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Pat Kennedy honoured at Hurling Event
Centre back for the Dublin Minor Hurling All Ireland Champions in 1965, Pat has given years of service and support to Syls hurling - pictured with his daughter Fionnula, wife Eithne and Syls dual players Ronan, Padraig and Eoin.
Name That Team 1997
Joe Burke has a case of Dom (or was that a pint and a glass of rasberry) for the first person to name this U9 team from 1997 - taken before the u9 final which they won beating Trinity Gaels. Six of this team are currently playing adult football .... Can you pick them out? Two are playing hurling.
Vincent Markey and Jack Palance
This was a small piece we carried when Vincent, one of our longest and most loyal supporters, passed away . Thanks to Eddie O'Mhorda, Brendan Bannigan and Bobby Browne
Tribute to Liam Downey RIP
I was very sad to hear of the death of Liam Downey. I played for Syls with Liam. I knew from Colm that he had been ill in England for a while. Liam played as a foreward on our Sylvesters Adult team from the early 1980's. He started playing adult football at 16 years of age.
Malahide News 1979 - article on Syls
Nice article about St Sylvesters from the first edition of the Malahide News published 1st Oct 1979. One of the declared aims of St Sylvesters was to give the Malahide community the GAA Club it deserved. I think that was achieved.
Name That Team #4
Another from the M Howard collection - and I have some good stuff from Gay Christie to share also. Anyway . . .name that team, how did they do, where are they now . . . all these teams contributed to the club we are today.
Name That Team #3
Michael Howard sent me a few pictures and promised more . . .will surely buy a beer for the first person to name the team and tell us something about them,
Awards night celebrates a great year for Syls
And, as our chairman and leader Eddie Sullivan reminded us, we're not done yet!!! No pressure Gabriel and Derek, but . . AFL3, U21, Senior League . . yes please. There were so many successes to celebrate . . Brian Colgan, Clubman of the Year, Sinead's All Star, Darren Clarke Footballer of the Year, Ian McCafferty Hurler of the Year, Michael Howard's tribute to Hall of Famer Billy Reyburn, 39 players nominated over 13 categories, GAA President Christy Cooney's words of congratulations and encouragement, Marty Morrissey's smooth compeering, the overall organisation (Susan, Joan, Bonnie, Gabriel, Francine, Anthony, Leonard, Louise, I'm sure there are many more), and of course, Cathal O'Donnell who chairs the adult games . . . Gabriel sent our best wishes to Inter full back and former club captain, Nicky Cleere . . . and John Keenan pulled it all together with this really cool presentation . . . Hats Off . . .Kudos . . . Syls Abú
Syls Hurler honoured at FODH dinner - win a bottle of wine
A prominent member of St Sylvesters hurling fraternity was honoured on Friday night at the Friends of Dublin Hurling dinner as a member of the 1965 Minor Hurling Team that won the All Ireland. Bernard Boran supplied the picture and offered a bottle of wine to the first comment on this article to identify him in the picture.
