Saturday, July 4th 2026 - Men's Senior Football Championship - Donegal Boston vs Aidan McAnespies

 

Donegal Boston vs Aidan McAnespies

Donegal Boston 4-16 | Aidan McAnespies 1-19

The Macs opened the scoring of the game with a point from Mark Barry. Donegal responded with a goal from Shane Carthy following a kick pass from Jordan Morris. Mark Barry pointed again for the Macs to make it 1-0 to 0-2.

Thomas Galligan won a Donegal kickout and kick-passed it into Patrick Lynch, who found the back of the net for Donegal's second goal of the game.

Adam Fanning added a point for the Macs off his left before Mark Barry added another, making it 2-0 to 0-4.

Donegal got their first point of the afternoon through Johnny Heaney following a patient attack. Nicky Sherlock replied with a point for the Macs to leave the scoreboard reading 2-1 to 0-5.

Donegal struck for their third goal when Patrick Lynch broke through the Macs defence. Adam Fanning responded with another point for the Macs just before the water break.

Following the break, Patrick Lynch converted a 2-pointer before adding a pointed free to extend Donegal's lead to 3-4 to 0-6.

Adam Fanning tapped over another point for the Macs before Patrick Lynch added another free for Donegal. Donegal pushed for a fourth goal, but Seán O'Donnell's effort was well saved by Macs goalkeeper Cormac McCartan.

Mark Barry converted a free for the Macs to make it 3-5 to 0-8.

Johnny Heaney then swung over a 2-pointer for Donegal before Shane Carthy fisted over a point. Patrick Lynch added another free just before the half-time whistle.

Half-time:

Donegal Boston 3-9 | Aidan McAnespies 0-8

The Macs opened the second half with a 2-pointer from Mark Barry before Adam Fanning added another point off his left to reduce the deficit to 3-9 to 0-11.

Seán O'Donnell added a point for Donegal before Darragh Lyne broke through on goal for the Macs. His effort was well saved by Donegal goalkeeper Hugh Boyle. The resulting 45 was not converted.

Jordan Morris added Donegal's next point to make it 3-11 to 0-11.

Pete O'Connell came off the bench for the Macs and swung over a 2-pointer. Jordan Morris responded with two points for Donegal to leave the scoreboard at 3-13 to 0-13 just before the water break.

Darragh Lyne converted a 2-pointer for the Macs before Donegal substitute Cian O'Grady replied with a point to make it 3-14 to 0-15.

Donegal got their fourth and final goal through Jordan Morris, who finished well off his left boot. Mark Barry converted a 2-point free for the Macs before Liam O'Driscoll fisted over a point for Donegal.

Substitute Patrick McElwee added a pointed free for Donegal. Charlie Power came off the bench for the Macs and split the posts with a 2-pointer to make it 4-16 to 0-19.

The Macs kept battling until the end and Dylan Byrne found the back of the net after linking up with Eoin Gormley.

The referee blew the full-time whistle shortly afterwards as Donegal claimed the victory.

Full-time:

Donegal Boston 4-16 | Aidan McAnespies 1-19

Teams & Scorers:

Donegal Boston:

1. Hugh Boyle
2. Mark McFadden
3. Kevin Flynn
4. Liam O'Driscoll (0-1)
5. Jordan Morrissey
6. Pa Warren
7. Thomas Galligan
8. Shane Carthy (1-1)
9. Seán O'Donnell (0-1)
10. Johnny Heaney (0-3, x1 2-pointer)
11. Ciarán McDevitt
12. Jordan Morris (1-3)
13. Patrick Lynch (2-5, x1 2-pointer, x3 frees)

Subs:

Cian O'Grady (0-1)

Patrick McElwee (0-1, x1 free)

Aidan McAnespies:

1. Cormac McCartan
2. Conall Devlin
3. Bobby Walker
4. Owen Ward
5. Ronan Fox
6. Nicky Sherlock (0-1)
7. Jake Flynn
8. Eoin Gormley
9. Rory Brolly
10. Darragh Lyne (0-2, x1 2-pointer)
11. Stephen Ward
12. Mark Barry (0-8, x2 2-pointers, x2 frees)
13. Adam Fanning (0-4)

Subs:

Pete O'Connell (0-2, x1 2-pointer)

Charlie Power (0-2, x1 2-pointer)

Dylan Byrne (1-0)

The livestream can be watched back on the Boston Northeast GAA YouTube channel.

