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Junior B Hurling & Football Titles ♦ Minor Hurlers come up short in Final ♦ Senior Camogie Team win County Title |
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County Junior B Hurling Champions |
Promotion to Intermediate Fooball An injury time point from a free earned Athenry junior footballers promotion to the intermediate ranks and left Renvyle’s dreams of glory in tatters. Four minutes earlier the North Connemara side had scored a crucial goal to take the lead for the first time in the match only to be denied at the death in an entertaining encounter at Clonbur. County Minor Hurling Final Thriller In an excellent county minor hurling final at Pearse Stadium St. Thomas’ were put to the pin of their collar to defeat a hugely determined and spirited young Athenry side. The final scoreline does scant justice to the brave efforts of an Athenry side who found themselves just one point down with nine minutes to play, only to be rocked by two late goals from a team who had squandered a late six point lead 12 months earlier - before losing to Turloughmore in a replayed final. This game was supposed to be all about the realisation of a dream for St. Thomas’ and they duly delivered the club's first A title at the grade, but full credit went go to a lively Athenry team who seemed to come out of nowhere during the year. Billy Caulfield's talented youngsters could hold their heads high and learn from the experience. Final Score: St. Thomas’ 2-17 Athenry 2-10. |
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County Junior A League & North Board Junior B Football Champions 2008 Front Row: (left to right) P.J. Dooley (Selector), James Foran (Manager), Conor Lane, Declan Byrne, Paulie Farrell, Emmet Gaffney, Danny Kelly, Noel Coffey, David Carroll, Johnny O’Brien (Selector), Peter Melia (Selector) and Cian Coffey. 2nd Row: (left to right) Tony Coffey, Clem Quinn, Ed McDonagh, Aidan Poniard, Michael Fahy, Sean Judge , Ronan O’Reilly, Damien Collins, Declan Farrell, Brendan Burke (Secretary,) and his son Eoin). 3rd Row: (left to right) Trevor Ruane, Mark Healy, Derek Carroll, Tom Kelly, Matthew Monaghan, Conor Quinn, Shane Healy, Brian Higgins, Michael Foran, John Feeney, Ray Treacy. Back Row: (left to right) John Grealish, Emmet Dooley, Emmet Caulfield, Ger Brown, Kieran Kilkelly, Stephen Kelly, Gavin, Gavin Glynn, Bernie Ryan, Kieran Fahy, Kerril Rohan and Paul Ryan. |
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County Senior Camogie Champions 2008 Front Row: (left to right) Regina Glynn, Deidre Ward, Emma Costello, Mary Keogh, Darrell Coen, Noreen Coen. Back Row: (left to right) Stephanie Gannon, Jessica Gill, Krystal Ruddy, Alice Poniard, Therese Maher (captain) Laura Linnane, Sarah Donohue, Nichola Nally and Katherine Glynn. On the right Geraldine McGrath presents the County Cup to Athenry captain Therese Maher. |
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County Minor Hurling Finalists 2008 Front Row: (left to right) Richie Hynes, Aidan Higgins, Cathal Keane, Padraig Hynes, Eoin Donnellan, Conor Caulfield, Niall Gibbons, Gary Moroney (Captain), Luke Madden, James Divilly, Barry O'Brien, Michael Mullins. Back Row: (left to right) Thomas Duane, Darragh Loughnane, Daniel Cowman, Eanna Reilly, Thomas Flynn, Conor Burke, Jack Gibbons, Mark Hannon, Kieran Kelly, Thomas Hardiman, Brian Casserly, Cathal Hardiman, Kevln Madden, Thomas Divilly, Darragh Glynn, Kevin Moroney and Jack Carr. |
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Bobby Gardner with the football used in the county junior football final in 1948 and fifty years later in 2008 |
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