Friday 25 July 2025 at 7.30pm
McCarthy Insurance Group Premier Senior Football Championship Round 1
Ballincollig
V
Nemo Rangers
1-14 (17 pts)
1-16 (19 pts)
At Ballygarvan | Referee: James Regan (Lough Rovers)
The Nemo Rangers team sheet for Round 1 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Senior Football Championship against Bailincollig
The Ballincollig team sheet for Round 1 of the McCarthy Insurance Group Senior Football Championship against Nemo Rangers
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Premier SFC: Mark Cronin and Bryan Hayes steer Nemo past Ballincollig

City side trailed by five points at half-time, but came good to eke out a two-point victory

Nemo Rangers: 1-16 (1-0-16) Ballincollig: 1-14 (1-1-12)

Author: Barry O'Mahony

A strong second-half display saw Nemo Rangers overcome the stern challenge of Ballincollig in the McCarthy Insurance Group Premier SFC at Ballygarvan on Friday evening.

Scorers for Nemo Rangers: M Cronin 0-8 (0-6 f), B Hayes 1-3, M A Martin (45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan 0-1 each.

Ballincollig: C Dorgan 0-5 (0-2 f, 1 2pt f), S O’Neill 1-1, S Kiely, B O’Connell, D O’Mahony 0-2 each, L Fahy, P O’Neill 0-1 each.

NEMO RANGERS: M A Martin; K Histon, C Molloy, M Hill; E Nation, S Cronin, C McCartan; A O’Donovan, B Murphy; B Cripps, M Cronin, K O’Donovan; B Hayes, R Dalton, C Horgan.

Subs: L Horgan for C Horgan (49), K Fulignati for A O’Donovan (58, inj).

BALLINCOLLIG: J Gibbons; C Moore, L Jennings, JP Murphy; D Desmond, F Down, L Fahy; S Kiely, P O’Neill; S O’Neill, D O’Leary, B O’Connell; D Dorgan, C Dorgan, D O’Mahony.

Subs: C Dalton for C Moore (23, inj), E Cooke for D O’Leary (45), T O’Connell for D Dorgan (54).

Referee: James Regan (Lough Rovers).

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Nemo class shines through as Ballincollig fall short in second-half

Ballincollig began the second half of this Group 3 county championship opener 1-8 to 0-6 in front.

Cork SFC: Nemo Rangers 1-16 (1-0-16) Ballincollig 1-14 (1-1-12)

Author: Eamon Cormican

Nemo composure, Nemo conviction, and Nemo class. For Ballincollig, another second-half fall-off when holding momentum against one of the big three.

Scorers for Nemo Rangers: M Cronin (0-8, 0-6 frees); B Hayes (1-3); MA Martin ('45), B Murphy, K O’Donovan, R Dalton, C Horgan (0-1 each).

Scorers for Ballincollig: C Dorgan (0-5, tp free, 0-2 frees); S O’Neill (1-1); S Kiely, D O’Mahony (0-2 each); L Fahy, P O’Neill, D O’Leary, B O’Connell (0-1 each).

NEMO RANGERS: MA Martin; K Histon, C Molloy, M Hill; E Nation, S Cronin, C McCartan; A O’Donovan, B Murphy; B Cripps, M Cronin, K O’Donovan; B Hayes, R Dalton, C Horgan.

SUBS: L Horgan for C Horgan (48); K Fulignati for A O’Donovan (58, inj).

BALLINCOLLIG: J Gibbons; JP Murphy, L Jennings, C Moore; D Desmond, F Downs, L Fahy; S Kiely, P O’Neill; S O’Neill, D O’Leary, B O’Connell; D Dorgan, C Dorgan, D O’Mahony.

SUBS: C Dalton for Moore (23 mins, inj); E Cooke for O’Connell (44); T O’Connell for D Dorgan (54).

REFEREE: J O’Regan

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