AFTER several near misses, Brian O'Reilly saw off his cousin Paul to win a deserved Men’s Senior Ulster Championship on Sunday.
Paul had beaten reigning Ulster and All-Ireland champion Thomas Mackle to reach the final, but after a cagey start Brian produced what one spectator described as “the shot of the championship” to take the lead and, eventually, his first ever provincial title.
Meanwhile, Ruairi Hughes retained his Ulster U16 crown in a battle with Navan Club team-mate Caolan Smith. Hughes now holds back-to-back Ulster titles and has every chance in an All-Ireland double. Geraldine Kiernan took the girls’ title after she saw off Rebecca Fields on Sunday.
Rock Road
Friday, July 28 (7pm) Stephen Mc Gurk v Michael Kelly, (7.45m) Christopher Lyttle v Cillian Mallon
Saturday, July 29 (3pm) Tom Mullan v Paul McParland, Don Stevenson v Martin McCreedy
Sunday, July 30 (11am), Kellys: Jim Freeman v Patrick Cullen, (11.30am), Lonesome: Keith Campbell v Minty Lyttle; Keady Road (12pm) Michael McKinney v Larry Corr; Lonesome (12.30pm) Trystan Lyttle v Darragh Gribben
Tullysaran
Novice 1
Tuesday, July 25
Chapel (6.45pm): Stevie/Emma O’Neill v Padraig Mallon/Aoife Trainor (Marker: John McKenna); Knipe’s Lane (7.30pm): Paddy O'Neill, Armagh v Fintan Daly (Ref: Paddy O, Markers: Mick O'Neill and Cormac Conlon)
Friday, July 28
Chapel (7pm): Stevie O'Neill v Dermot Grimley (Ref: Padraig, Markers: JK and Patrick Conlon)
Sunday, July 30
Chapel (11am): Colin Mallon v Damien McVeigh (Ref: Maurice, Markers: John McKenna and Damien Daly); Knipe's (11.45am): Hugh McCoy v Philly McKeever (Ref: Patrick Conlon, Markers: Marty Mullen and Paddy O'Neill)
Saturday, July 29
(5pm) Conor McGuigan /James Oliver v Thomas Mackle/Mark Toal; (6pm) Anthony Rooney/John Farell v Malachy McKenna/John Kernan
Eglish
Seamus Fox Tournament (sponsored by Ryan Fay Tractors)
Sunday, July 30: (1pm) James Garvey v Aoife Trainor; (1.45pm) Danny Trainor v Dervla Mallon
Navan
Thursday, July 27
Novice 4 Ulster
(7.30pm): Gerard McCann v Pasty McQuaid; (8pm): Roberto O’Driscoll v Pat Lennon
Sunday, July 30
(11.15am): Barry Corr v Robert McKeague; (11.45am) Tony Quigley v Pat Hagan; (12.15pm) Malachy Lennon v Raymond Finnegan; (12.45pm): Michael Savage v Larry Corr
Tieve Tara
Sunday, July 30
(11am) Junior C: Eoin Hughes v Cormac Garvey; (12.15pm): Shane Feighan v Davy Clarke
Bol Chumann Meirleach
Wednesday, July 26
(7pm) Novice 3 Championship Niall McKenna v Gerard Powell; (7.30pm) Stephen Donnelly Past Masters Final (best of 5): Dinny Lappin and Joe Darragh v Malachy Quigley and Pete Murphy
Thursday, July 27
(7pm) Novice 3 Championship Gary Smith v Eddie Connolly; (7.30pm) Stephen Donnelly G3B Bilko Quigley v Sean Gibney
Saturday, July 29
(2pm) G1 Sean O’Reilly v Ryan Gamble; (2.30pm) Chris Grimley v Steven Doran
Sunday, July 30
(11am) G1 Eugene Kernan v Johnny Kelly; (11.30am) Novice 3 Damian McCann v Stevie Gray; (12pm) Rory O'Reilly v Shane Feighan; (12.30pm) G3A Darragh Connelly v Paul McParland
Wednesday, August 2
(7pm) Novice 3 Championship James Cullen v Paul Corrigan; (7.30pm) Grade 3A John Gribben v Mickey Hughes
