Limerick Desmond League 2017/18

Saturday, November 4^th

FAI U17 Cup 2^nd Round
Tralee Dynamos 2 Askeaton 1 aet

Munster Youths Cup 2^nd Round
AK United 1 Newcastle West Town 0
Shountrade 0 Ballingarry 1

Youths Division 1
Broadford Utd 3 Abbeyfeale Utd 0

Youths Division 2
Ferry Rangers 1 Kilcolman Rovers 3
Mountcollins 1 Pallaskenry 2

Sunday, November 5^th

FAI Junior Cup 4th Round
Newmarket Celtic 2 Broadford Utd 0
Carrig Celtic 1 Castleisland 0
Glin Rovers 3 Fenit Samphires 3, Glin won 4-2 on pens

Munster Junior Cup 2^nd Round
Rathkeale 3 AK Utd 0

Richard Hogan Cup 1^st Round
Ballingarry B 1 Newcastle West Rovers B 2
St Itas V Glin Rovers B off

Riedy Cup 2^nd Round
Bally Rovers 4 Shountrade 9
Creeves Celtic 2 Pallaskenry 1
Ferry Rangers 2 Abbeyfeale Utd B 0
Killeaney 2 Rathkeale B 2 aet, Killeaney won 4-3 on pens

Premier Division
Newcastle West Rovers 1 Ballingarry 2
Athea Utd 3 Shannonside 5

Division 1
Ballysteen 0 Glantine 1
Adare Utd 1 Newcastle West 7
Kildimo Utd 2 Breska Rovers 2

Division 2
Askeaton 2 Knockaderry 8

Saturday, November 11^th

FAI Youths Inter League (Group 3)
Cork Youths League V Limerick Desmond League, 2pm. Ringmahon Park.

Youths Division 2
Kilcolman Rovers V Granagh Utd 230 (P. O’Connor)

Sunday 12th November 12^th

FAI Junior Cup 4^th Round (et & pens)
Shannon Town V Ballingarry 2pm
Avenue Utd V Rathkeale 2pm

Riedy Cup 1^st Round (et & pens)
Kildimo Utd V AK Utd 1130 (E. Noonan)

Riedy Cup 2^nd Round (et & pens)
Broadford Utd Reserves V Ballysteen 2pm (E. Barrett)
Carrig Celtic B V Feenagh 1130 (S. Hartnett)
Newcastle West Rovers B V Newcastle West 2pm (G. O’Connor)

Richard Hogan Cup 1^st Round (et & pens)
Glin Rovers B V St. Itas 230 (P. O’Brien)

Premier Division
Newcastle West Rovers V Glin Rovers 1130 (P. O’Brien)
Broadford Utd V Granagh Utd 1130 (J. Roche)

Division 1
Breska Rovers V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (P. Manning)

Division 2
Askeaton V Pallaskenry 230 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Shountrade V Knockaderry 230 (L. O’Connor)

Division 3
Glantine B V Creeves Celtic 230 (J. Molyneaux)

Some interesting results at the weekend.

Ballingarry are really putting heads on spikes as of late, they'd done well all season but had yet to meet any strong competition but wins over Abbeyfeale and Rovers are fairly bold statements and it's great to see a different side at the top of the table.

It's also strange to see that Abbeyfeale are out of both the FAI and Munster Junior Cups, you'd expect them to do well domestically now.

It's probably gone under the radar but Glin have had a great start to the season, fifth in the table and into the fifth round of the FAI.

Massive win for Shannonside against Athea too, good to see the battle at the bottom spiced up. Athea could be glad of that point they got from Broadford yet.

Fairly competitive Division One this season although I feel that Newcastle and Killeaney are the only two who can really go up.

All games off tomorrow except Avenue Utd v Rathkeale in the FAI Junior Cup

Youths beaten 4-0 in Cork yesterday. Anyone know how Rathkeale got on today?

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Originally Posted by Johnnie C

Youths beaten 4-0 in Cork yesterday. Anyone know how Rathkeale got on today?

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Lost 2-1, will find out Ballingarry result soon.

Edit: Ballingarry game was off.

Yes Ballingarry are a breath of fresh air and it hasn't been as easy of a start for them as you say. Abbey away, Rathkeale away and Rovers away would be considered as 3 tough opponents IMO and came out unbeaten!

Abbey fully focused on league now and who have also played a lot of the so called bigger teams, Ballingarry, Rovers and Broadford played already. 4 of their first 5 games played at home if I'm not mistaken?

Rathkeale for me have to be favourites still though. With all their footballers back. 2 lyons, Doherty and Carmody all back from adare and 2 Quilligan's from NCW. Management will have a tough time keeping all those good players happy and will they have any rathkeale players on the starting line up?

Bottom of the table hotting up now. Athea and Shannonside have had some lifelines as of late. Granagh and Carrig with their heads above water for now. Bottom two (Athea and Shannonside) for me will go down but saying that Athea looked dead and buried last year until 4 win in their final 5 games comfortably saved them so Granagh will be looking over their shoulder for next 6 months.

One last thing. Great to see so many Desmond teams doing well in FAI. Broadford and Rathkeale bowed out in the last round to tough opposition, Glin and Carrig through to last 64 and Ballingarry yet to play Shannon in which will be a tough fixture but a possibility to be the third team into the last 64 and who knows you could get an easy draw to be looking at a final 32 tie.......

