Gaeil Na Daibheidí 4-13  Achill 2-13

GND welcomed Achill U-14 side to Ballindine on Monday evening and the two teams had a right battle before the home side emerged victors.

Three first half goals from Tadhg Kirrane, Conal Boyle and Niall Duggan had GND ahead by 3-4 to 0-8 at the break. Tadhg Kirrane, Blake Bradley (2) and Cormac Devane were the point-scorers in that half. All six GND defenders were playing well while Cormac Devane and John Prendergast were having a great tussle with two fine Achill midfielders. The home team possessed six very dangerous forwards and their ability to covert goal-scoring chances was crucial to the outcome of an entertaining match.

Two early second half Achill points were matched by Blake Bradley, a player that put in a powerful second half display. Two more points from the visitors in the 38^th and 39^th minutes narrowed the deficit to three points but a timely Niall McDermott goal put the home team six ahead in the 40^th minute. Tadhg Kirrane extended that lead with a 44^th minute point but Achill struck back with their first goal of the game in the next minute. A Niall Duggan point for GND was cancelled out by an Achill score in the next two minutes. Blake Bradley, Niall Duggan (3) and Tadhg Kirrane pointed between the 50^th and 56^th minutes. In that period Achill had some great goal chances but they were denied by some fine defending and the excellent goal-keeping of Tom Diskin. Achill did manage another goal in the 58^th minute but time ran out for them.

Gaeil Na Daibheidí: Kaden Heneghan, Joe Trench, Cathal Cummins, Nathan Turner, Jack Duggan, Tom Roche, Ruari O Dea, Cormac Devane (0-1), John Prendergast, Conal Boyle (1-0), Niall Duggan (1-4), Tadhg Kirrane (1-3), Seamie Roche, Blake Bradley (0-5), Niall McDermott (1-0). Subs: Tom Diskin, Conor Walsh, Evan Prendergast, Tom Hyland, Luke Roche, Carraig Kilkenny, Cobhin Walsh, Markuss Visnevskis.

Davitts 1-14  Hollymount Carramore 1-7

Davitts finally came to life in the closing stages of this Senior League Div 3B tie in Ballindine on Sunday, to fire over the last ten scores of the game and secure the win.

Davitts got off to a dream start and led by 1-1 to 0-0 after seven minutes, while playing against the wind. Brian Clarke opened the scoring with a fifth minute point and two minutes later Danny Corless finished to the net in style after a sweeping move involving John Kilkenny, Burke Briere, Tom Corless and Steve Nyland. Hollycarra pointed five times in a row between the 9^th and 16^th minutes to take the lead. Two Stephen Nyland points in the 22^nd and 26^th minutes restored the home side’s lead but the visitors got the last score of the first half as the sides went in level.

A Ronan Kelly point in the 34^th minute for Davitts was followed by a 36^th minute Hollycarra goal and when they extended their lead to three with a 38^th minute point, Davitts looked in trouble. The home side spurned a number of scoring chances but gradually began to find their range. Ronan Kelly pointed in the 42^nd and 47^th minutes to narrow the gap to the minimum. A Dylan Burke point levelled the game on 57 minutes. Amazingly Davitts shot seven more points from the boots of Ronan Kelly (2), Liam Kearns (2), Tom Corless, Jordan Flanagan and Tadhg Feerick before the final whistle to secure a hard-earned win.

Jordan Flanagan, Tom Corless, John Kilkenny, Ronan Kelly, Stephen Nyland and second half subs Ryan McLoughlin, Liam Kearns and Noah O Brien were very influential figures for Davitts in this win.

Davitts: Joe Prendergast, Ben Corless, Jordan Flanagan (0-1), Sean Clarke, Burke Briere, Tom Corless (0-1), Sean Keadin, Dylan Burke (0-1), John Kilkenny, Brian Clarke (0-1), Ronan Kelly (0-5), Danny Corless (1-0), Conor McDermott, Stephen Nyland (0-2), Brian Eagney. Subs used: Ryan McLoughlin, Noah O Brien, Liam Kearns (0-2), Tadhg Feerick (0-1), Thomas Ronayne.

