October 2009 - 2008/9 Schoolboy Awards

The awards took place in the Castle Hotel, Blarney in front of a massive crowd. Click here for pictures

August 2009 International Tournament

The annual visit from our friends in Wolstone Rovers (near Warrington in the UK), took place at the end of August.Click here for pictures

August 2009

The Sunderland Soccer School came to Blarney in August. With more than 100 players involved, it was indeed a huge success. See here for pictures.

July 10th, 2009

In its 41st year, this year's Square League 7-a-side tournament finished up on Friday, July 10th. Click here for details.

July, 2009

FAI Summer Soccer School kicks up a storm in Blarney

July 10th, 2009

This years under 9s entertained us as part of the curtain raiser to this year's square league finals.

01s End of Season Blitz

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June 2009: SenAs meet Sporting Fingal in the 3rd round of the FAI Senior Cup

First half goals ensured Sporting Fingal’s progression to the fourth round of the FAI Cup despite a valiant and well contested game at O’Shea Park in Blarney last night.

May 2009: U12s Visit Sunderland AFC

Thu, May 7th:

U12 Cup Final Blarney U12s 1, College Corinthians 2

Sun, 19th April - Blarney's 96Bs play Churchvilla

Sat , April 18th - Blarney's U9s (99s) take on Ringmahon

Apr 090 - 02s in Training

Amidst all the hub - bub of leagues and trophies, its great to see that the smallies are not being forgotten. See here for pics

U14NC: Blarney 94A, Ringmahon 2

Cork's U14 National Cup representation took at bashing this weekend  when 3 of the 4 Cork teams were ousted from the last 16 of the U14 National Cup. St Francis from Dublin accounted for Leeds on Saturday, whilst local rivals Ringmahon and Blarney were pitted against each other in O'Shea Park on Sunday. Click here for pics

Sat 13/Dec:

Blarney United's Boys and Girls Academy enjoy Their Christmas Party at Planet in Blackpool. Check out some of th pictures.

0812-SenAs_V_Dublin_Bus

Blarney's SenAs advanced to the 4th round of the FAI Int Cup by beating LSL - side, Dublin Bus, on Sunday, Dec 7th in O'Shea Park. See photo album for pictures.

2007/08 - Schoolboy Awards

Congratulations to all of the winners of Schoolboy awards.

July 27th, Girls Under 14 National Cup Final - O'Shea Park Blarney

Wilton Utd's U14s girls team capped off a fabulous day for Wilton by taking the National Cup title in O'Shea Park, Blarney on Sunday afternoon. Click here for details

Thumbs Up was the verdict of the children on the 2008 Summer Soccer School. Click here for details.

The 2008 Blarney United Square League

After a scheduled decimated by weather, the 2008 Square League, now in its 40 year, came to a conclusion in a tight fought battle between  The Castle Hotel and Nevada Smith's. Ross O'Callaghan won the overall player of the tournament award and Terence O'Connor won the local player of the tournament award.  Click here for details.

2007/8 Seniors Awards

The 2008 Adult awards took place in the Castle Hotel in Blarney on Friday, May 30th.

The event coincided with the Golf Classic Awards which took place earlier in the evening. See photo album for more details.

Blarney United Golf Classic

The 2008 Blarney United Golf Classic took place at the Muskerry Golf club in glorious sunshine on Thursday and Friday, May 29th and 30th. Our grateful thanks goes to all who supported the event including those who entered teams and sponsored T boxes. The first prize was donated by Suits Distributors Ireland and we are lucky to have their support. Finally, special thanks must go, again, to the Forrest Family whose business, Forrest Print & Stationery, were the main sponsors of the event. See photo album for more details.

In recent weeks, Denis Behan (Cork City and Ireland) and Amanda Parkes (U19 Irish International) have visited the soccer sisters program in Blarney. The program, hosted by Blarney United, ran for 10 weeks and was staffed by FAI - qualified coaches. With the support of parents, it is hoped that this program can be extended to form the nucleus of girls' teams in the coming season. Check out the pictures.

