Club Notes - 31st October

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 8

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Kennedy’s Live at 8pm where the Jackpot will be €4,164 as on Sunday night Kay O’Connor was drawn out of the drum but did not find the Joker, however he does win €50 plus a bonus of €250 as she won the Bank Holiday Bonus for turning a picture card, while Tony Mahoney and Mairead and AJ won €25.  We appeal to all our supporters to continue purchasing the tickets as the funds raised will go towards our ongoing development works at the club grounds.

The Brawl in the Hall

Our club has teamed up with Brickey Rangers in a novel fundraising event called “The Brawl in the Hall” organised by White Collar Boxing.  The official launch took place on Saturday last at Bushy Park with a weigh-in and opponents coming face to face for the first time.  Training will commence in the near future so all boxers will be in prime condition in time for the big night.  The event takes place on Saturday, 15^th December at Dungarvan Sports Centre with tickets priced at €10.  These will be available shortly.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

County League Final

On Saturday evening last we traveled to Leamybrien to take on Kilrossanty in the final of the County Football League. Unfortunately despite making a good start to the game we were defeated on a score of 2:12 to 2:08.

TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, B. LOOBY, G. BREEN, M. LAVAN, R. FOLEY, S. O’HARE, P. LYNCH, R. SHEEHAN, P. HURNEY, S. BRIGGS, M. FERNCOMBE, E. COLLINS, M. GORMAN, G. HURNEY, J. O’BRIEN.

SUBS: J. POWER, L. HURNEY, A. LANDERS, D. COLLINS.

We would like to wish Gary Hurney a speedy recovery from the leg injury which he sustained during the game.

AGM

Notification for the upcoming AGM which will take place on December 8^th in Abbeyside School has been delivered to all members.  Any member who supplied an email address on their membership form earlier in the year will have been notified by email.  If any member failed to receive notification, please contact the club secretary to obtain notification.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo will continue in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the Jackpot is €1,800. We would ask all members to check the rota to see what nights they are due to help with clearing the hall after the bingo.

Juvenile Notes - 31st October

Langan Cup

Last Saturday week, our U8s won the Langan Cup after games against Mount Sion, Lismore and St. Finbarr's, Cork.

Langan Cup Winners, 2012

U13 Western & County Hurling & Football Champions, 2012

Below is a selection of photos of our successful U13 Hurling & Football Panels that won the Western & County Titles this year.

U13 Division 1 Western Football Champions

U13 Division 1 County Football Champions

U13 Division 1 County Hurling Champions

U13 Division 3 Western Hurling Finalists

Camogie Notes - 31st October

Training

Camogie outdoors finished up on the 19^th October.  There will be no indoor training this winter, outdoor training will recommence early next March.

Results

2012 RESULTS

County Senior Football League Final

Ballinacourty 2-8 Kilrossanty 2-13 – Leamybrien, Saturday, 27^th October

County Senior Football Championship Semi Final

Ballinacourty 0-12 Stradbally 2-12 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 13^th October

Western Intermediate Football Championship Final

Ballinacourty 0-3 Ballinameela 1-11 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 6^th October

Western U21 A Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 0-15 St. Carthage’s 2-16 – Cappoquin, Saturday, 29^th September

County Senior Football Championship Quarter Final

Ballinacourty 1-13 An Rinn 2-7 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 22^nd September

Western Intermediate Football Championship Semi Final

Ballinacourty 0-13 Sliabh gCua 2-3 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 22^nd September

County Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final

Abbeyside 0-8 Fourmilewater 0-12 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 8^th September

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 7

Abbeyside 2-15 Clan na nGael 2-10 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 5^th September

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 5

Abbeyside 2-19 Ballyduff Upper 4-13 – Cappoquin, Saturday, 1^st September

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 6

Abbeyside 2-9 Clonea 1-14 – Clonea, Wednesday, 29^th August

Western Junior Hurling Championship Semi Final (Intermediate Attached)

Abbeyside 0-8 Cappoquin 1-13 – Fraher Field, Friday, 24^th August

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 5

Abbeyside 1-14 Erin’s Own 1-12 – Abbeyside, Monday, 20^th August

Western Junior Football Championship Final (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty 0-5 Ballinameela 1-10 – Bushy Park, Sunday, 19^th August