Davitts 1-12  Ardnaree 0-3

Davitts senior team made it two wins from three games in Div 1A of the league on Saturday evening when they defeated Ardnaree by twelve points in Ballindine. An extremely slippery surface and the greasy ball made conditions quite difficult but the home side adapted better and ran out the comfortable winners.

Davitts played with the advantage of the breeze in the first half and had points from Ciaran Treacy, Dylan Gallagher (2), Shane Treacy and a classy two-pointer from Tommy Waldron on the board before Ardnaree opened their account with a 16^th minute point. A Cathal Corless point in the 21^st minute and a 26^th minute reply from the visitors left Davitts ahead by 0-7 to 0-2 at the break. Ardnaree were playing well in that second quarter but poor shooting and the tenacious defending of the home side made life very difficult for the North Mayo team’s attack.

Ardnaree had lots of possession in the opening ten minutes of the second half but were restricted to just a single point in the 38^th minute. Davitts pushed on and the excellent Dylan Gallagher pointed two minutes later. In the 42^nd minute Davitts’ dynamic wing-back Tommy Waldron got on the end of a slick move involving Mark Birmingham, Sean Keadin and Dylan Gallagher, to finish a great goal and put the home team firmly in command. Points followed via Dylan Gallagher, Ciaran Treacy and Ronan Kelly (2) as Davitts saw the game out impressively.

Dylan O Brien, Cathal Higgins, Tommy Waldron, Jack Melvin, Mark Birmingham, Shane Treacy, Cathal Corless, Andy Peters and Dylan Gallagher were most impressive for Davitts.

Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Tommy Waldron (1-2), Thomas Ronayne, Sean Keadin, Jack Melvin, Charlie Phillips, Mark Birmingham, Shane Treacy (0-1), Cathal Corless (0-1), Dylan Gallagher (0-4), Andy Peters, Ciaran Treacy (0-2). Subs used: Jordan Flanagan, Ronan Kelly (0-2), Jack Devane, Tom Corless, Danny Corless.

Davitts Healthy club committee would like to promote sun safety this week at our training & games. We will have posters & information leaflets available for all age groups including our adult teams to help ensure the 5S’s of Sun Safety.

1. Shirt Wear a long sleeved shirt 
2. Sunscreen Factor 50 reapply every 2 hours 
3. Slap on a sunhat 
4. Shade seek shade 
5. Sunglasses to protect from UV rays 

Gaeil Na Daibheidí 7-15  Balla 4-10

GND minor team played an understrength Balla side in Mayo Abbey on Tuesday evening and won by fourteen points after a very open game.

The homeside led by 2-9 to 1-4 at the break with Aaron O Dea and Noah O Brien getting the gaols and Evan Heneghan (0-6), Charlie Fallon, Noah O Brien and Darragh Patten the point scorers.

DNG added a brace of goals from Charlie Fallon and Aaron O Dea and points from Evan Heneghan, Darragh Patten and Noah O Brien before Balla registered their first score of the second period, a 40^th minute point. An Evan Heneghan goal and a Charlie Fallon point extended the homeside’s lead to twenty points as the game entered the final quarter. Balla showed good spirit in the final quarter and outscored DNG by 3-5 to 2-3 in that period.

Tadhg Feerick, Darragh Patten, Noah O Brien, Dylan Burke, Aaron O Dea, Charlie Fallon and Evan Heneghan were most prominent for Gaeil Na Daibheidí on this occasion.

Gaeil Na Daibheidí: Shane St. Clair, Sean Clarke, Tadhg Feerick, Darragh Patten (0-2), Cillian Kearns, Cathal Patten (0-1), Noah O Brien (1-2), Dylan Burke (1-0), James Joyce, Aaron O Dea (2-0), Ryan Judge, Charlie Fallon (1-2), Evan Heneghan (1-6). Subs used: Odhran O Conaire, Aaron Conneely Basham (1-0), Noeli Jennings (0-2), Fionn Burke, Luke Morrin.