Saturday, July 4th 2026 - Men's Senior Football Championship - Shannon Blues vs Connemara Gaels

 

Shannon Blues vs Connemara Gaels

Shannon Blues 4-15 | Connemara Gaels 1-16

Both teams got underway with a wide each before the Blues made a flying start, scoring 2-4 without reply in the opening stages.

Blake Murphy got the Blues going with a 2-pointer before their opening goal shortly followed. Murphy delivered a long ball into Brendan O'Hagan, who tapped it into the back of the net. Murphy then added another 2-pointer to extend the Blues' early advantage.

Dean Sherlock won the next kickout for the Blues and kicked it down to Ryan O'Donnell, who hand-passed across to Blake Murphy. Murphy made no mistake in burying the ball into the back of the net for the Blues' second goal of the game.

Conor Flynn got the Gaels on the scoreboard with a point off his left foot. Blake Murphy then linked up with Ryan O'Donnell from a free before Murphy split the posts. The Gaels had a goal chance next, but their effort was well saved by the Blues goalkeeper.

The Gaels added two points through Cillian Curran and Jack Lynch to make it 2-5 to 0-3. The Blues finished the half strongly with two more points, both coming from Blake Murphy.

Half-time:

Shannon Blues 2-7 | Connemara Gaels 0-3

The Blues opened the second-half scoring with a point from Ryan Nugent. The Gaels responded when they broke through the Blues defence and Shea Lawn found the back of the net. Lawn quickly followed with a 2-pointer to reduce the deficit to 2-8 to 1-5, five minutes into the second half.

The Blues added another point through Paddy Kelly before Charlie O'Connor won a kickout, drove forward and split the posts. The Gaels patiently worked their next attack and Seán Hansbury pointed before Cillian Curran converted a 2-pointer just before the water break to leave the scoreboard reading 2-10 to 1-8.

Cillian Gannon added another point for the Gaels after Jack Lynch kicked a pass inside to him. Blake Murphy converted a 2-point free for the Blues before Paddy Kelly won a kickout and linked up with substitute number 22, who buried the ball into the back of the net.

The Gaels responded with two consecutive 2-point frees, both converted by Shea Lawn, to make it 3-13 to 1-13 with four minutes of normal time remaining. Lawn then added another point to reduce the gap to five.

Substitute number 16 fisted over a point for the Blues after a hand pass inside from Paddy Kelly. The Blues then got their fourth and final goal of the afternoon when Paddy Kelly linked up with substitute number 14 before finishing to the net.

Cillian Curran converted another 2-point free for the Gaels to make it 4-14 to 1-16. Substitute number 16 added one final point for the Blues before the referee brought the game to a close.

Full-time:

Shannon Blues 4-15 | Connemara Gaels 1-16

Teams & Scorers:

Shannon Blues:

1. Conor Flanagan
2. Fionn Duggan
3. Ryan Nugent (0-1)
4. Sean Power
5. Cian O'Donogue
6. Rian Fitzpatrick
7. Dean Sherlock
8. Conor Gray
9. Paddy Kelly (1-2)
10. Charlie O'Connor (0-1)
11. Brendan O'Hagan (1-0)
12. Ryan O'Donnell
13. Blake Murphy (1-8, x3 2-pointers)

Subs:

14. (0-1)
15. (0-2)

22. (1-0)

Connemara Gaels:

1. Josh Woods
2. Adam Fallon
3. Mike Lynch
4. Adam Tierney
5. Jack Lynch (0-1)
6. Cillian Gannon (0-1)
7. Ger Davoren
8. Seán Hansbury (0-1)
9. Oisín Gormley
10. Cillian Curran (0-5, x2 2-pointers)
11. Conor Flynn (0-1)
12. James Lowe
13. Seán Black
14. Shea Lawn (1-7, x3 2-pointers)

Referee: Matthew Plunkett

The livestream can be watched back on the Boston Northeast GAA YouTube channel.

Saturday, July 4th 2026 - Men's Senior Football Championship - Galway Boston vs Kerry Boston

Galway Boston vs Kerry Boston

Galway Boston 4-11 | Kerry Boston 0-21

Galway opened the scoring of the game through a point from Nathan Grainger. Kerry replied with a point from Stephen Palmer before Cormac Dillon got Kerry's second score after linking up with Kevin Lahiff following a free. Lahiff then fisted over another point to make it 0-3 to 0-1 in Kerry's favour after 10 minutes.

