Nemo Rangers v Carrigaline - McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship

Saturday 10 October 2026 at 5.15pm

McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship Semi Final

Carrigaline

Nemo Rangers

0-16 (16 pts)

1-15 (18 pts)

At SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh | Referee: John Ryan

Live score: Nemo Rangers 1-15 v 0-16 Carrigaline

Match Momentum

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McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship

Full time

Nemo Rangers 1-15 v 0-16 Carrigaline

Scorers

Nemo Rangers: Mark Cronin 1-7 (1 penalty, 1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 1 f), Ross Corkery 0-2 (1 2pt), Briain Murphy 0-2, Bryan Hayes 0-1, Ronan Dalton 0-1, Luke Horgan 0-1, Daragh O’Sullivan 0-1

Substitutions

Nemo Rangers: Daragh O’Sullivan replaced Ross Corkery at 39'

Nemo Rangers: Conor Horgan replaced Bryan Hayes at 57'

Nemo Rangers: Conor Moore replaced Luke Horgan at 59'

Score • 60 + 3 mins

Point from play by Dara O’Sullivan from the top of the D - Late, late drama. The post denies Carrigaline an equaliser at one end and Dara O'Sullivan seals victory for Nemo thereafter.

Substitution • 59 mins

Substitution (Nemo Rangers): Conor Moore on for Luke Horgan

Score • 58 mins

Two-pointer for Carrigaline from 50m out on the right

Substitution • 57 mins

Substitution (Nemo Rangers): Conor Horgan on for Bryan Hayes

Score • 54 mins

Goal from penalty by Mark Cronin - Looks like it'll be punished at the other end as Kevin O'Donovan is fouled for a Nemo penalty. Mark Cronin - no mistake. Sends Ryan Delaney the wrong way and gives Nemo the advantage.

Score • 51 mins

Point from play by Mark Cronin from outside the 40m arc on the right - Mark Cronin finds the Nemo reply. He squares up the Carrigaline defender before curling over off his left.

Score • 50 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from just inside the 40m arc to the left of centre

Score • 49 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from just inside the 40m arc in the centre

Score • 43 mins

Point from play by Mark Cronin from on the 40m arc to the right of centre - Measured Briain Murphy kick-pass finds Mark Cronin inside the Carrigaline cover. His goal-ward bound effort is tipped over by Ryan Delaney.

Substitution • 41 mins

Substitution (Nemo Rangers): Dara O’Sullivan on for Ross Corkery

Score • 38 mins

Point from play by Luke Horgan from on the 40m arc to the right of centre - Luke Horgan grabs his first and we're level again. Big phase of play incoming.

Score • 37 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the 40m arc on the right

Score • 36 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from on the 40m arc to the left of centre

Score • 35 mins

Point from play by Bríain Murphy from on the 40m arc to the right of centre - Briain Murphy breaks that little phase of poor play. He knocks over his second to put Nemo back in the lead.

Score • 34 mins

Two-pointer for Carrigaline from 50m out on the right

Score • 30 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the 20m line on the left

Second half start

McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship

Half time

Nemo Rangers 0-10 v 0-7 Carrigaline

Scorers

Nemo Rangers: Mark Cronin 0-5 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f, 1 f), Ross Corkery 0-2 (1 2pt), Bryan Hayes 0-1, Briain Murphy 0-1, Ronan Dalton 0-1

Score • 29 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the 20m in the centre

Score • 28 mins

Point from play by Ronan Dalton from outside the 20m in the centre

Score • 28 mins

Point from free by Mark Cronin from outside the 20m in the centre - Briain Murphy involved again as Luke Horgan earns a free after a Brian Coakley tackle. Simple score for Mark Cronin takes his tally to 0-5.

Score • 26 mins

Point from play by Bríain Murphy from the top of the D - Midfielder Briain Murphy halts the Carrigaline surge with a needed Nemo score.

Score • 25 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the 20m in the centre

Score • 23 mins

Point from free for Carrigaline from just to the left of the top of the D

Score • 20 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the box in the centre

Second half start

Score • 13 mins

Point from play by Bryan Hayes from outside the 20m in the centre - Simple but effective. Bryan Hayes, not to be left out, makes good on a scoring chance to open his account. Nemo's lead drifts to four.

Score • 11 mins

Two-pointer (free) by Mark Cronin from 50m out in the centre - Three-up breach committed by Carrigaline. Mark Cronin punishes it, and for two, as well. His second and Nemo's third two-pointer of the evening.

Score • 8 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from outside the 20m in the centre

Score • 8 mins

Point from play for Carrigaline from inside the large parallelogram on the left

Score • 7 mins

Two-pointer by Ross Corkery from just outside the 40m arc near the 20m line on the right - Superb Ross Corkery two-pointer. The confidence is up for the young Nemo sharpshooter. He's had a very fruitful year thus far.

