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The Hammered
Turkey Tournament for 2000 took place at the Dubai Exiles ground on December
19...the photographs here help to tell the story... |
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Abu
Dhabi Fianna Women's Team
Back
Row: Aoife Boyce, Áine Roche, Ann Brady, Karen Frehill, Karen Lynch,
Tracey Barradell, Lorraine Monaghan, Kate Brand.
Front
Row: Rita Hehir, Breeda Murphy, Maura Geoghegan, Jacqui Nolan, Ann-Marie Galvin,
Sarah Howard |
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Ann Brady
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Maura prepares
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Karen lets
fly...and she swore that she never kicked the ball during the entire match! |
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...and the
trauma on the sideline...it's slipping away again. |
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Back
row: Gearoid Leen, John Dennigan, Tom McElligott, Pat O'Mahoney
Front
Row: Brendan O'Shaughnessy, Donal Lonergan, Des Reilly, Stephen Hayes, Johnny
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A quick glimpse
of the men's game...another chance gone begging as the rain clouds roll in |
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The Kerryman
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The extra
time debate...45 minutes in...4:05 to 2:11...darkness coming on fast...knackered...do
we go on? OF COURSE! |
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Back Row: Johnny
Rea, Gearoid Leen, Mark Vevers, John Dennigan, John Moran, Alan Jones, Niall
Hehir, Tom McElligott, Ben Kehoe,P.J. Kirwan
Front Row: Brendan
o'Shaughnessy, Felim Bolster, Adrian Reen, Des Reilly, Anthony Carey,
Donal Lonergan, Declan Brady, Stephen Hayes
Happy as pigs
in...!
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...and now
let the fun and games begin... |
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The sweet
taste of victory...back in the Irish Village the ChallAnge cup is well
filled, and emptied... Aaron looks on, a bit glum! |
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A Chairde
Gael...Gearoid wakes up the west |
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...while newcomer
Declan shows us that he's quickly forgotten all about Sharjah, the new town
he loves so well being Abu Dhabi! |
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Maura
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...and Johnny
shows us the scars of war...being a hurling keeper with Brian Gray around
does get dangerous |
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Meanwhile
our esteemed chairman demonstrates what victory means to him...Happy Christmas |
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