegad, Ballynacargy, Tubber and Milltown for the use of their floodlit premises without which we would have been unable to train. Also to the following for their sponsorship and generosity leading up to the final, The Drake Inn, Andrew McCabe, Paul Claffey, Clarke’s Bar, Jim Dalton, Martin Lowry and  St. Malachys Supporters Club. Not forgetting our loyal supporters who stuck with the side through thick and thin and brought great colour to the locality with their flags and bunting.
Next up for us is an away fixture against either the Wicklow or Louth Intermediate Champions in the second round of the Leinster Club Championship in a few weeks time.
Panel: Paddy Maloney, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Joe Clarke, Liam Varley, David Lynch, David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Ronan Whelan(1-1,0-1f) Niall O’Brien(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-2), Darren Ruane(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-5,0-2f). Subs used; Neal Kirby, Conor Keegan, Kieran Glennon.

Intermediate Football Championship Final  

St. Malachy's 1 – 11      Caulry   0-14

After an exciting game played in heavy conditions in Cusack Park last Sunday we must meet Caulry again next Saturday after our game ended in a draw. An Alan Mangan penalty helped us to a two point lead at half time but Caulry always kept in touch in the third quarter and moved a point up with four minutes left. As in all our games we finished very strongly and looked to have claimed victory when we went a point up a minute into the two added minutes of injury time but we then conceded a free to allow Caulry snatch a draw with the last kick of the game. We wish Adi Kerroum a speedy recovery from a serious head injury he picked up in the second half. 
The good news for our supporters is that club jackets, hoodies, polo shirts and wooly hats can be ordered on our club phone 0871508389 and for those requiring any flags, bunting, wrist bands, etc. we are reliably informed that Seamus in Better Buys, Mullingar will have our colours in stock as well as Michael and Diarmuid Garvin. As county finals are hard reached and the work the players and management have put in since last November would have to be seen to be believed we would ask everyone to get behind the lads and show their support in  the build up to the replay on Saturday next.
Panel: Paddy Maloney, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum, Liam Varley, David Lynch, Ronan Whelan(0-2), Aonghus Clarke(0-2), Darren Ruane, Conor Keegan, Joe Clarke(0-1), Sean Whelan, Niall O’Brien(0-1), Alan Mangan(1-5,1-0pen,0-4f). Subs used; Shane Clavin, Eamonn Og Clarke, Mick Heeney, Kieran Glennon, David Sheahan.

Intermediate Football Championship Semi Final  

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      Milltownpass   0-07

Our Intermediate side took on Milltownpass in the semi final of the Intermediate Championship in Cusack Park on Saturday last. At the end of an eventful first half the sides were on level terms but Milltownpass had played the better football and even though they missed a penalty they still looked the likely winners as they had the assistance of a strong breeze in the second half. As in the second half of our quarter final against Tang it was only when our backs were to the wall that our lads upped their game and were a different side in the second half to run out four point winners. We last contested the Intermediate Final in 2001 when we beat Rosemount and we have to go back to 2005 for our last piece of silverware when we defeated then senior county champions, The Downs, in the Feis Cup. The final score was St. Malachys 0-11, Milltownpass 0-7.

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassidy, Liam Varley, Adam Kerroum, Shane Carey, David Lynch(Capt), Aonghus Clarke, Niall O’Brien(0-3), Darren Ruane(0-2), Ronan Whelan, Joe Clarke, Sean Whelan, Connor Keegan(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-2), Subs used, David Langan, Ciaran Favier, Kieran Glennon, Michael Heeney.  

Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final  

St. Malachy's 0 – 11      Tang   0-08

Our senior side qualified for the semi final of the Intermediate Championship after a great win over Tang in a pulsating game played in Cusack Park on Saturday evening. The constant rain and strong breeze should have been a deterrent to a good spectacle for the crowd present but with both sides going out to play attacking football played at an unbelievable pace this was a cracking game. We had the benefit of the breeze in the first half but found it hard to break down a tough tackling Tang defence and we only held a two point lead at half time. Tang had drawn level after five minutes of the second half and were two points up with twenty minutes left when one of our players received a red card. At this stage of the game the easy thing for our lads would have been to throw in the towel as the toll of having to play at least two championship fixtures every week for the past few months looked to have left us devoid of the energy required to take on our fresher opponents.
The performance given by Malachys in the last fifteen minutes had to be seen to be believed as we outscored Tang by six points to one to record a famous victory. We now face Milltownpass, the table toppers from the opposite division we operated from, in the semi final in a fortnights time.
Panel; Paddy Maloney, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Liam Varley, Adi Kerroum, Shane Carey, David Lynch, David Lynam, Aonghus Clarke, Darren Ruane(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-3,0-2f), Joe Clarke, Neal Kirby, Ronan Whelan(0-4,0-2,45’s), Sean Whelan. Subs used: Shane Clavin, Conor Keegan(0-2,0-1f), Niall O’Brien(0-1), Kieran Glennon.

Intermediate Football Championship Round 5  

St. Malachy's 5 – 19      Kilbeggan Shamrocks   0-10

We reached the knockout stages of the championship when we defeated Kilbeggan in Shandonagh on Sunday last. After a nervous start we got our act together and two well worked goals before half time put us on the road for a comprehensive win. This win sets us up for a quarter final game against Tang next weekend which will prove a tough test so we ask the big turnout of support we had last Sunday to come out in force again for this game. The final score was St. Malachys 5-19, Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-10.
Panel: Paddy Maloney, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum(0-1), Shane Carey, David Lynch(0-1), David Lynam, Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-3), Alan Mangan(1-3,0-2f), Neal Kirby(1-3), Sean Whelan(1-4,0-1f), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Conor Keegan(1-1).Subs used, Liam Varley(0-1), Shane Clavin(1-0), Joe Clarke, Kieran Glennon and Mick Heeney.

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 0 – 16      Garrycastle   3-09

Our unbeaten run in division 2 was brought to an end in Garrycastle on Tuesday night last when we went down by two points to the home side. The concession of three soft goals in the first half proved too much of a handicap for us to overcome despite recording an impressive score of sixteen points. Promotion to Division 1 is still in our own hands if we defeat Caulry in our final game. The final score was St. Malachys 0-16, Garrycastle 3-09.

Panel; Paddy Maloney, Eamonn Og Clarke, Johnny Tuite, Mick heeney, Shane Carey(0-1), Ciaran Favier, David Lynch(0-3), David Lynam(0-1), Shane Clavin, Darren Ruane(0-1), Jordy Cassidy, Ronan Whelan(0-3), Sean Whelan(0-1), Conor Keegan(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-4,0-2f), Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Neal Kirby, Liam Varley, Joe Clarke, Adi Kerroum, Alo Geoghegan, Sean Mullarkey, Kieran Glennon, Danny Kiernan, Sean Fallon.

Intermediate Football Championship Round 4  

St. Malachy's 1 – 08      Ballynacargy   4-11

Panel: Gary Jackson, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Liam Varley, Joe Clarke, David Lynch , David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Darren Ruane(0-2), Ronan Whelan, Connor Keegan(0-2), Sean Whelan(0-1), Niall O’ Brien(1-0), Alan Mangan(0-3,0-2f),Subs used; Shane Carey, Neal Kirby, Dean McDermott, Kieran Glennon, Liam Cassidy.

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 1 – 12      Shandonagh   0-13

Shandonagh were the visitors to our Park on Tuesday last when we took them on in the League. In what turned out to be a great game of attacking football from both sides we just held out for a two point win. Shandonagh were all over us for the first five minutes and raced into a three point lead but a move started from our full back line was finished to the net by Alan Mangan to get us a foothold in the game. We went in at half time with a three point lead but even at that stage tiredness was setting in to the limbs of the players that had played championship hurling the previous evening.
With ten minutes left in the second half we were in front by five points and even having spurned two great goal chances we  looked to have the game won but as in our earlier championship meeting our opponents continued to take the game to us. In Shandonagh’s last attack they rattled the crossbar but a relieved Malachy’s side hung on to their unbeaten run in this division.
This win leaves promotion in our own hands if we win our last two games against Garrycastle  and Caulry but as we know all too well every game is hard won in this division. Well done to players and management on this  win especially the lads that togged out and gave their all having played an important hurling match the night before, this great club spirit should stand to us in our remaining matches. The final score was St. Malachys 1-12, Shandonagh 0-13.

Panel: Gary Jackson, Dean McDermott, Jordy Cassidy, Michael Heeney, Kieran Glennon, Ciaran Favier, David Lynch (0-1), David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-1), Ronan Whelan, Connor Keegan, Sean Whelan(0-2), Niall O’ Brien(0-2), Alan Mangan(1-5,0-2f), Paddy Maloney, Alan Kincaid, Danny Kiernan, Sean Mullarkey, Stephen Fagan, Liam Cassidy, Adi Kerroum(inj), Neal Kirby(inj), Diarmuid Garvin(inj), Johnny Tuite(inj).

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 2 – 12      Caulry   3-08

We played our last league game of the season on Thursday night last when we defeated Caulry by a point in Castletown. At half time we held a four point lead  but had to face the strong wind in the second half. With time running out we still held this four point lead but a last minute goal from Caulry was not enough to take the victory as we ran out winners on a score of St. Malachys 2-12, Caulry 3-08. The management were delighted with the performance on the night as we had to field without our four county  minor panellists and several players involved in upcoming hurling championship games.
 This win leaves us joint leaders of this division on 10 points with Maryland who have a game in hand but the one point defeat we suffered in Drunraney in March to Maryland will probably come back to haunt us. In that game we led by six points at half time and missed a second half penalty but in fairness to our lads they went on to win their next four games to get back into the promotion race.
Panel: Mark McDermott, Alan Kincaid, David Langan, Sean Fallon, Stephen Fagan, Ciaran Favier, Liam McNally-Woods, David Lynam, Adi Kerroum(0-1), Johnny Bermingham(0-2), Alo Geoghegan(0-1), Sean Mullarkey(0-1), Sean Whelan(1-3), Jordy Cassidy(1-4), Robert Burge, Niall Gunning.  

