ROUND UP: Club hurling action returns in Tipperary with some dingers getting 2025 up and running

Division 2  Group 1

Burgess 3-23 Clonakenny 2-16

On Saturday, Burgess got their league campaign off to a very good start with a big win over Clonakenny in Clonakenny last Saturday.  

They began with a 0-6 to 0-1 lead in the opening stages and reaching half time they led Burgess 2-14 to 2-9.

Cian O'Dwyer had kept Clonakenny in the game. Having scored 0-6 in the first half he doubled his account by hour's end while John Joe Ryan and Sean Maher scored a goal each 

Templederry 1-19 Ballina 3-25

Ballina got the 2025 season off to a great start when they began their league campaign with a successful trip to Templederry.

Matthew Power had Ballina’s first of his three goals which helped the visitors to a 1-13 to 1-10 lead at half time. Power went on to score 3-10 (0-7f) as Ballina dominated the second half to win by twelve.  Tom Shanahan made his league debut in the blue and white colours and played at midfield. 

Division 2 Group 2

Boherlahan Dualla 1-16 Moyne Templetuohy 1-14 

Despite having a greater spread of scorers Moyne Templetuohy couldn't capitalise on the possession they had and hit fourteen wides over the 60 minutes. Having the home side were happy to see Conor Bowe in action and his side trailed 0-6 to 0-9 at half-time. 

Moyne were boosted by a Diarmuid Leahy goal from a sideline but five minutes later Boherlahan's full forward Brian Downey scored a goal that proved decisive in the long run.

Saint Marys 2-23 Moneygall 0-21 

Moneygall travelled to Clonmel Sportsfield on Sunday to take on Saint Marys. The home side had the edge in the first half with Seamus Kennedy and Peter McGarry prominent. Goals at the start and the end of the half gave them a six-point lead 2-10 to 0-10.

Moneygall, with league debuts for Cormac Hoolan, Shay Gleeson and Adam O’Brien,  began to eat into the lead with Tadgh Whyte, Adam Hogan (0-11 and eight from frees) and bob Kenny finding the target which helped bring the margin down to two by the 50th minute.

However, Saint Marys finished stronger and outscored Moneygall 0-5 to 0-1 in the remaining minutes to help win by eight. 

Moyle Rovers 3-19 Newport 1-24

A Jake Forrestal goal followed by a Dara Ryan free in added time helped Moyle Rovers claim a one-point win over Newport at Clonmel. Forrestal scored 2-4 from play and Dara Ryan added 0-10 with 0-3 from play. Newport led by six points at half-time. Brian Tobin was their goal scorer.