Cormac Dillon swung over a 2-pointer to put Kerry four points ahead. Stephen Palmer added another point for Kerry just before the water break.

Following the water break, Galway's Ciarán Potter drove forward and hand-passed inside to Cathal Sweeney, who buried the ball in the back of the net for Galway's opening goal. Kerry replied through Cormac Dillon after Kevin Lahiff's kick pass found him inside, making it 1-1 to 0-7 after 22 minutes.

Galway broke through the Kerry defence again and Nathan Grainger found the back of the net to level the game at 2-1 to 0-7. Kerry responded with a point from Stephen Palmer to edge back in front.

Galway were then awarded a penalty and Senan Baker stepped up to take it. He made no mistake in finding the back of the net for Galway's third goal of the afternoon, putting his side 3-1 to 0-8 ahead.

Joe Cooper won Galway's short kickout and the ball found its way to Stephen Palmer, who tapped over another point for Kerry.

Galway finished the half with points from Eoin Morrissey and Darragh Swords, while Stephen Palmer converted a 2-pointer for Kerry just before the half-time whistle.

Half-time:

Galway Boston 3-3 | Kerry Boston 0-11

Kerry opened the second half with a point from Darragh Clifford before Joe Cooper added a 2-pointer to put Kerry two points in front, 3-3 to 0-14.

Galway responded when Declan Doyle won the kickout and linked up with Shea Ryan, who found Nathan Grainger. Grainger made no mistake in finding the back of the net for Galway's fourth and final goal to put his side back in front, 4-3 to 0-14.

Kerry added another point through Darragh Clifford to level the game before they were awarded a penalty. Cormac Dillon stepped up, but his effort was brilliantly saved by Galway goalkeeper Owen Flaherty.

Senan Baker converted a Galway free to restore his side's lead before Cathal Sweeney added another point, making it 4-5 to 0-15. Darragh Clifford responded for Kerry before Stephen Palmer added another point to level the game at 4-5 to 0-17. Cormac Dillon then pointed just before the water break to put Kerry back in front.

Darragh Clifford opened the scoring after the break with another point for Kerry. Galway then turned over possession and Rian Teahan split the posts to make it 4-6 to 0-19. Cormac Dillon added another point to extend Kerry's lead to two.

Bobby Nugent came off the bench to point for Galway before substitute number 14 also got on the scoresheet to level the game once again at 4-8 to 0-20.

Cormac Dillon converted a free to put Kerry back in front by one.

Galway finished strongly, adding three unanswered points before the final whistle through Cathal Sweeney, Cillian McDonald and Nathan Grainger.

The referee blew the full-time whistle shortly afterwards as Galway claimed victory in another high-scoring championship encounter.

Full-time:

Galway Boston 4-11 | Kerry Boston 0-21

Teams & Scorers:

Galway Boston:

1. Owen Flaherty
2. Luc O'Connor
3. Cillian McDonald (0-1)
4. Michael Moylan
5. Shea Ryan
6. Ciarán Potter
7. Eoin Morrissey (0-1)
8. Declan Doyle
9. Cathal Sweeney (1-2)
10. Darragh Swords (0-1)
11. Rian Teahan (0-1)
12. Nathan Grainger (2-2)
13. Senan Baker (1-1)

Subs:
Bobby Nugent (0-1)
14. (0-1)

Kerry Boston:

1. Charlie Thomison
2. Tommy Ross
3. John Cooper
4. Kevin Cooper
5. Niall Carolan
6. Walter Hally
7. Darragh Clifford (0-4)
8. Kevin Lahiff (0-2)
9. Aidan Rowley
10. Joe Cooper (0-3, x1 2-pointer)
11. Matthew Flaherty
12. Cormac Dillon (0-6, x1 2-pointer)
13. Stephen Palmer (0-6, x1 2-pointer)

The livestream can be watched back on the Boston Northeast GAA YouTube channel.

 

Sunday, June 28th 2026 - Men’s Senior Football Championship - Donegal Boston vs Connemara Gaels

Donegal Boston vs Connemara Gaels

Sunday, June 28th 2026, 2:00PM

Donegal Boston 2-14 | Connemara Gaels 1-12

Donegal opened the scoring with a point from Jordan Morris. The Gaels got on the attack next, but Donegal turned over possession and broke forward, with their effort drifting wide.

