Round Up: Go-Ahead Ireland AFL 3 & 4

Mon, 17th February 2025

Cuala turned on the style in the third quarter as they eventually overcame Thomas Davis by 5-15 to 1-19 in their entertaining Go-Ahead Ireland Adult Football League Division 3 opener at Kiltipper Road on Sunday morning.

The hosts played the bulk of football in the first-half but the concession of a goal to Luke Toomey and a brace of two-point scores by Tom Magee pushed Cuala 1-9 to 0-8 ahead at half-time.

The visitors maintained their momentum after the break with Aodhan English at centre-back and Killian O’Shea at midfield leading the way and they put daylight between the teams courtesy of further goals from Toomey, Cuan Nugent, Dan O’Sullivan and Peter Jackson.

Thomas Davis stayed in touch through the scoring efforts of full-forward Sean Reilly but Cuala ensured their win thanks to points shared by Nugent, Magee, Darragh McAdam, Cormac Ó Floinn and Jamie Keenan.

Elsewhere, St Maur’s, Round Towers Clondalkin and St Patrick’s Palmerstown all enjoyed their travels as they picked up impressive away wins at Ballyboughal, Trinity Gaels and St Margaret’s respectively.

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL3: Ballyboughal 0-14 St Maur’s 1-13; Trinity Gaels0-10Round Towers Clondalkin 2-28; Erin’s Isle1-16 St Anne’s 2-8; Thomas Davis1-19 Cuala 5-15; Clann Mhuire 0-13 Ballymun Kickhams 0-6; St Finian’s Swords 2-12 Clontarf 2-10; Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-13 Clanna Gael Fontenoy 2-10; St Margaret’s1-11St Pat’s Palmerstown 3-7.

Meanwhile in AFL4,St Peregrine’s made an impressive start to their campaign as they proved too strong for Fingal Ravens, winning by 4-21 to 0-12 in Rolestown.

The visitors snuffed out the home attack for the large part with the likes of David Lynch, Aaron Leonard and Chris Reddy setting the tone and Craig Melvin provided a wealth of ball from midfield.

Caelum Moriarty proved their scorer-in-chief once again as he chipped in with two goals and a quartet of two-point scores as St Peregrine’s eased home thanks to further scores from Sam Beirnes and Reece Molloy.

There was another away win in Páirc de Búrca as O’Toole’s eased to a comprehensive 3-19 to 1-11 against Kilmacud Crokes.

Luke Gifford excelled up front for the Larriers, finishing the contest with a massive personal tally of 3-11 and the evergreen David Mooney ensured his side enjoyed a dominance at centrefield.

Further down the field, both Dáithí Concarr and Mick Concarr were equally influential, the latter on his debut following his transfer from St Vincent’s.

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL4: O’Dwyer’s 2-15 Lucan Sarsfields 0-12; St Sylvester’s 4-9 Man O’War 2-13; Ballinteer St John’s1-9 Geraldine P. Moran1 -17; St Finian’s Newcastle 2-6 St Vincent’s1-11; Kilmacud Crokes 1-11 O’Toole’s 3-19; Fingal Ravens 0-12 St Peregrine’s 4-21; Castleknock 1-18 Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels 2-16; St Jude’s1-15 Garristown 2-16.