Danske Bank Foresters Cup

St. Louis 2.14 – 2.10 Gaelcholáiste Dhoire

Coleraine University, February 20th, 2025

St. Louis secured a hard-fought victory over Gaelcholáiste Dhoire in Thursday’s Foresters Cup quarter final at Coleraine University.

Making good use of the strong diagonal wind in the first half the Ballymena school built up a commanding lead in by half time, and as things turned out they needed every point of it as the Dungiven side fought back to close the gap, but St Louis held on to seal a semi-final meeting with St Mary’s next week.

With wind advantage in the opening half St Louis had four points on the board through Eanna McGuckian, Joe Casey, Neil Rodgers and Dylan O’Boyle before Gaelcholáiste Dhoire got their first score through Emmet Óg Mac Íomhair in the seventh minute.

Eunan Curry, Joe Casey and Neill Rodgers tacked on points for the Ballymena boys, before Mac Íomhair got his team’s second point and their outstanding centre forward Dylan Ó hEireamhoinn added another but a great scoring burst by St Louis Eanna McGuckian, which yielded a goal and two point had St Louis eleven to the good at the interval.

Cónan Ó Giolláin and Kian Ó Ceallaigh started to close the gap for the Dungiven boys with well taken points before Eunan Molloy replied with one for St Louis. However Gaelcholáiste Dhoire were starting to find their range and they closed within seven by the end of the third quarter. A goal and a point by St Louis Eunan Molloy appeared to have settled it, and so it proved, but the Derry boys never gave up and a goal on 45 minutes by Dylan Ó hEireamhoinn gave them hope.

St Louis were finding it hard to get the scores by this stage and a scoring burst by Gaelcholáiste Dhoire,, which included a second goal from hEireamhoinn brought them to within a goal of St Louis at the final whistle.

St Louis: Cody McGarry, Joe McFadden, Cillian Scullion, Rory Blaney, Ollie McClements, Domhnall McKay, Jamie McMullan, James McGarry, Eunan Curry, Dylan O’Boyle, Neill Rodgers, Joe Casey, Eanna McGuckian, Conall Boyd, Euan Molloy

Gaelcholáiste: Kevan Mac an tSaoir, Aaronn Mag Uiginn, Dylan Ó Ceallaigh, Ailbhe Mac Con Midhe, Sean Mac Con Midhe, Emmet Óg Mac Íomhair, Cónan Ó Giolláin, Cormac Ó Catháin, Peadar Ó Ceallaigh, Ódhran Ó Cléirigh, Dylan Ó hEireamhoinn, Kian Ó Ceallaigh, Seán Paul Ó Ceallaigh, Aidan Ó Ceallaigh, PeadarPio Ó Duibhne