Limerick Desmond Football League

17/06/2026

RATHKEALE END SEASON WITH A TREBLE

Riedy Cup Final
Rathkeale (0) 1 (Dean Maune 71 mins)
St Itas (1) 1 (TJ Kelly 32 mins)
(After Extra Time, Rathkeale won 4-3 on pens)

Rathkeale won the Riedy Cup on Saturday night at Mick Hanley Park on Saturday night with a penalty shoot-out win over St Itas to complete a domestic treble. Itas led one nil at half time thanks to a cracking left footed strike from TJ Kelly into the bottom right corner. Rathkeale were on top in the third quarter but had to wait until 71 minutes to equalize, Dean Maune heading home a cross from Bryan Meade. Chances came and went from then to the end of normal time and in extra time before the sky blues won on spot kicks.

Rathkeale are treble winners this season when they added the Riedy Cup to the division one league and cup that already rests in the trophy cabinet in Holycross. Rathkeale dominated the possession stakes and consequently had the majority of the chances but Itas were never out of the game and had a decent spell in the last ten minutes or so of normal time.

The opening half was competitive and well contested with space in the middle third at a premium. The games first real chance fell to Rathkeale on twenty-nine minutes. Having won a throw down their right Mikey Morrissey delivered the ball long which was flicked on by Eoin Barry and eventually the ball broke to Jack Keogh who brought a point blank save from Itas keeper Sean Richards. Three minutes later Itas were ahead. Good play through the middle saw Paul Fitzmaurice lay the ball into the path of TJ Kelly who sent a crisp left footed drive across keeper Ronan O’Carroll before nestling in the bottom right corner. The remainder of the half remained competitive with Rathkeale doing most of the pressing with Itas remaining resolute at the back. Half time 1-0 to St Itas.

Rathkeale began the second half in search of the equalizer and they had an early half chance. A free kick just on half way towards the side line was floated in by Andrew White which broke for Jack Geoghegan but he blazed well over the bar from eight yards. Rathkeale then had a number of corners over the next few minutes each of which was well defended by the saints. One of these from Morrissey from the right was met by skipper Barry whose header was deflected over for another corner which was subsequently cleared. On seventy-one minutes came the equalizer. Rathkeale worked the ball up the right wing and a cross from right-back Bryan Meade was met perfectly by Dean Maune who headed the ball with power into the corner of the net.

Itas came more into the game as we approached the last ten minutes and some good play by Ciaran Dore saw him turn well on the right side of the area, his cross hitting a defender with half-hearted shouts for a penalty. Moments later an Itas corner from the right was headed off the line at the back post. At the other end Fintan McNamara had an effort straight at Richards in the saints’ goal while sub Mark Hogan had a half chance not long after. Another Rathkeale sub, Michael Mulcahy was seeing a lot of the ball on the left flank and on eighty-seven minutes it took some very solid defending by full back Jack Brennan to win the ball back when it seemed the winger was going to get a clean run on goal. Full time 1-1.

Onto extra time and again it was competitive despite some tired bodies out on the pitch. Early in extra time a foul on TJ Kelly gave Itas a free kick which he took himself, the ball was cleared but recycled out wide to Dore but keeper O‘Carroll was quick to see the danger and raced to the edge of the box and clear any potential threat. Keogh then had a header saved by Richards at the other end. Then came a brilliant chance for Rathkeale. A long ball into the Itas box broke in the area where a defender and the keeper collided when the two of them went to clear, the ball fell to Mulcahy who took the ball wide of the keeper but with an open goal shot into the side netting. A major let off for Itas. Then great defending by Damien Brouder denied Keogh as the forward bore down on the Itas goal. Not as many chances in the second period of extra time, Keogh headed over from a Barry Coleman cross while the last action saw Coleman head over from a corner on the left.