The 94Bs travelled to Kenmare for an end of Season Trip

Check out the evidence

The Under 11Bs get together for a last hurrah of the season.

2 * Garry and Ger got the 96Bs together in O'Shea Park for an end of season last hurrah in O'Shea Park on Saturday, April 19th. I Well done to all, enjoy the summer. See photo album for photos.

U16 International: Ireland 0, Germany 1. O'Shea Park, Blarney, 7:30  Ireland under 16 side were defeated 1-0 by a strong German outfit in Blarney on Tues, April 8th.Hertha Berlin striker, Abu-Bakarr Kargbo got the winning goal on the stroke of half-time in front of a 1,500-strong crowd.

27/9: Donie Forde Trophy Quarter Finals: Blarney SenAs 2, Leeds 0. T. Murphy

SenAs win through to semi finals of Donnie Forde trophy with 2-0 win over Leeds. Click here for pictures.

0709 - Autumn Academy Blitz

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2007 International Friendly Blitz

We had another enjoyable day on Sunday with the lads from Wolstone Rovers. This time the Blarney 97s, 96s and 95s were merged with the Wolstone lads forming 8 teams. Parents, players and coaches all had a blast. Even the volunteer refs had a laugh. Maybe there's something in this "friendly" business after all.

2007 International Tournament

This year Wolstone Rovers returned to Blarney for the fourth running of the International Tournament. Teams from Douglas Hall, Wilton, Rockmount, Mayfield Corinthians, Blarney and Wolstone took part. Running for most of the day Wolstone, Blarney's two teams and Corinthians came out of the group stages. Wolstone and one of the Blarney squads were knocked out in the semis leaving Corinthians and the other Blarney team to battle out the final. Blarney eventually won out in a sudden death penalty shoot out.

2007 Square League

The Blarney Square League, running for the past 39 years, kicked off of Thu, Jun 28th in the Square in the middle of Blarney. Click here for details of schedule, results and other details.

2007 Schoolboy Awards

The awards night, with special guest, Alan Bennet was very well attended. Click here for details.

2007 Golf Classic and Senior Teams' Awards Night

The 2007 Golf Classic, which was sponsored by many local businesses and by main sponsors, Quintas Partners, took place in the Muskerry Golf Club on Thursday, May 31st and Friday, June 1st.

Sun, May 27th: Cork International Tournament. Blarney U10s v Woodlawn. Blarney's U10s were beaten by the cruelty of a penalty shoot out in the semi finals of the Cork International Tournament in the Farm on Sun, May 27th.

Thu, May 10th: Cork Cup Qtr Finals: Blarney U12As 0, Ballincollig 5. O'Shea Park 6:30pm

A bad day out for the U12As who were unable to progress in the Cork cup against local rivals Ballincollig.

Thu, May 3rd: MSL Prem Divn: Blarney SenAs 0, Rockmount 0. O'Shea Park 7.00

Blarney's SenAs needed one point from their last two games to secure their spot in the Premier Division next season. 0-0 final score. Job done.

Sat, Apr 21st: U14 Divn 3: Blarney U14s 2, Leeside Knockraha 2

The U14s showed tremendous character to come back from 2-0 down to draw this game. If truth be told Blarney probably deserved to take all the points.

Sat, Apr 21st: U12 Prem: Blarney U12As 3, Wilton 1

Goals from Jason, Shane and Colin were enough for Blarney to get their deserved win.

Fri, Apr 13th. Floodlit League Cup Final: Blarney +35s 1, Ballincollig 0

A strong first half performance by Blarney was rewarded when Jim McCarthy headed home to get the vital goal.

Sat, Apr 7th: Blarney U9 Badgers 7, Inishvilla 2

The game was played with 3*15 minute periods. Blarney were by far the stronger team on the day. See picture page for more details.