Intermediate Football Championship Round 3  

St. Malachy's 4 – 12      Ballymore   0-08

We picked up our second win in the championship when we defeated Ballymore on a scoreline of St. Malachys 4-12 to Ballymore’s 0-8. At the end of a truly bizarre first half where the scoring statistics would have to be seen to be believed both sides had registered six points apiece. It took us until the 40^th minute when a well worked goal, finished by Niall O’ Brien, afforded us the cushion to push on and play to our potential. Congratulations to the  Rosemount club on the excellent manner in which they ran off the two games in their fine grounds.

Team; Gary Jackson, Eamonn Og  Clarke, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum(1-0), Joe Clarke(0-1), David Lynch(Capt), David Lynam, Shane Clavin(0-1), Darren Ruane(0-2), Ronan Whelan, Aonghus Clarke, Alan Mangan(2-4,0-2f), Niall O’Brien(1-3), Sean Whelan(0-1). Subs used; David Langan, Conor Keegan, Kieran Glennon, Liam Varley, Dean McDermott.

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 2 – 15      Coralstown/Kinnegad   1-11

Our senior side kept up their push for a long awaited return to Division 1 football with a well earned win over Coralstown/Kinnegad on Tuesday last in one of the best games of football seen in Castletown in a long time. We looked in serious trouble when we were six points down after ten minutes but two inspirational points from team captain , David Lynch, sparked us into life and we went in at half time on level terms. The second half was end to end attacking football from both sides played at championship pace which was hard to believe for the good crowd present on one of the hottest evenings of the year. Two well taken goals from Kieran Glennon looked to have clinched a win for us until we conceded a penalty with five minutes left but Gary Jackson showed great agility to get down to his right and turn the ball out for a fruitless ‘45. We have three games left to clinch promotion from an extremely competitive division which includes four senior clubs so well done to all involved on the massive effort being put in on the training ground.

Panel: Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassody, David Langan,  Adi Kerroum, Shane Carey, David Lynch(0-3), Tommy Carey(0-1), David Lynam,Darren Ruane(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-2f), Aonghus Clarke, Sean Whelan(0-2), Niall O Brien(0-3,0-1f), Ronan Whelan(0-2), Andrew Corbett, Danny Kiernan, Ciaran Favier, Kieran Glennon(2-0), Diarmuid Garvin, Paddy Maloney, Eddie Bouabbse, Stephen Fagan, Robert Burge, Dean McDermott(inj), Joe Clarke(inj), Neal Kirby(inj).

Junior B Championship  

St. Malachy's 3 – 16      Ballynacargy   1-10

We took on Ballynacargy in very humid conditions in the first round of the Junior B Championship in Ballynacargy last Sunday morning. With several players missing for numerous reasons we were forced to line out with five minors and each of them really stepped up to the mark none more so than Shane Clavin who gave a man of the match display from midfield. It was point for point until we struck for two goals with ten minutes left in the first half to leave us leading by nine points at half time. We took control of affairs in the second half and played some great football with some fine scores from Jordy Cassidy, Seanie Whelan and a well finished goal from Andrew Corbett complimenting some fine defending from our backline.

Panel: Mark McDermott, Alan Kincaid, Diarmuid Garvin, Johnny Tuite, Adi Kerroum(0-2), Eamonn Og Clarke, Liam Mcnally-Woods, Tommy Carey(0-1), Shane Clavin(0-2), Johnny Bermingham, Dean McDermott, Sean Mullarkey(0-2), Neal Kirby(1-1), Jordy Cassidy(1-3), Sean Whelan(0-5,0-2f), Andrew Corbett(1-0), Eddie Bouabbse.

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 2 – 16      Rosemount   1-12

We took on Rosemount in round 5 of the league in Castletown on Tuesday night last and maintained our 100% record in this division. On a very wet evening we ran out convincing winners even though we were missing five of the team that took on Tubberclair the previous Sunday which bodes well for the strength of our panel. Congratulations to the latest recruit to senior ranks, Andrew Corbett, who came on in the second half to play his part in our win. 

Panel;Mark McDermott, Dean McDermott, Diarmuid Garvin, Johnny Tuite, David Lynch, Ciaran Favier, Adi Kerroum(1-0), David Lynam(0-1), Tommy Carey, Darren Ruane(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-2), David Sheahan(0-1), Neal Kirby(0-3), Alan Mangan(0-7,0-5f), Sean Whelan(1-1),Sean Fallon, Liam Varley, Michael Garvin, Alan Kincaid, Paddy Maloney, Alo Geoghegan, Michael Heeney, Andrew Corbett.  

IFC Round 2   

St. Malachy's 0 – 15      Tubberclair   0-08

We had our first win in this year’s championship with a well deserved win over Tubberclair who are one of the favourites for the title. The game was played in sweltering heat in Tang on Sunday last and we lead by five points at half time having had the advantage of the slight breeze. Despite registering more wides than scores this was an encouraging win and with huge competition for places in all areas the forthcoming important league matches and training sessions should be highly competitive. 

Panel: Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassidy, Eamonn Og Clarke, Shane Carey, Joe Clarke(0-1), David Lynch(0-2), Tommy Carey, David Lynam, Darren Ruane(0-3), Ronan Whelan(0-2,0-1f), Adi Kerroum, Sean Whelan(0-3), Alan Mangan(0-3,0-2f), Neal Kirby(0-1), David Sheahan, Ciaran Favier, Niall O’ Brien, Shane Clavin, Conor Keegan, Mark McDermott, Alan Kincaid, Dean McDermott, Diarmiud Garvin, Paddy Maloney, Alo Geoghegan, Sean Fallon, Kieran Glennon, Robert Burge.

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 3 – 18      St. Marys   0-14

On a perfect day for a game we maintained our unbeaten start to the league with a good win over St. Marys in this game played in Rochfortbridge on Monday last. The good crowd present were treated to a fast free flowing game with the result in doubt until we scored two goals with less than ten minutes left on the clock. The final score was St. Malachys 3-18, St. Marys 0-14.

Panel;Mark McDermott, Eamonn Og Clarke, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Shane Carey(0-1), David Lynch, Ciaran Favier, David Lynam, Tommy Carey(0-2), Darren Ruane(0-2), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Connor Keegan(0-1), Neal Kirby(2-0), Alan Mangan(0-7,0-4f), Sean Whelan(0-3), David Sheahan(1-1,), Dean McDermott, Sean Fallon, Niall O’ Brien, Joe Clarke, Michael Dever, Alan Kincaid, Paddy Maloney, Luke Cassidy.  

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 1 – 13      Milltownpass   0-10

Our Division 5 side recorded their fourth win in this league with an impressive win over a previously unbeaten Milltownpass side in Castletown on Tuesday night last. A win over Caulry in our last game could see us in the shake up for promotion but the two narrow defeats we suffered to Athlone and Maryland could cost us dearly. Well done to Liam Mcnally-Woods and Johnny Bermingham who made their senior debuts on the night with Johnny firing over one of the best points of the game.

Panel;Mark McDermott, Dean McDermott, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, Sean Fallon, Diarmuid Garvin, Ciaran Favier(0-1), David Lynam, Tommy Carey, Neal Kirby(0-3), Luke Cassidy(0-1), Alo Geoghegan(0-1), Eddie Bouabbse(0-1), David Sheahan(0-2), Sean Whelan(1-3), Robert Burge, Liam McNally-Woods, Johnny Bermingham(0-1).

ACL Division 2   

St. Malachy's 3 – 14      C/F/C/W   0-08

We made it three wins from three games in this division with an impressive win against C/F/C/W in Castletowngeoghegan on Friday night last. There was only two points in it at half time to the home side but once we scored our first goal with ten minutes left we settled down and finished out the game very strongly. 

Panel: Gary Jackson, Dean McDermott, Jordy Cassidy, Eamonn Og Clarke, Ciaran Favier, David Lynch(0-1), Adam Kerroum(0-1), David Lynam, Shane Clavin, Neal Kirby(3-2,0-1f), Ronan Whelan(0-2,0-1f), Michael Heeney, Sean Whelan(0-2), Niall O Brien(0-2), Alan Mangan(0-3f), Mark McDermott, Diarmuid Garvin, Alan Kincaid, Paddy Maloney, Blaine LeHarte, Paddy Maloney, Kieran Glennon(0-1), Johnny Tuite, Shane Carey.

IFC Round 1   

St. Malachy's 0 – 12      Shandonagh   1-11

Our Championship campaign got off to a bad start when we lost to Shandonagh by two points in Kinnegad on Sunday last. After playing against a strong wind we went in at half time just a point down but even with wind assistance it took us until the last minute of the game to go a point up on our gutsy opponents. Disaster struck when we allowed Shandonagh in for a goal with the last attack of the game. We now have five weeks to get our season back on track when we take on Tubberclair.

 Panel: Mark McDermott, Eamonn Og Clarke, Diarmuid Garvin, Johnny Tuite, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Jordy Cassidy(0-1,f), David Lynam, David Lynch, Adi Kerroum, Alan mangan(0-3,f), Tommy Carey, Darren Ruane(0-2), Ronan Whelan(0-5,0-1,f) Sean Whelan,Subs used, Michael Heeney, David Sheahan(0-1), Shane Clavin, Niall O Brien, Kieran Glennon

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 3 – 11      Loughnavalley   0-04

Our Division 5 side hosted neighbours Loughnavalley in Castletown on a wet and windy Sunday evening last. We played with the elements in the first half and had built up a healthy 2-7 to 0-1 lead. In a game where all our players stepped up to the mark in difficult conditions we ran out easy winners.
 Panel: Mark McDermott, Alan Kincaid, Michael Garvin, Johnny Tuite, Sean Mullarkey(0-1), Ciaran Favier, Michael Dever, David Lynam(0-1), Shane Clavin(0-2), Mick Heeney(1-0), Luke Cassidy(0-1), Liam Cassidy(1-1), Sean Whelan(1-2), Robert Burge(0-1),  Eoin Whelan(0-2), Barry Whelan, Derek Gallagher, Dermot Fallon.

