Schools
Five star High School through to semi-finals
December 11, 2014 | 1,500 views | Comments (1)High School secured their place in the semi-finals of the Leinster schoolgirls senior Premier League with a 5-2 victory over Rathdown in their all-or-nothing tie on a dark midweek afternoon with temperatures below freezing.
Minogue and Pryce combine to land surprise Dalkey draw
November 19, 2014 | 1,643 views | Leave a commentOrla Minogue proved a brick wall in the Loreto Dalkey goal to break Alexandra College’s winning run in the Leinster schoolgirls senior premier league Section A; all the highlights from the recent Leinster schoolgirl’s Premier league and Junior Cup draw
Work begins on new pitch in Sion Hill
November 12, 2014 | 730 views | Leave a commentWork has commenced on the sand-dressed astroturf pitch at Sion Hill in Blackrock as the school look forward to building their new multi sports facility at Sion Hill.
Sandford girls play first ever fixture
October 27, 2014 | 2,143 views | Leave a commentSandford Park played their first ever girls hockey fixtures last week when they took on John Scottus in games at form one and two level.
Andrew’s join illustrious company with third successive All-Ireland Schoolboys victory
October 24, 2014 | 2,253 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s became just the second school to win the All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships three times in-a-row – and the first since Newry in 1984 – when they beat Wallace HS 3-1 in Garryduff.
Henry drives Andrew’s push for third straight title
October 24, 2014 | 696 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s will meet Wallace in the final of the All-Ireland Schoolboys Tournament in Garryduff at 2.30pm following their respective 2-1 wins over Ashton and Banbridge Academy.
Andrew’s imperious but Wesley, Temple and Sutton just miss out on All-Ireland semi-final spot
October 23, 2014 | 1,639 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s, Wallace HS, Banbridge and Ashton will contest the All-Ireland Schoolboy Championships semi-finals after they battled their way through their respective groups with Mount Temple, Wesley and Sutton Park just missing out.
Bandon’s epic comeback highlight of Schools opening day
October 22, 2014 | 1,109 views | Leave a commentBandon produced the comeback of the day when they came from 2-0 down to beat Portadown 4-2 in west Cork on day one of the All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships.
All-Ireland Schoolboys tournament ready to roll in Cork
October 21, 2014 | 1,170 views | Leave a commentThe All-Ireland Schoolboys Championships get underway in Cork on Wednesday with St Andrew’s the team to beat after two hugely impressive years of success both in Leinster and the national stage.
Gerard’s make it two from two in Premier League
October 16, 2014 | 1,079 views | Leave a commentSt Gerard’s shaded a thriller against High School last week to ensure they have the sole 100pc record in Section B of the Senior Schoolgirls Premier League.
Five-star Alex see off Mount Sackville
October 7, 2014 | 1,105 views | Leave a commentAlexandra College made it two wins from two in the Schoolgirls Premier League, Section A as they produced an excellent performance to see off Mount Sackville 5-1.
Wesley and Bann in All-Ireland group of death
October 6, 2014 | 996 views | Leave a commentWesley College face a really tough group in the All-Ireland Schoolboys draw as they were paired with four-time champions Banbridge Academy, five time winners RBAI as well as Midleton College.
Columba’s and Temple into All-Irelands
September 24, 2014 | 1,258 views | Comments (2)St Columba’s and Mount Temple have completed the Leinster line-up for the All-Ireland Schoolboys championships as they both qualified from Wednesday’s playoffs.
Beaufort and Alex win big on Premier League day one
September 15, 2014 | 1,462 views | Leave a commentLoreto Beaufort picked up the big win of the first week of the Leinster Schoolgirls Senior Premier League, seeing off last year’s cup finalists Rathdown 3-0.
Holy Child move back up to Premier League
September 7, 2014 | 1,313 views | Leave a commentHoly Child, Killiney have moved up to the Leinster Schoolgirls Premier League for the 2014/15 season following the release of the groups for the preliminary phase of the competition.
Leinster Schoolboys season ready to roll
September 3, 2014 | 826 views | Leave a commentSt Columba’s and Mount Temple will host the qualifiers for the All-Ireland Schoolboy competition on September 24 with the winner of the two respective groups joining the pre-qualified St Andrews, Wesley and Sutton Park at the main event.
Andrew’s close out boys year with U-14 Waring title
April 11, 2014 | 769 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s made it three John Waring titles in four years in its U-14 format as they swept to five wins from five in Lisnagarvey on Wednesday afternoon, finishing seven points clear of Cookstown HS.
St Andrew’s dash Columba’s double dreams
April 1, 2014 | 1,011 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s closed out a clean sweep of the schoolboys cup titles for a second successive year, inflicting a first defeat of the season on St Columba’s juniors who had been riding high off the back of their A league win three days prior to this final.
Lurgan the Kate Russell champs for third time in four years
March 28, 2014 | 1,482 views | Leave a commentLurgan College earned their third Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls title in four years as they completed the two-day competition with a perfect four wins from four, seeing off the challenges of Crescent Comprehensive and St Andrew’s.
Double All-Ireland the goal for St Andrew’s as they host Kate Russell competition
March 27, 2014 | 1,728 views | Leave a commentSt Andrew’s will hope to complete the perfect year with yet another unique accolade from a year laden with first-time achievements. Both their senior boys and girls completed the league and cup double this year and they will be aiming to add the Kate Russell to their list