County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 5

Ballinacourty 2-16 Ardmore 0-8 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 18^th August

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 4

Abbeyside 3-8 Clashmore 1-19 – Clashmore, Friday, 17^th August

County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 4

Ballinacourty 0-15 Gaultier 2-7 – Walsh Park, Saturday, 11^th August

Western Junior Football Championship (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty 1-7 Geraldines 0-7 – Colligan, Friday, 10^th August

Western U21 'A' Hurling Championship Semi Final

Abbeyside 1-15 Cappoquin 2-4 – Fraher Field, Monday, 6^th August

County Senior Football League Semi Final

Ballinacourty 3-17 An Rinn 2-10 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 5^th August

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 6

Ballinacourty 2-11 Colligan Emmets 0-5 – Fraher Field, Friday, 27^th July

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 3

Abbeyside 1-6 Tramore 0-13 – Tramore, Wednesday, 25^th July

Western Junior Hurling Championship (Intermediate Attached)

Abbeyside 3-13 Glen Rovers 1-14 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 22^nd July

County Senior Hurling League Group 1 Round 5

Abbeyside 0-13 Dungarvan 2-8 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 22^nd July

County Senior Football League Group 1 Round 5

Ballinacourty 2-7 Kilrossanty 1-10 – Leamybrien, Friday, 20^th July

County B Minor Hurling Championship Round 2

Abbeyside 2-3 Cappoquin 1-17 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 18^th July

County Senior Hurling League Group 1 Round 4

Abbeyside 3-18 De La Salle 3-5 – Gracedieu, Tuesday, 17^th July

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 5

Ballinacourty 2-12 Ballinameela 0-7 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 14^th July

Phelan Cup

Ballinacourty 1-12 Rathgormack 0-9 – Rathgormack, Friday, 13^th July

Western Junior Football Championship Round 3 (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty 0-12 Melleray 1-5 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 8^th July

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 4

Ballinacourty 2-13 Sliabh gCua 1-4 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 8^th July

County Minor 'B' Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 3-8 Passage 1-4 – Abbeyside, Friday, 6^th July, 7:30pm

Western U21 'A' Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 2-8 Clashmore 0-12 – Fraher Field, Wednesday, 4^th July

County Senior Football League Group 1 Round 4

Ballinacourty 6-9 Rathgormack 0-5 – Abbeyside, Tuesday, 3^rd July

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 4

Abbeyside 1-9 Lismore 0-12 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 23^rd June

Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 3

Abbeyside 0-11 An Rinn 3-19 – Bushy Park, Friday, 22^nd June

Western Junior Football Championship Round 2 (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty 2-13 Geraldines 2-3 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 16^th June

County Senior Football League Group 1 Round 3

Ballinacourty v Dungarvan – Dungarvan Club Grounds, Wednesday, 13^th June – Conceded by Dungarvan

County Senior Hurling League Group 1 Round 3

Abbeyside 2-12 Passage 2-12 – Passage, Friday, 8^th June

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 2

Ballinacourty 4-12 Ballyduff Upper 2-2 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 3^rd June

County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 3

Ballinacourty 1-5 The Nire 1-13 – Fraher Field, Saturday 2^nd June

Western Junior Football Championship Round 1 (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty 2-10 Ballinameela 3-7 – Bushy Park, Friday, 1^st June

Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 3

Abbeyside 2-8 Ardmore 3-16 – Bushy Park, Sunday, 27^th May

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 3

Abbeyside 1-15 Dungarvan 0-18 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 26^th May

Western Junior Hurling Championship (Intermediate Attached)

Abbeyside 0-13 Clashmore 0-6 – Ardmore, Friday, 25^th May

County Senior Hurling League Group 1 Round 2

Abbeyside 1-14 Tallow 0-9 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 20^th May

Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 2

Abbeyside 0-7 Ballinameela 2-11 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 13^th May

Western Junior Hurling Championship (Intermediate Attached)

Abbeyside 1-13 Shamrocks 3-10 – Lismore, Sunday, 13^th May

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 2

Abbeyside 2-17 Passage 2-13 – Walsh Park, Saturday, 12^th May

Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Group 2 Round 1

Abbeyside 4-11 Brickey Rangers 2-13 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 6^th May

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Round 1

Abbeyside 0-12 Ballygunner 0-17 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 5^th May

