Monday Lunchtime Sport with Joe Mallon Motors, Sallins Road, Naas

St. Pats Look To Close Gap On Leaders Shamrock Rovers Tonight

GAA

Local action continued over the weekend;

Joe Mallon Motors Senior Football Championship Quarter-Finals.

Naas 1-12 Moorefield 0-8.

County champions Naas are through to another semi-final where they will face Clane in a repeat of last year’s final.

Clane: 4-9 Johnstownbridge: 3-3.

Athy 0-8 Raheens 0-4.

In a game where scores were hard to come by, Niall Kelly stamped his class all over it with 4 point and Athy are through to the Semi-Finals to take on Celbridge.

Celbridge : 1-14 Sarsfields : 1-11.

Joe Mallon Motors SFC Relegation Final

St Laurences 3-10 Ballyteague 1-6.

St Laurence’s retain their Senior status while Ballyteague are relegated to Intermediate. 

Auld Shebeen Intermediate Football Quarter-Finals;

Two Mile House 0-16 St Kevin’s 0-10.

7 points from goalkeeper Didier Cordonnier, including one from play, sends TMH into their first IFC Semi - Final since they won the competition in 2018.

Allenwood 2-14 Caragh 1-11.

Castledermot 0-8 Round Towers 0-7.

Castledermot into the Semi Final vs Two Mile House.

Auld Shebeen Athy IFC Quarter Final.

Monasterevin 2-8 Sallins 0-11.

A Late Padraig Nash goal sees Monasterevin into the Semi Final vs Allenwood. 

Intermediate Relegation Final
Ballymore 0-14 Ellistown 1-5.

Ballymore survive but Ellistown are relegated to Junior Football for the first time since they won that competition back in 1999.

Tom Cross Junior Football Championship Semi-Finals;

Roberstown 1-5 Athgarvan 0-7.

Miltown 0-10 Grange 1-6.

Miltown vs Robertstown final.I

SOCCER

In the KDFL Maynooth Town claimed the Ace Sports awards Masters cup at the weekend over Newbridge Town. 

Caragh Celtic were crowned Georgina Donnelly Premier Cup winners following victory over Kildare Town. 

Monasterevin  womens team are the So Fresh Entertainment womens division title for the first time in the clubs history.

St Patrick's Athletic will look to close the gap on SSE Airtricity League Premier Division leaders Shamrock Rovers tonight.

The Saints welcome Drogheda United to Inchicore - with a win set to see them leapfrog Derry City into second and move to within three points of the summit.

Kick off is at 7.45.

At the same time, there's a big game in the race for European football as Bohemians host Shelbourne at Dalymount Park.

And at Oriel Park, Dundalk meet Cork City.

SNOOKER

Mark Allen is hoping to go one better in the British Open this year as the tournament gets underway this afternoon.

The Northern Irishman was beaten in last year's final by Ryan Day.

Allen gets this year's campaign underway against Anthony McGill in the first qualifying round at 3pm.

Dublin resident Shaun Murphy kicks off his tournament when he takes on Rebecca Kenna at 8pm.
 

RACING

There's racing in Roscommon and Down Royal this afternoon.

The first of 7 races in Down Royal goes to post at 10 to 2 while the action kicks off in Roscommon 20 minutes later.