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Limerick kingpins Ardscoil Ris power into Harty Cup semi final

Report by Jerome O’Connell for the Limerick Leader newspaper

ARDSCOIL Ris eased into the semi finals of the Harty Cup with a 21-point win this Wednesday afternoon in Charleville GAA grounds.

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The Limerick City secondary school dominated throughout against Gaelcholaoiste Mhuire AG 鈥� formerly North Mon – to win 3-20 to 1-5.

The big wins sets up a Saturday January 27 semi final with another Cork city outfit 鈥� CBC, who beat St Colmans of Fermoy 1-17 to 1-13.

The North Circular Road school, with players from eight different clubs in their starting team, were 1-9 to 0-1 ahead by half time. They were set on their way by a point after 30-seconds from Diarmuid Ryan, who just two weeks ago made his Clare senior hurling debut in their 91吃瓜网 League win over Kerry.

Also prominent were Paul O鈥橞rien, Ronan Connolly and Jerome Boylan 鈥� all survivors from the starting team that won the 2016 Harty Cup final.

Both midfielders and four of the forwards were on the mark as Ardscoil Ris led 1-8 to no score after 23-minutes.

The goal came on 12-minutes from Cratloe鈥檚 Diarmuid Ryan 鈥� that had the Limerick side 1-4 to no score clear.

The lead would have been greater but Conor Bourke was twice denied first half goals with fine saves.

In the second half, Ardscoil Ris had their second goal in the eighth minute of the half with Cathal O鈥橬eill finishing after a fine solo from Aidan Moriarty. That had Ardscoil Ris 2-11 to 0-1 ahead.

Gaelcholaiste Mhuire AG had the next two points but weren鈥檛 to register a point from play in the entire game. At the mid-point of the second half came the third Ardscoil Ris goal 鈥� Rian Considine finishing from close range after doing well to create space in a crowded goalmouth. The Cork goal 鈥� their only score from play 鈥� came in the game鈥檚 59th minute from full forward Shane O鈥橰iagain.

SCORERS: Ardscoil Ris: Paul O鈥橞rien 0-9 (4frees 1鈥�65), Diarmuid Ryan 1-4, Cathal O鈥橬eill 1-2, Rian Considine 1-1, David Woulfe, Rory Duff, Cillian O鈥橰eilly and James Daly 0-1 each. Gaecholaiste Mhuire AG: Shane O鈥橰iagain 1-1 (0-1free), Daire O鈥機onaire 0-3 (3frees), Caoimhin O鈥橫uimhneachain 0-1 (lineball).

ARDSCOIL RIS: Jason Gillane (Patrickswell); Padraig Heaney (Na Piarsaigh), Josh Considine (Patrickswell), Emmet McEvoy (Na Piarsaigh); Jerome Boylan (Na Piarsaigh), Ronan Connolly (Adare), Cillian O鈥橰eilly (Patrickswell), Rory Duff (Mungret St Pauls), Diarmuid Ryan (Cratloe); Aidan Moriarty (Clonlara); Paul O鈥橞rien (Mungret St Pauls), David Woulfe (Kilmallock); Cathal O鈥橬eill (Crecora-Manister), Rian Considine (Cratloe), Conor Bourke (Clonlara)
Subs: James Daly (Na Piarsaigh) for David Woulfe (45mins), Barry O鈥機onnor (Ballybrown) for Conor Bourke (45mins), Shane Fox (Parteen) for Aidan Moriarty (49mins), Jathan McMahon (Clonlara) for Emmet MEvoy (53mins), Sean Long (Na Piarsaigh) for Padraig Heaney (54mins).

GAELCHOLAISTE MHUIRE AG: Sean O鈥橫eara (Na Piarsaigh); Adam O鈥橫urchu (Teampall Geal), Stiofan O鈥橞radaigh (Na Piarsaigh), Ciaran O鈥檋Argain (Glen Rovers); Greg O鈥檋Ealaithe (Na Piarsaigh), Daire O鈥機onaire (Na Piarsaigh), Jamie O鈥橫uireasa (Na Piarsaigh); Liam O鈥橰iain (Inniscarra), Evan O鈥橫urchu (Glen Rovers); Lucas O鈥橫urchu (Na Piarsaigh), Dale O鈥橳eimhneain (Glen Rovers), Shane O鈥橰iagain (Watergrasshill); Sean Busteed (Glen Rovers), Blake O鈥橫urchu (Na Piarsaigh), Ronan O鈥橫urchu (Teampall Geal)
Subs: Caoimhin O鈥橫uimhneachain (Na Piarsaigh) for Lucas O鈥橫urchu (21mins), Eoghan O鈥橤ealbhain (Na Piarsaigh) for Ronan O鈥橫urchu (h-t), Cian O鈥橪uanaigh (Na Sairsealaigh) for Blake O鈥橫urchu (55mins).

REFEREE: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)