Sunday, November 19^th

Munster Junior Cup 3^rd Round
Ballingarry 1 Newcastle West Rovers 0
Rathkeale 2 Broadford Utd 2 aet, Broadford won 4-3 on pens

Riedy Cup 1^st Round
Kildimo Utd 2 AK Utd 1

Riedy Cup 2^nd Round
Broadford Utd Reserves 2 Ballysteen 1
Carrig Celtic B 1 Feenagh 4
Newcastle West Rovers B 1 Newcastle West 3

Richard Hogan Cup 1^st Round
Glin Rovers B 1 St Itas 0

Premier Division
Abbeyfeale Utd 1 Glin Rovers 1
Granagh Utd V Carrig Celtic off

Division 1
Breska Rovers 3 Abbeyfeale Utd B 5
Killeaney 3 Adare Utd 3

Division 2
Bally Rovers 1 Pallaskenry 0
Shountrade V Rathkeale B off
Askeaton V Ferry Rangers off

Division 3
Glantine B 1 Athea Utd B 6

are desmond league schoolboys gone to summer football for 2018

Not that I know of but it will happen sooner rather than later.

as far as i know they will be converting in 2019. finish this season, do next season, a small mini season and start then

Ballingarry lost 1-0 to Limerick District Division 1A leaders Prospect Priory in a 70 minute friendly in the Manor Fields tonight.

Saturday, November 25^th

FAI Youths Inter League Cup (Group 3)
Limerick Desmond V Wexford Football League, 2pm, Clounreask (P. O’Brien, P. Manning, J. Molyneaux, 4th official TBA)

Sunday, November 26^th

FAI Junior Cup 4th Round (et & pens)
Ballingarry V Shannon Town 2pm (L. O’Connor)

Richard Hogan Cup Quarter Finals (et & pens)
Glantine B V Shountrade 2pm (J. Molyneaux)
Glin Rovers B V Pallaskenry 2pm (P. Manning)
Ferry Rangers V Rathkeale B 2pm (P. O’Brien)
Newcastle West Rovers B V Broadford Utd Reserves 2pm (E. Barrett)

Premier Division
Broadford Utd V Glin Rovers 1130 (J. Roche)
Carrig Celtic V Athea Utd 1130 (G. O’Connor)
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (P. O’Connor)

Division 1
Breska Rovers V Feenagh 1130 (T. Fitzmaurice)
Kildimo Utd V Glantine 1130 (E. Noonan)
Killeaney V AK Utd 230 (G. O’Connor)
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd B 230 (S. Hartnett)

Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton 1130 (P. King)

Division 3
Creeves Celtic V Carrig Celtic B 230 (P. O’Donnell)

Saturday, November 25^th

FAI Youths Inter League Cup (Group 3)
Limerick Desmond 0 Wexford 3

Sunday, November 26^th

FAI Junior Cup 4^th Round
Ballingarry 0 Shannon Town 4

Richard Hogan Cup Quarter Finals
Glantine B 0 Shountrade 5
Ferry Rangers 2 Rathkeale B 2 aet, Ferry won 5-4 on pens
Newcastle West Rovers B 0 Broadford Utd Reserves 3
Glin Rovers B V Pallaskenry off

Premier Division
Broadford Utd 1 Glin Rovers 1
Carrig Celtic V Athea Utd off
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd off

Division 1
Breska Rovers 2 Feenagh 1
Kildimo Utd 4 Glantine 0
Killeaney V AK Utd off
Newcastle West V Abbeyfeale Utd B off

Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton off

Division 3
Creeves Celtic 2 Carrig Celtic B 1

Munster Junior Cup Fourth Round Draw.
Killarney Celtic or Dingle Bay Rovers vs Ballingarry.
BT Harps or Thurles Town vs Broadford United.

Games to take place on or before 20th / 21st January 2018.
Full Draw.

Also, a bit of a bold prediction from me. I think that if Glin Rovers can beat Galbally away in the last 64 of the FAI Junior Cup and get a home draw in the last 32 that they could advance.

Tough draw there for Ballingarry assuming Killarney Celtic come through, Broadford's prospects of advancing look a lot better.
I'd give Glin a chance as well away to Galbally this Sunday but Carrig are right up against it.

Saturday, December 2^nd

Munster Youths Cup 3^rd Round (et & pens)
AK Utd V Ballingarry 2pm (P Manning)

Limerick Desmond Youths Cup 1^st Round (et & pens)
Granagh Utd V GB Rovers 2pm (P O’Connor)

Youths Division 1
Newcastle West Town V Abbeyfeale Utd 230pm (S Hartnett)

Youths Division 2
Mountcollins V Shountrade 230pm (P O’Donnell)
Pallaskenry V Kilcolman Rovers 230pm (W Fitzgerald)


Sunday 3^rd December 3^rd

FAI Junior Cup 5^th Round (et & pens)
Galbally Utd V Glin Rovers 2pm
Ballymun Utd V Carrig Celtic 2pm

Riedy Cup QFs (et & pens)
Shountrade V Creeves Celtic 2pm (E Noonan)
Killeaney V Newcastle West 2pm (G O’Connor)
Broadford Utd Reserves V Ferry Rangers 2pm (J Molyneaux)

Premier Division
Rathkeale V Abbeyfeale Utd 1130 (P O’Connor)
Ballingarry V Shannonside 1130 (T Fitzmaurice)
Newcastle West Rovers V Athea Utd 1130 in Woodfield (J Roche)

Division 1
AK Utd V Breska Rovers 1130 in Kilcornan (L O’Connor)
Abbeyfeale Utd B V Ballysteen 230 (P King)
Glantine V Adare Utd 1130 (E Barrett)

Division 2
Bally Rovers V Askeaton 230 (P O’Donnell)
St Itas V Rathkeale B 230 (E Barrett)
Pallaskenry V Newcastle West Rovers B 230 (P Manning)

Division 3
Athea Utd B V Ballingarry B 230 (P O’Brien)

Saw donie o gorman has retired from referee. Will be missed. A great referee he was

Retired since last season fanatic - one of the better ones for sure - forced upon him through a medical issue