Despite quite a good showing by the Club Seniors last night against Ardee Celtic at the MDL Grounds, they failed to reach the decider in the Tailteann Cup after a 1-1 draw with the Louth side. Instead Ardee go on to play host side Parkvilla in the final.

Aaron Newman (pictured) was on target for Celtic who again fielded with a much disrupted team for a variety of reasons. Paul Campbell was suspended & David Conway was unfit to line out as a result of his hamstring injury.

Mark Scanlon took charge on the night in the absence of Tony O’Sullivan & Martin Kerr neither of whom could not make the game.

The Club Seniors kicked-off their Tailteann Cup campaign on Saturday last with a 2-2 draw against LSL side Ratoath Harps. Celtic took a 2-0 lead after 30 mins. The first goal game came from a well worked set-piece which saw Ross Campbell square for Aaron Newman to tap-in his first Senior goal. Within five mins Celtic were two up when Paul Campbell’s header rebounded off the post & Gavin Meehan was on hand to follow-up. Ratoath scored a crucial goal before the break & dominated most off the second half & scored a deserved equaliser on the hour mark. Parkvilla & Ardee Celtic had earlier drawn 1-1.

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The Club Ladies suffered two more setbacks in the field recently when they lost in successive league outings against Albion Rovers & Shelbourne. On both occasions they lost 0-3.

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Tony O’Sullivan’s Senior team kicked off their pre-season programme with a 5 - 3 defeat by Leinster Senior League side Dunboyne AFC. Celtic took the lead through Craig O’Hanlon; O’Hanlon scored a second goal while Anthony Craig also netted. The game was an even contest throughout &  was level with 20  minutes to go but Dunboyne pulled away with two late goals to win the game. The game marked the Senior debuts of the impresssive Niall Murray in goal, Aaron Newman, Cormac O’Malley & the return to the Celtic Senior team of Patrick Peppard. Richard Fitzsimons, Newman, Murray & Mick Corrigan impressed on the day.

Next weekend the Seniors have two games lined up in the Parkvilla sponsored Tailteann Cup. On Saturday afternoon at 4pm they take on Ratoath Harps & on Monday afternoon at 2pm they are scheduled to play Parkvilla. Their final group game against Ardee Celtic is fixed for Wednesday of next week at 7.30pm when they will hopefully be in contention for a top two place & a ticket to the decider. By then new manager Tony O’Sullivan will know the extent of the task ahead of him as he prepares for the start of the new MDL season in three weeks’ time. All of the abobve games will be played at Claremont Stadium.

A much weakened Club Ladies team travelled to Dublin to take on Division 3 South side Lucan Utd. in the second round of the DWSL Intermediate Cup recently but came away on the wrong end of a 5-2 scoreline despite much effort from the entire team. They travelled with more than half the regular starters unavailable through injury, holiday, work commitments & were unable to make an impression on the host team.

They were not helped by some very peculliar decisions by the referee throughout the game which served to make their task much harder.

Sabrina Gibney, Niamh Holmes & Aoife Gorman all impressed. Karen Ball equalised for Celtic in the first period but they went in trailing 1-2 at the break. Lucan added three more goals in the second half & Melissa Boland scored a late consolation for Celtic.

Despite a magnificent display by a much weakened side the Club Ladies lost this evening for the first time this season when they went down by the only goal of the game away to league leaders St. Mochta’s in Division 3 North of the Dublin Women’s Soccer League.

From start to finish this was a very entertaining game with fine performances right across the pitch from every player. Manager Karen Halpenny expressed herself very satisfied after the game despite dropping three valuable points in the chase for league honours.

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The Club Ladies shared the spoils this evening at Tully Park in a tough encounter with Dublin side O’Devaney Utd to remain unbeaten in Division 3 North of the Dublin Women’s Soccer League.

After a poor start they settled well & finished the first half very strongly despte going a goal down after 35 minutes when keeper Susan Clancy was beaten to a through ball.

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After a break of three weeks due to postponements, the Club Ladies are back in action this coming Wednesday at Tully Park when they take on visitors O’Devaney Utd. in Division 3 North of the Dublin Women’s Soccer League.

Why not come out to see them as they bid to maintain their unbeaten run to the start of the season? Kick off is scheduled for 7.15pm.

Its that time of the year again and Real Soccer is back at Tully Park once again. The Real Soccer Summer School is open to all boys and girls aged between 6 and 15 and will be running this year from the 28th of July until the 1st of August.

If you are interested in taking part or would like further information please contact Mark Scanlon (086-8888500), Noel Payne (086-4068311) or alternatively download the application form from here and drop it into any committee member.

All Participants will receive “Real Soccer” Football Kit, Football, Ribena Drink and Certificate.

The late John O’Toole who was a prominent member of the Club for many years prior to his passing away in April of last year was remembered by the Club at its annual Schoolboy Presentation Function recently in thre Castle Arch Hotel when his sister Mena (Kelly) made the inaugural presentation of the the new Memorial Cup in his name for U16 Player of the Year to the first recipient Nigel Kennedy.

Club Secretary Des Clancy paid tribute to John contribution to the Club over many years as a player, Committee Official & Team Manager.

Pictured here is the presentation of the cup, with (l to r) Shay Lee, Nigel Kennedy, Mena Kelly & Club Chairman Robert Bradley.