Silver Hill Foods Development Hurling League Final

Castleblayney v Inniskeen, Thursday, 7.45, Killanny

 

Castleblayney and Inniskeen contest the inaugural Development Hurling League Final on Thursday evening.

Blayney will go in as favourites after finishing joint-top of the group and easing past Clontibret in the semi-finals last Thursday. Inniskeen held on to narrowly see off Monaghan Harps in the semis after finishing fourth in the league.

Both teams are without their county senior hurlers in this competition, but they will be hoping to step up their performance levels with the senior league starting this week. Inniskeen have players of the ability of Ronan, Donal and Tadhg Meegan and David McGahon, but Blayney’s mixture of experience and youth in the likes of David Connolly, David Bolger, Hugh Byrne, Ronan McAteer and Tony Forde should see them over the line.

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With the county senior and minor footballers in action on Sunday, reserve matches are the main attraction on the club scene this weekend. There are games in the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League on Friday, when Carrickmacross, Corduff and Doohamlet host Ballybay, Donaghmoyne and Cremartin respectively in Division Two. The Division One game between Clontibret and Castleblayney has been postponed, while Tyholland have conceded their game against Latton. On Saturday, Scotstown travel to Aghabog in the last remaining Platinum Tanks Crawley Cup quarter-final. There are also games in the RFL Division One, where Truagh take on Monaghan Harps and Division Three, where Emyvale go to Toome to take on Castleblayney. Scotstown’s third-string are back out on Monday with a local derby at home to Seán McDermotts in the RFL Division Three. Also on Monday, Éire Óg and Truagh meet in Division Four.

The Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling League gets underway on Saturday when Inniskeen visit Clontibret for a 5pm throw-in.

The Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League resumes on Wednesday evening with a full round of games, which will take the competition up to the halfway point. League leaders Ballybay will attempt to continue their unbeaten start and earn a small bit of revenge for last year’s league and championship semi-final defeats when they make the short trip to Latton. There are also local derbies between Carrickmacross and Magheracloone and Monaghan Harps and Clontibret, while Castleblayney are away to old rivals Scotstown and Truagh have home advantage against Currin.

Clones will seek to continue their good form in the Eurotech Junior Football League when they host Blackhill on Tuesday, while fellow joint-leaders Emyvale make the long trip to Killanny on Wednesday.

All six divisions of the Gerry’s Prepared Veg. Under-12 Football Leagues start off on Saturday, before Tuesday sees games down for decision in the Under-14 Football Championship Divisions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six. The Under-14 Hurling League continues on Sunday and Monday.