Echo Sport in Review: November 2023

HEAD COACH of Templeogue Swim Club, Brian Sweeney was declared the joint Performance Coach of the Year at the 2023 Swim Ireland Awards.

Ballyboden St Enda’s bagged their second successive Intermediate All-County Championship title following a 2-8 to 0-7 victory over Na Fianna.

St Jude’s senior hurlers were pipped at the post in the Senior Two Championship Final against Craobh Chiarain.

Former Thomas Davis senior football team boss, Paul Kelly was appointed manager of the Tipperary senior team.

Round Tower Under 15 hurlers edged out St Brigid’s 3-12 to 3-11 to secure the Division Three crown, while St Jude’s Under 16 camogie team claimed the Division Two Camogie title following their 2-7 to 2-4 victory over neighbours, Faughs.

Shamrock Rovers raised their fourth consecutive League of Ireland Premier Division trophy in front of a record 8,021 supporters in Tallaght Stadium.

Only two weeks after lifting the Airtricity League title, Rovers signed Josh Honohan and goalkeeper Lee Steacy.

Ballyboden St Enda’s celebrate their Minor A Championship win

That same month, the club became the first to achieve a National League and Cup double at Under 19 level.

Stephen Kenny’s time as Republic of Ireland senior team manager drew to a close after the FAI opted to part ways with the Tallaght man who had been in charge of the team for three-and-a-half years.

Jobstown Boxing Club’s Joshua Olaniyan was crowned the 75kg National Elite champion.

Faughs Under 14 camogie team won the Division One Championship for the first time in their club’s history, beating Clontarf in the decider, while Na Gaeil Oga Under 15 boys won their club’s first-ever hurling league title after surmounting the challenge of Castleknock.

St Kevin’s Killian’s enjoyed success in the Go Ahead Junior Two Championship Final

A record 43,881 spectators watched from the stands of the Aviva Stadium as St Patricks Athletic beat Bohemians 3-1 to record their fifth FAI Cup title.

Daire Flock secured the JSCC Championship, becoming the first Irishman to win the title in the UK.

St Kevin’s Killian’s defeated Blackrock’s, Bank of Ireland 3-11 to 3-9 in the Go Ahead Junior Two Championship Final.

Ballyboden St Enda’s lifted the Minor A Football Championship trophy after they overcame the challenge of Kilmacud Crokes 6- 8 to 3-7.

Round Tower Under 14 hurlers claimed the Division Two County title after seeing off Trinity Gaels, while St Mark’s raised the Under 13 Camogie Division Six Cup after beating Setanta and also saw their Under 15 girls surmount Shankill to bag the Dublin Ladies Gaelic Football Division Six Championship title.

Extra-time was needed to split St Mark’s and Commercials in the Dublin Junior ‘H’ Hurling Championship Final, with the former battling to a 2-12 to 0-17 win.

Lucan Sarsfields secured the 2023 Minor A Hurling Championship title with a thrilling 1-19 to 1-18 triumph over Kilmacud Crokes, while Thomas Davis were narrowly beaten by Fingallians in the Minor B Hurling Championship showpiece.

Tallaght Martial Arts accounted for eight of the 10 medals taken by Team Ireland at the WAKO Senior World Championships

Tallaght’s Katie Sheldon was named The Echo Sports Star of the Month for October having played a pivotal part in helping Ireland to a first-ever gold medal at the World Darts Federation (WDF) World Cup in Denmark.

The October Team of the Month Award went the way of Peamount United after they lifted the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division trophy for the fourth time in their history.

Tallaght Athletic Club’s Cormac Dixon won a brace of medals at the National Senior, Junior & Even Age Cross Country Championships in Kilkenny, adding silver in the Under 18 contest to his gold as part of the Dublin team that won the Junior/Under 20 Inter County title.

All-Ireland Senior champions Dublin led the way with eight representatives on the 2023 TG4 Ladies Football All-Star team, including Abby Shiels from Lucan Sarsfields and Clondalkin woman, Hannah Tyrrell.

Tallaght Martial Arts accounted for eight of the 10 medals taken by Team Ireland at the WAKO Senior World Championships in Albufeira, Portugal, including gold for Jodie Browne.

Tallaght AC’s Rhasidat Adeleke was crowned Joint Athlete of the Year at the Athletics Ireland Awards and also scooped the Under 23 Athlete of the Year title.

To read The Echo’s full Sport in Review 2023 pick up our first edition of 2024 on Thursday, January 4, or subscribe.