Western Intermediate Football Championship

Ballinacourty 2-6 Geraldines 0-8 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 29^th April

County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 2

Ballinacourty 2-10 St. Saviours 1-3 – Walsh Park, Saturday, 28^th April

Western Intermediate Football Championship

Ballinacourty 1-14 Nire 2-5 – Colligan, Sunday, 22^nd April

County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-7 Rathgormack 1-10 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 21^st April

Western Junior Football Championship (Intermediate Attached)

Ballinacourty w/o Old Parish dnf– Bushy Park, Friday, 20^th April

County Senior Football League Group 1 Round 2

Ballinacourty 3-4 Ardmore 1-7 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 15^th April

County Senior Hurling League Group 1 Round 1

Abbeyside 1-16 Fourmilewater 3-13 – Abbeyside, Thursday, 12^th April

Sargent Cup

Abbeyside 4-18 Dunhill 1-11 – Abbeyside, Monday, 9^th April

County U21 'A' Football Championship Final

Ballinacourty 2-18 Roanmore 2-8 – Walsh Park, Easter Sunday, 8^th April

Western U21 'A' Football Championship Final

Ballinacourty 1-16 Dungarvan 0-11 (AET) – Fraher Field, Monday, 19^th March

County Senior Football League Group 1 Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-8 Brickey Rangers 0-8 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 17^th March

Western U21 'A' Football Championship Semi-Final

Ballinacourty 5-9 The Nire 1-9 – Fraher Field, Friday, 16^th March

Western U21 'A' Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-10 Clashmore 2-5 – Fraher Field, Friday, 2^nd March

Photo of the Week

1979 County Senior Football Champions

Standing (L to R): A. Barron, M. O'Flynn, D. O'Connor, G. Looby, J. Kiely, R. Cashin, N. Cashin, S. Feehan, T. Ó Faoláin, J. Mulligan, J. O'Dwyer, J. Moloney.

Kneeling (L to R): M. Hanrahan, S. Fitzgerald, P. Enright, J. Kiely, J. Burns, E. Cashin, J. Power (Capt.), M. Kiely, F. Shields, M. Fraher, K. Mulvihill, T. Wade.

Seated (L to R): D. Looby, P. McGovern, J. Healy.

This week's photo shows the Ballinacourty Senior Football team that retained the County Championship in 1979. Wins over Rathgormack, Ardmore and Dunhill set up a final meeting with Ferrybank at Fraher Field in October.  After a titanic struggle, Ballinacourty emerged victorious by a single point, 1-12 to 1-11. To win two county titles in succession left no one in any doubt as to the quality of this group of players. A procession that evening to Ballinacourty was followed by a reception in St. Laurence's Hall, Ballinroad. The following night was the occasion of a big celebratory parade through Abbeyside. 

Club Notes - 24th October

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 10

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Kennedy’s Live at 8pm where the Jackpot will be €3878, as on Sunday night Charlie Crotty was drawn out of the drum but did not find the Joker, however he does win €50 while Moira Mansfield and Clodagh Kiely won €25. We appeal to all our supporters to continue purchasing the tickets as the funds raised will go towards our ongoing development works at the club grounds.

The Brawl in the Hall

Our club has teamed up with Brickey Rangers in a novel fundraising event called “The Brawl in the Hall” organised by White Collar Boxing.  Twelve boxers from each club will square up to one another in three 1½ minute rounds of action.  Training will commence in the near future so all boxers will be in prime condition in time for the big night.  The event takes place on Saturday, 15^th December at Dungarvan Sports Centre with tickets priced at €10.  These will be available shortly.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Club Committee Meeting

There will be a meeting of the club committee on this Thursday, October 25^th at 7:15pm in the club grounds.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo will continue in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the Jackpot is €1,750. We would ask all members to check the rota to see what nights they are due to help with clearing the hall after the bingo.

