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Celts demolish title rivals Dingle
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Premier A
Killarney Celtic 7-1 Dingle Bay Rovers
(Celtic Park)
Killarney Celtic sent out a clear signal to their fellow title contenders last weekend as they put seven past Dingle Bay Rovers at Celtic Park. Goals from Gary Keane, Matt Keane, Wayne Sparling, Lee Downing, Danny Roche, Peter McCarthy and Conor McCarthy propelled Eoghan Donnellan’s side to a comprehensive victory and they have now overtaken Athletic at the summit of the Premier A
Realistically there will be no catching them on this form and it looks like the rest of us will have to battle it out for second place.
It will be a really tough loss for Dingle to take. I wasn’t able to go to the game because we were training but Celtic clearly dominated from start to finish. I think Dingle were missing a few players but, even so, 7-1 is a crazy scoreline any day of the week. Incredibly, Celtic have beaten Dingle 14-1 on aggregate this season.
From Athletic’s perspective, it was actually a good result as we were unlikely to catch Celtic anyway. We’d rather finish first naturally enough but the priority now is to make the league final.
It’s frustrating at the moment because we’re not playing any games. This will be our fourth weekend in a row with no fixture. It’s a Catch-22 really… On one hand, we’re better off letting everyone else catch up in terms of games played but on the other, not playing at this time of the season is a killer. It’s very hard to keep everyone interested. We had two decent wins at the end of February but now that momentum is completely gone. Especially with the football starting up again now, fellas have other commitments and it’s hard to juggle everything.
But look, it was the same story last year and it turned out alright. It’s a long season. I suppose it’s just a case of sticking at it.
Celtic are away to Fenit on Sunday and although Samphire Park can be a very hard place to get a result, you’d probably expect Celtic to win that one. Dingle are playing Castleisland in Tralee on Monday night and that one’s a lot harder to predict. Dingle are very good when they have everyone but Castleisland are dogged as well. A draw would be good for us.
At the other end of the table, Mastergeeha have a big tie away to Listowel. They’re currently level with Dynamos on 10 points and this is one of their two games in hand. Dynamos’ remaining fixtures are tough enough looking (Castleisland at home and Athletic, Dingle and Celtic away) but Geeha need to pick up points somewhere themselves to create some separation. Even a draw here or there could be enough to keep them in the division.
Fixtures:
Sunday, March 25
Premier A
Fenit v Killarney Celtic
(11.30am)
Listowel v Mastergeeha
(4pm)
Division 1B
Killarney Athletic B v Park
(11.30am)
Monday, March 26
Premier A
Dingle v Castleisland
(7.30pm)
Dr Crokes stalwarts enjoy lake cruise
Dr Crokes GAA Club hosted a special day out for its senior members on Monday, this week, taking a group aged between 70 and 90 on a cruise across the Lakes of Killarney.
Organised by the Dr Crokes Healthy Club committee under its Crokes Cruisers initiative, the event was held to recognise the lifetime contribution made by long-standing members who continue to support club activities behind the scenes.
The group travelled on two vessels, including An Cathal, an open boat operated by local brothers Tony and Mike Fleming. Built to preserve the traditional Killarney lake boat style, it is the only purpose-built, fully accessible boat on the lakes, allowing members with mobility issues and wheelchair users to safely join the two-hour trip.
Following the lake tour, the party gathered on shore for coffee and refreshments provided by Derric McMahon and Harry Clifton of the Ross Castle Garden Cafe.
The initiative forms part of the club’s ongoing community work as a Gold Award winner in the GAA Healthy Club programme.
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