NEWMARKET & DROMTARRIFFE CONTEST THE E.TARRANT & SONS JAHC FINAL

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The 2026 E.Tarrant & Sons Junior A Hurling Championship Final has a familiar shine to it as Newmarket and Dromtariffe once again go head to head in pursuit of the coveted John Joe Brosnan Memorial Trophy .

This will be the 4th consecutive final between these 2 sides with Newmarket winning in 2023 & 2025 while Dromtariffe were victorious in 2024. Dromtariffe will be contesting their 7th consecutive final and will be hoping to reverse last year’s result  where Newmarket had a commanding 3-28 to 1-23 victory.

Newmarket have had a more straight forward path to the final with impressive group victories over Freemount and Millstreet setting them up for a semi-final tilt with Meelin where Newmarket were always in control on a 1-22 to 1-14 win . Dromtariffe’s path has been more difficult where an impressive opening day group  victory over Banteer was followed by a loss to Meelin and an emphatic  win over Kilbrin in a winner takes all encounter. Dromtariffe did not have it all their own way in the Semi- Final v Freemount , but a strong 2nd half performance saw them emerge worthy winners on a 3-26 to 2-16 scoreline.

Both sides will feel that they have yet to deliver their best hurling  display,  and as always the final will be decided by whoever comes out top in some key individual battles. It promises to be a magnificent final. Referee is Richard King .

THROW IN AT BANTEER IS 4.30 PM ON SATURDAY NEXT, OCT 3RD.

PICTURED ARE NEWMARKET CAPTAIN MICHAEL BROWNE, CONNIE TARRANT OF E.TARRANT &SONS , COMPETITION SPONSORS AND MICHAEL O BRIEN DROMTARIFFE CAPTAIN.

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BALLYDESMOND & CASTLEMAGNER QUALIFY FOR ASHGROVE RENEWABLES FOOTBALL FINAL

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Ballydesmond and Castlemagner  have qualified for the 2026 Ashgrove Renewables Junior A FC Final , Both semi-finals were hard fought, closely contested affairs and both LYRE & LISMIRE were very close to causing an upset.

Ballydesmond faced off against Lyre in the 1st semi-final on Saturday evening in Knocknagree, Bally made the early running and had a 4 point lead after 15 minutes, Lyre settled and were well in the game at half time on a 0-7 to 0-4 scoreline, The 2nd half was a tight , tense affair and a Lyre goal saw the sides level with all to play for before Ballydesmond got the last 2 scores to emerge victorious on a 0-14 to 1-9 scoreline. Ballydesmond move on to the final while a young Lyre side will take great encouragement from their championship campaign .

Lismire were very close to upsetting the form book in the 2nd semi v Castlemagner played in Kiskeam on Sunday evening. Lismire made the early running and were highly competitive all through the !st half before a well taken Castlemagner goal saw the sides level 1-4 to 0-7 at half time , The 2nd half  saw more exciting fare as Lismire raced into a well merited 4 point lead only for Castlemagner to claw themselves back into the game with some well taken scores. Extra time beckoned as the sides finished 1-12 to 0-15. Castlemagner had the better of the first period of extra time to lead 1-14 to 0-16 at the 10 minute break,  the intensity levels from both sides did not drop in the 2nd period of extra time  as Castlemagner showed all their experience  to emerge winners on a 1-18 to 0-17 scoreline. Castlemagner advance to play Ballydesmond in an eagerly awaited final- whil Lismire will take enormous encouragement from a championship campaign which bodes well for the future.

 

ASHGROVE RENEWABLES JUNIOR A FC SEMI-FINALS THIS WEEKEND

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The Ashgrove Renewables Junior A Football Championship Semi-Finals take place this weekend with 2 lively encounters in store.

On Saturday , Sept 26th Ballydesmond play Lyre at 4.30 pm in Knocknagree , while on Sunday , Sept 27th Castlemagner play Lismire at 7pm in Kiskeam.

