Keegan and Clarke win Dublin player awards

Keegan and Clarke win the Dublin player of the year
awards

The O’NEILLS Dublin Ladies Awards night took place last
Saturday, congratulations to Ballyboden St Endas A and B
teams, Na Fianna, Man-O-War, Fingallians and St Brigids
who were all presented with their Dublin Club Championship
medals. The highlight of the evening was the announcement
of the O’NEILLS Dublin Senior and Junior Player of the Year
Awards; this year’s winners were:

O’NEILLS DUBLIN SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Louise Keegan.

O’NEILLS DUBLIN SENIOR YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Cliodhna
O’ Connor.
O’NEILLS DUBLIN JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR- Anne Clarke.
O’NEILLS DUBLIN JUNIOR YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR – Louise
Kidd.

Ex Dublin star Christina McGinty was the first recipient
of the O’NEILLS Dublin Ladies Hall of Fame Award for services
to the County and Club, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern presented
Christina with her Award and in his speech acknowledged
the tremendous contribution that Christina had given to
the game Ladies Gaelic Football both as a player and a coach.
The Dublin County Board would like to thank the following
guests for attending our awards night: An Taoiseach Bertie
Ahern, Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr. Royston Brady and his
wife Michelle, O’ NEILLS CEO Tony Towell and Mrs O’Neill,
President of Cumann Peil Gael na Mban Geradline Giles, Cumann
Peil Gael na Mban CEO Helen O’Rourke, Leinster Secretary
Cathal Friel, Dublin CLG CEO John Costello, and senior team
sponsor Bernard Lynch of the Cuckoos Nest.

The Dublin senior team under new team manager John O’Leary
begin their Suzuki National League campaign on Sunday February
1st when they take on old rivals Meath. The game is fixed
for Simonstown Co. Meath with a 2.00pm throw in. Round Two
of the Suzuki National League takes place the following
Sunday the 8th of February Dublin seniors play Laois at
2.00pm with the Dublin Juniors taking on Wexford at 12.45pm,
both of these games will take place in Na Fianna’s club
grounds on Mobhi Road and not O’Toole Park as originally
advertised. The matches on February 8th will be Dublin’s
only home games this season in the National League. Admission
€5.00 Adults, Students €3.00, Juveniles U/14 free.

Clubs are requested to bring along as many of their players
and members on the 8th of February to encourage and support
our County Teams. Dublin Minor Team trials will take place
this Weekend for further info and details please contact
Helen Kelly 086-1782968. A number of clubs have failed to
return the club questionnaire forms for this coming season,
these forms most be returned asap in order for the relevant
fixtures secretaries to prepare the format for this coming
season. Please use the SAE which was enclosed with each
form and return to County Secretary Patricia Monahan.