Feile na nGael 2014
Division 1
Mc Quillans, Ballycastle, Co Antrim hosting Dublin 1
Loughgiel Shamrocks, Antrim hosting Kilkenny 1
Cuchulainns, Dunloy, Co Antrim hosting Laois 1
Ruairi Óg, Cushendall, Co. Antrim hosting Westmeath 1
Erin's Own, Lavey, Co. Derry hosting Offaly 1
Kevin Lynch's, Dungiven, Co. Derry hosting Galway 1
O'Donovan Rossa, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Cork 1
Bredagh, Belfast, Co. Down hosting Tipperary 1
Division 2
St Gall's, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Waterford 1
Naomh Eoin, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Kerry 1
Carryduff, Belfast, Co.Down hosting Limerick 1
Glenariff, Co. Antrim hosting Meath 1
St Colm's Ballinascreen, Co Derry hosting Carlow 1
Swatragh, Co.Derry hosting Kildare 1
Eoghan Ruadh, Dungannon, Co, Tyrone hosting Wexford 1
Lamh Dhearg, Keady, Co. Armagh hosting Clare 1
Division 3
Buncranna, Co. Donegal hosting Galway 2
St Eunan's, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal hosting Laois 2
Banagher, Co. Derry hosting Westmeath 2
Na Magha, Derry City, Co. Derry hosting Dublin2
St Enda.s, Co. Antrim hosting Cork 2
Slaughtneil, Co. Derry hosting Kilkenny 2
Creggan Kickham's, Co. Antrim hosting Tipperary 2
Eoghan Rua, Coleraine, Co. Derry hosting Offaly 2
Division 4
Cuchulainns, Armagh, Co. Armagh hosting Clare 2
Derrynoose, Co. Armagh hosting Waterford 2
Eire Óg, Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone hosting Limerick 2
Lisbellaw, Co. Fermanagh hosting Wexford 2
Portaferry, Co. Down hosting Wicklow 1
Ballygalget, Co. Down hosting Roscommon 1
Patrick Sarsfields, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Mayo 1
Shane O'Neill's, Glenarm, Co. Antrim hosting Sligo 1
Division 5
Ballycran, Co. Down hosting Meath 2
St Paul's, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Sligo 2
Newry Shamrocks, Co. Down hosting Roscommon 2
Lamh Dhearg, Belfast, Co. Antrim hosting Mayo 2
Monaghan Harps, Co. Monaghan hosting Wicklow 2
Mullahoran, Co. Cavan hosting Kildare 2
St Fechin's, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth hosting Kerry 2
East Cavan Gaels, Co. Cavan hosting Carlow 2
Division 6
Burt, Co. Donegal hosting Dublin 3
Strabane Shamrocks, Co. Tyrone hosting Galway 3
Omagh St Enda's, Co. Tyrone hosting Kilkenny 3
Four Masters, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal Longford 1
Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan hosting Cork 3
Craobh Rua, Camlough, Co. Armagh hosting London
St Monnine, Dundalk, Co. Louth hosting Leitrim 1
Cootehill Celtics, Co. Cavan hosting Wexford 3
Division 7
Cappagh/ Killyclogher, Co. Tyrone hosting Leitrim 2
Catleblayney hosting Clare 3
Dungloe, Co. Donegal hosting Limerick 3
Castledawson, Co. Derry hosting Waterford 3
St Peter's Warrenpoint, Co. Down hosting Westmeath 3
Group Game as normal Friday/Saturday
Top 2 placed teams play in cup quarter finals Saturday evening
Bottom 2 placed teams play in shield quarter finals Saturday evening
Quarter final winner play in semi quarter finals Sunday morning
finals Sunday afternoon/evening in Owenbeg Dungiven/Garvaghey Tyrone
Opening ceremonies in Athletic Grounds/Owenbeg replacing feile parade
Best of luck to all and hope weather holds up (so important).
First year of new format so interesting to see how it goes.
Looking forward to a good weekend!
A weekend similar to what we've just had would put a fair dampner on it
Friday to be dry on the 5 day forecast but this place is so changeable
Question;
We're hosting two teams, one camogie and the other in hurling, but get this, the other hosting team in the camogie group is Lavey, so the team staying with us, play us on Friday afternoon, then drive to Armagh for some sort of parade around the pitch!!, then back to us that night and then in the morning up to Lavey for the other two games.
