{"id":239626,"date":"2026-01-11T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/239626\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:16:09","slug":"kerrymen-proved-too-strong-with-stellar-second-half-showing-to-take-all-ireland-junior-title-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/239626\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerrymen proved too strong with stellar second half showing to take All-Ireland junior title \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Clogher take on Ballymacelligott in the first All-Ireland men\u2019s club football final of the season at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/croke-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/croke-park\/\">Croke Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/tyrone-gaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/tyrone-gaa\/\">Tyrone<\/a> outfit secured their first provincial title this season, but did not stop there, and they will want to end the season by winning the first of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/ulster-gaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/ulster-gaa\/\">Ulster<\/a> v <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/kerry-gaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/kerry-gaa\/\">Kerry<\/a> All-Ireland club finals today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Eire Ogs overcame the challenge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/mayo-gaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/tags\/mayo-gaa\/\">Mayo<\/a>\u2019s Kiltimagh in their semi-final at P\u00e1irc Se\u00e1n MacDiarmada, with Ciaran Bogue scoring 2-4 to help his side push to a place at GAA HQ.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ballymacelligott overcame the challenge of Grangenolvin from Kildare, with two early goals from Niall Collins and Adam Sheehy setting the Kingdo side up for a three-point win over their Leinster opponents, who couldn\u2019t keep up with the north Kerry side.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/gaa\/gaelic-football\/clogher-v-ballymacelligott-live-updates-from-croke-park-as-clogher-look-to-secure-the-first-mens-football-all-ireland-title-of-the-season-M2KL57OZSVCQVNNIXSCUPUTSS4\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Clogher v Ballymacelligott LIVE: Updates from Croke Park as Clogher look to secure the first men&#x2019;s football All-Ireland title of the season\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/G6BGYM263NE3DMIMV4NLF7YGFA.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishnews.com\/gaa\/gaelic-football\/gaa-on-tv-where-can-i-watch-the-all-ireland-club-finals-this-weekend-JXA33D56FZGS5LO6F23CMJPJIQ\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"GAA on TV: Where can I watch the All-Ireland club finals this weekend?\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GV6BK6B4YJFT7CJVNKBG47LYJI.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This season marks the first major silverware win for Ballymac since 1993, when they won the Kerry Novice Football Championship, having languished in the Junior grade until this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The final will be Clogher\u2019s sixth game in the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship season, including their Ulster campaign and have had three more games in this club season as opposed to their Kerry opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clogher take on Ballymacelligott in the first All-Ireland men\u2019s club football final of the season at Croke 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