ALLEY CHAT with Padhraic Roberts
All Ireland Intermediate Hardball Semi Final Match Report
Jason Murphy (Wexford) took on John-Joe Quirke in the All Ireland semi-final Hardball Intermediate on Saturday last which turned out to be a very tight affair. The first game started at a frantic pace with the Wexford man generating excellent power when serving. At the mid stage of the first game it was extremely tight at 15 points each when Quirke took sever and made 5 aces. This left Jason Murphy facing game ball and much to his credit he dug deep and took sever. He then reached 20 points also and served game ball but was undone by a excellent kill shot by the Kerry man. At 20 points each the next score was game point and Murphy pulled out all the stops and retook serve and won the first game 21-20.
Having won the All Ireland minor Hardball last year Jason Murphy drew on all of his experience in the second game which was tied at 8-8, 12-12, 15-15 and 18-18 until Murphy took control and won the second game 21-18. With this win under his belt and confidence running high Jason Murphy now looks forward to a All-Ireland finals in the coming weeks.
Juvenile Ball Wall County Final Results
Boys U-12 Richard Lawlor (St Joseph’s) beat Dean O’Neill (Ballymitty)
Boys U-13 Glen Murphy (St Mary’s) beat Cian Kehoe (St Jospeh’s)
Boys U-14 William Murray-Byrne (Bridgetown) beat Richard Cogley (Ballymitty)
Boys U-15 Adam Webb (St Joseph’s) beat Patrick Boland (Templeudigan)
Boys U-16 Daniel Kavanagh (St Joseph’s) beat Ciaran Busher (Bridgetown)
Boys U-17 Keith Armstrong (Kilmyshall) beat Stevie Lawlor (Bridgetown)
Girls U -12 Alabeth Curran (St Joseph’s) beat Niamh Miller (St Joseph’s)
Girls U-13 Emma O’Connor (Ballymitty) beat Daniel Kinsella (Ballymitty)
Girls U-14 Cora Doyle (St Joseph’s) beat Siobhan Elms (Templeudigan)
Adult 60 x 30 County Championship Results
Junior D Singles Kevin Murphy (Ballymitty) beat David Rossiter (Barntown)
21-7 & 21-12
Junior C Singles Gavin Goggins (St Mary’s) beat Tom Byrne (Kilmyshall)
21-4 & 21-6
Women Junior Singles Tanya O’Toole (Coolgreany) beat Courtney Browne (Coolgreany)
21-5 & 21-1
Junior singles Miley Connors (Barntown) beat John Roche (Castlebridge)
21-13 & 21-13
Junior D Singles Tomas Murphy (Kilmyshall) beat Barry Byrne (Ballymitty)
21-8 & 21-10
Junior D Singles Timmy Farrell (Kilmyshall) beat James Moran Jnr (Ballymitty)
21-8 & 21-8
Junior C Singles John Murphy (Kilmyshall) beat Patrick Boland (Templeudigan)
21-7 & 21-4
Junior Singles Malachy Whelan (Castlebridge) beat Ricky Barron (Barntown)
21-6 & 21-17
Junior Doubles Paddy Haughton/Matthew Hynes (St Mary’s) beat Michéal O’Neill/David Redmond (Templeudigan) 21-9 & 21-10
Junior B Singles Padhraic Roberts (Kilmyshall) beat Sean Flood (St Joseph’s)
21-14 & 21-5
Junior D Doubles James Stanners/David Stanners (St Martin’s) beat Brendan Holohan/Brendan Fitzpatrick (Templeudigan) 21-12 & 21-12
Emerald Master A Singles Benny Doyle (Horeswood) beat Harry Lacey (St Joseph’s)
21-5 & 21-9
Junior Singles Niall Maher (Kilmyshall) beatRobert Byrne (Bridgetown)
21-11 & 21-5
Women Junior Singles Holly Hynes (St Mary’s) beat Anne Boland (Templeudigan)
21-10 & 21-12
Junior D Singles David Stanners (St Martin’s) beat Eddie Lawlor (Coolgreany)
21-3 & 21-5
Junior C Singles Mick Carty/PJ Lacey (St Martin’s) beat Liam Rossiter/Anthony Butler (Ballyhogue) 21-9 , 6-21 & 21-9
Junior D Singles Owen Redmond (Kilmyshall) beat Kevin Murphy (Ballymitty) 21-10 & 21-0
Emerald Master B Singles Tom Byrne (Kilmyshall) beat Miley Byrne (Ballymitty)
21-17 & 21-14
Junior B Singles Miley Connors (Barntown) beat Michael Goggins (Barntown)
