THE BOYNE CUP 2018

Now that the World Cup is out of the way the serious football of the Summer can begin.

The real superstars of football will be gathering in Gormanston in the county of Meath for the Boyne Cup over the weekend of the 20^th to the 22^nd July 2018.

The world’s press and media will be there. Maradona is rumoured to be there as a Boyne Cup ambassador while there is also talk of Roy Keane taking on Ian Wright as part of an elaborate Opening Ceremony. However that particular contest has the looks of a Christians v The Lions variety and has been ruled out on health grounds. Ian Wright’s health!

But the ADSL will be there!

Well 31 players from our Under-11 ETP will take part playing as two teams in the 9-a-side Under-11 Tournament.

We have been training over the last few weeks but what with holidays and all not everyone has been there all of the time.

This will be the first time away for this Group and there is great excitement. We travel on Friday afternoon, staying in Gormanston Park and play matches on Saturday and Sunday and come home on Sunday evening. We will have 5 games each day in what should be a great adventure.

So the very best of good luck to the ADSL Under-11’s for a great weekend.

The two teams are as follows:-

                                    ADSL  SAINTS

•        Paul O’Sullivan                     Hodson Bay
•        James Lyons                         East Galway United
•        Cathal Ferry                          Hodson Bay
•        Callum Corcoran                  Ballinahown
•        Dannan O’Dowd                   AC Celtic
•        Aaron Power                         Temple Villa
•        Adam Broderick                    Ballinasloe Town
•        Cormac Murphy                    Ballinasloe Town
•        Tadhg Heavin                         Temple Villa
• Ben Ward                              Hodson Bay
• Luke Wheatley                     St. Josephs
• Sean Fortune                        St. Josephs
• Jamie Nicholson                  Hodson Bay
• Luke Kennedy                      East Galway United
• Killian Heavin                        Temple Villa
• Conor Skene                         Hodson Bay

                                  ADSL SCHOLARS

•            Luke Nolan                            Temple Villa
•         Rory Hatton                           Temple Villa
•         Darragh Madden                  Temple Villa
•         Ryan Dowd                            Ballinasloe Town
•         David Wilczek                        St. Josephs
•         Charlie Killeen                       Ballinasloe Town
•         Senan Hanniffy                     Ballinahown
•         Darren Kenny                        AC Celtic
•         Daire Burke                            AC Celtic
• Niadh Shine                          Temple Villa
• Darragh Lough                      St. Francis
• Simon O’Grady                     Temple Vila
• Brendan Ferry                       Hodson Bay
• Shane Doran                         St. Josephs
• Ruairi Dolan                          AC Celtic
• Jack Curry                              St. Francis

Sadly Aaron was a very late withdrawal due to the death of his grand uncle in Kerry. We want to extend our most sincere condolences and sympathy to the Power family and to Aaron’s Mum and her family. May her uncle rest in peace.