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Supporters' Bus to Tullamore

Monday, 08 March 2010 15:02

FODH will be running a supporters' bus to the NHL fixture against Offaly in Tullamore next Sunday, 14th March. The bus will depart Connolly Station at 11.30am and the Spa Hotel, Lucan at 12 noon. The cost for adults is €10 return and juveniles (u-14) can travel for €5 return.

You can reserve a seat by texting your contact details to Michael @ 087-2331983 or e mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

Note the new pick up point in the Spa Hotel, Lucan. The bus will NOT be going to the Poitín Stil on this occasion.

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Fingal Fall to Wicklow

Monday, 08 March 2010 10:42

Wicklow 0-15

Fingal 1-7

Although being down to 14 men for most of the second half, Wicklow got their campaign off to a winning start in Swords.

Wicklow were 0-9 to 1-5 in front, when Don Hyland got his marching orders following a second yellow card for a foul onDermot Vaughan seven minutes into the half.

However, led by nine-point Jonathan O'Neill, a hungrier Wicklow took control.

O'Neill, Mark Collins and Joe Murphy pointed to extend the lead to four, while Emmet McCabe's free couldn't stem the tide for the hosts. O'Neill completed the job with a free and two fine points from play.

SCORERS -- Wicklow: J O'Neill 0-9 (0-7f), E Glynn, D Hyland 0-2 each, M Collins, J Murphy 0-1 each. Fingal: C O'Mahony 1-0, M Ormonde (0-1f), B McCarthy 0-2 each, E McCabe (f), M Lambe (f), P McAllister 0-1 each.

WICKLOW -- T Kennedy; E O'Neill, J Connors, W Collins; G Berminghan, B Cuddihy, M Collins; MA O'Neill, S Kinsella; J O'Neill, L Kennedy, N Driver; J Murphy, D Hyland, E Glynn. Subs: R Nolan for Driver (56), TJ Hennessy for Murphy (69).

FINGAL -- W Burke; D Vaughan, D Markey, N Ring; M Cussen, E Cullen, B Powell; R McGarry, D de Burca; B McCarthy, M Ormonde, P McAllister; E McCabe, P Daly, C O'Mahony. Subs: E Slattery for Ormonde (45), P Garbutt for de Burca (45), A Morris for Cussen (55), M Lambe for McCabe (60), P Sheridan for Ring (66).

REF -- D Connolly (Kilkenny).

Irish Independent

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Daly Dose of Reality - Fallon

Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:42

By Conor McKeon,

E Herald

Wednesday March 03 2010

RONAN Fallon yesterday revealed the secret behind Anthony Daly's management masterstroke which turned a dire defeat by Waterford into a nine-point humbling of Tipperary in just seven days.

"A few lads got a 'kick up the arse' more so than anything," said the St Vincent's centre-back.

Primitive? Maybe. But effective nonetheless.

"Lads were going out thinking we were better than we were, going out against Waterford and they just wanted it more than us and it showed on the scoreboard. I don't think the Dublin players believed what was after happening. So last week in training lads just knuckled down and things came right on Sunday."

Fallon did not play against Tipp after a stomach bug ruled him out, though he was back training last night and will be in contention for a recall against Offaly in Tullamore on Sunday week. Admitting that qualifying for a league final was Dublin's primary spring objective, Fallon circled the remaining home matches against Cork and Kilkenny as the big ones in their pre- championship programme.

"You'd need to be winning at least four of the last five anyway," he reckoned when asked what it would take to make the Division 1 decider. "Everyone has lost apart from Galway and Kilkenny at this stage.

"We're looking more at the home matches and to hopefully take maximum points from the home matches because we've been good enough in Parnell in the last few years and if we can pick up a couple of away victories ... " he added.

Central to that ambition will be Dublin's new kids on the block from '09: Liam Rushe, David Treacy and Óisín Gough. The trio made an immediate impact on a team in which Fallon was settled and recognised as one of the few blue chip performers, but the size of their contributions seemed to genuinely shock the Vincent's man.

"Yeah, I couldn't believe it," he admitted. "They're coming in as big as any of the senior lads on the panel and I couldn't believe how quick they came on to it. They're flying now and they're there with the best on the panel. The three of them had great games on Sunday. Liam Rushe caught some amount of ball and 'Gougher' kept Eoin Kelly quiet. The three of them are flying it and they're their positions to lose," he concluded.

- Conor McKeon

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Kevin's Easter Festival of Hurling

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 16:26

Preparations are well under way for the fourth annual Easter Hurling Festival in Dublin’s south inner city. The Senior All-Ireland (Brian Scott Cup) tournament is the main event in and will be held on Saturday 3rd April 2010. Players, mentors and supporters will be well catered for on the day. A family fun day is also being held which keeps the younger supporters involved in the days activities. The 11 aside format was first used in 2002 as part of our club’s centenary celebrations and reinvigorated in 2007 with the inaugural Brian Scott Cup, which was won by Emeralds (Kilkenny). Glynn-Barntown (Wexford) took the title in 2008 and Lucan Sarsfield’s (Dublin) were the first Dublin club to win the competition in 2009.

