P.P. AllStars 2011 - MLGFA Munster Ladies Gaelic Football Association

Yesterday Friday 13th Jan we attended the presentation of sponsorship to the Munster Post Primary by Cafe De four Sea’s. Kris and Paul made the girls from the team very welcome and wished them well in the interprovincial on the 21st Jan in Kinnegad. The president Brian Enright along with Mr George Young Development Officer and team manager Mr Dan O Mahony attended the event. Brian presented Kris and Paul with the Munster Post Primary Jackets.
The girls and Officers also paid a visit to Azzurri who sponsored the Jerseys for the event and were presented with with the jerseys and also enjoyed a look around the Azzurri shop.
Photos below

Post Primary Interprovincial Tournament 2012

Kinnegad Gaelic grounds saw the latest chapter of ladies Gaelic football unfold last Saturday January 21st with the staging of the inaugural Post Primary Interprovincial schools competition. All four provinces participated in a blitz type format with Munster and Connacht qualifying for the Cup final. Once again the Southern province showed the way defeating Connacht, Ulster, Leinster and Connacht again in the final and along the way played some tremendous football making them worthy and deserving winners.
The team looked resplendent in a playing strip sponsored by Azzurri Sport and they left no stone unturned with their preparation. A panel of players was first assembled after a number of trial games followed by a challenge game over the Christmas holidays with UCC. They travelled up to Westmeath on the Friday evening courtesy of generous sponsorship provided by Philip & Kris Lam proprietors of “Café De Four Seas” and reaped the benefits of really good preparation the following day as right from the throw in, in the opening game against Connacht they produced a brilliant brand of football which they maintained to the very end of the tournament.
The first game kicked off on pitch 1 at 11am opponents Connacht and Munster playing against a strong wind won the throw in setting up an early attack and went on to win 5-05 to 1-04 with the scores coming from Aileen Wall 2-01, Jennifer Barry 1-00, Hannah Landers 1-00, Doireann O Sullivan 0-04, Leanne Mangan 1-00.
Game 2 again on pitch 1 at 12 noon opponents Ulster and Munster  with the strong wind,  again winning the throw in ran out winners 3-04 to 1-02 and the scorers Fiona Morrissey 1-00, Doireann O Sullivan 1-01, Leanne Mangan 1-00, Jennifer Barry, Anna Galvin, Hannah Landers 0-01 each
Game 3 on pitch 1 at 1pm against the home province of Leinster, throw in winners, again supplying the attack with the necessary ammunition to win the final game of the group 2-05 to 0-04 and set up a cup final with Connacht. Scorers Clodagh Walsh 1-01, Fiona Morrissey 1-00, Doireann O Sullivan 0-03, Aileen Wall 0-01
Cup final moved to pitch 2 and Munster played with the slight wind advantage against Connacht  and the midfield pairing won the throw in as they did all through the tournament. A hard fought first half had Munster 1-03 to 1-00 ahead with Aileen Wall the goal scorer. The second half saw a much improved performance from the Southern province and goals from Leanne Mangan x 2, Fiona Morrissey and Jennifer Barry along with 3 points from Doireann O Sullivan and at the final whistle winners 5-05 to 1-01. Scorers Aileen Wall 1-02, Leanne Mangan 2-00, Fiona Morrissey & Jennifer Barry 1-00 each, Doireann O Sullivan 0-03.
A proud Munster Captain Megan O Connell who was majestic throughout the tournament accepted the Cup from President Pat Quill to scenes of joy and jubilation and the Munster presentations were not yet finished as Aileen Wall was presented with the player of the tournament to crown a superb Munster performance.
Throughout all 4 games Munster played outstanding football with a tremendous work ethos and the strength of the panel was reflected as substitutes were made and the level of performance was maintained. All 24 players contributed handsomely to this victory and displayed tremendous team work along the way. The team management of Maire Halvey, Dan Cannon, Dave Daly and Derry Peters along with team physio Brendan Kirrane were justifiably proud of this excellent group of players. The contribution of Dan O Mahony also deserves to be recorded, Dan was actively involved in the trials and the challenge game and all though out of the Country for the competition he kept in constant touch with proceedings.
This was the first staging of the event and it clearly showed that this competition has a bright future.

Munster scored 15-19 and conceded 3-11 in four games with the Munster scorers as follows: Doireann O Sullivan 1-11(6f), Aileen Wall 3-04, Leanne Mangan 4-00, Fiona Morrissey 3-00, Jennifer Barry 2-01, Hannah Landers 1-01, Clodagh Walsh 1-01, Anna Galvin 0-01  
Panel:  Jean O Sullivan St Mary’s Macroom, Katie O Sullivan Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne, Ciara Murphy Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne , Eilis Dillon Colaiste Ide agus Iosef, Karen McGrath Presentation Clonmel, Treasa McGrath Loreto Clonmel, Maire O Callaghan St Mary’s Mallow, Megan O Connell Colaiste Na Sceilge Captain, Fiona Morrissey St Augustine’s, Aileen Wall Presentation Clonmel , Jennifer Barry Loreto Fermoy, Anna Galvin Colaiste Na Sceilge , Hannah Landers Blackwater CS, Doireann O Sullivan St Mary’s Mallow , Roisin Howley Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon, Sinead Grant Loreto Clonmel, Maeve Flynn Colaiste Choilm, Roisin Rouine Scoil Mhuire Ennistymon , Shauna Harvey Kilkee CC, Emma Coakley St Mary’s Mallow,  Clodagh Walsh Blackwater CS , Katie O Dea Pobalscoil Sliabh Luachra Rathmore, Laura Sheeran Colaiste Ide agus Iosef, Leanne Mangan Colaiste Ide agus Iosef
Management: Dan O Mahony, Maire Halvey, Dan Cannon, Dave Daly, Derry Peters & Brendan Kirrane