County News

Two out of two for the Girls in Blue!

April 26, 2011

The U16 and minor footballers of Dublin were busy in Leinster championship action over the weekend.On Saturday the Dublin U16 took on Wexford in the second round tie in Pairc Ui Murchú the home of Ballyboden St Endas. This was a very competitive game played in glorious weather and in front of a large crowd however the young Dubs proved to be too strong for a spirited Wexford outfit eventually running out convincing winners, Full time score Dublin (4-13) v Wexford (2-4).Westmeath were the visito..

Development Info

April 26, 2011

Development info:The Dublin LGFA are committed to activity developing and enhancing the standard of coaching within the County as part of our development policy Dublin LGFA have organised three workshops in May specifically aimed at club mentors.1. Coaching Goal Keepers (10th May)2. Key to Coaching (aimed at coaches involved with teams U14 to adult) (24th May)3. Dealing with yellow and red cards (31st May)The fee for each course is €10 which is excellent value for money.Each course will be..

Club Championship Draws and Info

April 20, 2011

Dublin Club Championships 2011The draws for the senior, Intermediate and Junior A championship took place at a meeting of the County Committee last night.The championship will be run on a round robin basis. The rounds will be played between the 11th of May and the 25th of May with the semi-finals pencilled in for the 6th of July and final on the 22th/23th of July. (Note dates are subject to there being no clash with Provincial or National fixtures).Senior Championship Draw:Group A: Clan Na Gael ..

Dublin promoted to Div 1 for 2012

April 17, 2011

Hurricane Sinead Blows Cavan Away.Dublin 3-12 Cavan 1-9.Photos courtsey of GAApics.com click here to view more. This Bord Gais National League Division 2 semi-final was limbering along like a decent training session until the introduction of super sub, Sinead Aherne, to the Dublin ranks, seven minutes into the second half. Sinead who was returning from injury had an immediate impact and took the game by the scruff of the neck, injecting new life into a forward line that had become lethargic. In ..

Feile the biggest ever in Dublin..

April 15, 2011

Excitement and nerves are mounting ahead of this weekend’s Everbuild Féile Átha Cliath which will see over 900 girls compete in the biggest ever Dublin Féile Peil na nÓg across six venues culminating in four finals which will take place on Sunday the 17th of April from 11am in Pairc Ui Murchú home of Ballyboden St Endas.The Emma Jones Memorial cup will be presented to the Dublin division one winners with current holders Ballyboden St Endas looking to retain the trophy for a record sixth y..

Coláiste Iosagáin capture All Ireland Crown

April 11, 2011

TESCO Senior “B” 2nd Level Colleges ALL IRELAND FINALColáiste Iosagáin, Stillorgan, Dublin v Holy Rosary College, Mountbellew, GalwayThe Loreto Clonmel v Carrickmacross Senior “C” Schools Final was a cracker which went to extra time. So the Senior “B” was slightly late at the throw-in, but when Tipp man, Richard O’Connor tossed the ball high into the Roscommon sky it was a battle for the ball from the get go. It was knife edge stuff. Both Coláiste Íosagáin and Holy Rosary, Mo..

Dublin v Kerry NFL Match Report

April 08, 2011

Bord Gais Energy Ladies NFL Div 2Sunday 3rd of April 2011Kerry 0-15 Dublin 2-13 All-Ireland champions Dublin won the battle for top spot when they showed great experience in the final five minutes of this well contested and entertaining Bord Gais Ladies NFL Division 2 clash, played at the splendid Legion Grounds, Killarney on Sunday afternoon. If this game was to be used as a barometer to see how far Kerry had progressed, since Dublin beat them by twenty three points last Spring, then th..

TESCO Schools Finals

April 08, 2011

The Tesco Senior All Ireland Post Primary Schools finals take place this Saturday in Athlone and Limerick.The Senior B and C finals take place as a double header at Clan Na nGael, Johnstown, Athlone with the Senior A final taking place as a stand alone game at Croagh in Limerick at 2.00pm. St Leo’s, Carlow, the 2010 All Ireland champions, are again challenging for honours in the Senior A Final and face Coláiste na Sceilge from Caherciveen in Kerry. In the Senior B Final, Holy Rosary, Mountbel..

Dubs to play Laois on Saturday evening..

April 06, 2011

The Dublin U14 team take on Laois in their third round game this coming Saturday in St Josephs GAA club Kellyville Co Laois, throw in time will be 7pm. Please click on the link below for direction to Kellyville. http://maps.google.ie/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Dublin&daddr=Kellyville,+Co.+Laois&hl=en&geocode=FWj3LQMdml2g_ykvrCfqgA5nSDGgcTGXqccACg%3BFW6nKAMdWMqT_ykRuFyr5G1dSDFypMAZqMcAJg&gl=ie&mra=ls&sll=52.99595,-7.091624&sspn=0.076972,0.2635&g=Kellyville,+Co.+Laois&ie=UTF8&ll=53.014783,-7.56..