Onto the spot kicks where Rathkeale edged it four three with their scorers being Gary Enright, Timmy Hogan, Eoin Barry and Dean Maune. Itas first penalty hit the crossbar and crucially for Rathkeale keeper O’Carroll saved the fourth penalty.
After the final Kieran Shanahan from the Limerick Desmond Football League presented the Riedy Cup to Rathkeale captain Eoin Barry.

Man of the match Jack Brennan (St Itas)

Rathkeale: Ronan O’Carroll, Bryan Meade, Alan O’Shea, Eoin Barry (captain) Mikey Morrissey, Andrew White, Thomas McArdle, Dean Maune, Jack Keogh, Fintan McNamara, Jack Geoghegan.
Subs used Gary Enright (for White 60 mins), Michael Mulcahy (for Geoghegan 66 mins), Patrick Wilmott (for McArdle 80 mins), Barry Coleman (for McNamara 80 mins), Timmy Hogan (for Mulcahy 103 mins). Also, Ryan Stapleton, Mark Hogan.

St. Itas: Sean Richards, Ben Mulcahy, Jack Brennan, Damien Brouder, Peter Mulcahy, Dylan Kelly, TJ Kelly, Eamon Carmody, Jack Long (captain), Paul Fitzmaurice, Ciaran Dore. Subs used Tony McCarthy (for Carmody h/t), Seanie Curtin (for Long h/t), Callum O’Donoghue (for Fitzmaurice 70 mins), Gavin Reidy (for Dore 108 mins), Ethan Kirwan (for Brennan 110 mins).
Referee Franny Walsh. Referee Assistants Eoin Barrett, Sean Behan.

13/06/2026

Rathkeale captain Eoin Barry receiving the Riedy Cup from Kieran Shanahan of the LDFL after his side beat St Itas 4-3 on penalties in Mick Hanley Park.

13/06/2026

Jack Brennan St Itas, man of the match in the Riedy Cup Final receiving the trophy from match referee Franny Walsh

13/06/2026

Rathkeale, Riedy Cup Winners 2026

13/06/2026

12/06/2026

RIEDY CUP FINAL PREVIEW

Saturday, June 13th

Riedy Cup Final (et & pens)

Rathkeale v St Itas

(Mick Hanley Park) Kick off 7pm

(F. Walsh, E. Barrett, S. Behan)

Admission €10

This Saturday night at league headquarters we have the last junior cup final of the season which will be an all division one contest between Rathkeale and St Itas who meet in the Riedy Cup Final.

Riedy Cup 1st Round
Ballingarry B 1 St. Itas Reserves 2
Breska Rovers B 2 Kilcolman Rovers 3
Adare Utd 1 Abbeyfeale Utd B 0
Dromore Utd B 3 Feenagh 1
Shountrade 2 Broadford Utd B 3
Athea Utd 2 St. Itas 2 (2-4 pens)

2nd Round
Adare Utd 4 Shannonside 3
Carrig Celtic 1 Abbeyfeale Utd 1 (2-3 on pens)
Rathkeale B 0 Rathkeale A 7
Broadford Utd B 1 Glin Rovers B 1 (3-5 pens)
Knockaderry 0 Askeaton-Kilcornan B 1
Glantine-Mountcollins Utd 1 St Itas 2
Granagh Utd 9 Dromore Utd B 3
St. Itas Reserves 1 Kilcolman Rovers 1 (0-3 pens)

Riedy Cup Quarter Finals
Askeaton-Kilcornan B 0 Rathkeale 5
Glin Rovers B 2 Granagh Utd 0
St Itas 7 Kilcolman Rovers 0
Abbeyfeale Utd 7 Adare Utd 0

Riedy Cup Semi Finals
Rathkeale 1 Abbeyfeale Utd 0
Glin Rovers B 0 St Itas 4

Path to the final – St Itas

First Round Athea Utd 2 St. Itas 2 (2-4 pens)
St Itas were delighted that lightning didn’t strike twice after Athea Utd grabbed a dramatic win in Ashford December. The breakthrough came when an Aaron Kelly free kick was met by Dylan Kelly whose looping header sailed over the keeper but Athea responded two minutes later through Darren Murphy. On the hour mark Seanie Curtin produced two outstanding saves in quick succession and while Athea enjoyed the majority of possession Itas defended resolutely. In extra time both sides scored penalties, Tony McCarthy restoring Itas lead before Shane Mulvihill converted for Athea to force a shootout where Itas prevailed.

