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Academy Come Up Short
Saturday 14.02.2026
Abbey CBS 0-12 0-8 St Patrick’s Academy
Abbey CBS have secured the MacRory Cup for the time in twenty years. The Newry school accounting for St Patrick’s Academy in a replay which never reached the heights of Sunday’s thrilling final, but that won’t worry Abbey who deservedly lifted the Cup.
Dungannon flew from the traps and Jonah Feeney had them in front within twelve seconds. Liam McGeary doubled the lead converting an advanced mark, which initially looked like being a goal chance.
Abbey settled into the contest with man of the match Diarmuid O’Rourke kicking two points, the second from a free as little separated the sides.
Both sides had goal chances either side of O’Rourke giving Abbey the lead. Daniel McKernan saw his well struck shot pushed around the post, and at the other end an Aodhan Quinn shot was smothered by McBennett.
O’Rourke was on target again from a free before Daniel McKernan kicked a two pointer to extend the lead to four. The Academy were guilty of wasteful shooting and kicked six first half wides, as their potent forward line failed to cause the Abbey the same problem.
As the half closed Davin McKeown weaved through the Abbey rearguard his shot was saved, he picked up the rebound but calls for a penalty were waived away.
Trailing 6-2, at the interval Dungannon, once again started brightly, forcing a turnover, Eoin Long kicked the resultant free,Michael Hughes narrowed the gap after McKeown’s two point attempt came back off the upright. McKernan settled Abbey nerves with a mark, before O’Rourke and Oisin Byrne put five between them. Abbey were again on top at midfield, as the Newry school successfully pressed the restarts.
The final quarter saw McGeary on target but scores from Charlie McGrath and a sixth from O’Rourke left six between them with as many minutes remaining.
St Patrick’s did keep fighting and when Eoin Long and McGeary were on target four points was the deficit as the game entered additional time. A McKeown point left just a major between them, but the goal never looked likely as McKernan applied the finishing touches with the insurance score.
D O’Rourke 0-6 (0-3f), D McKernan 0-4, (1m, 2pt), O Byrne, C McGrath 0-1 each
L McGeary 0-3 (1m), E Long 0-2, (2f), J Feeney, M Hughes, D McKeown 0-1 each
Ref J McQuillan
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