Inishowen dominate Ulster qualifiers
MONAGHAN UNITED FC, Gortakeegan was the venue for the Aviva Health FAI Primary School 5’s Ulster Finals on Thursday last (May 16)
20 schools from Donegal, Inishowen, Monaghan and Cavan participated in the Provincial decider with all to play for:
The ‘A’ Section was extremely competitive: Ronan Donnelly’s crew had a great opening campaign for Mullahoran with a 3/2 win over Ballybay’s Mullaghrafferty NS: The Cavan boys were made to work against Lifford’s Scoil Mhuire but took full points with a 1/0 win to set them up in good stead: Cloontagh defeated Scoil Mhuire 3/0 in their first outing: The penultimate game against Mullaghrafferty went in favour of the Inishowen contingency taking the points with a 4/1 score line: The final game between Cloontagh NS of Inishowen and Cavan qualifiers Mullahoran NS was the ultimate decider: The game was a tense affair with Mullahoran advancing 2/0 in an end to end encounter:
The ‘B’ Section for medium schools saw both Carndonagh NS, Inishowen and St: Patrick’s NS, Lurgybrack share points as they dispensed of Butlersbridge and Latton’s Scoil Mhuire: The head to head between the Inishowen and Donegal boys ended 2/2 so game difference came into play: Carndonagh took the honours and now advance to the National Finals on Saturday, May 25:
The ‘C’ Section for large schools went to last season’s Champions Scoil Iosagain, Buncrana with Jonathan Adair and Maria Doherty relishing the challenge of an appearance at the Aviva Stadium: The Buncrana team have a wonderful history in this competition and their experience showed with John Timlin and Aaron McDaid leading the charge:
Another experienced outfit lifted the Girls ‘A’ Section as last year’s Ulster stars Scoil Mhuire, Glenties captured the crown: Teacher John McCann was delighted with the result and is looking forward to the Aviva challenge next Saturday: The school had Bronagh Gallagher, Shana Quinn, Danielle McDevitt, Niamh O’Donnell, Orlagh McGuinness and Amy Boyle Carr all return from twelve months previous: Newcomers Niamh Agnew and Sophie Connaughton are impressive with a great team dynamic working in their favour: The girls were extremely strong for their competitors and will prove one’s to watch out for in the All Ireland series:
Newcomers Scoil Naomh Fionán, Whitecastle advanced to the National Finals in the Girls ‘B’ Section having secured the points with Gaelscoil Adhamhain, Donegal taking runners up spot: Whitecastle notched up 27 goals in three games, only conceding four times: A powerful performance from the Quigley’s Point girls! Can Clare Byrne’s squad continue on winning ways when they enter the Aviva on Saturday?
Mr: Cathal Sheridan, Business Development Manager, Aviva Health Insurance was in attendance to present the winning teams with their respective medals and Cups:
Thanks to the support of Aviva Health, the competition will reach a sensational conclusion for the Schools involved as the National Finals will take place in the magnificent surrounds of the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Saturday, May 25: The event will be a family fun day focused on providing participants and spectators alike with huge excitement and entertainment, making it a day to remember for all involved:
OVERVIEW - WINNERS:
Section “A” Schools: Mullahoran NS, Cavan
Section “A” Girls Schools: Scoil Mhuire, Glenties, Donegal
Section “B” Schools: St: Patrick’s BNS, Carndonagh, Inishowen
Section “B” Girls Schools: Scoil Naomh Fionán, Whitecastle, Inishowen
Section “C” Schools: Scoil Iosagain, Buncrana, Inishowen
