A Round-Up of the weeks Go-Ahead Ireland AFL 3 & AFL 4

St Maur’s confirmed their promotion from Division 3 of the Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin Adult Football League as they accounted for Cuala by 3-20 to 1-12 in Hyde Park on Saturday afternoon. 

The likes of David Carthy and Mikey O’Reilly caused numerous headaches for the home defence while Padraic McGuinness, Harry Doyle, Matthew McHale, Chris Dent, Davy McGuinness and Kevin Nugent ensured a lengthy but happy return to Rush for the visitors. 

Clanna Gael Fontenoy are best placed to join them in AFL2 next season following their hard-earned 0-18 to 1-10 win against a battling St Margaret’s at Sean Moore Park on Friday night. 

Goalkeeper Jason Redmond played a key role for the hosts with an outstanding display between the sticks and with Mark Stafford and Colm O’Connell impressing in their defence, they managed to build a winning total through the scoring exploits of Jack Flanagan and Ross Wherity. 

The battle for third spot remains suitably tight as Round Towers Clondalkin retained their narrow one-point advantage when drawing with fellow promotion chasers Ballyboden St Enda’s by 1-11 apiece. 

This result allowed Erin’s Isle to make up ground and they did so in an emphatic manner, defeating Trinity Gaels by 8-18 to 1-11 in Drumnigh. 

At the opposite end of the table, Thomas Davis handed themselves a much-needed lifeline when beating already relegated Ballymun Kickhams by 2-16 to 3-7 but it looks an uphill task for St Finian’s Swords following their 3-9 to 1-8 defeat to St Anne’s in Bohernabreena.     

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL3: Ballyboughal 1-16 Clann Mhuire 5-11; St Anne’s 3-9 St Finian’s Swords 1-8; Trinity Gaels 1-11 Erin’s Isle 8-18; Cuala 1-12 St Maur’s 3-20; Round Towers Clondalkin 1-11Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-11; Ballymun Kickhams 3-7 Thomas Davis 2-16; Clanna Gael Fontenoy 0-18 St Margaret’s 1-10; Clontarf 2-9 St Patrick’s Palmerstown 1-12.

In Go-Ahead Ireland AFL4, Castleknock secured promotion with two games to spare as they pipped Kilmacud Crokes by 2-14 to 2-13 in Somerton Park on Sunday morning. 

The hosts have been a model of consistency all year as they picked up their eleventh win of the campaign thanks largely to 1-7 from dual star Cian Boyle, 1-3 by Cillian Clark and excellent defensive displays by both Tyrone Kelly and Michael Padden. 

After dropping points in their previous two matches, O’Dwyer’s got their promotion push back on track as they finished strongly when getting the better of Geraldine P. Moran by 3-13 to 1-6 in Ballyogan. 

Callum Johnson top scored with 2-3 for the visitors and with Lee Fanning also netting, O’Dwyer’s look primed to return to Division 3 for the first time in twenty years thanks to further scoring contributions from Darragh Kehoe, Julian Kearney, Cathal O’Rourke, Cian Carroll, John Clarke and Dan Doherty. 

The race for third spot is delicately poised as St Sylvester’s received a walkover from Ballinteer St John’s while St Peregrine’s joined them on eighteen points with a 2-11 to 0-12 home win over St Jude’s. 

Man O’War are two points behind the pair but have a game in hand on both and they kept pace with their challengers when cruising past Lucan Sarsfields by 6-26 to 3-8. 

Go-Ahead Ireland AFL4: Lucan Sarsfields 3-8 Man O’War 6-26; Geraldine P. Moran 1-6 O’Dwyer’s 3-13; St Peregrine’s 2-11 St Jude’s 0-12; O’Toole’s 1-17 St Finian’s Newcastle 0-12; St Sylvester’s w/o Ballinteer St John’s scr; Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels 0-20 Fingal Ravens 2-10; St Vincent’s 3-15 Garristown 0-10; Castleknock 2-14 Kilmacud Crokes 2-13.