16-04-2016 (Sat)
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 1” “Group 2” Round 1
Thurles Ssrsfields 2.17 Borris Ileigh 1.11
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 1” “Group 3” Round 1
Mullinahone 0.17 Templederry Kenyons 0.13
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 2” “Group 1” Round 1
Holycross Ballycahill 0.19 Toomevara 1.08
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 2” “Group 4” Round 1
Ballingarry 2.15 Clonakenny 0.18
County Senior Football Championship “Group 1” Round 1
Arravale Rovers 1.15 Kilsheelan Kilcash 3.09
Cahir 2.11 Upperchurch Drombane 0.13
County Senior Football Championship “Group 2” Round 1
Ballyporeen 1.10 JK Brackens 0.10
Clonmel Commercials 2.14 Killenaule 1.06
County Senior Football Championship “Group 3” Round 1
MATCH OFF – Éire Óg Annacarty/Donohill V Thomas MacDonaghs
County Senior Football Championship “Group 4” Round 1
Aherlow Gaels 0.10 Moyle Rovers 0.09
17-04-2016 (Sun)
County Senior Football Championship “Group 4” Round 1
Drom & Inch 1-12 Ardfinnan 0-8
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 1” “Group 4” Round 1
Portroe 1-15 Lorrha Dorrha 0-16
County Senior Hurling Championship “Roinn 2” “Group 2” Round 1
Carrick Swans 0-16 Moneygall 0-10
County Senior Football Championship “Group 3” Round 1
Loughmore Castleiney 0-7 Galtee Rovers 0-6
Pa Bourke stars as Thurles Sarsfields off to a flyer
Round-up by Michael Dundon for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Pa Bourke was star of the show as county champions, Thurles Sarsfields swept aside Borris-Ileigh in the first round of the county SHC at Templemore, winning 2-17 to 1-11. The former county man netted for Sarsfields in the fifth minute and chalked up 1-6 in the first half as Sars built up an unassailable 2-10 to 0-2 lead by the interval. Borris fought back and had a Ciaran Cowan goal after 46 minutes but never threatened to catch their rivals. A downside for Sarsfields was a thigh injury for county man Ronan Maher, but there was a welcome return for Michael Cahill after injury. Borrisoleigh were without county defender Paddy Stapleton and lost captain Sean McCormack early in the first half.
Holycross-Ballycahill enjoyed a 0-19 to 1-8 win over Toomevara. County defender Cathal Barrett led the Holycross attack and scored 0-5 from play. Mark McCormack got the Toome goal after 15 minutes as Holycross led 0-6 to 1-2 at the break. Holycross shot five unanswered points at the start of the second half and pushed on for victory.
Eoin Kelly’s class showed as Mullinahone fashioned a 0-17 to 0-13 win over a fancied Templederry Kenyons at Templetuohy. Mullinahone led 0-11 to 0-7 at the break, and maintained that advantage to the finish. Kelly scored 0-9 for Mullinahone who have his former county colleague, Paul Curran as a player-manager.
Newly promoted Clonakenny battled gamely but lost 2-15 to 0-18 to Ballingarry at Boherlahan. Portroe held on for a 1-15 to 0-16 win over Lorrha, and Carrick Swans defeated Moneygall 0-16 to 0-10.
In the SFC, champions Clonmel Commercials were 1-14 to 1-6 winners over Killenaule. Cahir defeated Upperchurch-Drombane 2-11 to 0-13. Ballyporeen accounted for JK Brackens 1-10 to 0-10; Drom-Inch got the better of Ardfinnan 1-12 to 0-8. Arravale Rovers drew with Kilsheelan 1-14 to 3-8; and Aherlow Gaels edged out Moyle Rovers 0-10 to 0-9.
