Naomh Fionnbarra GAA Club Cabra, Dublin

Last weeks action on the field began with a top of the table clash in the bogies with our U16 hurlers taking on Fingallians in division 2 of the league. It was a great encounter with some fantastic scores from both teams, in the end Fingallians won by 3 points on a scoreline of 4-11 to 3-11. This result leaves Fingallians top of the league with 2 games left to play.

On Thursday night our senior camogie team began their championship campaign with a narrow defeat away to Raheny, despite putting in a good performance (2-18 to 3-8). They play Portabello next week, in a must win game to qualify for the next round. Our U14 ladies football team lost out to Ballyboughal in their championship game in the Bogies on Friday night. The girls had a quick turn around to Saturday morning where they had a good win away to Thomas Davis , 4-5 to 2-2.

Also on Saturday morning our U8, U9s, U10s and U11 all played matches in the ‘Go Games’ football leagues with some great skills on show from the stars of the future. Our U13s travelled out to Ballyboden for their football league game. They came away with a convincing win which leaves them just 2 points off the top of the league with 4 games left. Our U14s had a good win over O’Tooles in their football league clash in the Bogies. Our U16s rounded off the juvenile action on Saturday win an away win out in Naomh Olaf’s in Sandyford. This result confirms their place in the football league semi finals in 4 weeks time.

The main game of the weekend was on Saturday evening as our senior hurlers made the short journey over to the Ballymun Road to play Setanta. This was always going to be a close game with the two teams both in the playoff places in the league. The weather did its best to ruin the game but both sets of players gave their all in tough conditions. It was back to the wall stuff for our lads for most of the 2nd half, having had 2 men sent off, but they dug it out to win the game by 3 points, 1-12 to 0-12. Its very close at the top of this league but 2 wins in our remaining 2 games would ensure a place in the promotion playoffs.

On Sunday morning the bogies hosted 4 important games in a very busy morning. At the same team our 2nd hurling team travelled out to Ballinteer and came away with a valuable victory puts us back in contention for promotion up to Intermediate hurling. We have 2 home games left and again 2 wins would ensure a playoff spot.

Back in the bogies it was our 3rd team who got the action underway against St Pats from Donabate. With the other games going on at the same time, it meant we had a depleted team, but the players out in a great effort but fell short in the end. The minor footballers were next up in their first game in this years championship against Round Towers. The lads looked very sharp and clinically took their chances and won comfortably 3-14 to 0-8. Next up is St Annes away in two weeks time. Another championship game followed, this time it was the U15 footballers (pictured above) taking on Templogue Syne Street. Again our lads played all the good football and ran out comfortable winners and go on to play Whitehall in the next round.

The U11 camogie team girls finished off a hectic weekend with a great game against Kevins HC, with both teams showing very good skill levels and being well able to get stuck in. All that was left to do then was, to pack away the nets and flags for another week and get a spot to watch the Cork Clare All Ireland Final!