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 3 – 08      Ballycomoyle   2-09

Our Division 5 side got back to winning ways with a win against Ballycomoyle in Ballycomoyle on Sunday last. We went in at half time seven points down and also  after missing a penalty we had a mountain to climb in the second half. The team really upped their game in the second half and ran out two point winners.

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 0 – 09      Maryland   0- 10

Our Division 5 side went down by a point to Maryland in a game played in very cold conditions in Drumraney on Sunday evening last. We led by six points at half time but Maryland had wind assistance in the second half and gradually clawed back our lead. With four minutes left we were still in front by a point and were awarded a penalty which unfortunately was saved and Maryland scored two late frees to emerge winners.

Panel: Robert Burge, Sean Fallon, Diarmuid Garvin, Michael Dever, Alan Kincaid, Michael Garvin, Eamonn Og Clarke, David Lynam, Johnny Tuite, Adam Kerroum(0-1), Jordy Cassidy, Tommy Carey(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-3,0-2f), David Sheahan(0-2), Alo Geoghegan, Eoin Whelan(0-2).

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 17       Killucan   1- 06

We made it two wins out of two in the league with an impressive display against Killucan when we visited Killucan on Saturday last. We lead by eight points at half time having played with the wind and kept our opponents on the backfoot for the second half by playing a fine brand of attacking football. 
Panel; Mark McDermott, David Langan, Johnny Tuite, Eamonn Og Clarke, Shane Carey(0-2), Ciaran Favier, Jordy Cassidy(0-1f), David Lynch, David Lynam, Adam Kerroum(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-3), Tommy Carey(0-3), Sean Whelan, Ronan Whelan(0-5,0-1f), Kieran Glennon(1-1), Alo Geoghegan, Sean Mullarkey, John Gallagher, Robert Burge(0-1).

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 1 – 07       Athlone   1- 10

We took on Athlone in our second game of the league in Castletown on Saturday last. After a good evenly contested hours football in what is a very competitive league the visitors ran out winners on a scoreline of St. Malachys 1-07, Athlone 1-10.

 Panel; Mark McDermott, Michael Garvin, Alan Kincaid, David Langan, Ciaran Favier(0-1), Michael Dever, Tommy Carey(0-2), David Lynam, Jordy Cassidy, Dean McDermott(0-1), Alo Geoghegan(0-1),  Sean Whelan(0-1), Danny Kiernan, David Sheahan(1-1), Eoin Whelan, Sean Fallon.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 08       The Downs   0- 07

We took on The Downs in our opening league game which also doubled up as a cup game in The Downs on Sunday last. This was always going to be a tough assignment for our lads but they certainly rose to the challenge and came away with a one point win on a scoreline of St. Malachys 0-8, The Downs 0-7.

Panel; Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Diarmuid Garvin, David Langan, Jordy Cassidy(0-1f), Ciaran Favier(0-1), Eamonn Og Clarke, David Lynam, Tommy Carey(0-1), Adam Kerroum, Alan Mangan, Shane Carey, Sean Whelan(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-3,0-2f), Dean McDermott, Alo Geoghegan, Mark McDermott, Pat Clarke, Mick Dever, David Lynch(0-1), Danny Kiernan, Darren Ruane, Eoin Whelan.

ACL Division 5   

St. Malachy's 1 – 08       Killucan   1- 07

Our first competitive match of the year ended with a win over Killucan in a game played in Castletown on Saturday last. At half time we were leading by a point and had a healthy lead of five points with ten minutes left in the game but Killucan finished strongly to leave the full time score St. Malachys 1-8, Killucan 1-7.

Panel; Mark McDermott, Sean Fallon, Diarmuid Garvin, Alan Kincaid, Mick Heeney, Michael Garvin, Michael Dever, Tommy Carey(0-1), David Lynam, Adi Kerroum(1-0), Dean McDermott, Alo Geoghegan, Eoin Whelan, Neal Kirby, Sean Whelan(0-6,0-2f), Danny Kiernan, Eamonn Og Clarke, David Langan, Ciaran Favier, Eddie O’Neill(0-1), Johnny Tuite.

ACL Division 5 League Final 

St. Malachy's 0 – 07       Ballymore   0- 11

We lost out to Ballymore after extra time in this league final played in very wet conditions in Ballymore on Sunday last. After playing with the wind we went in at half time with a three point lead but had to face the gale a player down having lost one of our defenders to a straight red card after seven minutes. With time almost up we were holding on to a two point lead but two converted frees from Ballymore left the scoreline reading 0-7 apiece thus sending the game to extra time. Even though our side was increased to its full compliment we failed to register  a score in extra time and Ballymore ran out deserved winners.

Panel; Mark McDermott, David Langan, Johnny Tuite, Sean Fallon, Mick Heeney, Shane Carey, Liam Varley(0-2), Paddy Corcoran, David Lynam, Adam Kerroum, Niall O’Brien(0-2), Alo Geoghegan(Capt), Jordy Cassidy(0-1f), Kieran Glennon(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-1), Ollie Kirby, Robert Burge, Luke Cassidy, Barry Whelan, Eoin Quinn, Eoin Whelan, Eddie Bouabbse(injured).

Under 21 15 a side Championship

St. Malachy's/Ballinagore 0 – 07       Garrycastle   4- 10

Our under 21 side lost to Garrycastle in the first round of the 15 a side championship in a game played under lights in Garrycastle on Saturday night last. Our opponents carved out four goalscoring chances in the first half and scored from each one of them whereas we could not put away at least five goalscoring opportunities we created. On a bitterly cold and wet night the lads that turned out deserve great credit as they never gave up and carried the game to Garrycastle to the final whistle. Thanks to Alan Mangan and Michael Ennis for looking after this team. The final score was St. Malachys/Ballinagore 0-7, Garrycastle 4-10.

Panel: Eoin Quinn, Niall Gunning, Luke Cassidy, Enda Claffey, Michael Heeney(0-2), David Lynch, Liam Varley, Aonghus Clarke, Darren Ruane(0-1), Jordy Cassidy, Conor Keegan(0-1), Niall O’Brien(0-1f), Michael Dever, Dean McDermott(0-1), Ciaran Glennon(0-1).

Senior Football Relegation Play Off  Replay

St. Malachy's 0 – 05       Killucan   2- 11

Panel; Gary Jackson,  Johnny Tuite, David Lynch, Kieran Glennon, Tommy Carey,  Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Aonghus Clarke, Adam Kerroum, Darren Ruane, Alan Mangan(0-5,0-4f), Ronan Whelan, Sean Whelan, Joe Clarke, Connor Keegan,  Paddy Corcoran, Neal Kirby, John Gallagher, Jordy Cassidy, David Lynam, Robert Burge, Mark McDermott, Blaine LeHarte, Alo Geoghegan, Sean Fallon, Ollie Kirby.

Senior Football Relegation Play Off 

St. Malachy's 1 – 14       Killucan   2- 11

We survived to fight another day when we played out a draw after extra time with Killucan in the relegation play off  in Cusack Park on Saturday last. On a perfect evening for football both sides started nervously and after twenty minutes of very poor fare Killucan lead by two points to one. At this stage it was hard to disagree with the voice from the stand that urged referee Pat Fox “to blow up the game and relegate both sides to put us out of our misery”, but Killucan finished the half stronger to lead by four points but which in reality should have been by a wider margin. We looked destined for the Intermediate ranks when we were still chasing the game without troubling our opponents with just twenty minutes left. The belated introduction of Paddy Corcoran turned the game in our favour as Paddy took control of the midfield exchanges and provided us with a good supply of ball to our forwards who were finally getting going. The final quarter was played at frantic pace with some fine scores coming from both sides and also some bad misses as the game reached its conclusion. Having being somewhat fortunate to force a draw in normal time we can count ourselves unlucky not to have won it in extra time as we held a two point lead with two minutes left.

Panel; Gary Jackson,  Johnny Tuite, David Lynch, Kieran Glennon, Tommy Carey(0-1),  Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Aonghus Clarke, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(1-2,0-1,f), Alan Mangan(0-8,0-2f), Blaine LeHarte, Sean Whelan, Joe Clarke, Ronan Whelan(0-3),  Paddy Corcoran, Neal Kirby, Darren Ruane, John Gallagher, Jordy Cassidy, Robert Burge, Mark McDermott, Danny Kiernan, Alo Geoghegan, Adam Kerroum, Michael Dever, Ollie Kirby.

Senior Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08       The Downs   0- 12

Our senior side now face Killucan in the relegation play off after losing to The Downs by a point in our final game played in Rochfordbridge on Sunday last. This game was lost in the first half when we invited The Downs on to us by playing too defensively and we went in at half time seven points down. Despite a stirring second half display we could not force the draw which would have saved us from the dreaded play off, lets hope we take Killucan on from the start and have a right cut at them or else we face the prospect of Intermediate football next year.

Panel; Gary Jackson,  Johnny Tuite, Joe Clarke(0-1), David Lynch, Kieran Glennon, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Blaine LeHarte, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(0-1,f), Alan Mangan(1-5,0-1f), Darren Ruane, Sean Whelan, Ronan Whelan(0-1), Tommy Carey, Paddy Corcoran, Neal Kirby, Aonghus Clarke, John Gallagher, Jordy Cassidy, Robert Burge, Mark McDermott, Danny Kiernan, Alo Geoghegan, Michael Cunningham.

