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Swords Celtic News - August 2010
| 30th August 2010 |
Swords Celtic Website results
During the past 12 months, the Swords Celtic website has had 19,640 visits, from 7,715 visitors - in total these visitors viewed 67,272 pages. Our visitors came from 68 different countries from as far away as the USA, Australia, Russia and Moldova.
Most popular webpages were the 'Home Page', followed by the 'Fixture & Results' and 'Teams Pages'.
We look forward to another successful season both for our club - and our website.
Your comments, suggestions, views, match reports and photographs are all welcome - simply mail them to us at swordsceltic@gmail.com |
| 23rd August 2010 |
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Shown above at Fulwell Quarry, Wearside is the Swords Celtic Under 16 Premier team and their hosts Redby FC (see their Website for the match report posted) during the teams visit to Sunderland last weekend. Below is a mail sent by their club chairman;
To the chairman of Swords Celtic,Football club.
Dear Sir. Just a short line to thank Swords Celtic for taking the time and effort to come across to Sunderland to play friendly games over the weekend of 20-08-2010. In what was an entertaining game, undertaken in blustery conditions both sets of lads played the game with the maximum amount of effort! A hard fought game which Redby were fortunate to have won 3-1, in a game which could have gone either way, however football was the winner on the day ,and we now count yourselves as friends gained in the world of footy!
Best wishes for the future, Kev Wardle [Redby c.a.f.c. chairman] |
| 21st August 2010 |
The countdown to the 2010/2011 season is now underway with the leagues starting on 4th September for 7 a-side teams and on 5th for 11 a-sides.
Training has been underway for several weeks and the final team selections are being made this week. Any players who have not yet returned to training should do so without delay to ensure that they retain their place on the team.
Any managers arranging friendly games MUST book a pitch with Carolyn Darcy. |
The Under 16 Premier team traveled to Sunderland for coaching sessions and to play two matches this weekend as part of their pre-season preparation. |
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Swords Celtic News - July 2010
| 26th July 2010 |
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Congratulations to the Swords Celtic players who took part in the NDSL squad in the Foyle cup last week. The squad won their qualifying group with wins over Ottowa Fury from Canada and Shankill Belfast and a draw against Institute from Derry. Beaten by Hull FC and Armagh, the NDSL beat Derry & Districts to finish 7th out of 32 teams - Gavin Purcell scoring in this match. |
| 19th July 2010 |
Five club players representing NDSL at Foyle Cup
Five players from last seasons Under 15 Premier team have been selected as part of the NDSL squad which has traveled to the Foyle Cup in Derry.
The tournament kicks of on Tuesday 20th with matches each day up until the finals on Saturday 24th.
32 teams from Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Spain, the United States and Canada compete at the Under 16 age group. The NDSL team have been drawn to play Institute FC from Derry, Shankill Youth from Belfast and Ottawa Fury from Canada.
Best of luck to the Swords Celtic players - Danny Murphy, Gavin Purcell, Graham Callan, Cian Gaffney and Gareth McGrath.
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| 15th July 2010 |
Swords Celtic have a limited number of tickets for the return leg of the Sporting Fingal v CS Maritimo match which will take place at Dalymount Park on 22nd July. If interested, please contact Eddie Darcy at 087 1262691 - first come - first served basis - open only to Swords Celtic members. |
| 9th July 2010 |
Annual Summer camp takes place |
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The Annual Summer camp took place this week in Swords Celtic with over 60 kids between 5 - 13 years of age taking part. The camp was run by Willie Bell, Paul Darcy and Gareth Conlon with help from Collie, Jamie and John and had a mix of fun and serious training during the week.
The finale of the week was the games between the coaches and the kids followed by the presentations and finally the annual water pistol attack on the coaches.
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| 4th July 2010 |
Windy Finals day ends Swords Street League 2010 |
Match photos and presentations of Winner and Runner up trophies can be viewed at the Street Leagues page. |
Strong winds greeted the last day of the Street Leagues today, and the Under 10 age group were soaked by driving rain during their finals match.
However the remainder of the matches stayed dry, although the teams had to battle with the wind for at least half of each game. We saw some very competitive battles, particularly at the Under 12 and Under 14 groups, the Under 14's only being decided by a last minute penalty.
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| 2nd July 2010 |
Street Leagues Finals set for Sunday 4th July |
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Swords Celtic News - June 2010
| 19th June 2010 |
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Swords Street Leagues kicks off
Street League football, like the old days, returned to Swords Celtic today with the start of the Swords Street Leagues tournament.
Over the next two weeks 28 teams from all over Swords will compete at five different age groups for trophies and the title of 'Swords Street League' winners.
Full details of the leagues and dates and times for fixtures are posted on the
Street league page - click here
these will be updated and photographs will be added as the tournament progresses.
Now all we need is the fine weather.
If you still wish to participate - Ring Larry Gilligan to check on availability -
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| 13th June 2010 |
Under 10'B team win Luke Redmond Memorial Cup |
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Congratulations to the Under 10B team who traveled to Clogherstown United today to play in the Luke Redmond Memorial Cup. Two goals from Eric Mooney and one each from Adam Shields and James Temple saw Celtic win the trophy by four goals to two. Pictured above are the Swords and Clogherstown teams. Celtic were high in their praise for the welcome provided by Clogherstown on the day.
Photos from the event are on the Under 10B team page.
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| 10th June 2010 |
Under 7A team provides half time entertainment at Morton Stadium |
More photos are on the Under 7A team page. |
Well done to the under 7A team who played the half time game last Friday during the Sporting Fingal v Mervue match.
The team has just completed a wonderful season at Swords where they won their league with seven wins, three draws and were undefeated all season in the league.
Next seasons challenge will be a move to the Under 8 DDSL league where we hope the team will continue its winning ways.
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Summer Training schedule |
Following a very successful season for the teams at Swords Celtic, we are now taking a break from training until Monday 12th July. The full Training schedule is posted at the
Summer Training 2010 page.
Planning is now underway for next years season which will kick off at the start of September.
Full details of the league in which each team will play have yet to be finalised, however we do know that we will have teams at NDSL Premier level at Under 18, Under 17, Under 16 and Under 15 age groups. We will also have teams in both the NDSL Under 9 and Under 10 Premier Plus leagues and in the DDSL we will compete at Under 11 Premier, Under 12 B with the Under 8's also hoping to compete at a high level in the league.
All in all the club expects to have 29 schoolboys teams competing in NDSL and DDSL leagues in the 2010 - 2011 season. |
| 4th June 2010 |
Season ends with Awards Ceremony |
Dave Haskins & Carolyn Darcy |
The annual awards ceremony took place at Swords Celtic on Wednesday 2nd June.
Guests for the day were Conan Byrne and Lorcan Fitzgerald from Sporting Fingal who presented the medals to the 7 and 9 a side players as well as the trophies to the 11 a side winners. Conan spoke at the start of the presentation telling the assembled crowd that this was his third year to attend and that it was the largest crowd to date. He complimented the club on its achievements during the season and urged kids to continue to play football locally thereby giving strength to their club.
Dave Haskins, manager of the 14B team, pictured left, made the presentations to his team who won their league this season. He presented Paddy Scanlon with the top goalscorer award - but only after telling the crowd that the award is only made if the player has been a team player during the season. Robbie Hammond and Shane Clarke were awarded joint player of the season in recognition of the partnership which they had formed , one which made a major contribution to the success of the team during the season. |
Swords Celtic News - May 2010
| 30th May 2010 |
Under 15's beat Castleknock to take 2nd in the league.
The Under 15 Premiers finished their season today with a home game against Castleknock. The visitors were the brighter team in the opening half - knowing that they needed a win whereby Swords only needed a draw to secure the runner up position in the league. It was nil all at half time but minutes into the 2nd half a good run through the middle by Eddy Ekofo was passed on to Gavin Purcell who made no mistake and buried the ball in the Castleknock net. Swords almost scored a second when a Jamie Hoare pass was headed in by Owen Timmons but was just cleared off the line by the Castleknock defence. The visitors had a late chance to equalise but they put their lob over the bar to leave the final score at a one nil win to Swords. |
| 26th May 2010 |
Under 15 Premiers in final day battle against Castleknock for 2nd
A single Jamie Hoare goal from an impossible angle was all that Swords took home from their visit to Clontarf to day. Clontarf won the game and in doing so won the league for the 3rd season running. After a bright start to the game during which Celtic dominated, the current league and cup champions took a firm control from which Swords were unable to recover. Three nil at half time quickly became four on the restart. Jamie Hoare scored from the edge of on the goal line however Clontarf quickly reopened the four goal lead again and left the final score at a disappointing five one defeat.
The final game of the season is at home against Castleknock on Sunday. A Swords win will give the team the runner up position in the league - a huge improvement on last years 5th place finish.
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| 22nd May 2010 |
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Under 16's win Ken McKay cup
The Under 16 Premier team completed a Cup double win today by beating Ashbourne at the NDSL grounds. Having beaten the same team in the Ita Farrell cup final three weeks ago, the sides once again battled it out for the Ken McKay cup. Swords struck first with a goal from Luke Maher after just four minutes. A brilliant solo run through the middle of the field by Eoin Shanahan saw him double the lead midway through the half. However in a strange turn of events Ashbourne scored twice to leave the half time score at two all - the same score which was found at half time in the Ita Farrell Cup earlier in the month.
The winner came in the second half when Daniel Brady scored after some hectic activity in the Ashbourne box which they were unable to clear.
