Month: April 2002

This Week….
Due to Overwhelming Pressure from some concerned Ruddy Report Readers I have decided to change my Report somewhat from National News to Local News I feel that it is a good Idea! If you want National News please visit a National Website Thank you!

My first Local Report will be on Currane’s exploits in the Martin Gallagher Cup which was held St Paddy’s and Easter Weekend! Currane had already shared the spoils with Dookinella on the 18th March and forfeited their game against Dooagh due to an Achill GAA game on the same day!

So Currane had now to defeat Dugort/Dooniver/Valley(The Slippy’s) in order to Qualify for the Semi Finals. Currane Lined out a strong side with Micheal Cattigan in goals, Sean Dever, Donnchadh O Malley, Liam Cawley and Cathal Nolan in Defence. Barry Dever, Frankie Sweeney, Declan O’Malley and John Ruddy in Midfield. And John Joe McNamara and Brian Joyce in the Forwards.

Currane began well and got into the game early on with a lot of possession. John Joe McNamara pulled a muscle and was unable to continue which meant the introduction of Kieran O Malley to the fold. The break through came when Frankie Sweeney latched on to a superb through ball a finished superbly to put Currane in the lead.

The Slippy’s began to panic and started to make changes around the field. However Dooniver/Dugort and The Valley eventually got the equaliser througha controversial offside. Currane finished the Second half strongly with Barry Dever and Brian Joyce creating chances.

The second half saw the team being shuffled about Liam Cawley was unable to continue due to injury which meant Brian Joyce switching to Defence. Currane began the Second half as they did the first but began to fade away. A bit of battle began in Midfield with herendous tackles being commited by the Slippy’s. Brian Joyce, Declan O’Malley and John Ruddy to name a few fell victim to the Slippy’s dirty tackles.

The Slippys got a corner mid way through the second half, the corner was whipped in a met by an advancing D/D/V Player. D/D/V 2- 1 Currane.
Currane piled on the pressure with numerous corners and free kicks in the remaining minutes. Kieran O’Malley was unlucky not score from a header, and John Ruddy just let the ball go too far ahead of him after turning on the corner of the box. However it wasn’t to be Currane’s day and that equaliser never came.

However the Currane Players were very upbeat after the match and have staked their intentions to do a lot better next year. The players have the experience now of playing alongside each other something which was lacking in the earlier games.