Gary Murphy leads Castletownbere to opening victory over Na Piarsaigh

Na Piarsaigh, who trailed throughout, were given a glimmer of hope in the closing stages when they netted to reduce the deficit to one point

Castletownbere's Gary Murphy being tackled by Greg Healy of Na Piarsaigh, for which the latter was black-carded. Picture: Denis Boyle

Castletownbere 1-16 Na Piarsaigh 2-8 

Gary Murphy inspired Castletownbere to an opening-round win against Na Piarsaigh in this entertaining Bon Secours Premier IFC Round 1 game.