Final score: Swords Celtic 3 - Ashbourne 2
At the presentation ceremony the referee voted Celtics Niall (Neil) Gilligan as 'Man of the Match'
Click here to view Nialls presentation
Click here to view presentation of the Winners medals and the Ken McKay cup |
| 20th May 2010 |
Evan Casey - Under 10A team scoring the equaliser that gave the team second place in the league |
Its in.....
This was Evan Caseys' free kick goal that leveled the score in the final game of the season for the ddsl Under 10A team. Playing Templeogue, Celtic knew that a draw would be enough to secure 2nd place in this - the highest level in the Under 10 age group in ddsl. The team were one nil down at the break but Aaron Molloy headed in early in the 2nd half. One all.
Templeogue then went two ahead and appeared to have sealed the 2nd place until 10 minutes from the end when Evan Caseys free kick ended up in the top of the net out of the keepers reach. |
| 18th May 2010 |
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Under 15's Premier's win 2 - 0
Goals from Eddy Ekofo and Danny Murphy, and a penalty save by Gareth McGrath gave Swords a two nil win over Hartstown at home this evening. Elsewhere in this league, Clontarf beat Portmarnock thereby ending their challenge and letting Swords move to second. Two tough games remain for Celtic, away to Clontarf and at home to Castleknock -the outcome of these will determine the final placings at the top of the league.
Click to view Penalty save
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| 16th May 2010 |
Draw away to Killester wins Under 14B team the league
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Second Cup Final for 16 Premiers |
The Under 14B team, managed by Dave Haskins, Alan Preston and Alan Hammond went to Killester today knowing that a draw or win would secure the title. Going one nil down did nothing to calm the nerves, but Jamie Storey equalised the game at one all before a header from Christian O'Toole put Celtic ahead. Ten minutes before full time Killester leveled the game level and ensured a nail-biting end to the game and season. Swords end with fourteen wins from eighteen league games - not bad for the team that was only pulled together at the start of the season.
Well done to all involved.
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The Under 16 Premiers played and beat Balbriggan in the semi finals of the Ken McKay cup today.
Two nil was the winning score and it sets up a final against Ashbourne.
Just two weeks ago Celtic beat the same Ashbourne team 4 - 2 in the final of the Ita Farrell cup - the following week however when the two teams met in the league, it was Ashbourne who came out on top by a margin of 2 to nil.
The final will be played at NDSL Oscar Traynor Road on Sunday at 2.00pm. |
| 15th May 2010 |
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The Under 9 Premier Plus team have won the first NDSL Premier Plus league today by beating Corduff 5-3.
Swords went ahead early in the game and for a while it looked like a big win was on the cards - Corduff however fought back and after they scored their first goal they stepped up the tempo and fought hard for the rest of the game. Goals from Aaron Lalor, Jamie Conlon, Paul Roche and two from Alex McCormack secured the points and the title for Swords Celtic.
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Photos on 9A Team Page |
| 14th May 2010 |
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Well done to the Under 10C team who finished 3rd in their league when they had a 1 - 1 draw with Castleknock last night, missing out on 2nd by just one point.
Harry Nugent scored for Celtic. The team finished the season undefeated away from home with a total of 10 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats in the league. Brian congratulates all his players and is looking forward to 11-a-side football next season.
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| 12th May 2010 |
Daniel Hennighan celebrates his goal in the 13B teams win over Clogherstown United today.
Goals from Eibhan Cassidy, Kyle Field and a penalty from Merbhan Soco left the final score at 4 - 2 to Swords.
The team have secured 7 of the last 9 points available in their league.
Click here to view Merbhan's penalty
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| 9th May 2010 |
Season summary |
As the end of the season approaches, it is time to have a look at which teams are in the running to win or come second in their leagues and cups. |
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Paul Cibotar and his assistant Conor Warren have already won their league, the NDSL 7A league. |
| Under 7E, the most junior team in the club, managed by
Vinny Connolly are in 2nd place four points behind Balbriggan. |
| Under 9 Premier Plus -the new Elite League Division at under 9 age managed by Laura and Lar, their team is currently on top of the league and with two games to play they just need one point to win the league. |
| Under 10A ddsl - Cherry Orchard appear to have this league won with 2nd place to be decided between Swords Celtic and Templeogue - an excellent result at the highest level in the ddsl league. |
| Under 10B ndsl - playing in the A league, the team were runners up in the Dublin Bus cup where they were beaten 2 - 1 by St Joseph's. With two games to play they currently are second in their league - one more win will confirm that position. |
| Under 10C playing in the ndsl F league - Celtic are currently third - if they win their final game and Castleknock lose or draw, then Swords will take 2nd place. |
| Under 11A team - playing in the ddsl 11B1 league they had already sealed 2nd place when they played and beat Leixlip by 5 - 3. |
| Under 11B - their 10 - 2 win over Clontarf today jumps them into third place on 29 points - two points behind Mid Sutton and three behind leaders Woodlawn who have games in hand. They still have the chance to finish second if the results go their way. |
| Under 14B team - playing in the D league are currently leading the league by two points from nearest rivals Killester. The league will be decided in the final game of the season - Killester v Swords Celtic. |
| Under 15P team were runners up in the Molly Martin cup last week. Currently they are joint second in the Premier league behind Portmarnock but with two games in hand on them. The other joint leaders, Clontarf have a further game in hand with the added complication that Clontarf and Portmarnock have not yet played each other - lots still to play before winners and runners up are decided. |
| Under 16 Premier's won the Ita Farrell cup last week against Ashbourne. Today they beat Rush and progressed into the semi final of the Ken McKay cup. |
Under 17's - Eddie Darcy's team have had a great run recently winning 6 of their last 7 league games and scoring 33 goals in them. One win from their last two games should secure 2nd place for them. |
Dylan Buchanan celebrates scoring the winning goal in the Ken McKay cup semi final against Rush. |
Dewey kicks 16's into another cup semi-final.
Dylan Buchanan scored the only goal of the game 5 minutes into the first period of extra time today at Swords Celtic in the Ken McKay Cup quarter final against Rush Athletic.
The game had the feel of one which would go to extra time with very few clear cut chances in normal time.
Eoin Shanahan's rocket shot three minutes after the goal almost made it two, but came off the top bar and the game ended in a one - nil win for Swords.
They will meet Balbriggan in the cup semi final.
Under 15P league opens up again
A series of draws for our main competitors and an away win for Swords Celtic against Maynooth has again tightened the position at the top of the Under 15 premier league.
Played Points
Portmarnock 15 33
Clontarf 12 30
Swords Celtic 13 30
Clontarf and Portmarnock must play each other home and away while Swords have the away game to Clontarf as well as Skerries, Castleknock Ratoath and Hartstown to play. |
| 6th May 2010 |
Mid week wins put three teams into 2nd place in their leagues. |
Mid week wins for the Under 14B's, the Under 10A ddsl and the Under 11A ddsl pushed all three teams into second place slots in their respective leagues.
The Under 14B team completed the double over Swords Manor at home on Wednesday to move into second place on 39 points - one point behind Killester but with a game in hand - against Clontarf - to be played on Sunday. The final game of the season will be away against Killester which will decide first and second place in the league.
In the ddsl the Under 10's playing in the 10A league beat Drogheda Boys in Drogheda by 4 goals to nil and moved to 47 points - three points behind Cherry Orchard still having to play them away.
In the Under 11 ddsl league, Swords beat 2nd place Mid Sutton by three goals to nil to overtake them into that second place slot. Lourdes Celtic look a safe bet to win that league - Celtic should take the 2nd place slot.
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| 3rd May 2010 |
Soccer Marathon a big success |
The annual soccer marathon was held at Swords Celtic on Bank Holiday Monday. The weather stayed fine apart from one quick shower - sent to remind us all that its Ireland that we live in. The kids enjoyed their football tournament which was followed by penalty shoot outs and fun on the bouncing castles.
Freshly barbecued burgers and hot dogs were served up outside the clubhouse, with a large array of cakes and buns inside.
The day ended with a match between the managers and the Under 15 and 17 teams. The managers seemed to play using an unknown set of rules and by the second half they had a compliment of 18 players on the pitch. Surprising enough, some of the managers displayed a certain degree of skill and agility. Despite this number, and a serious bending of the rules by the managers, the Under 15 and 17 won the game by 7 - 6. |
The Red Team enjoying the Soccer Marathon day at Swords Celtic
Click here to view Photos from Marathon Monday |
Under 16 Premier's win Ita Farrell Cup |
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Congratulations to the Under 16 premier team who beat Ashbourne Premier in the final of the Ita Farrell Cup at the NDSL on Sunday.
Swords went ahead within minutes of the start when Luke Maher headed the ball over the goalkeeper. A short time later Luke doubled the lead and it looked as if the tie would be over by the break. Ashbourne had other ideas and by half time they had drawn the game back to two all. That ended the Ashbourne goals but Maher went on to complete his hat-trick and a goal from Dylan Buchanan left the final score as a 4 - 2 victory for Swords. |
Under 16 Man of the match
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Under 10's Man of the match Jackson Osikonaiya and goal scorer Christian Wilmott |
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Under 10's beaten in close Cup Final game |
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The Under 10's came up against St. Joseph's East Wall Premier team in the final of the Dublin Bus cup. Celtic were unlucky to go behind when Joeys lobbed the keeper from the half way line before the break.
Celtic were the better team for most of the game with non stop running from Man of the Match Jackson Osikonaiya and Celtic goal scorer Christian Wilmott. It looked like a replay would be on the cards until the last minute when St Josephs scored the winner and captured the cup.
