It was mixed news for our rugby squads in their Connacht Cup semi-finals with our seniors suffering a heart-breaking 6-0 loss to the Jes in Galway and our Juniors enjoying an emphatic 40-3 win over Roscommon CBS in the Marist grounds. The seniors came out the wrong side of a bruising encounter with the Jes of Galway in the heavy back pitch in the Sportsground. A cross-field wind militated against flowing rugby. In these conditions with two committed teams, there was never goi

Leinster Final Heartache 2016 Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 08:00AM ​ For the second time in three years our senior footballers suffered heartache in a Leinster ‘A’ final at the hands of Dublin opposition. With the referee considering postponing the match up to ten minutes prior to throw-in, the usually immaculate O’Connor Park surface was under pressure. After a competitive opening the pick of the scores came from the boot of Brian Derwin from play. Playing against the tricky