- Fingal Ravens
Infobox GAA club
club gaa =Fingal Ravens
irish =| crest =
founded=1926
province=Leinster
county =Dublinnickname =Ravens
colours = Black and White
grounds =Rolestownpattern_la= _white_hoops|pattern_b= _whitehoops|pattern_ra= _white_hoops
leftarm=000000 |body=000000 |rightarm=000000 |shorts=FFFFFF |socks=000000
|Fingal Ravens is a
Gaelic Athletic Association club based inRolestown ,County Dublin , Ireland. Fingal Ravens won the 2007Dublin Intermediate Football Championship and are therefore a Senior championship for 2008.Fingal Ravens Junior B Team won their championship match against St. Vincents on the 23rd September 2007.
Willie McCarthy was named player of the year 2006 for the Junior B Team. Despite numerous injuries, his dedication to his team shows on and off the pitch.
The Senior team won the
Dublin Intermediate Football Championship in 2007 and booked a place in the Leinster Intermediate Semi Final against Suncroft. The Senior team won the Lenister Intermediate Semi Final on SundayNovember 25 2007 against Suncroft of Kildare. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9227&viewstory=yes HILL 16 ] ] They eventually went on to the final against neighbours and local rivals Donaghmore/Ashbourne. It proved an interesting game due to the fact that the Fingal Ravens managerMick Deegan was a resident of Ashbourne inCounty Meath . Ravens won the IFC title with a goal to spare inParnell Park on SundayDecember 09 2007. [ [http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=86751 Hoganstand.com - GAA Football & Hurling ] ] Fingal then went on to theAll-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship semi final against Ballinagh of Cavan. Ravens won the semi against Ballinagh by 0-11 to 0-08 to seal their place in the 2008 all-Ireland intermediate club final.Fingal Ravens went on to play the All Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship Final in Croke Park, but unfortunately didn't come home All Ireland Champions.
With all this success, 2007 / 2008 was the greatest in the clubs history to date
ravens also had six players involved with dublin juniors that recently won the all ireland championship they were butsy daly collie prendivillemicko whiteniall tormeyciaran nortonkeith kavangh .
References
External links
* [http://www.clubgaa.ie/dublin/index.htm Dublin Club GAA]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ Dublin GAA]
* [http://www.fingalravens.com/ Fingal Ravens Official Website]
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