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Under 15's go down 2 - 1 against Clontarf |
The Under 15 premier team following the presentation of runner up medals.
Click here to see Match Photographs |
The Under 15's met Clontarf in the final of the Molly Martin Cup at NDSL on May 1st. Rain fell during the first half during which Swords were unlucky not to score when just before the break Graham Callan's header went just over the bar.
Into the second half and Clontarf upped the tempo - their pressure paid off when a deflected shot gave them the lead. Swords were unable to break through he Clontarf defence and conceded a second goal before a Celtic reshuffle pushed Danny Murphy up front from where he scored to take the score to 2 - 1.
Relentless Swords pressure failed to give a second goal and for the second year running Clontarf lifted the cup from our hands. |
Swords Celtic News - April 2010
| 27th April 2010 |
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3 - 3 draw for Under 13's
The 13B team had a good three all draw against Kilbarrack today. Merbhan Soco started the scoring when he jumped higher than the goalkeeper and headed the ball into the net. Kyle Field headed in a Dean Wright cross to score the second while Zac Lambe scored the third Celtic goal with a long distance powershot
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Swords Celtic News - March 2010
Under 16 P into SFAI last 16's - Under 15 P into Molly Martin semi finals |
Jack Hargan - scorer of Celtic's forth goal for Under 16's |
Jack Hargan,16P, scored Celtic's 4th goal in their 4 Nil win over Tipperary opposition Clerihan in the last 32 of the SFAI cup. The win gives Swords an away trip to Bohemians Waterford in the last 16 round.
The Under 15 Premiers went to Portmarnock to play their Premier league rivals in the quarter final of the Molly Martin Cup. Aaron Kelly scored Celtic's 1st goal with a cracking shot after the ball was headed down from a Swords corner.
Two second half goals from Gavin Purcell left a final score of three nil and a place in the cup semi final to look forward to. |
Aaron Kelly - 15 Premier celebrates his goal |
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Kieran Purcell, left and Isaac Keily, centre were two of the scorers for the Swords Celtic Under 11 NDSL team in the 11 - 7 win over Castleknock on Sunday.
Elsewhere our Under 14's had a clean sweep with the 14 Premier's having a good 5 nil away win over Woodlawn and the 14B team beating Castleknock 8 -1 thereby keeping them in joint 1st place in their league along with Killester. |
The Under 11B1 ddsl team played Palmerstown at home on Saturday and came from 1 - 0 down to win the game 2 - 1. This is the teams 7th win of the season and takes them to 21 points, neck and neck with Mid Sutton in joint 2nd place.
On the right - Ross Mc Cabe who scored a cracking goal from a free kick in the 10 C teams home defeat to Laytown. The defeat takes the Celtic team off the top of the league but with a number of games in hand over their title contenders there is plenty of time to make up for today's loss. |
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Quarter final place for 15 Premier's
Swords Celtic’s Under 15 Premier team cruised into the last eight of the Molly Martin cup with an emphatic win over Glebe North’s ‘A’ team at Balheary on Mother’s Day.
One of only two home games on Sunday, the Swords side showed their Premier league class throughout the game with Gavin Purcell scoring another Hat-trick, and braces from Andy Donnelly and Eddy Ekofo.
Late in the game, Andy Donnelly was fouled and had to be removed from the field for medical attention – Glebe didn’t miss the opportunity after a lack of home side concentration and scored two goals in quick succession – however Swords had done enough in the earlier part of the game to win by a comfortable margin – the final score Swords Celtic 9 – Glebe North 3.
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Zac Lambe, above, scored the opening goal against Priorswood in the Under 13B away game on Sunday. Having twice beaten them earlier in the season, in the cup and league, Celtic were unable to make it three in a row when they allowed the opposition to score 4 goals and level the match at four all. |
The Under 15 Premier's battled against Skerries in a tough and bruising game at the Mill in Skerries today. The game saw 3 red and double that in yellow cards before Swords ran out 4 - 2 victors in the game. Jamie Hoare, right, scored twice in the game that keeps the top of this league as tight as possible. League leaders Clontarf surprisingly dropped points when they had a 0 - 0 home draw against Ratoath.
This now means that Clontarf can be caught and overtaken by Swords at the top of the table.
With 9 league games left, its going to be an interesting few months to the end of the season. |
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Under 14 D win keeps them in top spot
At the start of the season it looked likely that the club may only have one team at Under 14 level - the 14Premier team. However after some hard work by Dave Haskins and Alan Preston, the club now has a healthy second team playing and now leading the 14D league.
Today they came from one nil down to beat Ratoath 2 - 1 and go top, although Woodlawn and Killester are both just 3 points behind each with a game in hand.
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Congratulations to the Under 9 Premier Plus team who put on a fine performance and beat Maynooth 2 - 1 to retain their position at the top of the Premier Plus league. Well done to goalkeeper Daniel Grace who saved a 1st half penalty in the game.
Click here to view the penalty save |
Under 10's into
Lifestyle Sports Cup Final
Well done to the Swords Celtic Under 10's who beat local rivals Swords Manor to book their place in the Cup Final which will be held in the NDSL at Oscar Traynor Road.
Celtic were on top throughout the first half and despite many efforts they failed to score. In the second half their superiority came through with goals from Jackson (left) and Jack Leahy. This is the second year which this team has reached the cup finals - last year they beat Maynooth in the final - lets hope they can repeat the victory this year.
Well done also to Thomas Burke and Jack McBain - both from Vinny Connolly's Under 7 team who both scored Hat-tricks against Priorswood on 6th March and who have been added to the Hat-trick hall of fame.
Click here to see the Hat-trick Gallery
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The weekend fixtures give us two local derby's with Swords Manor to look forward to. Both fixtures are at home. Firstly the Under 10's play a repeat of last weeks game in which they beat the Manor away, 3 - 2, this time its for a place in the final of the Lifestyle Sports Cup. Having also beaten them in the home fixture last November, 2 - 1, the team will have one eye on the cup final which will be played against the winners of St. Joseph's East Wall and Malahide.
The Under 11's will be hoping that their 1st Round game in the Haughey Cup against the Manor finally gets played - the bad weather has led to this fixture being cancelled seven times already.
One more game of note features the Under 16 Premier team who play Marino FC in the 2nd Round of the Ken McKay cup.
These last two games both kick off at 1.00pm - sure what else would you be doing on a Sunday?? |
Swords Celtic News - February 2010
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Gavin Courage - 12B team in action at home against Castleknock - the game ending in a 5 - 4 win for Swords and puts the team into 2nd place behind Portmarnock in the league.
The 11B teams 4 - 1 home win over Mid Sutton puts them on top of their league and the Under 16Premier team had a convincing five nil win over Lusk United in the quarter finals of the Ita Farrell Cup.
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Thomas Burke, left, scored twice when the Under 7C team played Clontarf in Swords on the last weekend of February. The game was very competitive but two goals from Thomas and one from Jack McBain wasn't enough to win the game as Clontarf went on to take the points with a 4 - 3 victory.
The Under 9 Premier Plus team also hosted Clontarf in the Premier Plus Cup, quarter final.
Swords won the tie 3 - 1 and go on to play Balbriggan in the Cup Semi Final.
The Under 8A DDSL team hosted St. Francis and beat them by two goals to one. Jack Blake scored the first with a cracking shot - the second goal came from a Swords corner which went in off the head of a St. Francis defender. The visitors and current league leaders fought back fiercely and scored late in the game but were unable to get a second and so crashed to their 1st defeat of the season.
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Good Wins for DDSL Saturday teams
Although most Swords Celtic teams play their football in the NDSL league, three Saturday teams play in the DDSL (Dublin District Schoolboy league). DDSL football means that away games can be played anywhere in the greater Dublin area from Leixlip, to Templeogue to Dunboyne and all the big name Dublin teams such as St. Kevins, Cherry Orchard, Joey's and Crumlin are found competing in the league.
Swords Celtic have teams at Under 8A1, Under 10A and Under 11B1 level and with the Under 8's game off, both other teams enjoyed good away wins on Saturday 20th.
The Under 10A team traveled to Templeogue and took all three points in a 4 - 2 win. The team remain unbeaten in the league this season with six wins and four draws to date.
The win keeps Swords in 2nd place in the league, three points behind current leaders Cherry Orchard who have a game in hand. It looks like the home and away clashes against Cherry Orchard may decide the fate of the league this season.
The Under 11B1 team traveled to Leicester Celtic and beat them by 3 - 2 thereby avenging Leicesters visit to Swords last October when they beat Celtic by four goals to three.
Lourdes Celtic currently lead the league having being unbeaten over the eight games played to date - Swords Celtic sit comfortably in third place three points behind Mid Sutton and with a game in hand. With Lourdes looking favorite to win the league, the runner up place will most likely be decided by the outcome of the home and away fixtures between Swords and Mid Sutton.
Two fine examples of our teams competing and challenging for titles at the top levels in DDSL football. |
Pitch 1 officially opened - 13th February 2010 |
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Former Republic of Ireland manager - Jack Charlton, Minister Trevor Sargent T.D. and Fingal Deputy Mayor Tom Kelleher jointly cut the ribbon on the official opening of Pitch 1 on 13th February 2010.
A large group of visitors and local dignitaries turned out for the visit of Sporting Fingal to Swords Celtic to challenge for the 'Michael Toft' memorial Trophy.
Minister Sargent, Michael Kennedy TD and a number of Fingal Co. Councillors joined with Swords Celtic and Sporting Fingal officials to celebrate the inaugural game on the pitch.