Ballydesmond come into the semi-final unbeaten having seen off Lismire, Kilbrin and Kanturk in the Group stages while Lyre recovered from a narrow defeat to Castlemagnner to record an impressive victory over Knocknagree and will go into the game with high hopes of causing an upset . Referee is Jerry Kelleher.

Castlemagner are also unbeaten in the championship having recorded impressive victories over Knocknagree and Lyre, Lismire had an opening  championship disappointment at the hands of Ballydesmond but have recovered very well with victories over Kanturk and Kilbrin and will be hoping for a good performance on Sunday evening . Referee is Shaun O Rourke.

NEWMARKET & DROMTARIFFE QUALIFY FOR E. TARRANT & SONS JUNIOR A HC FINAL

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Newmarket and Dromtariffe qualified for the 2026 E. Tarrant and Sons Junior A Hurling Championship Final with hard earned  Semi- Final victories over Meelin and Freemount respectively.

The 1st Semi saw near neighbours and rivals Newmarket and Meelin go head to head on Saturday , Sept 19th in Kilbrin. Newmarket had an early lead- and never relinquished same despite strong pressure from Meelin. Meelin reduced the deficit to 3 points approaching half time but 2 late Newmarket scores saw Newmarket with a 1-9 to 0-7 lead at the interval, Newmarket continued in the ascendency in the 2nd half and while Meelin continued to hurl with great determination- Newmarket ran out worthy winners on a 1-22 to 1-14 scoreline.

Dromtariffe had to overcome a strong Freemount challenge on Sunday evening in Banteer , Freemount made the early running before Dromtariffe settled to achieve a half time lead of 2-12 to 1-11. Dromtariiffe pushed on in the 2nd half using their experience to finally overcome a game Freemount on a final scoreline of 3-26 to 2-16.

The Final will be played at 4.30pm on Saturday, Oct 3rd in Banteer.

MILLSTREET AND CASTLEMAGNER FACE OFF IN E.TARRANT & SONS JUNIOR B HC S/F

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The E.Tarrant & Sons Junior B Hurling Championship continues on Saturday , Sept 19th at 3pm in Kanturk with the semi-final meeting of Castlemagner v Millstreet.

Castlemagner come into the game on the back of 2 impressive victories over Kanturk and Newmarket and will fancy their chances  , however Millstreet are sure to put in a strong display as they bid to reach the championship final. Referee : David Cronin

E. TARRANT & SONS JAHC SEMI-FINALS THIS WEEKEND ( Newmarket v Meelin & Dromtariffe v Freemount)

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The E. Tarrant & Sons Junior A Hurling Championship reaches it’s penultimate stage this weekend with the semi-final pairings of Meelin v Newmarket and Freemount v Dromtariffe.

The action kicks off on Saturday evening , Sept 19th in Kilbrin at 5.30 pm with the eagerly awaited clash between near neighbours Newmarket and Meelin.

This age old rivalry will once again be renewed in what promises to be a tight , tense affair. Meelin had a disappointing start to their campaign losing to Kilbrin – but recovered to register impressive victories over Dromtariffe and Banteer. Newmarket have looked impressive in Championship 2026 with victories over Freemount and Millstreet, however a serious test awaits on Saturday with everything on the line. Referee : Wayne King

The 2nd semi-final sees Dromtariffe take on Freemount on Sunday, Sept 20th at 5.45 pm in Banteer.

Dromtariffe who had an opening day victory over Banteer recovered from their round 2 defeat to Meelin to register a most impressive victory over Kilbrin in round 3. They will be hoping to carry this level of performance into the semi on Sunday evening. Freemount recovered well from their opening day reversal to Newmarket to register a 1 point win over Millstreet and will be hoping for more of the same as they face Dromtariffe. Referee : Michael Sheehan.

