10th/16th/17th September 2006

17/9/06: 11Premier pile on the agony for Raheny in 8-1 victory. click 11A go down 4-0 at home to St Columbans.  11C earn fine draw against Raheny. click   12Premier take the points as Baldoyle pose serious challenge. click  12DDSL overcame Knocklyon 2-1 away in Cherryfield, with goals from Ian McSherry and John McGivern. Man of the match was Kevin Flanagan.  12B have superb win over Santos 2-1, with strikes from Wale and Ryan. Man of the match was John Roe. 13B just lose out to Santos 2-1 in Porterstown.  14Prem and 14A go down 4-1 in their respective games against Swords Rvrs and Skerries.  AUL Div2 Sun grind out victory in 2-1 home win over St Columbans.  AUL Div3 Sun unluckily exit the Unidare Cup.  click

16/9/06: 8Cs enjoy their outing and look very smart  click  9B1 go down 5-2 at home to Swords Celtic.  Superb 2-0 win for 10As away to Tolka Rovers  click more.  LSL Premier Sat earn 3 pts. with 3-1 home win over Malahide Utd. 

9B1 go down to Swords Celtic in Porterstown. Ciaran Horgan and Greg Tobin were on the mark for the home side.  click for photo.  10As kicked off their season with a fine 2-0 away win over Tolka Rovers in Johnstown Park in Finglas.

This was the team's first time playing at 'A' level, but they certainly did not look out of place, as they took the game to Tolka from the kick-off. Having dominated the first quarter, they got their just reward after 20 minutes when Tega Dortie, who had just come on as sub, rounded 2 players, and crashed a shot from 20 yards into the top right-hand corner.

The second half saw Celtic continue at the same pace, conceding nothing at the back where Karl Fitzgibbon and Conor O'Ceallaigh were outstanding.  Glen Murphy continued to work tirelessly up front. It was from his tackle that a passing movement involving 3 players ended up at the feet of Luke Martin in the box, who coolly placed the ball under the advancing keeper.

This was a particularly satisfying win as the team had five new players, including Andrew McCarthy and Brian Allen, who had fine games on the left and right wings.

Team: L Lynch, F Kavanagh, K Fitzgibbon, N Mc Aloon, C O'Ceallaigh, J Henry, M Corry, S O'Donohoe, J Treanor, T Dortie, P McCarthy, G Murphy, B Allen, L Martin

LSL Premier Div Sat took all 3 points in their home fixture against Malahide Utd in Porterstown. They went ahead when Des Kennearney converted a penalty after 10 minutes.  Richie Donnelly put Celtic 2-0 ahead on 65 minutes with a free kick from wide on the right.  Malahide reduced the arrears on 75 minutes, but Gary Devanney made the points secure with his late strike in the dying moments. After their initial setback on day-1 of the season, Celtic have settled down and have taken 4 from a possible 6 points in their last two games.

10Ds came back from the dead to earn a point at home to Marino in this home game in Porterstown. Liam Croash was delighted with his team's resilience. Senan McAllorum got the first following intricate work by David Kelly and Mark Owens. Saad Ahsan got Celtic's equaliser.

11Premier lost a 3-1 lead to end up with share of the points away to Ashbourne. David Bell's brace and a single strike from Gavin Boyne kept Celtic's unbeaten run intact.

11As had no luck at all at home to Phoenix, who won 5-1. John Hayes's 11Bs had a powerful 3-0 over Drogheda Boys. Eoin Sweeney, Myles Sheehan, and Hussan Ijaz, were Celtic's scorers, while their defence and keeper were superb.  John Kennedy's 11Cs went down 5-2 to Maynooth Town, despite goals from Conor Keith and Ibrahim Almafreji.

13Premier put Malahide to the sword in Porterstown when they inflicted a heavy 8-2 defeat over their seaside rivals. The highlight was a hat-trick from Conor Fitzpatrick, and single strikes from Aaron Wilson, Dan Mangan, Arthur Kacper, Sean Murphy, and Eoin Hanlon, completed the scoring. 13Bs went down 5-3 to Darndale away on the Malahide Road. Graham Norton, Conor McCabe and Ryan Flood got Celtic's goals. 

14Premier suffered defeat 5-2 at home to Baldoyle Utd, despite strikes from Stephen Byrne and Brian Moriarty. The sides had been level 1-1 at half-time.  14As came back from 3-1 down to earn a share of the points against Swords Rovers, thanks to a Ross Cunningham hat-trick in a very below par performance.  16As were in rampant form at home to Grange Woodbine in Porterstown, running out comfortable 7-2 winners. 

DDSL-18Premier side take the points in a 2-0 win over Lakelands, with second-half goals from Daniel O'Mahony and Stephen Simpson.

AUL Div3 Sun - Tim Duffy's squad, graduated from schoolboy football this year, had a marvellous victory in their first game at senior level. Darren Keogh and Mick O'Donoghue scored Celtic's goals in the first half, to give them a 2-1 away win over Virginians in Ballymun.  AUL Div2 Sun - Eddie O'Callaghan was happy to come away with the 3 points when his side defeated fellow Celts, Celtic Bhouys from Tyrellstown, 2-0. Marksmen for Celtic were Stephen O'Callaghan and Simon Fleming.  Man of the match was Colm Brady, who it is understood is considering a new 6 month contract with Celtic!  Leinster Senior League Premier Sat side shared the points away in 2-2 draw against Skerries in North County Dublin.  click for more