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Loughrea's Daren Shaughnesy with Ballygunner's Aaron O'Neill and Philip Mahony. James Crombie/INPHO
Champions
Ballygunner claim All-Ireland senior club hurling title with defeat of Loughrea
Goalkeeper Stephen O’Keeffe was man-of-the-match as the Waterford champions triumphed.
Ballygunner (Waterford) 1-20
Loughrea (Galway) 1-14
BALLYGUNNER LANDED THEIR second All-Ireland title with a dominant second-half showing seeing them past Galway’s Loughrea.
Ballygunner held a narrow 0-12 to 1-8 advantage at half-time, Darren Shaughnessy netting for Loughrea in the opening period.
An early second-half goal by Mikey Mahony provided a boost for Ballygunner and they pushed on from there to triumph by six points.
More to follow…
Written by Declan Bogue and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won’t find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women’s sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here.
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