County Senior Football Championship Group 1 Table

This is the league table after the fifth and final round of games in Ballinacourty’s County Senior Football Championship Group.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	SD	Pts
1	Ballinacourty	5	5	0	0	10-71	2-33	+8-38	10
2	An Rinn	5	4	0	1	5-68	0-49	+5-19	8
3	Kilrossanty	5	2	1	2	4-46	4-47	-0-1	5
4	Rathgormack	5	2	0	3	2-44	4-62	-2-18	4
5	Clashmore	5	1	1	3	2-48	8-63	-6-15	3
6	Ardmore	5	0	0	5	2-32	7-65	-5-33	0

Ballinacourty, An Rinn, Kilrossanty and Rathgormack have qualified for the quarter finals.

Photo of the Week

1950 County Junior Hurling Champions

Back Row (L to R): P. Langan Snr., S. Leahy, P. O'Connor, P. McGovern (background), G. Foley, A. Flynn, T. Waters (hat), M. Landers, P. Daly (background), T. Kiely, D. O'Connor (background), M. O'Connor, L. Whelan.

Front Row (L to R): P. Langan Jnr., D. Whelan, M. McHugh, S. O'Brien (Capt.), N. McGovern, J. O'Connor, P. Dillon, M. Fives.

This week's photo brings us back to 1950 and the Abbeyside team that won the County Junior Hurling title following a 2-4 to 1-3 victory over Dunhill at Fraher Field. This win allowed the Village to participate in the Senior  Hurling Championship for the first time since its foundation in 1927.

Club Notes - 27th August

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 30

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the Jackpot will be €7,254 as on Sunday night Eleanor McCarthy was drawn out of the drum and picked card 30 which wasn’t the Joker though she did win €50. Liam Enright and Liam Waters won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Spar, Mike Kiely’s Butchers and Mousies Takeaway.

Senior Hurling

Last Saturday evening we played Roanmore in Round 5 of the County Championship in Kill where a good performance in the second half saw us emerge as winners. We now play Mt. Sion in the quarter final of the championship.

TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, G. BREEN, S. O’HARE, B. LOOBY, M. POWER, R. FOLEY, J. O’MAHONY, S. O’DONOVAN, M. O’HALLORAN, D. COLLINS, J. HURNEY, G. HURNEY, T. MURRAY, M. FERNCOMBE, P. HURENY.

SUBS: M. FIVES, M. GORMAN, C. PRUNTY.

Senior Hurling Panel v Roanmore

Junior Hurling

On Friday evening last we played Kilgobnet in Colligan in the Western Championship and after a very entertaining hour’s hurling it was our opponents who took the spoils. Despite this defeat we still qualify for the knock out stages of the championship where our opponents are Shamrocks. We would like to thank Mary Fahy of Kilgobnet for the assistance she gave to one of our injured players during Friday night’s game.

TEAM: J.P. McGRATH, P. BREEN, D. BYRNE, D. FERNCOMBE, P. COLLINS, D. MORRISSEY, D. HICKEY, M. MAHER, R. CONWAY, E. YOUNG, S. LANNIGAN, S. FLYNN, D. SWEENEY, I. KIELY, R. PROCTOR.

SUBS: R. COSGRAVE, A. MOLONEY, J. WALSH.

Senior Football

This Saturday evening we play Kilrossanty in Round 5 of the County Championship in Fraher Field at 7pm.

Intermediate Football

We play Dungarvan in the Western Semi Final this Thursday night in Fraher Field at 7:30pm.

Sponsored Cycle

We would ask those cyclists with sponsorship cards not yet returned to please return them to the organisers of the cycle as soon as possible.

Club Bingo

This Sunday our Club Bingo returns to the CBS Hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1,250.

All Ireland Tickets

Any member who wishes to put their name in the draw for All Ireland Hurling Final Tickets is asked to contact the Club Secretary by this Sunday night.

Booking of Pitches

All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan. We would also ask team managers to please try and do as much heavy training in the areas behind the goals.

Juvenile Notes - 27th August

Under 14 Hurling

Our under 14 hurling team played their last league game in the county championship on Monday night last week away to Ballygunner. Despite starting slowly our lads finished well and won on a score line of 5-9 to 1-10 in the end. Our next match here is the quarter final stage and this will take place on the 13^th September.

