At Pearse Stadium on Sunday evening we were beaten by St Michaels in the under-16 league final,

At Pearse Stadium on Sunday Evening we won the County under-14 'A' League Final

The final win on Sunday was a just reward for the team that were very unlucky in the championship and feile this year,but the defeat of Salthill by 3-9 to 2-4 gave the team a well merited win. We lead by 1-6 to 1-1 at half-time with the goal coming from Niall Farragher after twenty two minutes.

At Tuam Stadium on Sunday evening we were beaten by Corofin in the under-14 'A'football Championship Final re-play,we lead at half-time by 0-8 to 0-2 but as in the first game we were hit by second half goals,two in the first three minutes of the re-start,

Our second half performance was poor on the scoring front with only two points from Niall Farragher

On the weekend of July 11^th,12^th and 13^thGalway hosted the All Ireland Feile. Annaghdown were hosts to St Patricks of Armagh. In our opening match on Friday we played St Pats. Annaghdown were quick of the blocks and had 2.4 on the board after ten minutes. They continued to apply pressure and were well in control at half time. St Pats rallied in the second half but could not close the gap and Annaghdown ran out easy winners on a score line of Annaghdown 4 . 13 St Pats 2 . 2.

Later on Friday evening we travelled to Galway for the parade. This was a wonderful spectacle with 4000 players parading from Salthill to Pearse Stadium. The captain of each team was introduced to the president of the GAA Mr Sean Kelly.

An early start on Saturday morning and Kilmacud Crookes from Dublin were the opposition. This game had everything. The Dublin boys were first to score before Annaghdowns Niall Farragher found the net for a great goal. The game ebbed and flowed with the Dublin champions leading by two points at half time. Two quick points after the break brought the sides level and from there to the finish it was nip and tuck. The Dublin boys again took the lead and again our boys responded.

With time almost up we were one point down when we were awarded a free on the 45m line close to the sideline. Sadly the free went agonisely wide. Final score Annaghdown 1 . 5 Kilmacud 0. 9. Our final match was against Claregalway. We fielded a very inexperienced side for this game and won the game on a score line of Annaghdown 0.13 Claregalway 3.3. Kilmacud won out the group and went on to win the competition. Later on Saturday evening Fr Martin Newell said a special mass for all the players. This was followed by a disco in the hall. A number of presentations were made to the captions and team management of both St Pats and Annaghdown on the night.The St Pats team returned home to Armagh on Sunday morning with very happy memories of their visit to Annaghdown.

Stephen Kerr (C)- Kieran Duggan -Padraic Niland - Dara Burke -Joseph Farragher -Declan Walsh- Jonathon Comer- Nigel Flaherty- Patrick Burke Colm Kavanagh -Brian O Dowd - Daniel Deinigan- Enda Mularkey -Niall Farragher - Brian Burke- Pierce Duffy —– Laurence Fox-- Thomas Murphy- Martin Scully Shane Concannon – Christopher Greaney - John McDermott –

Brian Farrell – Liam O Connell Declan McGrath- Ronan Meila- Christopher Scally.

A special word of thanks to all who helped to make this a special occasion. The club can be very proud of the players of the way they conducted themselves both on and off the pitch. A great future beckons for these very talented bunch of players.

ANNAGHDOWN IN UNDER-14 THRILLER

At Turloughmore on Friday we had to settle for a re-play as Corofin rallied with a late goal to send the County Under 14 A Championship to a re-play on a score line of 2-10 to Corofins 4-4

At half-time we lead 1-7 to 1-2 with our scores coming from Ciarian Duggan,Stephen Kerr, Darragh Burke and Brian Burke a point each before Corofin scored their goal after twenty minutes,Three points from Niall Farragher and a goal from Brian Burke gave us a five point lead at the break.

We had the first score of the second half with a point from Brian Burke but we conceded two goals mid way through the half but points from Enda Mularkey and Niall Farragher and a Stephen Kerr goal gave us a lead of 2-10 to 3-3 with normal time up but Corofin scored 1-1 in extra time to it all square at the finish

On Monday evening we beat Salthill in the under-14 Championship by two points

We beat Dunmore in the semi-final by 2-8 to 1-6 and now play Salthill in the County League final

Last Saturday Annaghdown hosted group “C” of the feile nOg blitz. We were hosts to Salthill and Oughterard. In our opening match we played Salthill. This was a very well contested game throughout, with Annaghdown leading by 3 points at half time. A goal early in the second half brought Salthill back into the game and from there to the finish it was nip and tuck, with a late Salthill goal separating the sides in the finish. Our second match was against Oughterard. Here we played some fine football and emerged victories by 6 points. In the third match Salthill played Oughterard who produced the performance of their lives to beat Salthill by 3 points. As all three teams had finished on the same points they had to go and play each other again. Annaghdown played Salthill in the first play off. in this match Annaghdown played

