Presentation College Athenry are through to the All-Ireland PPS Senior A Hurling Final after coming from behind to beat Kilkenny CBS in Ferbane this afternoon. Athenry winning by 4-10 to 2-12.
After the game, John Mulligan spoke to Pres Manager Michael Finn as the team made their way home from Ferbane
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Presentation College Athenry are the first Galway school to reach the final since St Raphael’s College Loughrea reached the decider in 2004 and they are bidding to become only the second Galway school to win the competition outright since St Raphael’s won the title in 1995 when they beat Midleton CBS by 3-10 to 3-5.
Galway have reached the final only eight times since 1944 with St Josephs the Bish reaching the final in 1958 when beaten by St Flannans Ennis, St Mary’s reached the final in 1966 only to be beaten by Limerick CBS, Our Lady’s Gort reached the final in 1973 when beaten by St Peter’s College Wexford, Presentation College Athenry reached the final in 1976 but lost to St Flannans. In 1993, Our Lady’s Gort reached the final in 1993 and St Mary’s were there in 1994 but lost to St Kieran’s Kilkenny and North Mon Cork before St Raphael’s beat Midleton in 1995. The Last Galway team to reach the final was St Raphael’s in 2004 but they were beaten by St Kieran’s Kilkenny.
Finals listed by Year
2017 Our Lady's Templemore 3-13 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-11
2016 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-15 Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 1-13
2015 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-15 Thurles CBS 1-12
2014 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-16 Kilkenny CBS 0-13
2013 Dungarvan Colleges 1-12 Kilkenny CBS 1-7
2012 Nenagh CBS 3-10 Kilkenny CBS 2-11
2011 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-10 Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 1-11
2010 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-11 Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 2-8
2009 Thurles CBS 1-17 Good Counsel, Wexford 1-15
2008 De La Salle College, Waterford 2-12, 2-9 (R) Thurles CBS 1-15, 2-8 (R)
2007 De La Salle College, Waterford 0-13 Kilkenny CBS 1-9
2006 Dublin Colleges 1-11 St. Flannan's, Ennis 0-11
2005 St. Flannan's, Ennis 2-15 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-12
2004 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-20 St. Raphael's, Loughrea 1-6
2003 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-15 St Colman's College, Fermoy 1-4
2002 St Colman's College, Fermoy 0-11 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-4
2001 St Colman's College, Fermoy 2-10 Gort Community School 2-7
2000 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-10 St. Flannan's, Ennis 0-9
1999 St. Flannan's, Ennis 2-15 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-10
1998 St. Flannan's, Ennis 2-16 St. Raphael's, Loughrea 1-11
1997 St Colman's College, Fermoy 4-20 Good Counsel, New Ross 0-9
1996 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-14 St Colman's College, Fermoy 2-6
1995 St. Raphael's, Loughrea 3-10 Midleton CBS 3-5
1994 North Monastery, Cork 1-10 St. Mary's, Galway 1-6
1993 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-15 Our Lady's, Gort 1-10
1992 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-7 St Colman's College, Fermoy 0-8
1991 St. Flannan's, Ennis 1-15 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-9
1990 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-10 St. Flannan's, Ennis 0-7
1989 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-5 St. Flannan's, Ennis 1-9
1988 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-10 Midleton CBS 2-7
1987 St. Flannan's, Ennis 4-11 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-7
1986 Birr Community School 5-8 North Monastery, Cork 1-8
1985 North Monastery, Cork 4-11 Birr Community School 1-5
1984 St. Finbarr's, Cork 1-15 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 0-8
1983 St. Flannan's, Ennis 0-16 Kilkenny CBS 2-4
1982 St. Flannan's, Ennis 2-9 St. Peter's College, Wexford 0-10
1981 Kilkenny CBS 3-5 North Monastery, Cork 1-8
1980 North Monastery, Cork 5-11 Birr Community School 3-7
1979 St. Flannan's, Ennis 3-15 Presentation College, Birr 2-3
1978 Templemore CBS 2-11 St. Peter's College, Wexford 1-4
1977 St Colman's College, Fermoy 2-13 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-9
1976 St. Flannan's, Ennis 3-9 Presentation College, Athenry 1-7
1975 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 6-9 Colaiste Iognaid Ris, Cork 2-3
1974 St. Finbarr's, Cork 2-11 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-12
1973 St. Peter's College, Wexford 4-15 Our Lady's, Gort 1-5
1972 St. Finbarr's, Cork 3-7 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-5
1971 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 8-6 St. Finbarr's, Cork 5-8
1970 North Monastery, Cork 2-13 Kilkenny CBS 2-8
1969 St. Finbarr's, Cork 5-15 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-1
1968 St. Peter's College, Wexford 5-10 Coláiste Chríost Rí 4-5
1967 St. Peter's College, Wexford 5-11 Limerick CBS 3-6
1966 Limerick CBS 8-9 St. Mary's, Galway 2-2
1965 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 6-9 Limerick CBS 6-1
1964 Limerick CBS 6-7 St. Peter's College, Wexford 4-5
1963 St. Finbarr's, Cork 4-8 Patrician College, Ballyfin 3-4
1962 St. Peter's College, Wexford 4-11 Rice College, Ennis 2-4
1961 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 8-8 North Monastery, Cork 1-4
1960 North Monastery, Cork 1-9 St. Peter's College, Wexford 1-4
1959 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-13 Tipperary CBS 4-2
1958 St. Flannan's, Ennis 3-10 St. Joseph's, Galway 0-2
1957 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 4-2 St. Flannan's, Ennis 2-7
1956
1955 No championship
1954 No championship
1953 No championship
1952 No championship
1951 No championship
1950 No championship
1949 No championship
1948 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 2-12 St Colman's College, Fermoy 2-2
1947 St. Flannan's, Ennis 6-8 Mount St. Joseph, Roscrea 3-1
1946 St. Flannan's, Ennis 5-7 O'Connell School, Dublin 5-2
1945 St. Flannan's, Ennis 7-10 St. Joseph's, Marino 2-3
1944 St. Flannan's, Ennis 5-5 St. Kieran's, Kilkenny 3-3
