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!!
Crumlins O’Toole Park was the venue for the Junior Hurling Championship semi final between the Barrs and Civil Service Hurling.
On a bright sunny Sunday morning everything was set up for a great game. The first half was a deserter for the Barrs as they went in at half time trailing by nine points. Things didn’t look much better half way through the second half when the Roy of the Rovers of Finbarrs, Big Gosie, was introduced with 12 minutes left.
The big man banged in two great goals to put the Barrs two points up with four minutes injury time remaining. The Civil Service brought the margin back to a point when Dathi Forgarty got a great point to put the Barrs up with time up.
In one last attack the Civil Service got a goal to win the match by a point. It was heart breaking for the lads who showed such great spirit and effort to get back into the game.
Well done to the management and team who have done the club proud and put in great work this year.
On a cold Saturday afternoon near the Dublin Meath border, our senior footballers played Clann Mhuire in the last game of the league.
A win would give the Barrs the league while a loss would put us in a play off with a number of teams in the running. In a tense low scoring first half, the Barrs found it hard to settle and should of been ahead by six points against a very hard working Clann Mhuire team.
Nerves were getting the better of our squad as the teams went in level, four points a piece at half time. The move of Keith Russell out to the half foward and a two man inside line paid off as Gerry Doddrill kicked three great points in a matter of minutes. (more…)
On Sathurday our U12,13 and U14′s won their matches. Our U15′s were beaten in a great game against Lucan Sarsfields.
Our Minors drew in the hurling championship with Crumlin having led by seven points with ten minutes left, they were lucky to hang on.
Our U16′s were beaten by a very good Liffey Gaels team in the semi final of the league while our Junior football team were beaten by Na Fianna in their last match of the league. However the team finished in the top four of the league which sets them up nicely to drive on next year and win promotion.
The club is looking forward to a bumper weekend games as a number of our teams are playing in finals and semi finals at different age groups.
Our league three football team are out in the Naul against Clann Mhuir to play for the league title. All support is welcome, hopefully the lads do the business and go senior again.
Our U16 hurlers play in the league semi final against Liffey Gaels on Saturday and our U15′s are playing in the league semi final on Sunday.
With a good win last week in the football championship our minors switch to hurling against Parnell’s. There is a load of matches in the Bogies on Saturday and if you have an hour to spare drop up and give a hand or lend your support!!
After four years service to our club Eamonn will be leaving us in the last week of October. Eamonn has been offered a place in third level college and the club wish him the best in his new career.
We want to all so thank him for all the work he has done in the club and the schools in the area. A new GPO will be appointed in the next few weeks.
