Fr. Murphy ’ s
Camogie and Ladies
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to their University championship. These
were powerful team building exercises
for both and St. Mary’s went on the win
the British Universities championship.
Then followed the Ann Dunning
memorial trophy, a nine a side
competition, which saw the Fr Murphy’s
loose narrowly in the semi-final and our
player Niamh McGrath, being awarded
player of the tournament. It was a
fantastic day of football.
The day after the Camogie league
final, our footballers were out in the
championship against Tir Chonaill
Gaels and in spite of some of our players
having to play two championship games
in two days, they acquitted themselves
well running up a huge score and ending
up comfortable winners
Just recently the club players in both
codes were asked to vote for their players
of the year. After a huge vote, several
players were very close. In Camogie,
Emily de Caires, whose father is from
Guyana and mother of West Cork origin,
only took up the sport in April and
received votes from many of the players
as did Emma McShane, Niamh Kennedy
and Mel Hogan, but the players camogie
player of the year was Caroline Hanley.
In the football it was also a close run
thing; Connie Lynch at just seventeen
years old and in her first year playing
adult football, polled many votes from
her fellow players as did Aoife Lyons,
Jenny Sheehan, Liz O Malley and Andrea
McCoombe, but the players footballer
of the year was team captain Aisling
Curley, from Roscommon.
Later this year we will be holding a
corporate golf day, in conjunction with
the Cork Foundation, which will see
the profits being split between the club
and The Field of Dreams, a community
horticultural enterprise, to provide
meaningful work and life skills for
adults with Down Syndrome. The club
has already made a sizable donation to
this cause, from the proceeds of their
Christmas raffle for a signed Ireland
Rugby Jersey.
The Club is indeed grateful to its many
generous sponsors, such as Clonakilty
Black pudding, Premier Sports TV,
Engage Education, Debbie Smyth, The
Raven W6, Tony McGovern Haulage,
Seamus Ryan, plant and Marine, Con
Dee and The Limerick Association, Your
Irish Shop and anyone else who has
supported us in any way, without your
generosity we would not survive.
There is a tremendous spirit amongst
the Fr Murphy’s girls and they are
eagerly looking forward to September
and indeed 2018.
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Anyone wishing to be part of our on-
going success as a player in either code,
as a mentor or as a supporter, please get
in touch.
You can contact us through our
website: www.frmurphys.co.uk.
Fr Murphys Camogie
& Ladies Football Club,
a GAA club based in
London have kindly
fundraised €1500 for
Cork Foundation & Field
of Dreams.
Thanks to Richard
for showing off the
Fr Murphys Jersey,
sponsored by Clonakilty
Blackpudding
email: [email protected].
or our Facebook page Fr Murphy’s
Camogie and Ladies Football,
twitter: @fr_murphys or
contact our chairman Larry O’Leary on
07944178879 or [email protected]