U14 girls prepare for All-Ireland

Date Published: 02-Aug-2007

GALWAY U-14 girls footballers make their bid for All-Ireland glory when they face Dublin in the final at Pearse Park, Longford on Sunday (3pm).

Looking to become the first Galway U-14 side to win this championship, they have all the credentials to achieve such a feat even if Dublin will provide a stern test. Certainly, they have been impressive to date, defeating Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Mayo in their successful Connacht championship campaign, before accounting for Laois in the quarter-final.

That was a tough battle, but the Galway girls — captained by Annaghdown’s Claire Delaney — delivered a storming second half performance to seal the victory. In the semi-final, they faced a strong Kerry side that had won the Munster championship in style. Yet the girls against showed their true colours with an outstanding display, winning through on a scoreline of 5-10 to 1-8.

Meanwhile, the Galway panel that will take to the field on Sunday is as follows: C. Delaney, C. Killilea, A. Burke, R. Murphy (Annaghdown); L. Reilly (Caherlistrane); A. Mannion (Caltra); D. Brennan, C. Cooney, M. Linnane, H. Moran, C. Newell (Claregalway); C. Kerrigan, A. Summerville (Clonbur); R. Leonard, C. Maloney, K. McHugh (Corofin); S. O’Toole, N. Kilgarriff (Dunmore); L. Fallon, H. Hannant, N. Fahy (Glenamaddy); L. Murphy (Kilkerrin/Clonberne); A. Reilly, S. Jackson (Monivea/Abbey); Emma Carter (Moycullen); C. Ní Cheallaigh (Leitir Moir); A. O’Reilly (Oranmore); A. Cunningham, F. Timmins (St. Michael’s), R. Cloonan, C. Meagher, D. Gorman (Salthill/Knocknacarra); C. O’Malley (Grainne Mhaols).