Castlemartyr Notes (3rd May)
- May 03,2026
Castlemartyr GAA NewsFeed
RED FM League
Dungourney 1-20 Castlemartyr 0-13
- Our second defeat of the season in the RED Division 5 League, as Dungurney took the honours by ten points in Sunday's local derby clash played in miserable weather conditions.
Again lining out minus several players due to injury, Castlemartyr were well in the contest until Dungurney took a grip soon after the resumption to quickly turn their 0-11 to 0-8 interval lead into a 1-14 to 0-10 scoreline within eight minutes. With Jack Leahy firing frees from long and short distances, finding a way back proved a difficult task despite the best efforts of the reds, who lost Charlie O'Neil to a shoulder injury inside the final quarter.
Early on the hosts had led 0-6 to 0-3 entering the second quarter, with Mike Kelly (2) and Billy McGann raising the flags. Castlemartyr then had four unanswered points as the team enjoyed their best period of the game. A feature of this spell were two superb long range frees from Darragh Joyce - overall signs were encouraging. The defence in which the returning Barra O'Tuama was again a standout performer were getting a grip and the movement further forward was beginning to yield dividends.
However, ultimately we found ourselves three points behind at the break, with six of our eight points having come from placed balls.
Although Mike Kelly added his fifth soon after the change of ends, that Dungounney purple patch was to put daylight between the teams. Three further points from Mike and one from Andrew Kelly closed out our scoring, with Dungourney kicking on late on to stretch their comfort zone to a ten points winning margin.
So, not the required result against a side who are now showing five wins from five outings. Our return is four points from as many outings, so work to be done to move up the table, with away matches to follow against Midleton, Kilbrittain and Ballygarvan and just one home game against Youghal. Here's hoping some of our walking wounded are back in action sooner rather then later.
( The team's next game is away to Midleton on Monday 18th (7.30pm)
Team - Jack McGann, Richard Burke, Peter Fleming , Barra O'Tuama, Darragh Leahy, Darragh Joyce, Charlie O'Neill, Mike Kelly, Ciarán Sice. Eoghan Martin, Billy McGann, Daire Coughlan, Andrew Kelly, Conán Finnegan and Oran Murphy.
Subs Used - Darragh Cashman, Niall O'Donovan, Odhran Cantwell.
Scorers - Mike Kelly 0-8 ( 0-7 frees, 1 x 65) Darragh Joyce (0-2 frees) Billy McGann 0-2, Andrew Kelly 0-1
Junior Football
The focus this week goes back to football, as games are coming thick and fast over the next few weeks. Carraig na bhFear on Wednesday and Carrigtwohill on Friday are the respective visitors this week for the double bill at Paddy Walsh Memorial Park.
Junior Hurling
Meanwhile, the way the fixtures are falling and with "catch up" games also on the programme, our junior hurlers are following a similar pathway as they have two games in close succession in a few weeks time.
Fixture Summary
So, in summary it's by far the busiest period of the season for the club - between all codes we have seven games in a twenty day period beginning on this Wednesday.
Here's the full line up -
Wed May 6th - JFL1
Castlemartyr v Carraig na bhFear in Castlemartyr - 7.30pm
Friday May 8th - JFL1
Castlemartyr to Carrigtowhill in Castlemartyr - 7.30pm
Thur May 14th - JHL2
Carraig na bhFear v Castlemartyr in Carraig na bhFear - 7.30pm
Sat May 16th - JHL2
Youghal v Castlemartyr in Youghal - 4pm
Mon May 18th RED FM Div 5 League
Midleton v Castlemartyr at Clonmult Memorial Park - 7.30pm
Wed May 20th JFL1
Lisgoold v Castlemartyr in Lisgoold - 7.30pm
Mon May 25th - JFL1
Castlemartyyr v Erin's Own in Castlemartyr - 7.30pm
