Week Ending 16th May 2010

Week Ending 16th May 2010

 

Centre stage of a varied week was Feile na nGael.  Both Kilmacud teams made it through to their respective finals in Parnell Park on Sunday 16th May 2010 where the A’s claimed Crokes third Division 1 title with a 2-6 to 0-7 win over Na Fianna while the B’s fought valiantly before going down to Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan  Ruadh in the Division 4 final.  Fuller reports and photographs will be posted later.

 

Under 14A Feile Panel:

Eamon Allen, Daniel Coakley, Alex Considine, Sean Crowe, Michael Crowley, Des Dagg, Tom Duke, Conor Gowing, Peter Herlihy, Cathal Keane, Eoin Keane, Sean Keating, Ronan Kennedy, Mark McCallion, Eoin McMahon, Ryan Murphy, Tadhg Murphy, Cian O Connor, Adam O Neill, Francis O Reilly, Cillian O Shea, Barney Sultan, Lorcan Tucker and Shane Veale.

 

Under 14B Feile Panel:

Cillian Fleming-Matthew Redmond-Ruairi Geraghty-Cian Montague-Richard Couse-Shane Vallom- Cian Fahy-Stephen Barr-Andrew McGowan-Kevin Culligan-Colin Smyth-Daniel Bohan-Andrew Ahearne-Andrew Porter-Fergal Whitely-Adam Tuck-Paul Comerford-John Egan-Hubert Barry-Stephen O'Hurley-Syed Rizvi-Niall Sweeny-Andrew Liffey-Ross Finnegan

 

 

Sunday morning saw the two minor teams in victorious league action at Silverpark.  The A’s overcame Castleknock by 3-10 to 0-11 while in Division 3 the B’s accounted for St Marks on a 6-15 to 0-13 margin.  For report on the A game see http://www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Home/tabid/808/ctl/Details/mid/1847/ItemID/2224/Default.aspx

 

During the afternoon the under 9’s hosted Sarsfields from Cork in Pairc de Burca.

 

Apart from the group stages of the Feile the other Saturday juvenile fixtures included:

 

Saturday 15th May, 2010
Grade/Div	Venue	Time	Home		Referee
U8 Hurling Grp.1 (3team)	St Annes 12a	11:00	Raheny	v	Home Ref
U8 Hurling Grp.1 (3team)	Oatlands	10:00	Kilmacud Crokes 1	v	Home Ref
U9 Hurling Grp.1 (3team)	Oatlands	11:00	Kilmacud Crokes 1			Home Ref
U10 Hurling Grp.1 (3team)	Deerpark	10:00	Kilmacud Crokes 1	v	Home Ref
U10 Hurling Grp.1 (3team)	Arthur Griffith Park	11:00	Lucan Sarsfields 1	v	Home Ref
U11 Hurling A Cup (2t) S/F	Deerpark	11:00	Kilmacud Crokes 1			Cuala Refs

 

In the only adult action of the week, on Tuesday evening 11th May 2010, the Junior E’s made it two wins from two games in the 2010 championship when made the cross river trip to St Anne’s Park pay with a 1-13 to 1-7 win over Clontarf.  For report see  http://www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Home/tabid/808/ctl/Details/mid/1847/ItemID/2216/Default.aspx

 

 

Secondary Schools

 

On Friday Colaiste Eoin made it a double three in a row by adding the Leinster Juvenile B title to the Dublin A title won earlier in the year with a 2-16 to 3-07 over Heywood at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow.  For report see  http://www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Home/tabid/808/ctl/Details/mid/1847/ItemID/2220/Default.aspx

Wednesday 12th May 2010 provided a feast of exciting hurling at Silverpark with two local schools (featuring twenty two Kilmacud Crokes players) coming out on top in the Special Dublin Colleges Junior Hurling finals.   For reports see http://kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Home/tabid/808/ctl/Details/mid/1847/ItemID/2217/Default.aspx.  Attention for the Cup winners now turns to the first year blitz on Friday 21st May 2010 in Gonzaga with visiting teams from Terenure, Templeogue and Oatlands Colleges.

Thursday evening was awards evening in St Benildus College.  Three Crokes players got special awards.  Eamon Allen was under 14 hurler of the year, Conor Devins under 16 hurler of the year and Sean Bedford 2nd year sports person of the year. To complete a good week for the school Crokes under 16 hurler Barry Horan, also a St Benildus student, was one twenty five Evening Herald School Sports Stars of the Week feted on Tuesday at a lunch in Croke Park.

 

Primary Schools

 

The series of blitzes for local national schools started this week and will continue next week when a full report will be posted.

 

County Action

 

During the week the Dublin seniors lost heavily to Tipperary (for report see http://hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=12479&viewstory=yes) and beat Offaly by four points on Saturday night.

For report see http://hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=12512&viewstory=yes

 

On Saturday the Dublin minors snatched a dramatic victory over Carlow by 0-22 to 2-14.  For report see http://hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=12511&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes.  Crokes Dillon Mulligan was on the panel. The club also had representatives on the Dublin under 16 development squad (Robert Murphy, Conor Devins and Matthew Geraghty) in a series of games in Wexford. 

 

Eight Crokes players lined out for the Dublin under 15’s also on Saturday.  For report see http://www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Home/tabid/808/ctl/Details/mid/1847/ItemID/2222/Default.aspx

 

Hurling Managements 2010

For details of Kilmacud Crokes Hurling team managements see  http://www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com/Teams/tabid/837/Default.aspx  or click on the image below!