 As part of our Healthy Club we are encouraging members to donate any outgrown football gear or boots to support our younger players. Please ensure items are dropped off CLEAN.

This event helps ensures that all players have equipment to play with the club.

 Drop Off: Bring outgrown gear & boots to the clubhouse on Wednesday Apr 16, 6pm – 7pm.

 Collect: Anyone interested in collecting suitable items can do so on Wednesday Apr 23, 6pm – 7pm.

 We’ll have a donations bucket in aid of the Dillon Quirke Foundation on the evening so please support it.

Belmullet 1-10  Davitts 1-7

Belmullet made it two wins from two in Div 1A of the senior league after beating Davitts in Tallagh on Saturday evening. The greasy ball and windy conditions meant that good football was at a premium in a very stop-start game.

The home side made the better start and their impressive midfielder Anthony Barrett gave them the lead with a second minute point. Davitts responded well with a Jack Melvin two-pointer in the 5^th minute, a classy point from wing-back Tommy Waldron a minute later and another Melvin two-pointer in the 7^th minute. In the 9^th minute, Belmullet got a timely boost when an Anthony Barrett effort for a point dropped short and full-forward Diarmuid O Donoghue was quickest to react and he finished it to the Davitts net. A David Cosgrove point for Belmullet, from a hotly-disputed 3 and 3 decision in the 11^th minute, levelled the game. Ciaran Treacy restored Davitts lead with a 16^th minute point and a minute later Jack Melvin scored a Davitts goal, finishing in soccer style after a clever dummy from Jack Devane, following the home team’s goalie Shane Nallen getting stranded up-field. Davitts kicked some bad wides in the second quarter and Belmullet scored the last two points of the half through Rian Concannon and Anthony Barret in the 22^nd and 29^th minutes, to leave Davitts ahead by 1-6 to 1-4 at the break.

Davitts struggled to make any impact up front in the third quarter and Belmullet points from Shane Nallen, Conan Connor and David Cosgrove in the 33^rd, 35^th and 40^th minutes, saw them take the lead. A black card for Davitts’ sub Stephen Nyland in the 47^th minute didn’t help their cause but another Davitts sub, Ronan Kelly, levelled the match in the 51^st minute. The commitment shown by both sides was admirable in the worsening conditions but Belmullet centre-back, Padraig Cowman, put his side two ahead with a brilliant long-range effort in the 53^rd minute. Davitts threw everything they had at the home side in the closing minutes and a long Mark Birmingham delivery was superbly fetched by Jack Melvin but his shot for goal got blocked down. The referee failed to award the advanced mark and Belmullet cleared their lines. Another floated ball by Mark Birmingham was again caught by Jack Melvin and Shane Nallen saved his goal attempt but again the advanced mark was also turned down. Belmullet finished off the game in the 60^th minute with a breakaway move that ended with an Eamon McAndrew point to give his side a hard-earned win.

Shane Nallen, Conan Connor, Rian Concannon, Anthony Barrett, Seamus O Donnell, David Cosgrove and Diarmuid O Donoghue were impressive for Belmullet while Brian Birmingham, Charlie Phillips, Thomas Ronayne, Tommy Waldron, Jack Melvin, Mark Birmingham, Andy Peters and Ciaran Treacy battled hard for Davitts.

Belmullet: Shane Nallen (0-1), Shea O Donoghue, Conan Connor (0-1), Padraig Meeneghan, Rian Concannon, Padraig Cowman (0-2), Thomas Tighe, Seamus O Donnell, Anthony Barrett (0-2), David Cosgrove (0-2), Eamon McAndrew (0-1), James Ivers, Peter McArthur, Diarmuid O Donoghue (1-0), Luke O Reilly. Sub used: Darren McDonnell.

Davitts: Joe Prendergast, Patrick Keadin, Charlie Phillips, Brian Birmingham, Tommy Waldron (0-1), Thomas Ronayne, Brian Og McTigue, Mark Birmingham, Jack Melvin (1-4), Cathal Corless, Shane Treacy, Andy Peters, Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Darragh McGale, Jack Devane. Subs used: Stephen Nyland, Ronan Kelly (0-1), Sean Keadin, Tom Corless.