Sat, Mar 31st. SSG: U9s 2, Riverstown 2

On Saturday, March 31st, the U9s got their small sided campaign off the mark with a home fixture against Riverstown. The fixture took place in The Square in Blarney. The game finished 2-2 and was marked by outstanding performances by both of the keepers.

3rd Feb: MSL Prem Divn: Carrigaline 1, Blarney SenAs 3

Blarney scored a vital 3 pointer when they beat Carrigaline in Ballea Park on Sat in the MSL Premier Division.

16th Dec: U12 National Cup R2: Blarney U12As 1, Inishvilla 0

Blarney's U12A squad had to fight off a determined Inishvilla team to advance to the next round of the U12 National Cup on Saturday morning in O'Shea Park.

19th Oct: FAI Int Cup R2: Blarney SenAs 1, Carrigaline United 0

On a rain swept O'Shea Park, Blarney's Senior team advanced to the 3rd round of the FAI Intermediate Cup by beating Carrigaline United 1-0. Last April, it took a replay to separate the sides at the semi final stages of the competition but this year Blarney dominated the game and emerged as deserved winners.

SenAs  overcome Tramore in R2 of Munster Senior Cup

A goal each from John Hogan and Danny Corkery was enough to see Blarney's Senior team advance to the 3rd round of th

SenAs Finish as Runners up in Keane Cup Final

Blarney's seniors lost out on the first silver wear of the season when they lost 1-0 to Everton in the Keane Cup final in Turners Cross.

0610 - Blarney SenBs V CIT

Derek Healy got a brace to help Blarney to a 3-2 victory over CIT

0610 - Blarney U17s V Leeside Knockraha

Blarney deserved the 1-0 win over Leeside Knockraha on Sunday in O'Shea Park. The now advance to the 3rd round of the FAI Intermediate Cup.

0609 - Temple United V Blarney U12Bs

0609 - Blarney U14s V Killinardrish

0608 - Blarney U12s v Wolstone Rovers

For the third straight year we welcomed our friends Wolstone Rovers from Manchester. Wolstone brought over their U11/12s team this year and they lined out against Blarney's U12 premier team. Blarney were stronger on the day with outstanding performances from Jason, Kevin and Daniel leading to a strong win for Blarney. Wolstone's cause was probably not helped be the long trip and the late nights but it was fabulous to see the lads back in Blarney. We look forward to continuing this important relationship over he next few years. It is a very important event for both clubs.

2006 Square League Finals

The finals of the 2006 Square League, hosted by Blarney United, took place on Friday evening last. Denis Caughlan's 10 beat Cronin Construction in the plate final whilst Nevada Smith's were too strong for Malones in the final of the Cup.

2006 Square League Semi Finals

In the semi finals of the annual Square League, Denis Caughlan's 10 and Cronin Construction won through against The Castle Hotel and The Huntsman. Caughlan's crew were comfortable winners against a weakened Castle team beating them 5-1 in the end. The second Plate semi finals saw a more even affair with Cronin Construction winning out 2-0. The Cup Semi Finals teed off immediately after with Alan Kelly again officiating. Nevada Smith's saw off Red Star 3 goals to 1. The final game of the evening was a great spectacle with to and fro throughout. As the evening light closed in, the game finished 3-3 on penalties. The dreaded penalty shoot out ensued which Malones won 4-2 on penalties.

Fri Jul 21st: FAI Pepsi Summer Soccer School

For the third straight year, Blarney United hosted the FAI Pepsi Summer Soccer School. With glorious weather throughout the week, more than 100 boys and girls enjoyed learning and developing new skills in a fun environment. The camp was staffed by qualified FAI coaches who spotted some outstanding talent for the future.

Fri, Jun 30th: SSG U9 Group 2. Blarney U9s 3, Springfield Ramblers 3.  O'Shea Park. KO 19:30.

The under 9s finished off their season with a 3-3 draw in O'Shea Park on 30/6. After going 2-0 down in the first half, some great attacking spirit was evident at one end of the park whilst some excellent goal keeping shone out at the other end of the park.