Juvenile Notes - 24th October

Langan Cup

On Saturday 20th October, our U8s hosted the Langan Cup, competing against the finest that Waterford and Cork had to offer in Mt. Sion from the east, Lismore from the west and representing Cork were St. Finbarr’s bringing two teams with them on the day. The games started at 11.30 with teams of 12 aside all to play each other in games of 16 mins per game. A total of 83 scores were witnessed throughout the tournament with fine individual and team performances on show for all to see. Abbeyside ran out winners on the day ensuring that they kept the silverware in the village for the next 12 months. Congrats lads and well done on a strong team effort. Many thanks must be given out to everybody involved starting with the referees Eoin Kiely and Eamon Crotty who were given late notice the night before but were delighted to help out. Thanks lads. Thanks to the parents yet again who supplied food for the travelling teams and to the mothers who served it up. Your support is much appreciated. Thanks to the club for supplying crisps and drinks for 80 children and to the teams that travelled from afar to make this event an enjoyable one. But most of all to the Langan family who was represented by Mary Rossiter, June McShane and June’s son Padraic and grandchildren Rosie, Sally and Sarah who presented to cup to the villagers on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Thanks to all involved on the day from the U8 squad.

Harty Cup

Coláistí na nDéise suffered their first defeat at the hands of the mighty St. Flannan’s on a scoreline of 0-16 to 2-9. Coláistí were minus the services of a number of players on the day. Next up is Gaelcoláiste Mhuire. More details in the coming weeks. 

Camogie Notes - 24th October

Presentations

Last Friday night was our last night at outside training a small amount of camogie was played after which all players retired to the committee room for a small party and a trophy for each girl. The girls were presented with their trophies by Abbeyside and Waterford ladies footballer Aoife McGovern.  This was quiet the event for our younger girls as it gave them a chance to get up close and personal with a county star, thanks again to Aoife for taking time out to be with us on the night.

Blitz

On Saturday morning last our U13 girls travelled to St. Anne's to play in the last blitz of the season. 3 games were played in all and great team performances were seen from all the girls. Well done to all.

AGM

On Thursday night the 25th our AGM takes place in the club house at 8.00pm sharp and all parents and guardians are asked to attend.

Photo of the Week

1977 U14 Western Hurling Champions

Back Row (L to R): J. Moore, J. McGovern, O. Wright, R. Moloney, D. Hogan, J. Morrissey, C. Clancy, P. Dee, J. O'Mahony, J. Keohan, D. Coleman, F. Prendergast, M. Kelly.

Front Row (L to R): T. Mansfield, M. Kiely, I. Pericho, B. Harnett, M. Collins, J. O'Riordan, P. Mullaney, M. Terry, G. O'Connor, A. Organ, T. Organ, J. Collins, G. Collins.

This week's photo shows the Abbeyside U14 team that captured the Western Hurling title in 1977.  A first round win over Tallow saw the young lads qualify for the Western Final against near neighbours, Dungarvan.  A 5-3 to 1-1 victory meant a third divisional title for the club at this grade.  Defeat to Mount Sion in the county decider was avenged one month later as the footballers beat the Monastery men, 1-7 to 3-0, after a replay in the county final played at Fraher Field.

Club Notes - 17th October

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 25

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night where the Jackpot will be €3,570 as on Sunday night Fergal Fraher was drawn out of the drum but did not find the Joker, however he does win €50 while Andrew Norris and James, Jack and Joey won €25. This week the draw will return to The Stables Bar. We appeal to all our supporters to continue purchasing the tickets as the funds raised will go towards our ongoing development works at the club grounds.

Senior Football

On Saturday evening last our Senior Footballers were defeated by Stradbally in the Semi Final of the County Championship in Fraher Field. Over the last number of years there have been some very good games between these sides and Saturday’s game turned out to be another fine game of football at the end of which we had to give best to a very good Stradbally team on a score of 2-12 to 0-12. On behalf of all in the club we would like to thank the players and management team for all the hard work and commitment they have shown throughout the year.

TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, M. LAVAN, J. PHELAN, M. POWER, R. FOLEY, P. LYNCH, C. MOLONEY, S. O’HARE, S. BRIGGS, M. GORMAN, M. FIVES, P. HURNEY, J. O’BRIEN, G. HURNEY, M. FERNCOMBE.

SUBS: G. BREEN, J. O’MAHONY, J. POWER.