Club chairman Ray Kelly spoke of the development of the club over recent years and expressed the clubs appreciation to Fingal Co. Co. for the assistance provided by them.
In return Deputy Mayor Tom Kelleher spoke of how easy, accommodating and reasonable the council found Swords Celtic to deal with on matters relating to club development plans.
Special guest of the day was former Ireland Manager Jack Charlton who gave a short speech with his usual humour and wit. Click HERE to see Jacks speech.
Following the ribbon cutting ceremony the main event of the day took place.
Sporting Fingal won the game by a good margin - with Celtic's Joe Reilly scoring the only goal for the home team. However, this game wasn't just about winning - for Sporting it formed a part of their build up to the new season in the Premier league and European football, and for Swords Celtic players, it provided a good competitive game at the high standard to which every member of the club aspires to play at.
At the end of the match, Mick Toft, sponsor of the trophy in memory of his son Michael, spoke briefly before Conan Byrne and Lorcan Fitzgerald accepted the Trophy on behalf of Sporting Fingal.
To see photographs from Opening day - click on this link
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On a weekend when only one 11 a-side game survived the weather, the Under 15 Premier's went to North County Dublin to play Balbriggan in the league.
Their 3 - 1 win takes Celtic to 2nd place in the Premier league behind leaders and rival title contenders Clontarf. To date, the Under 15's remain unbeaten this season in both league and cup competitions having won four and drawn three in the league - including draws with title contenders Clontarf at home and Portmarnock away.
Today's goals came courtesy of Gavin Purcell (2) and Graham Callan, both of whom also play on the Under 15 NDSL representative squad. |
Swords Celtic to play FAI cup winners - Sporting Fingal |
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Swords Celtic are delighted to welcome Sporting Fingal to Swords to play in the Michael Toft Memorial Trophy to celebrate the official opening of Pitch Number 1.
Sporting enjoyed double success last season when they won promotion to the FAI Premier league and also beat Sligo Rovers to lift the FAI cup.
They will play a Swords Celtic senior team managed my Darren Allen.
Sporting Fingal have worked closely with Celtic over the past number of seasons by providing regular coaching sessions at the club.
Fingal will be using the fixture as part of its pre-season programme before they embark on life in the Premier League.
Swords Celtic invite all team members and their friends and families to come to the club to support this special event.
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Swords Celtic News - January 2010
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Pictured above is John Mc Donnell who scored twice in the 12B team victory over Ratoath including a 30 yard cracker in the first half. |
Cup Wins for 15 and 16 Premier teams, but 14 Premiers fail to progress.
After many failed attempts, the 15 and 16 Premier teams finally got to play the next round of their cup games.
Both teams lost home advantage and travelled to North County clubs at Rush and Balbriggan.
The Under 15's knocked in five against Rush including a brace from Owen Timmons.
The sixteen's went one better scoring six against Balbriggan premier. That's eleven goals scored by the Under 16 Premier team in the last two games.
Salthill Devons didn't waste their long journey to Swords when they knocked our U14 Premier team out of the Goodson cup by 3 - 1.
The 14B team however won their league cup game against Killester 4 - 1 and the 12B team beat Ratoath Harps in the first kick off of the day.
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Under 16's Round 1 Ken Mc Kay cup
The sole game that took place at Swords Celtic this Sunday saw Clontarf challenge in the 1st Round of the Ken McKay cup.
The first half saw Celtic pile on lots of pressure resulting in several fine saves by the Clontarf keeper. Despite this, Clontarf opened the scoring before Jonny Mackay, left, equalised during one of his many attacking runs.
Clontarf missed the chance to take the lead again when a penalty was hoofed high and wide. |
The 2nd half saw Swords exert their superiority, firstly with a long distance shot from Jack Harkin which ended up in the net, followed by goals from Eoin Shanahan, Luke Maher and in the last minute, James Cronin. The final score - a 5 - 1 win for Swords.
Match Photos are on the Under 16 Page
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Believe it or not, the weekend of 24th & 25th October 2009 was the last full weekend when Saturday and Sunday football was played in the current season. Since then over 90 games have been cancelled involving Swords Celtic teams due to flooded and frozen pitches.
The NDSL 11 a-sides leagues are due to start back this weekend - fixtures are posted on the fixture page.
Traditionally these leagues finish by the end of May each year, that leaves a maximum of 21 weekends to play all outstanding cup, league cup and league matches this season.
We will all be hoping that we have seen the end of poor weather closing pitches week after week - any further disruptions may make playing all the planned fixtures an impossible task.
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Swords Celtic News - December 2009
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Swords Celtic v Artane / Beaumont |
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The final eleven a side game of the season was played at Artane / Beaumont when the Under 15 premier team played in the first round of the Molly Martin cup.
The venue was switched for this game when the Swords Celtic pitches were once again called off.
Celtic started brightly but failed to score with several good chances early in the first half.
Artane Beaumont took full advantage of this carelessness and scored a wonderful goal from open play shortly followed by a second from a corner ball.
Some words of wisdom from the sideline couple with a number of substitutions brought the team back to reality and the goals started to flood in.
The final score was an 8 - 2 Win for Swords which included a brace from Shane Geddes - pictured left - and a penalty kick from the now regular penalty taker - Jamie Darcy. |
Dylan Buchanan - 16P called for International Trials |
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Congratulations to Dylan Buchanan, Under 16 Premier team who has been invited to trials for the Republic of Ireland Under 17 squad. This squad will be competing in the elite section of the qualifiers for the UEFA Under 17 championships next summer.
Dylan is one of five players on the 16P team currently involved with the NDSL representative squad. This squad will compete in SFAI inter league competitions against representative teams from leagues across the country. The winners at regional level compete for All Ireland titles.
Swords Celtic encourage all their players to compete for places in these squads which provide a different perspective on coaching and greater opportunities to develop skills against the very best around.
We wish Dylan 'Good Luck' in his upcoming trial. |
Swords Celtic News - November 2009
Good wins for 7a-side 'A' teams |
After the four week break resulting from bad weather, our 8A ddsl, 9A ndsl and 10A ddsl teams all returned wins in today's games.
The 8A's enjoyed their first win of the season in the top level of the DDSL league with a three - two win over St. Francis. The Under 9 Premier Plus team, currently second in their league with a game in hand, beat St. Columban's boys in the cup by a margin of five goals to one.
The Under 10A's beat rivals Home Farm by a single goal scored by Adam Shields - the 10A's are currently hovering close to the top of a very tight league in which three points separate the top seven teams. |
The Under 9A team congratulate goal scorer Karl Stanley. |
The Under 10A team congratulate goal scorer Adam Shields. |
Congratulations to Sporting Fingal on winning the FAI Ford cup on Sunday and on their promotion to the FAI Premier League last week. |
Shaun Williams, Sporting Fingal mid-fielder is shown with the FAI Ford Cup in Swords - also shown are Glenn Burke, Gareth Mc Grath and Mark Holton - both goalkeepers with Swords Celtic, all of whom attended the team's civic reception at Swords Castle. |
First match on new Pitch 1 - 8th November 2009 |
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Fourteen months after Swords Celtic commenced the redevelopment of Pitch 1, the seniors finally got a chance to trial the clubs investment when they played Hyde Park FC, Balbriggan in the Pollycoff Cup. The day was beautiful, but the grounds were quiet with all other games off due to bad weather earlier in the week. The game was a joy to watch with a good friendly atmosphere between the teams.
Swords Celtic led at half time with goals from Ben Mc Quillan and Bobby Pepper. Minutes after his introduction in the 2nd half, Dave Hunter knocked in a third before man of the match - Kevin Cox - who didn't stop running all day - scored a spectacular fourth goal to end the tie in a four nil home victory.
A fine result for the 1st match on Pitch 1.
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Fundraising Bag Pack at Dunnes Stores - Pavilions Shopping centre
The club will be carrying out Bag Packing at Dunnes Stores in the Pavilions on Thursday - Sunday next - 5th - 8th November 2009.
The roster is as follows;
Thursday 6pm - 9pm - 13B team
Friday 6pm - 9pm - 13A team
Saturday - 11am - 6pm - 14A & B teams
The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the club and help to keep our membership subscriptions at their current levels.
All players are expected to wear Swords Celtic club gear.
A social event will be arranged for all children that participate in the bag pack.
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Swords Celtic News - October 2009
New Under 10 team pick up 1st point of the season. |
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The Under 10D team, the newest team in Swords Celtic collected their first point of the season against Lusk United. After Lusk had opened the scoring, Aaron up front equalised - the result of a period of determined play by the home team. Lusk were no walkover and the teams 2nd Aaron in goal made fine save after save throughout the game to keep the game at one all. |
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14 Premier win cup battle on Penalties
After an hour long drive to Ardee to play in the Cup, no one wanted to hear the news that kickoff had been put back an hour and a half. Worse was to come later when a number of players including the goalkeeper, Graham McConnell had to leave the field of play due to illness.The team however was unfazzed by this and shortly before half time they took the lead when on form Scott Hooper converted Dominic Mahon's cross. In the second half Swords were reduced to 10 players for a second yellow card, and Ronan Farrelly also took over in goal. One all at full time and penalties decided the game.
Gary Forde, Brian Finnegan, Mark Lennahan, Scott Hopper and Ronan Farrelly took the responsibility - the result - a 4 - 3 win for Swords.