Seán O’Donnell added Donegal’s next point to put his side two ahead. Tommy Gill then broke through the Donegal defence and pointed off his left for the Gaels, leaving the scoreboard at 0-2 to 0-1 after seven minutes.

Patrick Lynch pointed a free for Donegal before Shea Lawn responded with a free at the other end to leave just a point between the sides, 0-3 to 0-2.

Donegal attacked again and Thomas Galligan clipped over a 2-pointer to put his side three ahead. The Gaels replied immediately with a 2-pointer from Shea Lawn to reduce the deficit to one. Donegal were then awarded another free and Patrick Lynch converted to make it 0-6 to 0-4.

Donegal added another free through Jordan Morris before Johnny Heaney burst through the Gaels defence and handpassed across to Jordan Morrissey. Morrissey’s effort came back off the post, but Pa Warren reacted quickest to the rebound and fired the ball into the back of the net to give Donegal a commanding lead, 1-7 to 0-4.

The Gaels added a point before the break when Seán Black kicked a long ball inside to Ryan Conlon, who split the posts.

Half-time:

Donegal Boston 1-8 | Connemara Gaels 0-5

Donegal made the perfect start to the second half with a goal straight from the throw-in. Thomas Galligan drove forward before linking up with Alex Warren, who handpassed across to Jordan Morrissey, and he made no mistake in finding the back of the net to make it 2-8 to 0-5.

The Gaels responded with a 2-pointer from Conor Flynn. Patrick Lynch added another free for Donegal before converting a 2-point free shortly afterwards to extend Donegal’s advantage to 2-11 to 0-7.

The Gaels hit back with two successive points from substitute Oisín Gormley to leave the scoreboard reading 2-11 to 0-9. Donegal replied through a point from Jordan Morrissey with 10 minutes of normal time remaining.

Jamie O’Brien came off the bench to point for the Gaels before Shea Lawn added another 2-pointer to reduce the deficit to six, 2-12 to 0-12.

Ger Davoren won a kickout for the Gaels and delivered a long ball inside to Oisín Gormley, who found the back of the net to make it 2-12 to 1-12 with three minutes of normal time remaining.

Donegal responded with a pointed free from Johnny Heaney before substitute #20 came off the bench to add a point just before the final whistle.

The referee blew the full-time whistle shortly afterwards as Donegal secured another important championship victory.

Full-time:

Donegal Boston 2-14 | Connemara Gaels 1-12

Teams & Scorers:

Donegal Boston:

1. Hugh Boyle
2. Mark McFadden
3. Kevin Flynn
4. Pa Warren (1-0)
5. Jordan Morrissey (1-1)
6. Liam O’Driscoll
7. Jack O’Brien
8. Thomas Galligan (0-2, x1 2-pointer)
9. Seán O’Donnell (0-1)
10. Johnny Heaney (0-1, x1 free)
11. Ciarán McDevitt
12. Jordan Morris (0-2, x1 free)
13. Patrick Lynch (0-5, x1 2-pointer, x3 frees)

Subs:
#20 (0-1)

Connemara Gaels:

1. Josh Woods
2. Mike Lynch
3. Adam Tierney
4. Cillian Gannon
5. Jack Lynch
6. Tommy Gill (0-1)
7. Ger Davoren
8. Seán Hansbury
9. Conor Flynn (0-2, x1 2-pointer)
10. Shea Lawn (0-5, x2 2-pointers, x1 free)
11. Aidan Skillen
12. Ryan Conlon (0-1)
13. Seán Black

Subs:
Oisín Gormley (1-2)
Jamie O’Brien (0-1)

Referee: Ian Howley

The livestream can be watched back on the Boston Northeast GAA YouTube channel.

Saturday, June 27th 2026 - Men’s Senior Football Championship - Galway Boston vs Shannon Blues

Galway Boston vs Shannon Blues

Saturday, June 27th 2026, 5:00PM

Galway Boston 1-14 | Shannon Blues 1-9

The scoring opened with a point from Galway’s Cathal Sweeney. The Blues responded through Blake Murphy after a kick pass inside from Paddy Kelly.