That's some travelling and TBH, if I was their mentors I could see the bus breaking down on Friday evening only to be fixed for saturday morning!
Quote from: theskull1 on June 09, 2014, 03:00:56 PM
A weekend similar to what we've just had would put a fair dampner on it
Sun splitting the stones in the glorious Ards peninsula again this weekend, albeit a bit of rain on Saturday morning, but cleared up in the afternoon.
Quote from: johnneycool on June 09, 2014, 03:20:26 PM
Question;
We're hosting two teams, one camogie and the other in hurling, but get this, the other hosting team in the camogie group is Lavey, so the team staying with us, play us on Friday afternoon, then drive to Armagh for some sort of parade around the pitch!!, then back to us that night and then in the morning up to Lavey for the other two games.
That's some travelling and TBH, if I was their mentors I could see the bus breaking down on Friday evening only to be fixed for saturday morning!
Quote from: theskull1 on June 09, 2014, 03:00:56 PM
A weekend similar to what we've just had would put a fair dampner on it
Sun splitting the stones in the glorious Ards peninsula again this weekend, albeit a bit of rain on Saturday morning, but cleared up in the afternoon.
Did one of the Dublin super Clubs not do something similar, except they brought a team for the parade basically, and left the players stay away from it to rest up.
Quote from: AZOffaly on June 10, 2014, 02:38:35 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on June 09, 2014, 03:20:26 PM
Question;
We're hosting two teams, one camogie and the other in hurling, but get this, the other hosting team in the camogie group is Lavey, so the team staying with us, play us on Friday afternoon, then drive to Armagh for some sort of parade around the pitch!!, then back to us that night and then in the morning up to Lavey for the other two games.
That's some travelling and TBH, if I was their mentors I could see the bus breaking down on Friday evening only to be fixed for saturday morning!
Quote from: theskull1 on June 09, 2014, 03:00:56 PM
A weekend similar to what we've just had would put a fair dampner on it
Sun splitting the stones in the glorious Ards peninsula again this weekend, albeit a bit of rain on Saturday morning, but cleared up in the afternoon.
Did one of the Dublin super Clubs not do something similar, except they brought a team for the parade basically, and left the players stay away from it to rest up.
Never heard that one. Surely they would have been thrown out of the competition if that had happened. Almost sure parade was mandatory.
I'm sure I heard this. It might be one of those stories. I heard it about the time I heard another (maybe a rumour as well) about a Dublin team going off to Portugal or somewhere to 'prepare' for the Feile.
Quote from: AZOffaly on June 11, 2014, 01:07:16 PM
I'm sure I heard this. It might be one of those stories. I heard it about the time I heard another (maybe a rumour as well) about a Dublin team going off to Portugal or somewhere to 'prepare' for the Feile.
Never ;)
An Antrim club stayed at a hotel and not with families of the club they were paired with, they won the competition at the grade they played in...
If that isn't missing the point of the Féile I don't know what is
Quote from: hardstation on June 12, 2014, 04:43:32 PM
They gave a valid excuse although......could ya trust them?
Which was?
Quote from: AZOffaly on June 11, 2014, 01:07:16 PM
I'm sure I heard this. It might be one of those stories. I heard it about the time I heard another (maybe a rumour as well) about a Dublin team going off to Portugal or somewhere to 'prepare' for the Feile.
Team going away is true I believe. Happened the once. Crazy stuff altogether. The club fundraised hard for it and it certainly raised a few eyebrows.
Getting ready to leave, have a hectic few days of refereeing, good luck to all the teams participating in the Feile
Fixtures and results available here-
http://www.gaa.ie/feile/hurling-fixtures-results-live-updates-games/ (http://www.gaa.ie/feile/hurling-fixtures-results-live-updates-games/)
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Was he a big lad carrying a bit of a beer gut?
Quote from: johnneycool on June 23, 2014, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Was he a big lad carrying a bit of a beer gut?
I ref'd your lads in the shield quarters on Sat, How'd they do on the Sunday?
Quote from: johnneycool on June 23, 2014, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Was he a big lad carrying a bit of a beer gut?
