Shane Dowling in action for Limerick against Galway in their Allianz Hurling League Division 1A fixture at the TÚS Gaelic Grounds last March
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Cillian Murphy pictured after Ireland's 3-0 win over the Faroe Islands
BALLYBRICKEN'S Cillian Murphy, who played underage soccer for Holycross AFC has enjoyed a positive week representing the Ireland U17s in UEFA European Qualification action.
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Ireland have won all three games in Group F, registering wins over Kosovo (2-0), Austria (2-0) and the Faroe Islands (3-0), Murphy finding the back of the net in that game against the Faro Islands.
Ireland have now qualified for the elite stages that are due to played in the spring of next year. Dave Clancy, Vice Chairperson of Holycross AFC, describes Cillian's journey to international football.
"Cillian started coming down to the Holycross pitches when he was around three-years-old. Callum, his older brother had joined and was playing and their dad Mick was helping out with coaching.
It was evident very quickly that Cillian was going to be good as the ball never seemed to leave his left foot and he’d the ability to turn and beat players all the time. To help this he started playing in the older age groups above him to give him a bigger test."
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