The Brawl in the Hall

Our club has teamed up with Brickey Rangers in a novel fundraising event called “The Brawl in the Hall” organised by White Collar Boxing.  Twelve boxers from each club will square up to one another in three 1½ minute rounds of action. Training will commence in the near future so all boxers will be in prime condition in time for the big night.  The event takes place on Saturday, 15^th December at Dungarvan Sports Centre with tickets priced at €10.  These will be available shortly.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Club Committee Meeting

There will be a meeting of the club committee on this Thursday October 18^th at 8pm in the club grounds.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo will continue in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the Jackpot is €1,700. We would ask all members to check the rota to see what nights they are due to help with clearing the hall after the bingo.

Juvenile Notes - 17th October

Harty Cup

Coláistí na nDéise continue the defence of their title today when they take on St. Flannan’s in Cashel at 2.30pm. This is the lads’ third game and with two wins already, they are in a good position.

Under 9 and Under 10 - Danny Lenihan / Joe Flynn Tournaments

We had a wonderful day out last Saturday in our club grounds, where we played for both the Danny Lenihan and the Joe Flynn Memorial Cups. The under 10 and the under 9 age group were divided into four teams with 8-9 players on each team and all three games were 15 minutes a side, the hurling was very good from all the teams with just a few scores separating the teams in each game. The Danny Lenihan Cup was presented by Mrs Lenihan to the winning captain DJ Kiely and all his team mates with the Joe Flynn Cup presented by Benny Flynn to the winning captain Niall Buckley and his team mates. A special thanks to the young whistlers, Juvenile chairman Larry and club Chairman Tony, to the catering crew on the morning, and everyone that helped out, and a special thanks to Carmel our hard working juvenile secretary. We are not finished yet for the season, hurling training continues every Wednesday with a few more games still to play, weather permitting.

Under 7 and Under 8

We had our internal club tournament played on Saturday morning the 13th October. Our under 7's and 8's mixed to play for the Rose Lanigan Cup and the Michael Higgins Cup. We had 4 teams of 9 a side battle it out. Well done to all the boys who togged out in this section of the tournament. Cork won the Michael Higgins Cup and the runners up were Galway who collected the Rose Lanigan Cup, Kilkenny and Waterford were the other two teams. Here are the line ups:

Cork                            Galway                Kilkenny                    Waterford

Seanie Callaghan      Jack McGrath        Thomas Nee           Michael Walsh

Leon Cummins          Rian Cosgrave      Eoin Kiely               Andrew Norris

Charlie Gough           Jack Kiely            Fergie Slevin           Rory Tyrell

Edmund Spratt          Oisin Brazil          Jamie Mulcahy        Jake Drummy

Daniel Morrissey        Jack O Donovan   Conor Gough           Ryan Cliffe

Sean Queally            Ethan Keohan      Kyle Moloney           Darragh Walsh

Dylan O Regan         Jake O Donnell      Fionn Murchu          Sean Walsh

Luke Downey            Billy O Connell     Cormac Slevin         Darragh Cosgrave

Brian Callaghan         David Horgan      Cormac Dunne         Kieran Cosgrave

Camogie Notes - 17th October

Training

This Friday evening will be our last evening outdoors. We would ask all parents to stay Friday as we have our end of year celebrations.

AGM

Our AGM will take place in the club committee room on Thursday, 25th October. We are requesting all parents to attend.

Blitz

The final blitz of the year is for our under 13 age group. All u12 plus our u13 girls are requested to be at pitch at 9.15 on Saturday morning to travel to St. Anne's on the day. Games will be played against St. Anne’s, St Molleran’s and Clonea Power.

Photo of the Week

1954 Kilgobnet Tournament

Ballinacourty Players (R to L): J. Hogan, J. Power, G. Morrissey, M. Foley, J. Morrissey, J. Terry, T. Hogan, J. O'Connor, G. Foley, P. Whelan, M. Burke, A. Flynn, M. Farrell, D. O'Connor.

This week's photo shows the Ballinacourty and Kilgobnet football teams taking to the field for the final of the 1954 Kilgobnet Tournament. Oliver Veale of Dungarvan Pipe Band leads the way.

Club Notes - 10th October

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 5

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in The Parish Office at 8pm where the Jackpot will be €3,254 as on Sunday night Sean Kiely was drawn out of the drum but did not find the Joker, however he does win €50 euro while Sean McGrath and Claire Cosgrave won €25. We appeal to all our supporters to continue purchasing the tickets as the funds raised will go towards our ongoing development works at the club grounds.

