North East Senior League All-Stars Selection hosted at DkIT

Wednesday 7th May saw the hosting of the fourth annual FAI Schools/DkIT/Independent Newspapers North East Senior League All-Stars Selection. Almost 100 guests, including representatives of Independent Newspapers, the FAI Schools Leinster Branch and DkIT, gathered to celebrate as the cream of the North East League crop were presented with a commemorative kit marking their selection.

Soccer in the North East region started in 1984 when the late, great Dave Colgan, a teacher in St. Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda, called a meeting of interested teachers in the old Europa Hotel in Drogheda. Dave booked a room that held thirty, but only four showed up! Nonetheless, it was a start, and the competition commenced in 1985 with six schools competing, from Drogheda, Dundalk and Meath. Over time the region has grown rapidly and there are now thirty-four schools playing soccer in the region, which covers Louth, Meath and North Dublin. Across Leinster, there are 315 schools competing in boys and girl’s competitions at second level this season. DkIT is the perfect venue and partner for these awards, as the institute offers specific sports scholarships to students that choose to pursue their third level courses there.

The selection of thirty-two players covered both the Division One and Division Two/Three competitions, with team mentors and the public voting. Almost eight thousand votes were cast in the online poll.

The Division One selection covered eight different schools, with Senior League Champions Ratoath College prominent, as well as De La Salle College, Dundalk, Ashbourne C.S. & Colaiste na Mi, Navan. The Division Two/Three selection covered eleven different schools, with Bush P.P., Riverstown, Ballymakenny College, Drogheda and Scoil Ui Mhuiri, Dunleer prominent in the selection. Many of the players selected are also involved with their local League of Ireland academy teams.

Longford Town FC player, Jamal Ibrahim, who is also a DkIT student and sports scholarship recipient, was on hand to present the commemorative jerseys to the selected students, with kits provided by O’Neills and Leinster sponsors Bodibro.

Further details of the DkIT Sports Scholarship Scheme are available here: https://www.dkit.ie/study/student-fees-grants-scholarships/scholarships/sports-scholarships.html

Division One Selection School
GK  
Oran McAvoy De La Salle College, Dundalk
Devin Lynch Ratoath College
DEF  
Josh Phoenix Colaiste na Mi, Navan
Max Dunne Colaiste na Mi, Navan
Rhys O'Hare De La Salle College, Dundalk
Aaron Bizzell Ratoath College
Anthony Garry St. Oliver’s C.C., Drogheda
MID  
Cillian Ryan Ashbourne C.S.
Tommy Toth Ashbourne C.S.
Sean McGrath Boyne C.S., Trim
Jack Quirke Colaiste na Mi, Navan
Michael Dubilovics De La Salle College, Dundalk
Cian Spaight Dundalk Grammar School
FW  
Gerard Tyrell Foran Ashbourne C.S.
Dara Ibikunle Lusk C.C.
Adam Farrell Ratoath College

 

Division Two/Three Selection School
GK  
Brandon Gough Smith Ballymakenny College, Drogheda
Cian Platt Colaiste Dun an Ri, Kingscour
DEF  
Max Kuwik Ballymakenny College, Droghed
Zak McQuillan Beaufort College, Navan
Eoghan Moore O’Carolan College, Nobber
John Dunne Scoil Ui Mhuiri, Dunleer
Ben Miller Skerries C.C.
MID  
Daniel Joseph Beaufort College, Navan
Daniel Finnegan Bush P.P., Riverstown
Josh Condon Bush P.P., Riverstown
James Obisan Colaiste ChuChulainn, Dundalk
Sam Kierans Colaiste Ris, Dundalk
Ryan Winnett Drogheda Grammar School
FW  
Ted Obasi Balbriggan C.C.
Alex Carr Berney Drogheda Grammar School
TJ Molloy Scoil Ui Mhuiri, Dunleer

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