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Inter county Kildare Snr. hurler Mark Moloney presented the following awards;
★ Kilcormac/Killoughey (Offaly) won Div 1 beating Mount Sion (Waterford) in the final,
★ Eire Og Corrachoill won Div 2 beating Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin),
★ Ballina (Tipperary) won Div 3 beating Bride Rovers (Cork)
Well Done to all the teams involved, as the standard across the matches was very high.
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★U11 Hurling Festival - 2-July. ★
Many thanks to the U11 organizing team for a brilliant day at the club. Had a great day going from match to match, and chatting along the side lines, watching some mighty fine hurling from the rising stars from around the country.
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The club grounds were very busy today as all the teams arrived from 10:00am for the U11 Hurling Festival. We had passing heavy showers, but they quickly passed as the hurling continued.
Teams participating where;
Mount Sion (Waterford)
Kilcormac/Killoughey (Offaly) Kilcormac/Killoughey GAA
Camross (Laois)
Bride Rovers (Cork)
Killimordaly (Galway)
Ballyboden St. Endas (Dublin)
Eire Og Corra Choill (Kildare)
Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin)
St. Peters, Warrenpoint (Down)
Ballina (Tipperary)
Celbridge x 2 Teams .
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Commiserations to our U13 Hurlers, in the U14 Div 3 final today, 3-July in Hawkfield against Northern Gaels. The lads lost out by 2 points by a late goal. Our thanks to Paul, Tom & Dave for their hard work & dedication with the lads during the year.
Annual All Ireland U11 Hurling Festival to be held on Saturday 2nd July. Mark the date in your calendar. The last few years have been brilliant & we encourage all our members to come to the club as it's a great day out with fantastic hurling on show.
The first match starts at 10:30am with the final fixed for 2:30pm.
There will be 12 teams involved in this year’s tournament, including 2 from Celbridge. Teams from all four provinces will be participating; the full list of clubs are :
Mount Sion (Waterford)
Kilcormac/Killoughey (Offaly)
Camross (Laois)
Bride Rovers (Cork)
Killimordaly (Galway)
Ballyboden St. Endas (Dublin)
Eire Og Corra Choill (Kildare)
Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin)
St. Peters, Warrenpoint (Down)
Ballina (Tipperary)
Celbridge 1
Celbridge 2
There are always special guests :) and surprises too!
It has to be a special moment in the career of any player when they walk out on their county grounds for the first time to play in a cup final. The best kept grounds the county has to offer, soft under foot, the perfect bounce & the cheers from the stands...
Well, that is exactly what happened to this U11 side playing up to the U12 Div3 Hurling cup final.
Result: Celbridge 3-10 Eire Og 3-10 (after extra time)
Match: U12 hurling Division 3 final - Kildare North Board
Venue: St. Conleths Park, Newbridge
Date: 11th June 2016
Celbridge U11s reached the final of the U12 Division 3 league. They came up against a strong Eire Og team.
After being well behind at half time, the team found their way to force a draw after full time. Extra time ensued and teams were still level afterward.
A replay is currently being scheduled.
Back L-R: Sam Brady, Izac Scallan, Matthew, Gallagher, Cormac
O'Sullivan, Cian deGriek, Killian Browne (captain), Aaron Perry, Jamie Leahy
Front L-R: Jake Whelan, Cian Byrne, Ben Howley, Andrew McNiffe,
Cian Kelly, Brian McBride, Shane Dillon, Connor Liscombe
Missing: Darragh Kennedy, Fionan O'Dualing
Liam McNiffe and Derek Collins
U11 Hurling Mentors