The Easter Festival itself is a two day event. There are a number of underage competitions running on Good Friday from under 9 up to minor. Last year’s competitions were attended by GAA President Nicky Brennan who provided plenty of encouragement to the future players and members of the association. Last year’s minor event was very competitive which was won by Saint Rynagh’s (Offaly), beating beat Erins Isle (Dublin) in the final. Entry to all competitions is based on a first come, first served basis which is confirmed on receipt of the entry fee.

For more details about our club and the event you can log onto our new website on www.kevins.ie. For underage tournaments contact Paul McManus (087 6610744). Senior clubs can contact Paul Crampton (086 2792492) and general enquiries can be made to David Hyland (087 3687349) or via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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Fingal Hurlers win in Sligo

Monday, 01 March 2010 11:39

Fingal 1-15
Sligo 0-10
Fingal travelled to Markievicz Park, Sligo on Sunday afternoon and a good second half performance resulted in an eight point victory to give Dublin hurling a second win in the NHL for the day.
However, their performance in the first half gave no indication of such a clearcut result. Failing to develop any momentum they could never impose themselves on the home team. Their discipline also left them down in conceding thirteen frees in the first thirty five minutes. Sligo opened the scoring with a pointed free in the third minute but two Martin Ormonde points pushed Fingal a point clear after ten minutes. The game then descended into a very stop- start affair with both sides being guilty of errors and sloppy play. In the last ten minute period of the half Fingal pushed on with three points (Ormonde 2 frees and Paul MacAllister from play) but their concession of frees gave Sligo a brace of points from their Kilkenny native free taker, Colin Herity. A slender one point lead, five to four, was probably a fair reflection of the disappointing fare provided by both teams in that period.
A refocused Fingal squad took the field for the second thirty five. Although conceding another free to Herity to level the game, the switch of McAllister to midfield was generating more play for the Fingal front six. They hit a rich vein of form with five unanswered points to lead by double scores at the three quarter mark.The consistent number 11 Ormonde added two of these points which were complimented by good scores from Colm Foley, Emmet McCabe and McAllister. Sligo then got their first score from play with a good point from corner forward Mark Gordon and another Herity brace reduced the deficit to three.
The major incident of the game arrived on the 26th minute of the half when Fingal substitute, Eanna Slattery, played a great 40m cross field pass to fellow substitute Brian McCarthy who offloaded to Dara de Burca and with a first time strike he found the Sligo net. Despite a reply from Herity with another pointed free the momentum was with Fingal and they finished out the game impressively with points from Ormonde (3) and McAllister.
Fingal are out again in six days time in the refixed game against Wicklow in Swords on Saturday at 2.30pm. If they are to overcome a Wicklow side trying to bounce straight back up to Division 3A the Fingal lads will have to produce an effort like their second half effort today for the full seventy next weekend.
Best for the Fingallians today were the youthful duo of Niall Ring and Michael Cussen in defence, the hard working Ross McGarry at midfield, and Colm Foley and Paul McAllister in attack in the second half. However the most impressive performer was Ormonde who supplemented his excellent free-taking with four great points from play.
Fingal Team and Scorers:
1    Willie Burke                St. Brigids
2    Peter Coyne                Trinity Gaels
3    David Markey              Fingallians
4    Niall Ring                    Naomh Barrog
5    Michael Cussen          St. Brigids
6    Dermot Vaughan         Fingallians
7    Brian Powell               Naomh Mearnog
8    Ross McGarry            Skerries Harps
9    Dara de Burca            Setanta                  (1-0)
10  Colm Foley                 St. Peregrines        (0-1)
11  Martin Ormonde          St. Sylvesters         (0-9 5f)
12  Paul McAllister           Naomh Maur           (0-3)
13  Emmet McCabe          Naomh Barrog        (0-2)
14  Peter Daly                  Fingallians
15  Cian O'Mahony           St. Brigids
16  Craig Harford               Naomh Maur
17  Paddy Sheridan          Naomh Maur
18  Alan Morris                St. Sylvesters
19  Eanna Slattery            Naomh Mearnog     ( for Daly)
20  Eoghan Cullen            Fingallians              ( for Vaughan inj.)
21  Brian McCarthy           Naomh Mearnog     ( for O'Mahony)
22  Matthew Lambe          Wild Geese
23  Paul Garbutt               Naomh Barrog
24  Rory Noonan               Skerries Harps
Sligo: Colin Herity 0-8f, Mark Gordon and Joe Bannerton 0-1 each
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