After a break, it was with great pleasure that St. Conor’s P.S. got back to hosting the Ronnie Kelly Cup and the St Conor’s Shield ‘Indoor Gaelic Football Boys’ 5-a-side’ competition.
The format of the day’s action was based on two groups. Group 1 had St Conor’s P.S. Omagh, Omagh Integrated P.S., Sacred Heart P.S. Tattyreagh and St. Patrick’s P.S. Newtownstewart. Group 2 consisted of Holy Family P.S. Omagh, St Lawrence’s P.S. Fintona, Christ the King P.S. Strathroy and All Saints’ P.S Tattysallagh.
Following a morning of ‘round robin’ matches within each group and a series of enthralling semi-finals, St Conor’s and Holy Family qualified for the Ronnie Kelly Cup Final. All Saints’ and Christ the King qualified for the St Conor’s Shield Final. In an epic Shield final, Christ the King emerged victorious against a gallant All Saints’ team. Later, in a thrilling Ronnie Kelly Cup final, a skilful Holy Family team edged out a courageous and talented St Conor’s team.
We’d like to commend all the schools on how well they behaved on the day. Not only was the football a joy to behold but the manners and respect towards the referee and each other was also. Well done!
Our St. Conor’s team worked tirelessly from start to finish and although the final didn’t go our way, they represented our school and their families with pride.
Mrs Chrissie Kelly, Ronnie’s wife, presented the finalists in both competitions with their awards.
St Conor’s would like to thank the Kelly family for donating the Ronnie Kelly Cup in honour of a most treasured friend and former Governor and parent of the school.
A special word of thanks is extended to Dermot Moxon for his expert refereeing throughout the competition.
Finally, our appreciation goes to the helpful and efficient staff at Omagh Station Centre.
