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 Declan Dalton in action for Cork.James Lawlor/INPHO Freered sea Four-goal Cork storm past Galway to reach hurling league final The Rebels will face Tipperary in the decider in a fortnight. 9.44pm, 22 Mar 2025 Share options Galway 0-22 John Coleman reports from Páirc Uí Chaoimh CORK BOOKED THEIR place in the final of Divison 1A of the Allianz NHL after they had four goals to spare over Galway in front of 20,010 souls in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaomh this evening. First-half goals from Brian Hayes and Darragh Fitzgibbon gave them the impetus in the first half while second-half majors from Patrick Horgan and Tim O’Mahony meant the game was over as a contest with thirteen minutes to go. Horgan clipped over 1-9 on an almost perfect night for the Rebels, with the only negative of the evening coming when Hayes departed the field injured in the second half, casting a doubt over his availability for the league final against Tipperary in a fortnight. In the open opening ten minutes, both teams enjoyed the wide-open spaces of Páirc Uí Chaoimh as four players from both Cork and Galway found their range to make it 0-4 each. Cork then edged in front when Hayes rattled the net after good play from Ethan Twomey. Horgan pushed Cork further clear before points from Rory Burke, Evan Niland and Cathal Mannion made it a one-point game with sixteen minutes played. Advertisement Cork struck for major number two a minute later, with Hayes turning provider, allowing Fitzgibbon to fire home. They registered four of the next six points to make it 2-9 to 0-9 after thirty minutes. The sides broke even from there to the break, with Mannion and Horgan both landing their fourth points to leave Cork 2-12 to 0-12 to the good at the break. Three points from Niland narrowed the gap after the break, but when Horgan goaled after fine work from Declan Dalton, a sense of inevitability descended over proceedings Niland and Mannion kept Galway ticking over, but Shane Barrett brought his total to 0-4 before O’Mahony planted gaol number four after linking well with Shane Kingston who had come on for Hayes. Conor Cooney hit 0-3 in the final five minutes for Galway, before Alan Connolly grabbed the game’s final score as Cork now go looking for a first league title since 1998. Scorers for Cork: P Horgan (1-9, 0-6 frees), T O’Mahony and D Fitzgibbon (1-1 each), S Barrett (0-4), B Hayes (1-0), D Dalton (0-2, 0-1 free), B Roche, S Harnedy, E Twomey, C O’Brien and A Connolly (0-1 each). Scorers for Galway: E Niland (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 ’65), C Mannion (0-5), C Cooney (0-3, 0-1 free), R Burke (0-2), C Whelan, D McLoughlin, T Monaghan and J Flynn (free) (0-1 each). 1.Patrick Collins (Ballinhassig) 2. Niall O’Leary (Castlelyons) 3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s) 4. Sean O’Donoghue (Inniscarra) 5. Ciarán Joyce (Castlemartyr) 6. Robert Downey (Glen Rovers) 7. Mark Coleman 8. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum) 12. Ethan Twomey (St Finbarr’s) 11. Shane Barrett (Blarney) 9. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville) 13. Brian Roche (Bride 10. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neill’s) 14. Brian Hayes (St Finbarr’s) 15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Cormac O’Brien (Newtownshandrum) for Coleman (39) Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s) for Roche (46) Alan Connolly (Blackrock) for Dalton (50) Shane Kingston (Douglas) for Hayes (inj, 60) Diarmuid Healy (Lisgoold) for Horgan (64) 1.Eanna Murphy ((Tommy Larkins) 5. Padraic Manion (Ahascragh Fohenagh) 2. Joshua Ryan (Clarinbridge) 4. Darren Morrissey (Sarsfields) 8. Cianan Fahy (Ardrahan) 6. Gavin Lee (Clarinbridge) 7. Shane Morgan (Loughrea) 9. Tom Monaghan (Craughwell) 12. Sean Linnane (Turloughmore) Related Reads 0-12 for Bennett as Waterford overcome 14-man Offaly to seal promotion All the ups and downs of the hurling leagues as we explain final day permutations Cork's goalscoring power, Clare face the drop, Offaly and Down on the up 10. Rory Burke (Oranmore-Maree) 11. Tiernan Killeen (Loughrea) 15. Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh Fohenagh) 13. Conor Whelan (c) (Kinvara) 21. Evan Niland (Clarinbridge) 15. Brian Concannon (Killimoredaly) Jason Flynn (Tommy Larkins) for Concannon (h/t) Declan McLoughlin (Portumna) for Whelan (39) Conor Cooney (St Thomas’) for Niland (39) Ronan Glennon (Mullagh) for C Mannion (52) TJ Brennan (Clarinbridge) for Morgan (63) Referee: Chris Mooney (Dublin). 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