Senior Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 1 – 10       Athlone   2- 10

For the second championship game in a row we allowed our opponents back into a game we were in complete control of when we spurned two precious points in our match against Athlone which was played in Tang on Sunday evening last. Rather than being still in contention for the play offs we now need to get something out of our last game against The Downs to avoid a relegation battle. From the very start we had Athlone on the backfoot but each time we seemed to be pulling away from them we either conceded a soft goal or gave away easy frees which will always be punished at this level. As in all our games when our forwards get fast early ball they cause problems for every defence but when we dwell too long on the ball in defence we turn over possession far too easily. Overall this was a good performance in a tough game played at championship pace and hopefully we can bring this intensity to next weekends game against The Downs. 

Panel; Gary Jackson,  Johnny Tuite, Joe Clarke, David Lynch(0-2), Kieran Glennon, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Blaine LeHarte, David Lynam(0-1), Conor Keegan(0-3,0-2f), Alan Mangan(0-2f), Neal Kirby(0-1), Sean Whelan(1-0), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Tommy Carey, Paddy Corcoran, Jordy Cassidy, Robert Burge, Mark McDermott, Danny Kiernan, Sean Fallon, John Gallagher, Alo Geoghegan, Michael Cunningham.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 13       Caulry   0- 15

Our senior side played Caulry in Mount Temple in their last league fixture in Division 2 and came away with a one point win over the form team in this years Intermediate Championship. This was our fourth win in a very competitive division which included four senior sides so well done to the management and especially the players who made themselves available throughout the year without making a compliment of themselves. An interesting statistic from our performances was that although we were second highest scorers in the division we also conceded the second highest points against tally, a problem which if ironed out would leave us a very formidable outfit. Reports of all our league games and the league table can be found on our website.

Panel; Gary Jackson, John Gallagher, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, Kieran Glennon, David Lynch(0-2), Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(1-1), Alan Mangan(0-4), Blaine LeHarte(0-1), Mark McDermott ,Ronan Whelan(0-1), Robert Burge, Conor Daly, Danny Kiernan(0-2), Sean Whelan(0-2).

Senior Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 1 – 10       St. Lomans   0- 13

For the second week in a row a major shock was on the cards in Cusack Park when hot favourites, St. Lomans, were on the verge of defeat at the hands of our senior side on Saturday evening last. Having got off to a whirlwind start we held the lead until the closing minutes when Lomans went ahead for the first time but with two minutes left we got the equalising point and were unlucky when our last effort for the winning point just dropped short. This spirited performance certainly rolled back the years to when Malachys sides struck fear into the town teams when they hit Cusack Park and hopefully this momentum will be carried forward to our next match against Athlone. The final scoreline was St. Malachys 1-10, St. Lomans 0-13.

Panel; Gary Jackson,  Johnny Tuite, Joe Clarke, Jordy Cassidy, Kieran Glennon(0-1), Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Blaine LeHarte(0-1), David Lynam(0-1), Conor Keegan(0-2,0-1f), Alan Mangan(0-1,f) Neal Kirby(0-1), Sean Whelan(1-1),Ronan Whelan(0-2), Tommy Carey.Subs;  Paddy Corcoran for Neal Kirby, Alo Geoghegan, Conor Daly, Olly Kirby, Sean Fallon, Robert Burge, Mark McDermott.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 12       St. Marys   1- 14

We entertained St. Marys in Castletown on Tuesday night in our second last league fixture of the year. With both sides in a mid table position this was an ideal game to get with the next round of the championship on this weekend. After a tame first half we went in with a slender one point lead having played with the wind. Ten minutes into the second half we held a four point lead and rather than push on and close out the game we allowed St. Marys take over and they ran out two point winners. Yet again poor defending and players taking the wrong option when in possession cost us dearly as our forwards are consistently posting good scores. Well done to the lads who made themselves available to play with their club on the night.

Panel; Robert Burge, Alo Geoghegan, Johnny Tuite, Jordy Cassidy, Darren Ruane, David Lynch, Ciaran Favier, Tommy Carey, David Lynam, Conor Keegan, Neal Kirby, Ciaran Glennon, Sean Whelan, Paddy Corcoran, Alan Mangan,  Danny Kiernan, Conor Daly, Olly Kirby, Gary Jackson.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 12       Maryland   1- 07

Our Division 5 side remain level with Ballymore on points with just two games left to play in this division after a hard earned victory over Maryland in a game played in Castletown on Tuesday last. Maryland made all the running in the first half and were full value for their 1-5 to 0-5 lead despite having played against the strong wind. The introduction of Olly Kirby to full forward and the placing of Conor Daly to wing back helped turn things in our favour in the second half. Olly added the extra leadership and passion required and he was ably assisted by Joe Fagan who put in a great hours football. Well done to this bunch of players who never let the club down and hopefully they will win out this competitive league and get promotion to Division 4. 

Panel; Robert Burge, Alo Geoghegan, Johnny Tuite, Niall Gunning, Jordy Cassidy, Shane Carey(0-1), Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(0-3f), Neal Kirby(0-3), Joe Fagan, Danny Kiernan, Conor Daly, Sean Whelan(1-5,0-2f), Dermot Fallon, Olly Kirby, Mark McDermott(inj), Kieran Glennon(inj).

Senior Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 0 – 12       Mullingar Shamrocks   4- 10

We suffered a ten point defeat when we came up against Mullingar Shamrocks in the second round of the championship in Cusack Park on Saturday last. With five minutes gone we were leading by two points to no score and should have scored a goal when a clear cut chance was spurned. As a result of some truly bizarre defending we allowed Mullingar in for three easy goals in the second quarter which left us chasing the game for the remainder of the match. Our forwards created several chances and caused havoc when the ball reached them and as in the first round against Maryland they posted a scoreline that would win many games at this level. No doubt if we can eradicate the schoolboy mistakes in our backline we can be a match for any of the teams left to play in what is a very open championship. A big thanks to the loyal panel members who turn out for the club through thick and thin and give of their all when the easy thing to do would be to turn your back on the club when the going gets tough, well done lads. 

Panel; Gary Jackson, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, David Lynch, Shane Carey, Tommy Carey, Darren Ruane(0-1), Paddy Corcoran, David Lynam, Alan Mangan(0-8,0-7f), Neal Kirby, Ciaran Glennon, Conor Keegan(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-1). Subs: John Gallagher for Ronan Whelan, Robert Burge, Alo Geoghegan, Sean Mullarkey, Danny Kiernan, Mark McDermott(inj), Blaine LeHarte(inj).

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 2 – 11       Shandonagh   0- 11

Our senior side continued their winning run with an impressive win over Shandonagh in a game played in Shandonagh on Saturday last. Things did’nt look good for us at half-time when we went in two points down but a fine second half performance saw us run out winners on a scoreline of St. Malachys 2-11, Shandonagh 0-11. Lets hope we can keep up our recent form when we return to championship action in a few weeks time. Well done to Willie, Mick and Frank for all the hard work they are putting in with our senior sides.

Panel; Robert Burge, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Derek Gallagher,David Lynch, Ciaran Favier, Ronan Whelan(1-2), David Lynam, Conor Keegan(1-3), Neal Kirby(0-3), Blaine LeHarte, Ciaran Glennon, Alan Mangan(0-3), Sean Whelan, Sean Mullarkey, Paddy Corcoran, Danny Kiernan, Alo Geoghegan.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 4 – 15       Milltownpass   0- 08

Our senior side picked up two valuable league points when they defeated Milltownpass in Castletown on Tuesday evening.We elected to play against the strong wind in the first half and with Johnny Tuite in commanding form at fullback we went in at half time with a five point lead. Playing our best football since we took on Lomans in the league we put together some fine moves to run out easy winners. 

Panel; Gary Jackson, David Lynch, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, Derek Gallagher,Tommy Carey, Ciaran Favier(0-1), Paddy Corcoran, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(1-0), Blaine LeHarte(0-1),Luke Cassidy, Ciaran Glennon(1-3), Alan Mangan(1-7,0-4f), Sean Whelan(1-3), Sean Mullarkey, Robert Burge, Danny Kiernan, Jordy Cassidy(inj).

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 0 – 12       Ballymore   1- 09

We can count ourselves extremely fortunate to have kept our unbeaten run going in this division when we took on joint table toppers Ballymore in Ballymore on Tuesday night last. Ballymore led us a merry dance in the first half and would have been out of sight but for a brilliant save from Robert Burge which kept us in the game. We upped our game in the second half and we somehow got out of jail with three late points to draw level on a scoreline of St. Malachys 0-12, Ballymore 1-9.

Panel; Robert Burge, Sean Fallon, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Jordy Cassidy, Derek Gallagher, Ciaran Favier, Luke Cassidy, David Lynam, Conor Keegan(0-3,0-2f), Neal Kirby(0-3), Ciaran Glennon, Alo Geoghegan, Mark McDermott(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-5,0-3f), Sean Mullarkey, Danny Kiernan, Paddy Corcoran.

Senior Football Championship 

St. Malachy's 1 – 10       Maryland   0- 19

Our seniors made a losing start to this years championship when we went down to Maryland in a game played in Ballymore on Friday last. We were only two points behind at half time but could never reach the intensity required to be competitive at senior level and our opponents were allowed boss us in all areas of the field to run out easy winners.

Panel: Gary Jackson, Jordy Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, David Lynch, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Luke Cassidy, Blaine Leharte, Connor Keegan, Ronan Whelan, Darren Ruane(0-1), Sean Whelan(1-1), Tommy Carey(0-3), Alan Mangan(0-4,0-3f). Subs: Aonghus Clarke(0-1) for Ronan Whelan, Paddy Corcoran for Luke Cassidy, Ciaran Glennon for Connor Keegan, Michael Dever for John Gallagher, David Lynam for Alan Mangan, Sean Mullarkey, Eamonn Og Clarke, Mark McDermott.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 08       Rosemount   2- 08

The senior side went down rather tamely to Rosemount in a game played in Rosemount on Saturday evening last. Playing with the strong wind in the first half we could only go in at half time on level terms having enjoyed a lot of possession but never really threatening our opponents defence. With wind advantage the home side looked assured of an easy victory but only made the game secure with their second goal with five minutes left although the winning  margin would have been more if Rosemount converted the numerous frees we conceded. The final score was St. Malachys 0-8, Rosemount 2-8.

