Calling all Dubs!

Flukey

The first outing for Dublin players, hurling and football, will be at the Blue Stars matches at St. Brigid's club in Castleknock on Saturday the 1st of January 2011. The Hurling is at 1:30pm and the Football at 3:15pm. So shake off your New Year's Eve party hangovers and get out and show the rest of the country that we are not just sunshine fans that start going to matches in June, not January. See you there! 2011 could be our year.

Mullet

Heading out tomorrow night but i hope to be there for the start of the hurling.

sabiki2

tell us more.. what is this match? Blue Stars being the first team vs. rest of Dublin panel?

Flukey

The Blue Stars are basically the Dublin equivalent of the All-Stars, for both Hurling and Football. Traditionally they each play a Dublin selection in early January at a chosen GAA ground. It is a chance for the Dublin management to see and try out some new players before the start of the O'Byrne Cup, Walsh Cup and Leagues. It is also the first opportunity for the Dublin fans to see their teams and the up and coming talent getting a run out. Dublin Bus and the Evening Herald sponsor the event. Dublin Bus usually run free shuttle buses from a nearby rail station.The details for this year are as posted in my first post. The games are being played at Russell Park, on the Navan Road. Check the St. Brigid's website for more details. http://www.stbrigidsgaa.com/

An Citeog

sabiki2 wrote: »

tell us more.. what is this match? Blue Stars being the first team vs. rest of Dublin panel?

The Blue Stars are the best players from the Dublin Senior Club Championships in football and hurling, as voted for by the Evening Herald.

The teams are as follows:

Hurling
DUBLIN (SH v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Finn McGarry (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ruairí Trainor (St Vincent’s), Tomás Brady (Na Fianna), Oisín Gough (Cuala); Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Joseph Boland (Na Fianna), Niall Corcoran (Kilmacud Crokes); Johnny McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields), Maurice O’Brien (Faughs); Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields), Ryan O’Dwyer (Kilmacud Crokes), Liam Rushe (St Pat’s, Palmerstown); David O’Callaghan (St Mark’s), Declan O’Dwyer (Nh Olaf), Alan Mc Crabbe (Craobh Chiaráin). Subs: Simon Lambert (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Ronan Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paul Schutte (Cuala), Martin Quilty (Na Fianna), John Sheanon (Cuala), Shane Ryan (Nh Mearnóg), Conor Clinton (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Barry O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes), Cian McBride (St Vincent’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS: Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Cronan Dooley (Lucan Sarsfields), Darragh Spain (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Martin O’Sullivan (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ronan Fallon (St Vincent’s), Stephen Nolan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Malachy Travers (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s); Stephen Loughlin (St Vincent’s), Conor McCormack (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Peadar Carton (O’Toole’s); Thomas Connolly (St Vincent’s), Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s). Subs: Alan Nolan (St Brigid’s), Mick May (Lucan Sarsfields), Rob O’Loughlin (Kilmacud Crokes), Daire Plunkett (St Brigid’s), Kevin Ryan (O’Toole’s), David Curtin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Darren Kelly (Craobh Chiaráin).


Football
DUBLIN (SF v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Michael Savage (St Vincent’s); Paul Conlon (St Vincent’s), Paul Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala); Paul Casey (Lucan Sarsfields), James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams), Hugh Gill (St Vincent’s); Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Cian Mullins (St Brigid’s); Alan Hubbard (Ballymun Kickhams), Blaine Kelly (St Mary’s, Saggart), Paul Flynn (Fingallians); Dean Kelly (Trinity Gaels), Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge St), Kevin McManamon (St Jude’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS (SF v Dublin): Shane Supple (St Brigid’s); Willie Lowry (St Vincent’s), Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Graham Norton (St Brigid’s); Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes), Brian McGrath (Kilmacud Crokes), Seán Murray (St Brigid’s); Niall Corkery (Kilmacud Crokes), Declan O’Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Liam Og O hEineachain (Kilmacud Crokes); Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s), Brian Kavanagh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s). Subs: Ryan O’Flaherty (Na Fianna), Ross O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), John O’Loughlin (UCD), Tomás Quinn (St Vincent’s), Darren Clarke (St Sylvester’s), James Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Ken Darcy (St Brigid’s).

Note the 2 players in bold who have been selected to play in both games.

The games are on in St Brigids GAA Club (Russell Park) on the Navan Road on New Years Day at 1.30pm and 3.15pm. Admission is €10 for adults and €5 for students and OAPs. Under 16s are free.

Flukey

Parnell Pass holders have been known to get in free, though that isn't always the case. Worth a try though, so if you have one, bring it with you.

