THE SCENE IS set for the Dublin senior football and hurling finals over the weekend.
On Saturday at Parnell Park it’s the clash of Cuala and St Jude’s in the hurling decider before St Vincent’s and Ballyboden St Enda’s take centre stage for Sunday’s football showpiece.
Here’s all you need to know about two potentially cracking games, with the paths of each club to the finals charted:
Dublin SHC final:
DUBLIN SHC SEMI-FINALS
Parnell Park, Wednesday October 21
ST JUDE’S 1-16 LUCAN SARSFIELDS 1-11
SCORERS – St Jude’s: T Devlin 1-1, F Ó Riain Broin (0-1f, 0-1 ‘65’), J McManus 0-4 each, D Sutcliffe 0-2, W Hutchinson (f), P Maguire, R Hardy, N Mangan, S Larkin 0-1 each. Lucan Sarsfields: K O’Reilly 1-5 (1-4f), C Crummey, J McCaffrey 0-2 each, S McClelland, T Somers 0-1 each.
ST JUDE’S: M Hartnett; E McLoughlin, G McManus, C Mangan; C Ó Riain Broin, W Hutchinson, R Hardy; N Mangan, P Maguire; R Joyce, D Sutcliffe, J Kennedy; F Ó Riain Broin, T Devlin, J McManus. Subs: S Larkin for Kennedy (48), J Ryan for Joyce (57), A O’Beirne for C Mangan (59).
LUCAN SARSFIELDS: K Roche; M May, M McCaffrey, B Aird; T Somers, C Crummey, J Bellew; J McCaffrey, Emmett Ó Conghaile; T Lee, P Carroll, K O’Reilly; Eoghan Ó Conghaile, K Fitzgerald, S McClelland. Subs: P Crummey for Lee (43), D Quinn for Carroll (48).
REF: S McCarthy (St Vincent’s).
Parnell Park, Sunday October 11
CUALA 0-27 BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S 1-21
SCORERS – Cuala: D Treacy 0-14 (0-12f), M Schutte 0-6, C Cronin 0-3, S Moran 0-2, N Kenny, B Connolly 0-1 each. Ballyboden St Enda’s: P Ryan 1-17 (1-0 pen, 0-12f), S Durkin, D Curtin, D O’Connor, F McGarry 0-1 each.
CUALA: S Brennan; S Timlin, C O’Callaghan, R Tierney; S Stapleton, P Schutte, S Moran; D O’Connell, O Gough; C Waldron, C Cronin, N Kenny; D Treacy, M Schutte, S Treacy. Subs: J Sheanon for Tierney (ht), B Connolly for Kenny (42).
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S: G Maguire; K Wigglesworth, D Curran, S O’Connor; S Hiney, S Lambert, J Madden; S Durkin, N McMorrow; D Curtin, P Ryan, C McCormack; D O’Connor, C Keaney, C O’Neill. Subs: F McGarry for Curtin (34), D O’Callaghan for McCormack (36), M Weldon for Madden (45), E O’Neill for C O’Neill (48).
REF: A Keating (Setanta).
DUBLIN SHC QUARTER-FINALS
Parnell Park, Wednesday October 7
CUALA 4-16 CRAOBH CHIARÁIN 1-11
SCORERS – Cuala: D Treacy 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), D O’Connell 0-7 (0-3f), C Cronin 2-0 M Schutte 1-0, S Stapleton, P Schutte, S Moran, E Ó Naoire 0-1 each. Craobh Chiaráin: A McCrabbe 1-5 (1-4f), R Mahon, K Ryan (0-1f) 0-2 each, F Usanga, P Kelly 0-1 each,
CUALA: S Brennan; R Tierney, C O’Callaghan, S Timlin; S Stapleton, P Schutte, S Moran; D O’Connell, J Malone; C Waldron, C Cronin, C Sheanon; D Treacy, M Schutte, S Treacy. Subs: B Connolly for S Treacy (50), J Sheanon for D Treacy (51), S Barron for M Schutte and E Ó Naoire for C Sheanon (56), S Murphy for O’Connell (59).
CRAOBH CHIARÁIN: S Chester; S Finnegan, D O’Reilly, E Farrell; M Hayes, D Kelly, S Ennis; K Elliott, R Mahon; P Kelly, A McCrabbe, S Kirwan; K Ryan, F Usanga, G Ennis. Subs: C Ryan for Kirwan (ht), K Cooling for S Ennis (46), S Kelly for G Ennis (50), K Hetherton for McCrabbe (54), J Ryan for Mahon (59).
REF: F Gaffney (Na Fianna).
