A week of mixed fortunes for the footballers of St Brendans
News Item added:05-07-2010
Week of Mixed Fortunes for Dark Forces
THE Dark Force got their fourth win of the year under their belts against St Sylvesters in a raging wind ... unfortunately, there was no referee and they'll have to do it all again later this season when they face the Malahide outfit.
It was a difficult day for football and the gale-force breeze played havoc with the Bs on the lower pitch where a bad day at the office ended in a heavy defeat to O'Tooles.
The valiant Mick McGinty – playing in goals – was beaten six times as the green flag saw regular action. St Brendan's only goal in response came from a long looping ball from Crusher Cusack, which bounced several times before landing untouched in the back of the net.
On the top pitch, the Dark Force outplayed St Sylvester's in a challenge game, necessitated by the absence of a referee. The two points remain in the balance for when the match is eventually rescheduled.
In the midweek games, the B team easily got the better of Naomh Barrog in Kilbarrack running up their biggest score of the season, a sizable tally of 3-15 and tight defence saw just four points conceded.
Over in Tallaght, the shooting boots of Paul McDonough's side would have been sorely welcomed as the Dark Force succumbed on a scoreline of 0-9 to 0-8. It was a dismal loss as chance after chance after chance went abegging. Indeed, the Gormanites had about six good chances on goal, none of which found the back of the net. The long-range shooting was also going awry and good points from the likes of Garrett Cleary, John Moore and Gavin Hanley were not enough to save the day.
The team: 1/ Colin Garvin, 2/ Ken Foxe, 3/ Brendan Sharkey, 4/ Peter Fallon, 5/ Trevor Purtill, 6/ John Ryan, 7/ Shane O'Dwyer, 8/ Mark McEntee, 9/ Shane Foley, 10/ Gavin Hanley, 11/ Willie McLoughlin, 12/ Robbie Caulfield, 13/ Dave Ryan, 14/ Garrett Cleary, 15/ John Moore
Subs: Timmy Ryan, Justin McCormack, Peter Burke
In separate news, the gardai have asked us to draw attention to a spate of thefts, which have afflicted the north inner city during the past year and we are happy to post details from their press release here.
An Garda Siochana are appealing for information from members of the public after a XXL ‘black and amber’ GAA style hooded sweatshirt was stolen in the north of the city last night. An incident room has been set up at Cabra Garda Station and the Gardai are following a number of lines of enquiry.
Chief Superintendent Myles Long briefed the media on the investigation this morning:
“… This is the latest episode in a spate of sickening attacks to have plagued the north inner city in the past year. A number of months ago a bicycle was stolen from Walsh’s public house in Manor St and the perpetrators of this act have yet to be brought to justice.
Anyone with information related to this latest crime is asked to contact Cabra Gardai on 01 666 7400 or the Garda freephone confidential line on 1800 666 111…”
Gardai have released a photo fit of the stolen item and the victim has stated that he last checked the item in question after 1:00am on 2 July and that the item was placed under jumpers near the cloakroom. Gardai have confirmed that the time period between 1:00am and 1:15am is vital to their investigation and anyone that was in Hanlon’s public house on the night in question is asked to contact Gardai to assist them and rule themselves out of this investigation. Gardai have asked members of the public to contact them no matter how trivial their recollection.
Members of the public may difficulty recalling the evening in question and are reminded that this was a relatively calm evening and the night that St. Brendan’s beat Naomh Barrog 3-15 to 0-4.
