Directions to St. Maelruans (Bancroft Park)

St Maelruans pitches are in Bancroft Park which is behind the West Park Gym on the Greenhills Road.
See directions from Castleknock below:

Driving directions to Bancroft Park, Ballyboden, Co. South Dublin, Republic of Ireland

15.5 km – about 17 mins

1.	Head southeast on Castleknock Rd toward Castleknock Lodge	0.3 km
2.	Turn left at Auburn Ave Go through 1 roundabout	1.0 km
3.	At Auburn Ave Roundabout, take the 1st exit onto N3/Navan Rd	0.3 km
4.	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M50 ramp	0.5 km
5.	Merge onto M50 Partial toll road	10.8 km
6.	At junction 11, take the N81 exit to Tallaght/Tamhlacht	0.6 km
7.	At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto N81/Tallaght Rd heading to Baile Coimin/Tallaght/Blessington/Tamhlacht	0.8 km
8.	At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Tallaght Rd	0.2 km
9.	At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Tallaght Rd	0.5 km
10.	Continue on Blessington Rd	0.2 km
11.	Turn right at Bancroft Rd	0.1 km
12.	Turn left at Bancroft Park	0.3 km

Away Match against St Maelruans

This Saturday, 29th Nov. we will play St Maelruans away in Tallaght.
The match kicks off at 10:30 so we will be meeting at 9:30 at the All Weather Pitch.

St Maelruans have an address on Greenhills Road, Tallaght.

Although St Maelruans have not won any of their games this season, the have scored 3 goals in their last 2 games, so we need to make sure that we score lots of goals this Saturday!!

Castleknock fail to find net against Cabinteely

Castleknock were unlucky not to add to their points against a visiting Cabinteely side.
Despite some promising moves from Castleknock, Cabinteely went ahead 1-0 in the first half of the game.
Cabinteely kept this narrow lead for most of the game, with Castleknock always threatening to draw level.

Late in the game, Cabinteely managed to get a second goal which seemed to kill off Castleknock's fighting spirit.
Cabinteely managed to get two more late goals making the final score 4-0 to the visitors.

Home match against Cabinteely

Saturday 22nd Nov. we will play Cabinteely FC at home in Porterstown.
The match will kick off at 10:30 so we will be meeting in Porterstown at 10:15.

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Castleknock share the points away to Knocklyon

Castleknock travelled to Knocklyon, looking for a positive result after their last cup meeting with the side.
Castleknock were first to start the attack and put Knocklyon under pressure. When a free kick was awarded to the visitors 15 minutes into the game, Omar stepped up to shoot at goal.
His kick hit Knocklyon's defensive wall and Robert took the opportunity to strike the ball past the keeper to make it 1-0 to Castleknock.

The game continued with pressure from both ends, Andy and Dylan were kept very busy in defense but dealt quickly with any danger from the home side.

Castleknock had many chances in the first half and had victory in their sights when Kevin took a long range shot from outside the box and made it 2-0 to Castleknock.

Castleknock's fortune changed soon after when Andy was taken off injured with a knee injury. Castleknock had to arrange their back line with Mustafa standing in for Andy in defense. Knocklyon managed to get a lucky break and and got one back to make it 2-1 at half time.

10 minutes into the second half, Knocklyon brought the game level, leaving Castleknock with some work to do to get the 3 points that they promised their manager!
Castleknock got the game started but were under pressure again and looked to be going behind when team captain Zuhdi managed to save a shot that was heading for the top corner.
The pressure continued from Knocklyon, but Zuhdi managed to pull off another great save to keep Castleknock in the game.

Things were not looking good for Castleknock, Omar was taken off with an ankle injury, and just when Castleknock had thought they had gone in front with a goal from Mohammed, the referee disallowed it and awarded a free kick to Knocklyon!

Castleknock were not finished though, John had broke free and had a goal in his sights when he was viciously taken down in the penalty area. The Knocklyon defender was sent off and a penalty was awarded.
John took a great penalty but the goalkeeper was a good match for it and managed to turn it wide for a corner.

An excellent game which ended 2-2, and a great performance by all.

Another hard decision this week but man of the match goes to Cormac who was unbeatable today in defense. Well done Cormac!

League match against Knocklyon

We will face Knocklyon UTD in a league match away in Knocklyon this Saturday, Nov 15th.
This will be a great chance to get a few points against the team who put us out of the cup.
The match kicks off at 10:30 so we will need to meet at the all weather pitch at 9:30.

Can you let Gavin or Stephen know if you will not be available to play.

Castleknock robbed at home to Dunboyne

Castleknock Celtic were unlucky to lose out on the points today as they faced Dunboyne.
Castleknock started well and all the action was happening in front of the Dunboyne goal with some great work from Cathal and Gavan who were doing all the work on the wings.
John and Kevin had a couple of good chances only to see them stopped by the Dunboyne keeper.

Late into the first half, Dunboyne made a break and managed to get a shot past the solid Castleknock defense making it 1-0 to the visitors.

The second half started the same way as the first, with Castleknock putting on the pressure.
Mustafa, Sam, Omar and Mohammed were doing most of the work in midfield but it was not their day as they saw most of their efforts going wide or saved by the keeper.

Castleknock were unlucky again after the referee awarded Dunboyne a penalty after an accidental handball in the area. Goalkeeper David got his fingers to it but couldn't stop the ball going over the line to make it 2-0 to the visiting side.

Castleknock threw everything into the last few minutes, putting constant pressure on Dunboyne but could not finish with a goal. The score ended Castleknock 0 Dunboyne 2, a disappointing result for Castleknock who deserved better for their efforts.

Match againgst Dunboyne this Saturday

This Saturday (Nov. 8th) we will be facing Dunboyne AFC in a league match in Porterstown.
The match kicks off at 11:30, so we will plan to meet in Porterstown at 11:15.
Can you let Gavin or Stephen know if you are unavailable for the game.