Panel; Gary Jackson, Darren Ruane, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, David Lynch, Shane Carey(0-1), Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Tommy Carey(0-1), Neal Kirby, Blaine LeHarte, Ronan Whelan(0-2,f), Connor Keegan(0-3,f), David Lynam, Sean Whelan, Kieran Glennon, Luke Cassidy, Jordy Cassidy, Adi Kerroum, Paul Newman, Mark McDermott, Robert Burge, Alo Geoghegan, Michael Dever, Sean Mullarkey, Alan Mangan.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 4 – 15       Bunbrosna   3- 12

Our Division 5 side made it three wins from three games when they beat Bunbrosna by six points in a game played in Castletown on Thursday night last. We made a great start to the game when we raced into a two  goal lead but by half time a hard working Bun side had our lead down to three points. As in all our games at senior level this year we put in a superb second half performance and dominated in most sectors of the field to run out convincing winners

Panel; Robert Burge, Sean Fallon, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Paul Newman, Derek Gallagher, Jordan Cassidy, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Ciaran Favier, Connor Keegan(0-3,0-2f), Neal Kirby(1-3), Joe Fagan, Mark McDermott(1-2), Alo Geoghegan, Sean Whelan(2-6,1-0 pen,0-2f), Luke Cassidy, Colin Clarke, Michael Dever, Kieran Glennon, David Lynam, Sean Mullarkey , Connor Daly(injured).

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 11       Killucan   2- 08

Killucan were the visitors to Castletown for this league encounter on Sunday morning last. On a beautiful morning for a game our opponents showed that they meant business when they arrived in plenty of time for this early morning start and shot out of the blocks in the opening half to go in at half time with a healthy 1-6 to 0-3 lead. With some positional changes and going for points from our frees rather than taking them short and losing possession we went about reeling in Killucan’s big lead and it was a draw match with five minutes left on the clock. Killucan broke down the field in a breakaway attack to score a goal which rocked us back on our heels but St. Malachys kept up their high workrate in the second half but ran out of time to get back on level terms. Killucan were probably the better side on the day and deserved the win for their preparation and typical fighting spirit but this Malachys side is improving with every outing and  finishing every game stronger than our opponents. The final score was Killucan 2-08, St. Malachys 0-11.

Panel: Gary Jackson, Michael Dever, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Ciaran Favier, Shane Carey, Jordy Cassidy, Tommy Carey(0-1), Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Conor Keegan, Blaine LeHarte, Neal Kirby(0-1f), Kieran Glennon(0-1), Ronan Whelan(0-4f), Sean Whelan(0-3), David Lynch, Aonghus Clarke, Luke Cassidy,Darren Ruane, Paul Newman, Eamonn Og Clarke, Mark McDermott, Adi Kerroum, David Lynam(inj), Alan Mangan(inj).

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 2 – 18       Caulry   0- 10

We recorded our second win in Division 5 when we easily accounted for Caulry in this game played in Castletown on Sunday morning last. We started very positively and finished off many of the fine moves we put together with some great long range points .Our defence was well on top and were out first to the ball almost every time. Paddy Corcoran ruled the midfield exchanges and  along with his partner Shane Carey they set up many of our scores .Kieran Glennon ended a fine move to score a brilliant goal to bring his tally to 1-3 before he left the field as he had a minor match later that evening to leave us leading by 1-13 to 0-3 at half time.The final score was St. Malachys 2-18 to Caulry’s 0-10 with all but two of our scores coming from play. Next up for us in this division is a home game to Bunbrosna.

Panel: Robert Burge, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Ciaran Favier(0-1), Derek Gallagher, Jordy Cassidy, Shane Carey, Paddy Corcoran, Conor Keegan(0-3,0-1f), Neal Kirby(0-3), Michael Dever,  Kieran Glennon(1-3),Alo Geoghegan(1-2), Sean Whelan(0-6,0-1f), Ollie Kirby, Colin Clarke, Mark McDermott, Joe Fagan(injured).

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 11       Coralstown/Kinnegad   1- 16

The senior side went down to Coralstown/Kinnegad in a league encounter played on Sunday morning last in Kinnegad in ideal conditions for football. We started brightly and went two points to one up after five minutes but for the remainder of the first half we allowed our opponents take control of the game and aided by us giving away numerous soft frees we went in at half time behind on a scoreline of 0-9 to 0-2.
We came more into the game in the second half and put some fine moves together but our stronger opponents who were at full strength including their county men were the deserving winners on the day.
Panel: Gary Jackson, John Gallagher, Tommy Carey(0-1), Michael Dever, Jordy Cassidy, Shane Carey, Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran, David Lynch, Ronan Whelan(0-1), Blaine LeHarte, Kieran Glennon, Sean Mullarkey, Conor Keegan(0-5,0-3f), Sean Whelan(0-3,0-2f), Adi Kerroum(0-1), Robert Burge, Eoin Whelan, Paul Newman.

Well done to Adi who made himself available even though he had a rugby game  later in the day and to Sean Mullarkey and Kieran Glennon who had a minor game on Sunday afternoon as well.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 10       Athlone   1- 09

Our Division 5 team won their opening fixture when they beat Atlone by a point on a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-9 in this match played under lights in Athlone on Saturday night. This was a fine game of football with both sides having a nice blend of youth and experience in their ranks. We went in at half time down by four points and knew we had to up our game to have any chance of pulling off a victory but could’nt reduce our opponents lead to less than two points try as we could in the second half. Then in the fifty second minute Neal Kirby made up for his first half penalty miss when he rifled in a stunning goal to give us the lead for the first time. Athlone came back to level matters with two minutes left and a draw looked on the cards until Conor Daly popped up from midfield to grab the winning point.

Well done to all involved in getting our season off to a great start in Division 2 and 5 as the tough training sessions are paying rich dividends. It was great to see Joe Fagan and Colin Clarke make a return to the playing fields after a few years away from the game and also Paul Newman who has been ill for the past few months. 

 Panel: Robert Burge, Sean Fallon, Alo Geoghegan, John Gallagher, Jordan Cassidy, Ciaran Favier, Michael Dever, Luke Cassidy, Paddy Corcoran, Sean Mullarkey(0-1), Neal Kirby(1-6,0-2f), Joe Fagan, Seanie Whelan(0-2f), Conor Daly(0-1), Ciaran Glennon, Barry Whelan, Johnny Tuite, Colin Clarke, Paul Newman, Ed Bermingham, David Lynam(inj).

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 05       St. Lomans   0- 10

Our Senior team put up a good performance against promotion favourites St. Lomans in this A.C.L. Division 2 match played in sunny conditions in Castletowngeoghegan on Sunday morning last. Missing several panel members for a variety of reasons the lads on show continued where they left off in their opening game and gave a spirited display and looked the likely winners as the game went on.We were behind by two points at half time on a scoreline of 1-3 to 0-8 but we could never get on level terms in the second half even though we created two good goal scoring chances. Next up for us in this division is Coralstown/Kinnegad in two weeks time which will be another good test for our team.

Panel: Alo Geoghegan, Jordan Cassidy, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Ciaran Favier(0-1), Tommy Carey, Derek Gallagher, Paddy Corcoran, Adi Kerroum(0-1), Neal Kirby(0-1), Blaine LeHart, Luke Cassidy, Seanie Whelan, David Lynam, Alan Mangan(1-2, 1-0 pen,0-2f),Ronan Whelan, Robert Burge, Sean Mullarkey, Ciaran Glennon, Barry Whelan.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 2 – 13       C/F/C/W   0- 12

Our Senior team started their A.C.L. Division 2 campaign on Saturday last with a 2-13 to 0-12 win over C/F/C/W in a fine game of football played in heavy conditions in Castletowngeoghegan.We were ahead by a point at half time courtesy of a soft goal after twenty five minutes but midway into the second half we were trailing by two points and looked to be heading for defeat. Our team showed great character to finish the game strongly and a fine goal from Blaine Lehart, his second of the game, left us running out easy winners in the end. Well done to all players and the management team for getting the year off to a perfect start and with St. Lomans up next in this very competitive division there will have to be no let up in training.

Panel: Gary Jackson, Alo Geoghegan, Johnny Tuite, Michael Dever, Aonghus Clarke(0-3), Shane Carey, Derek Gallagher, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Tommy Carey(0-1), Neal Kirby, Blaine LeHart(2-1), Jordy Cassidy(0-1), Seanie Whelan, David Lynam, Alan Mangan(0-6,0-2f), Robert Burge, Sean Mullarkey, Eamonn Og Clarke, Ed Bermingham.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08       Athlone  0- 12

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 3 – 13       Ballynacargy   2- 11

SFC Division 1 

St. Malachy's 0 – 06       Castledaly   2- 11

Our final game of the Championship proved to be a very tame affair as we went down to a very ordinary but hard working Castledaly side. The display of long serving Paddy Corcoran throughout this match was outstanding and single handedly he took the game to our opponents capping his performance with the best point of the match in the second half.

Team:  Gary Jackson, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, Michael Dever, Eamonn Og Clarke,David Lynch, Shane Carey, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Aonghus Clarke,Ciaran Favier, Alan Mangan(0-2), Jordy Cassidy, Ronan Whelan(0-1), Tommy Carey(0-1), Sean Whelan(0-1).  Subs: Dean McDermott for Ciaran Favier,  Adam Kerroum for Jordy Cassidy, Michael Cunningham for Aonghus Clarke, Mark McDermott for Ronan Whelan.