Score • 3 mins

Point from free for Carrigaline from outside the box in the centre

Score • 3 mins

Two-pointer by Mark Cronin from outside the 40m arc on the right - Mark Cronin opens the scoring, and it's a two-pointer.

First half start

The Nemo Rangers team for today’s game

Nemo, who came out on top in their previous two meetings in this competition, winning 0-15 to 1-09 in Ballygarvan in 2023 and recording a comprehensive 6-17 to 1-09 victory in Páirc Uí Rinn in 2021. Carrigaline, however, will draw confidence from their Division 1 League Final success over Nemo in 2024, when they edged a wet evening contest in Shanbally by 0-10 to 0-08, so all the ingredients are in place for a fiercely contested encounter.

Welcome to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on this bright autumn afternoon for what promises to be a cracking McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship semi-final between Nemo Rangers and Carrigaline. There is plenty at stake, with the winners progressing to the county final against whoever emerges from this evening’s second semi-final between St Finbarr’s and Clonakilty, also here in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Recent championship history between the sides favours

Team

Starting Team

1. Michéal Aodh Martin

2. Kevin O'Donovan

3. Mark Hill

4. Kieran Histon

5. Jack Horgan

6. Stephen Cronin (Captain)

7. Colin Molloy

8. Alan O'Donovan

9. Bríain Murphy

0-2

10. Mark Cronin

1-7

11. Luke Horgan

0-1

12. Conor Shalloe

13. Ross Corkery

0-2

14. Ronan Dalton

0-1

15. Bryan Hayes

0-1

Substitutions

Dara O’Sullivan replaced Ross Corkery at 41'

Scorers

Mark Cronin 1-7 (1 goal penalty, 1 two-pointer, 1 two-pointer from free, 1 point from free), Bríain Murphy 0-2, Ross Corkery 0-2 (1 two-pointer), Luke Horgan 0-1, Ronan Dalton 0-1, Bryan Hayes 0-1, Dara O’Sullivan 0-1

Unused substitutes (3)

Donagh O'Leary
Conor Moore
Conor Horgan

Nemo Rangers — Team sheets for today’s game

Nemo Hold Their Nerve to Secure Fifth Successive County Final Appearance

Nemo Rangers 1-15 — Carrigaline 0-16

Author: Michael Morgan

Nemo Rangers booked their place in a fifth consecutive Premier Senior Football Championship county final following a dramatic two-point victory over Carrigaline at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday. Mark Cronin’s late penalty and a vital point from substitute Dara O’Sullivan helped Nemo through a tense finish to set up another final meeting with St Finbarr’s.

Nemo made a positive start, with two-pointers from Cronin and Ross Corkery helping establish an early advantage. Cronin added a two-point free, while Bryan Hayes, Briain Murphy and Ronan Dalton also contributed as Nemo reached half-time with a 0-10 to 0-7 lead.

Carrigaline came back strongly after the interval, wiping out the deficit and moving ahead during a closely contested second half. Éanna Desmond, Brian Coakley and Jack McCarthy were central to their challenge, and the sides were level at 0-14 apiece as the match entered its decisive stages.

The breakthrough came when Kevin O’Donovan collected a pass from Luke Horgan and was fouled as he tried to create a shooting opportunity. Cronin stepped forward and converted the penalty, putting Nemo three points clear. Carrigaline responded through a Brian Coakley two-pointer, leaving just the minimum between the teams.

There was still considerable drama to come. In added time, Callum Barrett’s attempt to draw Carrigaline level struck the post. Nemo recovered possession and worked the ball forward through Jack Horgan, Alan O’Donovan and Ronan Dalton, before O’Sullivan supplied the crucial point to secure victory.

Cronin finished with an excellent 1-7, with Corkery and Murphy contributing two points each. Hayes, Dalton, Luke Horgan and O’Sullivan completed Nemo’s scoring.

Attention now turns to St Finbarr’s and a repeat of last year’s county final. This will be Nemo’s fifth successive appearance in the decider, a remarkable achievement by the players and management. Having defeated the Barrs in 2022, Nemo have endured three consecutive final defeats — against Castlehaven in 2023 and 2024, and St Finbarr’s last year.

The challenge now is to turn another final appearance into championship success. With a record 24th county senior football title the target, Nemo supporters will look forward to another major occasion and the opportunity to bring the trophy back to the club.

Nemo Rangers: Mícheál Aodh Martin; Kevin O’Donovan, Mark Hill, Kieran Histon; Jack Horgan, Stephen Cronin (captain), Colin Molloy; Alan O’Donovan, Briain Murphy; Mark Cronin, Luke Horgan, Conor Shalloe; Ross Corkery, Ronan Dalton, Bryan Hayes.

Substitutes used: Dara O’Sullivan, Conor Horgan and Conor Moore.