{"id":370550,"date":"2026-03-28T23:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370550\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:53:10","slug":"cian-dorgan-and-kevin-oleary-impress-as-ballincollig-prevail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/370550\/","title":{"rendered":"Cian Dorgan and Kevin O’Leary impress as Ballincollig prevail"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n Division 1 reports:\n <\/p>\n

It was a busy weekend of McCarthy Insurance Group Football League action but not as busy as normal weekends.<\/p>\n

That’s down to Cork\u2019s participation in the Allianz Division 2 Football League final against Meath on Sunday in Croke Park. There are no club games being played on Leeside on Sunday.<\/p>\n

There were games down for decision in the seven divisions mostly on Friday and Saturday in what was the Round 3 stage.<\/p>\n

In Division 1, St Finbarr\u2019s edged out Nemo Rangers in Trabeg last Wednesday. On Saturday evening, \u00c9ire \u00d3g hung on to beat Douglas in Ovens and home side Clonakilty lost by a point to Knocknagree. Those reports are attached to the start of this article.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Moving down to the division below, Carrigaline are top of Division 2 after defeating Clyda Rovers on home soil.<\/p>\n

Michael Meaney\u2019s charges have five points on the board now as a result of the 0-16 to 1-5 triumph. Clyda Rovers are on two points. \u00c9anna Desmond and Brian Coakley did the bulk of the scoring for the winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Carrigaline'sCarrigaline’s \u00c9anna Desmond shoots against Newcestown last year. Picture: Eddie O’Hare<\/p>\n

After defeat first day out, it\u2019s now two wins on the trot for Ballincollig.<\/p>\n

Their latest victory came away to Castletownbere, 2-12 to 0-8. It was fairly routine with newcomer to the panel Kevin O\u2019Leary banging in the two goals.<\/p>\n

Cian Dorgan was hugely influential including kicking three two-pointers for the Muskerry men. Castletownbere remain without any points.<\/p>\n

B\u00e9al \u00c1tha\u2019n Ghaorthaidh slotted over the last three points to draw at home to Dohenys as it finished 1-11 apiece. Adam O\u2019Donovan scored a goal for the second game on the bounce for the Carbery side and it looked like a key score that would help Dohenys to a win.<\/p>\n

But B\u00e9al \u00c1tha\u2019n Ghaorthaidh rallied with a white flag from Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Luasa and a pair of efforts late on through Donagh Shorten as they move on to three points, one behind Dohenys.<\/p>\n

\" Se\u00e1n \u00d3 Luasa in action for B\u00e9al \u00c1tha\u2019n Ghaorthaidh last year. Picture: Larry Cummins<\/p>\n

Finally from this division, St Michael\u2019s proved too strong for O\u2019Donovan Rossa in Mahon. The home side won 1-12 to 1-6. Both sides were on two points beforehand but James Ryan\u2019s 1-1 and Luke O\u2019Herlihy\u2019s 0-3 went a long way to securing victory for St Michael\u2019s.<\/p>\n

In Division 3, Mallow, the leaders with four points prior to Round 3, suffered a heavy loss against Aghabullogue at Coachford.<\/p>\n

The Muskerry side won 2-16 to 0-7 as they led from pillar to post with Matthew Bradley landing 0-10 including three orange flags. Aaron O\u2019Sullivan and Luke Casey slotted home the goals.<\/p>\n

Aghabullogue now move on to four points.<\/p>\n

Kanturk are upwardly mobile after picking up another win following a big away victory over Kilshannig on a scoreline of 2-21 to 0-14.<\/p>\n

Eoghain O\u2019Connor\u2019s side have just played the two games but have four points. Grantas Bucinskas scored 1-6 while Colin Walsh was also influential with 0-5. Daniel O\u2019Connell got 1-2.<\/p>\n

Kilshannig remain on two points following a second successive loss.<\/p>\n

Bishopstown are also level on points with Kanturk and others after doing enough to see off pointless Newmarket at home, 0-17 to 1-12. Conor Dunne was the chief scorer for the Town with Simon Collins, Jack Tompkins, Liam Hogan and Kieran McFadden also among the scorers.<\/p>\n

Naomh Ab\u00e1n have moved on to three points with Colm Murphy\u2019s goal proving crucial in the 1-14 to 0-14 triumph over Rockchapel in Cloughduv.<\/p>\n

Ed Myers was to the fore for the winners with 0-8.<\/p>\n

Rockchapel have only played two games, but have yet to pick up any points.<\/p>\n

\"Cork'sCork’s Ed Myers breaks through the Kerry defence during an U20 football game two years ago. Picture: David Creedon<\/p>\n

\n MCCARTHY INSURANCE GROUP FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS (via Cork GAA website)\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

Division 1: Nemo Rangers 0-9 St Finbarr\u2019s 0-10; \u00c9ire \u00d3g 0-16 Douglas 0-13; Clonakilty 1-12 Knocknagree 1-13.<\/p>\n

Division 2: Castletownbere 0-8 Ballincollig 2-12; B\u00e9al \u00c1tha\u2019n Ghaorthaidh 1-11 Dohenys 1-11; St Michael\u2019s 1-12 O\u2019Donovan Rossa 1-6; Carrigaline 0-16 Clyda Rovers 1-5.<\/p>\n

Division 3: Kilshannig 0-14 Kanturk 2-21; Bishopstown 0-17 Newmarket 1-12; Rockchapel 0-14 Naomh Ab\u00e1n 1-14; Aghabullogue 2-16 Mallow 0-7.<\/p>\n

Division 4: Gabriel Rangers 0-10 Glanmire 0-14; Aghada 2-9 Macroom 1-15; Nemo Rangers 1-12 Adrigole 3-6.<\/p>\n

Division 5: Ballydesmond 0-12 St Nick\u2019s 0-13; Kinsale 2-7 Canovee 3-12.<\/p>\n

Division 6: Glenville 2-8 Kildorrery 0-11.<\/p>\n

Division 7: Inniscarra 4-11 Nemo Rangers 0-8; Carbery Rangers 1-20 Mayfield 3-6; Liscarroll\/Churchtown Gaels 1-11 St James\u2019 4-11. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Division 1 reports: It was a busy weekend of McCarthy Insurance Group Football League action but not as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370551,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1964,61,60,112],"class_list":["post-370550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-cork-gaa","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}