Second Round Glantine Mountcollins Utd 1 St Itas 2
The home side made the brighter start and won a few corners which Itas defended well before the saints enjoyed their best spell in the final fifteen minutes of the half. Paul Fitzmaurice going close with a header that skimmed the crossbar. A Conor Whelan header put the hosts on front before Itas were down to ten men but despite the numerical disadvantage the saints equalized through Damien Brouder from the edge of the box. Deep into injury time Ciaran Dore won it with a well struck effort from the edge of the box.

Quarter Final St. Itas 7 Kilcolman Rovers 0
St. Itas were convincing winners at home to newly crowned division three champions Kilcolman Rovers. Itas opened the scoring when Paul Fitzmaurice scored from a Dylan Kelly corner. It was from another set piece that Itas added a second, another Kelly corner and another for Fitzmaurice before Kelly added a third direct from a corner. A brace from TJ Kelly followed for a five nil half time lead. In the second half Jack Long added two more.

Semi Final Glin Rovers B 0 St. Itas 4
A strong second half away to Glin Rovers B propelled St Itas into the final Chances were scarce in the first half but the saints did go in penalty from TJ Kelly. It was two nil on 65 minutes through Jack Long before sub Tony McCarthy made an immediate impact with their third with the sub getting hid second deep in stoppage time.

Path to the final – Rathkeale

Second Round Rathkeale B 0 Rathkeale 7
There were no surprises at Holycross on Sunday in the Rathkeale derby as the As were very comfortable winners over their Bs. It was three nil at half time with goals from Jack Hennessy, Andrew White and Darren Jones. Michael Mulcahy added a brace in the second half with a goal also from John Fitzgerald as well as an own goal.

Quarter Final Askeaton-Kilcornan B 0 Rathkeale 5
Rathkeale comfortably advanced to the semi-final after a five nil win away to Askeaton-Kilcornan B. It was three nil at half time with goals from Alan O’Shea, Jack Hennessy and Andrew White. The sky blues dominated the second half as well and added two further goals from Aidan McNulty

Semi Final Rathkeale 1 Abbeyfeale Utd 0
This was the second meeting between these side in three days and like on Friday night the outcome was the same but just the one goal scored. That was all that was needed for Rathkeale to secure a place in the final. While there was only one goal in the game in was a cracking strike from youths player Thomas McArdle from around thirty-five yards into the top corner four minutes from the break.

St. Itas Panel: Sean Richards, Ethan Kirwan, Ben Mulcahy, Jack Brennan, Damien Brouder (vice-captain), Peter Mulcahy, Dylan Kelly, TJ Kelly, Aaron Kelly, Paul Fitzmaurice, Darragh Lane, Ciaran Dore, Tony McCarthy, Seanie Curtin, Eamon Carmody, Jack Long (captain), Gavin Reidy, Callum O’Donoghue

Rathkeale Panel: Brendan Carmody, Alan O’Shea (vice-captain), Mikey Morrissey, Eoin Barry (captain), Sean O'Shea, Andrew White, Michael Mulcahy, Mark Hogan, Fintan McNamara, Jack Keogh, Jack Hennessy, John Fitzgerald, Patrick Wilmott, Jack Geoghegan, Gary Enright, Thomas McArdle, Aidan McNulty, Timmy Hogan, Ronan O’Carroll, Dean Maune, Darren Jones, Cathal Cummane, Barry Coleman, Bryan Meade

