Sunday, June 22nd 2025 - Senior Hurling Championship - Fr. Tom Burke's vs Galway Boston

Fr. Tom Burke’s vs Galway Boston

Sunday, June 22nd 3:30pm
Fr. Tom’s 3-11 | Galway 4-29

The second meeting of the season between Galway and Fr. Tom’s was played out on a hot afternoon in Canton.

Galway had the wind behind their backs for the first half and it was corner forward Shane Meehan who got them off the mark with a pointed free. Fr. Tom’s replied sharply through two well-taken scores from Brian Cody to edge ahead briefly. Galway levelled with a point from Robin Mounsey, and from there began to take control.

Mark Fitzgerald was on the end of the next puckout and fired over a point for Galway, followed by scores from Eddie Ryan and Charlie Mitchell to put Galway up by three. Greg Thomas kept Fr. Tom’s in touch with a point, but Galway continued to stretch their lead, adding four unanswered points with Ryan and Mitchell again on target.

Thomas added another for the Tom’s, but Galway’s dominance in possession was beginning to tell. Midfielder Max Hackett added a score, and when Charlie Hackett won a puckout in the full forward line, he rifled to the net for the first goal of the day. Meehan followed with another free to make it a ten-point gap.

Mark Quinlan fired over a fine long-range effort for the Tom’s, and Galway added four more points before the break gave them a commanding lead.

Half-time: Fr. Tom’s 0-6 | Galway 1-16

Galway picked up where they left off on the restart. Hackett pointed, but Jimmy Quilty got one back for the Tom’s. Shane Meehan then found the net with a tidy finish and added two points in quick succession. Joe Flanagan pointed at the other end for the Tom’s, but Meehan struck again with his second goal to drive Galway further ahead.

Fr. Tom’s Sean Walsh finished to the net to make it 1-8 to 3-19, but Galway hit back with a pair of points, one from a Fitzgerald free. Cian Folan netted a second Tom’s goal, and Quinlan added another point, but the gap was still wide at 2-9 to 3-21.

Galway emptied the bench and the scoring continued—subs Darragh Lacey, Conor O’Dwyer, and Oisín Slevin all got their names on the scoresheet.

In the closing minutes, both sides added points, and Tom’s sub Zach Firman struck home a third goal before the final whistle.

Full time: Fr. Tom’s 3-11 | Galway 4-29

Teams & Scorers

Fr. Tom Burke’s:
Aidan Howlin, Evan Connolly, Gavin Rowsome, David O’Sullivan, Paddy Langton, Mark Quinlan (0-2), Jimmy Quilty (0-1), Aidan O’Malley, Michael Scully, Brian Cody (0-2), Sean Walsh (1-0), Greg Thomas (0-3), Joe Flanagan (0-1)
Subs: Cian Folan (1-0), Zach Firman (1-0)

Galway Boston:
John Coleman, Aaron Morgan, Chris Thomas, Kieran Hanrahan, Mark Fitzgerald (0-2, 1f), Sean O’Hanlon (0-1), Eoin Morrissey, Max Hackett (0-2), Bryan Cahill, Robin Mounsey (0-1), Eddie Ryan (0-3), Charlie Mitchell (1-2), Shane Meehan (2-6, 3f)
Subs: Darragh Lacey (0-2), Conor O’Dwyer (0-2), Oisín Slevin (0-2)

Referee: Eamon Stapleton