The day was topped off with the news that Dominic Mahon has made the NDSL representative panel for this season - all the club wish him well. |
Keane v McCarthy - Saipan 2002
Soccer Ireland have published a details blow by blow account of the infamous bust up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy at the World Cup 2002 and their history that led to it.
Click here to read the article - well worth a read.
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15 Premier 'Welcome' Clontarf to Swords Celtic
3 - 3 was the result in this top of the table clash which saw Clontarf's league and Cup winners from the 2007 and 2008 seasons come to Swords for the first of two league games. Two nil down at half time, Celtic battled hard to level at 2 - 2 - goals from Eddie and Graham before Clontarf went 3 - 2 ahead. The game was fast and physical and saw the sending off of one of the Clontarf players before Swords Gavin Purcell equalised to draw the game.
Clontarf conceded three goals in this game - the same team only conceded two goals in the whole of last season.
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Under 9's Premier Plus
Saturday's Under 9 A team had a 2 - 1 home win against Skerries sending them to of the new NDSL Premier plus league.
After five games the team is still unbeaten.
Goals in each half of the game from Sean Barrett and Alex McCormack gave Celtic full points today. |
Cian Warren - Under 7A team scored 5 goals in the Swords derby against Rivervalley Rangers - well done Cian |
Under 15 Premier win Cup tie on Penalties
Paul Darcy took his Under 15 Premier team to Albion Rovers in the opening round of the Under 15 Evans Cup.
Despite the crossbar saving both teams either side of halftime - the game had the feel of one that would not be won during the normal 80 minutes.
During extra time both teams again failed to score leaving the game to be decided on penalties.
An incredible 25 penalties followed - the difference between the teams being three penalty saves by the Swords Celtic keeper - Gareth McGrath.
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Full time score
Swords Celtic 13 - Albion Rovers 12
View the penalties on the Under 15P page |
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For the past two weeks Goalkeepers from the 11 a-side teams at Swords Celtic have been undertaking Goalkeeper Coaching courtesy of Chris Konopka from Sporting Fingal.
Chris has been working on all aspects of their game including speed, agility, fitness, reaction, ball handling and fun
Its clear from watching the sessions that the keepers are both learning from and enjoying the training.
The dry weather over the past few weeks has meant that the goalies this year are training on grass - instead of the traditional muck.
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Swords Celtic News - September 2009
Good Wins for 11 a-side teams at Home
All three teams which played at home on Sunday recorded good wins in their leagues.
The morning started with the 11B's beating Dunshaughlin 4 - 1. It didn't get any better for Dunshaughlin when the 13B team played them in the mid morning game - the score was a decisive 5 - 0 Win with Merben Soco scoring four goals.
The final home game of the day saw the 15 Premier team welcome Maynooth Town to Swords Celtic. The game started with a home team goal which Maynooth soon equalised. After that the traffic was all one way with Gavin Purcell scoring a hatrick to help the game to a final score of 7 - 1 to Celtic.
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Merben Soco - 13B team
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Gavin Purcell - 15 Premier
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Goalkeeper Coaching
Goalkeeper coaching returns to the club for all 11 a-side goalkeepers starting on Wednesday 23rd September for five weekly sessions.
The training starts at 6.30pm and ends at 8.00pm |
Photos from the Manchester United Summer Camp at Swords Celtic are posted on their website Click here to view
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Pitch 1
The final works on Pitch 1 are underway this week with the erection of
Four Rail Post and Rail fencing around the pitch. Re-development of the pitch commenced during September 2008. The fenced off area measures 76m x 106 m with an expected pitch size of 70 x 100 meters. It is hoped to play the first game on Pitch 1 at the end of September.
Note - training or warm ups is NOT PERMITTED on this pitch. |
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14 Premier off to a cracking start
Newly promoted 14 Premier started the season with a emphatic 6 - 1 win over Raheny in their first game in the Premier division.
After winning the 13A division, the team has been strengthened over the summer period with several new additions.
Mark Leanhan is shown scoring goal No.6
We wish the team best of luck and look forward to many more highly entertaining games during the season. |
Swords Celtic News - August 2009
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7A team win Woodlawn Tournament
Congratulations to the Under 7A team who participated in and won the Woodlawn mini tournament last weekend.
The competition was held at the Sportslink grounds in Santry and the Swords team won all three of their matches including the final.
The team, managed by Conor Warren and Paul Cibotar, kick off their season with a home match against Maynooth on Saturday.
More photos from the day are on the 7A team page. |
16 Premier team plug the gap.
Swords Celtic are delighted that for the 2009 / 2010 season we will have an additional team joining the club at Under 16 age. The team is managed by Larry Gilligan and will be playing at NDSL Premier level. The team includes six players playing representative football in the Milk Cup. The addition of this team means that the club will be playing Premier level football at Under 14, Under 15 and Under 16 level.
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The 2009 - 2010 NDSL season will commence for 7, 9 and 11 a-side teams on the weekend of 5th/6th September 2009.
Under 7's will start their leagues on 5th / 6th September - these leagues will be regraded on 3rd October.
Under 8's, 9's and 10's start playing Cup group games between 5th September and 3rd October - the top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals in 2010. These teams will them be regraded into 8 team league divisions starting their leagues on 10th October.
Click here to see the Under 8's Cup group = U8_formations
Click here to see the Under 9's Cup group = U9_formations
Click here to see the Under 10's Cup group = U10_formations
Premier Plus league for Under 9's and Under 10's.
The Premier Plus is a new Elite League Division being introduced this season by the NDSL.
The Under 9 teams will be 7-a side and the Under 10 teams will be 9-a side - matches will be on Saturdays. The Premier Plus leagues start on 5th September and the Cups will start in late October.
Swords Celtic will have a team in the Under 9 and Under 10 Premier Plus league this season. |
Swords Celtic News - July 2009
Swords Celtic player represents Ireland
Congratulations to Brian Daly who has recently been selected to represent Ireland in the forthcoming Deaflympics in Taipei. Brian plays in defence / midield for Swords Celtic. The opening match kicks off on 4th September against USA. All the player and management wish Brian every success in the tournament. |
Swords Celtic Annual Golf Classic Hollywood Lakes
Golf Club
Friday 21st August 2009
Full details here
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You can follow the progress of Brian and the squad at http://deafgreenarmy.weebly.com/index.html |
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Players from Swords Celtic under 7's provided a Guard of Honour at Morton Stadium, Santry on Friday for the FAI league game between Sporting Fingal and Monaghan United.
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Conan Byrne, who had earlier attended at Swords Celtic for the presentation of Summer Camp awards was the man of the match scoring three goals and putting in the cross for the fourth. After the game Conan posed for a photo with Conor McGrath and Conor Gillhooly from the 13A team. |
Fun all week at Swords Celtic Summer Camp |
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Teams now planning for 2009 - 2010 season
Following on from a very successful 2008 - 09 season at Swords Celtic, which saw the club win league titles at Under 10 and Under 13 levels, win Cups at Under 9 and Under 10 levels and where the Under 14P's came 2nd in their Cup final and the Senior teams 'Saturday Major 1D' and 'Sunday Division 3A' both came second and were promoted in their leagues - we are now preparing for the 2009 - 10 season.
This season we are proud to boast teams at the top flight of both DDSL and NDSL small sided leagues at under 7,8,9 & 10.
Positions are available for the following teams.
Under 7A NDSL, Under 8A DDSL, Under 9 Premier NDSL, Under 10A DDSL & Under 10 Premier NDSL.
Any new players with a desire to play at the top level should contact Alan Delaney at 086 2782534.
Our 11 aside teams aged 11 to 17 are also looking for new players, including NDSL 14 Premier, NDSL 15 Premier and DDSL 16 Major. Contact Paul Darcy at 0879299117.
Summer training times are posted - click here for details.
Swords Celtic News - June 2009
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Congratulations to the Senior - Division 3A Sunday team who are runners up in their league this season and win promotion for next season. |
Saturday 1D Major finish runners up
Congratulations to the Saturday 1D Major team who have finished runners up with one game to spare with a 2-1 win against Dunboyne in Balheary. An impressive 19 wins during the season secured Swords promotion, scoring 71 goals along the way.
Well done to the players and managers who can now enjoy the summer break before the start of pre-season training for the new season with life in Major 1C Saturday.
Pre – Season Training - Seniors
Pre- season training for the forthcoming season 2009/10 will begin on the 2nd July at 8:00 in Balheary. All new players are welcome, Please bring black shorts, socks , boots & shinguards.If you have any queries please contact Darren Allen on 087-2467523 |
 Danny Smith, Conor Mc Neill, Philip Cox, Dave Cox, Chris Cashin, Keith Reilly, Mick Roughan, Collie Murphy, Brian Daly, Kevin Cox, Ray Mc Grane, Shane Jenkinson, Eoin Cashin, Patsy O`Neill.
Players not in the picture – James Desay, Kevin Brennan, Mick Kelly, Sean Kelly.
Senior team and club plans for 2009 / 2010 season
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Under 10A team win NDSL Cup final
Congratulations to the 10A team who have beaten St. Joseph's East Wall in the NDSL cup final by 1 - 0.
Patrick McDonnell's first half goal was the only score of the game - although both sides came close to scoring in the second half.
A good crowd of parents and supporters were thoroughly soaked by the persistent rain which fell heavily during the second half.
Well done to the kids and managers who can now enjoy the summer break before they start playing 11 a-side football when the new season starts.
The Victorious Under 10A team with their managers |
Goalscorer Patrick McDonnell with the NDSL cup
Swords Celtic players celebrate the winning goal |
Summer Camps at Swords Celtic
This year three Soccer summer camps will be held at Swords Celtic.
