Our U15′s won the Football C Championship in Clonshaugh on Sunday morning. In a very exciting game the Barrs produced some great scores to win on a scoreline of 2-10 to 2-6 against Trinity Gaels.
There were great performances from Ryan Curley,Lee Cooney, Wayne Losty and Sean Tobin. Scott Curley scored a great goal which put the Barrs on the road to victory. The team preformance was first class with every player giving a hundred per cent.
The work of Naill Brady, Ciaran Kehoe, Gerry Weldon and Harry O’Farrell has paid off this year. The club want to thank them for their work. We would also like to thank Gerry O’Reilly and Ian McDonald of the senior team, who had conducted training sessions with the team over the last few weeks.
A big thanks to the rest of the senior team and supporters who were there this morning in support of the team. Lee Cooney got best player of the tournament and was presented with a lovely trophy after the game.
Our U12′s team beat St Vincents today to win the Division 5 of the hurling league. Having won the football league last week, this was a great result for the Manager Christy Hannon and his players. They have worked very hard over the last year and even when things were not going well they showed faith and loyalty to the club and themselves.
There will be a presentation to this team in a week or so as they deserve great praise. A word of thanks also to Robert Abbott who was a co selector with Christy for most of the year.
The Barrs junior hurlers won the Johnny Murphy Cup in our dear neighbours ground, Martin Savage Park, today. Oliver Plunkets/Eoghan Ruadh, Naomh Fionnbarra, Peregines and a Plunketts all star team played in this tournament.
This was a great way to round off a good year for the junior team who have seen all their hard work over the winter months pay off. Hopefully they can go on from this to secure promotion and another good run in the championship.
The cup was named after Johnny Murphy who has given Plunketts years of service mending hurley’s and running the junior team over the years. The club want to thank OP/ER for the invite as our hurlers enjoyed the day out.
Congratulations must also go to Bernard Brogan on his excellent achievements for the Dubs and to OP/ER’s senior hurlers who were promoted to Division 2.
Our U13 hurlers missed a chance to win their league today having been beaten by Erins Isle by a number of points. Mangers Wayne Dempsey Sn and Steven Morgan won’t be found wanting in getting the lads ready for the last match and a win.
Having secured enough points out of the first matches in the group stages of the minor B hurling championship the Barrs face up to Ballinteer in the Bogies.
It was a really good hurling match with nothing between the teams all the way through. Through an in form Troller Dillon, the Barrs edged ahead by two points with a only few minutes left. With Ballinteer attacking and the ball bouncing around the square the ref gave a very strange call awarding a penalty in the last minute. This was converted by Ballinteer who went on to get a point from the puck out.
With a minute of extra time played the Barrs got one back and nearly equalised only to loose by a point. We now play Faughs who toped the other group and will be favorites to beat us out in Tymon Park.
Our minor footballers play Peregrines in the Bogies on Sunday in the semi finals. All support welcomed in the field of dreams!!