Galway replied with a fisted point over the bar from Rian Teahan. After Blake Murphy’s point attempt struck the crossbar, Ryan O’Donnell reacted quickest to the rebound to level the game at two points apiece. Paddy Kelly then added a point for the Blues to put them in front.

Galway responded through Nathan Grainger, who linked up well with Darragh O’Sullivan before splitting the posts to level the game once again. O’Sullivan added a point shortly afterwards to put Galway back in front.

Shannon Blues’ Ryan Nugent was shown a black card, leaving his side down a player for the next 10 minutes. Galway were then awarded a penalty and Nathan Grainger stepped up to take it. His initial effort was well saved by Blues goalkeeper Eoin Blanchfield, but Grainger reacted quickest to the rebound and fired the ball into the back of the net to give Galway the first goal of the game.

The heavens opened 17 minutes into the contest, with the heavy rain making conditions difficult.

Conor Gray added a point for the Blues after a kick pass inside from Rian Fitzpatrick.

The Blues levelled the game when Paddy Kelly broke through the Galway defence, soloed through and found the back of the net to make it 1-4 apiece.

Cathal Sweeney nudged Galway back in front with a point after Grainger played a free short. The Blues were awarded a free just inside the arc and Blake Murphy converted to level the sides once again.

The rain continued to pour as conditions became increasingly wet and slippery. Galway finished the half strongly with points from Rian Teahan and Darragh O’Sullivan.

Half-time:

Galway Boston 1-7 | Shannon Blues 1-5

Galway opened the scoring in the second half through Nathan Grainger before Rian Teahan added another point to extend Galway’s lead to four.

Galway burst through the Blues defence again, but Grainger’s effort drifted just wide to the left. Blake Murphy responded with a pointed free for the Blues to make it 1-9 to 1-6 after six minutes of the second half.

Blues substitute #15 came off the bench and pointed to reduce the margin to two. The Blues then had a chance to level the game with a 2-point free, but Rian Fitzpatrick’s effort went wide.

Galway substitute Darragh Swords made an immediate impact with a point for his side. The Blues had another opportunity from a 2-point free, but were unable to convert. Fionn Duggan won a kickout and drove forward before linking up with Paddy Kelly, whose shot was blocked down by the Galway defence. Blues substitute #20 gathered the rebound, but his effort drifted just wide.

Darragh Swords added a pointed free for Galway before Cathal Sweeney added another to extend Galway’s lead to five, 1-12 to 1-7.

Blues substitute #22 pointed from just inside the arc with four minutes of normal time remaining to reduce the deficit to four. Paddy Kelly added a free for the Blues to bring it back to a three-point game at 1-12 to 1-9.

The Blues had another opportunity from a 2-point free, but the effort dropped short and came back into play. Galway worked the ball patiently up the field but their attack drifted wide. The Blues had one final 2-point attempt in the closing stages, but it also went wide.

Galway were awarded a free just before the final whistle and Nathan Grainger made no mistake in converting the 2-pointer to seal Galway’s third consecutive championship victory.

The referee blew the full-time whistle shortly afterwards as Galway maintained their unbeaten start to the championship.

Full-time:

Galway Boston 1-14 | Shannon Blues 1-9

Teams & Scorers:

Galway Boston:

1. Owen Flaherty
2. Luc O’Connor
3. Cillian McDonald
4. Michael Moylan
5. Shea Ryan
6. Ciarán Potter
7. Eoin Morrissey
8. Declan Doyle
9. Cathal Sweeney (0-3)
10. Bobby Nugent
11. Rian Teahan (0-2)
12. Darragh O’Sullivan (0-2)
13. Nathan Grainger (1-5, x1 2-pointer)

Subs:
Darragh Swords (0-2, x1 free)

Shannon Blues:

1. Eoin Blanchfield
2. Fionn Duggan
3. Ryan Nugent
4. Cian O’Donoghue
5. Rian Fitzpatrick
6. Brendan O’Hagan
7. Conor Gray (0-1)
8. Dean Sherlock
9. Callum McClory
10. Jack Higgins
11. Ryan O’Donnell (0-1)
12. Blake Murphy (0-2, x1 free)
13. Paddy Kelly (1-2)

Subs:
#15 (0-1)
#22 (0-1)

Referee: Ian Howley

The livestream can be watched back on the Boston Northeast GAA YouTube channel.