A great days hurling in Westmanstown today for the inaugural Donal Gleeson Féile Beag.

Four teams; Garda Westmanstown Gaels, Lucan Sarsfields,

St Peregrines and Thomas Davis came together for a celebration of hurling and all the teams contributed to what was a fantastic tournament in blistering heat.

In the group stage there was a feast of hurling with nothing between the teams, in fact the group stage finished with 3 teams on 4 points with the hosts being the unlucky ones to miss out on a cup final spot on score difference.

So, after a short lunch break it was GWG V Peregrines in the Shield final and Lucan Sarsfields in the Cup final.

The hosts running out victorious in a well contested shield final. The cup final was a testament to the day with both sides finishing level at full time, it went to extra time with the Sarsfields lads having a little bit more in the tank running out 3 point winners.

The closeness and the spirit the matches were played in were a tribute to all the coaches and players from all 4 teams.

Well done to Sarsfields on the cup win and Westmanstown on the shield win.

Special thanks to the Gleeson family with Grace on hand to present the trophies: the shield being presented to her son Eoin who played up with the u15s today and didn't look a bit out of place.

Today would not have been possible without the U15 boys coaches and, in particular, club Vice Chairperson, Kieran White

From little acorns mighty oak trees grow; judging by the success of todays event, the Féile beag won’t be very ‘beag’ for long. 🙏🏼

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