SFC Division 1 

St. Malachy's 0 – 08       Tyrellspass   1- 10

We had high hopes of creating a shock in this championship game played in Shandonagh on Sunday last. Our preperations had gone well and with Tubberclair having being beaten by Castledaly the night before the threat of relegation was banished for 2011. Rather than having a right cut at our opponents our team retreated to play a defensive game and paid the price by inviting Tyrellspass onto us. The concession of a goal on 23 minutes was the turning point in the game and try as we might we could not create a goal chance of our own. Well done to our team and mentors for staying in the coveted senior ranks for another year and maybe if results go our way in our final game we might still have a say in this years championship.

Team:  Gary Jackson, David Lynch, Johnny Tuite, Eamonn Og Clarke,Shane Carey(0-1), Tommy Carey, Darren Ruane, Paddy Corcoran, Adam Kerroum, Ronan Whelan(0-2), Joe Clarke, Aonghus Clarke, Neal Kirby(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-4f), Sean Whelan .  Subs:  Jordy Cassidy for Adam Kerroum, Michael Dever for Sean Whelan, Paul Newman for Darren Ruane.

SFC Division 1 

St. Malachy's 0 – 12       Tubberclair   1- 05

We collected our first win in this years championship with this well deserved win over Tubberclair in this game played in terrible weather conditions in Tang on Sunday last. Playing against the strong wind in the first half we held our opponents to a slender 0-4 to 0-3 lead which looked to have set us up for victory with the elements in our favour in the second half. Tubberclair rocked us back when they went four points up early in the second half but displaying great composure and plenty of skill we pegged them back and ran out comfortable four point victors.

Team:  Gary Jackson, David Lynch, Johnny Tuite, Diarmuid Garvin,Shane Carey(0-1), Tommy Carey, Darren Ruane, Paddy Corcoran, Adam Kerroum, Ronan Whelan(0-2), Joe Clarke, Aonghus Clarke(0-1), Neal Kirby(0-1), Alan Mangan(0-7,0-5f), Ciaran Glennon .  Subs:  Eamonn Og Clarke for Diarmuid Garvin, Jordan Cassidy for Ciaran Glennon.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 10       CastletownFinea/Coole/Whitehall   2- 17

Our winning streak came to an abrupt end in this game played in CastletownFinea on Sunday morning last. As a result of this defeat we now find ourselves bottom of the League with one game remaining against Ballynacargyng. Final score 2-16 to 0-9. 

Team:  Gary Jackson, Paul Newman,  Diarmuid Garvin, Eamonn Og Clarke, Michael Cunningham, Tommy Carey, David Lynch, Paddy Corcoran, Ciaran Favier, Jordan Cassidy , Ronan Whelan, Michael Dever , Neal Kirby , Alan Mangan , Ciaran Glennon .  Subs:  Dean McDermott, Mark McDermott, Luke Cassidy, Alo Geoghegan, Eddie Bouabbse.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 2 – 16       Tang   0- 09

We recorded our second win in this year’s league when we defeated division winners,Tang, in this game played in Castletown Geoghegan.  This was a good all-round display with some excellent scoring and strong defending, which augers well for the remaining championship games. A big thank you to minors, Ciaran Glennon, Neal Kirby and David Lynch for turning out after playing against Dublin in the minor championship the previous evening. Final score 2-16 to 0-9. 

Unfortunately a serious injury to Joe Clarke took the gloss of this fine result. Joe had returned especially from England for this game and we wish him a speedy recovery.

Team:  Gary Jackson, Diarmuid Garvin, Johnny Tuite, Eamonn Og Clarke, Shane Carey, Tommy Carey, Paul Newman, Paddy Corcoran, Adam Karroum, Jordan Cassidy (0-1), Joe Clarke, Michael Dever (0-1), Neal Kirby (0-2), Alan Mangan (0-7), Ciaran Glennon (1-1).  Subs:  Michael Cunningham (1-0), David Lynch (0-2), Luke Cassidy, David Langan, Alo Geoghegan, Eddie Bouabbse.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 15       Killucan   2- 08

We picked up our first win in Div. 2 in this game played in Killucan. On an ideal evening for football both sides served up an entertaining game which was nip and tuck all through until Tommy Carey fired over the winning point in the last minute. Our forwards played very well and always looked dangerous. Ciaran Glennon finished the game with three points from play on his senior league debut and Michael Dever, who started his leaving cert the following morning, scored one of the points of the night. Lets hope that this win will kickstart our season and see us maintain this form for the rest of the year.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 09       Caulry  2- 09

With players away and others doing exams credit must go to Joe Giles and his committee and to the panel for travelling to Mount Temple to fulfil this fixture.These lads have great spirit and it showed in their performance on the night. Caulry, with a strong wind at their backs were in front at half time bt 2-5 to 1-2. our goal came just at the break when a Caulry player deflected the ball into his own net. We scored four points in as many minutes in the second half which set the game up for an exciting finish with the home side prevailing by a goal.                                                                                                                                                                

Panel: Mark McDermott, Sean Fallon, Johnny Tuite, Barry Whelan, Michael Dever,Michael Cunningham, Paul Newman, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Luke Cassidy(0-1), Ciaran Glennon, Ciaran Favier(0-2), Andrew McCabe, Alo Geoghegan, Jordan Cassidy(0-4), Eddie Bouabbse(0-1), Robert Burge, Joe Fagan.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 09       Rosemount   2- 08

We lost out to Rosemount in this game played in Castletowngeoghegan on Tuesday last.Trailing by 2-3 to 0-4 our lads left too much to be made up in the second half and although we made a good comeback we fell short by two points .

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08       Bunbrosna  1- 15

We lost to Bunbrosna in a good game of football played in ideal conditions in Bunbrosna on Friday night last. We were in front by a goal at half time but did’nt maintain our workrate in the second half to go down by seven points on a scoreline of 1-08 to 1-15.

Panel: Mark McDermott, Niall Gunning, Johnny Tuite, Michael Garvin, Michael Dever, Paul Newman(0-1), Dereck Gallagher, David Lynam, Adam Kerroun(0-2), Jordy Cassidy(0-2), Michael Cunningham, Ciaran Favier(0-2), Andrew McCabe, Paddy Corcoran(0-1), Barry Whelan, Alo Geoghegan, Keadagh Geoghegan.

SFC Division 1

St. Malachy's 2 – 11       Killucan  3- 12

We lost our second round championship encounter with Killucan by four points in an exciting game played in The Downs on Sunday last. Going in at half time we were behind by seven points and had to face the gale force wind in the second half but showing spirit and determination that hasn’t been seen since we defeated Coralstown/Kinnegad last year we almost pulled off a memorable victory. Going into injury time we had the lead whittled down to a point and were pressing for the equaliser when Killucan broke down the field and scored a goal with the last kick of the game. Well done to the panel and management team on a much-improved performance.  A special mention to David Lynch, Aonghus Clarke and Neal Kirby for turning out for their club after their heroics against Kilkenny less than 24 hours earlier and in so doing showed what real club spirit is about, well done lads.

SFC Division 1

St. Malachy's 1 – 07       St. Lomans   2- 14

We were beaten by double scores in our opening championship match of 2011. After playing with the wind in the first half we went in a point behind on a scoreline of 0-6 to 0-5. St. Lomans took complete control of the second half to run out convincing winners with only Aonghus Clarke, David Lynch and Alan Mangan putting up any resistance to our opponents.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 09       St. Lomans   1- 09

A Paddy Corcoran point scored in injury time of this most enjoyable encounter left us sharing the points with St. Lomans. This was a very close game with the sides level at half time having scored 0-5 apiece.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 08       Shandonagh   0- 10

We were beaten by a far more economical Shandonagh side who managed to put away their scores while our forwards squandered numerous goal scoring chances. The sides were level at half time and we looked to be well in control of the game when we led by two points with ten minutes left but slack defending allowed our opponents in for five points while our only reply was a pointed free. Hopefully in our next match against Milltownpass we will manage to find goal scoring form and get our season back on track.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 08       Ballymore   1- 09

Our Division 5  team almost pulled off a victory in this game that they were always behind in and never looked like winning in this game played in Castletown. In the end Ballymore held out for a slender one point win.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 05       St. Lomans   1- 04

We suffered our second narrow defeat in Div 2 to St. Lomans in this game played in Lakepoint Park on Saturday last. Our opponents played with the strong wind in the first half and held only a four point lead at half time which looked surmountable with wind assistance to look forward to in the second half. Try as we might we could not peg back the deficit and certainly at least a point gained for a draw went a begging in this encounter.

ACL Division 5 

St. Malachy's 1 – 10       Shandonagh   0- 08

Our Division 5  team scored a good win over Shandonagh in the first round of the Div 5 League in a game played in Pairc Mhic Eochagain on Saturday evening last. The sides were level at half time 0-5 each. It was a good sporting game with both sides scoring well from play.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 10       Caulry   1- 08

Our senior football team started off their season with a one point loss to Caulry in this game played in Castletown on Sunday morning last. We started well and led by four points at half time but we couldn’t withstand a spirited Caulry fightback in the second half.

Senior B Football Championship Final

An understrength St. Malachys were forced to line out in this final and were comprehensively beaten by a strong Maryland side who had only beaten us by a narrow margin in an earlier round of the competition.

 
Team:  Robert Burge, Paul Newman, Alo Geoghegan, Niall Gunning, Alan Bouabbse, Barry Whelan, Brian Killian, Tommy Carey (0-03f), David Lynam, Conor Daly, Ciaran Favier, Luke Peppard, Colm Geoghegan, Ollie Kirby, Mark McDermott, Subs:  Derek Gallagher for Colm Geoghegan, Andrew McCabe for Niall Gunning, Sean Fallon (0-1) for Alan Bouabbse.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 06       CFCW   2- 12

In our final game in Division 2 things did not go well for us as the visitors inflicted a heavy defeat on us.  We needed to win this game to qualify for the semi-final of the Division 2 cup.

