The Derry Under 16 and Under 14 Development squads were in action last weekend (Sat 28thAug) at the National blitzes.
The under 16 squad were in Mullingar where they had a promising start beating Wicklow by a goal in their opening game. They lost their remaining two league games to a very strong Wexford side and then by a single point to Meath. This left the lads in the ‘shield’ semi-final where they were due to play Roscommon. Again the lads put up a very good show but lost out by just 3 points. The squad were missing a few key players on the day, for a variety of reasons, but overall the management team of Paddy McEldowney, John O’Dwyer and Kieran Stevenson were very pleased with the effort the lads put in.
The under 14 squad were in Port Laoise on the same day. They lost their first two group matches against Kildare and Carlow respectively. This left the lads in the ‘shield’ section where they were in a group with Meath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Mayo. The lads won their semi final match against Mayo by ten points to set up a final appearance against a very strong Wicklow side. Going into injury time of what had been an excellent game of hurling, the sides were level, when team captain Fergal Irwin ran half the length of the field to score a winning goal with the final puck of the game. The lads thoroughly enjoyed their days hurling and all the lads deserve a lot of praise for the way the preformed on the day. A special word of thanks to the parents who travelled the long distance to give their support and to Gerard Finnegan and Darragh McCloskey who were part of the management team for the day.
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