Boyne Rovers  1    Castleknock Celtic 3   

Under 11 Premier

6th May 07 

CELTIC CROWNED CHAMPIONS

Celtic's 11 Premier side has taken the second title of its quaduple-chasing challenge. Having already been crowned the North Leinster Regional Champions, they travelled to Drogheda on a day when they knew that if they won, and Ashbourne lost, they would be automatically crowned U-11Premier League champions.  And that is exactly what happened.  Their superb striker Ryan Kearney Moore was again hitting the spot, as he hit a brace, which along with Dave Costelloe's goal, gave Celtic a 3-1 win over Boyne Rovers.

We have to applaud this team for its achievements.  It won the double last year, and are strong favourites to perform exceptionally again this season.  They were knocked out of the SFAI All-Ireland Cup at the quarter final stage in controversial circumstances, but it did not knock them off their stride. They were quickly back to winning ways, and won the North Leinster Region Danone Cup, and will now participate in the All-Ireland Danone Cup, the winner of which goes abroad for the international Danone competition.

While this is a very talented team, they are also a very hard working group of players.  They train hard, and thanks to their generous sponsor, they are given the highest quality of coaching, led by Declan Heavey, which has delivered rich dividends.  It is no surprise therefore that they have been declared champions with a couple of games still to be played.

We must also congratulate the manager, Dave Fogarty, with his assistants, Richie Stephenson and Fran Boyne.  Together they have put in a lot of very hard work and dedication, which is now reaping a rich reward in terms of the progress that the players and team have made.

Next week they will play in the Tom Coughlan Cup Final in Morton Stadium, Santry at 10am, Sunday, 13th May, and we wish them the very best of luck, as they try to complete the third leg of the quadruple.

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