Late goals power Carraig into Minor Final

  Rebel Óg East Minor B Hurling Championship Semi Final Carraig na bhFear 4-07 Grenagh 1-11 After a pulsating 60+ minutes of championship hurling on a perfectly prepared pitch in Ballinlough, Carraig na bhFear advanced to the final of the Rebel Óg East Minor B hurling championship with a five point win over near neighbours Grenagh. Carraig started well and an early goal chance for Brendan Murphy was well saved by the Grenagh keeper. Nerves were on show however and a number of good point chances went abegging in the opening stages before Grenagh opened the scoring after five minutes with a lovely point from their centre forward. With Cork Minor Shane Bourke dominant in defence, the mid Cork side began to get on top and limited Carraigs attack to few scoring opportunities in the early stages. Grenagh scored their second point after 11 minutes as Carraig continued to struggle to find the target, despite some good attacking play from Oisin Crowley, Ryan Galvin and the lively Shane Farrell. Carraigs opening score came after 16 minutes, but crucially it was goal. Conor Hayes won possession in midfield and played a dangerous ball in, which was broken by Brendan Murphy and finished to the net by the waiting Farrell. Grenagh responded well with a point and the sides were level after 20 minutes. Our first point from play came soon after from Conor Hayes out on the right wing but Grenagh looked set to take a lead into the break, picking off two points, one from a free and one from play in the 28th and 29th minutes of the...

Busy week of Underage Championship action for Carraig

Its a busy week of underage championship action, with three teams in action in hurling and football. Our u16 footballers take on Ballygarvan tonight, Monday, in Carraig at 7pm, best of luck lads! On Wednesday night, 20th Aug, our u14 hurlers play Lisgoold in the Championship, also in Carraig with a 7pm start. On Saturday next, our Minor Hurlers will play Grenagh in their championship semi final at 7pm, with the venue for that to be confirmed. We encourage everyone to come along and support the lads in these big games! Best of luck to all the above...

Minor Hurlers advance to semi final

Well done to our Minor Hurlers who had a well deserved 4-14 to 2-06 win over Tracton in the Rebel Og East Minor B Hurling Championship on Tuesday night in Shanbally. The lads will now play Grenagh in a local derby in the semi final in a few weeks time. Keep an eye on the Juvenile fixtures page for more...

Hurlers bow out of championship

A disappointing conclusion to our East Cork Championship ambitions for 2014, as Cobh advanced to the final in monsoon like conditions in Carrigtwohill on Saturday 9th August. Carraig started the game well, with early points from Cian Dorgan and John Forde giving us an early lead. A dominance of possession was not being reflected fully on the scoreboard however and a number of poor wides were to prove costly later on. Cobh got their challenge back on track with an early goal, their full forward allowed too much room to advance along the end line and bury to the net after 8 minutes. Worse was to follow just 5 minutes later, as a long range free was dropped and pounced on to give Cobh their second major and a 2-01 to 0-02 lead, as conditions began to deteriorate. Carraig replied with another brace of points, but scores were proving hard to come by for both teams,as Cobh hit their first point from play after 20 minutes. Carraig continued to dominate the possession, a great move down the right wing lead to Martin Hickey unleashing a powerful shot which rattled the crossbar and bounced 20 yards clear. At the other end, another goal arrived for Cobh, a partially blocked shot fell to their corner forward and he made no mistake. Timmy Geaney added a 65 just before the break, but having made most of the running, Carraig trailed 3-02 to 0-05 at the interval. The second half began in heavier rain and both sides battled hard in difficult conditions. Scores were at a premium, three wides in the first 10...

East Cork Semi Final This Saturday

Our Junior A Hurlers are back in action again this weekend, when they take on Cobh this Saturday in the East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Semi final. The match takes place in Carrigtwohill at 7:00pm on Saturday, 9th August. After a hard fought win in the quarter final over Dungourney, a strong Cobh side await and this promises to be another close game in the battle for the Jamesey Kelleher Cup. Once again, we encourage all our supporters to come and support the team in this big match for the club. Best of luck...