Hardwicke friendly this Monday
February 15, 2013
Bohemians will play Hardwicke FC in a pre-season friendly this Monday (February 18th) at IT Blanchardstown with a 6pm kick-off.
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February 15, 2013
February 15, 2013
Last March, Bohemians and St Pat’s fans contributed over €1200 to a bucket collection for the Kasey Kelly Trust Fund and plans are afoot to have a similar collection this season.
In November 2011, aged just 11 months, Kasey was diagnosed as having an aggressive malignant brain tumour. Her chances of survival were rated as low as one in 10. Fast-forward 15 months, and courageous Kasey is continuing to defy those odds.
A second opinion with experts at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute said Kasey had a 50 per cent chance of survival. But conservative estimates put the cost for little Kasey’s treatment in America at close to €500,000.
The fundraising campaign, however, has so far brought in excess of €250,000, which was enough to allow Kasey’s parents to accompany her to Boston in March 2012 to begin treatment.
And in an article in last weekend’s Sunday Independent, Kasey was described as having had “a revolutionary proton beam treatment, plus chemo, radiotherapy and a cocktail of drugs, which has brought about a dramatic difference in her MRI scans.”
Mum Michelle told the Sunday Independent: ”Her scan in September showed that the tumours had grown in size and the cancer cells were in her spine. But the one in November showed that her spine was clear and the tumours had shrunk dramatically in size, which was just amazing.
“The doctors were delighted, and even though none of us knows what’s down the line for her, Kasey is so strong and she really is such a little fighter. It’s hard being away from everyone, and it’smgreat when our friends and family visit.
“My mam and brothers came over for Christmas and my grandparents will be over again in March, and that makes a huge difference.”
Kasey fight continues. It is intended that she will begin a stem-cell transplant, using cells harvested from her several months ago. During this period, she will be in isolation for six weeks and will be subject to high doses of chemotherapy.
Michelle added: “I’m dreading it as Kasey will be very sick during this process, but it’s vital.
“She is coming along great now. She has her hair back — it sticks out everywhere so she looks like Liam Gallagher — and she stands and is trying to walk, although her balance isn’t great.
“She is beginning to eat a bit, which is brilliant as they said that her swallow was paralysed back home, but they’ve discovered here that it was just lazy rather than paralysed. She is still fed through a line in her stomach, and I”m trying to build her up as she will lose weight during the transplant.”
To learn more of Kasey’s brave battle, tune into TV3′s Ireland AM this morning (programme starts at 7am) or catch up afterwards on the 3player, which is available online and through UPC’s On Demand service.
February 14, 2013
The Airtricity League’s updated fixture list has confirmed times and dates for this season’s midweek games as well as matches moved to avoid clashing with Republic of Ireland international nights.
Among the Bohemians fixtures confirmed is our EA Sports Cup opener with UCD, which is now penciled in to take place on Monday March 11th at Dalymount Park, with a 7.45pm kick-off.
Early-season Dublin derbies away to to St Patrick’s Athletic and Shelbourne have been set for Saturday March 23rd (kick-off 5pm) and Monday April 1st (kick-off 7pm) respectively.
FIXTURES CONFIRMED:
EA SPORTS CUP
| DATE | VENUE | FIXTURE | KO |
| Monday March 11th | Dalymount Park | Bohemians v UCD | 7.45 |
AIRTRICITY LEAGUE
| DATE | VENUE | FIXTURE | KO |
| Saturday March 23rd | Richmond Park | St Pat’s Ath v Bohemians | 5pm |
| Monday April 1st | Tolka Park | Shelbourne v Bohemians | 7pm |
| Tuesday May 7th | Belfield Bowl | UCD v Bohemians | 7.45 |
| Saturday June 8th | The Showgrounds | Sligo Rovers v Bohemians | 7.45 |
| Saturday September 7th | Dalymount Park | Bohemians v Sligo Rovers | 7.45 |
| Saturday October 12th | Dalymount Park | Bohemians v Dundalk | 7.45 |
February 14, 2013
Even as they prepare together for the new league season, Bohemian midfielders Stephen Traynor and Andy Mulligan are also preparing to oppose each other.
Their college teams compete in a CUFL (Colleges and Universities Football League) semi-final next Wednesday.
Traynor plays with DCU, who have reached the semi-finals for the first time. They meet title holders IT Carlow, for whom Mulligan scored twice in their 5-1 quarter-final demolition of University of Limerick.
The semi-final takes place at Home Farm FC, Whitehall, on Wednesday 20 February (2pm). The following week, DCU compete again for college football honours in the Collingwood Cup being staged at University of Ulster Jordanstown.
Former Bohemians David Lodola, Dan Mahon and Robbie Gaul are also members of the DCU squad.
February 13, 2013
Meanwhile, Bohemians’ Leinster Senior Cup tie with UCD, originally due to be played at Dalymount Park on Monday February 18th, has been postponed until further notice.
February 12, 2013
The game has been moved to protect the Dalymount pitch.
February 8, 2013
February 6, 2013
February 6, 2013
Bohemians are once again marking the final of the Africa Cup of Nations by laying on an evening of football, food and music at the Home of Irish Football this Sunday (February 10th).
For the third Africa Cup of Nations tournament in a row, we invite our fans, friends, neighbours and members of the African community to join us in watching the final in Dalymount Park’s Phoenix Bar.
Doors open at 5pm, with food served at 6pm, when the game kicks off.
Post-match entertainment will be provided by DJs Jay Carax (Punky Reggae Party), Thomas (Freebooters and Sin É Friday night regular) and Sparky (White collar boy) playing long into the night.
And for all you early-starters looking for a whole day of sporting action, don’t forget the weekly Sunday Club starts at 12pm in the Members’ Bar where all the best of day’s Premier League football will be shown.
February 6, 2013
There was a full house at Clontarf’s Viking Theatre on Monday (4 February) when Peter Sheridan presented his latest solo show in aid of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).
Bohemian FC organised the fundraiser in association with the Viking Theatre. After the performance, a cheque for €650 was presented to SVP Finglas.
Sheridan’s show, Break A Leg, is based on his second memoir, recently published under the same title.
The performance weaves together stories from Sheridan’s earliest days in amateur drama under his father’s guidance to his pioneering projects of the 1980s in community drama in Dublin’s inner city. The run continues at the Viking Theatre until Saturday (9 February).
Accepting the cheque on behalf of SVP, Jimmy Scurry told the audience that he too was brought up in Sherriff Street and could confirm that the people living in the flats, like his own family, regarded the people in the houses, like the Sheridan family, as “snobs”!
In recognition of their contribution to the event, Bohemian PRO Tommy Hynes presented Laura Dowdall and Andy Murray of the Viking Theatre and Peter Sheridan with honorary membership of Bohemian FC.
Photo shows Tommy Hynes (left) and Peter Sheridan.
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