Monaleen Juvenile GAA Club

No Lotto winner last week, lucky dip winners were B. Roberts Newtown, R. Gibbons Monaleen Park, T. Loughran Golf Links Rd and N. Ryan Hazelhall. Next weeks lotto will be 10,900euro.

Intermediate Hurlers had a great win v Caherline in the league, Brian Geary, Peter Russell and Shane Mullane all played well. Our Junior Hurlers beat Claughaun in the league with Paul Coleman, Alex de Sousa and John Griffin playing well. Our Minor hurlers beat Fedamore in the league.

The Monaleen U14 Girls made history on Saturday, 9th of April, by winning their first every Féile na nÓg County Championship. In a tournament of very high quality, Monaleen beat Feohanach Castlemahon in their opening game by just a single point, before going on to beat Old Mill and St Ailbe's, thereby qualifying for the semi finals.

Every member of the squad played in those opening three games, with all the girls excelling. The performance levels grew with each game, and Monaleen's girls began to play some tremendous football en route to the semi final, where they met St. Brigids. In another close game, Monaleen came from behind for the third time in the competition to win, with driving performances in the backs from Emma Haugh, Niamh Mulhall, Caoimhe Lyons and Nicole Sheehan. The forwards began to click in the second half, with Jane Clohessy playing off cousin Megan O'Mara to great effect, and Aisling Doyle, Ellie Nolan and Sarah Shortt causing huge problems. Laura Phelan in goal made a number of great saves in the semi final and final.

In the final against Mungret, Monaleen once again came from behind to beat a fiercely committed opposition, with Caroline Crotty and captain Sarah Geraghty excelling in midfield. Caoimhe Lyons, Lauren O'Dell and Grace Donovan repeatedly put their bodies on the line in matching the ferocity of Mungret's attacking play, and the speed and skill of Claire Kelly and Ciara Neville in the forwards caused huge problems for the Mungret defence. Monaleen triumphed on a scoreline of 1-3 to 0-4. A tremendous day for Monaleen Ladies GAA club, congratulations to all involved.