Last Saturday Rockland GAA played host to the final U8 blitz of the year and what an occasion it was! 17 teams , 136 kids and over 30 matches of football ensured a great day for all involved. It was a truly special day for the winners of the A grade St Patricks Fairfield who won an amazing final against the hosts Rockland. Setanta took the honours in a thrilling B final which went into overtime against the New York Rangers while Rockland pipped Shannon Gaels in the C competition. Many thanks to all involved in playing, coaching , hosting and organsing the event in making this a special event .
This Peter Hennessey junior memorial competition is named after a very special member of New York GAA Peter's father Peter senior was a stalwart of the Cavan GAA club for many years and the tournament is named in honour of Peter's 4 year old son who tragically lost his life on the roads in Ireland earlier this year. All our finalists were reminded that while winning and losing seems very important what really matters is family and friends. The chairperson of the Cavan football club Rosie O'Reilly made a presentation to the winning team and captain of the Setanta team.
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