Castletownbere were crowned Beara Junior2 Football Champions yesterday afternoon after they overcame Glengarriff by a single point in an exciting contest in Cahermore. In a very evenly contested match in which the sides were level on no fewer than five occasions. Castletownbere’s ability to take scores when presented proved the difference between the sides. At the interval it was Castletownbere 0-5, Glengarriff 0-4.

Cormac O’Sullivan opened up a two point gap early in the second half but points from frees had the sides level entering the last quarter. Two points from Michael Murphy, one from a free and the other from play put the Town lads in the driving seat. Peter Murphy pegged back a point from a free but despite several opportunities Glengarriff failed to secure the necessary point to force the game to extra time. After the game Michael Joe O’Sullivan, Chairman of the Beara Board presented the Donal Jim O’Sullivan Cup to the Castletownbere captain Lorcan Harrington. The competition was kindly sponsored by AIB Castletownbere.

Photos and text - John Murphy, Castletownbere.