Féile na nGael  Ulster 2015 Festival of Hurling in O'Donnell Park Letterkenny.

St. Eunan's Hurling and Camogie teams have made history at National Feile Finals.

Mid-summer's day will be for long a red-letter in the annals of the St.Eunan's club as both the U-14 Hurling team and the Camogie team won national honours at the Feile na nGael  Festivals of Hurling and Camogie hosted at Ulster venues this weekend.

Played in Garvaghy, Tyrone's Centre of Excellence ,the U-14 hurlers defeated Antrim's  St. Mc Nissi's in the Semi-Final of the Shield Competition on  a score of 3-3 to 1-1.Playing against a very strong wind the Eunan's lads stormed into a convincing first half lead with goals from Oisin Randles,Ronan Daly and Shane O'Donnell.In a great team performance they dominated all over the pitch to earn a fully deserved victory.

With an interval of over 2 hours to their Final, team managers Eunan O'Donnell and Gordon Randles marshalled their committed and skilful squad and had them prepped for the final where their opponents were Roscommon team St.Dominics.  By the thirteenth minute the Black and Amber had raced into a 1-2 to no score with Shane O'Donnell goaling and then scoring another from the penalty puck just before half time.  Eunan's lead 2-2 to no score registered for the Roscommon representatives. Throughout the second half  all over the field St.Eunan's players rose to the occasion and displayed a high level of skill,courage and determination.A heavy downpour did not detract both teams from giving their all and it was six minutes into the second half before St.Dominic's registered their first score.  With  both teams playing their hearts out the O'Donnell Park lads stood strong and finished with a flourish of hurling skills to be crowned Féile Shield  champions 2015 on a final score of 3-3 to 0-1.

St. Eunan's Féile host committee  organise a  very successful event

O' Donnell Park Letterkenny resonated to the clash of the ash over a mid-summer festival of Féile na nGael Ulster 2015 hurling U-14 action as the host club St.Eunan's welcomed teams from the four provinces to this prestigious event.

Donegal teams including St.Eunan's,  Buncrana and Burt were joined by teams from Mount Sion,Waterford,St.Brigid's,Blackwater ,Wexford,Na Magha,Derry,Bruff,Limerick and Roscommon club St.Dominics to test their hurling skills on the well-appointed grounds at O'Donnell Park in the Qualifying Group stages and Quarter Finals for the Cup and Shield.When all the matches were played, host club St.Eunan's and Waterford side Mount Sion came top and qualified for the Shield and Cup finals of the Ulster event ; staged at the Tyrone Centre of Excellence at Garvaghy yesterday Sunday.

Blessed with ideal weather conditions ; the event was a resounding success  both on and off the field with the spirit of Féile participation and fun in evidence at the O'Donnell Park event played over Friday evening and all day Saturday.The well-tended playing surfaces facilitated these young players from all parts of Ireland in displaying a wide array of hurling skills with scores a plenty.

Meanwhile the St.Eunan's Camogie team, playing their qualifying group games in Derry Centre of Excellence at Owenbeg against opposition from Manorhamilton,Drumsurn,Ballerin,and Buffer's Alley , also qualified for the Shield Competition played yesterday at Derry venue The Loup.

The St.Eunan's Hurling Féile organising committee with its attention to detail ensured a superb sporting and social experience for the 8 participating teams and their supporters at the sun-splashed Letterkenny venue.St.Eunan's club volunteers were present throughout the event assisting with the considerable catering requirements for this festival of hurling.The clubhouse  and outdoor barbecue area  was buzzing with activity and a genuine grassroots community spirit throughout the event.

As part of the social activities,the clubhouse hosted a disco for the participating visiting teams where an enjoyable evening was had by  these energetic teams.

The club Minor Board who oversaw the arrangements expressed thanks to the St.Eunan's club's host families who extended their hospitality to our two visiting clubs; Mount Sion and St.Dominic's, to the sponsorship from an array of local businesses, to the team effort from our club volunteers, to the managers of our hurling team Eunan O'Donnell and Gordon Randles, to our Camogie managers Joe Kealy and mentors Yvonne Phillips and Nuala Mc Dermott.

Minor Board chairman Pauric Daly congratulated both Feile winning squads, the fantastic supporters who followed the teams on their successful Feile na nGael journeys throughout the weekend and their respective team managements Eunan O'Donnell, Gordon Randles; Joe Kealy, Yvonne Phillips and Nuala Mc Dermott.

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