Bourke's late goal wraps up Keogh Cup for the House

KEOGH CUP FINAL 

TWO MILE HOUSE 1-13 

SUNCROFT 0-8 

Two Mile House are the Keogh Cup champions for 2026 after they enjoyed an eight point win over Suncroft. Last year’s beaten intermediate semi-finalists were dominant throughout and after enjoying a four point lead at the break. Despite Suncroft getting within three points during the second half, a 55th minute Conor Bourke goal helped seal the win.

Both sides were short some regulars in this pre-season tournament and Two Mile House showed the benefit of a few extra games.

Suncroft opened the scoring inside a minute through midfielder Tom Martin but Two Mile House hit back with three in a row through Brian Collins, Declan Kirwan and corner back Charlie O’Boyle to lead by two with 10 on the clock.

Eoin Magee reduced the gap after Chris Phillips played him in. The small attendance were then treated to two wonderful two pointers. Firstly, Didier Cordonnier came out of his goal for the House and scored from play from all of 50 metres before Fionn Dowling landed his own from just outside the arc. Cordonnier then replied from a free from wide on the left as Two Mile House started to turn the screw.

A fine movement started by Marcus Kiely ended with Brian Collins playing in Michael McLoughlin but from point blank range he blasted wide. Two Mile House were wasteful in front of goal but late points from Liam Cummins and a Brian Collins free left the House 0-8 to 0-4 ahead at the break.

Brian Collins opened the scoring within four minutes of the restart but Suncroft started to find a bit of form and points from Mikey Troy and Chris Phillips reduced the gap to three. Suncroft hit three wides in a row and it was Two Mile House who reacted with four on the bounce. Gavin Burke and Darragh O’Boyle with two singles and two more from Brian Collins opened a seven point lead.

The House were closing in on the win and when Conor Bourke palmed home at the back post he put the result to bed.

Magee and Dowling added late consolation scores for the Croft but Two Mile House had done enough for the 1-13 to 0-8 win.

TWO MILE HOUSE: Didier Cordonnier 0-3 (1tp,1f); Conor Quinn, PJ Cashman, Charlie O’Boyle 0-1, Andrew May, Sean Woods, Vaughan Ryan; Max Barry,Marcus Kiely; Gavin Burke 0-1, Declan Kirwan 0-1, Kieran Flynn, Brian Collins 0-5(1f), Michael McLoughlin, Liam Cummins 0-1. Subs: Darragh O’Boyle 0-1 for Ryan, 40; Conor Bourke 1-0 for McLoughlin, 48; William Burke for May, 55; Matthew Kiely for Burke, 55; Liam Coleman for Cummins, 57.

SUNCROFT: Ciaran Troy; Ben Crawford, Harry Dillon, Arthur Bailey, Mikey Troy 0-1, Danny Morgan, Jack Setright; Tom Martin 0-1, Mark Brown; Diarmuid Enright, Fionn Dowling 0-3 (1tp), Chris Phillips 0-1, Darragh Malone, Sam Murphy, Eoin Magee 0-2. Subs: Ryan Behan O’Shea for Murphy, 45; Seamus Murphy for Crawford, 45.

Referee: Ryan Moran.