Gerry Reilly Cup
The Gerry Reilly Memorial under-16 Inter-County Football Tournament has been is in its 18th season now since 1989. The tournament was named after a young Gaelic footballer Gerry Reilly who was tragically killed in December 1987 at sixteen years of age. The tournaments main sponsor is Valu - Kitchens & Bedrooms from Gleneagle. 'The ’Man of the Match’ award is kindly sponsored for every game in the tournament by Peter and Patricia Caffrey of Interior Creations Ltd., Oldcastle.'[1]Æ
The cup is run on a ’round robin’ basis. In other words each team plays each other and the two top teams progress to the final. Four counties participated in the 2007 tournament, Kildare, Westmeath, Dublin and Meath and formerly Cavan. The 2007 final will be contested by both Meath and Dublin.
Dublin are the current champions having defeated defeated Westmeath 4-13 to 1-8 in the decider in Gilson Park, Oldcaste, Meath.
2007
The 2007 tournament is run on a ’round robin’ basis, which means each team plays each other once. The winning team from each game gets two points for a win and one point is given for a draw. The two top teams in the tournament play eachother in the final.
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 23 | Oldcastle | Dublin | 2-11 | Kildare | 1-05 |
| June 24 | Oldcastle | Meath | 1-09 | Westmeath | 0-08 |
| June 30 | Oldcastle | Kildare | 1-12 | Westmeath | 0-11 |
| July 01 | Oldcastle | Dublin | 0-13 | Meath | 1-15 |
| July 07 | Oldcastle | Kildare | 0-08 | Meath | 5-11 |
| July 08 | Oldcastle | Dublin | 2-11 | Westmeath | 1-13 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-35 | 0-29 | +19 | 6 |
| Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-35 | 3-33 | +5 | 4 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-33 | 3-31 | -1 | 2 |
| Kildare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-24 | 7-33 | -31 | 0 |
Roll of Honour
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmeath | 6 | 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001. |
| 1 | Meath | 6 | 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003. |
| 2 | Cavan | 3 | 1997, 2004, 2005. |
| 2 | Dublin | 3 | 1993, 1998, 2006. |