Referee: Declan O Boyle (Ardagh).

Davitts 2-11  Aghamore 0-17

Davitts and Aghamore met in the first round of the Senior League Div 3B in Ballindine on Sunday and while both sides could legitimately claim that they should have won, a draw was probably the fairest outcome after a well-fought encounter.

The visitors started well and had four points on the board before wing-back Tom Corless opened Davitts account with a ninth minute point. Ronan Kelly shot another Davitts point in the 11^th minute. A 13^th minute Aghamore point was matched by Davey Hennessy two minutes later. Ronan Kelly narrowed the deficit to the minimum in the 19^th minute but Aghamore sent over six unanswered points before half-time to lead by 0-11 to 0-4 at the break.

Davitts sub Darragh McGale pointed in the first minute of the second half but Aghamore responded well with a two-pointer and two single points to go ten points clear after 38 minutes. Davitts then got a major lift when Jack Devane fired home a brilliant goal after good approach work by Thomas Ronayne, Darragh McGale and Danny Corless. Points from Ronan Kelly, Davey Hennessy (2) and Tom Corless in the 44^th, 45^th, 47^th and 54^th minutes left just three between the teams and if Davitts shooting had been better they possibly could have been leading at this stage. Aghamore lifted the siege with another point in the 57^th minute but a second Jack Devane goal, a carbon copy of his earlier one, created by Ronan McNamara, Danny Corless and Ronan Kelly, left just a point separating the teams. Wing-back Burke Briere levelled the match in the 60^th minute. Aghamore thought they had won it when they pointed two minutes into injury-time but Davitts rallied and young Ronan Kelly held his nerve to point an awkward free-in to ensure a share of the spoils.

Jordan Flanagan, Tom Corless, Donie Ronayne, Burke Briere, Ronan Kelly, Danny Corless, Ronan McNamara, Davey Hennessy, Jack Devane and Darragh McGale played well for a battling Davitts team.

Davitts: Joe Prendergast, Ben Corless, Jordan Flanagan, Sean Keadin, Tom Corless (0-2), Donie Ronayne, Burke Briere (0-1), Ronan Kelly (0-4), Sean Clarke, Danny Corless, Liam Kearns, Fionn McTigue, Brian Eagney, Ronan McNamara, Davey Hennessy (0-3). Subs used: Thomas Ronayne, Darragh McGale (0-1), Jack Devane (2-0), John Kilkenny, Brian Birmingham.

Davitts 2-18  Charlestown 4-8

Davitts hosted Charlestown in the opening round of the Senior League Div 1A on Saturday evening and, after an entertaining game, came out on top by four points.

Davitts looked the sharper side from the start and built up a 2-8 to 1-2 lead by half-time, after playing with the assistance of the wind. Ciaran Treacy opened the scoring with a 5^th minute point which was quickly followed by a superb Jack Melvin goal, the Davitts midfielder finishing emphatically after a great run. Ciaran Treacy extended the lead to five points in the 8^th minute but Charlestown countered with a fine goal a minute later, Ciaran Honeyman supplying the finish after a well-worked move. Jack Devane goaled with a neat finish for the homeside’s second major in the 13^th minute and three points from Tommy Waldron, Charlie Phillips and Shane Treacy in the next five minutes opened up an eight point gap between the teams. Jack Mahon, who impressed throughout, pulled back a point for Charlestown in the 22^nd minute but Jack Melvin replied with the first of his three two-pointers, converting a long-range free. Jack Mahon and Ciaran Treacy traded points before the break to leave Davitts with a healthy nine point lead at the interval.

Charlestown came out firing in the second half and a Patrick Lenihan goal in the first minute gave them a much needed boost. A Jack Mahon point for the visitors in the 37^th minute reduced the deficit to five points but a superb two-pointer from Jack Melvin and a Mark Birmingham point in the 38^th and 39^th minutes were crucial scores for Davitts. Jack Mahon reeled off three Charlestown points in a row in the 40^th, 41^st and 46^th minutes to leave five points separating the sides. That lead could easily have been reduced to two but for a brilliant save by Stephen Nyland in the Davitts goals.  Another Jack Melvin two-pointer in the 49^th minute and points from Ciaran Treacy, Jack Melvin (2) and Ronan Kelly extended Davitts lead to eleven points with three minutes of normal time remaining. Charlestown didn’t lie down and they finished the game with points from Patrick Goldrick and Jack Mahon and two fine Ruairi Cullen goals in stoppage time.

