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The Dublin Demons were once again crowned the Haggis Cup champions after a 4-year gap last weekend. This years trip was eagerly anticipated when circumstances made last years trip unfeasible. So it was an excited bunch of demons that met up in Dublin airport ready to do battle and drink beer. The dedication of the Demons fans knows no bounds as Liam Saurin performed the “reverse paulie” to get to Glasgow. So Liam arrived by ferry while the rest of us took the short flight to Preswick, the short train to Glasgow, the quick check in at the Euro Hostel and the fast march to the Walkabout pub. After that there were a few leisurely pints and a big mac at 4 in the morning. When one of the boys tries to chat up a flower you know its time to head home for a few hours kip.

So after 4 hours sleep the demons awoke refreshed, sober and ready for battle. Well the guys that flew in that morning were – the rest were just happy to get some orange flavoured water and toast into the bellies. It must have been that big mac at 4 in the morning that did all the damage!

Some time later we were bundled into the taxis and shipped off to Cartha Queens rugby club to check out the opposition. It soon became apparent that the Demons had the smallest squad in the comp with just 11 players for a nine-a-side comp. The other teams present on the day were the Glasgow Sharks, The Glasgow Hammerheads, 4 time winners – The Edinburgh Bloods, 2009 winners the Aberdeen Dingos and England’s Central Division Champions The Huddersfield Rams.

The Demons found themselves in Group 2 along with their old foes the Edinburgh Bloods and the Glasgow Hammerheads. In an evil twist by the tournament organisers, the hungover Demons we scheduled to kick off the comp with the first game against the Hammerheads. With less than ideal preparations the Demons took to the field ready to do battle and play some footie.

Shannon McCoy won the Dublin Demons "Best Australian Player" at the awards night before xmas. As Shannon had already left these shores to continue his travels he was unable to attend the event. He was awarded the prize and all the players signed the trophy box with some messages for him. Here is his reply:

"Hey Fellas,

I just wanted to write an email to say thanks to everyone who wrote on the trophy box that I received in the mail a couple of weeks ago and for the trophy itself. It was a nice surprise as I had no idea I been awarded it and certainly would not expect too either. I saw a few of the presentation night photos posted on Facebook the other week and I'm disappointed I missed it.

It's been a busy couple of months since arriving back in Adelaide with work and Christmas, but I finally feel like I'm settling in again. I think I've drunk enough Australian beer in the past month to flush out most of the Guinness in the body. I might have to head to PJ's this weekend to top up again.

The Dublin Demons would like to express our condolences to our friend Sean Fallon, who's mother passed away yesterday (February 9th) following a long illness.

Funeral arrangements for Kathleen FALLON:
The death has occurred of Kathleen FALLON, (née Darby) of Rathnugent, Castletown Geoghegan, Mullingar, Westmeath. Reposing at her residence from 4pm this Wednesday evening. Removal tomorrow, Thursday morning, leaving her residence at 11.15am to St. Michael's Church Castletown Geoghegan for Funeral Mass at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

G'day mate and 'appy australia day....
So its Australia Day and its time to shake off the cobwebs of the off season and start focusing on the new footy season.... Footy is back!!! Yeah baby yeah!! Back to chasing that football, back to training wit your mates, back to heading on road trips (Glasgow, 10th April 2010), back to rehydrating in the pub, back to winning the premiership, back to counting the bruises and scrathches after a match - love it!

We're kicked off our recruitment drive in some style this year with a slot on breakfast radio in Daves world on Dublins 98. If you are interested, or one of your mates is interested, then get in contact with us! We will let you know how to play the game, arrange the away trips and show you how to drink. If you are female come and join our social club where all the WAGS hang out.

Dublin Demons Footy is back and looking to win the premiership for the third year in a row!!! Go Demons!

The Dublin Demons recently held their annual awards night in the Woolshed Baa and Grill. A great night was had by all and here are a list of the winners:

Best and Fairest: Damien Kruger
Best Irish Player: Joe Cunnane
Best Australian Player: Shannon McCoy
Coaches Award: Damien Kruger
Plugger Award(Golden Boot): Joe Cunnane
Rookie of the year: Aidan Contay

Hall Of Fame Inductees:
Joe Cunnane
Tony Watene
Tom Madigan
Diarmuid O'Riain
Bernard Sellers
Declan Cotter

The Dublin Demons would like to extend congratulations to Michael 'Plugger' Currane and his beautiful wife Madeline who gave birth to their second child, Aaron Mikey Currane. Plugger and Madeline may have left Dublin for Cork but their son will be eligable for the Demons under the father-son rule that will soon be coming into effect in the league. :-)

We wish them all the best now and for the future!

Dublin Demons 10.10 (70) vs. South Dublin Swans 04.11 (35)

The third meeting of the Dublin Demons and the South Dublin Swans was to be the 2009 Grand Final. After a victory in rd1 and a huge defeat in the return leg in rd 6, the Demons had a large dose of payback to deliver and they truly delivered.

The setting was perfect. St. David’s College provided one of the largest pitches readily available in Dublin, allowing a 16 a side encounter. The sun was shining brighter than most of the summer could muster and a whisper of a breeze didn’t do much to cool anyone.

Once the first ball went up, ruck Shan rose to the challenge, literally. Up against the Swans big man, Shan let him know he would be in for a fight for the full 80+ mins. The Demons got off to the perfect start with an early goal and the forward line kept the pressure on the Swans and play was mostly in that third of the field. Some fine play and accurate kicking enabled the Demons to get the upper hand and dictate the game. A single behind was registered by the swans due to a snap at goal hitting the upright. Unfortunately the swans lost captain Eddie to a suspected broken leg and 2 minutes later, Enda to a twisted ankle with the later able to retake to the field at the latter stages of the game. We all wish Eddie a speedy recovery.

The Dublin Demons will be aiming to retain their hard won premiership title when they take on the South Dublin Swans in the 2009 Grand Final this Saturday!! The match will take place in St Davids National School in Artane and the match is due to begin at 2pm. Last year the Demons ended seven years of waiting to take the premiership title and after such a long wait are determined to prove it wasn't a one-off!! The demons started the defence of their premiership crown in the best possible way by winning the minor premiership last month and by doing so secured their place in the Saturdays showpiece final.

The Swans finished second and had to see off a stubborn tigers team to make the final. The Demons will be hoping to emulate their round 1 victory over the Swans and secure their first silverware of the season. The Swans have already beaten the Demons this year in round 6 of the premiership. The Demons were badly short of players that day and will be eager to exact some revenge for that humiliating defeat.

We want all our supporters present to cheer us on and hopefully seee us win our fourth premiership crown!

Go Demons

The Dublin Demons would like to extend our congratulations to Bernie and Holly who announced their engagement over the weekend! We wish them all the best now and in the future.

On Saturday 8th August 2009, the Demons met at our 'home' pitch of St. Peregrines GAA in Blanchardstown. The game wasnt going to be starting off well was the initial thought as only 4 players turned up at the nominated meeting time and one of those was Neil who travelled down from Belfast. After frantic texting and phone calls, eventually, the Demons managed to get our full compliment of 17 for the day, and actually had a bench (albeit a small - but effective one).

The Demons were without club capain Johnny 'Toasty' Enright & coach Bouncer but the strength in depth on the day showed through and most notably was the return of the Durkan dastardly trio - veteran Ciaran 'The original Durk', younger brother Sean and older bro Mick - who contributed a brace of majors on his maiden run out for the Dees.