Final Table
| Co. Louth VS Volleyball League 1969-70 | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| Ardee Vocational School | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Bush Vocational School | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Dundalk | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Dunleer | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Regional College | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Results
| Date | Winners | Sets | Runners-Up | Sets | Set Scores |
| 1969 | Bush VS | D | Ardee VS | D | |
| 1969 | Bush VS | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1969 | Bush VS | W | Dundalk | L | |
| 1969 | Ardee VS | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1969 | Ardee VS | W | Dunleer | L | |
| 1969 | Dunleer | W | Dundalk | L | |
| 1969 | Dunleer | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1969 | Dundalk | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1970 | Ardee VS | W | Dundalk | L | |
| 19.03.1970 | Ardee VS | 3 | Dunleer | 0 | 15-8, 15-5, 15-0 |
| 26.03.1970 | Dundalk | 2 | Bush VS | 1 | |
| 1970 | Ardee VS | W | Dundalk | L | |
| 1970 | Ardee VS | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1970 | Dundalk | W | Dunleer | L | |
| 1970 | Bush VS | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1970 | Bush VS | W | Dunleer | L | |
| 1970 | Bush VS | W | Dunleer | L | |
| 1970 | Dundalk | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1970 | Dunleer | W | Regional College | L | |
| 1970 | Ardee VS | W | Dundalk | L | |
| 01.05.1970 | Ardee VS | 3 | Bush VS | 1 | 15-9, 15-7, 11-15, 15-6 |
Report
The Ardee Vocational School team defeated Bush VS on the last day of the Co. Louth Vocational Schools Volleyball League in 1969-70. having already drawn each other, and with Bush VS having lost in a shock defeat to an ever-improving Dundalk, Ardee had to win the match in order to take the G.E.C. Cup, and they did in four sets, dropping only the third, with Bush no match for the Ardee girls despite being trained by an American. Ardee thus won 7 and drew one of their 8 matches.
Ardee VS Team vs Bush VS (01 May 1970): Mary Breen, Mary Bird, Ann Breen, Marie McCormick, Mary Kelly, Teresa Corbally and Noleen Gosling.
References
Logos
[1] Sports Jobs (2017) Volleyball Association of Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sportsjobs.ie/wp-content/uploads/wpjobboard/job/33/company-logo/VolleyballLogo.jpg [Accessed 28 October 2016]
Newspapers
[2] Anon. (1970) “G.E.C. Cup for Ardee School” Dundalk Democrat. Saturday, May 2, 1970. pg. 15.
[3] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Monaghan Argus. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 10.
[4] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball” Drogheda Independent. Friday, January 9, 1970. pg. 15.
[5] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: A Double for Ardee” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 20, 1970. pg. 15
[6] Anon. (1970) “Volleyball: Bush Bewildered” Drogheda Independent. Friday, March 27, 1970. pg. 17.
Note: Past editions of the Dundalk Democrat, Monaghan Argus and Drogheda Independent are available to view online at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Fiona Corrigan, Loreto College, St. Stephen’s Green
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy
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