Intermediate Football

On Saturday afternoon last our Intermediates contested the Western Final against a very strong Ballinameela side and despite putting in a very spirited display we were defeated in a good sporting game of football. Whilst defeat was our lot on the day we must thank the players and management team for their commitment and effort throughout the year as it was a fantastic achievement to reach the final with such a young side. We would like to wish Tom Hanrahan a speedy recovery from the broken collarbone which he sustained early in the game and also wish Ballinameela the very best of luck in the County Final.

TEAM: R. RYAN, D. HENLEY, J. MOORE, B. LOOBY, N. DEE, T. HANRAHAN, D. COLLINS, R. DUNFORD, C. KEANE, S. CROTTY, A. LANDERS, S. DELAHUNTY, S. O’DONOVAN, L. HURNEY, E. COLLINS.

SUBS: C. KINDREGAN, D. FERNCOMBE, E. ENRIGHT, E. BERGIN.

Senior Football

This Saturday evening we take on Stradbally in the County Semi Final in Fraher Field at 4pm. All support for the team would be greatly appreciated.

The Brawl in the Hall

Our club has teamed up with Brickey Rangers in a novel fundraising event called “The Brawl in the Hall” organised by White Collar Boxing.  Twelve boxers from each club will square up to one another in three 1½ minute rounds of action.  Training will commence in the near future so all boxers will be in prime condition in time for the big night.  The event takes place on Saturday, 15^th December at Dungarvan Sports Centre with tickets priced at €10.  These will be available shortly.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Club Committee Meeting

There will be a meeting of the club committee tonight, Wednesday October 10^th at 8pm in the club grounds.

Best Wishes

On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish our near neighbours Dungarvan the very best of luck ahead of the County Senior Hurling Final this Sunday.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo will continue in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the Jackpot is €1,650. We would ask all members to check the rota to see what nights they are due to help with clearing the hall after the bingo.

Booking of Pitches

We would like to ask all team managers to please ensure that they have booked the pitch with Bernard Shields before they arrange training sessions.

Juvenile Notes - 10th October

Under 12

Last Friday saw the final night of the under 12 Football League. We played Dungarvan in Dungarvan. We played with a lot of determination from the start and notched up some quick goals with some of the opening plays. At half time we switched our forwards and backs and rotated our subs throughout. This was a strong display by the Ballinacourty boys.

Panel: Shane Kiely, Daithi Brunnock, Johnny Treen, Meldan Dwyer, Jamie Walsh, Michael Kiely, Senan Travers, Patrick Fitzgerald, Jake O’Riordan, Dean Beresford, Eoin Ahearne, Ethan Raher, Michael Troy, Ben Flynn, Oisin Hallahan and Sean Roche.

Harty Cup

Coláistí na nDéise continued the defence of their Harty Cup crown with victory over St. Caimins, Shannon on a scoreline of 3-12 to 0-11. This gives the boys two wins from two games. Next up for the boys is St. Flannan’s of Clare, next Wednesday the 17^th. Well done to all of our club members on the panel.

Under 10

We have the annual Danny Lenihan hurling tournament this Saturday in our club grounds, all players to be in attendance for 10.30 am.

Under 10 win St Finbarr’s Hurling Tournament

Our under 10's travelled last Saturday to St Finbarr’s in Cork for the John 'Bawnie' Mehegan Perpetual Hurling Tournament, this prestige tournament has been run for the last three years where four clubs St Finbarr’s, Blackrock, Durlas Óg, and Abbeyside had two equal teams of twelve competing and it is the best aggregate of the two teams which counts on the day. We had to call on the under 8's to make up the two teams as only four of the under 9's were available on the day and my God did the nine and eight year olds step up to the mark. Both our teams played the Rockies in the first game and we ran out winners in these games. Our next opponents were Durlas Óg and again we had some great performances here from all the players, where one of our teams won and the other had a draw. Our last game was against the host team and both our teams dug team to run out convincing winners. We then had the medal presentations to all the teams for participating, then and our winning captains on the day Tony Dwyer and Colin Foley received the John Mehegan Cup. Well done to all the players and especially the younger ones which travelled on this most enjoyable day and the experience gained can only help them develop in the future, thanks to Justin, Michael and Eddie and to all the parents for travelling and a special thanks to the Barrs for the invitation and the catering on a great day out.

