Kerry, Kilkenny and Mayo will all be well represented next month in the first of this year’s All-Ireland club finals.
Sides from the three respective counties all enjoyed success this afternoon in their All-Ireland junior and intermediate club semi-finals with six club teams winning the eight semi-finals this weekend.
Pat Spillane and his brothers will get a chance to see their sons in action next month as Templenoe booked their place in the All-Ireland junior football club final with a 1-9 to 0-5 win over Curraha of Meath.
Croke Park bound. ##coybib pic.twitter.com/7ckwDIR4Ws
— Templenoe GAA (@Templenoeabu) January 24, 2016
The decider next month will be a Kerry-Mayo match-up after Ardnaree Sarsfields got the better of Monaghan outfit and Ulster champions Rockcorry by 0-11 to 0-6.
It was a game not short of fight from either side as the referee was kept busy during the game.
Black card for @RockcorryGAA keeper after another charge from goal ended up in him pulling down Ronan Doherty
— Ardnaree Sarsfields (@ArdnareeSarsGaa) January 24, 2016
But the Mayo side kept their cool, which maybe had something to with blueberries, oddly enough
Ronan Doherty with the free, it looks like he had his blueberries this morning! @ArdnareeSarsGaa 0-9 @RockcorryGAA 0-3
— Ardnaree Sarsfields (@ArdnareeSarsGaa) January 24, 2016
In the All-Ireland intermediate football semi-finals, Maurice Fitzgerald will be back in Croke Park once again as he’s guided his St Mary’s side to next month’s club finale after a decisive 2-20 to 1-5 win over Ratoath from Meath.
Both clubs showed a touch of class on Twitter after the game.
@RatoathGAA thanks for a great game of football!
— St Marys GAA (@StMarysGAAclub) January 24, 2016
The other semi-final also saw Mayo side Hollymount-Carramore prove too strong for Loughlinisland of Down by 0-15 to 0-10.
Croke PK here we come!!!!
— Hollymount-Carramore (@Holly_CarraGaa) January 24, 2016
In the hurling action Kilkenny sides came up trumps again this weekend as Glenmore and Bennettsbridge proved too strong for their opponents.
In the Junior semi-final Kilkenny senior stars Eoin Murphy and Ger Aylward once led the charge as they disposed of Cork side Dungourney by 3-10 to 1-11.
It's the end of the journey for @DungourneyGAA but still a fantastic year and Intermediate hurling to look forward to in 2016 #TheToughest
— Tracey Kennedy (@Tracey_Cork) January 24, 2016
The other semi-final saw Eoghan Rua of Derry shock Sylane of Galway with a 0-10 to 0-4 win in Ballyshannon.
Thanks to all our supporters & commiserations to Sylane. Well done our hurlers #StraightOuttaColeraine #KeepinItGoin #TheToughest
— EoghanRua (@EoghanRua) January 24, 2016
The first intermediate hurling semi-final on Saturday saw last year’s Junior champions Bennettsbridge prove too strong for Clare’s Wolfe Tones in a 0-15 to 0-8 win.
Thanks to this great team for what they have done for our small village. The greatest trip a club could go on. Croke Park 2 year's running
— Bennettsbridge GAA (@TheBridgeGAA) January 23, 2016
The second semi final has set up a Kilkenny-Galway All-Ireland final as the Abbeyknockmoy beat Creggan Kickhams by 1-13 to 0-9.
Well done to @Abbey_Hurling, great win today men. Best of luck in the final! #TheToughest pic.twitter.com/EH7VOF0yrw
— AIB_GAA (@AIB_GAA) January 24, 2016
The All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate finals are fixed for the weekend of 6 and 7 February.