The boys did remark about a "fat bastard" on the line!
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on June 23, 2014, 10:53:16 AM
Quote from: johnneycool on June 23, 2014, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Was he a big lad carrying a bit of a beer gut?
I ref'd your lads in the shield quarters on Sat, How'd they do on the Sunday?
Beaten well by Swatragh in the shield semi-final.
Swatragh beat the Johnnies in the final.
TBH these lads have come from nowhere, they've been well beaten all the way up through the levels until this year where they unexpectedly got to the Down Feile final and were beaten by Bredagh.
Considering the number of 10, 11 and 12 year olds we have on the team its good going for them,
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 11:12:05 AM
Quote from: johnneycool on June 23, 2014, 10:46:53 AM
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 10:29:52 AM
What a fantastic weekend of hurling.
My son fractured his wrist 3 weeks ago and was absolutely devastated not to be able to play, the rest of the boys on the Derrynoose team said they would do their best to win for him. They did as promised, winning the Division 4 shield, beating Pallasgreen from Limerick in the final by a point. My son was delighted to receive his medal but was still upset that he couldn't play.
From the games I saw Clare are going to have a superstar in a few years time, a young lad playing for Corofin was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely watching out for him down the line.
On a sour note Portaferry, especially their manager, were a disgrace and everyone associated with the club should be embarrassed at their antics. What sort of manager at underage sends his team out to deliberately take out his oppositions best players, they were extremely lucky to only have two players sent off and no one was too badly hurt.
Was he a big lad carrying a bit of a beer gut?
The boys did remark about a "fat b**tard" on the line!
I presume the "fat b**stard" line came from adults and not the Derrynoose youngsters ;)
The little angels wouldn't utter such profanities. Mine especially!
Managed to swing a bit of time off to make it out to our own venue on the friday and Saturday and because of the chaos in dungamnon caught all semis on the Sunday.
Corofin no 11 - a class act. Led to believe he scored 3.14 from 3.16 in a championship match last year.
The actions of the portaferry team were poor - a team who lacked discipline which wasn't forthcoming from mentors/coaches.
Although I also noticed that the derrynoose no 9 was sent off in a match on the saturday and booked in a number of others for some very poor gamesmanship.
A fantastic weekend and congrats to all with a massive effort put in by our u14 players parents management and club members.
Yes, the Derrynoose no 9 can have his moments, saying that I would commend the restraint he showed in the Portaferry game. If I recall correctly over the 6 games he picked up 3 yellow cards, the second one resulting in his sending off was a tad harsh, the reaction to his sending off by some of the opposing team and supporters was unedifying. I hate to admit it but I enthusiastically applauded the resulting missed free as a consequence of this, something I hate to see others do. I thought the referee in this game was very poor, the other teams he refereed had an even lower opinion of him.
The Corofin no 11 scored 6-5 of their 6-6 in their quarter final & 12 points, I think, in the semi. One of their coaches was telling me about that championship match, they are rightly proud of him.
Quote from: Harold Disgracey on June 23, 2014, 03:09:45 PM
Yes, the Derrynoose no 9 can have his moments, saying that I would commend the restraint he showed in the Portaferry game. If I recall correctly over the 6 games he picked up 3 yellow cards, the second one resulting in his sending off was a tad harsh, the reaction to his sending off by some of the opposing team and supporters was unedifying. I hate to admit it but I enthusiastically applauded the resulting missed free as a consequence of this, something I hate to see others do. I thought the referee in this game was very poor, the other teams he refereed had an even lower opinion of him.
The Corofin no 11 scored 6-5 of their 6-6 in their quarter final & 12 points, I think, in the semi. One of their coaches was telling me about that championship match, they are rightly proud of him.
Always the referee who started it lol
So, was the new format a success?
Or were the harbingers of doom who wanted the old format retained silenced?
Probably a good thing to take the steam out of the monster that Feile had become over a number of years now.
Kilmacud Crokes I think won the de facto All Ireland title by winning a blitz down in Tipperary for all div 1 "top" county winners.
I think all the Ulster teams who took part would consider it a success, even the additional shield games etc, etc gave them something to go for as long as possible.
The travel may have been a bug bearer, but will it spread over the whole province, it was always going to be a problem, but the youngsters didn't seem to mind.