Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Clontarf players celebrate their AIL success.Bryan Keane/INPHO FreeDramatic 21-year-old Cooney stars as Clontarf dethrone Cork Constitution Hugh Cooney produced a man of the match performance which included a try and to try assists. 7.17pm, 27 Apr 2025 Share options Clontarf 22 Cork Constitution 21 Dave Mervyn reports from the Aviva Stadium BRINGING BACK MEMORIES of their 2016 Joey Carbery-inspired final win, Hugh Cooney stamped his mark all over Clontarf’s riveting 22-21 victory over defending champions Cork Constitution at the Aviva Stadium. Carbery was a Leinster Academy player when he steered Clontarf to their second Energia All-Ireland League title, and the 21-year-old Cooney followed suit with a player-of-the-match performance today that saw him score a try, save one, and supply two try assists. A 74th-minute converted score from Connor Fahy, Cooney’s 20-year-old centre partner, was just enough to get Clontarf over the finish line, despite Cork Constitution replying through replacement Jacob Sheahan with three minutes left. It is a fourth Division 1A crown for Andy Wood’s men, and their first since 2022. With Cork Con missing out on retaining the top flight trophy, Shannon remain the last team to go back-to-back in the mid-2000s. Advertisement James Taylor, the player-of-the-match in last year’s final, converted tries from Sean French (27 minutes) and Adam Maher (38) as Cork Con twice came from behind to lead 14-12 at half-time. Armed with the vast majority of the possession and territory, Clontarf should have been in front but Conor Kelly, the division’s top points scorer, uncharacteristically missed two penalty attempts and pulled a conversion wide. The talismanic Cooney crossed and set up Clontarf captain Dylan Donnellan’s 15th try of the season. The table toppers failed to take advantage of Ronán O’Sullvan’s sin-binning, but Kelly was back on target with a 46th-minute penalty. It remained 15-14 to ‘Tarf with Taylor and Kelly both missing penalties, before Wexford youngster Fahy, in his first year at the club, stormed over for a cracking try which Kelly converted, putting eight points in it. Sheahan rallied Cork Con by bursting over off a lineout maul, with Taylor’s crisp conversion restoring the one-point gap. However, lively replacement Oran Walsh came up with a late turnover to seal a famous All-Ireland senior and Under-20 double for ‘Tarf. Clontarf scorers: Tries: Hugh Cooney, Dylan Donnellan, Connor Fahy; Cons: Conor Kelly 2; Pen: Conor Kelly Cork Constitution scorers: Tries: Sean French, Adam Maher, Jacob Sheahan; Cons: James Taylor 3 Dave Mervyn Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “21-year-old Cooney stars as Clontarf dethrone Cork Constitution ”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “21-year-old Cooney stars as Clontarf dethrone Cork Constitution ”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. 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