Under 13

Our next under 13 outing is the county final against the eastern champions on September 6^th in Fraher Field.

Minor Hurling

We played our fourth round of the minor hurling championship last Wednesday against Sacred Heart at the Burgery. This match also doubled up as the Kieran Lennon Tournament and it was great to see a good turnout on the night to support the team and to show their appreciation to the Lennon family. We played well here and in the end came away with victory. After the game the Kieran Lennon Cup was presented to our captain Jack Duggan by Theresa Lennon and many of those present availed of the refreshments provided by the hard working group of ladies headed up by Niamh Enright.

Under 16 Hurling

We were due to play our local rivals the Brickey Rangers in the latest round of the under 16 hurling championship on Monday night last. At the time of going to print the result of this match was unavailable but will be included in next week’s notes.

Outdoor Hurling

Our underage outdoor hurling continues this Saturday morning the 30th August at the Burgery at 10.30 am. All are welcome. This covers all age ranges from under 5 to under 10. Anyone who has not paid their membership yet is asked to pay it on the morning for insurance reasons. Membership forms will also be given out on the morning. Helmets are compulsory and if required can be purchased at a reduced price of €50. There will be a €2 cost also to cover expenses.

Photos of County Senior Hurling Championship Match v Roanmore

Click here to see pictures of Abbeyside's County Senior Hurling Championship victory over Roanmore played at Kill on Saturday night last. Again, many thanks to Seán Byrne Photography for providing us with these photos.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Table

This is the league table after the fifth and final round of games in Abbeyside’s County Senior Hurling Championship Group.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	SD	Pts
1	De La Salle	5	4	0	1	8-77	5-57	+3-20	8
2	Abbeyside	5	3	0	2	6-80	7-74	+0-3	6
3	Passage	5	2	2	1	8-78	6-78	+2-0	6
4	Lismore	5	1	2	2	9-62	8-75	-0-10	4
5	Roanmore	5	1	1	3	6-58	6-77	-0-19	3
6	Fourmilewater	5	1	1	3	2-74	7-68	-0-9	3

The first four teams have qualified for the quarter finals. The league position of teams on equal points was determined by the result between both teams.

De La Salle, Abbeyside, Passage and Lismore have qualified for the quarter finals.

Quarter Finals: Abbeyside v Mount Sion, Ballygunner v Lismore, Dungarvan v Passage, De La Salle v Tallow

Photo of the Week

Western Junior 'B' Hurling Champions, 2003

Back Row (L to R): Séamus Sheilds, Richard Morrissey, Paudie Morrissey, Denis Byrne, Peter Phelan, Cian Moloney, Denis Byrne, John Cosgrave, Joey Mullen.

Middle Row (L to R): Pakie Hurney, Eoin Enright, Paul O'Brien, Tomás Kiely, Ciarán Shields, Neil Murray, Michael Murray, Ronan Fleming, Noel Fleming, Greg Fives.

Front Row (L to R): Michael Cosgrave, Patrick Hurney, Eddie Casey, Stephen Power, Thomas Cashin (Capt.), Brian Scanlon, Michael Browne, Seán Cleary, Richie Cosgrave.

This week's photo shows the Abbeyside Junior 'B' Hurling Panel that won the Western Championship in 2003, thereby retaining the title captured the previous year. The picture was taken at the club social in early 2004 held at Clonea Hotel.

Club Notes - 20th August

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 42

Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the Jackpot will be €7,068 as on Sunday night Orla Forde was drawn out of the drum and picked card 42 which wasn’t the Joker though she did win €50. Peggy Walsh and Stephen O’Reilly won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Spar, Mike Kiely’s Butchers and Mousies Takeaway.

Senior Hurling

Last Saturday evening we played Lismore in round 4 of the County Championship in Fraher Field where we recorded our second win of the Championship. This Saturday night we play Roanmore in Kill at 7 pm where a win would qualify us for the quarter final of the championship.

TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, G. BREEN, S. O’HARE, B. LOOBY, M. POWER, R. FOLEY, J. O’MAHONY, S. O’DONOVAN, M. O’HALLORAN, D. COLLINS, J. HURNEY, G. HURNEY, T. MURRAY, M. FERNCOMBE, P. HURENY.

SUBS: M. FIVES, C. KINDREGAN, C. PRUNTY.

Junior Hurling

On Sunday morning last we played Ballinameela in Fraher Field in the Western Championship and after a very entertaining hours hurling it was our opponents who took the spoils. This Friday night we play Kilgobnet in our last game of the group stages in Colligan at 7:15 pm.

Sponsored Cycle

We would ask those cyclists with sponsorship cards not yet returned to please return them to the organisers of the cycle as soon as possible.

Club Bingo

This Sunday our Club Bingo returns to the CBS Hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1,200.

All Ireland Tickets

Any member who wishes to put their name in the draw for All Ireland Hurling Final tickets is asked to contact the Club Secretary as soon as possible.

Booking of Pitches

All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan. We would also ask team managers to please try and do as much heavy training in the areas behind the goals.

Juvenile Notes - 20th August

Under 14

Last Monday we played Clonea in Abbeyside. We played well in this contest and were always holding the advantage to record 6-22 to 1-4 win. Our last game was Monday away to Ballygunner on the 18^th. Results next week.

Panel: Jake O’Riordan, Eoin Ahearne, Daniel Raher, Sean Kent, Meldan O’Dwyer, Eoin Flynn, Shane Kiely, Dathi Brunnock, Jamie Walsh, Ben Flynn, Senan Travers, Cian O’Riordan, Michael Kiely, Patrick Fitzgerald, Oisin Hallahan, Danny Reynolds, James Riordan.

Under 13

Our under 13’s played Lismore in the Western Hurling Final last Saturday in Fraher Field. Our lads played well throughout the game with some great blocking and striking. The final score was 4-14 to 4-2. Next game here is the County Final on 6^th September against the Eastern Champions.

Panel: Jamie Moylan, Sean Roche, Danial Raher, Michael Troy, Colin Foley, Eoin Ahearne, Darragh Slevin, Cian O’Riordan, Senan Travers, Oisin Hallahan, Michael Kiely, DJ Kiely, David Hayes, Niall Buckely, Daniel Treen, Alec Norris, Rory Ahearne, Ben O’Donovan, Tadhg Collins.

Minor Hurling

Our minor hurlers beat Clann na Gael in their third round championship fixture on Tuesday night last. Their next match is tonight (Wednesday) against Roanmore in the Kieran Lennon trophy match.

Under 16

Our under 16 hurling team were defeated on Thursday night last against Lismore in an evenly contested game. All in the club would wish Meldon O Dwyer a speedy recovery after picking up a serious head injury in the game.

Outdoor Hurling

Our outdoor hurling training for juveniles begins again this Saturday (23^rd August) morning beginning at 10:30am for juveniles between under 5 and 10.

Camogie Notes - 20th August

Training

Training returns after our summer break on Friday evening at 6.30 for U6, U8 & U10. New members are always welcome.

U16

Our under 16s play Modeligo on Wednesday evening at 7.30 in Modeligo. All support would be greatly appreciated.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Niamh Briggs on a fantastic Rugby World Cup campaign, what a role model she is for all our young girls.

Photos of County Senior Hurling Championship Match v Lismore

Click here to view pictures of Abbeyside's County Senior Hurling Championship victory over Lismore played at Fraher Field on Saturday night. As always, many thanks to Seán Byrne Photography for providing us with these great action shots.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Table

This is the league table after the fourth round of games in Abbeyside’s County Senior Hurling Championship Group.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	SD	Pts
1	De La Salle	4	4	0	0	7-63	3-43	+4-20	8
2	Abbeyside	4	2	0	2	5-60	5-62	-0-2	4
3	Passage	4	1	2	1	6-64	5-64	+1-0	4
4	Lismore	4	1	1	2	7-51	7-61	-0-10	3
5	Roanmore	4	1	1	2	4-46	5-57	-1-11	3
6	Fourmilewater	4	1	0	3	1-60	5-57	-0-9	2

The first four teams qualify for the quarter finals. The league position of teams on equal points is determined by the result between both teams.