40 club championship round 1 fixtures will take place on Wednesday evening at senior, intermediate and Junior level
It will be an action packed Wednesday evening as 40 Dublin LGFA club championship round 1 fixtures are set to take place.
The playing fields of the county will host games at senior, intermediate and Junior level as clubs start their journeys and dreams towards ladies football championship glory.
Senior Championship Group 1
Reigning senior champions Foxrock Cabinteely who are chasing a sixth title in a row get the defence of their title underway this evening against Thomas Davis at Kilboggett Park in Group 1 of the senior championship.
Both sides met in the semi-finals of last seasons competition. Thomas Davis led at the break by 2-05 to 2-02 and looked on course for a famous win. But Foxrock used all their guile and experience in the second half to secure at three point win with the final score 4-06 to 2-09.
Davis have looked in impressive form this year in the adult league cup competition and will provide a stern test for the reigning champions, this could be a very tight one at the finish.
The other game in Group 1 will see Clontarf host St Sylvesters in St Annes. The home side will be hoping that for the second time in a week to enjoy a win on their home patch after their adult league cup victory over St Brigids last Wednesday.
But their opponents St Sylvesters showed all their battling qualities on that same evening to secure a 1-14 to 2-10 win over Fingallians. Both sides have serious scoring ability in their ranks so tonight’s meeting has all the makings of a high scoring encounter.
Senior Championship Group 2
In Group 2 of the senior championship Ballyboden St Endas have ambitions to return to the top of a competition they once ruled.
The ten times champions haven’t tasted success in the senior championship since 2010 and get this years challenge underway at home to Clanna Gael Fontenoy at Pairc Ui Mhurchu.
The Ringsend outfit claimed the intermediate club title last season and will relish their run in the senior ranks this year.
They are a difficult side to break down and they will need to bring their usual high work-rate and take this one into the trenches to secure a vital away win. Boden will be favourites on their home ground but Clanna Gael are capable of snatching something from the game.
The second game in the group is an intriguing one, Fingallians and St Brigids lock horns in Lawless Park at 7.30pm.
Fingallians are hard to beat on their home ground and the Swords outfit enjoyed an impressive win in round 1 of the adult league cup against Parnells by 5-08 to 1-11.
But despite a good opening half in round two they succumbed to a second half fight back by their opponents St Sylvesters to lose by a point on a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-10.
They will though be confident in familiar surroundings tonight to get their championship campaign off to a winning start and certainly have the firepower to do just that.
It won’t be an easy ask though as their opponents St Brigids are no pushovers and the 2019 finalists are capable of repeating another successful run in the competition.
Just like tonight’s opponents St Brigids enjoyed a first round adult league cup win by 6-06 to 2-10, but they also suffered a defeat in round two losing to Clontarf by 4-13 to 2-10.
Tonight’s encounter is a hard one to call on the form of the two teams during the adult league cup and there probably won’t be much between the sides at the finish but with home advantage on their side Fingallians may just shade this one.
Intermediate Championship Group 1 and 2
In Group 1 of the Intermediate Championship – Castleknock host Man O War in Somerton and last years finalists Cuala get their campaign underway with a home fixture against Skerries Harps.
Group two sees Lucan Sarsfields host Parnells and there is a big local derby as St Maurs take on Clann Mhuire.
Junior A Championship Group 1 and 2
The Junior A Championship is also broken into two groups. In Group 1 Garda/Westmanstown Gaels will be home against Raheny and St Judes and Ballinteer St Johns will battle it out in Tymon North.
Group 2’s encounters involve the game between Ballyboden St Enda B and O’Dwyers and the final game in the group will see Templeogue Synge Street and Naomh Barrog go toe to toe in Bushy Park.
The full list of all this evenings club championship round 1 fixtures from the senior, intermediate and junior levels are below.
Senior Championship Group 1
Foxrock Cabinteely v Thomas Davis
Venue: Kilboggett Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Clontarf v St Sylvesters
Venue: St Annes No 34
Throw-In: 8pm
Senior Championship Group 2
Ballyboden St Endas v Clanna Gael/Fontenoy
Venue: Pairc Ui Mhurchu
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Fingallians v St Brigids
Venue: Lawless Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Intermediate Championship Group 1
Castleknock v Man O War
Venue: Somerton
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Cuala v Skerries Harps
Venue: Hyde Road-Dalkey
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Intermediate Championship Group 2
Lucan Sarsfields v Parnells
Venue: 12th Lock
Throw-In: 7pm
St Maurs v Clann Mhuire
Venue: Rush
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior A Championship Group 1
Garda/Westmanstown Gaels v Raheny
Venue: Jerome Twomey Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
St Judes v Ballinteer St Johns
Venue: Tymon North
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior A Championship Group 2
Ballyboden St Endas B v O’Dwyers
Venue: Cherryfield
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Templeogue Synge Street v Naomh Barrog
Venue: Bushy Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior B Championship Group 1
Croi Ro Naofa/Robert Emmets v Ballyboughal
Venue: Killinarden Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Scoil Ui Chonaill v Erins Isle
Venue: Clontarf Road
Throw-In: 7:30pm
Junior B Championship Group 2
Kilmacud Crokes B v Portobello
Venue: Pairc De Burca
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Na Fianna B v Foxrock Cabinteely B
Venue: St Mobhi Road
Throw-In: 7:30pm
Junior C Championship Group 1
Ballyboden St Endas C v Castleknock B
Venue: Cherryfield
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Kilmacud Crokes C v Crumlin
Venue: Pairc De Burca
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior C Championship Group 2
Clontarf B v Naomh Olaf
Venue: St Annes No 34
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Fingallians B v Whitehall Colmcille
Venue: Balheary
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior D Championship Group 1
Cuala B v St Finians Swords/St Margarets
Venue: Meadowvale
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Skerries Harps B v Garristown
Venue: Skerries
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior D Championship Group 2
Ballymun Kickhams v Naomh Mearnog
Venue: Pairc Ciceam
Throw-In: 7.30pm
St Patricks Donabate v Craobh Chiaran
Venue: Donabate
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior E Championship Group 1
Thomas Davis B v Fingal Ravens
Venue: Kiltipper Road
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Trinity Gaels v Templeogue Synge Street B
Venue: Drumnigh-Donaghmede
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior E Championship Group 2
O’Tooles v Stars of Erin
Pairc Ui Thuathaill
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Towers Lusk v St Annes
Venue: Lusk
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior F Championship Group 1
Clontarf C v Raheny B
Venue: St Annes No 23
Throw-In: 7:30pm
St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh v Na Fianna C
Venue: Martin Savage Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior F Championship Group 2
Na Gaeil Oga v Ballinteer St Johns B
Venue: Phoenix Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Beann Eadair v Lucan Sarsfields B
Venue: Howth
Throw-In: 8pm
Junior G Championship Group 1
Fingallians C v St Brendans B
Venue: Balheary
Throw-In: 7.30pm
St Peregrines B v Erins Isle B
Venue: Blakestown
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior G championship Group 2
Man O War B v St James Gaels
Venue: Man O War
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Shankill v St Marys Saggart
Venue: Shanganagh Cliffs
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior H Championship Group 1
Cuala C v St Finians (N)
Venue: Thomastown
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Templeogue Synge Street C v Erin Go Bragh
Venue: Bushy Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm
Junior H Championship Group 2
Ballyboden St Endas D v St Judes B
Venue: Cherryfield
Throw-In: 7.30pm
St Brigids B v Shankill B
Venue: Russell Park
Throw-In: 7.30pm