Some superb football winning by 5 points in the end. In our next play off match we played Oughterard. This was a very tight game with Annaghdown coming out on top by 3 points. From there we travelled to Corofin where we faced Dunmore. This again was a very tight game with Dunmore taking an early lead. Annaghdown responded with 3 fine points. Dunmore again took the take the lead only for Annaghdown to hit back with a goal late in the game to leave only the minimum between the sides. Try as we did the equaliser would not come, and Dunmore held out for a deserved one-point victory. This tourment had everything that could be asked for in football, commitment, sportsmanship, quality scores and drama in abundance. Well done to the team for they can be very proud of their achievements as they played their hearts out in every game. Panel: Declan Walsh, Jonaton Comer, Nigel Flaherty, Patrick Burke, Colm Kavanagh, Brian O Dowd, Daniel Deinigan, Kieran Duggan, Stephen Kerr, Padraic Niland, Dara Burke (C), Enda Mularkey, Thomas Murphy, Niall Farragher, Joseph Farragher, Pierce Duffy, Laurence Fox, Martin Scully, Liam O Conell, John McDermot, Brian Burke, Shane Concannon, Christopher Greaney, Brian Farell Declan McGrath and Ronan Melia.

Marion Scully for the catering, Willie Hughes of (Abbey Signs) for the Jerseys, Kevin Scully of (Kevin Scully Carpentry) for the gear bags, Tom Lohan ( Oranmore Daries), Clada Minerals (Water), Cathal Furey (Sports Drinks), Pat O Keefe, Seamus Colier, Billy Farragher, Gerry Coen, Noel Kineen and all the members of the under age committee, linesmen,umpires, Madge Burke Buses and all our supporters who turned out in huge numbers to support us.

Congratulations to our U-13 football team on winning the David Canney Cup
final against Corofin last Sunday on a 2-7 to 3-3 scoreline. This was a
very entertaining game, with a very high standard of football displayed by
both teams. Stephen Kerr gave a man of the match display, scoring 1-5. Our
other scorers were Joseph Farragher 1-0 and Niall Farragher 0-2. Sean
Canney presented the David Canney Cup to Annaghdown captain Niall Farragher.
The team was Declan Waslh, Nigel O'Flaherty, Patrick Burke, Jonathan
Comer, Dara Burke, Brian O'Dowd, Daniel Dennigan, Ciaran Duggan, Stephen
Kerr, Padraig Niland, Niall Farragher, Enda Mullarkey, Laurence Fox, Martin
Scully, Joseph Farragher. Subs used: Colm Kavanagh and Christopher
Greaney. The other members of the panel were Thomas Murphy, Liam O'Connell,
John McDermott, Brian Burke, Pierce Duffy, Shane Concannon and Brian
Farrell. We thank the Corofin club for inviting us to take part in this
very well run and worthwhile competition. Well done to the Corofin Bord Na
nÓg on their fine souvenir program for the final. The U-13 management team
was Tom Murphy, Cathal Furey, Noel Kinneen and Billy Farragher.

THE REPLAY ON SUNDAY SAW US WIN THE THE COUNTY UNDER -16 HURLING FINAL BY 2-12 TO 1-7 AGAINST BALLINDREEN IN LOUGHREA

GOALS FROM ADRIAN MURPHY AND FERGAL O'DOHERTY IN EACH HALF SET UP THIS WIN PLUS A MAN-OF -MATCH DISPLAY FROM GOALIE BRIAN LOHAN AT HALF-TIME WE LEAD BY 1-3 TO 0-4 THE PANEL WAS

BRIAN LOHAN, MATTHIAS COLEMAN,NIALL O' KEEFFE,DARA HESSION (CREGG),DANIEL CUNNINGHAN,SHANE COLLIER,THOMAS BURKE (CLUIDE),FERGAL COLEMAN,RONAN DOOLEY (CAPT),JOSEPH FAHY,PAUL MARLEY,FERGAL O'DOHERTY,ADRIAN MURPHY,THOMAS BURKE(CREGG),FRANKIE BURKE,JOHN KING,DARA BURKE,PAUL WALSH,DARA HESSION(CORBALLY), PATRICK BURKE AND NOEL BURKE

MANAGEMENT TEAM: PAT O'KEEFE,SEAMUS COLLIER,MATTIE COLEMAN AND NIALL COLEMAN

At Pearse Stadium on Sunday Evening we won the County under-14 'A' League Final

Our second half performance was poor on the scoring front with only two points from Niall Farragher

Brian Farrell – Liam O Connell Declan McGrath- Ronan Meila- Christopher Scally.