St Rynagh's take Colin Dunne Cup

Allianz Offaly Cumann na mBunscol 2026 Hurling E Final Colin Dunne Cup

St Rynagh's NS, Banagher 1-6

St Colmans NS, Mucklagh 1-5

(Goals worth 2 points)

The late afternoon clash was the always eagerly anticipated clash for the Colin Dunne Memorial cup in the Hurling E final between St Rynaghs and Mucklagh national schools in a sun kissed Glenisk O’Connor Park.

It was the Banagher men who were quickest to settle in this clash as they went four points to no score ahead after fifteen minutes of action with James Sullivan, Cayden Claffey, Adam Doorly, and Jack Mc Gee all getting their names on the scoresheet.

To their credit the Mucklagh school responded from here an and had the deficit cut in two by the half way point with Ross Thornton and a close range free from Alex Conroy giving their side a fighting chance ahead of the second half.

The sides were all square by the mid way point of the second half with Tomás McDonagh and another free from the stick of Conroy leaving things at four points each in a superb game of hurling.

Cayden Claffey pointed a free with two minutes remaining on the clock but that was cancelled out very quickly when Luke Daly put over a sensational point from under the stand.

The Rynaghs men got their noses in front again when Darragh Lynch tapped over from close range, this was followed by the pivotal score of the game when Cillian Larkin blasted to the net to put his side three ahead.

Mucklagh managed to respond with a green flag of their own deep in injury time when Alex Conroy netted to leave one between the sides with a matter of seconds remaining.

The St Rynaghs men worked had to win their own puckout and were relieved men to hear the sound of the fulltime whistle as they were crowned champions for 2026.

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The teams

St Rynaghs NS: Aodhán Lyons, Dan Garvey, Darragh Tanner, Adam Doorly, Finn Devery, Jamie Kelly, James Sullivan, Charlie Caffrey, Jack McGee, Cayden Claffey, Tiernan Carroll, Fionn Gilligan, Darragh Lynch, Jamie Monahan, Tommy Larkin, Oscar Concannon, Harley Rogers, Cian McNamara, Sean McNamara, Keelan Byrne, Roberto Lacobut, Archie Kelly, Cillian Larkin, Conan Flaherty, Riley Quirke, Benjamin Nowak, Lochlainn Egan, Noah Cuskelly, Conor Horn, Ross Mahon, Darragh Horan, Adam Nazhdi. Management: Tomas Flaherty, Barry Moylan.

St Coleman’s NS Mucklagh: Jack O’Connell, William McNamara, Sean Mitchell, Oisin Coleman, Michael Cooney, Eoin Whittaker, Luke Daly, Finn McGowan, Tomás McDonagh, Alex Conroy, Ross Thornton, Liam Dunican, Cian Daly, Matthew Walsh, Brandan Dooley, Cameron Keyes, Jamie Kelly. Management: Bobby O’Connor, Cathal Curran.