{"id":132923,"date":"2025-10-20T00:31:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/132923\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T00:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T00:31:09","slug":"kilkenny-ihc-smiles-in-danesfort-as-they-down-james-stephens-in-classic-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/132923\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilkenny IHC: Smiles in Danesfort as they down James Stephens in classic final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was smiles all round for Danesfort on Sunday afternoon in the Michael Lyng Motors Hyundai Final as the 2022 intermediate champions booked their senior spot for 2026 with a memorable 2-20 to 1-16 win over a heavily fancied James Stephens (Village) team.<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Burke&#8217;s side played like a team on a mission with Daire O&#8217;Neill spearheading an exceptional half-back line throughout the 60 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The first half did little to separate the teams with the winners edging the contest 0-10 to 0-9 at the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kilkennypeople.ie\/news\/gaa\/1922410\/kilkenny-senior-and-intermediate-county-finals-are-decided-in-upmc-nowlan-park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ NEXT: Kilkenny senior and intermediate county finals are decided in UPMC Nowlan Park <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, the tide seemed to be turning the Village&#8217;s way when Stephen Manogue netted to put the city side in front by the 49th minute with a 0-15 to 0-11 Danesfort advantage de-constructed after 40 minutes of play.<\/p>\n<p>But if anything the goal generated an inspired response for the champions with goals from Anthony-Ireland Wall (50th minute) and from Fionn Mahony in the dying stages sealing the intermediate crown for Danesfort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams and Scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Danesfort- <\/strong>Anthony Ireland Wall (1-7, 3fs); Fionn Mahony (1-1); Cathal Kearney (0-4, 3fs); Sam Hayes (0-4);\u00a0 Daire O&#8217;Neill (0-2); Paul Murphy, Aidan Cowley (0-1 each)<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Stephens- <\/strong>Tadhg O&#8217;Dwyer (0-5, 4fs); Stephen Manogue (1-1); Cian Kenny (0-2, 1f and 1 &#8217;65); Luke Scanlon, Shane Donohue (0-2 each); Willie Spencer, Ed Lauhoff, Eoin Guilfoyle, Sean Deely (0-1 each)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Danesfort-<\/strong> Paddy Hogan; Darren Booth, Diarmaid Phelan, Adam Byrne; Des Dunne, Paul Murphy, Daire O&#8217;Neill; Cathal O&#8217;Neill, Cathal Kearney; Dan Dowling, Colm Phelan, Sam Hayes, Anthony Ireland Wall, Brian McDonald, Robbie Walsh.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Subs- Fionn Mahony for Booth, 43 mins; Aidan Cowley for C.Phelan, 56 mins<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Stephens- <\/strong>Sean Manogue; Luke Murphy, Niall Delaney, Ben Lawlor; Shane Donohue, Cian Kenny, Sean Bergin; Oisin Bateman, Jamie O&#8217;Keeffe; Niall Mullins, Luke Scanlon, Willie Spencer; Ed Lauhoff, Tadhg O&#8217;Dwyer, Stephen Manogue.<\/p>\n<p>Subs- Eoin Guilfoyle for O&#8217;Keeffe, h-t; 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