Category: Men’s Football

All Heart and Balls »

Murphy Cup Final Ranelagh Gaels 1-8 Ballinteer St Johns 1-7 They were the sentiments of Murphy Cup winning manager Liam O’Hagan in the aftermath of his Ranelagh Gaels side’s nail biting win in Glencullen on Sunday. The Gaels came out the better in a dogfight where work rate and honesty of effort won the day.  [...]

Gaels Sign Off With Victory »

Ranelagh Gaels 1-12 St Josephs 0-4 Ranelagh Gaels ended their 2011 Division 8 League campaign with a comfortable win at Bushy Park on Sunday morning. A league programme that began in February was wrapped up in early November with the Gaels lying 4th in the table.

Death ‘Nells for Gaels’ Season »

Ranelagh Gaels 2-5 Parnells 2-9 RANELAGH Gaels’ brilliant run in the Junior C Championship came to an end at the semi-final stage on Sunday. Having beaten teams ranked far higher than them in earlier rounds, most notably Naomh Fionnbarra in the quarter-finals, the Gaels finally came undone against an excellent Parnells side in Balgriffin. Ranelagh [...]

Gaels Set the ‘Barrs High »

Ranelagh Gaels 2-5 Naomh Fionbarra 0-9 Ranelagh Gaels battled their way to the semi-finals of the Junior C Championship with a brilliant away win against Naomh Fionnbarra on Sunday. Playing against the Division 7 Champions on their home patch in a do-or-die quarter-final, the Gaels showed tremendous intensity to beat higher ranked opposition. The ’Barrs [...]

Shot-Shy Scribe Tells of His Fresh-Air Faux Pas »

Red-faced Peter Sweeney last night broke his silence on his dramatic late howler against Erin Go Bragh at the weekend. On Saturday day night the horrified hack failed to make contact with a simple effort in front of goal, when an easy tap-in would have won the game against the Division 8 pace-setters.

Club Notes »

RANELAGH Gaels continue their preparations for next month’s Junior C Championship showdown with by participating in St Joseph’s OCB’s summer tournament. The competition, which features eight clubs based between or close to the two canals that form the borders of Dublin City, starts Tuesday night with a quarter-final game against Clan na Gael Fontenoy in [...]