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Celtic challenge last night good wins for both Dublin teams beating Meath and Westmeath opposition

This Saturday first in a triple header Dublin minors first game up in Parnell Park v Wexford hurlers leinster semi final winner takes all

Also on Saturday Dublin under 17s footballers travel to Longford to take on Mayo

Following Saturday a nice double bill in Parnell park first up under 17 hurlers v Wexford followed by Dublin minor footballers v Longford

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 11/05/2017 14:23:22    1985965

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Half time Dublin under 1-7 Mayo 1-8 under 17 football

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 13/05/2017 14:46:49    1986433

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Great win for minor hurlers beating Wexford , Sean currie massive effort
Under 17 beaten by Mayo by three points

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 14/05/2017 11:58:31    1986529

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Cork beaten by Kerry last night in under 17s Munster final , convinced Cork would win after we played both teams , talk about unpredictable

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 17/05/2017 13:04:50    1987490

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I see a lad from Lucan called Herkus Sviglinskas Damo on the 17's hurling team what's his background? Is your lad a sub I don't see him on the starting 15?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 19/05/2017 15:15:26    1988375

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Replying To clondalkindub:  "I see a lad from Lucan called Herkus Sviglinskas Damo on the 17's hurling team what's his background? Is your lad a sub I don't see him on the starting 15?"
believe it or believe it not Hercus and my lad vie for same position, he a good player my lad a sub for Saturday , my fella a bit of a victim of his own success in that recently hes been a sub for both football and hurling , regards the hurling no complaints defence are very strong tough 6 to break into , theres a lad Kinsella from Crokes Scully from Plunketts both unlucky not to be starting smashing players
Hercus is as Dub as they come despite the name obvious ethnic background , 8 of the minor team playing under 17 tomorrow if only they had another year at minor next year its tragic

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 19/05/2017 15:31:39    1988383

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Sitting in Craobh Ciaran having a coffee before the young lads take to pitch ,in the Nell fingers crossed for two wins

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 20/05/2017 12:06:45    1988513

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Great result for under 17 hurlers down at half time ran out very convincing winners in second half ,
Dublin minor footballers win v Longford result never in doubt , busy summer ahead on all fronts

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 20/05/2017 18:41:47    1988600

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Replying To Damothedub:  "Great result for under 17 hurlers down at half time ran out very convincing winners in second half ,
Dublin minor footballers win v Longford result never in doubt , busy summer ahead on all fronts"
Some win for the minors alright

Big wins like that can sometimes have a negative influence next day out, semi-final up next!

Be great to see the minors get out of Leinster as champs this year and give it a good go.

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 20/05/2017 19:09:41    1988611

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Replying To jimbodub:  "Some win for the minors alright

Big wins like that can sometimes have a negative influence next day out, semi-final up next!

Be great to see the minors get out of Leinster as champs this year and give it a good go."
Some serious footballers , I know it was a shi7 day as I did umpire in the pi77s of rain for the under 17s game , just wish to god people would come out and support them , thousands will make there way to portlaoise ????? for a €10 there was a double bill in Parnell Park , anyway rant over minor very hard to judge as was the display v Longford as it was so one-sided

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 23/05/2017 11:06:13    1989722

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under 17s are in a Leinster Final against Kilkenny , their game has been chosen as the curtain raiser to the Leinster senior Hurling semi final between Galway and Offaly 18June

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 30/05/2017 13:46:16    1992186

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God we could do with a good news hurling story , come on the under 21s do it like your football counter parts leave the stage as legends

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 30/05/2017 16:06:42    1992275

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Replying To Damothedub:  "God we could do with a good news hurling story , come on the under 21s do it like your football counter parts leave the stage as legends"
Strong team named for tomorrow night
should be a good game, it's love on tg4 too

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/05/2017 20:40:54    1992384

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Just a reminder with all the doom and gloom in Hurling we are in three leinster finals
under 17s
minor
under 21s
All v Black and Amber , today maybe bleak but if we keep producing sooner or later under the right stewardship we will make the break through AGAIN

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 31/05/2017 11:05:07    1992557

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Replying To Damothedub:  "Just a reminder with all the doom and gloom in Hurling we are in three leinster finals
under 17s
minor
under 21s
All v Black and Amber , today maybe bleak but if we keep producing sooner or later under the right stewardship we will make the break through AGAIN"
Poor showing last night , at least they tried to rally in the second half , ultimately better team won , thought game was marred by a lot of cynical play from both teams , Dublin lads and I know they are young seemed content to try to out muscle Kilkenny at every opportunity but forgot to hurl, poor decision making and too slow to release the ball into the forwards

One down two to go in the Hurling , hears hopping 17 minors can do the Biz

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 01/06/2017 10:45:25    1992937

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Replying To Damothedub:  "Poor showing last night , at least they tried to rally in the second half , ultimately better team won , thought game was marred by a lot of cynical play from both teams , Dublin lads and I know they are young seemed content to try to out muscle Kilkenny at every opportunity but forgot to hurl, poor decision making and too slow to release the ball into the forwards

One down two to go in the Hurling , hears hopping 17 minors can do the Biz"
I was very disappointed with the U21s v KK, a lifeless performance. Don't get me wrong I know there are serious hurlers on that team, but they played like individuals not a team. Slack marking caused by this ridiculous notion that in the modern hurling game you can protect "space" with numbers, crowd the midfield for puck outs etc etc. The dynamics of the game still hold true a deadly catch and strike can floor your protective screens and flatten your best laid plans. Where I buy into the modern game, the fast breaking play, players running off the shoulders making diagonal runs I saw none of that the other night. Each player seemed to be admiring their own strike rather than looking for the free man or the better oprtion. It was poor, second to the ball every Dublin player attempting to lift ball was slow and ponderous and brought a KK player onto them. But when they realised time was running out they made a fist of it - too late and damn disappointing to watch, the attitude individually and collectively was very poor.

arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4897 - 02/06/2017 23:50:52    1993771

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Under 17s tonight in Abbotstown v Cork

Celtic Challenge Qtr Finals Saturday Dublin Plunkett v Limerick and Dublin Clarke v Cork


Minor Hurlers Sunday Semple Stadium v Tipp challenge match , this game decent indication of progress made as when we met them earlier this year we were beaten in a very onesided game.

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 08/06/2017 11:04:08    1996831

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Cork v Dublin under17 a draw point last second for young Dubs very high scoring entertaining game

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 08/06/2017 19:29:48    1997078

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Under 16s beaten by Cork in Celtic Challange , under 17s beat limerick into an all Ireland semi final

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 10/06/2017 17:35:58    1997618

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Combined minors and 17s taking on Clare in Portlaoise tonight , good prep for Sundays Leinster final as a lot of squad players getting good game time ,
My son handed me two complementary tickets last night for Sundays game how cool is that , may be not a big thing for some I nearly cried.

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 15/06/2017 13:45:54    1999934

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