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DATE: 03-10-04
TOPIC: Shock Result

St Michaels league title aspirations took a serious blow last Sunday when they went down 2-0 away to strugglers Two Mile Borris. Rock Rovers are in serious relegation trouble following their 3-1 defeat away to Rosegreen.

DATE: 01-10-04
TOPIC: Fixture Correction

Our under 15's are away to Rock Rovers in the National Cup and not Clerihan as previously indicated. Also our under 12's have been given a league fixture away to Peake Villa this coming Saturday.

DATE: 30-09-04
TOPIC: National Cups

Three of our teams are in action in national competitions over the coming weekend. First up are the under 15's who travel to Clerihan on Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon the youths will be hoping to bounce back from last week's shock defeat when they take on Old Bridge in a local derby. Sunday will see the staging of the re-arranged FAI Junior Cup first round tie between Clonmel Celtic and Newtown Celtic from North Tipp. We wish all our teams the best of luck.

DATE: 27-09-04
TOPIC: Schoolboy News

Trail match under 11 Thursday 7th October in Ferry House @ 5.30 pm Players to be notified. We are entering two teams into this league which is a clear indication of the strength of under age football Kennedy cup trails Representing the club were Karl Ryan, Stephen O'Keeffe, Gerard Kennedy, Ross Condon, Kenneth Condon.
Congratulations and well done.
New players are always welcome.

DATE: 20-09-04
TOPIC: Clonmel Celtic ladies won the Tipperary Plate with a 4-2 win over Grannagh

Clonmel Celtic 4 Grannagh 2

Clonmel Celtic ladies won the Tipperary Plate in their debut year with a 4-2 victory over Grannagh. Celtic made a terrific start to this game and found themselves 3-0 up after just 12 minutes. In the very first minute the Grannagh keeper was unable to deal with Caoimhe Roche's teasing long ball and Libby Toomey showed some neat ball control to fire Celtic into the lead. Grannagh tried to hit back immediately but Deidre Sheehan repelled all their early efforts with some fine clearances. Shortly after Ann Marie Browne shot narrowly wide from Deidre Sheehan free kick, Celtic found themselves 2-0. Once again an intelligent ball from Caiomhe Roche played Libby Toomey through and she showed great composure to fire home. On 11 minutes after good work in the box Louise Burke's cross fell invitingly to Ann Marie Brown and she finished well to put Celtic into a commanding 3-0 lead. Credit to Grannagh though as they kept their heads and fought their way back into the game. They needed any early response to Celtic and they got a fine goal back on 13 minutes. Grannagh were coming more and more into the game and on 20 minutes a dangerous inswinging corner was expertly tipped away by Ann Marie Fitzpatrick in the Celtic goal.On 32 minutes a Grannagh free kick was inches wide and couple of minutes later following a scramble in the Celtic goalmouth the commanding Deidre Sheehan was on hand again to clear the danger. Grannagh started the second half strongly again and came close on a couple of occasions. However as the second half progressed Celtic began to put some moves together as they went for the killer fourth goal. Libby Toomey almost got her hat-trick on 54 minutes with a tremendous shot that hit the crossbar and a couple of minutes later the keeper saved at her feet after Ann Marie Browne played her through. Grannagh continued to be a threat and Ann Marie Fitzpatrick was forced into a fine save on 68 minutes from a free kick. On 72 minutes Celtic got the all important fourth goal when the Grannagh keeper was unable to hold onto a Libby Toomey shot and Louise Bourke was on hand to tap home the rebound to seal the game for Celtic. Grannagh got a late consolation goal that their efforts deserved on 85 minutes to make the final score 4-2 to Celtic. Well done to Willie Burke and congratulations to all the Celtic girls who have won a welcome bit of silverware for the club. After a poor start to the season the team has really improved and they got their just rewards last Sunday. On a day when all 15 Celtic girls contributed to an excellent win Karen Morrissey got the woman of the match reward. Without taken away one bit from Karen's prize I have to say Deidre Sheehan was awesome at centre half for Celtic.

Team. (1) Ann Marie Fitzpatrick, (2) Ailish O'Hara, (3) Karen Morrissey,(4) Deidre Sheehan, (5) Miriam Halley, (6) Liz Anne Donegan, (7) Caoimhe Roche, (8) Sarah Lambe, (9) Ann Marie Browne, (10) Louise Bourke, (11) Libby Toomey. Subs (12) Mary Egan,for L.Bourke 84 mins, (13) Emma Farrell for A.M Browne 65 mins,(14) Doreen Melbourne for L.Donegan 72 mins and (15) Mary Smith for Caoimhe Roche 85 mins

DATE: 19-09-04
TOPIC: Schoolboys

Defending champions Clonmel Celtic got their under 15 campaign off to a perfect start with a 3-0 win away to Mullinahone. Celtic struggled a bit in the first half until a Paul Landers goal seemed to settle them as they went in 1-0 up at the break. Celtic were much better in the second period and goals from Emmet Johnson and Gary Doyle saw them cruise to a comfortable 3-0 opening day win. David Peters and Jockie Landers saw enough in this performance to suggest that this team could be battling again for honours this season.

DATE: 19-09-04
TOPIC: B team

The B team's poor start to the season continued as they crashed to a 5-0 defeat away to Kilsheelan Utd.

DATE: 19-09-04
TOPIC: News

Everyone at the club would like to offer our sincere sympathy to club member Patsy Murray and her family on the recent death of her mother Mary O'Shea. May she rest in peace. Celtic's FAI Junior cup tie against Newtown Celtic was postponed as a mark of respect to the Murray family.

