Kilcoole GAA Are County Champions

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It’s a match that we would have loved to have been at, but, hey, busy day every day at GG HQ.

Besides, the county final between Kilcoole GAA and Valleymount was held in Aughrim, and with this weather, who the hell wants to get stuck in Aughrim…?

Luckily, not only did Kilcoole GAA win the day, and the title, but they also had some kind of nailbiting demon on their social media, giving a blow-by-blow account of the match.

And this is the day when Éire Óg won the County Minor Finals, beating Baltinglass. We just about managed to cover this, despite no one in Éire Óg Greystones having, it seems, heard of email. Still, you can catch the conquering heroes at the clubhouse at 7.30pm this evening.

So here, my fat friends, is that blow-by-blow account of what appears to have been a magnificent match…

3pm: We’re off. Gintner, Lukie R, Mannix, Reyne, Dara, Colly, Laddie, Vinny, Jacko, Eoiny, Juice, Lukie E, Dec, Dan, Styles.

3.05pm: We’re off – 1 up. Dinosaur from play.

3.07pm: Colly with a beauty. What a point from out on the roadside.

3.09pm: 3 up, Dan again. Decent start.

3.11pm: Dan from a free.

3.14pm: 4-1.

3.16pm: 4-2.

3.18pm: 4-3.

3.20pm: Lukie with an inspirational score. 5-3.

3.22pm: Styles with a great score. 6-3. Dec off with injury. Dutts on.

3.24pm: 7-3. Great interplay by Styles and Dan. Great score by Dan.

3.26pm: 7-4.

3.27pm: 8-4. Lee Dutton with a beaut.

3.28pm: 8-5.

3.30pm: 8-16. 13 doing the damage.

3.30pm: 8-7. 3 mins injury.

3.33pm: 8-8. Half time. Left Valleymount back into it in the last 5 minutes of the half. While we’re at it, big shout-out to Big Liam Dutton, cutting meat to bate the band in Rathdrum at the minute.

3.45pm: And we’re off again. 30 tough minutes ahead. Agony or ecstasy.

3.47pm: Dan with a free after Styles was upended. Jacko with a wonderful curler to add to it. Valleymount with a reply. 10-9.

3.48pm: 11-9. Styles with a free after Laddie was tripped going for a run.

3.50pm: Dan from a free. 12-9.

3.55pm: 12-10. Valleymount free.

3.58pm: 12-11. Hanney on for the magnificent Luke Evans.

4pm: 12-12.

4.05pm: 13-12. Styles with a huge one, Hero on for Vinny, Roper on for Eoin Keddy.

4.08pm: 14-12. Dan with a free.

4.10pm: My nerves are shot. 14-13.

4.15pm: It’s all over, lads. We got there.

Congrats to all the lads on the team, and to everyone around them – coaches, captains, family, fans. Now, where’s the party at tonight…?

And if anyone from Valleymount would like to be on a winning team, you can always enter the Win A Kool House raffle here.