Minor Football Championship Final

IN PICTURES | Ardee, St. Mary's vs Geraldines

Arthur Kinahan and Ciarán Culligan captured the MFC final

Reporter:

Caoimhín Reilly

16 Oct 2017

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caoimhin.reilly@dundalkdemocrat.ie

Tempers fray in the MFC final between Ardee, St. Mary's and Geraldines at the Gaelic Grounds. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Captains Ben Mooney (Geraldines) and Philip Trainor (Ardee, St. Mary's) with referee Anthony Briscoe. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Ardee, St. Marys' Carl Gillespie. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Conor Gillespie of Ardee, St. Mary's and Geraldines full-back Matthew Fee. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Ardee, St. Marys' Conor Hennessy is tackled by Flynn Kieran of the Geraldines. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Gers' Jack Reid and Ciarán Keenan of Ardee contest this ball. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Jonathon Commins of Ardee, St. Mary's receives his Man of the Match award from championship sponsor Barry Cullen. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
St. Mary's captain Philip Trainor raises the Fr. Larry Murray Cup aloft. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Barry Cullen (Cullen Autoparts) and Alan Smith (Minor Board chairman) present Philip Trainor with the trophy. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Ardee, St. Mary's celebrate their success. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
Ardee’s Gavin Kirk fires a goal past Geraldines net minder Ciaran Peelo. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Philip Trainor celebrates with the Murray Cup. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Geraldines watch the presentation. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Philip Trainor celebrates with the Murray Cup. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Louth minors' Liam Jackson (Ardee, St. Mary's) and Ben Mooney (Geraldines) compete in the air. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Ardee, St. Mary's celebrate. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
St. Marys' Conor Gillespie and Matthew Fee of Geraldines. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Jonathon Commins fires in Ardee's first goal. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Commins celebrates... (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Gers' Dan Corcoran catches the ball over Ciarán Keenan of Ardee, St. Mary's. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Corcoran and Keenan again. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
... and still. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Jonathon Commins of St. Mary's and Dylan Sharkey of Geraldines. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Shane Matthews of Ardee and Gers' Ross Kelly. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Shane Matthews (Ardee, St. Mary's) tackles Ross Kelly of Geraldines. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Geraldines' Matthew Fee and Conor Hennessey of Ardee, St. Mary's. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Geraldines' Matthew Fee and Ciarán Peelo with Shane Matthews of Ardee, St. Mary's. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
Jonathon Commins (Ardee, St. Mary's) and Jack Connolly (Geraldines). (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)
St. Marys' Joe Mulholland and Pádraig Cunningham of Gers. (Pic: Ciarán Culligan)

Ardee, St. Mary's claimed the Minor Football Championship title for the first time as a sole entity with victory over the Geraldines at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Jonathon Commins stole the show for Tommy Kirk's side and Democrat photographers Arthur Kinahan and Ciarán Culligan were able to capture his display, and much, much more...