Week ending 6 April 2008
Week Ended 6th April 2008
Action at Juvenile level
Saturday 5th April saw the 13A’s beat Na Fianna by 3-8 to 1-4, while the B’s lost out to Faughs, 6-6 to 3-3. To see images of the A’s game against Na Fianna click HERE or on flashing camera above. The under 16’s travelled to St Vincent’s for a league game. At one stage Crokes led by seven points but the loss of a player through a second yellow card contributed to their eventual defeat. To see images of this game click HERE or on the image below.
On Sunday morning in an icy cold and windy Marley Park the under 15’s had a good league win over Ballinteer St Johns. Crokes led 2-2 to 0-4. In the second half they were put to the pin of their collar especially when Ballinteer goaled mid way through to bring the score to 3-4 to 2-5. Two late points relieved the pressure and saw the Kilmacud lads run out 3-6 to 2-5 winners. Most prominent for the victors were Paddy Tighe, Sean Boyd, Oisin O’Carroll, Keith Finn and Fionan Motherway. For a more detailed report of this game click HERE.
Team: P Tighe, N Hanley, S Boyd, A Colclough, O O’Carroll, J Huban, S Moran, N Carr, A Pilkington, B O’Farrell, K Finn, F Motherway, K Kelly, J Cassidy, J Clinton. Subs: J O’Brien for A Colclough, A Colclough for B O’Farrell.
Also on the road were the under 13’s, who traveled to Crannford, Co. Wexford to play the local under 14 side while the under 11’s hosted Naas. Finally, the under 14’s had Feile victories over Whitehall Colmcilles (Saturday) and Na Fianna (Sunday). Both games were played in Pairc de Burca. To see images of the Feile game against na Fianna see HERE or click on the image below.
Minors face tough opposition
In Moibhi Road the minor A’s lost their league game to Na Fianna by 1-6 to 0-7. Crokes trailed 1-3 to 0-2 at half time by virtue of a late Na Fianna goal. The visitors did not score for the first fifteen minutes of the second half and while they finished strongly the homesters were deserving winners. At home in Silverpark the B’s fought well before going under by three points to Naomh Olaf.
Seniors go down to Clonkill
On Sunday evening the seniors traveled to Clonkill, Co. Westmeath for their second Leinster Senior League tie. Crokes were unable to match the home team’s superior physicality and ended up on the wrong side of a 3-12 to 2-7 scoreline. At the break Clonkill led 2-6 to 1-6.
Team: MacDara O'Hogain, Adrian Grogan, Dave Mahony, Willie Ryan, Eoin De Paor, Aodhan De Paor, Damien Byrne, Brian Motherway, Alan Tiernan, Fergus Garvey, Neil Casey, Barry O'Rorke, Eoin Fitzgerald, Donal McGovern, Niall Butler
Subs: Andrew Hopkins for Eoin De Paor(inj) (25 mins), Daibhi De Paor for MacDara O’hOgain (inj) (40 mins), Michael Dalton for Niall Butler (50 mins)
Scorers: Neil Casey (1-1), Eoin Fitzgerald (1-0), Niall Butler (0-2), Brian Motherway (0-1), Donal McGovern (0-1), Barry O'Rorke (0-2 frees).
Leinster Schools Senior Hurling “C” Final
On Wednesday 2nd April Oatlands College won the Leinster Schools Senior Hurling “C” title with a 1 – 12 to 0-11 win over Kilkenny’s Grennan Col./Duiske Col. Many congratulations to all involved, including several Kilmacud Crokes players. For report see HERE
Hurling Arena
Great use continues to be made of this fantastic facility. See HERE for more on the Arena. To book a slot for your team contact Kilmacud Crokes Hurling Games Office Colm Maher on 087-2755074 or colm.maher@citigroup.com
Punchestown Corporate Race Day
The new Hurling Arena in Glenalbyn was built at a cost of €500,000 and will be a huge addition to hurling in the club. It is entirely funded by the Hurling Section and we still have some way to go.
Our fifth annual Kilmacud Crokes Hurling Corporate Race Day takes place in Punchestown on Tuesday 22nd April 2008 and proceeds go towards the cost of the Arena. The event has gone from success to success and bookings are now being taken. Donations or spot prizes remain very welcome. Please contact Brian Geraghty, Hurling Section, Commercial Officer, 087-2312378 and brianpgeraghty@eircom.net.
Nursery Hurling
Nursery hurling activity has now moved to Glenalbyn on Saturdays at 9am. Contact details below:
Boys born in 2002 or later
Contact: Mark Lohan - 087-8052999 and marklohan@eircom.net
Boys born in 2001
Contact: Ken Hall - 087-6781776 and ken_j_hall@adp.com
Boys born in 2000
Contact: Robbie Kinsella - 087-2322832 and robert.kinsella@amnch.ie
Active parental input is essential for the success of the nursery. No hurling experience necessary
For the other age groups and teams check timing with:
Senior: Colm Maher - colm.maher@citi.com - 087-2755074
Intermediate: Brian O'Neill - boneill@msg.ie - 0868155140
Junior B: Mark Regan - (086) 6995821 and markregan@cck.ie
Junior 5: Barry Gavigan - Barry.Gavigan@o2.com - 086 6005412
Under 21: Colm Maher - colm.maher@citi.com - 087-2755074
Minor: Pat Halpin - Pat.W.Halpin@aib.ie - 086-8326377
Under 16: Martin O'Dwyer - Martin.O'Dwyer@intel.com - 087-4191982
Under 15: Colm Maher - colm.maher@citi.com - 087-2755074
Under 14: Ronan Conway - ronan.d.conway@intel.com - 0874197753
Under 13: Tom McIntyre - tommcintyre@gsi.ie- 087 2563493 and Gearoid MacGabhann - gmacgabhann@yahoo.com - 087 -9679605
Under 12: Mick Crowe - 087-9967608 and mjcrowe@gofree.indigo.ie
Under 11: Tony Fleming - 087-8061023 and tony.fleming@Eirgrid.com
Under 10 Jim Ryan – 087-9673861 and jim.ryan1@hse.ie
Under 9: Alan Kehoe - alan.n.kehoe@aib.ie and 087-7553380