Het-Field

An Citeog wrote: »

The Blue Stars are the best players from the Dublin Senior Club Championships in football and hurling, as voted for by the Evening Herald.

The teams are as follows:

Hurling
DUBLIN (SH v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Finn McGarry (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ruairí Trainor (St Vincent’s), Tomás Brady (Na Fianna), Oisín Gough (Cuala); Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Joseph Boland (Na Fianna), Niall Corcoran (Kilmacud Crokes); Johnny McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields), Maurice O’Brien (Faughs); Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields), Ryan O’Dwyer (Kilmacud Crokes), Liam Rushe (St Pat’s, Palmerstown); David O’Callaghan (St Mark’s), Declan O’Dwyer (Nh Olaf), Alan Mc Crabbe (Craobh Chiaráin). Subs: Simon Lambert (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Ronan Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paul Schutte (Cuala), Martin Quilty (Na Fianna), John Sheanon (Cuala), Shane Ryan (Nh Mearnóg), Conor Clinton (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Barry O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes), Cian McBride (St Vincent’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS: Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Cronan Dooley (Lucan Sarsfields), Darragh Spain (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Martin O’Sullivan (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ronan Fallon (St Vincent’s), Stephen Nolan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Malachy Travers (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s); Stephen Loughlin (St Vincent’s), Conor McCormack (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Peadar Carton (O’Toole’s); Thomas Connolly (St Vincent’s), Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s). Subs: Alan Nolan (St Brigid’s), Mick May (Lucan Sarsfields), Rob O’Loughlin (Kilmacud Crokes), Daire Plunkett (St Brigid’s), Kevin Ryan (O’Toole’s), David Curtin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Darren Kelly (Craobh Chiaráin).


Football
DUBLIN (SF v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Michael Savage (St Vincent’s); Paul Conlon (St Vincent’s), Paul Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala); Paul Casey (Lucan Sarsfields), James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams), Hugh Gill (St Vincent’s); Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Cian Mullins (St Brigid’s); Alan Hubbard (Ballymun Kickhams), Blaine Kelly (St Mary’s, Saggart), Paul Flynn (Fingallians); Dean Kelly (Trinity Gaels), Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge St), Kevin McManamon (St Jude’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS (SF v Dublin): Shane Supple (St Brigid’s); Willie Lowry (St Vincent’s), Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Graham Norton (St Brigid’s); Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes), Brian McGrath (Kilmacud Crokes), Seán Murray (St Brigid’s); Niall Corkery (Kilmacud Crokes), Declan O’Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Liam Og O hEineachain (Kilmacud Crokes); Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s), Brian Kavanagh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s). Subs: Ryan O’Flaherty (Na Fianna), Ross O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), John O’Loughlin (UCD), Tomás Quinn (St Vincent’s), Darren Clarke (St Sylvester’s), James Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Ken Darcy (St Brigid’s).

Note the 2 players in bold who have been selected to play in both games.

The games are on in St Brigids GAA Club (Russell Park) on the Navan Road on New Years Day at 1.30pm and 3.15pm. Admission is €10 for adults and €5 for students and OAPs. Under 16s are free.

Ken D'Arcy ?

Is that the same D'Arcy who last pulled on a Dublin shirt in Thurlas in 2001 ?

DH2K9

An Citeog wrote: »

The Blue Stars are the best players from the Dublin Senior Club Championships in football and hurling, as voted for by the Evening Herald.

The teams are as follows:

Hurling
DUBLIN (SH v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Finn McGarry (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ruairí Trainor (St Vincent’s), Tomás Brady (Na Fianna), Oisín Gough (Cuala); Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Joseph Boland (Na Fianna), Niall Corcoran (Kilmacud Crokes); Johnny McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields), Maurice O’Brien (Faughs); Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields), Ryan O’Dwyer (Kilmacud Crokes), Liam Rushe (St Pat’s, Palmerstown); David O’Callaghan (St Mark’s), Declan O’Dwyer (Nh Olaf), Alan Mc Crabbe (Craobh Chiaráin). Subs: Simon Lambert (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Ronan Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paul Schutte (Cuala), Martin Quilty (Na Fianna), John Sheanon (Cuala), Shane Ryan (Nh Mearnóg), Conor Clinton (Kilmacud Crokes), Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Barry O’Rorke (Kilmacud Crokes), Cian McBride (St Vincent’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS: Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Cronan Dooley (Lucan Sarsfields), Darragh Spain (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Martin O’Sullivan (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Ronan Fallon (St Vincent’s), Stephen Nolan (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Malachy Travers (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s); Stephen Loughlin (St Vincent’s), Conor McCormack (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Peadar Carton (O’Toole’s); Thomas Connolly (St Vincent’s), Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Paul Ryan (Ballyboden St Enda’s). Subs: Alan Nolan (St Brigid’s), Mick May (Lucan Sarsfields), Rob O’Loughlin (Kilmacud Crokes), Daire Plunkett (St Brigid’s), Kevin Ryan (O’Toole’s), David Curtin (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Darren Kelly (Craobh Chiaráin).