June 18th: Awards for Blarney's Schoolboys and Schoolgirls

The Castle Hotel in Blarney was the venue for the 2006, Blarney United Schoolboys' and Schoolgirls' awards.

May 27th and 28th : Cork International Tournament.

On Saturday, while all the hoopla was going on in O'Shea Park. Blarney had 4 other teams playing in the Cork International Tournament in Bishopstown. The tournament, which is the Cork equivalent of the Manchester Cup was a two day event coordinated by Team Tours Direct, in association with the Cork Schoolboys League. Last year, Blarney U8s were the champions of the U8 age group. This year the same lads came back to compete for the U9 title and joined by Blarney 95s, 94s and 92s.

Sat, May 7th: FAI Senior Cup, 2nd Round. Blarney SenAs 1, Derry City 3. O'Shea Park. KO 18:00.
On Saturday, Blarney's Senior squad bowed out of the FAI Carlsberg Cup losing 3-1 to Eircom League contenders, Derry City. This was an important day for the club, the village and indeed all non - league clubs around the country. Despite the disappointing result, the lads and the club did themselves proud. A large crowd watched as the senior squad went two goals down in the first six minutes. This was the impetus for the lads to shed their nerves and it was a Stephen Jennings penalty, just before half time, that brought the score line back to 2-1. Derry's back four were strong and resisted Blarney's attack. A late penalty to Derry city brought the final score to 3-1 which was how it finished. This was a super achievement for the lads who were out the following day to cheer home the U9s and U11s who each won their age groups in the Cork International Tournament. A great weekend for the club and the village.

May 2006 - Blarney SenAs lose out to Avondale in the final of the FAI Intermediate Cup in Turners Cross

May 2006 - Blarney U8 Boomers draw 2-2 with Buttevant in Small Sided Games.

May 2006 - Blarney beat Corinthians in extra time in the FAI Cup, 1st round replay.

It took four hours of football to get a clear result in this, the first round FAI Cup fixture, between Blarney's SenAs and College Corinthians. The original fixture had been disappointing for Blarney given that they were 2-0 up with 10 minutes to play. But credit to Corinthians who had fought back with two late goals. That brought us back to O'Shea Park last Sunday morning for the replay. A goal on the 25 minute mark gave Corinthians the lead. But with 5 minutes to go in the first half, Blarney equalised with a predatory header from Danny Corkery. Blarney had the better of the second half but could not put the game away and so we were treated to extra time where in the 4th minute, Jeremy O'Sullivan  picked up an inch - perfect McCann pass and crashed the ball into the Corinthians net. The game finished 2-1.

Apr 2006 - Blarney SenAs thru to final of the FAI Intermediate Cup after beating Carrigaline 2-1 on Saturday last in O'Shea Park.

Blarney beat Carrigaline 2-1 in their FAI Intermediate Cup replay in a sun  - drenched O'Shea Park on Saturday afternoon. A huge crowd came out to see the SenAs semi final replay in O'Shea Park. With the pitch and grounds looking fabulous, Blarney took the lead in the first half with a goal from Stephen Jennings. In the second period, Dermot Crowley brought down the Carrigaline striker and a penalty ensued which was duly converted. But just 3 minutes later, Dermot redeemed himself with a great sideline throw into the Carrigaline area; Carrigaline failed to clear their lines and Daniel Corkery was in the right place to poke the ball home.

Apr 2006 - Blarney's Senior Team draw 2-2 with College Corinthians in the first round of the FAI Senior Cup: Blarney will be disappointed not to have beaten Corinthians in the first round of the FAI Senior cup. Corinthians came back from 2-0 down to draw the game. The replay will be on in 2 weeks time.

Apr 2006 - Blarney's U11 team went off to Manchester to take part in the Manchester Cup. During the weekend away the boys were runners up to St Paul's of Artane unfortunately losing out only to a golden goal. We were fortunate enough also to visit Old Trafford for the Sunderland match, to do a pile of shopping and even managed to fit in a trip to Alton Towers. A great weekend had by all!