The sides have only met in the league this season with Rathkeale winning on both occasions. They won 2-1 in Ashford on the opening day of the season (October 12th) and again on February 8th with the sky blues winning 4-1 in Holycross with goals from Jack Hennessy (2), Jack Keogh and Andrew White.
There is no doubt that Rathkeale are the form team going into this final, not only have they won the league and cup double but went through the season unbeaten and had a great run in the FAI Junior Cup. St Itas are in the final on merit and no doubt they will be very competitive and are more than capable of springing an upset but it is very hard to look beyond Rathkeale doing a domestic treble.
Verdict Rathkeale

06/06/2026

Richard Hogan Cup Final ht
Kilcolman Rovers 1 Feenagh 0
Mike O'Sullivan on 36 mins

05/06/2026

RICHARD HOGAN CUP FINAL PREVIEW

Saturday, June 6th

Richard Hogan Cup Final (et & pens)

Feenagh

v

Kilcolman Rovers

(Mick Hanley Park) Kick off 7pm

(J. Fitzgerald, F. Walsh, S. Behan)

Admission €10

The second last junior final of the season takes place at league headquarters this Saturday night when Feenagh and Kilcolman Rovers meet in the final of the Richard Hogan Cup. It is an unique final in the sense that both finalists have already won their respective divisions, Feenagh were the runaway winners of division two while Kilcolman had three points to spare from runners up Dromore Utd B

Kilcolman Rovers path to the final

1st Round Kilcolman Rovers 6 Broadford Utd B 1
A solid beginning saw Kilcolman record a very convincing six one win at home to Broadford Utd B. A first half hat trick from Mike O’Sullivan had them three up at half time, experienced striker Tony Quaid chipped in with a brace ion the second half with Charlie McMahon rounding off their scoring before Broadford got a late consolation.

Quarter-Final Dromore United 2 Kilcolman Rovers 4
In the quarter-final they had a potentially tricky tie away to Dromore Utd B. The home side went ahead on forty minutes but a Mike O’Sullivan goal had them level two minutes later only for a penalty on the stroke of half time putting Dromore back in front. Kilcolman played well in the second half and scored three times without reply from Sean Bolger, Mike O’Sullivan and Tony Quaid.

Semi-Final Ballingarry B 1 Kilcolman Rovers 3
An outstanding performance away to Ballingarry B in the semi-final saw them book their place in the decider. Cormac Murphy opened the scoring on thirty-four minutes with a superb before turning provider for Michael O’Sullivan to get their second two minutes later. Ballingarry responded strongly and pulled a goal back just before halftime to leave the game finely balanced at the break. The next goal was pivotal with Tony Quaid applying the finish after rounding the keeper.

Kilcolman Rovers Panel: Robbie Hannon, James Morrisroe, Mike Cremin, Connor
Finucane (capt), Darragh McMahon, Conor Sheahan, Scott Hurley, Conor McMahon, Shane
O’Mahony, James O’Sullivan, Charlie McMahon, Tony Quaid, Sean Bolger, Mike
O’Sullivan, Jason Keogh, Rob Cassidy, Aidan O’Connor, Cillian Greaney, Andy Lyons,
Jason Lyons, Gary Corbett, Eoghan Cummane, Mike Dore, Peter Cregan.

Feenagh path to the final

1st Round Feenagh 5 St Itas Reserves 0
Feenagh began their run to the final with a five nil win against St Itas Reserves. They
led two nil at half time with goals from Aidan McInerney and Charlie Finn and in the
second half Colm Daniels added a brace with youths player Paul Murphy also finding
the net.

Quarter-Final Feenagh 6 Rathkeale B 0
In the last eight Feenagh had Rathkeale B as visitors and they proved too strong for the division three outfit. Gary Donegan gave them the ideal start with a goal after four minutes and five minutes later John O’Gorman doubled the lead before Luke Ryan completed the first half scoring. Two goals from Cian O’Connor put them well on their way before Luke Ryan completed the scoring late on.

Semi-Final Feenagh 2 Glantine Mountcollins Utd 0
Feenagh secured their place in the final after a workmanlike performance at home to Glantine Mountcollins Utd. Gary Donegan opened the scoring on nineteen minutes after an assist from John O’Gorman and six minutes later the roles were reversed when Donegan set up striking partner O’Gorman. Feenagh had other chances in the game but two goals were sufficient to reach another final.

