May 2025 – GAA Blitz
GAA Blitz
On Wednesday 28th of May, St.Andrews hurling team travelled to Lucan Sarsfields to take part in the local schools hurling blitz . This was a great day out for a super bunch of players . 5 matches played over the couple of hours was tough going; but at no point did they give it anything short of 100% effort all the way. All of the matches were very competitive; – most coming down to the narrowest of margins ,with St.Andrew’s coming out on top for one game. This is particularly impressive considering that all the other teams were fresh off the Cumann na mBunscol campaign. Led by captain Emmett O’Leary there was a huge amount of skill on display from the entire team. They showed amazing teamwork and each and every one of them did themselves and St. Andrew’s very proud indeed. Special shout out to James Eustace -Devitt , 5th class , who played an absolute blinder in goal with many excellent saves , Emjay Smith 5th class, who won a disproportionate amount of 50:50 balls – gathering and offloading with amazing skill; and Geoffrey Power 4th class , who covered a crazy amount of ground – harring and disrupting the opposition to prevent scores and win possession. It was an enjoyable day out for players and spectators alike, finishing with a well deserved ice cream to cool off from the efforts! We came away with no injuries and smiling faces ! Huge thanks to Mr.Kavanagh for facilitating a great morning of sport .Maith Sibh ,St. Andrews Abú 🏴
May 2022 – Croke Park
GAA skills have been taught in our school for a number of years by our GAA Games Promotion Officer, Declan Jennings, who visits our school weekly to work with different classes each term.
In 2022 we were delighted to take our first steps into the world of Cumann na mBunscol by entering the senior class Gaelic Football competition.
Cumann na mBunscol is a teacher led initiative where a wide range of opportunities and activities for all children is provided with equal opportunities for boys and girls to participate. Activities include boys’ and girls’ football, hurling, camogie, handball, rounder’s, athletics, mini-sevens, inter class leagues, quizzes, projects, skill award schemes and blitzes.
A number of training sessions were held with 4th, 5th and 6th Classes, with an average of 40 pupils per session. There was great enthusiasm and a lot of fun! The St Andrew’s team played three matches in total, which included a superb win on our home ground, much to the delight of our very enthusiastic supporters! Despite some great team performances, we were very unlucky to miss a place in the quarterfinal stages.
In preparation for next year, we are hoping to organise some ‘friendlies’ with other local schools before year end.
Last year we also entered a team into the Cumann na mBunscol Hurling League for the first time. With the help of Ms. Smith, Mr. Harrison and parent volunteers the team managed to reach the final in Croke Park. It was a fantastic achievement and a great day out for the school. We look forward to entering senior teams once again next year. Please see below match report from the final.
There was a brilliant atmosphere in Croke Park as St Andrew’s faced up to play Scoil Áine in the final of the
Cumann na mBunscol hurling competition. The first half was a little bit scrappy at times but the St Andrew’s players never took their eyes off the sliothar and played with lots of energy going into the break with a slender one point lead.
The team were unlucky to concede a few scores early in the second half and despite an amazing effort from all
they couldn’t close the gap.
Well done to Scoil Áine who played brilliantly and avenged their defeat to us in the qualifying games. St Andrew’s will have to wait until next year to redress the balance. This St Andrew’s team have given a huge amount of time and effort to training and matches this year. This was evident as the team improved from every single game they played.
A huge thank you to all parents and staff for setting up the G.A.A.
St Andrews NS Abù!