Hosts singing in the rain

INCESSANT rain certainly dampened the spectacle of the Comórtas Peile Na Gealtachta in Falcarragh, Co Donegal but the miserable conditions failed to deter Cloughaneely and Moycullen, who will meet this afternoon in the senior final.

After soaring temperatures on Saturday, host club Cloughaneely were yesterday forced to rearrange the schedule as Páirc Naomh Fionain was deemed unplayable. All fixtures were hastily switched to the secondary venue at the local secondary school.

Regardless of where the action took place, the locals and their umbrellas left content with their team’s defeat of reigning All-Ireland champions Belmullet from Mayo. Ciaran Scanlon’s 16th minute goal punctuated a fine first half from the two-time winners, who went in at the interval with a healthy 1-7 to 0-2 advantage.