Swords Celtic Summer
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Goalkeeper coaching camp
Sorry - This camp will not be taking place
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FAI Summer Camp |
This is the annual training and fun camp and will run from Tuesday - Friday 7th - 10th July. Cost is €55.00 if booked before 12th June. The cost for a family is €100.00
Call Carolyn at 086 385 7245 |
This is a training camp for goalkeepers to improve their skill and techniques. A must for serious goalkeepers. This camp runs from Monday 6th - Friday 10th July. Cost is €45 for Swords Celtic members - €75 for non club members. Call Carolyn at 086 385 7245 |
This year the FAI will run one of their Summer Soccer Schools at Swords Celtic from 17th - 21st August - the cost is €99 and bookings must be made at fai.ie |
Swords Celtic News - May 2009
Under 13 A team win league and are promoted to the Premier division
Congratulations to the Under 13 A team who have won their league in the final match of the season.
This league went down to the wire with a neck and neck contest between Swords and Trinity Donaghmede for the top spot. Celtic's final game was postponed last week due to bad weather and with Trinity Donaghmede winning their final game Swords knew that a win was a must to capture the title.
The beautiful sunny day in Clogherstown saw the sides level 0 - 0 at half time - after several Swords chances came close.
After the half time team talk Swords came out attacking every ball and following a Celtic corner Clogherstown put the ball into their own net to open the scoring.
From then on it was all Swords with attack after attack. Goals from Darragh Lambe, Lorcan Cassidy and two from Sean Gelling left the final score at 5 nil to Swords.
The game had many fine performances and also saw a return to play for goalkeeper Adam Clarke who missed most of the season due to injury.
Next season Swords Celtic will have teams playing at Under 14 and Under 15 Premier level.
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Swords Celtic Annual Presentation Evening
The annual Presentation evening was held at the clubhouse on
Tuesday 26th May and a large number of players, managers, and family attended.
Master of ceremonies Eddie Darcy outlined the progress that the club had made during the year both on and off the pitch - referring to the success enjoyed by several teams and the redevelopment of Pitch 1 and improved facilities in the clubhouse.
Click here to go to 2008/09 Awards Page
Presentations were made by Lorcan Fitzgerald and Conan Byrne both from Sporting Fingal, and Mick Pender from the FAI.
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Under 13A celebrate their league win at Clogherstown
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Under 14P O'Neill's International Cup Final
Clontarf 1 - Swords Celtic 0
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Anyone who had expected an easy, straight forward win for Clontarf in the Under 14 Premier cup final were in for a tense and long wait before their team managed to score the single goal which brought them the cup title for the second year in a row.
Heavy rain moved the match from the grass to the All Weather pitch at the NDSL - Oscar Traynor Road and the rain was present for most of the game.
Swords fought hard and defended well throughout the game and the sides were nil all at half time.
Following the break, Clontarf continued to push for the opening goal and finally with 10 minutes to go them got the break they were waiting for when they lobbed the Swords goalie to get the opener.
It ended in defeat for Celtic - but they gave a performance that everyone was more than proud of.
The officials selected Owen Timmons as 'Man of the match' - his performance in midfield against his somewhat taller opponent was something he should be proud of. |
Man of the match
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The Under 13A team will win their league on Sunday if they beat Clogherstown - away.
The top of this league has been tight all season and Celtic go to the final day just a point ahead of their league rivals - Trinity Donaghmede.
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The Under 14P team play in the final of the O'Neills International Cup at Oscar Traynor Road - on Sunday - kick off at 4.30.
Their opposition on the day is Clontarf FC - the current cup holders.
All Swords Celtic members are welcome to come and support the team.
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Under 10's Cup Final
Swords Celtic have been advised by the NDSL that the Cup Final between Swords Celtic and St. Joseph's East Wall has been postponed.
No further details have been provided at this time.
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Marathon Day is big success
The Swords Celtic Annual Soccer Marathon took place at Balheary on Bank Holiday Monday.
Club members and visitors were greeted by the aroma of Bar be qued burgers and Hot dogs, John O'Reilly manning the grill followed by the option of freshly baked cakes and buns before dispatching the kids to the serious events of the day.
The first group to start off were the Pee-Wees at 10.00 o'clock - a dull sky overhead suggested rain wasn't too far away.
The main events of the day were the football league competition and the penalty shoot outs both of which were enjoyed by kids and parents alike.
A number of the games went to penalty shoot outs - you can view these here:
Semi Final Penalties - Megan & Andy in goal - Glenn v Megan
Gavin Courage in Goal - Gavin & Evan - Carl v Andy
Inside Karen Darcy and Orla Sadlier were busy face painting for the kids while Alan was running the pool competitions for adults and children.
DJ Paul Grace filled the air with every sort of music from Abba to U2 and kept the crowd updated as to the schedule.
The pitches filled up during the day as the older teams arrived - some of the Under 14's and Under 16's helped with the running of the events before their own sessions started.
Zeus - the Greek God of Rain - spared the grounds of Swords Celtic from rain for the duration of the Marathon - and the sun even managed to peek out late in the afternoon.
By 4.00 pm the day was wrapping up for another year - Swords Celtic want to say a big Thank You and well done to everyone who cooked, baked, sold, managed, directed cars, played music, made tea, set up pitches, cleared up and anything else which made the day the success that it was.
Click here to see the Marathon Day photographs.
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Swords Celtic News - April 2009
Under 9's are Cup Champions |
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Congratulations to the Under 9 Premier team who beat Ashbourne United Premier 2 - 1 in the Cup Final replay at Oscar Traynor Road on 30th April.
Goals by Kevin Murray and a second half winner from Andrew Barker gave Swords the title in a very close game.
Well done to the team and their managers Gareth Hughes, Barry Barker and Alan Delaney. |
Click on the picture below to see Cup win photo gallery
Click here to view presentation of medals and trophy video |
Well done to the Under 14 Premier team who beat Boyne Rovers 3 - 2 in the Semi-Final of the Under 14 O'Neil's Cup - the winning goal was scored by Graham Callen seconds before the end of extra time to put Swords into the final against the winners of Clontarf v Portmarnock. The final will be on Sunday 17th May 2009 at 5pm. |
Goalkeeping coaching starts for 7 a-side and 9 a-side goalkeepers on Wednesday 6th May 2009 at 7pm.
The course will be run at the Swords Celtic grounds and will take place over a four week period.
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Under 9 Cup Final is drawn 2 - 2
Goals from Jack Leahy and Kevin Murray have taken Swords Celtic Under 9's to a Cup Final replay next Thursday evening at 7.15 pm against Ashbourne. The replay will be played at Oscar Traynor Road. |
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8 teams in with chances of league or cup titles |
Three Swords Celtic teams are still competing in the later stages of Cup's and with another five teams with a good shout of winning their leagues, the end of the season is looking promising.
The 8A ddsl team are currently 3rd and have a game in hand over the top team - only 2 points separate the top three so this is going to be a tight finish. Celtic have only been beaten once this season.
The 9A team are also in third in a league so tight that any of the top four could win the title.
The 10B team are the first winners of the season after their 1 - 0 win over Maynooth last weekend.
The 12B team currently top their league - 2nd place St. Ita's have 3 games in hand - with several outstanding games still to be played, any one of the top 5 teams in this league still have a chance to win the title.
The Under 13A team are still topping their league after conceding an equalising goal in the 7th minute of added time at the weekend.
With three games left to be played, the quality of the team combined with steady nerves and a smidgen of good luck should see them stay on top and get promoted to the 14Premier league next year.
The Under 9P ndsl team play their cup final next Saturday against Ashbourne - 25th April at 1.00 pm. The game will be played at the Oscar Traynor centre and all supporters are welcome.
The 10A team play their final against St. Joseph's from East Wall on Saturday 15th May at 12.00.
Finally, the Under 14P team are in the later stages of two cups.
On Sunday 26th April they play Boyne Rovers away for a place in the Under 14's O'Neill Cup final.
Having beaten St. Joseph's last week they must travel to Salthill Galway to play their last 8 match in the Under 14's Lions club All Ireland Cup.
We wish all our teams Good Luck in these games.
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Under 10B team win league |
The team celebrates their victory
Goalscorer Richard Dehene |
Well done to the Under 10 B team on winning their NSDL league in the final match of the season.
Maynooth were the opposition and only needed a draw to take the title.
The game was tense and nervous and was nil all at half time. In the second half Celtic did most of the attacking play and thought that they had won the game late in the second half when Richard Dehene headed the ball in from a corner only to see the Maynooth goalie touch the ball to the underside of the top bar.
However the home team only had to wait a few minutes more until Richard buried the ball in the Maynooth net to win the clubs first trophy of the season.
Click here for more photos from the game.
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Under 14A's win penalty shootout
to secure quarter final place in the Lions Club All Ireland Under 14 cup.
St. Joseph's Boys from the DDSL came to Swords and played out a 1 - 1 draw after extra time leaving the match to be decided by a penalty shootout.
Swords won 4 - 2 and will meet Salthill away in Galway in the next round.
Click below to view the penalty shoot out |
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Dutch trip brings no Silver |
After many months of planning the Under 12's and 14's trip to Holland has come and gone with neither team succeeding in bringing home a trophy.
The Under 12's met opposition from Finland, England and Holland while the 14's played teams from England, Holland and Italy.
The Under 12's played 8 games winning 3, drawing 1 and loosing 4 while the Under 14's played 8 with 2 wins and six draws. They only conceded one goal in the tournament.
