Connollys relishing first shot at the big time

EVEN the most experienced listener to Seán Óg O Ceallacháin’s Sunday night results round-up may be unsure about a team playing this weekend in the All-Ireland club junior football quarter-final.

Dunedin Connollys are based in Edinburgh, and this Sunday they take on Emyvale of Monaghan at Newry for a place in the All-Ireland semi-final. It’s a young club, but they’re looking forward to their day in the (wintry) sunshine.

“We’re on the go since 1988,” says club secretary Alan Ward. “The way we started off was basically as a social outlet, to give Irish lads in the city here a chance to play a bit of ball. But over the years we got more and more organised, and we’ve become more competitive as a result.”