Sport

Railway Union Cricket club

Railway Union Cricket club

Railway Union won the recently held AP Sports Indoor Cricket Shield, which ran over autumn and concluded just before Christmas at Cabra Sports Hall. In a repeat of the spring final, Railway beat the Northside based Leprechauns. The final went […]

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Railway Union Hockey Club

On the weekend before Christmas, Railway Union men’s team travelled north up the M1 to the Physical Education Centre at Queens University Belfast to compete in the National Indoor Hockey finals. Railway were representing Leinster and they overcame the Ulster […]

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Railway Union Girls Rugby

Railway Union Girls Rugby

Girls Rugby is going strong at Railway Union, with girls between 13 and 18 playing at both U18 and U15 in the Leinster League. “We are the only club in Dublin with girls age-grade teams,” said Head of Girls Rugby […]

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St Patrick’s CYFC

St Patrick’s CY go into 2014 facing arguably the club’s most challenging period for many a year. Both our teams head into the spring with league survival in mind hoping to preserve top-flight status and the club’s crown as the […]

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Clanna Gael Fontenoy Celebrating Success

Clanna Gael Fontenoy Celebrating Success

There’s considerable confidence around Clanna Gael Fontenoy these days as a new season of competitive fixtures gets into full swing. This comes on the back of significant achievements by many of the club’s teams over past months: the U-12 footballers […]

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The Death of Snooker

The Death of Snooker

Irish snooker player David Morris (pictured) recently got to the last 16 of the UK Championship in York but reckons there won’t be a revival in the game any time soon in Ireland as the expenses are too high and […]

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1966 World Cup Stamp

1966 World Cup Stamp

National jubilation greeted the English team’s victory in the 1966 Football World Cup, and The British Post Office announced a four penny commemorative stamp to mark the event (pictured). Unfortunately, it also announced in advance that no more than 12 […]

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Sports Woman of the Year Fiona Coghlan

Sports Woman of the Year Fiona Coghlan

How have the Irish women’s rugby team risen up as a minority in this established sport to become international players? It has been through sheer hard work, dedication and success that they have won the respect of the Irish Nation. […]

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Brugh Pádraig Manchester 50th Year Re-union

Brugh Pádraig Manchester 50th Year Re-union

Last year in the February March issue of NewsFour I wrote about a planned 50th year club re-union between Brugh Pádraig Youth Club (under 16 Football Team) and St Clare’s Boys Football club in Manchester. This was to mark the […]

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Railway Union in Flying Form

Railway Union under 14 boys indoor hockey team finished runners up in the Tommy O’Sullivan Perpetual Trophy played at Donabate Sports Centre. The final round of matches took place on Sunday 2nd February. The Railway players put in some great […]

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