Gizmo reports from the County Final “It will be a slow weepy slide down the shower wall for me”, said an emotional Declan Maguire immediately after a heartbreaking loss to Kilmacud Crokes in the 2023 County Final. The stress of the occasion was evident, as Maguire looked like he had a stroke on both sides of…
Adult Football Match Reports
Gizmo reports from a dark room “I’ve a head on me like Oliver Plunkett”, said Junior A Player / Manager David Gilheaney when we contacted him for comment the day after a historic win for his Junior A side. “I think I got a bad pint last night, I’m hangin’. The first 12 pints were…
Ballyboden St. Enda’s 2-8 Na Fianna 0-7 Report by Kevin Doherty For the second year in a row, Ballyboden St.Enda’s faced off against northside rivals, Na Fianna. Almost a year to the day in 2022, Ballyboden had secured their first intermediate title in fifty-one years and were now bidding for a second in two years….
Senior football County final v Kilmacud Crokes on 22 October 2023 Ballyboden St Endas 0 – 9 Kilmacud Crokes 1 – 14 Report by Paddy Walsh The senior footballers’ championship journey came to a disappointing end in Parnell Park on Sunday when Kilmacud Crokes proved to be too strong on the day. Crokes were first…
Gizmo reports from Junior A Championship BBSE 4-11 Fingal Ravens 0-15 A brace of goals in an electric 5-minute period, from the cultured boot of Jimmy Meaney, set the tone for what was an accomplished performance from this maturing group of players. In what was described as ‘Mission Impossible’, the trip out to Rolestown was…
Baile Buadáin Nh. Éanna 1-15 Ballymun Kickhams 0-13 A lively intermediate football championship semifinal entertained a large crowd in O’Toole Park on Saturday. For October, the weather was unseasonably warm with the temperature in the mid-20s, even at 4 pm. Both teams had reached this stage of the competition with some good performances; Boden had…
Senior football championship semi-final v St Jude’s in Parnell Park on 8 October 2023 Report by Paddy Walsh Ballyboden St Enda’s 3 – 13 St Jude’s 0 – 9 This local derby was keenly awaited and very difficult to predict the result. However, Boden hit the ground running and in the first minute, James Holland…
An Afternoon that had everything except the result. Gale force winds,rain , sunshine, leads built up, comebacks , extra time and the heartbreak of losing on penalties. A topsy turvy first half saw Boden playing against the wind. With our usual keeper Ben O’Riordan out injured, Jack Finn started in Goal and despite kicking out…
Gizmo reports from Round 3 of Junior A Championship Due to a long-running contractual dispute with the Executive, (to accurately document the Junior A team’s season), unfortunately I have been forced to resort to strike action. It’s not a choice like my diet, it’s a necessity like my drinking. Therefore, this week’s report will be…