Contact: John Moore or Gary Moore Tel. 00353 (0)857134119

Verhagen & Mallia Victorious in Dublin 3rd/4th July 04

Dublin GP Final 2004: Mattiangeli 0 Verhagen 1

Eric Verhagen of Holland won the Dublin Grand Prix 2004 & Malta's Hansel Mallia won the International Open, both beating Italian, Francesco Mattiangeli, in their respective finals. It was a great weekend of top-class action and many thanks are due to the Q-Bar for hosting another Table Football event on their premises. Their hospitality was excellent, supplying soup & sandwiches for all competitors at a very reasonable 4 euros. Thanks also to Caulfield's Hotel for providing accommodation for the players at a competitive rate and to tournament sponsors, Carlsberg. Grand Prix Results Open Results | Photos Hansel Mallia, IO Winner

Ireland Runner-up in UK & Ireland Internationals 12th/13th June 04

Irish team: Andy Fitzpatrick, Gary Moore, Darren Territt, Joseph Shorten & John Moore.

Republic of Ireland gave a fine team performance to finish runner-up to England, beating Wales & Northern Ireland on the way to the final. John Moore, Gary Moore & Joseph Shorten gained vital wins against Wales to set things up nicely for the showdown with Northern Ireland. Joseph again pulled out all the stops to beat Donal Convery, which, combined with wins by Gary Moore & Darren Territt, gave the Southern lads a 3-2 victory - & sweet revenge for last week's friendly defeat to their Northern neighbours.

In the Individual tournament, John Moore & Gary Moore reached the quarter-finals, Darren Territt lost in the barrage round, while Joseph & Andy were knocked out at the group stage.

FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL: Rep of Ireland v Northern Ireland Sat 5th June 04 Thanks to Q-Bar, Dublin, who hosted this match in the build-up to the UK/Ireland Internationals. Spectators enjoyed the entertainment while they socialised in the city centre hot-spot. Map

Q-Bar, Dublin (Tel: 6777835) Q-Bar & The Barge Inn also held promotional Subbuteo penalty shoot-outs, with prizes, on Thur 3rd June as part of an 80's nostalgia night. This will be repeated in the weeks to come.

FISTF International Open & GP South Queensferry 24th/25th Apr 04
lnternational Open: Gary Moore lost in last 16 to eventual winner, Italian, de Francesco.
Grand Prix: Gary eliminated from group after losing 1-2 to Kalina (Austria) & drawing 1-1 with Lawrenson, who beat Kalina.

Gary Moore wins National League March 2004
Gary Moore has won the National League with 1 game to go. He beat John Moore 3-2 in the deciding match, coming from 2 down, with a cracking on-the-move, last minute winner. This confirms Gary as the number 1 player in the Republic of Ireland this year. The battle is now on for 2nd place, between Darren Moore, Darren Territt and John Moore.

Irish Premier League 2004/05

Closing date now past for applications for the coming season. 14 players have entered. IPL Rules | Entrants | Contact: John Moore

Gary Moore wins St. Patrick's Cup 22nd March 2004
Gary Moore beat John Moore in an exciting 9-goal final. John twice led by 2-goals but Gary fought back well to win 5-4. There were 8 competitors in 2 groups.

FISTF Grand Prix of Wales in Flint 20th March 2004
John Moore got through his group but lost to eventual runner-up, Chris Short, in last 16. Andy Fitzpatrick was in a very tough group (again) with England's Chris Thomas and Austria's David Busch. The Irish lads were unable to stay for the team event which was won by English Premier League.

Success for Gary Moore & Nomadic Celts in Dunmurry Open 13th March 2004
The Nomadic Celts returned from their trip North of the border with their first trophy. They beat Belfast Barbarians on goal difference in the Team Final at Dunmurry. Gary Moore won the Individual Open. Five Seniors & five Juniors made the trip for this very competitive tournament.

IPL in Mons 6th/7th March 2004
The Irish Premier League travelled to the World's biggest tournament in Mons, Belgium. They were narrowly defeated by Charleroi 'B' but were no match for Peruggia, who had World Champion, Massimiliano Nastasi, in their ranks.

Nomadic Celts
The Nomadic Celts will soon be holding a home and away league, consisting of players from Dublin & surrounding areas who will travel by arrangement to the house of the home player at a time and date that is suited to both players. The league will run over 3-4 months with the player at the top gaining 200 National ranking points towards entry to the UK & Ireland Internationals. It is hoped that more players who do not have the time to travel to club nights can avail of this league and thus improve their standard of play. If players are interested the only requirement is that they have the space, players can also share a home ground with another player if space is a problem. Returnable equipment is available, free of charge, with plenty of notice for all fixtures. For more information please email or phone Gary Moore on 085 7134119. If you would like to set up your own home and away league then drop Gary a line, as he can help you to set it up.

New Players
Currently the TFAI is looking to start up new leagues and expand on the National League for next season. With the UK and Ireland Internationals coming up, the World Cup in Bologna, the GP/IO of Dublin in July and not to mention a strong contingent of players travelling to foreign tournaments things are going pretty good at the moment. However, we are looking for new players all the time. Especially players who were involved in the former RISA or who collect Subbuteo and are looking to further their ambitions. Players and collecters alike from anywhere in Ireland of all ages and abilities are urged to call either Gary Moore (0857134119) or email John Moore for more information on coming events and organisation of games with players in your area.