This was a fine team performance from Davitts with Patrick Keadin, Tommy Waldron, Charlie Phillips, Cathal Corless, Mark Birmingham and Ciaran Treacy in top form while midfielder Jack Melvin had an exceptional game.

Charlestown were best served by Thomas Goldrick, Gareth O Donnell, Patrick Goldrick, Ruairi Cullen, Ciaran Honeyman, Jack Mahon and Patrick Joseph Dunleavy.

Davitts: Stephen Nyland, Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Tommy Waldron (0-1), Thomas Ronayne, Brian Og McTigue, Charlie Phillips (0-1), Jack Melvin (1-8), Mark Birmingham (0-1), Shane Treacy (0-1), Cathal Corless, Ciaran Treacy (0-5), Darragh McGale, Jack Devane (1-0). Subs used: Ronan Kelly (0-1), Andy Peters, Jordan Flanagan, Sean Keadin, Davey Hennessy.

Charlestown: Kenneth Brennan, Niall Drudy, Thomas Goldrick, Tadhg Horkan, Jack Corley, Gareth O Donnell, Ben Conway, Patrick Goldrick (0-1), Tom Holton, Sean Dunleavy, Ruairi Cullen (2-0), Ben Crean, Ciaran Honeyman (1-0), Patrick Lenihan (1-0), Jack Mahon (0-7). Subs used: Patrick Joseph Dunleavy, Eddie Goldrick, Alex Cullen, Niall Towey.

Referee: Kieran Barnicle (Breaffy).

Charlestown 3-15  Gaeil Na Daibheidí 4-16

This U-16 League Div 2 match played in Charlestown on Thursday night was a cracking game, between two very well matched sides, with the Davitts/Mayo Gaels combination winning narrowly.

GND played with the assistance of the stiff wind in the first half and led by 1-13 to 2-5 at the break with a tidy Charlie Fallon goal, a couple of excellent two-pointers from midfielder Evan Heneghan and another brilliant two-pointer from centre-back Odhran O Connaire, proving to be key scores. The other first half points came from the boots of Evan Heneghan, Charlie Fallon (2), Odhran O Connaire, Niall Duggan and Noeli Jennings (2).

Charlestown were not going to go down without a fight and they narrowed the deficit to three points with a fine two-pointer in the second minute of the second period. Noeli Jenning replied for GND with a point in the 36^th minute but the homeside cancelled that out a minute later. A Noeli Jennings goal in the 38^th minute and another two minutes later via midfielder Aaron O Dea extended the visitors lead to nine points. Odhran O Connaire fired over his fourth point in the 41^st minute but Charlestown came back strongly with a goal and two points. An Evan Heneghan goal in the 49^th minute put GND eight up but Charlestown replied with two points in quick succession. Noeli Jennings pointed in the 54^th minute, his side’s last score of the game. Charlestown threw everything they had at the visitor’s defence in the closing minutes but were restricted to a fine two-pointed effort and a single point thanks to brilliant defending, with Tom Roche, Eimhin Kenny, Ryan Duggan, Fionn Burke, Odhran O Connaire (0-4) and Jack Brogan working overtime to keep them out, while a point-blank save by goalie Jack Mullaney in the closing minutes was also crucial.

This was a very entertaining match, well reffed by Barry McDonnell, and a very good advertisement for the new rules. As well as the defence, the GND midfielders Evan Heneghan (1-5) and Aaron O Dea (1-0) worked tirelessly and while the influential Charlie Fallon (1-2), Ryan Judge and Noeli Jennings (1-4) were in top form up front, they got good support from Niall Duggan (0-1), Adam Rattigan and Caden Heneghan.