The Committee has decided to hold this year’s Senior Presentatiion Function in conjunction with a 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday night 22nd June in the Castle Arch Hotel. Tickets will be available for sale from Club Officials next week.

The highlights of the night will be announcement of this year’s winner of the Dr. Brody Cup and a tribute to the team of 1967 - the first since the re-founding of the Club that year.

Other presentations on the night include the Ladies Player of the Year, Clubman of the Year, Reserve Team PLayer of the Year (Barry Cup), Third team Player of the Year, Leading Scorers (Ladies & Gents) and many more.

A full house is expected so book early!

The Club Ladies were beaten 3-1 by visitors St. Mochta’s at Tully park this evening despite a fine performance all round. They trailed 0-1 at the break thanks to an own goal from the foot of Louise Hayes and although the same player converted a fine long range direct free kick a few minutes into the second half, they were unable to take the initiative and conceded two further goals.

Next up are Monaghan Utd (away) on 11th June.

Goal Machine

This season the Senior team won the MDL Premier Division for the first time in their history. To win a league takes a huge team effort, as the saying goes no one man is bigger than the team”. To win games you need goals and this season one man provided them regularly and many of them.

Find out how it is and how he did it by clicking here

The Club Ladies hit six goals without reply against visitors Grove Rangers from Drogheda in their DWSL Division 3 North match tonight. On target were Avril McGowan, Denise Jackson, Celine McLarney, Ann Marie Clancy, Christine Watters & Michelle Nugent. After last season’s successful campaign when they finished runners up in Division 4 North, hopes are high that they might go one better this year.

Why not come out to see them play?

The season may have ended for the men and schoolboys in the Club but it is only starting for the the Ladies as the play their first match of the 2007 season in Division 3 North of the Dublin Womens’ league tomorow night at Tully Park.

Why not some out and cheer the Ladies on as they bid to make a winning start to their new campaign under the management of Robert Bradley? Kick off is 7.15pm.

Tomorrow night (Monday) an informal meeting will take place in the Judge & Jury at 9pm to discuss the level of support in the Club for ’summer football’. Everyone welcome.

Team captain Michael Corrigan pictured after today’s game with his proud grandfather John Corrigan. Michael is one of a number of the Corrigan family to have graced the playing fields at Tully Park over the years. His father Michael played for many years for the Club as did his uncles Sean and Brendan and his nephew Joey lined out in this year’s treble winmning U13 side.

Pictured during this afternoon’s game at Tully Park was Mark Gilsenan, cutting out another aerial assault on the Celtic goal area. Mark enjoyed a magnficiant outing with fellow central defender Cyril Halton.

Pictured this afternoon at Tully Park were from left former Club Chairmen Ciaran Gaughran & Christy Ginnerty, Peter Campbell, Senior Team Manager Alan Kirwan & former Chairman Luke Dempsey. Christy was manager of the last Club Senior Team to win a league title back in 1978. Luke Dempsey was manager of the Club Reserve Team that won the MDL Reserve Cup last weekend.

Paul Gilsenan’s second goal today - the one that calmed so many nerves in Tully Park, was greeted by an outburst of wild celebrations by all of the Celtic supporters present. What were his feelings as he turned to accept the appreciation of the home fans?
Club Secretary Des Clancy remembers Paul celebrating similarly on many occasions in the past when he scored for the Club’s schoolboys. ‘Paul played from a very young age and always had a great eye for a goal. He was a superb finisher and hit the net so regularly at every age level and this year is no exception. His efforts as leading scorer for the Seniors this season have contributed so much.’