Go to the Under 14A team page to see Jamie Darcy's penalties |
Click on the photo below to view the Holland photos |
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Cup Final on Saturday 25th April
The Under 9P team will play their cup final match against Ashbourne United at 1.00 pm at the Oscar Traynor Road.
We invite parents and families, as well as other Swords Celtic teams to come to the match and support the Celtic team in their efforts to bring in the clubs first silverware of the 2008 / 09 season. |
New Managers Wanted
In preparation for the 2009/10 season Swords Celtic is inviting persons who are interested in becoming involved with the management of a team to contact the club.
We currently have 22 teams playing in both NDSL and DDSL leagues as well as 4 senior teams.
Persons interested can E-mail the club at swordsceltic@gmail.com or phone Eddie Darcy at
087 1262691
As part of training, Swords Celtic provide managers with opportunities to attend FAI Kick Start training courses
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Annual Swords Celtic Marathon
The Annual soccer marathon will be held at the club on Monday 4th May 2009.
In addition to the normal soccer competitions we will be planning several other events including Penalty shoot outs - Adult & children Tug of War, Bouncy Castles, Face Painting and will be cooking hotdog & burgers as well as having cakes and refreshments.
The day will start at 10.00am and further details will be posted shortly.
Sponsorship cards will be distributed to each team member in mid April.
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Swords Celtic News - March 2009
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Mid Week matches!
Please note that mid-week evening fixtures are now commencing.
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th April have matches for the 12 A & 12 B teams and also for the 11A and 11 B teams
Please check the Fixtures & Results page for details
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Under 14P team Fundraiser draws crowds in Kinsealy Inn
5th Avenue filled the Kinsealy Inn to capacity for this fund-raising night which raised over €2,500 towards the Under 14 team to travel to Holland. Team manager Paul D'Arcy thanked Donna Gafney and Fiona Colley for organising the event. Assistant manager, Mark Gafney is the guitar player and the band played for the night on a voluntary basis. 'You're a star' finalist Alan Kavanagh was the guest star and the Kinsealy Inn sponsored hot food and many prizes.
Thanks to Kevin Conellan.
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Under 12A team progress in Kevin Moran Cup
The Under 12 A team beat Clontarf FC 4 - 2 in the 1st Round of the cup at home on 29th March. A cracking shot from the sideline by Adam Burch opened the scoring for Swords. The second half saw quality goals from Conor Gilhooly, a super lob of the keeper by Ian Mc Carthy and an unstoppable free kick by Cian Fitzpatrick - pictured centre above. Evan Murphy and Aaron Grehan are shown congratulating Cian. |
Another hatrick for Gavin Purcell
Congratulations to Under 14P striker Gavin Purcell who scored 4 against Ashbourne on 29th March.
Gavin also knocked in three against the same team in the cup match earlier this month.
Congratulations also to Graham Callan who scored the other two goals in the teams 6 - 0 win.
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Holland trip - April 2009
The list of participating teams for this tournament is now posted on the tournament website - Click here to view the teams.
The full schedule of games will be posted on the tournament website on 27th March 2009. |
Congratulations to the 14Premier and 11A teams both of which won their cup games this weekend.
The under 14's beat Ashbourne Premier 6 - 1 in the O'Neill's Sports Cup. Gavin Purcell scored a hat-trick and goalkeeper Gareth McGrath came out in the second half to score twice.
Match photos on the 14P team page
The 11A team had a 6 nil win over Rush in a game which saw Swords concede a penalty in the second minute of the game - Andy Bell saved the spot kick and after an opening goal from Keith Burke Celtic went on to a comprehensive win to put them into the last 16 round of the cup.
Match photos on the 11A team page
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Congratulations to Darragh Lambe - Under 13A team who scored his third hat trick of the season in the teams 4 - 3 win over Cloghertown FC on Sunday 8th March.
The 13A team - managed by Phil Gelling are currently second in their league - two points behind Trinity / Donaghmede with a game in hand, however only three points seperate the top four teams in the league. |
Swords Celtic News - February 2009
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Congratulations to the U9 Premier and U10 A teams both of which have won places in their Cup finals.
The U9 team had a good 3 - 1 win at home over Castleknock Celtic to book their place in the Academy Cup final. Goal scorers for Swords were Enda Delaney, Kevin Murray and Mark Hughes. See match photos on the U9 teampage. They will play Ashbourne United (Premier) in the final.
The Under 10 A team played Kilbarrack at home in the NDSL cup winning by a margin 2 - 1.
Celtic goalscorers were Niall McLoughlin and Cian Molloy. Their opposition in the final will be St Josephs Boys - East Wall.
The cup finals will be played 2nd and 3rd week in May.
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Under 14 Premier Team are holding a fundraising event at the Kinsealy Inn on Monday 16th March 2009 to raise funds for their trip to Holland in April.
Tickets are €10.00 each and are available from Paul Darcy at 087 9299117 or Carolyn Darcy at 086 3857245.
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Swords Celtic News - January 2009
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Under 9 Christmas tournament attracts quality line up
Swords Celtic FC hosted the 'Kempis Cup' under 9 tournament at the clubs 'All Weather pitches' on 27th & 28th December 2008.
Teams from Malahide, St. Kevin's, Cabinteely, Dunshaughlin and Drogheda joined the home team in this feast of football. The final was a clash between the host team and St. Kevin's, a battle which was refereed by Sporting Fingal's Conan Byrne. First half goals from Jason Condon and Evan Casey left Celtic going to the half time break with a 2 - 1 advantage. A 2nd half cracker from 25 yards out saw Aaron Molloy seal victory in the tournament for the Swords Celtic team.
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Each Wednesday evening from 28th January 2009 the clubhouse facilities will be available for members who wish to chill out after training, play a game of pool, watch some TV or grab a toasted sandwich and a cool drink.
Under 13's are welcome from 8.00 pm - 9.15 pm with Under 14's and Under 16's from 9.15 - 10.30.
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Manchester United Camp
returns to Swords Celtic.
Following on from last years highly successful camp, the Manchester United Camp will be run at Swords Celtic on 16th, 17th and 18th April 2009.
Places are limited to 80 and cost €99 per person. To reserve your place contact Carolyn Darcy - 086 3857245
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Swords Celtic Manager Training
As part of the ongoing club commitment to providing coaching skills for team managers, ten Swords Celtic Managers participated in the FAI Kick Start 1 coaching programme which was held at the club on 4th & 5th January 2009. A further seven managers did the Kick Start 2 programme at River Valley FC the following weekend.
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Goalkeeping Coaching
Swords Celtic are currently making arrangements to run a course for Goalkeepers. We expect this course will start later in January and will run for 6 - 8 weeks. Further details to follow. |
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Childrens Christmas Party
The annual Swords Celtic children's Christmas party took place on Sunday 7th December 2008 at N-ZONE. Around 150 club members from Pee Wees to Under 10's attended and had a fun filled afternoon.
Click here to see the gallery of photographs
Preparing for Holland - April 2009
The Under 14A and 12A teams are planning to go to Holland on the Easter Bank holiday 2009 to compete in the Holland Easter Classic.
Click here for a link to the tournament web page.
October 2008
Work commenced in September 2008 on the development of Pitch Number 1 in front of the Clubhouse with the careful killing off of the old grass surface.
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During the last two weeks of the month contractor 'Sportworks' from Naul, working on behalf of Fingal Co Co has been carefully ploughing, rotavating, harrowing, and grubbing the pitch surface.
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Tests carried out on the ground established that the pitch sits on a gravel bed which assists good drainage. |
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On Friday 26th September 320 Tonnes of Wexford sand were delivered to the grounds of the club - the sand has been spread and mixed with the top soil - this mixture keeps the soil open during play and aides the growth of the grass surface.
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Prior to seeding, the pitch was lazer leveled to a tolerance of + / - 50mm - and a pre-seed fertilizer was applied before being sown with '100 dwarf Rye Grass'.This variety has a high wear tolerance, holds a good winter colour and has a good root structure.
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The contractor, Ollie Ennis, is hoping that we will have enough warm weather before the winter sets in to allow for successful seed germination to take place over the next few weeks.
On completion of the works, a temporary fence will be installed around the pitch to allow the new grass to grow undisturbed.
When complete, the pitch will measure 105 metres x 80 metres - this will allow the playing area of the pitch to be moved within the overall area periodically to allow for certain areas, such as goal mouths, to be rested.
Swords Celtic are exploring the possibility with Fingal Co. Co. of providing a permanent high quality fencing around the pitch.
The club expects to hold the first competitive games on Pitch 1 in September 2009 at which time this premier quality pitch will be the envy of soccer clubs in the Fingal region.
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Swords Celtic Archive News
News and Reports November 2007.
 Children´s Christmas Party & Santa Claus Our annual Christmas Party & visit from Santa Claus will be on Sunday 9th December in N ZONE. Invitation will be issue to all out 7 -A- Side Players. N ZONE is situated on the Malahide Rd close to Kinsealy Pet Store. The party will be from 5pm to 7 pm.
Managers & Coaches Party. Our Managers/Coaches annual Night Out will be on Saturday 8th December. Venue: Kinsealy Inn. Time 9pm till late. (Finger food, Live Band, Lost of Carck and Ruflle on the night. Do not forget to bring your wife/partner/best friend..)
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Well Done Under 9C´s Congratulations to Joe MacNamara and Martin Wright who look after our 9C. The team have straggled over the last few seasons but this year they have been playing very well. Winning 3 out of their last four matches. The team have now won their section and have been promoted for the 2nd half of the season.
