Sunday 15th September, was a momentous day in St. Finbarr’s GFC history when both our ladies and intermediate men’s teams finished the perfect season by taking home the Championship and league double.
Ladies Team
The Championship final rounded off a season unheard of in Gaelic football, a team that went unbeaten in all competitions all year. They cliched the league title back at the end of July with 2 games of the leagues still to play. The Championship final was a hardly fought contest throughout and at the interval the sides were level. But in the second half the ladies steadied the ship and with two goals in quick succession made it difficlut for Western Shamorocks to come back. The final score was St. Finbarrs 3-10 v 2-8 Western Shamrocks. It’s been a long year for the ladies and their manager, Tony McVeigh (Tyrone), but the hard work and determination paid off in the end.
2013 Ladies Championship Final Team
1.Mary Hayes (Waterford), 2. Nuala Donaghy (Tyrone), 3. Seanan Loughern (Tyrone), 4. Jenny Rocks (Galway) 5. Grainne Kelly (Tyrone) 6. Susan Duncan (Longford) 7. Louise Tully (Roscommon) 8. Carol Bergin (Kildare) 9. Marie Gallagher (c) (Tyrone) 10. Jenny Shaughnessy (Mayo) 11. Sile O’Callaghan (c) (Cork) 12. Marianne Hullen (Louth) 13. Laura Pearson (Cavan) 14. Emma Conlon (Tyrone) 15. Lisa Kelly (Louth) Subs: 16. Noelle Kelly (Armagh) 17. Aisling Jennings (Kildare) 18. Eileen Crawley (Cork) 19. Edel McBarron (Fermanagh) 20. Cliodhna Farrell (Kildare) 21. Pam Sherwood (Kildare) 22. Maire Hester (Clare) 23. Eadaoin Reilly (Westmeath)
Intermediate Team
The Intermediate men’s team clinched the league with a great all round performance, defeating Southern Districts on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-04 on Sunday 1st September. Then they topped of a great year by defeating Morley Gaels in the championship decider. The match was one of the toughest games of the year for St.Finbarr’s, which seen them overturned a 7 point deficit to win by 0-14 to 1-10. The season wasn’t all smooth sailing but in the last few months the hrad work at training by the lads and their managers, Rory Meenan (Tryone) and Colin McGowan (Dublin), came to fruition.
2013 Intermediate Championship Final Team
1. Stephen Hand (Cavan), 2. Niall Byrne (Dublin), 3. Paul Ferry (c) (Donegal), 4. John O’Sullivan (Cork), 5. Aido Maguire (Longford), 6. Ronan Diver (Donegal), 7. Peader Faughnan (Longford), 8. Damien Smith (Cavan), 9. Colm Browne (Dublin), 10. Shane McCarthy (Cork), 11. Brian Faherty (Galway), 12. Colm Briody (Cavan), 13. James Lynch (Donegal), 14. Ronan Grufferty (Louth), 15. Mick Dineen (Kilkenny) Subs: 16. John McGinley (Donegal), 17. Darren King (Cavan), 18. Eanna McCartney (Louth), 19. Robbie Shorthall (Dublin), 20. Dave McCarthy (Cork), 21.Mickey McGinley (Tyrone), 22. Oran Dillon (Derry), 23. Sean Hester (Roscommon), 24. Joe Gibbons (Galway), 25. Ciaran Byrne (Donegal)
The club would like to thank everyone involved in making this year a success including the management, backroom staff and our sponsors. We hope next year will be just as successful and we can finish this year off the field with more celebrations at the Annual Dinner & Awards Night on Saturday 28th September in the Crown Casino.
