Louth County final between St Patrick’s GFC and the Sean O’Mahony’s will be shown on TV.
Deferred coverage of the Joe Ward decider will be shown on TG4 at 4.30pm.
The game in the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda throws-in at 3.45pm and will be preceeded U-18 B Championship final between the Dreadnots and Naomh Fionnbarra/Lannleire.
The senior game will be refereed by Stephen Murphy.
The Louth Senior Championship gets underway this weekend but already the eventual Joe Ward winners know who they will face in the Leinster Senior Club Championship.
The draw for the provincial competition, once again sponsored by AIB, took place in Portlaoise last night with the Louth champions given a tough pairing against the Dublin title holders in the quarter-final.
The dates and venues for the game will be fixed at the end of the respective championships.
Former player Jim Holland has been announced as the new St Patrick’s GFC manager.
Holland, who was part of the Lordship club’s maiden Joe Ward successes in 2003 and 2004, succeeds Fergal Reel who stepped down from the county champions last month.
Holland takes over a side that went through the whole of 2014 unbeaten and who will be aiming to retain their senior title in the season ahead.
Clan na Gael Park in Dundalk
Clan na Gael Park in Dundalk will host this year’s Louth Intermediate Championship final on Sunday October 5th.
St Fechins are already in the final and will meet either St Joseph’s or the Sean O’Mahony’s for the chance to return to the senior ranks next year.
The Dromiskin and Point Road sides will meet tonight at 8pm, also in Clan na Gael Park, to see who advances to the final.
Meanwhile, Sean McDermotts clubman Kevin Carroll will referee the Louth SFC final between St Patrick’s GFC and the Dreadnots. It will be his first time taking charge of a Joe Ward decider.
Gerard Corrigan of Mattock Rangers will referee the minor decider.
St Patrick’s GFC will be aiming to land their sixth Louth SFC title in 12 years after booking their place in the Joe Ward final with victory over reigning champions the Newtown Blues yesterday evening.
The Lordship outfit overcame their Drogheda opponents on a 2-14 to 2-5 scoreline in Haggardstown with a goal midway through the first half from Karl White and another at the death from Eoin O’Connor helping them to secure their passage to the final.
They must wait to find out their opponents in the final, however, after the Dundalk Gaels and the Dreadnots played out a 1-8 to 0-11 draw in Castlebellingham on Saturday.
A replay is set to be scheduled for next weekend with details yet to be confirmed.
Dundalk Gaels haven’t won the senior title since 1952 when they beat Dowdallshill in the final, while the Dreadnots – who have never won the competition – will be hoping to avenge their 2012 final defeat when they lost out to the Pat’s on a 1-13 to 0-7 scoreline.
Cooley Kickhams have confirmed the appointment of Gary Thornton as their new senior team manager for next season.
Thornton, who was a member of the last Cooley team to win a senior title back in 1990, was previously in charge from 2006-2008.
Despite a string of successes during that period, the Fr McEvoy Park outfit missed out on a coveted Joe Ward when they lost out to neighbours St Patrick’s in the 2007 County Final.
Cooley were also runners-up in this year’s senior championship when they lost out to the Newtown Blues.
Cooley’s Patrick Sheelan takes on St Patrick’s Colin Goss
Cooley Kickhams have received a boost in the build-up to Sunday’s County Final against the Newtown Blues after Patrick Sheelan was cleared to play in the game.
The former Louth U-21 player scored 1-2 in his side’s semi-final victory over the O’Connells but a late red card in that game put his participation in the final in doubt.
However, Sheelan last night had the red card rescinded, leaving him free to line-out in Drogheda on Sunday as Cooley look to claim a first Joe Ward Cup since 1990.
St Brigid’s Park in Dowdallshill will host this year’s Anglo Printers Intermediate Football Championship final between the Geraldines and St Brides.
The game, scheduled for Sunday October 6th, will have a 4pm throw-in time.
The Geraldines will be aiming for a first intermediate title since 2005 while St Brides will be aiming to make an instant return to the senior ranks following their relegation last season.
The Knockbridge men have never won an intermediate title and will be aiming for a first championship win at adult level since winning the Junior Championship in 1967, although this was at a stage when there were just two grades in Louth football.
Before all that, this Sunday will see the Louth senior and minor finals taking place in the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda.
The Geraldines will be aiming to complete the first part of a championship double when their minors take on St Mary’s in the curtain-raiser minor final.
The battle for Joe Ward will then come to a conclusion when the Newtown Blues take on Cooley Kickhams. The Blues will be aiming for a first senior title since 2008 and their 20th in total while their peninsula rivals will be hoping to end a 23 year wait for Joe Ward as they bid for a long-awaited 10th title.
Hunterstown Rovers celebrate their JFC success
It was a weekend to remember for Hunterstown Rovers and Pearse Óg as they claimed the Junior Championship and Senior Hurling Championship titles in Dunleer yesterday.
Hunterstown comfortably overcame Naomh Fionnbarra on a 3-16 to 1-5 scoreline to claim their first junior title since 1987 and their first championship success since their Intermediate Championship win in 1999.
The win for last season’s Division Three champions was also fitting considering it was the 20th anniversary of their 1993 Intermediate Championship success and the 40th anniversary of their 1973 Junior Championship triumph.
Meanwhile, Pearse Óg made club history by retaining the Senior Hurling Championship for the first time after beating Knockbridge on a 2-9 to 1-7 scoreline.
Elsewhere, Cooley Kickhams moved a step closer to a first senior title since 1990 when they seen off the O’Connells on a 2-9 to 0-9 scoreline as goals from Patrick Sheelan and Richard Brennan in the second half proved the difference.
The peninsula outfit will have to wait to see who they meet in the Joe Ward decider of September 29th in Drogheda after the Newtown Blues and St Patrick’s drew 0-9 apiece in their semi-final on Saturday, with Stephen Moonan’s stoppage time free earning the Drogheda men a second bite at the cherry this Friday night in Haggardstown.
Pearse Óg celebrate the successful defence of their Senior Hurling Championship title
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