{"id":671257,"date":"2026-10-31T23:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/671257\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T23:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:00:13","slug":"ian-jones-hits-hat-trick-as-uibh-laoire-hold-off-brave-kiskeam-challenge-to-land-pifc-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/671257\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Jones hits hat-trick as Uibh Laoire hold off brave Kiskeam challenge to land PIFC crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uibh Laoire: 4-22 (4-2-18)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kiskeam: 0-23 (0-6-11)\u00a0<\/p>\n

A slicker and more balanced Uibh Laoire side had enough for gallant Kiskeam in the McCarthy Insurance Group PIFC final at SuperValu P\u00e1irc U\u00ed Chaoimh on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

After missing out a year ago in the decider to Aghabullogue, the men in red and white got over the line on this occasion, but they were pushed all the way here.<\/p>\n

Ian Jones hit 3-2, with all three goals coming in the first half, but Kiskeam rallied to trail by just six points at the short whistle, having been 13 points down.<\/p>\n

A comeback never looked truly likely, though, even if Kiskeam raised six orange flags, with Uibh Laoire always having that extra bit of quality.<\/p>\n

Cork star Chris \u00d3g Jones was crucial with 1-10, as well as Cathal Vaughan\u2019s 0-4 from placed balls. The Muskerry team will play in the senior ranks for the first time in 2027.<\/p>\n

\" Uibh Laoire’s Ian Jones breaks away from Kiskeam\u2019s Se\u00e1n Meehan. Picture: Noel Sweeney<\/p>\n

Despite early Kiskeam pressure, it didn\u2019t yield any scores. Instead, their opposition got a goal after three minutes when Ian Jones tucked away his shot following a turnover.<\/p>\n

It was followed by points from Chris \u00d3g Jones and Sam Pickering, while Ian Jones was unlucky not to raise another green flag.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam marksman Se\u00e1n O\u2019Sullivan did point to get his side up and running with a neat score after seven minutes, 1-2 to 0-1.<\/p>\n

The sides traded white flags before Chris \u00d3g Jones and a Sam Pickering two-pointer opened up a seven-point cushion for the Muskerry side.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam were battling gamely and Jack O\u2019Connor pointed seconds after Shane O\u2019Riordan\u2019s effort for a goal cannoned off the crossbar, 1-6 to 0-3 after 16 minutes.<\/p>\n

Ian Jones restored Uibh Laoire\u2019s seven-point lead, but an outrageous O\u2019Sullivan two-point free from near the sideline kept Kiskeam in touch.<\/p>\n

The sides swapped points, but the direction of travel was only going one way at this juncture. Uibh Laoire got the second goal they had been threatening.<\/p>\n

Daniel O\u2019Donovan set up Ian Jones as his effort rattled the roof of the net, 2-8 to 0-6 with six minutes remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n

\"UibhUibh Laoire’s Conor O\u2019Leary claims a high ball. Picture: Noel Sweeney<\/p>\n

The team in red and white then hit 1-2 without reply, with Ian Jones completing his hat-trick with an easy finish following another slick move.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam did land five scores without response, with Thomas Casey and Paul O\u2019Callaghan raising orange flags in a breathless finish to the first half, 3-10 to 0-13 at half-time.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam\u2019s upward momentum continued on the restart with another two-pointer from O\u2019Callaghan to leave just four points in it.<\/p>\n

The sides exchanged points before Uibh Laoire\u2019s goal threat came into play once again when Chris \u00d3g Jones billowed the net, 4-11 to 0-16 after 36 minutes.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam weren\u2019t going away, though. Another outstanding two-pointer from Thomas Casey and another orange flag from an O\u2019Sullivan free kept his side within reach, 4-11 to 0-20.<\/p>\n

Ciar\u00e1n Galvin pointed to steady the Uibh Laoire ship, followed by a Cathal Vaughan 45 and a Chris \u00d3g Jones two-pointer, 4-15 to 0-20 after 43 minutes.<\/p>\n

\" Uibh Laoire’s Ciar\u00e1n Galvin takes possession. Picture: Noel Sweeney<\/p>\n

The Muskerry side were able to keep Kiskeam at arm\u2019s length. The sides shared the next four points, leaving it 4-17 to 0-22 with ten minutes to go.<\/p>\n

Adrian Carroll\u2019s well-struck effort hit the post as his side\u2019s chances were slipping away before Ian Jones was denied a fourth goal by a majestic stop from Billy Daly in the Kiskeam goal.<\/p>\n

A fourth Vaughan 45 pushed Uibh Laoire eight points clear as the game moved into five additional minutes, 4-18 to 0-22.<\/p>\n

Uibh Laoire landed three of the next four points before Ian Jones put the icing on the cake for the Muskerry outfit.<\/p>\n

Scorers for Uibh Laoire: C \u00d3g Jones 1-10 (1 2pt, 0-1 m), I Jones 3-2, C Vaughan (0-4 45), S Pickering (1 2pt) 0-4 each, J Sweeney, C Galvin 0-1 each.<\/p>\n

Kiskeam: S O\u2019Sullivan 0-7 (2 2pt f, 0-1 f), P O\u2019Callaghan (2 2pt), T Casey (2 2pt) 0-5 each, D Fitzgerald, S O\u2019Riordan 0-2 each, Mike Casey, J O\u2019Connor 0-1 each.<\/p>\n

UIBH LAOIRE: J Creedon; B Murphy, D O\u2019Donovan, D O\u2019Riordan; S O\u2019Riordan, C O\u2019Riordan, C Galvin; T Roberts, C O\u2019Leary; C Vaughan (c), C \u00d3g Jones, S Pickering; S O\u2019Leary, I Jones, J Sweeney.<\/p>\n

Subs: K Manning for B Murphy (38), B Cronin for J Sweeney (42), B O\u2019Riordan for S O\u2019Riordan (54), A O\u2019Brien for D O\u2019Riordan, L Kearney for S Pickering (both 63).<\/p>\n

KISKEAM: B Daly; J Daly, J O\u2019Connor, Mike Casey; D Murphy, E Daly, K O\u2019Connor; S Meehan, G Casey; A Carroll, AJ O\u2019Connor, P O\u2019Callaghan; S O\u2019Sullivan, T Casey (c), S O\u2019Riordan.<\/p>\n

Subs: Maurice Casey for D Murphy (h-t), D Scannell for AJ O\u2019Connor, M Cronin for G Casey (both 40), D Fitzgerald for S O\u2019Riordan (45), M Collins for K O\u2019Connor (49).<\/p>\n

Referee: Robert Whelan (Aghada).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Uibh Laoire: 4-22 (4-2-18)\u00a0 Kiskeam: 0-23 (0-6-11)\u00a0 A slicker and more balanced Uibh Laoire side had enough for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1964,61,60,112],"class_list":["post-671257","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\/671257","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=671257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}