Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club Cabra, Dublin

There’s not action on the field as the juvenile summer break is now on. The adult break begins next Monday for 3 weeks. Last weeks games began on Tuesday night with the junior hurlers making the trip to Dolphins Barn to play Kevins in the championship. Its was a must win game for us, and the lads played with the right intensity from the throw in. Needing the 2 points to qualify for the quarter final, the lads didn’t disappoint and booked an away game with Ballinteer with a 2-12 to 1-9 victory.

On Wednesday it was the turn of our senior hurlers to play their championship game. With slightly less pressure on us, we played some great hurling from the first minute to the last, and the lads recorded an impressive 3-20 to 1-12 win. For more details of this game, check out grass roots GAA at http://www.grassrootsgaa.ie/adult-hurling-championship/dillon-masterclass-inspires-finbarrs-to-victory-over-erins-isle

On Thursday our senior camogie girls played Brigids in their summer league. We were missing a few regular starters but some of the younger girls got their chance to show what they can do, and there was some good individual displays despite a heavy defeat. Also on Thursday our 3rd hurling team were beaten by Realt Dearg in an entertaining game in the Bogies in their junior D championship game. We had no chance of progressing from the group in this one.

On Saturday the senior hurlers travelled to Naomh Mearnog for the latest game in the league. Starting the day in 3rd position, this was a chance for us to close the gap on the leaders. It was not to be, and in what was probably our worst performance of the year, we lost out by 2 points and now need to regroup to qualify for the promotion playoffs.

Senior hurling

Following a comprehensive victory over Setanta in the Bogies last weekend our senior hurlers remain in the promotion playoff places with just 5 games remaining. The 5 games are all winnable so there is high hopes that we will once again be in the playoff, and hopefully can go one better then last year and go back up to division 1.

With 2 games remaining in the championship we are also in a good position to qualify for the quarter finals, but have two tough games to get through first. However, we know that wins over Erins Isle and Whitehall will mean that we go through.

Intermediate Football

Having exited the intermediate football championship to Parnells we now await the draw for the B championship. This is a relativity new competition, but will give our young team a chance to gain experience of playing in championship games at this level. This is a competition we could go well in.

Having lost our first 3 games in the league, we looked to be heading for a relegation dog-fight. The lads have turned it around in the past couple of weeks, and 2 vital wins last week against Whitehall and Sylvesters have moved us up the table away form any relegation fears. It’s now hoped this very young team can push on, and the promotion play-offs is not a million miles away, if we can keep this run going.

Senior Camogie

The senior camogie team is currently playing in the summer league in preparation for championship in September. Having completed 4 of their 7 league games, we have 2 wins and 2 defeats. Its hoped that the summer league will keep the momentum going over the summer, to allow the girls get a good run in the championship.

Junior Camogie

The junior camogie team has struggled in some of their league games this season, but this young team is improving with every game. Numbers are better this year and its hoped we can put up a good performance in the championship games later in the year.

Junior 5 Hurling

With just 4 league games to go our junior hurlers are just 2 points off the top of the league. Having narrowly missed out on promotion last season, we are in a good position to, at least make the playoffs, this year. In the championship a win over St Kevins this week, will see them through to the quarter finals.

Junior 7 Hurling

Unfortunately our lads were eliminated for their remaining league games, having given 2 walkovers early in the season. They will complete their championship campaign this week against Realt Dearg. Then its back to the drawing board to begin their preparations for next season.

Junior 6 football

Similarly to our Inter footballers our season started slowly, but has come to life in recent weeks. A great win over Clana Gael in Ringsend last week saw our lads qualify for the semi final of the championship. This will be played later in the month. In recent weeks our league form has improved which has seen us move out of the relegation places, with 5 games left to play.

Junior 10 football

With just 2 games to go our lads are in second place having won 8 and drew 1 of their 11 league games so far. Wins in our last 2 games (against Raheny and Monicas) would see us into the knockout stage of the league.

Minor Hurling

A draw with Ballyboden in their last league game earlier this month finished off a satisfactory league campaign for our minor hurlers. Playing in division 1 is always difficult but our lads pout in some really good performances and should have nothing to fear when the championship comes around in September.

For the first time this year we entered a second minor hurling team in the league. They competed in division 4 and had some great wins along the way and ended up finishing in a creditable 3rd place.

Minor Football

This years league campaign will go down as “one that got away”. Having played some great football in all games we gave up big leads in 3 games and lost games we should have won comfortably. However following a good finish to the campaign hopes are high of another good run in the championship this year, following last years historic triumph.