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half display to reclaim the Larry Murray Cup. Captain and senior star Josh Arrowsmith led by example, plundering two goals as the minor title went to McGeough Park for the fourth time. This was Geraldines’ fifth MFC final appearance in seven years and they will have as many as seven of the 2013-winning team eligible for selection again in 2014! Dara Hamill was the winners’ only scorer in the first half, registering a fortuitous goal and a point – both from frees – as they trailed by 1-8 to 1-1 at the interval. Hamill and Paddy Geoghegan pointed after the restart and Arrowsmith then pounced for his opening major to give the men in green belief. When Hamill added three points and Paddy Geoghegan helped himself to their third three-pointer in the 41st minute, the Gers led by 3-7 to 1-8 at
Peter Kierans (Anglo Printers) presents Gerard Hoey with the IFC man of the match award
The Division 2 league winners
the end of the first quarter. Nine minutes from time, county minor Arrowsmith bagged the fourth goal and there was no way back for the shellshocked Ardee lads. Geraldines, 2013 Louth minor football champions: Dean Smith; Tim McGuinness, Ryan Trainor, Shane Murphy; Robbie Lynch, Jack Traynor, Dillon Kresa; Dan McSherry, Mathew Corcoran; Niall Craven, Dara Hamill (1-6), Conor McDonald (0-2); Vincent McKee, Josh Arrowsmith (2-0), Paddy Geoghegan (1-1). Subs: James Corrigan for Vincent McKee, Harry Cleary for Shane Murphy, Niall Jones for Conor McDonald. The battling qualities displayed by the minors (who saw off St Patricks/Cuchulainns st the semi-final stage) typified the club as a whole in 2013. The first team oozed the same impressive characteristics as they won the Seamus Flood Cup for the fourth
Annie Renaghan and her grandson Pauric at the IFC final
time – adding to the wins of 1979, 1995 and 2005. They reached the business end of the IFC after an indifferent group stage innings, crushing Glen Emmets by 6-17 to 1-11 but losing to St Brides by 2-8 to 1-6. It was at the quarter-final stage that their campaign really caught fire. At the Grove on Saturday night, September 7th, Geraldines trailed Dundalk Young Irelands by seven points at the break but staged an amazing second-half recovery to prevail by five, 1-16 to 111. Roche Emmets provided the semifinal opposition at Dowdallshill on Saturday, September 21st and Geraldines booked their place in the decider by virtue of a battling 2-10 to 1-9 success, with Glen Traynor and Shane O’Hanlon finding the net at the start of each half while the competition’s top scorer Jim McEneaney weighed in with another
Michael Rogers gets the better of Patrick Reilly
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Eamonn and Jim McEneaney with the Seamus Flood Cup