Longford, Louth, Kildare & Meath advance to Aviva Stadium
The magnificent MDL Grounds in Navan, Co: Meath played host to the Aviva Health FAI Primary School 5’s Leinster Finals on Thursday last (May 16)
20 Schools from Dublin (5), Wexford (3), Kildare (3), Meath (2), Wicklow (2), Offaly (1), Longford (1), Kilkenny (1), Louth (1), and Carlow (1) participated in the Provincial decider this season:
The ‘A’ Section for small schools was closely contested with Fermoyle NS advancing to the National Finals: The Longford School had a battle with runners up Scoil Naomh Bride, Backwater in their opening game, just edging it 3/2 to make the best possible start to their campaign: This was followed up by a determined performance against Rathgar’s Zion Parish School (3/1) while their remaining match was an eight goal thriller ending 4/4 against St: Leonard’s:
The ‘B’ Section for medium schools saw Monastery NS, Ardee progress to the next stage with an incredible 3 out of 3 wins in their competitive grouping: A goal tally of 16 was superb as they only conceded on four occasions: This will steer them in good stead when they take to the Aviva on May 25: Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir were gallant runners up with wins over Newbridge Educate Together and Tallaght side St: Dominic’s:
The ‘C’ Section for large schools went to Trim’s St: Michael’s NS: The Meath outfit was consistent throughout the campaign with 3 comprehensive victories in their group: The runners up spot were more difficult to decide as the remaining three schools ended their day on 2 points each: However it was St: Joseph’s Kilcock that got the second place podium finish
Longford’s Stonepark NS claimed the Girls ‘A’ Section following a well polished display throughout their group stages: A full six points was collected with wins over Tallaght’s St: Dominic’s (5/2), Durrow (3/1) and Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir (2/0): Tullamore’s Durrow NS was runners up on four points
Scoil Mochua, Celbridgeadvanced to the National Finals in theGirls ‘B’ Section having secured victories over St: Fiacc’s, St: Francis Xavier and St: Colman’s: The final group game was the decider with runners up St: Colman’s taking an early lead however the Celbridge girls regrouped and equalized shortly after: The winner came minutes from the final whistle to give Scoil Mochua the win:
Mr: Alan Kavanagh, Executive Sales Manager, Aviva Health Insurance was in attendance to present the winning teams with their respective medals and Cups:
Thanks to the support of Aviva Health, the competition will reach a sensational conclusion for the Schools involved as the National Finals will take place in the magnificent surrounds of the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, May 25: The event will be a family fun day focused on providing participants and spectators alike with huge excitement and entertainment, making it a day to remember for all involved:
OVERVIEW - WINNERS:
Section “A” Schools: Fermoyle NS, Longford
