Classy Aghada win Cork Intermediate title

Aghada 0-16 Éire Óg 0-9: Aghada returned to the Premier Intermediate hurling ranks in Cork with a fully deserved victory over Éire Óg in the IHC final played in Páirc Uí Rinn this evening. They lead the game from pillar to post and generally out hurled their opponents all over the field.

There was a beautiful balance to the Aghada team on the night. Trevor O’Keeffe was faultless between the sticks, John Paul O’Connor and Tim Hartnett were rock solid in the full-back line, Stephen O’Keefe and Aaron Stafford dominated the midfield area while up front the silky skills of Cian Fleming, John Looney and Will Leahy were complemented by the intelligence and work rate of Pierce O’Neill and Ronan Kennedy.

Aghada had the brighter start and led by 0-4 to no score after eleven minutes. Their much vaunted forward duo, Will Leahy and Cian Fleming were both on target along with Pierce O’Neill and Ronan Kennedy. O’Neill was very effective in general early on, setting up two of the points and generally making a nuisance of himself.