There are a number of matches fixed for the week end . The boggies has four matches. Under 12 , 13 , Adult  5 hurling team and our under 16 footballers. Our under 14 team play away. Our second adult football team play Chruchhill from Kerry  in Long Medows down by the river. Mickey and the boys travel up for the Dublin Kerry match in Croke Park to morrow night.

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They will be aduring to the club afterwards for refreshments. This is a picture of a Fionnbarrs team on the famous trip to Knockanna Co Wicklow in 1982. The team is  (B – R )M.Forde. H.Keogh. D. Smithers.W.McDermot.F. Murry.G.Flangan.R.O Reilly.R. Smith.P.Farrell.A.Lamber, (F – R) N.Kehoe. A.Lyons.(RIP) P.Doyle.H. Flangan. D.Pope Geoghan (RIP)D.Wolfman Mc Grath.B Hynes.P.Lynch. Tom Sweetman(RIP) can be seen running across the pitch in background

In Portlaoise yesterday Dublin were beaten by a more hungrier Laois team. It is matches like this that players need to be shown them self if they want to be in the panel for the summer.

 As manager Daily said you have top be able to win the dirty ball at inter county. The weather was bad for hurling but it was like that for both teams.

It did not affect Willy Hyland who scored two goals.r Four weeks tp go for the opening of the league against Galway. Plenty of time to get that hunger.

The club have a great deal for all romantics on Valentins Night. There is a four course meal severed between 8 & 9-30 with a Mr & Mrs compitision with music and entertainment suppied by Paul Macken all for 20 euro a person with 10 euro deposit which can be paid at the bar. Book early not to be disappointed. Specal 3 euro a drink. For details contact Noel at 8686209

Our under 21 hurlers book their place into the under 21 hurling semi final with a one point win over Faughs in a tight game of hurling. It was a good team preformance from the team which earns them a match next Sathurday against our near neighbougs OP/ER. Well done lads.

Dublin Hurlers first county outing in Walsh cup to morrow in Laois. Troller is in the team and we wish him and the team the best of luck.

Best of luck to our under 21 hurlers against Faughs in Championship . Match at 2  0 clock in Tymon North. All support wellcome. The picture is a Fionnbarrs school team of 1975 in Croke Park in a school final. A lot of Barrs men in the photo . Can you name some of the players. Seamy Kehoe and Ciaran Curley are in the photo.No helmets needed that time.

A number of matches were played over the last few days by our adult section. Our adult 3 football team played a match against St Pats of Palmerstown. On Saturday in the phoenix park our adult 5 and adult 6 hurling team played a game among one another. Over thirty players attended which was a great turn out. Sunday morning saw our adult 3 footballers traveling up to Co Louth.

Dublin play Kildare in the O Byrne Cup on Sunday in Newbridge. Hope Christy Moor has his shoval.

Could each manager of our 22 teams arrange a photograph to be taking before the end of January for the newa letter and our archives