Section “A” Girls Schools: Stonepark NS, Longford
Section “B” Schools: Monastery NS, Ardee, Louth
Section “B” Girls Schools: Scoil Mochua, Celbridge, Kildare
Section “C” Schools: St: Michael’s NS, Trim, Meath
OVERVIEW – RUNNER UP:
Section “A” Schools: Scoil Naomh Bride, Backwater, Wexford
Section “A” Girls Schools: Durrow NS, Tullamore, Offaly
Section “B” Schools: Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir, Wicklow
Section “B” Girls Schools: St: Faicc’s NS, Carlow
Section “C” Schools: St: Joseph’s NS, Kilcock, Kildare
LEINSTER PROVINCIAL FINALISTS:
‘A’ Schools:
TEAMS
Zion Parish Primary School, Rathgar (Dublin)
Fermoyle NS, Longford (North Leinster)
St: Leonard’s NS, Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny (Mid Leinster)
Scoil Naomh Bride, Backwater, Enniscorthy, Wexford (South Leinster)
RESULTS
St: Leonard’s 1/4 Zion Parish
Backwater 2/3 Fermoyle
St: Leonard’s 2/6 Backwater
Zion Parish 1/3 Fermoyle
St: Leonard’s 4/4 Fermoyle
Zion Parish 3/4 Backwater
PLAYERS
Zion Parish Primary School, Rathgar: Ben Cripps, Harry Lynch, James Coman, Alistair Empey, Orla Prendergast, Cian Nugent, Ben Simpson
Teacher:Sue Peacock
Scoil Naomh Bride, Backwater, Enniscorthy, Wexford: Ian O’Reilly, Aaron Culleton, Jack White, Craig O’Reilly, Shane Cahill, Jake Nobbs, Patrick O’Connor, Ross McGovern (Darragh Murphy)
Teacher:Emmet O’Leary
St: Leonard’s NS, Dunnamaggin, Kilkenny: Darragh O’Keeffe, Conor Hoban, Adam Fitzpatrick, Eddie Dunne, Alex Moore, Cathal Ryan, Luke Dunne, Gerard Coffey
Teacher:PJ O’Keeffe
Fermoyle NS, Longford: Kian Gilmore, Crónán Flood, Oran Kenny, Bryn Peters, Liam Ross, Ronan English, Éanna McGrath, Seán Maguire
Teacher: Denis Connerton
‘A’ Girls Schools:
TEAMS
St: Dominic’s NS, Tallaght (Dublin)
Stonepark NS, Longford (North Leinster)
Durrow NS, Tullamore, Offaly (Mid Leinster)
Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir, Wicklow (South Leinster)
RESULTS
Gaelscoil 0/2 Durrow
St: Dominic’s 2/5 Stonepark
Gaelscoil 5/2 St: Dominic’s
Durrow 1/3 Stonepark
Gaelscoil 0/2 Stonepark
Durrow 4/2 St: Dominic’s
PLAYERS
St: Dominic’s NS, Tallaght:Niamh Donovan, Melissa Barrett, Sarah Jackson, Jessica Oigbochie, Mollie Maguire, Abby O’Reilly, Nicole Sullivan
Teacher:Dermot Looney
Stonepark NS, Longford: Aisling Smith, Eve Nerney, Róisín Leen, Aoife Gerety, Clodagh Lohan, Caoimhe Lohan, Daewa McCord, Niamh Nolan
Teacher:Flor Leen
Durrow NS, Tullamore, Offaly: Munachi Soribe, Mary Joe Browne, Patiricia Browne (Twins) Meadhbh Mealiff, Sarah Kehoe, Niamh Bracken, Roisin Mealiff, Maeve Greene
Teacher:Ms Breslin
Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir, Wicklow: Niamh Kavanagh, Lisa May O’Dwyer, Annmarie Keegan, Rachel Bentley, Lara Walker, Anna Sheehan, Alex Young, Meadbh O‘Connor
Teacher: Fianait Gleeson
‘B’ Schools:
TEAMS
St: Dominic’s NS, Tallaght (Dublin)
Monastery NS, Ardee, Louth (North Leinster)
Newbridge Educate Together, Kildare (Mid Leinster)
Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir, Wicklow (South Leinster)
RESULTS
St: Dominic’s 1/6 Monastery