 

 

BALLYDESMOND, LISMIRE, CASTLEMAGNER & LYRE QUALIFY FOR ASHGROVE RENEWABLES JUNIOR A FC SEMI-FINALS.

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Round 3 of the Ashgrove Renewables Junior A Football Championship brought good news for Lismire and Lyre who joined already qualified Ballydesmond and Castlemagner in the Semi-Finals of the Junior A FC.

Lismire advanced following a 4-8 to 2-9 victory over Kilbrin to seal 2nd place in Group 1 . Lismire have recovered from an opening day defeat to Ballydesmond to register impressive wins over Kanturk and Kilbrin, they  will now look forward with great anticipation to a Semi-Final clash with Group 2 winners – Castlemagner.

Lyre had an impressive 0-21 to 0-8 victory over Knocknagree in the Group 2 decider . Both teams had performed admirably against Castlemagner and a close tussle was expected , however Lyre were comprehensive winners on the night and now look forward to a Semi-Final v Group 1 winners Ballydesmond.

In the final game in Group 1 Ballydesmond had a 2-11 to 1-6 victory over Kanturk in their Round 3 fixture, Ballydesmond , while always being in control were given a serious examination by a hard working Kanturk side. Bally emerge from the group unbeaten and will be hoping to perform to the same heights in the Semi-Final v Lyre.

KNOCKNAGREE AND LYRE IN BATTLE FOR S/F SPOT IN ASHROVE RENEWABLES JUNIOR A FC

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Knocknagree and Lyre will battle it out for the 2nd qualifying spot from group 2 of the Ashgrove Renewables Junior A FC on Saturday, Sept 12th at 6.15pm in Cullen.

Both sides were beaten by group winners Castlemagner by narrow enough margains, Lyre having a scoring difference of -6 while Knocknagree are on -7. To add to the similarity both sides were neck and neck with Castlemagner – only to lose out to decisive  goals in the closing stages.

Knocknagree will be incredibly anxious to advance to the knockout stages once again,  while a rejuvenated Lyre will be hoping to make a breakthrough by qualifying for the semis,

An exciting game is in store on Saturday evening in Cullen, Referee : Shaun O Rourke

KILBRIN AND LISMIRE VIE FOR ASHGROVE RENEWABLES S/F SPOT.

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Kilbrin and Lismire will go head to head on Sunday next , Sept 13th at 11.30 am in Castlemagner in Round 3 of the Ashgrove Renewables Junior A Football Championship.

Both teams are on 2 points with Kilbrin having a better scoring difference ( + 6 to – 11 ) , Therefore a draw will suffice for Kilbrin to advance to the semis while Lismire will need a victory.

Kilbrin had a narrow win over Kanturk in round 1 before sucumbing to a strong Ballydesmond in round 2.

Lismire suffered a disappointing defeat to Ballydesmond in Round 1 before reenergising their championship campaign with a storming victory over Kanturk.

All to play for on Sunday in what should be a game of high entertainment.

In the other Group 1 game , Ballydesmond take on Kanturk on Monday , Sept 14th at 7.30 in Kiskeam .

Ballydesmond will be hoping to continue with their outstanding form and remain unbeaten in the group stages, however Kanturk have been very close in both their games so far and will be looking to close out their campaign with a strong performance and a win .

NEWMARKET & FREEMOUNT ADVANCE TO E,TARRANT & SONS JAHC SEMI-FINALS

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Newmarket and Freemount advance from Group 2 of the E.Tarrant & Sons JAHC following on from Freemount’s win over Millstreet on Saturday evening.

This was a high scoring  , hard fought encounter with little to seperate the sides all through, Freemount eventually earned the plaudits with a narrow 1 point 2-20 to 3-16 victory.

Already qualified Newmarket top the group and will now play Meelin in what will be a highly anticipated Semi. Freemount will be buoyed from this victory over Millstreet and will now look forward to playing Dromtariffe in the other Semi-Final.