U8’s Hurling in Croke Park

Our U8 hurling team will be taking part in the Leinster “Play & Stay” blitz in Croke Park this coming Monday July 5th. We will be playing a match at 2pm against Marshalstown of Wexford. Our lads will get a chance to tog out in the famous dressing rooms and run out onto the field through the tunnel. The match will be 40 mins long and when the match is over, the players will get to climb the Hogan Stand steps and sample the presentation area. Match report and photos to follow after Monday.  Taking part will be – Jack Farrell, Cillian Bryan, Shane Fahey, Joseph Reid, Shane O’Neill, Tristen Roche, Bill Dowling, Mathew Shortall, Oisin Kelly, Aaron Meaney, Lorcan Agar, Thomas Lawler, Tommy Flynn, Russell Kealy.

U8 Go Games

Our U8 hurling team competed in the Kilkenny Go Games blitz last Saturday in O’Loughlins. On an extremly hot day they were in a tough group and had three games against Disksboro, James Stephens and Tullaroan, they won one and were narrowly beaten in the other two games. Below is a team photo consisting of  Jack Farrell, Shane O’Neill, Mattew Shortall, Tristen Roche, Lorcan Agar, Russell Kealy, Joseph Reid, Bill Dowling, Thomas Lawlor, Shane Fahey, Aaron Meaney, Oisin Kelly, Tommy Flynn, Cillian Bryan, Rory Buggy.

Match v Dicksboro – Man of the match = Mattew Shortal

                                        Most improved player =  Thomas Lawlor 

Match v James Stephens – Man of the match = Bill Dowling

                                                    Most improved player = Russel Kealy                                                     

Match v Tullaroan – Man of the match = Joseph Reid

                                       Most improved player = Aaron Meaney

St. Martins U6 & U8 v Conahy

Our U6 and U8 hurlers enjoyed their first match of the year today Saturday in Jenkinstown. We played two U6 matches and two U8 matches against Conahy where we won 3 matches and drew 1.  U6 players – Christopher Kealy, Tom Dooley, Conor Egan, Jamie Morrissey, Adam Morrissey, Peter Downey, Dylan Gunning, Cillian Dowling, Niall Shore, Katie Purcell, Emma Clancy, Cormac Quirke, Hugh Quirke, Cathal Keegan, Ciaran Nolan, Adam Keogh and Tadgh Gill. U8 players – Cillian Bryan, Shane Fahey, Russell Kealy, Thomas Lawlor, Jack Farrell, Sean Farrell, Shane O’Neill, Bill Dowling, Rory Buggy, Aaron Meaney, Kyle Walsh, Tristen Roche, Joseph Reid, Oisin Kelly and Tommy Flynn

U6 – Match No.1       Players of the match = Niall Shore & Cillian Dowling             Most improved player = Katie Purcell

         Match No.2       Player of the match = Cathal Keegan           Most improved player = Conor Egan

U8 – Match No.1      Player of the match = Jack Farrell         Most improved player = Rory Buggy

          Match No.2      Player of the match = Shane Fahey       Most improved player = Cillian Bryan