Title chasing St Paul’s hosted us today on the moon in perfect conditions. From the off, the boys pestered St Paul’s and gave very little space all over. On 25 minutes Ryan Carroll slotted home after a long throw by Chris O’Hanlon.

We were under a wee bit of pressure after this but weathered the storm and Ryan Carroll popped up again to nod home from a Chris O’Hanlon cross this time. Second half started and we quickly went 3 up with Derek Tebay nodding home after Jason Sauvage had a free kick fumbled.

We continued to attack and possibly could have been out of sight but for poor finishing and bad luck. To be fair St Paul’s had plenty chances but our young defence stood firm before two scrambles resulted in a nervy finish. Excellent performance by all on duty today but special mention to a red hot Ryan Carroll.

An even contest once again with Ballinroad saw both teams cancel each other out in the first half. Second half was more open and Mooncoin were desperately unlucky when Sean rattled the crossbar from twenty yards.

Unfortunately Ballinroad went ahead a minute later and went two up soon after. Mooncoin pushed on and won a free on the right. Tom whipped the ball to the far post and Padraig stuck his header into the corner.

That was about as good as it got however in spite of a late rally. 2-1 to the visitors.

Ultan was captain today on the merit of his recent performances at right back and he gave a captain’s performance once again.

The lads really showed their mettle with a hard working performance and got their reward when Killian won the ball back in the opposition box but was hacked down from behind. Noel stepped up to take the penalty and buried it to the keeper’s right.

Portlaw scored and equaliser with a deflected free kick late on but the lads battled on for the draw. 1-1 the final score.

A tense cup tie was played out in sunny Cappoquin this evening and a battle was always going to be on the cards.

A very good first half was put in by ourselves with chances spurned by Jason Sauvage, Jamie Moore, Adam Cunningham and Ryan Carroll, while we also had numerous corners without any finishing touch.

Second period saw Cappoquin come in to it more but a quick break in midfield saw Jamie Moore slid Ryan Carroll in who made no mistake from the edge of the box. More chances came our way but that final touch was missing.

Our young defence in front of Jake Moore stood firm and a passage in to the next round secured. Good displays all round, especially from Ryan Carroll, Ryan Kelly and the evergreen Joey O’Hanlon.

A disappointing result for our lads who spent the second half in the bohs half but couldn’t get the break through to nick the three points.

Disappointing result and it did not reflect a decent performance by all 16 boys on duty. This season has been a tough learning curve for a lot of the boys stepping up to competitive league football for the first time.

We welcomed Lakewood from Cork to Suir Crescent for a Munster semi final and an absolute cracker of a match was played out.

15 seconds on the clock and Lakewood were celebrating the opener. Our girls quickly settled and started getting on top and were rewarded when Emily Blackmore hit a superb half volley from 25 yards out on the 15 minute mark.

Half time came with the score staying the same thanks to a wonder save from Alannah Tobin just on half time. Lakewood broke early in the second period and scored a good goal to steal ahead but back came our girls when Ella Brennan headed home the equaliser to wild celebrations. Extra time looked likely with little between the two sides but a long ball out of defence sent the lakewood number 9 clear and she slipped in a 3rd goal with 2 minutes left on the clock.

On the full time whistle, a corner was poked home to send Lakewood through to the Munster final. Hugely disappointing result but what a brilliant performance from all 11 on duty with outstanding games put in by all. Best of luck to Lakewood in the final.