Athlone Community College -- Champions
of Leinster - 12th May 2008
Congratulations to the 2008 Senior panel of ACC
A who won the North Leinster A League
ACC A champions of Leinster - who could believe it. It is true however as in March 2008 Athlone finally captured the Holy Grail. Led from the front by Captain Ian Coffey Athlone overcame Scoil na Trionoide, Athy, St.Peter's Wexford, Edenderry CS and Gormanston College in the Leinster Final. All year magnificent performances were recorded with Joe McMahon solid in goal, backs Niall Byrne, Aonghus Hanna, Ben Moran, Declan Donohoe, Niall Daly, Jack Byrne outstanding. The Midfield pairing Of Eoin Sheehy and Alan Fitzpatrick were seldom beaten while Ian Coffey, John Egan, Mark McCallon, Padraig Cunningham, John Coyne, Robert Kenny, Darren Dolan and Adam Ward were phenomenal. It will be a year to remember forever in the annals of Gaelic Football in the school as earlier this team had won the North Leinster A League also for the first time. The Team was trained by Messrs. Chris Forde, Niall Finneran, and Val O Connor with help from Peter Tormey.