Turloughmore reached the U13 A County final when they defeated Kilconieron in Kenny Park Athenry on Thursday evening. Backed by the breeze, Turloughmore started well and by half time led by 1-6 to 0-1. 

Turloughmore started the second half with a well worked goal to extend their lead, but Kilconieron upped the tempo and were back to 2-6 to 0-5 with 10 minutes left. However, Turloughmore’s third goal 8 minutes from time left them in command, though Kilconieron did finish strongly and shot two goals – the latter from a penalty – to leave the final score at Turloughmore 3-8 Kilconieron 2-5. 

Turloughmore players that saw action against Kilconieron: Ronan McDonagh, Kevin Wilde, Diarmuid Mullen, Ollie Delaney, Shane Burke (0-1), Robert Dunleavy (1-0), James Burke, Barry Callanan (1-1), Tiernan Collins, Sean Lyons, Daniel Loftus, Darragh Wilde, Karl Conneely (1-2), Oisin Fahy, Conor Walsh (0-3; 1 free), Joseph Morris, Sean Coakley (0-1), Kevin Daly, Brion Connolly.

Turloughmore play Clarinbridge in the Final, which is fixed for Saturday July 28th. Clarinbridge were most impressive as they defeated Ballygar by 2-5 to 0-1 in the other semi-final.