Dundalk IT name Lennon Cup All Stars Award winners
The Lennon Cup, established in 1971 in honour of Brendan Lennon, remains a cornerstone of youth GAA in the region. Ardee Community School won the Lennon Cup last December beating De La Salle 0-7 to 0-6 in a gripping match held in DkIT. The Marist team came out victorious to win the Shield competition with a 1-09 to 0-10 win over local rivals Coláiste Rís.
As sponsors of the All-Star teams for both the Cup and the Shield competitions, DkIT was delighted to present each selected player with a commemorative DkIT jersey - a symbol of their hard work, skill, and dedication.
The jerseys were presented by former All-Star winners and current DkIT students Cormac McKeown and DD Reilly. Both of these players played a key role in the recent Leinster U20 Championship success.
The event was hosted by Aoife Gregory (DkIT GAA Development Officer) and other guest speakers on the night included Dalton McNamee (sports reporter and DkIT GAA stats analyst), Sean McClean (Louth GAA Chairperson) and Colin Heaphy (Louth Schools Chairperson).
Congratulations to all the Lennon Cup and Shield All Stars, and especially to Shane Lennon of De La Salle, who was named Player of the Tournament for his standout performance at full forward.
Lennon Cup All Stars
Senon Connolly – De La Salle; Daniel Craven – De La Salle; Luke Shevlin – De La Salle; Keelin Martin – Ardee Community College; Andy Murphy – Ardee Community College; Donnacha Skinnader – St Joseph's Secondary School, Drogheda; Ciaran Russel – Ardee Community College; Rian Devlin – De La Salle; Ryan Shevlin – Ardee Community College; Pearse Murphy Grimes – De La Salle; Shane Lennon – De La Salle (Player of the Tournament); Donal Mc Ardle – De La Salle; Sean Flynn – Ardee Community College; Josh Taffee – Ardee Community College; Cormac Lundon – Ardee Community College.
Lennon Shield All Stars
Adam Cassidy – St Mary's College (Marist); Jake Young – Scoil Uí Mhuirí; Cian Farrell – St. Mary's College (Marist); Ben McKeown – St. Mary's College (Marist); Michael O'Brien – Coláiste Rís; Patrick O'Connell – Coláiste Rís; Sean Hoey – Coláiste Rís; Finn Carter – Coláiste Rís; Ruairi Carpenter – St. Mary's College (Marist); Oisin Reidy – St. Mary's College (Marist); Adam Dullaghan – St. Mary's College (Marist); TJ Molloy – Scoil Uí Mhuirí; Brendan Cassidy – Scoil Uí Mhuirí; Kayden Fisher – St. Mary's College (Marist); Aaron Donnelly – Coláiste Rís.
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