Category: News
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Skerries RFC Lottery
Skerries RFC Lottery – 2nd January 2015 The numbers drawn were; 12, 17, 19, 22 There was no winner of the Jackpot but there were five winners of “Match 3″ – The Connolly family, Michael Woods, Mary O’Brien, Margaret Bolton and Brian Twomey and they receive €20 each. As a result the Jackpot next week…
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We Are Goat Nation
My first experience of the Skerries rugby diaspora, was watching the tape as a teenager of Michael Branagan and Mark O’Connor’s commentary of the Leinster Senior Cup semi-final win over Terenure College in May 1998 in Stradbrook, Blackrock. “One thinks of the Skerries diaspora, who’d love to be here today,” Bash mused, as Skerries were…
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Q&A with Paddy O’Sullivan
Today we kick off our Q&A sessions with Skerries RFC alumni all over the globe as part of our renewed commitment this season to stay in touch with Skerries fans and former players. First up in what will become a regular feature each month is Paddy O’Sullivan, the fleet footed younger brother of David and…
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SIX OF THE BEST!
These are exciting times for Irish rugby followers. The appointment of Joe Schmidt, the magnificent performance against the All Blacks and the emphatic wins over Scotland and Wales have all added to this excitement. Lest we forget, three of our high-flying provinces have reached the last 8 of the Heineken Cup and lead the way…
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Ed Caraher retires from senior rugby
After 17 years Ed Caraher, our veteran centre retires from senior rugby. “Excellent clubman who continued to play long after others of the same era had given up playing. Ed played during the good and bad times for Skerries and always had a great attitude . Most Committed player I ever coached and a real…
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The Resurrection (Skerries vs NUIM Barnhall, January 2013)
The old rugby ground at Holmpatrick in Skerries has hosted many memorable matches over the years. One immediately thinks of the victories of the great Towns Cup teams of the 1970s with stars such as McMahon, Thornton, O’Shea, Glennon, Toye, McGuinness, Carroll, Hegarty, Jenkinson, the Dempseys, the Murphys and of course Colm Sherlock. Then there…