15-21, 21-10 & 21-15
Senior Singles Gavin Buggy (St Joseph’s) beat Jason Murphy (Castlebridge)
20-21, 21-10 & 21-13
Junior Singles Malachy Whelan (Castlebridge) beat Phil Coleman (Ballymitty)
9-21, 21-11 & 21-14
Junior D Doubles Barry Byrne/James Moran Jnr (Ballymitty) beat Stephen Kavanagh/Martin Crowley (St Joseph’s) 21-7 & 21-8
Junior D Singles James Stanners (St Martin’s) beat Brendan Holohan (Templeudigan)
21-10 & 21-9
Junior B Doubles Alan O’Neill/David Cleary (Ballymitty) beat Stephen Murphy/Brendan Murphy (Castlebridge) 21-8 & 21-2
Junior D Singles Alan Armstrong (Kilmyshall) beat Adam Hanrahan(Castlebridge)
21-6 & 21-12
Intermediate Hardball All Ireland Semi Final
Jason Murphy (Wexford) beat John Joe Quirke (Kerry) 21-20 & 21-18
Upcoming Fixtures
Monday, 19th May
At Ballymitty
7.30 JD Robert Byrne/Michéal Busher (BRT) v Benny Doyle/Barry McWilliams (HOW)
8.15 JBD Robert Doyle/Sean Flood (STJ) v Stephen Murphy/Brendan Murphy (CAB)
At Barntown
7.30 JCD Gavin Goggins/Fintan Furlong (STY) v Seamie O’Neill/Marty Kinsella (BAM)
8.15 MBS Ricky Barron (BAT) v Mick Carty (STJ)
At Kilmyshall
7.30 JS Darren O’Toole (COG) v David Kenny (CAB)
8.15 JBS Ronan Greene (BAT) v Damien Kelly (COG)
At St. Mary’s
7.30 JBS Tommy Armstrong (KIL) v Michael Goggins (BAT)
Tuesday, 20th May
At Barntown
7.30 JDS Walter Lawlor (BAT) v James Stanners (STM)
8.15 JDS Adam Hanrahan (CAB) v Brendan Holohan (TLU)
At Castlebridge
7.30 JD Paddy Haughton/Matthew Hynes (STY) v Padhraic Roberts/Niall Maher (KIL)
8.15 EMAS Jim Doyle (BAT) v Harry Lacey (STJ)
At Kilmyshall
7.30 WJS Courtney Browne (COG) v Olivia Sweeney (STJ) OFF
8.15 JDS James Moran Jnr (BAM) v Eddie Lawlor (COG)
Wednesday, 21st May
At Barntown
7.30 JCS Bryan Kehoe (CAB) v Seamie O’Neill (BAM)
8.15 O35S Barry McWilliams (HOW) v Alan O’Neill (BAM)
At St. Mary’s
6.45 WJS Roisin Walsh (STJ) v Holly Hynes (STJ)
7.30 MBD David Cleary/Marty Kinsella (BAM) v Michael Carty/PJ Lacey (STJ)
8.15 JDS Barry Byrne (BAM) v Roger Doyle (BAT)
Thursday, 22nd May
At Ballymitty
7.30 JDS Walter Lawlor (BAT) v Brendan Holohan (TLU)
8.00 JDD Tommy Murphy/Timmy Farrell (KIL) v James Stanners/David Stanners (STM)
At St. Mary’s
7.30 JD Malachy Whelan/John Roche (CAB) v Robert Byrne/Michéal Busher (BRT)
8.00 JBS Robert Doyle (STJ) v Stephen Murphy (CAB)
At Templeudigan
7.30 JBD Padhraic Roberts/Tommy Armstrong (KIL) v Frank Maddock/Paul Cleary (BAM)
8.00 EMBS Tom Byrne (KIL) v Brendan Murphy (CAB)
Friday, 23rd May
At Ballymitty
7.15 EMBS Aiden Sinnott (BAM) v Billy Rossiter (BAM)
At Barntown
7.30 MBS Ricky Barron (BAT) v John Roche (CAB)
8.15 EMBS Miley Byrne (BAM) v Jimmy Dunne (KIL)
At Templeudigan
7.15 WJS Anne Boland (TLU) v Tanya O’Toole (COG)
Saturday, 24th May
At Ballymitty
6.30 JDD James Stanners/David Stanners (STM) v Barry Byrne/James Moran Jnr (BAM)
7.15 JDD Kevin Murphy/John Byrne (BAM) v Ciaran Busher/PJ Martin (BRT)
8.00 GMBD Frank Maddock/Kevin Murphy (BAM) v Stephen Murphy/Brendan Murphy (CAB)
At Barntown
7.15 JDD Brendan Holohan/Brendan Fitzpatrick (TLU) v Walter Lawlor/David Rossiter (BAT)
At Coolgreany
6.30 JDD Robert Manton/Eddie Lawlor (COG) v Alan Armstrong/Owen Redmond ( KIL)
7.15 JBD Damien Kelly/Ned Connors (COG) v Padhraic Roberts/Tommy Armstrong (KIL)
At St. Mary’s
5.00 WJS Roisin Walsh (STJ) v Olivia Sweeney (STJ)
5.45 WJS Holly Hynes (STY) v Courtney Browne (COG)
6.30 O35S Robert Byrne (BRT) v Barry McWilliams (HOW)
At Templeudigan
6.30 JCD Tom Byrne/Jimmy Dunne (KIL) v Eamon Codd/Brian Busher (BRT)
Sunday, 25th May
At Castlebridge
6.30 JDD Owen Redmond/Alan Armstrong (KIL)) v Ciaran Busher/PJ Martin (BRT)