Limerick sides in Gaynor Cup action as District League target showpiece final place

THE three Limerick sides return to action in the Gaynor Cup at UL this Thursday afternoon with the District League side looking to secure a place in Friday's showpiece Cup final.

Limerick District will take on the Roscommon District League in a Gaynor Cup U14 interleague semi-final this Thursday on Pitch 1 at UL at 2pm. The second semi-final will see the DDSL take on the CWSSL at 4pm.

Limerick District booked their semi-final place after securing an exciting 1-0 victory over the Waterford League in Wednesday's quarter-final. Rhiann Nolan, of Pike Rovers, scored the all-important winning goal.

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To cap an excellent few days for the District squad, two of their players have been selected to represent the Rep of Ireland in the Association Cup later this month in Northern Ireland, with captain Grace Geary, of Shelbourne joined in the squad by her clubmate Paige Morgan.

Meanwhile, on another busy day of Gaynor Cup action at UL, Limerick Desmond are in Trophy semi-final action at 12noon when taking on the Clare League on Pitch 2.

Two goals each from Jean O'Kane, Anna O'Grady and Soniya Vijandran, along with a great strike from Neasa Riedy, saw the Limerick Desmond League side defeat Lisburn Castlereagh 7-1 on Wednesday and qualify for Thursday's Gaynor Trophy semi-final.

The Limerick County side is in Bowl play-off action against the NERL on Pitch 6 from 11am on Thursday at UL.

Limerick County lost out to the Galway League in their Gaynor Cup Bowl quarter-final on Wednesday.

LIMERICK DISTRICT GAYNOR CUP U14 SQUAD:

Zoe McNamara – Caherdavin Celtic; Annie McKeon – Corbally; Lily Rose Noonan, Ella McNamara, Pippa O’Donoghue – Granville; Sarah Hayes – Lisnagry; Sadbh Donnelly, Grace Whelton, Mia McLoughlin, Chloe Kate Buckley – Newport Town; Sophie Begley, Anna Meaney, Lexi Nolan, Rhiann Nolan – Pike Rovers; Chloe Hannon – Regional Utd; Kate Daly, Aoife Ryan, Grace Geary, Paige Morgan, Aoife Grant – Shelbourne;

Coaches – Donal Magee, Fergus McGrath, Niall Hogan and Emma Dillane.

LIMERICK DESMOND GAYNOR CUP U14 SQUAD:

Katie English (Newcastle West Town FC), Mandy McNamara (Newcastle West Town FC), Elise Vang (Ballingarry AFC), Muireann Quaid (Ballingarry AFC), Chloe Youta (Newcastle West Town AFC), Ciara Loftus (Bresca Rovers AFC), Honor Mulvihill (GB Rovers), Grace Doyle (Newcastle West Town AFC0, Jean O'Kane (Ballingarry AFC), Emma Horgan (Newcastle West Town AFC), Anna O'Grady (Ballingarry AFC), Clare O'Shea (Dromore Utc), Leah Meehan (Newcastle West Town FC), Amy O'Kelly (Broadford United AFC), Neasa Reidy (Newcastle West Town FC), Katelyn Foley (Bresca Rovers FC), Aoife Higgins (Dromore United),  Caoimhe Quaid (Broadford United AFC), Soniya Vijandran (Bresca Rovers AFC), Rachel Doyle (Newcastle West Town FC).

LIMERICK COUNTY GAYNOR CUP U14 SQUAD

Emily Galvin, Kayla Tyrell, Meadbh Conneely, Ciara McCarthy, Emily Leahy, Clodagh Hourigan, Steffi O’Toole, Keelin Williams, Ciara Bresnan, Chloe Costelloe, Jane Frawley, Roisin Farrell, Lexi Downing, Caoimhe Buckley, Danielle Mulcahy, Abbey Quinn, Erin O’Connor, Hazel Mortel, Caoimhe Curtin, Chloe Chawke.

Management: Rory O’Connor, Vicki McCarthy, Martin Quinn, Brigid Daly, Shane Lyons