DATE: 18-09-04
TOPIC: Michaels stretch lead

The only league game played this weekend saw St Michaels win 3-1 away to Rock Rovers. This win sees them stretch their lead to 5 points. They are 7 points ahead of Clonmel Celtic having played 1 game more.

DATE: 16-09-04
TOPIC: Who are Newtown Celtic?

Unfortunately, despite enquiries, I haven't been able to find out much about this outfit. Apparently Newtown is about 10 miles north of Nenagh so we can be grateful for the home tie. They play in the first division of the North Tipperary League and they don't have any real form in either the Munster or FAI Junior Cups. I have been informed that the standard of first division football in North Tipp would be comparable to the second division here in South Tipperary. Last season Celtic knocked out Nenagh Town and Cloughjordan from North Tipp's Premier League in the FAI Junior Cup, though both were tough encounters. Reaching the 6th round of this competition in our debut year last season wasn't at all bad although our eventual exit to Carndonagh was a disappointment ( we should have taken them). On paper we should win this game. We're at home to a team from North Tipp's first division and we are beginning to show a bit of form. A word of caution. This is a once off cup game and Newtown will be up for it. And remember in the Tipperary Cup last season a team from a lower division ,Glengoole, came to Clonmel and got a 0-0 draw. Lets hope Willie's good start continues on Sunday.

DATE: 15-09-04
TOPIC: Mullins nearing return

There was more good news on the injury front as long term absentee John Mullins is nearing a return. John was told last week that his groin injury will not need an operation and with physiotherapy treatment he should be back in action in 3/4 weeks.

DATE: 14-09-04
TOPIC: Wack breaks Celtic goalscoring record

Paddy 'Wack' O'Donnell broke two Clonmel Celtic records in our 6-0 win over Rosegreen Rangers last Sunday. The four goals he scored is the most any Celtic player scored in a single match, the previous holder being Stephen Ryan with 3 against Cullen Lattin last season. The 'Wack' is now Celtic's all time leading scorer with 15 goals to date, overtaking Barry Walsh who had 11. Paddy also is Celtic's all time leading scorer at youth level with 18 goals. By scoring 6 last Sunday Celtic equalled their previous record of most goals in single game having also scored 6 against Cullen Lattin and Bansha Celtic last season.

DATE: 09-09-04
TOPIC: Schoolboy Leagues

The schoolboy leagues will kick off this month. This Saturday our under 12's are in action away to Clerihan with a 11am kick-off. On Saturday 18th its the turn of the under 15's as they will get their campaign underway with a trip to Mullinahone. We wish both teams the best of luck and you can keep up to date with their progress by visiting this website.

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DATE: 07-09-04
TOPIC: Willie Murphy takes over as new Clonmel Celtic manager

The club are pleased to announce that Willie Murphy has taken charge of Clonmel Celtic's first team. Indeed his arrival had an immediate positive effect as his first game in charge saw Celtic end their recent miserable run by winning away to Peake Villa last Sunday. Its understandable when Willie says his immediate objective is to drag Celtic away from the bottom of the table and hopefully once in a safe position we can kick on from there. Willie, who is from Cahir, had a very successful playing career, winning numerous league and cup medals with St Michaels. With St Michaels he also won Munster Youth and Junior Cups. He played with Clonmel Town for a year where he added another league medal to his collection. He also played with his home town club Cahir Park where he ventured into management for the first time. As manager he guided Cahir Park to the 1st Division title and Shield and he also reached a Tipperary Cup final. Based on his impressive introduction to management Willie was given the prestigious position of manager of the Oscar Traynor TS&DL interleague side. His most recent role as manager saw him spend a season with St Kieran's in Division 4 last season. Willie has already created a good atmosphere at training and it is clear the players are willing to work hard for him. Everyone at the club would like to wish Willie the best of luck with his new position.

DATE: 07-09-04
TOPIC: Team News

It is good to see Eddie Doyle and Kevin Kennedy back training. Both of these players have been out for close to a year with injuries and with a bit of luck they should be back in action in 2/3 weeks. The club has also signed goalkeeper Peter O'Sullivan. Peter has loads of experience in junior football and will be a valuable addition to the squad.

DATE: 06-09-04
TOPIC: Ladies

The ladies continued their good run with a 3-0 victory over Granard last Wednesday. Despite the scoreline Celtic had to battle hard for this result. Granard probably had the better of the opening period and when you need someone to ease the pressure who better to call on that Libby Toomey who scored just before half time to give Celtic a 1-0 interval lead. Before Granard could get back into the game Libby scored two more early in the second half to kill off the tie. Hat trick hero Libby Toomey was not the only one who impressed on the night. The centre half pairing of Deidre Sheehan and Miriam Halley were towers of strength while Louise Bourke had a magnificent game. In goal Anne Marie Fitzpatrick gave an assured and faultless display. The ladies have their biggest game of the season on Sunday week when they meet Granard in the Shield final. Despite this scoreline, Granard will a very difficult team to beat so we hope as many people as possible will travel to Clerihan on Sunday 18th to support the girls. The game has a 2.30pm kick off.

DATE: 04-09-04
TOPIC: U13 Tipp Trials

We have the pleasure in sending four players to the under 13 county trials at cahir park fc on Saturday 4th 2004.

Players representing the club are:

Karl Ryan
Stephen O'Keeffe
Ross Condon
Kenneth Condon.

We would like to wish them all the best of luck, and well done lads.
Tony, Shane & Peter

DATE: 02-09-04
TOPIC: Search for new manager is over

Clonmel Celtic can gladly announce that Willie Murphy will be the clubs new manager. Willie has great knowledge of the game and everybody associated with the club would like to wish him the very best and lend their support whenever they can.

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