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Irish Independent
10-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Conor Murphy the leading man as Naomh Moninne stun St Fechin's late on to win Louth hurling title
Louth SHC final: Naomh Moninne 3-15 St Fechin's 3-14 Ahead 2-12 to 1-9 at the interval at Integral GAA Grounds, Drogheda, St Fechin's looked to have one hand on the Paddy Kelly Cup and set to make it a remarkable five Louth senior hurling championship titles in-a-row. However, no one expected what came in the second half as Dundalk side Naomh Moninne restricted Fechin's to just 1-2, hit the post, had a goal disallowed and then scored 1-1 in three minutes of time added on to win by a single point to claim their first county title since 2019.
Irish Independent
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Naomh Moninne's rare win over Knockbridge sets up St Fechin's final showdown in Louth Senior Hurling Championship
The decider will take place on Sunday August 10, with the county's most successful team Moninne seeking their first Paddy Kelly Cup triumph since 2019 when they overcame the Fechin's by two points in the final. They set themselves up for victory with a strong first-half performance, at the end of which they led by 1-12 to 1-4. The impressive Darren Geoghegan accounted for 10 of the points, including one direct from a sideline cut, while the goal was fired home in fine style by Conor Murphy on 22 minutes. The second half was a typical, keenly contested affair, with Knockbridge managing to cut the deficit to just four points with less than 10 minutes remaining. However, Moninne held their nerve and responded with the next three scores to secure what is a rare championship victory over Knockbridge. The point-scorers in the second half for the black and ambers were Darren Geoghegan (5), new signing John Casey, Fionn Cumiskey, Conor Murphy and Mark Gahan. Naomh Moninne: Conor Whyte; Darren O'Hanrahan, Mattie Fee, Cathal Azzopardi; Sean Magill, Gavin Baxter, James Murphy; Darren Geoghegan 0-15, Michael O'Shea; Conor Murphy 1-1, Tom O'Dwyer, John Casey 0-1; Mark Gahan 0-2, Aaron McGuinness Smith 0-1, Sam Phelan. Subs: Fionn Cumiskey 0-1 for Sam Phelan, Coran Trainor for Aaron McGuinness Smith, Kyle Rafferty for Darren O Hanrahan, Eoin Murphy for Tom O'Dwyer.