IPL reach semis at Preston 21st/22nd Feb 2004
Irish Premier League fielded a full-strength team for the first time in a year. Darren Territt joined team regulars Gary Moore, John Moore & Kenny Beggs. It paid off, as they reached the semi-final before going down to a strong Hot Club d'Ecosse team. Andy Fitzpatrick, Victor Jones & Matt Lampitt played for IPL 'B'. In the Individual Open, Gary, John & Darren all qualified from their group. They went out at the barrage round but gave good performances. John lost 1-4 to Shorab, Gary lost 1-2 to Matt Lampitt & Darren lost 0-2 to Chris Wrigley. Andy was in a tough group with eventual runner-up, Darren Clarke & Phil Dacey, so he did not qualify but got a couple more games in the Plate.

North Down Open, Donaghadee 7th Feb 2004
Five TFAI players travelled North of the border for this event. Gary Moore & John Moore reached the Open semis & Andy Fitzpatrick made the quarter-finals. Junior representatives were Nicole Fitzpatrick & Danielle Murtagh, who finished as Junior runner-up. In the team event, Nomadic Celts were eliminated in semis by North Down. It was an enjoyable day, thanks to organisers Eoin Adams & the other North Down League members.

Maltese World Cup Team win National Sports Recognition 24th Jan 2004
Our sport has reached a new high this weekend as the Maltese Table soccer team were nominated as the best Sports team in Malta for 2003 & finished a magnificent 4th place at the award ceremony in the Radisson SAS hotel in Valleta. This caps off a great year for the Maltese Association, as not only were they hosts of the 2003 World Cup but they also produced the winning (and thus nominated) Under-19 team. In what is a massive coup for the future of our game, it is vital that we take this kind of profile and use it to our advantage. It is about time that the sports world knew that they have something big on their doorstep, just knocking and waiting to come in.

National League Mon 19th Jan 2004
Kicks into action for the new year, the eventual winner getting 200 domestic ranking points towards their total in the race to represent Ireland in the UK & Ireland Internationals. The updated Irish National rankings will be available next week.

London International Open 17/18th Jan 2004
There was a high attandance of top players at this event in Woolwich, including a 15 strong contingent from Italy, along with players from Spain, Germany, Belgium, Greece, USA and, of course, the two Irelands. Irish Premier League played in team event, with new signing, London's Victor Jones, making his debut alongside regular team members, Gary Moore & Kenny Beggs. Still a man short, however, so didn't progress from a difficult group. English Premier League beat Associana Murciana in team final. Spain's Carlos Flores won the Individual event, beating World Champion, Massimiliano Nastasi in semi & Eric Verhagen in Final. Gary Moore got through his group but lost 0-2 in last 32 to Valverde of Spain. The U15, U19 & Veteran categories were also well represented. Full Report

Nomadic Celts League recommences, Palmerstown 12th Jan 2004
There is added interest with a new player from the Czech Republic and former player/collector Roderick O' Mahony coming along for friendlies. All are welcome to join in the fun each week. Entry only €3.

International Open, Namur (Belgium) 10th/11th Jan 2004
Gary Moore got through his group in 2nd place & was unfortunate to lose 4-3 to a golden goal from Vincent Coppenolle in the barrage round.

Kildare Lily Whites TFC Jan 2004
This Junior League is progressing nicely. Des Cassidy continues to do well, following his infamous double FISTF Open & Satellite victories. He now stands at 24th in the U15 World Rankings and No.1 in Ireland.

FISTF International Open & Satellite Tournament 13th/14th Dec 2003
Kilcullen Sports Centre, Co. Kildare hosted Ireland's first International Table Football tournament in 8 years. Open Winner was Shorab from England, beating our own Gary Moore in the final. Event sponsored by O'Hagan security systems Ltd. The company deals in alarm systems, cctv and all other security outfits. Thanks to Clive and the gang for their support.

Dumfries International GP (teams) & IO (Individual) 22nd/23rd Nov 2003
Gary Moore qualified from his group with wins against Scotland's Max Wright & N.Ireland's Davy Clegg. He lost 2-3 to Jos Cuelemans of Belgium in the knockout stage. Joseph Shorten went out at the group stage but gained valuable experience in his first International event. In the Team GP, the Irish Premier League Team lost 1-2 to Hot Club d'Ecosse 'A' & drew 2-2 with Birkhill 'A' & Birkhill 'B'.

John Moore in Subbuteo Charity Premiership for Leukaemia 4th/5th Oct 2003
The whole Premiership season & FA Cup was played over one weekend. John represented Arsenal in this fun event for a worthy cause. Thanks to everyone who sponsored him.

Gary Moore only Irish World Cup representative in Malta 26th/27th Sep 2003
He was sponsored by The Barge Pub, Charlemont, Dublin and Q-Bar on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin city centre. Both are late night bars with DJs 7 nights a week and food served all day. Many thanks to the proprieter Mr Philip Hickey once again for his genorosity. The deal was announced on TV3s Ireland AM show on Thursday 7th of August.

IRISH PLAYERS ON TV AGAIN 7th Aug 2003
TV3 live feature a major success. Gary Moore IPL, Danielle Murtagh and Desmond Cassidy TFC Lily Whites all appeared live on Ireland AM on TV3 today as a promo for sponsorship, new members and the World Cup in Malta. The show involved two live features including an exhibition. This also sees the start of the new Lily Whites club in Kildare which will run every Monday. Many thanks to TV3 for their continued support in the development of our sport in Ireland.