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16/04/17 The score line was probably unjust to Skerries who bravely battled away in the Towns Cup final against a Tullow side fully deserved of their maiden victory. Having beaten Wicklow in the semi final, Skerries needed to produce a similar performance to take home the coveted trophy but in the end surrendered to a…

Ulster Bank All Ireland League Div 2B In Holmpatrick   –    15/04/17 Skerries:  19   ( C Doyle 2 tries L Jones try, G McDonald 2 con. ) City of Derry:   14   (J Dunleavy try, N Burns try 2 con. ) Rarely have both winners and losers celebrated as happily with the match result as Skerries, with…

Ulster Bank All Ireland League Div. 2B In Stevenson Park    –    09/04/17 Dungannon:  40   (J McMahon M Faloon G Treanor R Bennett try each, P Armstrong try, 2 con, penalty try, J Ravey 2 con.) Skerries:  26   (P Devitt try, McAuley try con, C Tonge 2 tries, T O’Hare 2 con.) Skerries secured what may…

Skerries back in Towns Cup Final. Skerries J1’s reach the final of the Bank of Ireland Provincial Towns Cup by beating Wicklow (holders) in a sunny but breezy Cill Dara. Both teams brought great vocal support reflecting the tradition of this great but tough Cup competition. Wicklow had come off the back of a great…

Skerries 7 Barnhall 14 UBL 2B Holmpatrick, March 24th 2017 Skerries suffered a disappointing defeat to Barnhall in Ulster Bank League Dib 2B last Friday night. In near perfect conditions under floodlights at Holmpatrick, and before the typically large home crowd, some early promise from Skerries gave way to a rearguard action for much of…

It has been a while since the J1’s have been down the road this far in the Provincial Towns Cup competition. Sunday saw Skerries host Clondalkin in the quarter finals stages at Holmpatrick. Like most cup games, this one was tight and nervy but in the end Skerries came out on top. First half saw…

UBL Division 2B, 11th March 2017 OLD CRESCENT 39 SKERRIES 15 Skerries and Old Crescent lined out in Rosbrien on a beautiful Spring day with very different priorities. The home team were attempting to consolidate their position in the top four in order to qualify for the promotion playoffs, while the visitors aim was to…