Feenagh Panel: Dan Gayer, John Nix, Billy O'Sullivan, Daire Hannigan, David Boyce, Bryan Murray, Cian O'Connor, Charlie Finn, Tomás Galvin, Paul Murphy, Gary Donegan. Subs: (used) Luke Hourigan, Colm Daniels, Aidan McInerney, Bobby Donegan, Billy O'Gorman (unused) Patrick O'Doherty, Luke Ryan, Maurice Fitzgibbon, Thomas Walsh, Ronan O'Connor, Kieran O'Flynn, Josh Gilbourne, Jack Morrissey.

Both sides are well represented on the divisional teams of the season with four each and both sides will be hoping that these players will drive their side to cup glory. In division two Feenagh are represented by Dan Gayer, Brian Murray, Cian O’Connor and John O’Gorman.
Meanwhile in division three Kilcolman are represented by Darragh McMahon, Scott Hurley, Charlie McMahon and Tony Quaid

Feenagh would be the form team having already won the league and cup double but Kilcolman definitely have a good chance and the character they showed when coming from behind at home to Dromore Utd B to win the league proves this. Feenagh won this cup back in 2024 with a five one win against Carrig Celtic with goals from Cian O’Connor (2), John O’Gorman (2) and Liam O’Gorman while Kilcolman will be looking for their first success in this competition.

Verdict Feenagh

03/06/2026

RATHKEALE CLINCH DIVISION ONE

Cois Sionna Desmond Credit Union

Cois Sionna Desmond Credit Union Division One

Rathkeale 5 Glin Rovers B 0
Rathkeale have bounced back to the premier division in style after clinching the division one title last Sunday with a home win against Glin Rovers and Athea Utd’s loss away to Abbeyfeale Utd. The in-form Jack Keogh opened the scoring after only five minutes with Fintan McNamara doubling their lead seven minutes later. By half time it was five nil with further goals from John Fitzgerald, Mark Hogan and Alan O’Shea with no goals scored in the second half.

After the game Limerick Desmond Football League Chairman Mike Pierce presented the league trophy to Rathkeale captain Eoin Barry.

Abbeyfeale Utd 2 Athea Utd 1
The meeting of Abbeyfeale Utd and Athea Utd on Sunday morning at Riverside Park was a big one for both sides with promotion to the premier division very much on the agenda. Adam Barry opened the scoring for Abbeyfeale three minutes from the break to lead at half time. Athea started the second half poorly but were back in the game on fifty-eight minutes when Kevin Murphy took the ball on the turn before lobbing the keeper. Five minutes later Abbeyfeale were back in front through sub Eliah Riordan. On seventy minutes Athea lost Dylan Griffin to a serious hip injury which necessitated the game to be stopped for forty or so minutes until the arrival of an ambulance to tend to Dylan. The game resumed with no further scoring despite the visitors finishing strongly. Athea and Abbeyfeale are now on thirty one points with the last series of games down for decision next Friday night. Athea are at home to Riedy Cup finalists St Itas while Abbeyfeale travel to play Granagh Utd.

The league would like to send its very best wishes for a speedy recovery to Dylan Griffin of Athea Utd who sustained a serious hip injury during the above game.

St. Itas 3 Carrig Celtic 0
St Ita’s welcomed Carrig Celtic to Ashford on Sunday morning for their final home league fixture and recorded a three nil win. Tony McCarthy opened the scoring on twenty minutes with TJ Kelly extending the Itas lead on thirty-three minutes. It was three nil by the fiftieth minute when Dylan set up Paul Fitzmaurice to score past Declan Greaney. With their place in division one already secured the win will give them momentum going into the Riedy Cup Final against newly crowned league champions Rathkeale. For Carrig they remain two points off the drop zone going into their final league game on Friday night at home to Rathkeale.