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Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Carlow demolish Kerry to continue winning run in Joe McDonagh Cup
Kerry 0-17 Carlow 3-27 Carlow continued their winning ways in the Joe McDonagh Cup with a nineteen point victory over this young Kerry side at the Austin Stack Park. And in truth, it was never a contest. Carlow built up an unassailable half time lead and despite a better performance from the home side in the second period, Carlow cruised to victory. This was not unexpected as Carlow's trajectory has been on the up over the last three years with Kerry heading in the opposite direction. So it is not surprising that Kerry struggled for long periods in containing a rampant Carlow side who dominated from the very outset as they raced 0-4 to no score in front after just six minutes thanks to points from Chris Nolan, Marty Kavanagh (2) and Conor Kehoe with a fine effort from play. Kerry opened their account with a Dylan Moriarty free in the eight minute, and despite using Darragh Conway as a sweeper, they were being overrun as Carlow, who competed in Division 1B of the league, proved far too slick for this young Kerry side. Carlow added 1-3 without reply over the next four minutes, with the goal coming from Conor Kehoe after a super pass from Marty Kavanagh. Kerry, after Luke Crowley was fouled, saw Dylan Moriarty convert another free, but Carlow were relentless with Kavanagh adding points from a free and from play. Then in the sixteenth minute, Carlow struck for another goal, this time it was Paddy Boland who finished to the Kerry net. Paudie O'Connor got Kerry's first point from play in the sixteenth minute, but Kavanagh replied with two more fine efforts from play and despite another Moriarty free, Kerry were listing badly as they trailed 2-12 to 0-4 after twenty minutes. Two more Dylan Moriarty frees and a fine point from Oisin Maunsell was as much as Kerry could muster in the opening half, while Carlow continued to admire their handy work with a brace from Chris Nolan and a beauty from Paddy Boland. Carlow led 2-15 to 0-7 at half time and containment was probably their focus for the second half. The second saw Kerry fare better with the wind but Carlow remained in control with Chris Nolan adding another goal while Louis Dee denied them two more with superb saves from Chris Nolan and Ted Joyce. Kerry claimed three more points from the impressive Luke Crowley and substitute Shane Nolan, but the gulf in class was obvious and the Kingdom will be looking towards their final two games away to Down and at home to Westmeath to secure their Joe McDonagh status. Scorers for Carlow: C Nolan (1-5), M Kavanagh (0-8.4fs), P Boland (1-2). C Kehoe (1-1), J Nolan (0-4), T Joyce (0-2), K McDonald (s/l), J Doyle, J McCullagh, J Treacy, and C Whelan (0-1 each). Scorers for Kerry: D Moriarty (0-6, fs), L Crowley and S Nolan (0-3 each), O Maunsell (0-2), P O'Connor, T Doyle, and S Brosnan (0-1 each). KERRY: L Dee; K O'Connor, F McCarthy, D Kearney; D Shanahan, K Goulding, S McGrath; P O'Connor, D Griffin; T Doyle, K Hayes, L Crowley; D Conway, O Maunsell, D Moriarty. Subs: R Mahony for D Griffin, 51, S Nolan for S McGrath (54), Seánie Brosnan for D Moriarty (59), L Rochford for K Hayes (67) N Mulcahy for L Crowley (67). CARLOW: B Treacy; P Doyle, D Wall, P O'Shea; E Kealy, K McDonald, J McCullagh; J Doyle, F Fitzpatrick; J Nolan, C Kehoe; C Nolan, M Kavanagh, P Boland. Subs: Ted Joyce for J Doyle (54), Jack Treacy for C Kehoe (58), John Michael Nolan for C Nolan (64), Fiach O'Toole for P Boland (67) Richard Coady for C Whelan (70). Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath).
RTÉ News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Carlow make light work of Kerry in Tralee
A sobering afternoon for the Kerry hurlers as Carlow heaped a 19-point defeat on them and made it back to back wins for the Leinster county in this Joe McDonagh Cup at Austin Stack Park on Sunday afternoon. Carlow had opened their campaign with a 21-point win over Down, while Kerry had struggled to a one-point win away to Kildare, so there was an expectation that this might be a bridge too far for the Kingdom and so it transpired. Carlow had this contest very much put to bed by half time – playing with a stiff breeze – with goals from Conor Kehoe and Paddy Boland helping the visitors to a 14-point lead at the interval, 2-15 to 0-07. Chris Nolan got Carlow off the mark with a third minute point, and they were four ahead by the sixth minute before Dylan Moriarty's 20-metre free raised Kerry's first flag. A Carlow goal inevitably arrived when Martin Kavanagh's solo run split the Kerry defence, and he offloaded to his club mate, Kehoe, who shot low across Louis Dee's goal to make it 1-5 to 0-01. A second goal from Boland in the 16th minute made it 2-09 to 0-02, before Kerry scored their first point from play from midfielder Paudie O'Connor. Kavanagh converted a brace of points from play, and Moriarty brought his total for the half to five points (all from frees), while Chris Nolan (2) and Boland notched Carlow points to leave them 14 ahead at the break. The second half played out to its inevitable conclusion, with Carlow throttling back on their intensity but still able to win the second period by five points, helped by a third goal – scored by Chris Nolan in the 51st minute. Carlow scored three of the first four second half points, which put paid to any faint glimmer of a Kerry comeback, and Nolan's green flag made it 3-20 to 0-11 with 20 minutes to play. Kerry's silver linings came from three points apiece from play from Luke Crowley and sub Shane Nolan, while goalkeeper Dee denied the visitors another two goals with super saves on James Doyle and Ted Joyce. Carlow played the last minute with 14 men after Kavanagh was dismissed on a second yellow card, but they move on with two wins from two games, with Kildare next to visit Dr Cullen Park. Kerry's route doesn't get any easier as they are away to Laois in the third round. KERRY: Louis Dee, Kyle O'Connor, Flor McCarthy, Dara Kearney, Darragh Shanahan, Kevin Goulding, Seánie McGrath, Paudie O'Connor 0-01, Dáithí Griffin, Tom Doyle 0-01, Killian Hayes, Luke Crowley 0-03, Darragh Conway, Oisín Maunsell 0-02, Dylan Moriarty 0-06 (0-06f). Subs: Rory Mahony for D Griffin (52), Shane Nolan 0-03 for S McGrath (55), Seanie Brosnan 0-01 for D Moriarty (60), Luke Rochford for K Hayes (68), Niall Mulcahy for L Crowley (68) CARLOW: Brian Tracey, Paul Doyle, Dion Wall, Páidí O'Shea, Evan Kealy, Kevin McDonald 0-01 (0-01 s/l), Jack McCullagh 0-01, James Doyle 0-01, Fiachra Fitzpatrick, Jon Nolan 0-04, Conor Kehoe 1-01, Ciaran Whelan 0-01, Chris Nolan 1-05, Martin Kavanagh 0-08 (0-04f), Paddy Boland 1-02.
