School Boys/Girls and Junior League Football in South Kilkenny
A big thank you to local company Azzurri Sport who pulled out all the stops to get our ladies their fantastic new kit for our Munster Shield Final today. With 48hrs notice they had it designed and ready for collection which was amazing turnaround. So thank you to Greg and all at Azzurri Sport for all your help
Our Ladies Team paid a visit to Seamus and Rene Comerford this evening to thank them for their recent generosity, in subsidising our new Half Zips . The Comerfords have been great supporters of this team since we first formed the ladies team back in 2022.
This coming Sunday at 12 noon in the RSC in Waterford, our ladies team will compete in the Munster Shield Final against Limerick club Ashling Annacotty. This is a huge day for the club, probably the biggest in our 57 year history.
We are asking every man,woman and child in Mooncoin to get to the RSC on Sunday to shout on these girls to glory. Please do your best to support and tell all your family and friends to support too.
300 club Draw is live this evening on Facebook at 6:30pm. Best of luck everyone 🤞🤞🤞💸💸
Ladies League Results
Mooncoin Celtic 8
Villa 0
After the heavy defeat away to Dungarvan, the girls were keen to start fast and get back doing the basics. They flew out of the traps with goals from Sarah Walsh with a hat trick, Bethany Carroll, Ella Brennan and Aoibhe Rees putting them 6 up at the break. Second half goals from Bethany Carroll and Aoibhe Rees secured a resounding win against a young Villa side.
Mooncoin Celtic 3
Park Rangers 0
A sunny wednesday evening in Suir Crescent saw the girls dominating a first half but couldn’t get the breakthrough until a speculative effort from Bethany Carroll squeezed past the keeper just before half time. Becky Connaughton buried a free kick on the hour mark before Ella Brennan with a trademark bullet goal secured the three points.
Two wins on the bounce and two clean sheets ahead of the upcoming Munster Junior Shield Final on Sunday 13th. Preparation will now focus on that historic game for the club and we hope to see as many from Mooncoin in the RSC on Sunday 13th at 12 noon.
Final well done to the Waterford League Ladies team on their convincing win recently away to Wexford in the Angela Hearst group game. We had Ella Brennan in the squad for this one.
3B League Result
Tramore 3
Mooncoin Celtic 3
The boys continued their good run and will be disappointed not to have taken three points on offer. Goals from Adam Cunningham and Kieran Fagan had them two up in the first half but Tramore pulled back to level up before half time. Tramore then took the lead early in the second half before DT McGrath continued his good form with an equaliser. Disappointing result after taking control early but an improvement nonetheless. The lads were delighted to hand U15 Goalkeeper Bradley Nolan his debut and Bradley was excellent throughout showing how comfortable and confident he is regardless of his age.
3rd Division Cup Result
Villa 1
Mooncoin Celtic 2
An excellent result on villa’s astro pitch especially after going behind to a soft penalty on half time which Bradley Nolan nearly kept out. Adam Walsh equalised early in the second half and the lads dominated villa and eventually got the winner through Tommy Lennon with the clock running down. Great win and a home quarter final against Park Rangers to come after the mid season break.
Massive thank you Ms McInerney and all the staff at Scoil Mhuire for having us this morning to show all the students the trophies won in recent weeks. Great interaction had with all and some good questions out forward by the kids.
Congratulations to the Waterford Special Olympics soccer team who had a big tournament in Carrigaline last Saturday and came home with the goods 🏆. Two Mooncoin men were involved with Niall Corcoran and Davy Dobbyn in the squad and also amongst the goals. Well done boys.
Dungarvan Utd 8
Mooncoin Celtic 1
After the heroics in Clare, it was back to business in the local league with the first league game played in hot conditions in Abbeyside FC against a very good Dungarvan team. They showed their class throughout and rattled in some class goals throughout. Emily Blackmore got our only goal on the night.