 Team:  Gary Jackson, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, Eamonn Og Clarke, Alan Bouabbse, Barry Whelan, David Langan,  David Lynam, Paddy Corcoran (0-1), Conor Daly (0-1), Alan Mangan (0-3), Tommy Carey (0-01), Alo Geoghegan, Ronan Whelan, Sean Whelan, Colm Geoghegan, Mark McDermott, Andrew McCabe.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 11       Tang   0 - 11

A draw was a fair result in this lively encounter played in Tang on Sunday morning.  This result leaves us well placed to qualify for the intermediate cup semi final which comprises of the top four in Division 2.

 Team:  Gary Jackson, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, Mark McDermott, Barry Whelan, Pat Clarke, David Lynam, Tommy Carey (0-04, 0-02f), Ciaran Favier (0-02), Shane Carey (0-02), Blaine LeHart, Ronan Whelan (0-2f), Paddy Corcoran (0-01), Conor Daly, Sean Whelan, Andrew McCabe.

Senior B Football Championship 

We qualified for the final of the Senior B with a win over Tubberclair in this game played under lights on Tuesday 21^st September.  We were always on top in this game and withstood a second half revival by our opponents to win on a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-07.  We look forward to meeting Maryland in the final.

 
Team:  Mark McDermott, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, David Lynch (0-01), Barry Whelan, Alan Bouabbse (0-01), Tommy Carey (0-01), David Lynam (0-01), Ciaran Favier (0-01), Shane Carey (0-04, 0-2f), Conor Daly, Neal Kirby (0-01f), Ollie Kirby (0-01), Aonghus Clarke (0-01).  Subs:  Niall Kelly for Alo Geoghegan, Jordan Cassidy for Conor Daly, Michael Dever for Ciaran Favier, Dean McDermott, Colm Geoghegan, Robert Burge, Andrew McCabe.

Senior B Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

Well done to all concerned on maintaining senior status for 2011 following their win over Coralstown/Kinnegad on Sunday evening last.  It was a courageous display and they had to dig deep in the second half when playing against the wind and with a man down.

Senior Football Championship 

Senior B Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 6
(6th July, 2010)

Milltownpass fielded a young side and scored some nice points in the first half with wind advantage but a Shane Carey goal left us ahead at half time by 1-4 to 0-6.  Ollie Kirby's goal mid way through the second half ended the game as a contest and we went on to score some well taken points and end the league with 100% record which is a great credit to the players.

Panel: Robert Burge, Michael Dever, Johnny Tuite, Paul Newman, Alo Geoghegan, Barry Whelan, Ciaran Favier (0-1), Tommy Carey, David Lynam, Eddie O’Neill (0-3), Ollie Kirby (1-1), Luke Cassidy, Eoin Whelan (0-1) (1-3), Shane Carey, Darren Ruane (0-2), Colm Geoghegan (0-1), Sean Fallon.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 06        Killucan   1 - 13

ACL Division 6
(24th June, 2010)

Congratulations to our Division 6 Team who won their league on Thursday evening by virtue of an excellent victory over a depleted Kilbeggan Shamrocks outfit.  Leading by 2-9 to 0-5 at the break our lads went on to win by a clear margin of 2-17 to 1-9.  With one game remaining in this league our lads have the competition won and great credit is due to them for their attitude in training and games and hopefully many of these lads will be pushing hard for starting places on the Senior and Senior B championship sides in the weeks ahead.

Our panel on Thursday was Robert Burge, Dean McDermott, Johnny Tuite, Paul Newman, Alo Geoghegan, Diarmuid Garvin, Alan Bouabbse, Tommy Carey, David Lynam, Eddie O’Neill, Ollie Kirby, Ciaran Favier, Sean Whelan, Aonghus Clarke, Neal Kirby, Darren Ruane, Conor Daly, Barry Whelan, Luke Cassidy, Mark McDermott, Shane Care, Eddie Bouabbse, Andrew McCabe, Mike Dever.

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 2 – 13         Ballymore   1 - 09

ACL Division 6
(8th June, 2010)

Our Division 6 team remain unbeaten after four games and just need to pick up one more win from their remaining two games to clinch the Division 6 title.  We produced our best performance of the year to beat a strong Maryland side who were also vying for divisional honours.  A speedy recovery is wished to towering midfielder Dave Lynam who received a facial injury during the match.

Team:  Mark McDermott, Michael Dever, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, Alan Bouabbse, Diarmuid Garvin, Ciaran Favier, David Lynam, Tommy Carey, Conor Daly,  Ollie Kirby, Eddie O'Neill (0-2), Neal Kirby (0-2), Shane Carey (0-2), Sean Whelan (0-7).  Subs:  Robert Burge for Mark McDermott, Aonghus Clarke (0-1) for Dave Lynam, Barry Whelan for Conor Daly, Eddie Bouabbse, Niall Gunning, Luke Cassidy, Andrew McCabe.

ACL Division 6
(23rd May, 2010)

In this game played in Rochfortbridge, we went in at half time with a healthy 4-5 to 0-6 lead and seemed to be on the road to a clearcut victory.  St. Marys came out fighting in the second half and got to within two points of us with seven minutes remaining.  We finished strong however and a Neal Kirby goal sealed the victory to put us outright leaders in the division.

Team:  Mark McDermott, Michael Dever, Johnny Tuite, Dean McDermott, Alo Geoghegan, Paul Newman, Alan Bouabbse, David Lynam, Luke Cassidy, Conor Daly,  Ollie Kirby, Ciaran Favier (1-0), Neal Kirby (2-3), Shane Carey (1-4), Sean Whelan (1-3).  Subs:  Eoin Whelan, Barry Whelan, Eddie Bouabbse, Niall Gunning, Robert Burge, Andrew McCabe.

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 6
(8th May, 2010)

Our Division 6 team made the long journey to Castletown where we picked up our second win in the division against CFCW.  On a lovely evening for football, on a well appointed pitch, we notched up some fine scores to run out winners on a score line of 0-14 to 1-9.  In a game where everyone played well it was a toss up between the youthful Niall Gunning and the ageless Ollie Kirby for man of the match.

Team:  Mark McDermott, Michael Dever, Johnny Tuite, Niall Gunning, Alo Geoghegan, Paul Newman (0-1), Alan Bouabbse, David Lynam, Luke Cassidy, Andrew McCabe (0-1),  Ollie Kirby (0-4), Ciaran Favier (0-1), Luke Peppard, Eddie O’Neill (0-5, 0-2f), Robert Burge.  Subs:  Eoin Whelan, Barry Whelan, Tommy Carey (0-2), Eddie Bouabbse, Sean Whelan, Shane Carey.

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 0 – 08         Milltownpass   0 - 04

Despite over 20 wides over the course of the game, our Senior side clocked up another two points in this year's quest for promotion to Division 1.  Hopefully we can create as many chances in the championship next Sunday.

ACL Division 6

St. Malachy's 1 – 09        Rosemount   1 - 08

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachy's 1 – 11          Shandonagh   0 - 05

Our senior side collected their second brace of points in division 2 of the League when they outscored Shandonagh by 1-11 to 0-5 in a game played in Kilpatrick on Easter Saturday last.  The heavy rain that fell during the week left the going on the heavy side but both teams played open football which lead to a sporting contest.  Malachys were ahead at halftime by 0-7 to 0-2 but took a long time to settle in the second half.  A Ronan Whelan point in the 12^th minute of that half was the score that took the pressure off and they went on to win by 1-11 to 0-5.

A special word of thanks to Joe Clarke who showed great commitment to the team by travelling up from Ennis, having played with the County Hurlers, to play a major part in the win.

Panel included:  Gary Jackson, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Pat Clarke, Joseph Clarke (0-1), Alan Bouabbse, Tommy Carey (0-1), Paddy Corcoran, Ciaran Favier, Ronan Whelan (0-5), Eddie O’Neill (0-1), Sean Whelan (1-0), Shane Carey (0-2), Blain LeHart, Aonghus Clarke, Neal Kirby (0-1), Alo Geoghegan, David Lynam, Ronan Corcoran, Mark McDermott, Robert Burge, Eamonn Og Clarke, Michael Dever, Luke Cassidy.

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

14th February, 2010

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Under 21 Football Championship 

Junior B Football Championship 

Junior B Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 6

Team:  Robert Burge, Alan Bouabbse, Johnny Tuite, Sean Fallon, John Gallagher, Alo Geoghegan, Ciaran Favier, David Lynam, Oliver Kirby, Darren Ruane, Colm Geoghegan, Andrew McCabe, Eddie Bouabbse, Eddie O'Neill, Eoin Whelan.

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 6 

Team:  Robert Burge, Alan Bouabbse, Paul Newman, Ian Corrigan, John Gallagher, Johnny Tuite, Alo Geoghegan, David Lynam, Oliver Kirby, Eddie O'Neill (0-02), Ciaran Favier, Mark McDermott, Andrew McCabe, Sean Whelan (0-06), Eddie Bouabbse, Conor Daly, Colm Geoghegan (0-01), Eoin Whelan, Davin Clarke, Graham Jackson.

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 2 

St. Malachys had a good victory over Ballymore in a Division 2 League fixture played in Castletown.  Leading by 0-6 to 0-1 at half time, Malachys were well placed for victory.  After some wayward shooting the 2^nd half we found scores hard to come by, however, a pointed free from Ronan Whelan in the 17^th minute of that half settled the team who finished very strongly.  Final score St. Malachys 2-9, Ballymore 0-4.

ACL Division 6 

We travelled to Drumraney on Tuesday night to take on Maryland in a Division 6 League fixture.   However, as we didn’t have the full complement of players, we had to give a walkover to the home side.  We played a challenge and after a good workout Maryland had a one-point victory over us, winning 2-11 to 2-10.  The following travelled to Drumraney on Tuesday last:

Robert Burge, John Tuite, Sean Fallon, Alan Bouabbse, John Gallagher, Oliver Kirby, David Lynam, Eddie Bouabbse, Ciaran Favier, Andrew McCabe, Colm Geoghegan, Sean Whelan, Willie Corcoran.

