Image References

[1] Dublin Tornadoes Logo – provided by email from Judd Lasher at http://www.417helmets.com

1995 IAFL Table

	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
Dublin Tornadoes	8	8	0	0	120	19	1.000
Dublin Lightning	6	4	2	0	74	86	.667
Carrickfergus Knights	7	2	5	0	49	72	.287
Lurgan Area Raiders	7	0	7	0	14	100	.000

[2]

1995 Results

Week	Date	H/A	Opposition	W/L	Score
2	28.05.95	H	Dublin Lightning	W	48-6
5	18.06.95	H	Carrickfergus Knights	L	0-14
7	09.07.95	A	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	20-0
8	16.07.95	A	Dublin Lightning	W	20-0
9	23.07.95	H	Lurgan Area Raiders
SF	17.09.95	H	Lurgan Area Raiders	W	60-0
SB X	24.09.95	N	Carrickfergus Knights	W	34-12

Week 2

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Lightning					6
Dublin Tornadoes					54
Scorers	Score
TOR – Dennehy 90yd Run
TOR – Dennehy 48yd Run
TOR – Dennehy 25yd Run
TOR – Dennehy Run

Week 4

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					32
Carrickfergus Knights	13	0	0	0	13
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
CAR – McKenny 63yd Punt Return
CAR – Woods 18yd Int Return	0-13
TOR – Dennehy 50yd Run
TOR – Dennehy TD
TOR – Dennehy TD
TOR – Dennehy TD
TOR – Dennehy TD
TOR – Dennehy, 2xpt

Reference: [13]

Week 5

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Tornadoes					14
Scorers	Score
1st Half
TOR – Byrne Run	0-6
3rd Quarter
TOR – Dennehy TD	0-12
TOR – C. Morrell Safety	0-14

Reference: [11]

Week 7

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes					20
Lurgan Area Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
TOR – O’Brien 8yd Run	6-0
3rd Quarter
TOR – G. Morrell 12yd Run	12-0
4th Quarter
TOR – O’Brien Run, Redmond 2xpt	20-0

Reference : [19]
[22][7]

Week 8

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Dublin Tornadoes	0	0			20
Dublin Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
TOR – G.Morrell 45yd Int Return	6-0
TOR – D. Grandmaison 2yd Run	12-0
4th Quarter
TOR – G. Morrell 40yd Fumble Return, G. Morrell 2x	20-0

Reference: [18]

Week 9

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders
Dublin Tornadoes
Scorers	Score

Playoffs

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Lurgan Area Raiders	0	0	0	0	0
Dublin Tornadoes					60
Scorers	Score

Reference: [3]

Shamrock Bowl X,

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Carrickfergus Knights					12
Dublin Tornadoes					34
Scorers	Score
1st Quarter
CAR – Kick Return	6-0
TOR – McGowan 3yd Run	6-6
2nd Quarter
TOR – TD	6-12
3rd Quarter
TOR – Grandmaison Run	6-18
TOR – Dennehy Run	6-24
CAR – Banks	12-24
TOR – Grandmaison Run	12-34

Most Valuable Player: Dublin Tornadoes Offensive Line

Roster 1995

Player	Position
Brien Sutton	Quarterback
Alan Byrne	Running Back
Phil McGowan	Running Back
Brian Dennehy	Running Back
John Gerard	Wide Receiver
Jim Walsh	Wide Receiver
Padraig Redlington	Tight End
Alan O’Brien	Offensive Guard
Phil Woodyard	Offensive Tackle
Mark	Offensive Tackle
Denis Soroghan	Offensive Center
Danny O’Callaghan	Outside Linebacker
Craig Mirrell	Outside Linebacker
Joe Clarke	Middle Linebacker
Dave Grandmaison	Strong Safety
Conor Lennard	Free Safety
John Jones	Defensive Tackle
Ray Hodge	Defensive Tackle
Fergal	Defensive End
Dave McGrath	Cornerback
Padraig Redmond
Gary Morrell	Running Back / Wide Receiver
Phil McGowan	Linebacker
Stephen McKenny	Kick Return
Paul Woods
Joe Clarke	Linebacker

References: [1]

References

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Sources

[3] Anon (1995) Tornadoes go for three in a row. The Echo. Thursday, 21 September 1995, pg. 48.

[4] Anon (1995) Tornadoes breeze past Carrickfergus to claim third straight Irish title. First Down. 7 October 1995, pg. 21.

[5] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 29 July 1995, pg. 21.

[6] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[7] Anon (1995) Irish Update – Tearaway Tornadoes. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[8] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 1 July 1995, pg. 21.

[9] Anon (1995) Irish League. First Down. 1 July 1995, pg. 21.

[10] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 24 June 1995, pg. 21.

[11] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Tornadoes wake up from Knight-mare performance. First Down. 24 June 1995, pg. 21.

[12] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 17 June 1995, pg. 21.

[13] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Tornadoes turn up heat. First Down. 17 June 1995, pg. 21.

[14] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 10 June 1995, pg. 21.

[15] Anon (1995) Irish League Round-Up – Graham’s Five Alive. First Down. 10 June 1995, pg. 21.

[16] Anon (1995) * The Irish League… First Down. 3 June 1995, pg. 18.

[17] Anon (1995) Standings & Fixtures – Irish League. First Down. 15 July 1995, pg. 18.

[18] Anon (1995) Tornadoes smash county rivals. The Echo. Thursday, 20 July 1995, pg. 48.

[19] Anon (1995) Tornadoes blow Lurgan away. The Echo. Thursday, 13 July 1995, pg. 48.

[20] Anon (1995) Tornadoes on the rampage. The Echo. Thursday, 15 June 1995, pg. 46.

Internet Archive

[1] Dublin Tornadoes (1997) Players Roster ’95 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19970618100359/http://fiachra.ucd.ie/~alan/tornado.html [Accessed 20 March 2018]

Images

[65] Dublin Tornadoes (1995) Timmy Tornado Logo [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/19961115063729im_/http://fiachra.ucd.ie:80/~alan/Icons/American/timmy.gif [Accessed 3 July 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn

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