Under 11
On Monday May 9th we played our second
game in the Town & Country League when we headed to Blackwater Community
School in Lismore. On a wet & miserable night we came up short against a
good Lismore side. Then on Saturday May 14th we headed back to the same venue
when we were invited to participate in the Ber Ryan Memorial Tournament held
annually for U11's. First up we played St. Mary's of Clonmel and with the last
puck off the game Mary's got a 'lucky' goal to win by that score. After a break
we played Bride Rovers of Cork and after a poor first half we got going in the
second half to lose out by a couple of points in the end. Big well done to the
boys who played on the day. Thanks to Lismore for the invite & hospitality
shown to us. The panel on the day was Conor Gough, Sean Queally, Jake Fitzgerald
Drummey, Kieran Cosgrave, Billy O Connell, Daniel Morrissey, Jake O Donnell,
Fionn Murchu, Cormac Dunne Fitz, Brian Callaghan, Darragh Cosgrave, Jack O
Donovan.
Under 13 and 10
We played in the Under 13 Western
semi final on Friday night last in football in Tallow versus Cois Brid. We
achieved victory on the night and have set up a Western Final spot where we
take on St Pats on Sunday next. We wish all involved well.
Meanwhile our Under 10 hurling team
take on Ring tonight (Wednesday) in a challenge match.
Minor
Our minor football team take on near
neighbours Dungarvan in the next round of the minor championship tomorrow night
(Thursday). It would be fantastic to see a large Village turnout on the night.
Under 14
We played Ring on Wednesday night
last in Ring in the last group game of the Under 14 Football Championship. On
the night we came away with victory setting up a semi final match against
Tramore which was to be played last night (Tuesday) in Tramore. At the time of
going to print the result of this match was not known but will be included in
next week’s notes.
Under 16
Our Under 16 football team played
Gaultir last Tuesday night in the county semi final in terrible conditions. On
the night we fought back well near the end to earn a replay. The replay was played
in better conditions on Sunday morning last in Bunmahon where we came away with
a comfortable enough victory. The county final will take place on Saturday
morning next in Walsh Park against De Le Salle. Best wishes are extended to all
involved.
Garveys
Garveys are currently doing a
promotion where you get a voucher towards club gear if you spend €40. If anyone
gets any of these vouchers we ask that you would hand them into Juvenile
treasurer John Dillon or any coach.
Kellogs Cúl Camp
Our camp for the Kellogs Cúl Camp
this year is from the 4th to the 8th July. This is always
a great camp and we always have big numbers attending. To book your place on
this camp you can do so online on www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie .
Bag Pack
The juvenile club are holding their
annual bag pack fundraiser on Thursday 2nd, Friday 3rd
and Saturday 4th June in Garveys Super value. This fundraiser is
vital to raise adequate funding for the juvenile club and all parents are asked
to help out volunteering their time. We respectfully ask parents to volunteer
two hours on any one of these days to achieve a successful outcome. Please
contact our juvenile secretary Audrey on 087 (6987388) if you would be willing
to help. All help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Old Hurleys
The
club would like to ask all parents if they have any old hurleys that they no
longer use could they give them into any academy coach or to our equipment
officer Sean Fischer. We would very much appreciate any hurleys regardless of
age or condition. Thank you.
Mini All Ireland
Our 2016 Mini All-Ireland Hurling series involving our U8
& U9 hurlers kicks off next Saturday morning when we will play two rounds,
commencing @ 1030hrs.The excitement has been building over the past number of
weeks in anticipation of some great games of hurling. The teams are as
follows:-
Dublin: Conor Byrne, Jack
Fischer, Sean Kiely, Eoin Carroll, Nicky Fitzpatrick, James O'Donnell, Louis
Simms, Callum Donnellan and Caolan Barrett.
Clare: Charlie Feeney, Phelim Tyrell, Joey Riordan,
Fionnan Lonergan, Rian Burke, Aaron Walsh, Callum Tutty, Conor Dalton and Dan
Hayes.
Galway: Oisin Power, Daniel O'Connor, John Dillon,
Owen Morrissey, Caleb Egan-Walsh, Shane Enright, Cian Lacey, Sean Og Regan and
AJ Hayes.
Kilkenny: Tomas Barrett, Simon Power, Padraig o Niadh,
Eoin Hackett, Evan Walsh, Jack Hurney,
Darragh Mansfield, Jonathan Tutty and Jake Cummins.
Tipperary: Matthew Walsh, Kaelen Barry, Archie
Mattiuzzi, Charlie Burns, Oisin Navin, Colm Poland, Diuran Norris, Rian Keohan
and Nathan Norris.
Limerick: Scott Collins, Elliott Henley, Adam
Fitzpatrick, Alex Lubek, Fionn Kelly-Foley, Donal Rowe, Sean Murray, Cathal
McGrath and Seoin Dowling.
The round 1 games are as
follows Dublin v Kilkenny, Clare v Tipperary and Galway v Limerick. The round 2
games are as follows Dublin v Tipperary, Clare v Limerick and Galway v
Kilkenny. The Mini Championship will be run off over four (4) wks. The 5
rounds plus play-offs will be played on the first three wks, culminating in the
All-Ireland Finals on wk-4.The competition will be exclusively ground hurling,
with only goals counting. Since the announcement of the Mini All-Ireland series
was made, the U9 & U8 players have all been very busy practicing their
ground hurling, with reports spreading of training sessions being conducted in
the estates throughout the parish since last Saturday, with the clash of ash
reverberating all around Abbeyside & Ballinroad. Will Kilkenny retain their
title or will Clare build on the National League success? Could Limerick or
Dublin finally make the big breakthrough, or will we see resurgence from the
mid west with Galway or Limerick taking the honours? A full report on the six
games of the Mini Ireland series, will appear in next week’s edition.