Senior Football Championship 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 6 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

ACL Division 2 

Our Seniors had a very good victory over Maryland in an All County League game played in Pairc Mhic Eochagain on Sunday, 2nd December.  This was a very good display and after leading by 1-7 to 0-1 at half time, our lads held out in the second half to win on a score line of 1-10 to 1-4.  Our remaining game is versus Bunbrosna in Division 2.

ACL Division 2 

After losing this game our Seniors find themselves bottom of Division 2 and having to win their last two games to avoid relegation.

ACL Division 2 

Our  senior team's abysmal  run in Division 2 continued with a comprehensive in Tang on Bank Holiday Monday.  With only one win in the League so far this year, this loss edges us even closer to Divison 3 football for 2009.

Team: Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Ronan Corcoran, Alan Bouabbse, John Gallagher, Joe Clarke, David Langan, Paddy Corcoran, Ollie Kirby, Robbie Jackson, Ronan Whelan, Mark McDermott, Kieran Favier, Shane Carey, Sean Whelan.  Subs:  Colm Geoghegan, Andrew McCabe, Robert Burge, David Lynam, Paul Newman, Frankie Wright, Conor Daly.

Senior Football Championship

St. Malachys                  1 – 11

Ballinagore                    0 – 13

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite (captain),  Ronan Corcoran,  Alan Bouabbse, Barry Whelan, Joe Clarke, Pat Clarke, Paddy Corcoran, Blaine LeHart, Robbie Jackson, Alan Mangan, Ronan Whelan, Sean Whelan(0-1), Shane Carey, John Gallagher.  Subs used:  Eamonn Og Clarke, Mark McDermott, Conor Daly.

Senior Football Championship

St. Malachys                  1 – 6

Coralstown/Kinnegad     1 – 13

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite (captain),  Ronan Corcoran,  Alan Bouabbse, Barry Whelan, David Langan, Eamonn Og Clarke, Paddy Corcoran (1-2), Blaine LeHart, Pat Clarke, Ian Corrigan, Robbie Jackson, Ronan Whelan (0-1), Alan Mangan (0-1, free), Sean Whelan(0-1).  Subs:  John Gallagher for Eamonn Og Clarke, Ciaran Favier for Ian Corrigan, Mark McDermott (0-1) for Pat Clarke.

Senior Football Championship

St. Malachys 0 – 7

St. Lomans     1 – 16

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite (captain),  Ronan Corcoran,  John Gallagher, Eamonn Og Clarke, David Langan, Pat Clarke, Tommy Carey, Paddy Corcoran, Barry Whelan, Ian Corrigan, Blaine LeHart, Sean Whelan, Shane Carey, Alan Mangan Subs:  Robbie Jackson for Eamonn Og Clarke, Ronan Whelan for Tommy Carey (inj), Mark McDermott for Ian Corrigan, Alan Bouabbse for John Gallagher.

ACL Division 5

5th August2008

St. Malachys -v- Athlone 

 Panel:  Mark McDermott, John Gallagher, Brian Garvin, Eoin Whelan, Colm Geoghegan, Paddy Corcoran, Johnny Corcoran, Ciaran Favier, Ian Corrigan, Eddie Bouabbse, Alan Bouabbse, Paul Newman, David Lynam.

Junior B Football Championship (Section E)

St. Malachys 0 - 2

Tubberclair    0 - 8

Senior Football Championship

St. Malachys 1 – 5

The Downs    2 – 12

Our Senior side suffered a heavy defeat when The Downs outscored them on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-5.  The Downs by 2-9 to 0-1 at half time and although we came more into the game in the second half, the damage was done with a very poor opening half performance.

Our next Championship outing will be against St. Lomans, date and venue for this game has yet to be arranged.

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite (captain),  Ronan Corcoran,  Eamonn Og Clarke, John Gallagher, David Langan, Ciaran Favier, Ollie Kirby, Tommy Carey, Barry Whelan, Alan Mangan, Eddie O'Neill, Sean Whelan, Shane Carey, Robert Jackson. Subs:  Paddy Corcoran for Eamonn Og Clarke, Ian Corrigan for Ollie Kirby, Alan Bouabbse for Johnny Tuite, Mark McDermott for Eddie O'Neill,  David Lynam, Eddie Bouabbse, Andrew McCabe, Eoin Whelan, Pauric Kirby.

ACL Division 2 

At half time the sides were level with two points each but Kilbeggan were  let in for thee easy goals in the second half to leave us behind by two points at the final  whistle.

 Team:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Ronan Corcoran, Eamonn Og Clarke, John Gallagher, David Langan, Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran, Ollie Kirby, Barry Whelan, Tommy Carey, Ian Corrigan, Sean Whealan, Blaine Lehart, Eddie O'Neill.  Subs:  Liam Corcoran, Eddie Bouabbse, Alan Bouabbse, Andrew McCabe.

ACL Division 2 

Our Seniors were well and truly beaten by Ballymore in this league fixture played in Ballymore on Friday 13th June.

 Team:  Gary Jackson, Johnny Tuite, Ronan Corcoran, Eamonn Og Clarke, John Gallagher, Patrick Clarke, Barry Whelan, Paddy Corcoran, Tommy Carey, Ciaran Favier, Ian Corrigan, Robert Jackson, Eddie O'Neill, Mark McDermott, Sean Whelan.  Subs:  Ollie Kirby, Eddie Bouabbse, Alan Bouabbse, David Lynam, Andrew McCabe, Colm Geoghegan, Pauric Kirby.

ACL Division 5

28th May, 2008

St. Malachys 2-8        Ballymore 2-9

 Panel:  Mark McDermott, Paul Newman, Ronan Corcoran, Davin Clarke, Barry Whelan, Ciaran Favier, Ian Corrigan, David Lynam, Oliver Kirby, Andrew McCabe, Conor Daly, Edward Bouabbse, Pauric Kirby, Colm Geoghegan, Frankie Wright, Eoin Whelan, Paddy Corcoran, Johnny Corcoran.

Senior Football Championship

St. Malachys 1 – 7

Killucan         0 – 9

Our Senior side got championship off to a great start with a hard earned victory over a wasteful Killucan outfit.  The sides were level at half time 1-4 to 0-7, our goal coming form Alan Mangan.  The second half was an evenly contested as the first with our lads holding out for a vital victory.

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, John Gallagher, Ronan Corcoran, Johnny Tuite (captain), Eamonn Og Clarke, Tommy Carey, Barry Whelan, Patrick Corcoran, Blain LeHart, Patrick Clarke, Joseph Clarke, Robert Jackson, Alan Mangan, Eddie O’Neill, Sean Whelan, Shane Carey, David Lynam, Eddie Bouabbse, Andrew McCabe, Ciaran Favier, Mark McDermott, Alan Bouabbse, Robert Burge, Conor Daly, Pauric Kirby.

 Panel:  Alo Geoghegan, Davin Clarke, Ronan Corcoran, Barry Whelan, Paddy Corcoran, Colm Geoghegan, Eddie Bouabbse, David Lynam, Eddie O'Neill, Brian Garvin, Andrew McCabe, Johnny Corcoran, Frankie Wright, Mark McDermott, Graham Jackson, Robbie Jackson, Kieran Favier.

Feis Cup

 Panel:  Gary Jackson, John Gallagher, Ronan Corcoran, Johnny Tuite, Kieran Favier, Barry Whelan, Ian Corrigan, Paddy Corcoran, Oliver Kirby, Blaine LeHart, Mark McDermott, Conor Daly, Sean Whelan, Colm Geoghegan, Paul Newman, Eddie O’Neill, Andrew McCabe, Eddie Bouabbse, Brian Garvin, David Lynam, Alan Bouabbse.

Division 2 League

 Team:  Mark McDermott, John Gallagher, Brian Garvin, Johnny Tuite, Eamonn Og Clarke, Barry Whelan, Liam Corcoran, Paddy Corcoran, Oliver Kirby, Paul Newman, Alo Geoghegan, Derek Gallagher, Sean Whelan, Colm Geoghegan, Eddie O’Neill, Subs: Joseph Clarke, Conor Daly, Robert Jackson, Andrew McCabe, Eddie Bouabbse, David Langan, Robert Burge, David Lynam, Alan Bouabbse.

Referee: Michael Riggs

Division 2 League

Our senior side suffered a heavy defeat away to Tubberclair on Thursday 6th March .

 Team:  Mark McDermott, Paul Newman, Johnny Tuite, John Gallagher, Conor Daly, Barry Whelan, Ciaran Favier, Paddy Corcoran, Oliver Kirby, Derek Gallagher, Alo Geoghegan, Ian Corrigan, Eddie Bouabbse, Eddie O’Neill, Sean Whelan, David Lynam.

Division 2 League

Our senior side travelled to Moate on Sunday last to play the home side in the first round of the All-County League Division 2 competition. At half-time the teams were level 0-05 to 1-2.   The full-time score was St. Malachys 1-8, Moate All Whites 1-4.

 Team:  Mark McDermott, John Gallagher, Johnny Tuite, Liam Corcoran, Pat Clarke, Barry Whelan, Eamonn Og Clarke, Paddy Corcoran, Robert Jackson, Ian Corrigan, Alan Mangan, Blaine LeHart, Alo Geoghegan, Eddie O’Neill, Ciaran Favier.  Subs:  Paul Newman, Brian Garvin, Ronan Corcoran, Colm Geoghegan, Alan Bouabbse, Conor Daly, David Lynam, Padraig Kirby.

 
Thanks to Moate All Whites for their help with our injured player (Eamonn Og Clarke).  Best wishes and a speedy recovery to Eamonn Og.