O’Toole Park, Saturday, September 26
ST JUDE’S 0-22 KILMACUD CROKES 0-20 (AET)
SCORERS – St Jude’s: J McManus (0-6f), F Ó Riain Broin (0-5f) 0-6 each, T Devlin, W Hutchinson (0-3f) 0-3 each, R Joyce, D Sutcliffe 0-2 each. Kilmacud Crokes: O O’Rorke 0-13 (0-11f), B O’Rorke, R O’Dwyer 0-2 each, C Conway, S McGrath, B Ó Leidhin 0-1 each.
ST JUDE’S: M Hartnett; E McLoughlin, G McManus, C Mangan; A O’Beirne, W Hutchinson, R Hardy; N Mangan, P Maguire; R Joyce, J McManus, J Kennedy; J Ryan, D Sutcliffe, F Ó Riain Broin. Subs: T Devlin for Ryan (ht), A McGovern for Joyce (60), S Larkin for Maguire (65), Joyce for J McManus (71).
KILMACUD CROKES: M Collins; N Corcoran, R Walsh, B O’Carroll; C Mac Gabhann, J Doughan, R Murphy; D Kelly, N Ó Riordáin; Ross O’Carroll, S McGrath, J Sweeney; O O’Rorke, R O’Dwyer, B O’Rorke. Subs: C Conway for Sweeney (41), B Ó Leidhin for B O’Rorke (48), L McMullan for Ó Riordáin (50), B Mulligan for McGrath (56), Rory O’Carroll for Mac Gabhann (65).
REF: A Keating (Setanta).
RESULTS FROM ROUND-ROBIN STAGE
Group 2: Faughs 3-11 Lucan Sarsfields 0-20; Cuala 7-16 Ballinteer St John’s 1-10; Cuala 0-19 Lucan Sarsfields 1-10; Ballinteer St John’s 2-14 Faughs 1-16; Cuala 1-16 Faughs 1-16; Lucan Sarsfields 0-22 Ballinteer St John’s 0-14.
Group 3: Ballyboden St Enda’s 4-23 Crumlin 1-14; St Jude’s 2-11 St Patrick’s Palmerstown 0-14; St Jude’s 2-18 Crumlin 0-18; Ballyboden St Enda’s 4-27 St Patrick’s Palmerstown 1-14; St Patrick’s Palmerstown 3-12 Crumlin 0-17; Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-14 St Jude’s 1-16.
Cuala have won the Dublin senior hurling championship three times, in 1989, 1991 and 1994. St Jude’s are chasing their first title.
Dublin SFC final:
SFC SEMI-FINALS
ST VINCENT’S 0-22 NA FIANNA 2-9
SCORERS – St Vincent’s: D Connolly 0-5, R Trainor 0-4, J Feeney 0-3, G Burke, C Dorney, T Quinn (1 ’45) 0-2, M Concarr, B Egan, S Carthy, Cormac Diamond 0-1 each. Na Fianna: A Caffrey 1-2 (0-2f), A Byrne 0-3 (1f), O Ó Maoleidigh 1-0, N Cooper, G O’Reilly, T Brady, J Caffrey (f) 0-1 each.
ST VINCENT’S: M Savage; H Gill, J Curley, M Concarr; B Egan, G Brennan, N Mullins; D Murphy, S Carthy; G Burke, D Connolly, Cormac Diamond; R Trainor, C Dorney, T Quinn. Subs: J Feeney for Dorney (36), Cameron Diamond for Mullins (47), K Golden for Murphy (53), A Baxter for Cormac Diamond (60).
NA FIANNA: R O’Flaherty; J Cooper, N Cooper, E Murchan; E Mullan, N McGovern, G O’Reilly; JJ Martin, C O’Connor; J Caffrey, D Quinn, T Brady; A Byrne, A Caffrey, C McHugh. Subs: O Ó Maolieidigh for Quinn (39 inj), E Neville for McHugh (41), E Connolly for J Caffrey (50), N Flannery for Mullan (50), A Farrell for O’Reilly, A Fitzgerald for Brady (60).
REF: D Sheppard (Round Towers, Lusk).
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S 0-12 CLONTARF 0-10
SCORERS – Ballyboden St Enda’s: A Kerin 0-7 (7f), R Basquel, S Hiney, S O’Connor, S Gibbons, D O’Callaghan 0-1 each.Clontarf: C Johnson 0-3 (2f), M MacDonncha 0-2 (1f), D Monaghan, M Walsh, J McCaffrey, A O’Neill, I O’Dwyer 0-1 each.
