FAI Soccer 2020

Our school soccer teams competed in the FAI Primary 5 a side County Qualifiers this week in Ahamilla!

Our boys played three games, winning one and losing narrowly in the other two!

They were highly competitive!

The Squad was Joesph Allen, Ben Coffey, James Symington, Michael Cheetham, David Harte, Jerry O’Leary, Tristan Walsh, and Joe Twomey.

Our girls played brilliantly, they narrowly missed out on the final!

They won 2 games, drew one and lost one!

The Squad was Aoife Kingston, Róisin Duggan, Orlaith Finn, Niamh Barrett, Jane Twomey, Emily Ibotson, Elana Long De Bruin, Kyra Hayes, and Johannah McCaughey.

Well Done to all involved

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