One victory each in AIG Dub Stars v Dublin Selection duels

Sun, 28th December 2014

DUBLIN 6-15 DUB STARS 0-5

(AIG Dub Stars Football Challenge)

Gregory McGonigle's Dublin side blew off their winter cobwebs on Sunday in Chanel, Coolock with an imposing display of football versus the 2014 Dub Stars.

Leinster champions Dublin ran out comfortable winners with host club idol Lindsay Peat finishing the game as top scorer with an impressive 3-02 from play much to the delight of the Parnell’s home support.

Despite the gulf on the score board the game was an entertaining encounter with Serena Hannon, Leah Caffrey, Philippa Green and Orlagh Egan all performing well for Fintan O’Curry’s Dub Stars.

Dublin’s movement and support play was exceptional for the time of year with Carla Rowe, Sarah McCaffrey, Noelle Healy and Lyndsey Davey linking up well for the blues while the aforementioned Peat was a constant source of danger on the edge of the small square.

With just five weeks to go to Dublin’s opening TESCO Homegrown NFLround clash with Peter Clarke’s Monaghan on February 1 Dublin manager Gregory McGonigle will be happy enough with this outing as a number of senior players were unavailable.

SCORERS – Dublin: L Peat 3-2, N Healy 2-1, L Davey 1-1, C Rowe 0-5 (3f), N McEvoy 0-2, N Owens 0-2, S McCaffrey, K Flood 0-1 each. Dub Stars: O Egan 0-2 (1f), F Claffey, A Nolan, A O’Grady 0-1 each.

DUBLIN: C Trant; M Ni Scannaill, S Furlong, K Murray; O Carey, S Finnegan, C Rowe; N McEvoy, S McCaffrey; N Healy, L Davey, O Leonard; N Owens, L Peat, K Flood. Subs used: M McGrath, S Woods, L Mullins, A Curran, K Fitzgibbon, E Ní Éafa.

DUB STARS: S Hannon; A Barrett, L Caffrey, N Mohan; P Green, A Marie McBarron, G Barrett; L Collins, C O’Riordan; A Connolly, M Davoren, E Rutledge; O White, F Claffey, O Egan. Subs used: A Nolan, C Purdy, A O’Grady, N Keane, M Moore.

REF: Derek McKittrick (Fingallians).

DUB STARS 2-10 DUBLIN 1-11

(AIG Dub Stars Camogie Challenge)

The Dub Stars finished with a flourish to claim victory in this camogie challenge at Chanel, Coolok on Sunday afternoon.

With five minutes remaining the Dublin Selection were leading 1-11 to 1-8 but thanks to their late rally the Dub Stars edged home two–point victors.

It was level four times, twice in each half.

Aishling Maher finished as the day’s top-scorer with 2-2.

She palmed in the first of them on 23 minutes. It helped the Stars to lead at half-time, 1-5 to 1-4.

The opening goal came from Dublin’s Sarah O’Donovan, the former Cork player.

Maher hit her second goal five minutes from time with late points from Ali Twomey and Louise O’Hara securing victory.

SCORERS – Dub Stars: A Maher 2-2 (0-1f), L O’Hara 0-4 (1f), A Twomey 0-2, O Durkin, M O’Gorman 0-1 each. Dublin: S O’Donovan 1-2 (0-2f), M Moynihan 0-3 (2f), D McGrath 0-2, G Quinn, A Fanning, A Kelly, E McCarthy 0-1 each.

DUB STARS: S Nic Coitir; N Byrne, D Johnston, E Elliott; C Rigney, A Maguire, H Hegarty; S Kehoe, O Durkin; A Twomey, L O’Hara, A Carolan; O Beagan, A Maher, M O’Gorman. Subs used: K Whyte, C McCollough, M O’Donohoe, L Quinn, O Smith.

DUBLIN: H Cosgrave; R Noctor, G Quinn, R Doherty; E O’Meara, R Collins, L Twomey; M Twomey, S Walsh; M Cronin, S O’Donovan, E Flanagan; A Bugler, M Moynihan, A Fanning. Subs used: A Spillane, L Devoy, J Tully, A Kelly, E McCarthy, L Walsh, S O’Toole.

REF: J Byrne (Round Tower, Clondalkin).

- Admission to the games was free and a collection was made for Climb4Clare to help raise funds which will result in the introduction of the CLIMB® initiative in the Republic of Ireland. Climb® helps children that have a close family relative who has been diagnosed with cancer.