Played at the Dungarvan club grounds last Saturday, these old rivals produced a championship type game which should stand to both sides ahead of their first outing.

Lismore were on top from the start and they led by 0-10 to 0-5 with 15 minutes played. Ray Barry and Oisin O Gorman accounted for nine of Lismore’s scores with Paudie Prendergast also contributing. Dungarvan made little impact until Luke O Callaghan and Joe Duggan raised green flags by the 25th minute which gave their team a 2-8 to 0-10 lead.

However, Lismore resumed their dominance with five unanswered pointsto lead by 0-15 to 2-8 at the break. The intensity increased further during the second half with yellow cards a feature of this period of time. The moiety ended in a draw at Lismore 2-4 Dungarvan 0-10. Goals by Oisin O Gorman and Ray Barry at the end of the final quarter looked to have sealed a comfortable run in for Lismore with a 2-17 to 2-12 advantage but led by Ryan Donnolly scores, Dungarvan closed the gap to the minimum at the finish.

Scorers :

Lismore : Oisin O Gorman 1-10(6f), Ray Barry 1-6, Paudie Prendergast 0-2, Jordan Shanahan 0-1.

Dungarvan : Ryan Donnolly 0-9(6f, 165), Gavin Crotty 0-4, Michael Kiely 0-3, Luke O Callaghan and Joe Duggan 1-0 each, Cormac Curran and Jamie Nagle 0-1 each.

Teams :

Lismore : Seanie Barry; Aaron Whelan, David Prendergast, Michael Fitzgerald; Paddy Foley, John Prendergast, Anthony McClone; Joe Lenihan, Jordan Shanahan; Finbarr Reaney, Paudie Prendergast; Oisin O Gorman, Ray Barry, Peter O Keeffe. Subs : Stevie Barry, Shane Heaphy, Ronan Landers, Eric O Sullivan, Dan Shanahan, Iarlaith Daly.

Dungarvan : Gavin Power; Luke Egan, John Curran, Sean Ryan; Jamie Nagle, Kieran Power, Jack Lacey; Michael Kiely, Cathal Curran; Gavin Crotty, Kevin Daly, Kealan Daly; Joe Duggan, Ryan Donnolly, Luke O Callaghan. Subs : Cormac Curran, Aaron Donnolly, Seanie McGrath, James Kiely, Conor Duggan, Aidan Kirwan.

Referee : Paddy Smith (Shamrocks).

Dungarvan 4-3 St. Carthages 1-3, (half time) 2-1 to 0-1.

Panel : Aaron Murray; John Meehan, Darragh Murphy, Luke Kirwan; Brandon Dillon, Leon Lannon, Will Healy; Billy Hickey, James Maye; Oisin Hallahan, Eddie Burke, Zach Power; Tony O Donnell, Luke Power, Ratmond Kelly. Callum Nagle, Jamie Nagle, Rory Beresford, Adam Mulligan, Pierce Quann, Jacob Dalton.

Scorers : Eddie Burke 2-0, Zach Power and Callum Daly 1-0 each, Luke Power 0-3.

DUNGARVAN 5-16 FOURMILEWATER 2-14.

Half time score : Dungarvan 3-6 Fourmilewater 1-5

Team : Gavin Power;  Jack Lacey, John Curran, Sean Ryan; Jamie Nagle, Kieran Power, Kenny Moore; Cathal Curran, Darragh Lyons; Cormac Curran, Kevin Daly, Gavin Crotty; Patrick Curran, Ryan Donnolly, Aaron Donnolly. Subs : Luke Egan, Michael Kiely, Luke O Callaghan, Kealan Daly, Joe Duggan, Conor Duggan, Seanie McGrath.

                             Dungarvan 1-20 Ballyduff 0-10

Our senior hurlers got the better of an understrength Ballyduff side in the first round of this year’s County senior hurling league in our own grounds last Saturday afternoon.

Played in ideal weather conditions we led at half time by 1-13 to 0-6 with Ryan Donnolly grabbing the only goal of the game just before the break.

Our next league game is against Fourmilewater in Ballymac on Bank Holiday Monday March 18th at 12 noon.

Scorers :

Cormac Curran 0-7(4f), Ryan Donnolly 1-2, Gavin Crotty 0-3, Cathal Curran and Aaron Donnolly 0-2 each, Kieran Power, Kealan Daly, Joe Allen and Joe Duggan 0-1 each.

Team : Gavin Power; Luke Egan, John Curran, Sean Ryan; Jack Lacey, Kieran Power, Kenny Moore; Cathal Curran, Joe Allen; Kealan Daly, Kevin Daly, Cormac Curran; Aaron Donnolly, Ryan Donnolly, Gavin Crotty. Subs : Jamie Nagle, Joe Duggan, Seanie McGrath, Conor Duggan, James Kiely.

CLCG DUNGARBHAIN is saddened to hear of the death of one of its former players Ned Phelan from Ballineety.

Ned lived just a stone throw away from the Fraher Field and he spent many match days there supporting the club he was loyal to all of his life.

In his younger days Ned won minor hurling medals with the club in 1943 and in 1944. In 1946 he was on the Waterford minor football team that defeated Tipperary in the Munster championship.

Ned played wing back on our County senior football championship winning side of 1954 and three years earlier he lined out at wing forward on our senior hurling side that contested the County final against Mt. Sion.

The Dungarvan club extends its sincere sympathy to the Phelan family on the loss of their father and he will always be fondly remembered when the story of our club is being told. R.I.P.