Our panel for the day: Calum Beresford, Alec Norris, Eoin Flynn, Colin Foley, Tony Dwyer, Tadgh Collins, DJ Kiely, Jack Riordan, Niall Buckley, Jamie Moylan, Daniel Treen, Darragh Slevin, Sean O Sullivan, Ben O Donovan, Stephen Lake, William Beresford, Oisin O Riordan, Conor Kent, John Joe Queally, Jack McGrath, Eoin Kiely, Charlie Treen, Charlie Gough, Fergie Slevin, Michael Walsh, Edmond Spratt, Rian Cosgrove, Sean Callaghan, Thomas Nee. 

U10 St. Finbarr's Tournament Winners

Camogie Notes - 10th October

Training

Due to the evenings drawing in training will be on at 6.00 to 7.00 on Friday evening for the next two weeks. Friday the 19th is our last evening outdoors. On that evening we will be having our medal presentation we would like as many parents as possible to attend on this evening.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Michelle and Darragh Kiely on the birth of their baby boy Gary, a brother for Moya, Shuin and Colum.

Kellogs Cúl Camp Winner

Aoibhinn Murray was the lucky girl who was drawn out of the Kelloggs Cúl Camp draw on the 10th of October. Along with lots of boys and girls from all over Ireland she gets to go to Croke Park for a day of fun and activities.

Blitz

On October 20th there is one last blitz this is for girls in the U13 age group more details to follow. Last Saturday morning took us to the lovely town of Lismore to play games against Ring, Lismore and Ballyduff Upper. A great morning’s hurling was had by all and it’s great to see how far our girls have come since training began last March.

Photo of the Week

Junior Hurling v St. Garvan's, 1955

This week's photo shows Abbeyside forwards D. McGregor (left) and A. Kiely (right) bearing down on the St. Garvan's goalkeeper, J. Foley during their Junior Hurling Championship first round clash at Fraher Field on April 3rd, 1955 while a very attentive umpire looks on.  Abbeyside won a tight game by 2-4 to 1-5.

Club Notes - 3rd October

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 4

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in The Parish Office where the Jackpot will be €2,978 as on Sunday night Liam Briggs was drawn out of the drum but did not find the Joker, however he does win €50 euro while Mary O’Halloran and Niamh McGrath won €25. Ticket sellers can hand their tickets into the Parish Office from 7:30 pm to 8 pm. We appeal to all our supporters to continue purchasing the tickets as the funds raised will go towards our ongoing development works at the club grounds.

Intermediate Football

This Saturday we play Ballinameela in the Western Final in Fraher Field at 5pm. We ask all our supporters to get along to the game and cheer on the team.

Under 21 Hurling

On Saturday afternoon last we took on St. Carthage’s in the Western Final in Cappoquin. We got off to the worst possible start to the game as our opponents struck for two early goals but to our lads’ great credit they didn’t panic and battled back into the game and were arguably the better team for the last 40 minutes but we couldn’t get through for the goal that could have led to victory. We congratulate St. Carthage’s on their victory and wish them well in the County Final. All in the club would like to thank the players and management team for the commitment they have given during the year which saw them claim the County Football Championship and reach the Western Hurling Final. One final thing to consider when mentioning this team is that throughout the hurling campaign our centre back Maurice Power has given fantastic performances and indeed on Saturday he maintained these excellent standards, which makes the decision not to include him on the County Under 21 hurling panel this year all the more extraordinary. If there are 26 or 27 better under 21 hurlers than him in the County then the future of Waterford hurling is very bright indeed.

The Brawl in the Hall

Our club has teamed up with Brickey Rangers in a novel fundraising event called “The Brawl in the Hall” organised by White Collar Boxing.  Twelve boxers from each club will square up to one another in three 1½ minute rounds of action.  Training will commence in the near future so all boxers will be in prime condition in time for the big night.  The event takes place on Saturday, 15^th December at Dungarvan Sports Centre with tickets priced at €10.  These will be available shortly.  More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo will continue in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the Jackpot is €1,600. We would ask all members to check the rota to see what nights they are due to help with clearing the hall after the bingo.

Club Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Club Committee will take place on Wednesday October 10^th at 8pm.

Booking of Pitches

We would like to ask all team managers to please ensure that they have booked the pitch with Bernard Shields before they arrange training sessions.