We finished off our senior league campaign with an agonizing 1 point defeat to Abbeylara on Sunday last in Emmet Park. In a game we looked like winning with 10 minutes to go, Abbey got 3 late points to edge themselves ahead by 13 points to 12 and despite late chances, we couldn’t engineer an equalizer….
We got our Leinster championship campaign off to a fantastic start on Sunday last with an emphatic victory over Saint James of Wexford. A lightning start saw Mark Hughes rattle the back of the net for the first score before further first half goals by Sean McCormack, Larry Moran and Denis McGoldrick left it almost game…
Our senior team continued their recent great form over the weekend with a fine win over Fr. Manning Gaels in the league. Final score Emmet Òg 4-17, Fr Manning Gaels 10 points. This leaves us top of the table on score difference with our biggest challengers Abbeylara left to play. Unfortunately our minor team fell to…
Peter Hanley Motors 2015 Senior Football Championship Final Killoe Emmet Óg 1-14 Abbeylara 1-11 Report by Padraic O’Brien – Longford Leader Killoe Emmet Óg won back-to-back senior football championship titles for the first time in the proud history of the club when they overcame Abbeylara by the narrow margin of three points in a highly entertaining county…
Sunday last was a historic day in our great clubs history when for the first time ever we put back to back championships together. We headed for Pearse Park on Sunday last knowing we faced a massive test against a strong Abbeylara team. After 20 minutes we certainly knew we were in a game when we…
This coming week is one of the most important ever in the modern history of our great club when we have the chance to put back to back senior championship titles together for the first time. Standing in the way is a mighty test from Abbeylara who will have their own designs on taking the…
We had a very busy week just past on the playing fields with our seniors in league action against Clonguish on Wednesday evening and Granard on Saturday evening. On Wednesday we came away with full points against Clonguish on a score of 1-11 to 8 points. Saturday evenings game against Granard was a much tighter…
Our senior and junior teams had important league games at the weekend. First up our junior team faced up to a strong Fr Manning Gaels team in Emmet Park on Saturday evening in their penultimate league game. Going into the game top of the table, a win was vital to ensure we stayed there with only…
We had two great results in Pearse Park on Sunday evening in the junior and senior championship semi finals. First up our junior team faced up to Longford Slashers in a repeat of last years final. A close first half saw Slashers lead by the minimum margins on a score of 6 points to 5…
As championship fever builds around the county, this weekend was all about the league for Killoe as both our senior and junior teams were in action. On Friday evening our seniors took on Mostrim in Emmet Park, and fielding a very experimental side we found it hard to settle. However after some great displays by…
We had a very busy weekend just gone with our junior and senior teams in championship quarter finals on Friday and Sunday evening respectively. On Friday evening our junior team took on Cashel in Emmet Park. In what was a total mismatch of a game, we ran out very convincing winners. We now face either Longford Slashers…
Last weekend was a very busy one with both our junior and senior teams in championship action. On Friday evening our juniors travelled to Moydow to face the home side in round 3 of the championship. Having already qualified for the quarter finals, a victory was very important to ensure home advantage in the next…
We had mixed fortunes on the playing fields on Sunday, with both our junior and senior teams in action. First up on Sunday morning were our junior team who faced Young Gratten’s in round 2 of the championship. After a fine display by our entire backline in the first half, we went on to register…
Our junior team started their championship campaign on Sunday with a home tie against Carrickedmond. A much changed Killoe line up saw county minor stars Mìchael Hughes, Ryan Moffett and David McCarthy make their senior debuts and they certainly added pace to the team. In a game we dominated from the start, we eventually ran…
Last weekend was all about the senior championship as our junior championship game against Carrickedmond was postponed until this coming Sunday. Our senior team traveled to Ballinalee on Sunday last to take on Longford Slashers in round 2. In a game that was played in terrible conditions, we go off to a dreadful start and found ourselves…
We got our senior championship off to a good start with victory over Mostrim on Friday evening last. The game saw a return to senior competitive action for Padraig McCormack as well as senior championship debuts for Ciaran Donohoe, Liam Hughes, Gary Connell and John Lynch. In a game that we controlled throughout, Sean McCormack…
Pride of place this weeks goes our minor club Killoe Òg, members of whom had great results at the weekend. On Friday our under 14 team and management travelled to the All Ireland Fèile Peile Nà Nòg competition 2015 which took place this year in counties Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow. Having played two games on Friday…
We had a quiet weekend last weekend with no games. Training is continuing for all players. This coming weekend we have games in the senior B championship and the division 3 league. Please see fixtures for full details. Well done to Mickey Quinn and the Longford team on their fine win on Saturday evening. Our…
On Saturday evening last we collected our first silverware of the year with a very late and hard fought victory over a very determined Abbeylara team in splendid conditions in Ballinalee. Trailing through out and not looking like winning, we found ourselves 2 points down with 59 minutes on the clock. However up stepped super…
Ourselves and Longford Slashers got to know each other very well last weekend with our senior and junior teams meeting in the Division 1 and 3 of the All county Leagues. On Saturday evening our senior lads travelled to Michael Fay Park, and having played against a gale force breeze in the first half, found…