Football
DUBLIN (SF v Evening Herald/Dublin Bus Dubs Stars): Michael Savage (St Vincent’s); Paul Conlon (St Vincent’s), Paul Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala); Paul Casey (Lucan Sarsfields), James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams), Hugh Gill (St Vincent’s); Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Cian Mullins (St Brigid’s); Alan Hubbard (Ballymun Kickhams), Blaine Kelly (St Mary’s, Saggart), Paul Flynn (Fingallians); Dean Kelly (Trinity Gaels), Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge St), Kevin McManamon (St Jude’s).

EVENING HERALD/DUBLIN BUS DUBS STARS (SF v Dublin): Shane Supple (St Brigid’s); Willie Lowry (St Vincent’s), Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), Graham Norton (St Brigid’s); Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes), Brian McGrath (Kilmacud Crokes), Seán Murray (St Brigid’s); Niall Corkery (Kilmacud Crokes), Declan O’Mahony (Ballyboden St Enda’s); Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Liam Og O hEineachain (Kilmacud Crokes); Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent’s), Brian Kavanagh (Kilmacud Crokes), Paddy Andrews (St Brigid’s). Subs: Ryan O’Flaherty (Na Fianna), Ross O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes), John O’Loughlin (UCD), Tomás Quinn (St Vincent’s), Darren Clarke (St Sylvester’s), James Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh), Ken Darcy (St Brigid’s).

Note the 2 players in bold who have been selected to play in both games.

The games are on in St Brigids GAA Club (Russell Park) on the Navan Road on New Years Day at 1.30pm and 3.15pm. Admission is €10 for adults and €5 for students and OAPs. Under 16s are free.

I take it that the game will be played on the grass pitch and not the astro despite the picture?

Gingy

No, the games are on the astro. Great setup out there. Always freezing at the Blue Stara, bring hats, scarves....hip flasks.

An Citeog

Het-Field wrote: »

Ken D'Arcy ?

Is that the same D'Arcy who last pulled on a Dublin shirt in Thurlas in 2001 ?

One and the same.

DH2K9 wrote: »

I take it that the game will be played on the grass pitch and not the astro despite the picture?

Nope, it's on the astro. The grass pitch is most likely in absolute bits at the moment. The artificial pitch is a little bit fast for hurling but it's better than playing in a mudbath.

dcr22B

An Citeog wrote: »

Nope, it's on the astro. The grass pitch is most likely in absolute bits at the moment. The artificial pitch is a little bit fast for hurling but it's better than playing in a mudbath.

WE were due to play the Tomás Mulligan Memorial Tournament on that pitch last Monday night but due to the weather, we had to pull the plug. Hope the pitch holds up for tomorrow's games.

Heading away for a few days myself so won't be able to make the trip down.

mfceiling

Flukey wrote: »

The first outing for Dublin players, hurling and football, will be at the Blue Stars matches at St. Brigid's club in Castleknock on Saturday the 1st of January 2011. The Hurling is at 1:30pm and the Football at 3:15pm. So shake off your New Year's Eve party hangovers and get out and show the rest of the country that we are not just sunshine fans that start going to matches in June, not January. See you there! 2011 could be our year.

You're starting early!!:D

blackbelt

Just looking at both lineups and it would seem that the Blue Stars have the edge in the football both defensively and up front but Dublin may have the stronger midfield.

I'm in work and will be missing this.:(

Would have loved to see how Paul Brogan does at full back for Dublin and what form Connolly will turn up,see if he will regain any place in the Dublin setup.

Dublin hurlers look very strong.Good to see Ronan Fallon and Stephen O Loughlin getting run outs with the Blue Stars.

Oh well,must look forward to Mullingar next Sunday.

dcr22B

blackbelt wrote: »

Oh well,must look forward to Mullingar next Sunday.

Is that match definitely down for Mullingar? Can't seem to find info anywhere on it.

blackbelt

Haven't seen anything on it lately but when I did check the fixtures there a few weeks ago it said Westmeath v Dublin , Mullingar 2.30pm

We're due a visit down there.Anytime we play them it seems to be in Parnell Park.