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S: C Dooley; B Dwan, S Hiney, S Clayton; S O’Connor, D Nelson, D O’Reilly; MD Macauley, D O’Mahoney; S Gibbons, R Basquel, S Gibbons; C Basquel, C Keaney, A Kerin. Subs: D McCabe for Davey (ht), S Molony for C Basquel (44), D O’Callaghan for Gibbons (49), R McDaid for Dwan (54).
CLONTARF: R O’Hanlon; S Coen, A O’Halloran, D Monaghan; F Dodd, J McCaffrey, P Breen; A Foley, M Walsh; C Cronin, M MacDonncha, R McCullagh; A O’Neill, C Johnson, M Dufficy. Subs: K McGrath for O’Neill (35), I O’Dwyer for Dufficy (37), M Hughes for McCullagh (46), P Synon for Walsh (56).
REF: G McCormack (Naomh Barróg)
SFC QUARTER-FINALS
ST VINCENT’S 2-21 LUCAN SARSFIELDS 2-11
SCORERS – St Vincent’s: T Quinn 0-6 (0-3f, 0-2 45), S Carthy 0-5, N Mullins, J Feeney 1-0 each, C Dorney, D Connolly 0-3 each, G Burke 0-2, C Diamond, R Trainor 0-1 each. Lucan Sarsfields: B Gallagher 1-3 (0-1f), S O’Shaughnessy 1-1, Emmet Ó Conghaile 0-3, S Newcombe, P Greene (0-1 ’45′), C Gallagher (0-1f), R Kelly 0-1 each.
ST VINCENT’S: M Savage; M Concarr, J Curley, H Gill; B Egan, G Brennan, N Mullins; D Murphy, S Carthy; G Burke, D Connolly, Cormac Diamond; R Trainor, C Dorney, T Quinn. Subs: K Golden for Murphy (42), J Feeney for Diamond (45), A Baxter for Trainor (49), C Wilson for Curley (53), M Loftus for Gill (57), G Murphy for Burke (60).
LUCAN SARSFIELDS: P Greene; C McHugh, M McCaffrey, O Ennis; D Gallagher, D Gallagher, P Casey; D Gavin, Emmet Ó Conghaile; S Newcombe, S O’Shaughnessy, J McCaffrey; B Gallagher, B Collopy, D O’Shaughnessy. Subs: J McCormack for D O’Shaughnessy (26), K Fitzgerald for Gavin (40), C Gallagher for D Gallagher (47), S Cleary for J McCaffrey (50), R Kelly for Collopy (56).
REF: D Feeney (Parnell’s).
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S 1-12 ST OLIVER PLUNKETT’S/ER 1-11
SCORERS – Ballyboden St Enda’s: C Basquel 1-1, A Kerin 0-3 (0-1f), R Basquel 0-2 (0-2f), D O’Reilly, B Dwan, D Nelson, C Keaney, S Molony, D O’Callaghan 0-1 each. St Oliver Plunkett’s/ER: B Brogan 1-4 (0-3f), G Smith, N Walsh 0-2 each, R McConnell, A Brogan, P Lee 0-1 each.
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S: P Durcan; B Dwan, S Hiney, S clayton; S O’Connor, D Nelson, A Waters; MD Macauley, D O’Mahony; D O’Reilly, R Basquel, S Gibbons; C Basquel, C Keaney, A Kerin. Subs: D Davey for Clayton (25-28, blood sub), Davey for Waters (30), S Molony for Gibbons (37), D O’Callaghan for C Basquel (41), D McCabe for Davey (53).
ST OLIVER PLUNKETT’S/ER: A O’Mara; R O’Connor, P Curtin, S McGuinness; S O’Connor, D Lally, D Brogan; R McConnell, C Dunleavy; C Walsh, C McKeever, N Walsh; G Smith, A Brogan, B Brogan. Subs: D Kelly for McGuinness (34), P Lee for Smith (44), L Herron for N Walsh (50), J O’Donoghue for Dunleavy (61).
REF: S McCarthy (St Vincent’s).
SFC SECOND ROUND:
Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-11 Kilmacud Crokes 0-10
St Vincent’s 0-19 Ballymun Kickhams 0-13
FIRST ROUND RESULTS:
Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-10 St Maur’s 0-7
St Vincent’s 2-14 Naomh Olaf 0-6
SFC Roll Of Honour:
St Vincent’s (27 times)
1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1957,1958,1959,1960,
1962,1964,1966,1967,1970,1971,1972,1975,1976,1977,1981,
1983,1984,2007,2013,2014
Ballyboden St Enda’s (2) 1995, 2009
Thanks to John Fitzsimons from the Dublin county board for sending this information our way.
