School hurling/camogie Summer League!

Well done to all the students who took part in the school hurling and camogie league this June!

The league featured mixed teams of boys and girls from 4th, 5th, and 6th classes, and there was plenty of impressive skill and teamwork on display throughout the competition!

After two exciting weeks of action-packed matches, the David Burke Cup was awarded to the victorious Cork team, captained by Jack from 6th class. Tipperary, led by Cian from 6th class, gave a great fight and finished as worthy runners-up. A special shout out to Juliet from 6th, who was named Player of the Match for her outstanding performance!

The David Burke Cup winners – Cork

The David Burke Cup runners up -Tipperary 

In the Shield Final,  Offaly (captained by Matthew from 6^th class) faced Kilkenny (captained by Sean from 6^th class). Emma was named Player of the Match for her excellent performance.

Following the medal presentations, a big round of applause went to Liam from  5th  class, who was awarded Player of the League for his outstanding enthusiasm and skill throughout the league!

Juliet (player of the cup final), Liam (player of the league) and Emma (player of the shield final).

Congratulations and well done to everyone involved!

Offaly

Kilkenny

Clare

 Galway

 Meath

 Limerick

Meath Representatives

Well done to several of our students who represented Meath this week!

Oran played for Meath against representative teams from Louth and his team won the blitz in Darver. Oran travelled from Wicklow to make the blitz and made a terrific contribution as goalkeeper, conceding only one goal in five matches!

Aoife, Erin and Holly played for a Meath camogie team in a blitz on Monday, a team trained by Miss McGowan. The girls did brilliantly on the day, defeating Carlow, Offaly and Laois before losing a very tight final to Kilkenny.

Well done to all students and teachers on their superb achievements!

Camogie Champions

Well done to the girls' camogie team who won a brilliant Division Two final against an excellent Boardsmill side.

The girls started well with an early goal from Holly settling nerves but a strong opening half from Boardsmill saw them head into half time ahead 1-0 to 2-1.

It was then we saw Kildalkey's character shine through. Up against a stiff breeze, the girls battled hard and points from Maria and Erin along with a goal from Anna meant the two teams were level going into injury time.

A brilliant score from the Boardsmill midfielder meant it looked like the cup was heading to Boardsmill. However, the Kildalkey girls worked the ball up the field and when the chance fell to Emma, she took it to bring the title back to Kildalkey!

Superb performances from defence in Juliet, Meabh, Callie and Kate in particular set the foundation for the win. Erin and Éabha-Marie ran themselves into the ground with two tireless displays. Up front, super scores from Holly, Anna, Maria and Emma along with hard working displays from Carys, Esmé and Elsie set the tone for the stirring second half from the girls.

However, pride of place goes to the goalkeeper Aoife, who pulled off save after save, along with some superb puck outs saw her keep Kildalkey in the game and eventually win the Spirit of the Final!!

Afterwards, the two joint captains Erin and Éabha-Marie accepted the cup on behalf of the team and delivered two stirring speeches. Then it was back to the school where the Parents' Association put on a brilliant spread for the victorious team and their parents.

Well done to all the girls and in particular their two coaches, Miss McGowan and Miss Massey. It was a final and finale that will live long in the memory!

Hurling Final Defeat

Hard luck to the boys on our Cumann na mBunscol team who lost the Division One Hurling final to an exceptional Kilmessan team.

The boys battled hard on the day in extremely wet conditions but nothing really went right for the boys and Kilmessan were on top throughout.

The boys can feel very proud in getting to the final and will have better days ahead!!