Result: Junior League Semi Final. Eire Og 5:10 - Doora Barefield 1:07

Eire Og had a convincing win over Doora Barefield in the division 3 league semi final played in Newmarket-on-Fergus on Saturday last. On a still evening with a few showers falling during the match, Eire Og dominated the first half play to give them a lead at half time which they would not relinquish. This was helped in no small part by the birthday girl, Orla Devitt, who chipped in with 3-03 in this half to give Eire Og a lead at half time of 5-06 to 1-02. Sarah Cullinan's tally of 2-02 also contributed to this scoreline, and with the Eire Og defence dominating in all areas, Doora Barefield found it difficult to make headway in their opponents half. Rae Wall and Orla McMahon showed great energy in midfield while Sophie Hanna, Laura Brown and Sarah Redmond played particularly well in the backline. Up front, Fiona Neylon and Louise Kirwan worked tirelessly to create the chances for the inside forwards.

The second half was a much more even affair with Doora Barefield capitalising on some wasteful Eire Og shooting. Orla McMahon and Fiona Neylon scored fine points before Shauna added to her single point in the first half with two more in the second. Doora Barefield continued to push foward but could not beat Elana Bradley in goals, to get the scores that they needed. Aoife Sheehan and Rebecca Crowe continued to cover well in defence and Eire Og saw out the Doora Barefield challenge to earn a deserved place in the division 3 league final.

The final is scheduled for two weeks time on Sunday May 11th.

Scorers:
Orla Devitt 3-03
Sarah Cullinan 2-02
Shauna Keane 0-03
Fiona Neylon 0-01
Orla McMahon 0-01

Result: Round 3 Junior League.

Eire Og 2:07 - Coolmeen 3:05

Played in Eire Og on Sunday evening, Coolmeen staged a strong second half comeback to win by one point. Both sides were evenly matched but Coolmeen made better use of possession in the final fifteen minutes to ensure they finish on top of Group 2 and qualify to play Clarecastle in the league semi-final. Eire Og will now play Doora Barefield on Saturday evening to see who will make it through to this years league final.

Result - Round 2 Junior League - Kilrush 7-06 Eire Og 7-07 12/04/14

Played in breezy conditions in Kilrush on Saturday evening, this was a result that was in doubt up until the final whistle. Eire Og got of to a great start with some early pressure creating a goal for Shauna Keane. Kilrush responded with two goals and a point before Orla Devitt glided through the middle on more than one occasion to score 2-04 which included two frees. Sophie Hanna also scored a goal Kilrush steadied the ship just before the break when they scored 2-02 to bring themselves  to within a goal of the visitors at half time on a scoreline of 4-04 to 3-03. Eire Og who played with a strong breeze in the first half, would need to increase their work rate for the second half. Maria Redmond played well in goal, while Laura Brown, Aoife Sheehan, Elana Bradley and Orla McMahon were getting through some good work around the field.

The second half started well for the visitors with Shauna Keane scoring two points and Sarah Cullinan hitting the net to leave Eire Og in a good position on the forty minute mark. However, Kilrush refused to give in on their home turf and scored 2-02 without reply to put them in the lead for the first time with ten minutes left on a scoreline of 6-06 to Eire Og's 5-06. At this stage Eire Og looked to be in trouble, but they used their experience to work the ball well to the forward line where Shauna Keane scored a breakaway goal to level the scores. Minutes later Keane was yellow carded for a less than impressive tackle on the Kilrush wing back. This gave the advantage to Kilrush and they pushed on in search of the score that would take them ahead again. However some great defending by Laura Brown, Aida Griffey, Sarah Redmond and Sinead Mulcahy kept Kilrush at bay. With Orla McMahon, Louise Kirwan, Orla Devitt and Sophie Hanna working tirelessly around the middle, Devitt scored 1-1 to give Eire Og the lead going into injury time. Kilrush piled on the pressure in the final minutes and scored a goal to reduce the lead to one point, but they could not find that final point to equalise. Referee Michael Talty blew the final whistle after three minutes of injury time with Eire Og winning by the minimum. The Eire Og team showed great character in the second half to battle back from being a goal down. More performances like this will be required if they are to have any chance of winning the league this season.

Scorers:
Shauna Keane 2-02
Orla Devitt 3-05
Sophie Hanna 1-00
Sarah Cullinan 1-00

Player of the Match: Orla Devitt

Congratulations to Aida Griffey who will retain captaincy for the coming league campaign.

Training takes place on Monday 14th at 7pm.

Round 3 of the league has been provisionally set for the bank holiday Easter Monday at home vs Coolmeen. The winners of this match will top the group.