Trinity College Ladies Gaelic Football Club created a piece of history in Clanna Gael Fontenoy last Wednesday 27th Jan by claiming the Quill Cup, which is the first time the lady gaelic footballers of Ireland’s oldest university have claimed an all-ireland league title. Trinity managed to come out the odd goal on top of University Limerick in a thriller of a game with a scoreline of 6-8 to 5-8. An obviously delighted Trinity captain Cliodhna Farrell was gracious in victory “All the girls have been putting in a huge effort this year and we seem to have a nice blend of enthusiastic freshers to add to the more experienced campaigners. Limerick gave us a really tough game but that was always to be expected considering the depth of talent they have at their disposal, but thankfully we came out with the right result on the night”
Team manager Ryan Casey said “our whole approach has been different this year, all the girls seem a lot more determined and focused after last year’s heart breaking Lynch Shield Final loss to DCU. Diane O’ Hora (former Mayo star) has come on board this year and she has been life a breath of fresh air and everyone has responded positively to her. Paul Kennedy (Clanna Gael stalwart) also helps out with team matters and is ever present, be it training or a match.”
“The Clanna Gael Fontenoy club in Ringsend have also been absolutely super or the last couple of years and i must thank them and Pat Kane, in particular, for always been able to accomodate us….even at very short notice.”
“Sponsorship has been very hard to come by this year but the Parnells Club in Coolock have agreed to sponsor the Trinity Ladies for the coming years which is a huge relief for all involved with the club and i can safely say all the girls are extremely grateful to Parnells for this generosity (who are also the main sponsor of the Trinity Men’s Footballers).”
Great strides have been made in promoting Gaelic Games at Trinity with the appointment of a full time GAA development officer (Eoin Vaughan) last year and the incorporation of a set of goal posts this year on college park.
According to Ryan “There are so many people in the college who don’t play which is a pity, because all levels of ability can be accommodated for, not only with football but also Hurlin
g, Camogie and Handball, but this is also testament to the hard work done by a small number of individuals.
I would like to thank everyone who came out to Clanna Gael last wednesday to support us, it meant a lot to the team”
“GAA is certainly going in the right direction in Trinity, the instillation of the goal posts on college park this year is significant but undoubtedly putting silverware in the trophy cabinet is the best way to raise the profile of the whole club. Hopefully this league campaign will provide the perfect platform for the Lynch Cup.”
