Draws made for Louth football championships

Newtown Blues’ Stephen Moonan lifts the Joe Ward Cup after his side’s victory over Cooley Kickhams in last year’s senior final

County champions the Newtown Blues will face their Drogheda neighbours the O Raghallaigh’s and Dundalk Gaels in the group stages of this year’s Carrickdale Hotel SFC.

The draw for the championship was made last night in Darver with the three teams being paired in group one.

Last year’s runners-up Cooley Kickhams have been drawn in group four – arguably the group of death – with the O’Connells and Mattock Rangers while their neighbours St Patrick’s will be in group two alongside Naomh Mairtin and the Dreadnots.

Meanwhile, newly-promoted the Geraldines have been given a kind draw having been placed in group three with St Mary’s and Kilkerley Emmets.

In the Anglo Printers IFC, the stand out group is group two which includes the Dundalk trio of Sean O’Mahony’s, Dundalk Young Irelands and Clan na Gael.

The other big Dundalk club, Na Piarsaigh, have been drawn in group one with St Fechin’s and St Joseph’s while newly-promoted Hunterstown Rovers are in group three with St Mochta’s and Naomh Malachi.

Finally, in group four Glyde Rangers, St Brides and Roche Emmets will all be vying for a return to senior football following relegation in recent years.

Elsewhere in the Integral Fitness & Leisure JFC, Dundalk outfit Dowdallshill will be in a four-team group in group four that also includes the Oliver Plunketts, Stabannon Parnells and the Sean McDermotts.

Group one includes the Westerns, the Wolfe Tones and Glen Emmets, with St Kevin’s, John Mitchels and Cuchulainn Gaels making up group two. Finally, in group three are St Nicholas, Naomh Fionnbarra and Lannleire.

The draw in full is as follows:

Carrickdale Hotel Senior Football Championship Draw 2014

• Group 1 – O Raghallaighs, Newtown Blues, Dundalk Gaels
• Group 2 – St Patricks, Naomh Martin, Dreadnots
• Group 3 – Geraldines, St Mary’s, Kilkerley Emmets
• Group 4 – O’Connells, Cooley Kickhams, Mattock Rangers

Anglo Printers Intermediate Football Championship 2014

• Group 1 – St Fechins, Na Piarsaigh, St Josephs
• Group 2 – Sean O’Mahonys, Dundalk Young Irelands, Clan na Gael
• Group 3 – St Mochtas, Hunterstown Rovers, Naomh Malachi
• Group 4 – Glyde Rangers, Roche Emmets, St Brides

Integral Fitness & Leisure Junior Football Championship 2014

• Group 1 – Westerns, Wolfe Tones, Glen Emmets
• Group 2 – St Kevins, John Mitchels, Cuchulainn Gaels
• Group 3 – St Nicholas, Naomh Fionbarra, Lannleire
• Group 4 – Oliver Plunketts, Dowdallshill, Stabannon Parnells, Sean McDermotts