1115Avril McGowan (pictured above) was the star act tonight at Tully Park when she hit the net four times in a 5-1 win for Celtic’s Ladies over Ratoath Harps in the Dublin Women’s League Inter Div 4 North. Denise Jackson also scored.

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Senior training for the Club will start at 8pm on Tuesday 4th July at Tully Park. Manager Alan Kirwan has asked for a full attendance right from the start, by all of last season’s signed players. As usual new players are very welcome.

A Senior players’ meeting has been called by Alan Kirwan for Thursday next 29th June in the Emmet Tavern for 8pm. Again all Senior players please attend.

At the Club’s Committee meeting on last Thursday night plans to enter an U18 Team to compete in the NECSL next season were discussed. Club Secretary Des Clancy is delighted at the prospect, saying that it would take in players from a two year slot and he looked forward to seeing it get off the gound shortly.

Eligible players are those who played on the Club’s U16 Teams in the 2004/5 and 2005/6 seasons. New players are of course very welcome. Interested players please contact any Club Official.

Chairman Robert Bradley, speaking on behalf of all of the Committee congratulated Alan and wished him well in the task ahead. Alan has since appointed Danny Quinn as his Assistant Manager supported also by John Barry and Jim Oliver.

An announcement will shortly be made about the start of pre-season training. Other Managerial appointments will be announced next week.

Celtic’s Ladies suffered an early season setback in their Dublin Women’s League campaign (Inter 4 North) last Monday night when they lost 2-1 against National League side Drogheda Utd. in United Park, despite taking the lead thanks to a strike by Celine McLarney. Tonight in the Intermediate Shield, the Club Ladies enjoyed better fortunes closer to home when they defeated Ratoath Harps in Ratoath by a score of 4-0, with all of the goals coming in the first period as they played with a strong wind at their backs. Avril McGowan found the net three times and Virginia Smith also scored in a facile win which sees the Trim girls through to the Shield quarter final. Next up for the Ladies is Premier Division side Peamount in the FAI National Cup in Newcastle, Co. Dublin next Sunday.

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The latest player under the SPOTLIGHT is committee member Ronan McKenna. So let’s find out a little about Trim Celtic’s Jose Camacho, it’s a story of playing for Paraguay, eating Lasagna and doing HE for his Junior Cert.

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At the the AGM of the North Eastern Counties Schoolboys’ League held last Saturday in Navan, it was revealed that two of the Club’s squads from last season had emerged as winners in their respective divisions of the Fair Play League.

‘Congratulations are due to Michael Loughlin & Paddy Kennedy (U15) and Ron Metcalfe & Michael Johnston (U11) on behalf of their squads on this fine achievement. This bears out our commitment throughout the entire Club to achieve the highest standards on the field of play from First Team right down to our Under 8′s. At times we are rightly critical of the behaviour or some of our squads and so is very important that we recognise success in this key area when it comes our way. Generally speaking, discipline on the field is very good.’ said Club Secretary Des Clancy after Saturday’s meeting.

The Committee of the Club is pleased to announce that John Sweeney has been appointed Club Sevens Officer to represent the special interests of the various Seven-a-Side players and officials in the Committee room.

Everyone in the Club sends best wishes to Damien Dempsey who gets married today in Lanzarote. Damien has served the Club for many years as a player and as a member of the Committee. A large contingent from Trim flew out to Lanzarote for the wedding including a number of currect and former members. To Damien and Leanne we all send our congratulations.

Last Monday night’s game between Celtic’s Ladies and Dundalk was postponed because the National league Club was unable to field.

Next Monday night the Ladies travel to play Drogheda Utd. in Drogheda.

The recently postponed game against Monaghan Utd. has been rescheduled for 28th June.