End of season celebrations for NEFL
AWARDS Manager of the Year award for Oldcastle's Alan McCann
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Robinstown’s Dale O Kane and Kerry Brady with the Div 2 Cup. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 2 of 16
Trim Celtic’s Marcus Bailey (right) received the Club of the Month award for August from Paddy Mulreid. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 3 of 16
Laura McCabe, Eric Power and Nicole O’Flaherty. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 4 of 16
Erin O’Neill, Megan Loughran, Hannah Ivory, Leigha Greer, Karan Larkin and Annie Ennis. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 5 of 16
Michael Morris with Laura and Fergal Farrelly at the NEFL Awards. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 6 of 16
Enjoying the NEFL Awards (from left) were: back - Katie White, Louis Colleren, Rachel Halpin, Ciaran Healy, Leeroy Healy; front - Ben Grey, Rachel McEnroe and Ellie McNamee. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 7 of 16
Gemma O’Sullivan, Aoife Gath, Helena McElroy, Davina O’Garry, Claire Regan and Lauren Casey. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 8 of 16
Dylan Kirwan, Olivia Swetak and Holly and Stephen Martin. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 9 of 16
Athboy Celtic’s Dan Hegney, with Chloe Martin, was NEFL Div 3 top scorer. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 10 of 16
Ella O’Toole and Senan Edwards. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 11 of 16
The Athboy Celtic players celebrate with their Women’s Div 1 L:eague title and Div 1 Shield. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 12 of 16
Kim Garnett and Marcus Bailey. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 13 of 16
Fiona Coll and Karen Henshaw. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 14 of 16
Mick McCann and Callum McCann. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 15 of 16
Eoin Crosbie and Mossie O’Brien. DES O NEILL 00353877865343Image 16 of 16
Hollie Casey, Karen Hickey and Regina Casey. DES O NEILL 00353877865343The Ardboyne Hotel was the place to be last week as over 280 people packed into the Boyne Suite for the NEFL Annual Awards night where everyone tucked into a beautiful meal followed by the awards ceremony and then danced until late into Sunday morning.
Large numbers from Oldcastle United (50), Cootehill Harps (45), Robinstown (25), Duleek AFC (30), Albion Rovers (22), Athboy Celtic (28), Bellurgan United (19), Carrick Rovers (25) to name a few ensured a great atmosphere.
Before the meals began, the winners from all the competitions were introduced to the crowd to the song 'Freed from Desire' as the players carried the trophies into the room.
Throughout the night the NEFL PRO Tommy Melia showcased all the goals and photos from the season on the big screen.
All the sponsors were thanked with UHY Farrelly Dawe White, PM Blinds & Shutters, Superior Racking & Shelving LTD represented on the night, while there were apologies from O’Neills Sportswear and Conrad Clinton The Flooring Specialists.
The Club of the Month awards and an O’Neills voucher worth €300 were presented to Oldcastle Utd, Carrick Rovers, Duleek AFC, Cootehill Harps, Navan Town Cosmos, Trim Celtic, Bellurgan Utd, Parkvilla and Trim Town.
The Manager of the Year went to Alan McCann from Oldcastle United after he guided his team to the Div 3 league title, the Fiacra O’Neill Shield and the Gerry Reilly Cup in his first year as manager.
Referee of the Year went to Jason Sheerin from the ISRS Meath Branch.
The Hall of Fame award went to Pat O’Brien from Duleek AFC, the second recipient of the award following Gerry Gorman last season.
Pat has been at the club since the 1970s and has held many roles within his club including chairman, secretary, treasurer and groundsmen.
His work behind the scenes has transformed his club with a clubhouse, astro pitch and new development pitch has just begun. His wife Carmel has supported him throughout his long spell with the club.
The 2024 Club of the Year award went to Carrick Rovers following their successful season where they captured the Premier Division.
The Women's Div 1 Player of the Year award went to Athboy Celtic's Karen Larkin.
Oldcastle's CJ Healy won the Div 3 Player of the Year with Trim Celtic's Marcus Bailey and Duleek's Dylan O'Boyle winning the Div 2 and Div 1 Player of the Year accolades respectively, while the Premier Player of the Year was claimed by Kentstown Rovers' Leonardo Mendez.
OTHER AWARDS
Top Scorers: Women's Div 1 - Karen Larkin (Athboy Celtic); Women's Premier - Aine Breen (Bellurgan United); Div 4 - Josh Barry (Kentstown Rovers 3rds); Div 3A - Martaine Walsh (Walshestown FC 2nds); Div 3 - Daniel Hegney (Athboy Celtic 2nds); Div 2 - Joseph Moran-Lynagh (Navan Town Cosmos); Div 1 - Dylan O'Boyle (Duleek AFC); Premier - Leonardo Mendez (Kentstown Rovers).
Most Clean Sheets: Women's Div 1 - Alex Cleary (Parkvilla FC); Women's Premier - Dayna Ferguson (Bellurgan) & Katie Hawthorne (Cootehill Harps); Div 4 - Michael McCann (Cootehill Harps); Div 3A - Arnold Mola (Enfield Celtic); Div 3 - CJ Healy (Oldcastle Utd); Div 2 - Marcus Bailey (Trim Celtic 2nds); Div 1 - Darren McCann (Albion Rovers); Premier - Josh Hand (Kingscourt Harps) & Shane McCann (Carrick Rovers).
Most Assists: Women's Div 1 - Davina O'Leary (Athboy Celtic); Women's Premier - Una Pearson (Bellurgan Utd); Div 4 - Jonathan Francis (Castle Villa); Div 3A - Conor Boland (Duleek 2nds), Eoin Crosbie Bohermeen Celtic), Jack Farrell (Enfield Celtic 2nds); Div 3 - Packie Kevin (oldcastle Utd) & Adam Uzell (Athboy Celtic); Div 2 - Ian Corry (Robinstown); Div 1 - Stephen Beirth (Albion Rovers); Premier - Tom Marron (Carrick Rovers).