Taghmon-Camross back in the big time
Skoda Intermediate football championship final

Taghmon-Camross 1-11, Shelmaliers 0-4: The men from Taghmon-Camross return to top flight football after a two-year absence, following a one-sided Skoda Intermediate championship final at Wexford Park on Saturday last.
The game was not expected to end like this. The Shelmaliers looked jaded, their size was a disadvantage, but most of all they simply did not possess the footballers that their opponents did. In fact, it was pretty obvious only minutes into the game that they would have an enormous task on their hands if they hoped to challenge for this title.
For a start, the Taghmon-Camross half-back line was dominant throughout the game and, try as they might, Shelmaliers could not breach it as often as they needed to. Bernard O'Gorman, playing at centre-back, and David Foley and Michael O'Gorman on the wings, formed an iron-like shield across the 45-yard line. 
Furthermore, the Shelmaliers backs were largely unable for the Taghmon-Camross forwards, particularly the full-forward line.
But once the whistle was sounded for the start of the match, the Ross District side shot from the traps like blood-thirsty bullets. Adrian Morrissey had a chance for a goal moments in, but hit it straight at the Shels 'keeper. 
David Foley then kicked a ball down to the corner, where Jason McLoughlin twisted and turned, before notching the opening score of the game.
Immediately, the contrast in styles was vivid. While the Shelmaliers relied on short, sharp passing to move the ball upfield, the Taghmon-Camross approach was more direct. 
When there was an opportunity to kick the ball into space for the forwards, they took it. In essence, they played to their strengths. 
The Shels attempted to pass their way into scoreable positions, but time and time again during the game, Taghmon-Camross blocked and harried, hustled and pressurised and made it very difficult for them to find space.
Michael O'Sullivan kicked another point for Taghmon-Camross after seven minutes and following a pass from Eoin O'Gorman, Jason McLoughlin scored his second point of the day. 
The other Jason - Delaney - proved that McLoughlin wasn't the only blue and gold-clad forward who could kick from out the field when he pointed from 40 yards minutes later to put his side four up.
The Shelmaliers finally registered their first point after 20 minutes when Derek Walsh struck over a free following some unnecessary fouling by Taghmon-Camross which resulted in a couple of yellow cards. And then the lively Chris McGrath showed his class by kicking his side's first score from play three minutes later.
But as Taghmon-Camross took over again, Derek Breen and McLoughlin kicked more singles in first-half injury time to restore their four-point lead at 0-6 to 0-2 at the break.
Shelmaliers, to be fair, came out in the second-half and, for really the only time in the game, threatened to spoil the dominance that Taghmon-Camross were wielding on the match. 
But even so, Paddy Doyle soloed through from the right wing and while a point was surely on, he went for goal and blasted the ball wide from ten yards. However, after a McGrath free, Terry Gainfort pointed on the break and pulled their opponents back to within two points.
But that was where the challenge ended. Two minutes later, Derek Breen robbed Colm Tynan as he was coming out of defence and passed to Malcolm McLoughlin in space, and the Joseph Street attacker finished to the net past Keith Rossiter. Game over.
Micheýl O'Grady then kicked a point, followed by another free from Jason McLoughlin five minutes later. At this stage, the Shelmalier players were finding it very difficult to get the ball out of their own half and despite the sending off of Trevor McLoughlin for a second bookable offence, wing-forward Adrian Morrissey kicked the 12th and final Taghmon-Camross score three minutes into injury time.
Best for the winners were David Foley, Bernard O'Gorman, Michael O'Gorman and Jason McLoughlin, while the Shels were well served by Colm Tynan, Emmet O'Leary and Chris McGrath.
The chairman of Wexford County Board, Sheamus Howlin, presented the cup to winning Taghmon-Camross captain, Adrian Morrissey, after the game, while Jason McLoughlin received the Skoda man of the match award. 
Taghmon-Camross: Michael Carty; Noel Doyle, Trevor McLoughlin, Jimmy Doran; David Foley, Bernard O'Gorman, Michael O'Gorman; Michael O'Sullivan (0-1), Micheýl O'Grady (0-1); Jason Delaney (0-1), Derek Breen (0-1), Adrian Morrissey (capt., 0-1); Jason McLoughlin (0-5, 2 frees), Malcolm McLoughlin (1-1), Eoin O'Gorman. Subs. - Dermot Breen for O'Sullivan, inj. Lloyd Colfer for E. O'Gorman, Darragh Kelly for M. McLoughlin, also Shane Fox, Tom O'Gorman, Michael Nolan, Martin Coady, Joe Doyle, Ger Power, John Kavanagh, Darren Colfer, Jonathan Waters.
Shelmaliers: Keith Rossiter; John Kelly, Colm Tynan, Brian O'Shaughnessy; David Walsh, Emmet O'Leary, Vincent Parker; Darren Shiggins, David Kehoe; Colin Redmond (capt.), Chris McGrath (0-2, 1 free), Paddy Doyle; Mark Tobin, Terry Gainfort (0-1), Derek Walsh (0-1 free). Subs. - Mick Kelly for O'Shaughnessy, Feidhlim McGillycuddy for Kehoe, Joe Cullen for Shiggins, Denis Kelly for Redmond, Mark Walsh for Doyle, also Tom Tynan, Stephen Banville, Chris Gordon, Barry O'Connor, Aidan Murphy, Cormac O'Connor, Brian Kirwan, David Shiggins, Patrick Murphy, Padraig McGillycuddy, Adrian Veale, Darren Malone.
Referee: Thomas Quigley (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy).