Unfortunately Waterford U14 Girls were defeated in their national shield final by a late winner for Cork Schoolgirls. Our own Hannah Dobbyn captained the side for the day and pulled off several top drawer saves including a world class save with her left leg late on.

We wish to share a bit of exciting news. Our club coach JP Byrne will be joining the coaching ranks with Waterford FC underage girls teams and all in Mooncoin Celtic wish this wonderful character the very best of luck in his new role. He has played a pivotal role in recent years with our girls teams and also with our current u15 boys team. His recruitment for his new role is well deserved as he has shown in all his roles with club and the Waterford u13 Girls Development squad that he has all the attributes to succeed at a higher level. As a club we are sad to lose a big personality , who was always willing to lend a hand with everything and anything over the years but as a club we are also mighty proud.

Ahead of the new season, all in Mooncoin Celtic wish the very best of luck to our two former players Daniel Ponce de Leon and Ethan Owens and all Waterford FC Academy teams. Two talented boys with super attitudes, who both started off in our academy in 2015 & 2016 respectively and worked their socks off every week over the years to elevate themselves to League of Ireland Academy level.

Well done to all four Waterford Schoolgirls Development Squads who were in action over the weekend with our own Molly Walsh involved in the Munster Trophy win with u13s in Limerick, Hannah Dobbyn was part of the victorious u14s at home to Louth in the All Ireland Shield semi final while Sophie Phelan was part of the U16 squad who unfortunately were beaten 2-1. Coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch are also part of the u13 coaching team.

Congratulations to all four Waterford Schoolgirls Development Squads who all had wins over the weekend with our own Molly Walsh involved with u13s in Limerick, Hannah Dobbyn was part of the victorious u14 away to Inishowen while Sophie Phelan was part of the U16 squad who captured a Munster title against Cork. Coaches JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch are part of the u13 coaching team.   👏 Massive well done to all involved.

A massive well done to all involved in the four Waterford Schoolgirls Development squads who completed their group games over the weekend with our own Sophie Phelan at u16, Hannah Dobbyn at u14 was captain for the day against Kilkenny and Molly Walsh with u13s, all getting great experience throughout the group games. Well done also to JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch who are part of the u13 coaching team.

Massive congratulations to our very own Bradley Nolan, who has been selected for this season’s Waterford u15 development squad . A top class goalkeeper with a superb attitude who leads in every single way in training and on match day and had been very busy in recent months training with our 1B squad and shadowing Eric Conway at every opportunity. A boy with a huge future and a role model for all our players, we are very lucky to have him within our club.

The very best of luck to Waterford FC U15s who play Bohemians in the Shield Final tomorrow at 2pm in the SETU Arena. One of our own former academy players will be marshalling the midfield for Waterford and all in Mooncoin Celtic wish Daniel Ponce de Leon the best of luck. Daniel is the classic example of where hard work can get you once you put in the time and effort on the training ground. Daniel has been getting back to top form recently after a spell on the sidelines and produced a man of the match performance in the semi final against Dundalk. 🤞 For 🏆🥇 tomorrow evening.

Massive well done to our three representatives in the Waterford Schoolgirls Development squads, Sophie Phelan at u16, Hannah Dobbyn at u14 and Molly Walsh at u13. All three played their first games recently and will fly the flag in future games. We also have JP Byrne and Ritchie Lynch involved as coaches with the u13 squad.

Best of luck to our own Amy Lehane and her Waterford teammates in the final of the Angela Hearst Inter league Cup

ALL IRELAND FINAL

Waterford v Eastern women’s football league
Sunday 21st July
3pm K.O
Arklow Town F.C