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Well Done Under 7´s Congratulations also to Barry & Javier who look after our U7B1. His team is doing very well season. They won 4.1 against Ashbourne United last 14th November. See Fingal Independent Press Report.
7 A´s. First League title of the season. Our under 7A's have wrapped up their league already. The Team managed by Gareth Condon & Lar Gilmartin walked away with the division B DDSL League and will now be promoted to the top league after Christmas.
GoalKeepers. Goalkeepers coaching for the Club is on Wednesday nights. 7-A- Side Keepers - 6:30-7:30. For 11-A-Side Keepers 7:30-8:30 pm . GoalKeeping Coach: Mark Ball . For more info contact Paul at 087.929.9117.
Schoolboy Committee 2007-08. At the recent schoolboy A.G.M. the new commitee and officers were elected. Eddie D'Arcy is the new Chairman.
Under 13´s with NDSL Kennedy Cup. A number of players from our under 13 squad have been selected for training with the NDSL Kennedy Cup squad. The Kennedy Cup is the most prestigious inter league competition in Ireland and is held in Limerick each year. Talent scouts from most of England and Irish league attend.
NEWS
September 2007
Major Sponsorship from The Wright Group No doubt you have all seen the name of THE WRIGHT GROUP on the new
tracksuits and some of the sets of football gear. Over the past twelve
months the schoolboy section has received considerable sponsorship from the
Wright Group in many different forms. Firstly all the club tracksuits have
been subsidised by the Wright Group and this continues on an ongoing basis.
Most members benefited directly from this sponsorship as the tracksuits
were sold at a substantially reduced cost thanks to this sponsorship. The
amount involved in the tracksuit deal was by far the most generous
sponsorship the schoolboy section has ever obtained. Secondly The Wright
Group has invested substantially in our Academy, with a three year
sponsorship deal now in place. This has allowed us to invest substantially
in our academy section, and the performance our youngest teams is the best
evidence that the sponsorship is making a substantial difference in our
youth development. On top of these two generous sponsorship deals, The
Wright Group continues to invest in different parts of the schoolboy
section, already sponsoring five teams and main sponsor of this years
marathon, which is so important to the club. We hope to mutually develop
the relationship over the coming years and all involved in the schoolboy
section would like to thank the Wright Group for their ongoing support. The
nearest of Wrights establishments is Wrights Café in Swords, so if your in
there for a bite to eat, let them know the sponsorship is much appreciated.
BOYNE ROVERS 3 V 3 SWORDS CELTC - Sept 07
An outstanding performance in
the 2nd half saw Swords Celtic 17P claw back 3 goals to get a well deserved
3-3 draw at Boyne Rovers. This was their first league game in the
"Premier League" of the 2007/2008 season and they played
outstandingly. Boyne Rovers runners up in the "A" league last
year were playing the league Champions of the "B"league so a
entrauling game was in store. Rovers won the toss and played with the hill
and wind. Celtic started well and getting good passes going and were the
dominent side. After about 20 mins against the run of play Boyne Rovers
scored the opener. the lads kept plugging on but 2 more sloppy goals were
conceded. The boys never felt they were out of it and kept battling on.
Whistle blows half time,now we start to play.
Swords Celtic make a change bringing Andy Mynes off and bringing Jonathan
Scally on. Pushing Ross Madigan right midfield Jonathan goes centre mid and
immediately makes a difference. Whistle blows 2nd half begins and the boys
push straight away once again hassling Rovers. Swords make a change
bringing off Danny O Neill and bringing on Paddy Callan with immediate
effect. The passing gets better and every Celtic player wants the ball. A
ball is whipped in and captain Dave Noonan scores 3-1. From tip off Celtic
are straight in hungry for more after some good passing a ball is whipped
in from the right and Jonathan Scally gets a second 3-2. Now the boys
knew they they could do it and nothing was going to stop them. To Boyne
Rovers credit they pushed on looking for a 4th goal but our defence was'nt
having any of it, and when we made a break and the ball was put to the back
post Paddy Callan, in through striker fashion, put in the back of the net
3-3 we could see a 4th. Rovers rattled now tried to slow everything down
and take the point but to the credit of the Swords Celtic players they
pushed for the winner. A free kick from the left hand side was whipped in
by Jonathan Scally only to be narrowly missed by the head of Kevin Cox. The
Ref blew and to Boyne Rovers relief the game was over. A game of 2 halves
and a get result for Swords Celtic.
SWORDS CELTIC
BRYAN MC CORMACK, CONNOR DOWD, KEVIN COX, DARREN LAWLOR, CIARAN
HUGHES, ANDY MYNES, STEVEN O CALLAGHAN, ROSS MADIGAN, CHRIS BURKE, DANNY O
NEILL, DAVE NOONAN, DARRAGH BARKER, PADDY CALLAN, JONATHAN SCALLY
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NEWS June 2006
This years’ marathon was once again a major
success with lots of competitive fun on the day and more importantly lots
of funds raised to keep the club going. Many thanks to all who took part
and to all the generous sponsors who once again helped out. A special word
of thanks to the many companies who sponsored the event this year, have a
look in our sponsors page to see the full list. Don’t forget the vouchers
will only last until October so make sure you all use them up before then.
There are still some cards outstanding so anybody who still has one please
give it to your manager so that we can wrap things up for another year.
DDSL Premier
League football for Swords Celtic under 10s
Our under 10A team who many rate as the clubs top
team are heading for the DDSL Premier League next season as they look set
to finish in the top 6 of the 10A league this year. This is fantastic news
for the club as this is the stepping-stone we have all looked forward to
for the past few seasons. It’s a great achievement for a team made up of
local players and shows what can be achieved when local talent stays local.
Well done lads, were looking forward to watching you line out next season.
Managers meeting
re league registration
A brief managers meeting will take place on the 23rd of
May to discuss which managers will run which teams, and which leagues teams
should be entered in next season. It’s important all are present as it will
probably be the final meeting prior to the end of season.
Presentation
2006
Saturday the 10th of June has been pencilled in for this
year’s club presentation. We will be holding the presentation in our own
clubhouse this year. More details to follow. Managers should finalize the
awards for their own teams in advance and pass onto Carolyn.
Web Site
Update
The web site is just about finished bar a little
bit of finishing touches. Please feel free to email pics, stories etc. We
hope to officially launch the site at this year’s presentation.
Web Site
Advertisements
We hope to add some sponsors to our web site
throughout the year to fund the site. If you think you might be in a
position to sponsor us in any way please contact us or look into our
sponsor’s section for additional information. Alternatively phone Alan at
086 2782534.
Summer Camp
This year’s summer camp will take place from the 10th to
the 14th July from 10am to 3pm each day. Further details will
appear in the summer camp icon in the side bar. A registration night will
take place on the 14th June and places will be on a first come
basis. Age group this year is 7-13 years old (including this seasons u13s)
Cost this year is €65 or €115 for families of two or more.
Kickstart 2
Following the successful Kickstart 1 attended by
more than 20 managers/coaches, we are trying to organize Kickstart 2 for
mid June. Keep an eye out for details.
Pee Wee
academy
With so many new kids joining the academy each week it’s important
all members fill in the registration form and return it to Carolyn. It
makes our job much easier and also ensures all members will be listed when
team selection takes place during the summer. It also gives us a contact
number should the academy get cancelled due to bad weather as was the case
last week.
If any members/managers would like their team to be included in the
news section, please forward your news by e-mail and we will update
SEVEN A SIDE SUCCESS AT ALL LEVELS
What a season so far
for the 7/9 a side teams, with success at under 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Things
are looking fantastic for the club at this age level. See below for
details.
Under 6 teams
Our under age teams from the academy have excelled again this year
with both under 6 teams doing extremely well this season.
The Under 6 B team manager by Brian Batten finished their league mid
table and have improved immensely since their first match of the season,
which was actually played the day after the team was formed. Since then
Brian has turned them into a well organized outfit and they are looking
forward to playing at the same age group again next season and no doubt
they will improve their position on this season.
The 6A team managed by John and Garreth had a super season finishing
top of the table with just one defeat all season. So successful was the
team they are intending to go straight into DDSL football at under 7 next
seasons, which will be another first for the club.
Both this years under 6s will remain in the academy for another year
as it is without doubt proving to be very successful in developing our
younger talent.
Under 7
Our under 7A team playing in the NDSL 8C1 have finished in runners
up spot this season, following their first place finish last year. Things
are looking good for the team manager by Mark Girvan who will enter the
DDSL next season at the under 8 age group again.
Under 8
Our under 8A team playing in the DDSL 8B1 have won the league this
season. The winning margin in the end was a single point but it was a great
achievement considering the team was moved up a couple of leagues during
the season. Well done to Dave and Keith for another successful season.
Under 9
Our under 9B team playing in the DDSL 9D league have also won the
league this season. The team manager by Vincent McGrath won comfortably in
the end and must be looking forward to moving up a couple of league places
next season. With four under 9 teams fielded this year we should be in good
shape for next year in preparation for 11 a side football the year after.
Well done to all four under nines for putting in the effort all season.
Under 17
With so much success to talk about at 7 a side
level, it’s great to see one of our 11 a side teams making an impact in the
DDSL at a high level of football. The under 17s managed by Paul Darcy and
Ciaran Johnson currently lie in third position in the 17A (north)
league. With every chance of the team finishing in 2nd position,
we may have a second DDSL team playing premier league football next season
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