U13D Cup Final
Mooncoin Celtic 2
Ballyduff 1
A tight tense game was anticipated and it certainly played out that way with no goals in normal time but we had plenty chances through Seanie, Billy and Tyler hit the post with a header. Extra time kicked off and Lexi released Billy from the start and he made no mistake after breaking away from the defence. We had another couple of chances but didn’t take them and paid the price with Ballyduff equalising from long range. The second period came and we peppered the Ballyduff goal but to no avail with penalties looking likely but Seanie had other ideas as he jinxed his way in to the box and rifled home the winner to clinch the cup and also the double. Great scenes after the game as Jonathan raised the Mitchell Kennedy cup aloft and Tyler raised the league trophy. Some great memories created by this squad which had a sprinkling of different ages and characters. McDonald’s played host to the after party with singing and dancing aplenty. 🏆🏆
That brings the curtain down on our underage season with one league and two cups clinched 🏆🏆🏆, we had four teams finish second in their leagues, we were beaten in two other cup finals, beaten in 6 cup semi finals too. A decent underage season overall.
We’ll start with our Dixie’s Dribblers Academy which is kindly Sponsored by Eastgate Engineering. They finished up last Friday evening with ice cream treats which went down a treat with young and old and we must give a thank you to Mondo’s for helping out with the treats.
We had club coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch along with U13 player Molly Walsh visit to show off Munster and All Ireland trophies and medals won with the Waterford Schoolgirls u13 Development squad this season. Great buzz around with the kids.
Ladies Munster Shield Semi Final Result
Tulla Utd 2
Mooncoin Celtic 4 (AET)
Please see separate report.
U17 Girls Munster Shield Semi Final Result
Mooncoin Celtic 0
Carrigaline 2
A second Munster semi final in a matter of days, where we hosted Cork outfit Carrigaline on a sunny afternoon. Short a number of regulars,the girls put it up to the away side but the stronger side won out on the day with an early goal and a late finish. Big thanks to everyone who helped out on Sunday and parents for supplying sandwiches etc after the game. Best of luck to Carrigaline in the final.
U13D League Result
Southend United 0
Mooncoin Celtic 2
A win was required to clinch the league and this squad duly obliged with a first half finish from Jonathan R putting us ahead after an excellent pass by Lexi. The second half was nervy throughout with a late strike from Shane M sealing the game, three points and most importantly the League. This group have been excellent all season and have a cup final to look forward to this Saturday when they will aim for the Double against Ballyduff.
1B League Result
Bohs 4
Mooncoin Celtic 1
Bohs deservedly took the three points on offer with all goals coming in the first half.
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History Made as Our Ladies Team Become the First in the Club to Reach a Munster Final!
On Friday night, our Ladies team made history, becoming the first ever from the club to reach a Munster Final after a dramatic and hard-fought victory away to Tulla in the *Munster Shield Semi Final* .
Through sheer determination, passion, and hard work, this group has grown into something truly special.
Despite being the stronger side from the outset, we found ourselves 2-0 down inside the opening 30 minutes. But in true Mooncoin spirit, the girls refused to drop their heads. Their desire to fight back was relentless. Wave after wave of pressure followed, and their efforts were finally rewarded in the 55th minute when a free kick from Becky Connaughton was spilled by the Tulla goalkeeper, and Emily Blackmore reacted quickest to slot home and put us back in the game.
From that moment on, the belief and work ethic of the team were unmistakable. Every player dug deep. With just five minutes left on the clock, that belief paid off—Emily threaded a perfectly timed through ball to Ella Brennan, who made no mistake and hammered home the equaliser. Mooncoin had fought their way back. And were rewarded with a chance to build on that with extra time .
As the match went into extra time, legs were tired, but hearts were strong. The girls, now full of confidence, continued to push forward. Their persistence paid off again when Ella’s corner caused chaos in the box and Becky got the decisive touch to put us ahead for the first time in the match.
Tulla weren’t done yet, and it took a fantastic low save from Abbie Hassett to keep our lead intact. But Mooncoin kept pushing. Our fourth came when another excellent corner from Ella found Shauna Mullowney at the back post, who showed great composure to tee up Hannah Carroll—who unleashed a stunning strike from outside the box to score her first goal for this Ladies Team. And what a time to get it!
It was a phenomenal team performance—one built on fight, heart, and unshakable determination. Every player left everything on the pitch. The desire to win and the work rate shown throughout proved why this group of players have earned their place in a Munster Final.
We now await the winners of the other semi-final between Aisling Annacotty and Riverstown . Preparation is well and truly underway and the squad was back training last night . The Munster finals will take place on July 13th .
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