OVERVIEW – RUNNER UP:
Section “A” Schools: Cloontagh NS, Inishowen
Section “A” Girls Schools: Rashenny NS, Inishowen
Section “B” Schools: Lurgybrack, Donegal
Section “B” Girls Schools: Gaelscoil Adhamhain, Donegal
Section “C” Schools: Woodlands NS, Letterkenny, Donegal
ULSTER PROVINCIAL FINALISTS:
‘A’ Schools:
TEAMS
Mullahoran NS (Cavan)
Mullaghrafferty NS (Monaghan)
Cloontagh NS (Inishowen)
Scoil Mhuire, Lifford (Donegal)
PLAYERS
Cloontagh NS, Inishowen: Dillion Doherty, Mikey Friel, Conor Doherty, Gavin McDaid, Jamie McGonigle, Jack Doherty, Nathan McKinney, Jason McDaid
Mullahoran NS: James Coyle, Darren Shiels, Gavin Brady, Ryan O’Reilly, Cormac O’Reilly, Leon Reilly, Conor Fitzsimons, Mark Halton
Teachers: Ronan Donnelly & Fionnuala McGahern
RESULTS:
Mullahoran 3/2 Mullaghrafferty
Cloontagh 3/0 Scoil Mhuire
Mullaghrafferty 1/4 Cloontagh
Scoil Mhuire 0/1 Mullahoran
Mullahoran 2/0 Cloontagh
Mullaghrafferty 8/2 Scoil Mhuire
‘A’ Girls Schools:
TEAMS
St: Mary’s NS, Arva (Cavan)
Mullaghrafferty NS (Monaghan)
Rashenny NS (Inishowen)
Scoil Mhuire, Glenties (Donegal)
RESULTS:
St: Mary’s 2/1 Mullaghrafferty
Rashenny 1/5 Scoil Mhuire
Mullaghrafferty 3/7 Rashenny
Scoil Mhuire 2/0 St: Mary’s
St: Mary’s 2/7 Rashenny
Mullaghrafferty 0/5 Scoil Mhuire
PLAYERS:
St: Mary’s NS, Arva, Cavan: Leah Brady, Eabha Ní Faolain, Sinead Mullally, Maria Finnegan, Emma Walch, Johanna Sheridan, Clare Scott
Scoil Mhuire, Glenties, Donegal: Bronagh Gallagher, Shana Quinn, Danielle McDevitt, Sophie Connaughton, Niamh O’Donnell, Amy Boyle Carr, Orla McGuinness, Niamh Agnew
Teacher:John McCann
‘B’ Schools:
TEAMS
Butlersbridge NS (Cavan)
Scoil Mhuire, Latton (Monaghan)
St: Patrick’s BNS, Carndonagh (Inishowen)
St: Patrick’s NS, Lurgybrack (Donegal)
RESULTS:
Butlersbridge 3/0 Scoil Mhuire
Lurgybrack 2/2 Carndonagh
Scoil Mhuire 1/5 Lurgybrack
Carndonagh 3/2 Butlersbridge
Butlerbridge 1/3 Lurgybrack
Scoil Mhuire 0/8 Carndonagh
PLAYERS
St: Patrick’s BNS, Carndonagh, Inishowen: Donall Doherty, Cormac Monagle, Conor O’Donnell, Kieran Farren, Christopher O’Brien, Nathan McConalogue, Cormac Conway, Patrick Monagle
Teacher:John McFeely
Girls ‘B’ Schools:
TEAMS
St: Joseph’s NS, Kingscourt (Cavan)
Scoil Eanna, Ballybay (Monaghan)
Scoil Naomh Fionán, Whitecastle, Quigley’s Point (Inishowen)
Gaelscoil Adhamhain (Donegal)
RESULTS:
St: Joseph’s 4/3 Scoil Eanna
Whitecastle 7/1 Gaelscoil
Scoil Eanna 2/13 Whitecastle
Gaelscoil 3/1 St: Joseph’s
St: Joseph’s 1/7 Whitecastle
Scoil Eanna 2/4 Gaelscoil
PLAYERS
Scoil Eanna, Ballybay, Monaghan: Megan Treanor, Shauna Treanor, Sinead Grogan, Ivy Black, Lauren Duffy, Ciara McAdam, Jayne Drury, Lucca Mikstaite
Scoil Naomh Fionán, Whitecastle: Chloe Anderson, Cadhla Mulcahy, Kieva McGonagle, Danielle McLaughlin, Megan Havlin, Erin McCole, Sarah McCann, Georgia Doherty
Teachers:Clare Byrne & Áine Diver
‘C’ Schools:
TEAMS
St: Joseph’s NS, Kingscourt (Cavan)
St: Mary’s BNS (Monaghan Town)
Scoil Iosagain, Buncrana (Inishowen)
Woodlands NS, Letterkenny (Donegal)
RESULTS:
St: Joseph’s 1/7 St: Mary’s
Scoil Iosagain 3/2 Woodlands
St: Mary’s 1/1 Scoil Iosagain
Woodlands 4/1 St: Joseph’s
St: Joseph’s 2/1 Scoil Iosagain
St: Mary’s 1/2 Woodlands
PLAYERS
Woodlands NS, Letterkenny, Donegal: Padraig McGettigan, Ben Carr, Eoghan Jordan, Oisin Sweeney, Paul Bradley, Ronan Frain, Conor Walker, Kyle Ellis
Scoil Iosagain, Buncrana, Inishowen: Cathal McNutt, Matthew Doherty, Mark McFadden, John Timlin, Michael Doherty, Aaron McDaid, Tom McLaughlin, Matthew Mulholland
Teacher: Maria Doherty Coach: Jonathan Adair
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