Apr 2006 - Blarney SenAs travel to Ballea Park to meet Carrigaline in the Semi Finals of the FAI Intermediate Cup. Blarney's Senior team travelled the short distance  to Carrigaline on Easter Sunday to take on Carrigaline in the both team's first ever appearance in the semi finals of the intermediate cup. A nervous display by both sides, combined with a narrow and rock hard pitch led to a 0-0 conclusion. So, we'll do it all over again in Blarney in two weeks time.

Mar 2006 - Blarney SenAs win FAI Intermediate Cup Quarter Finals fixture with current cup holders, Wayside Celtic. Blarney's Senior team deservedly advanced to the semi final stages of the FAI Intermediate Cup after dominating the tie against current cup holders, Wayside Celtic. Blarney dominated all around the park and even squandered 2 first half chances only to go on and win 2-0 thanks to goals from Dave Moynihan and Ray O'Leary.

Mar 2006 - Under 9s lose out to College Corinthians in O'Shea Park. Blarney's Under 9s lost out to Corinthians on Saturday. Not helped by a few absentees and a lot of walking wounded, Blarney took advantage of the late afternoon sunshine to give the kids a run out. Unfortunately for Blarney, they came up against in form Corinthians unit who showed great team work and good individual skills. Corinthians were better on the day and deserved the win.

Feb 2006 - Senior As beat Garda FC in 4th Round of FAI Intermediate Blarneys Senior Team advanced to the last 16 in the country by beating Garda FC in the 4th round of the FAI Intermediate Cup. The draw for the next round takes place on Wed, Feb 8th. The next round will take place over the St Patrick's weekend.

Oct 2005 - U12s beat Skibereen to advance to next round of Cup
Under 12s too strong for the lads from Skibereen.

Oct 2005 - Senior Bs v Ballinhassig
Senior Bs squandered an early 2-0 lead to come away with honors even against Ballinhassig.

Oct 2005 - Youths Cup match against Riverstown 

Blarney's U18 squad can consider themselves very unlucky in their cup game at home to Riverstown on Saturday afternoon. Blarney went one goal down on the 24th minute but James Buckley's determination brought about an equalizer. Blarney were  unlucky not to take the lead when Blarney had two goals disallowed, the first called for off - side and the second for a foul inside the Riverstown 6 yard box. The score at full time was 2 goals apiece bring on the penalty shoot - out. Riverstown came out eventual 5-4 winners to advance to the next round of the cup and to leave Blarney to concentrate on the league.

August 2005 - International Tournament
U12s teams from Blarney, Ballincollig, Douglas Hall, Rockmount and also Woolston Rovers took part in this tournament hosted by Blarney in O'Shea Park on 29/8/05. The following day Blarney laid on a 7 - a - side blitz followed by a BBQ and disco.

May 2005 - Seniors Clinch MSL 1st Division Title
After an arduous 2004/5 season, Blarney's senior team retired for the summer after sealing the title in a match against Tramore Athletic in O'Shea Park. This season Blarney won the division, and hence promotion to the Munster Senior League by finishing the season unbeaten. During their spare time they also went ahead and clinched the Pop Kelleher Cup from old rivals Ballincollig. A long rest will be required in order to set the lads up for a 2005/6 season which will involve only the elite Munster Senior League teams. Well done and good luck for next season.

June 2005 - Schoolboy Awards 
Blarney Utd held their annual schoolboys awards night in June in the Blarney Park hotel. A large crowd was in attendance to watch Cork City players Alan Bennett and George O' Callahan along with Blarney Utd 1st team manager Finbar Hogan and goalkeeper Paul Collins present the awards.

June 2003 - Summer Camp 
This was Blarney's first ever summer camp, run under the auspices of the FAI. In more recent years, this camp has grown larger and larger.

2003 and Earlier - Teams from Previous Years  
This page show pictures of Blarney teams gong back as far as 1987. Some well dodgy characters (not to mention haircuts) here.