Newbridge 0/6 Gaelscoil
St: Dominic’s 4/7 Newbridge
Monastery 5/2 Gaelscoil
St: Dominic’s 3/7 Gaelscoil
Monastery 5/1 Newbridge
PLAYERS
St: Dominic’s NS, Tallaght: Andre Fenlon, Adetola Oladunjoye, Anthony Purdy, Jake McDonald, Ciaran Duffy, Lennon Campbell, Luke Gannon, James Byrne
Teacher:Dermot Looney
Monastery NS, Ardee, Louth: Liam Jackson, Gavin Kirk, Dónal McKenny, Jonathan Commins, Tom Jackson, Darragh McCoy, Eddue Quan Ooi, Evan McKenna
Teachers: McMcGee & Ms Cusack
Newbridge Educate Together, Kildare: Josh Walker, Jack Lee Parnell, Brandan Hand, Terry Smith, Nosa Oglieraki, Brian Lynch, Dan Coughlan, Patrick Smith
Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhoir, Wicklow: Andrew Maher, Adam Lennon, Tomás Lynch, Joshua Mills, Ryan O’Leary, Ferdia Hunt, Keith Bentley, Ronan Murray
Teacher: Fianait Gleeson
Girls ‘B’ Schools:
TEAMS
St: Francis Xavier SNS, Roselawn Road (Dublin)
St: Colman’s NS, Mullingar, Westmeath (North Leinster)
Scoil Mochua, Celbridge, Kildare (Mid Leinster)
St: Fiacc’s NS, Carlow (South Leinster)
RESULTS
St: Colman’s 1/1 St: Fiacc’s
St: Francis 0/4 Scoil Mochua
St: Colman’s 2/1 St: Francis
St: Fiacc’s 0/2 Scoil Mochua
St: Colman’s 1/2 Scoil Mochua
St: Fiacc’s 5/0 St: Francis
PLAYERS
St: Francis Xavier SNS, Roselawn Road, Dublin 15: Rachel Brennan, Eimear Griffin, Hannah O’Brien, Aoife Douglas, Sophie Browne, Amy Leggett, Alannah Gavin, Clara Deshouliers
Teacher:Ms Meehan
St: Colman’s NS, Mullingar, Westmeath: Halle Collins, Lauren Collins, Wiktoria Bula, Colleen Clinton, Anna Jones, Nasmin Yeates, Matilde McNamara, Whitney Igbomma
Teacher:Kevin Smyth
Scoil Mochua, Celbridge, Kildare: Orla Marsh, Clodie Bakala, Ruth Dwyer, Courtney Kenny, Kate Brown, Teegan Ruddy
Teacher: Eoin Murphy
St: Fiacc’s NS, Carlow: Kamila Szzydlo, Jade Nolan, Caoimhe Fitzpatrick, Blessing Kingsley, Rachael Doyle, Beka Minnock, Chelsea Morgan, Maisie Comerford
Teacher:Mandy Minnock
‘C’ Schools:
TEAMS
Holy Child, Larkhill, Whitehall (Dublin)
St: Michael’s NS, Trim, Co: Meath (North Leinster)
St: Joseph’s BNS, Kilcock, Kildare (Mid Leinster)
Kennedy Park NS, Wexford (South Leinster)
RESULTS
St: Michael’s 4/1 Kennedy Park
St: Joseph’s 4/1 Hold Child
St: Michael’s 4/1 St: Joseph’s
Kennedy Park 0/3 Holy Child
St: Michael’s 5/0 Holy Child
Kennedy Park 2/1 St: Joseph’s
PLAYERS
Holy Child BNS, Larkhill, Whitehall, Dublin 9: Daniel Szotkowski, Daniel Lacey, Patrick Moloney, Seán Lowry, Jack Rowan, Joshua Thorp, Darragh Kirwan
Teacher:Mr: O’Rourke
St: Michael’s NS, Trim, Meath: Aaron Lunch, Cian Lee, Oisin Devlin, Conor Hallinan, Luke Walsh Byrne, Luke Mahon, Paraic Costello, Dylan Farrell
Teacher: Eoin Joyce
St: Joseph’s BNS, Kilcock, Kildare: Craig Bourke, Conor Lawless, James Kenehan, Nikita Vedemikovs, Patrick O’Sullivan, Findlay Nairn, Rory Kavanagh, Ryan Lawson
Teacher: Ann/Marie Farrell
Kennedy Park NS, Wexford: Jordan Murphy Howell, Kallum Broaders, Ian Browne, Ryan Furlong, Shane Bergin, Cian Foley, Craig Kehoe, Liam Godkin
Teacher: Shane O‘Leary
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