Tarbert Comprehensive School 2024 All Ireland C Post Primary School Champions
Tarbert Comprehensive School reached the promised land on Saturday afternoon winning a titanic battle with St Malachy’s winning after extra time 3-19 (28) to St Malachy’s 4-13 (25). They won the day having worked tirelessly over the 80 minutes to gain the upper hand and come out on top.
The final was played in Carlow in Netwatch Dr Cullen Park, both sides brought huge support from the respective schools, be they teachers, school staff members and family members aswell as the wider communities from both areas.
Given the work of many sport organisations in recent years to improve coverage of local sports, this saw Saturday’s game streamed live on Youtube thanks to Stream Sport. Having it on Youtube meant a large amount of people could easily follow the action as it happened if you could not travel to Carlow.
The talk over the past few months about what this group had achieved was fantastic to hear and full credit goes to the group of players, management and everyone else associated with the school in recent months.
Having gone 11 points up in the 2nd half of Saturday’s final one felt The Comp had done the necessary to put the cherry on the cake but in fairness to St Malachy’s they like Tarbert didn’t give in easily and found a way back from 11 down and to go one up toward the finish only for Comp team captain Shaun Wren to kick a crucial late “45” to bring the game to extra time and from there The Comp found that extra gear over the extra 20 minutes.
They won by 3 with John Coolahan finding the net with his second goal of the afternoon to help seal the deal. The way the different communities within the school have come together has been so impressive. That is the beauty of sport it really brings everyone together for a cause that all can get involved in.
From the top down from Richard Prendiville school principal and Leila Moloney deputy principal to the staff in the office everyone has a part to play in helping this happen over the last while.
The pride shown by everyone towards the team and the pride in the school has been so lovely to watch. They of course got the traditional welcome home on Saturday evening of bonfires. Today they had the whole school community and wider community have the opportunity to show their appreciation for what was a magnificent achievement after winning Kerry, Munster and to then top it off by winning an All-Ireland.
It is a moment in time that must be appreciated and as has been the case over the past 48 hours celebrated by all. Huge congratulations again to players, management and school staff.
Here is the Panel in Full :
Tarbert Comprehensive School
Management Team: Cormac Leane, Kieran Culhane, Martin Trench & Martin Stack
1 Stephen Kearney (St. Senans/Foynes)
2 Shane O Gorman Stack (Tarbert)
3 Callum Buckley (Athea)
4 Michael Coolahan (Tarbert)
5 James Kissane (Moyvane)
6 David Mulvihill (Tarbert)
7 Fionn Mulvihill (Moyvane)
8 Brendan O Leary (Tarbert)
9 Patrick O Connor (Moyvane)
10 Evan Curry (Athea)
11 Shaun Wren (c) (Tarbert)
12 Caolam Moriarty (Tarbert)
13 John Coolahan (Tarbert)
14 Jamie Moloney (Moyvane)
15 Paudie Finucane (Tarbert)
16 Aaron White (Tarbert)
17 Tadhg O Connell (Tarbert)
18 Darragh Mullane (Gerald Griffins)
19 Matthew Quinn (Moyvane)
20 Cathal Byrne (Ballylongford)
21 Fionn Byrne (Ballylongford)
22 Kealan Lonergan (Shannon Gaels)
23 Aidan Healy (Glin)
24 Liam Hanrahan (Ballylongford)
25 Gavin O Connor (Tarbert)
26 Jack Finnerty McCoy (Castlemahon/Gerald Griffins)
27 James Broderick (Athea)
28 Caoimhin Barron (Clounmacon)
29 Cathal Halton (Tarbert)
30 Billy Hogan (Glin)
Additional Players (Names only)- Donal Finucane, Seamus Dillane, Conor Fealey, Cillian Mulvihill, Harry O Connor
, Charlie McDonagh, Sean Moore, Conor Woulfe