The draw for All-Ireland Hurling Final tickets took place in the Clubhouse last night. The following were the winners:-
Mark McGrath
Kevin Tobin
Orla de Búrca
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Club Notes - 31st August
Jack The Joker
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| No. Drawn - 14 |
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connors where the jackpot is €8,200 as on Sunday night Ben O’Donovan
was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 14, which when turned was not
the Joker though he did win €50. Stephen Enright and James, Jack and Joey won
€25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from
Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies
Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crottys Corner Bar.
Senior Hurling
On Friday night last we played Tallow in our third game of the County
Championship in Fraher Field, with our opponents hitting 1-01 in injury time to
take the spoils by a point. We now have two games remaining in the Championship
against Mt. Sion and Fourmilewater.
TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, M. POWER, B. LOOBY, S. O’DONOVAN, J. O’MAHONY, C. PRUNTY, J.
HURNEY, R. FOLEY, D. COLLINS, D. McGRATH, M. O’HALLORAN, N. MONTGOMERY, S. DALY,
P. HURNEY, M. FERNCOMBE.
SUBS: G.HURNEY, M. GORMAN.
Junior A Hurling
Our Junior hurlers took on Geraldines in their final game of the group
stages of the Western Championship on Saturday afternoon last. At the end of a
high scoring game it was the Aglish men who came out winners, meaning we come
second in the group and now play Dungarvan in the Western Quarter Final.
TEAM: S. RYAN, M. COLEMAN, G. BREEN, S. O’CONNOR, D. HENLEY, J. ELSTED, D.
FERNCOMBE, D. HICKEY, D. SWEENEY, R. RYAN, L. HURNEY, R. CONWAY, E. KIELY, E. ENRIGHT,
T. MURRAY.
Mobile Phone
A mobile phone was found at the club grounds over the weekend and if you
believe it may be yours then please contact Bernard Shields.
Club Bingo
Our club bingo will continue this Sunday night, with a return to the CBS
Hall where the jackpot is €450.
Juvenile Notes - 31st August
U12
Our
U12s had a very busy schedule last week. Firstly we headed to Thurles to take
part in the Munster hurling activity day. We had 3 short games which we were
pitted against Aghabullogue, Killeagh and Kilruane McDonaghs and thankfully we
won our 3 games and then we had a stadium tour with Michael Breen the Tipperary
senior hurling star. We had a great time
in Semple Stadium and it was a great opportunity for our young players to grace
the historic venue.
Next
on our schedule was we had Town and Country Football League in which we
entertained St. Patricks and it was nip and tuck the whole way. We won by a
couple of points at the end.
Our
final outing was back to hurling again and this time we travelled to Erins Own
in Cork to take part in Colman Dillion Tournament in which we were pitted
against 3 very strong teams. We played Midleton in our first game and this was
a very tough game and won it with a very fine performance in the second half.
Next up was Kilmacud Crokes. This also was a very tough game and unfortunately
we lost this game narrowly in the end. In our last game we needed to win
against Valley Rovers and unfortunately we came up against a very strong team
and lost this one.
Well
done to all involved.
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| U12s in Semple Stadium |
Academy
Our
academy training sessions will continue this Saturday morning for players
between under 6 and under 9 at the club grounds between 10.30 and 11.30.
Under 11
We
travel to the Mill Field on Friday evening next to take on the Nire in the
latest round of the Town and Country League Football. A report of this game
will be included in next week’s notes.
Under 9
The
Under 9s welcomed Lismore and St Patricks to the Burgery last Saturday morning
for a hurling blitz. Some great games were played with the four teams at a
similar level. We would like to thank Lismore and St Pats for attending. A huge
thank you to the parents who brought buns cakes etc for the blitz and who
helped out to make sure adults and kids alike were well looked after. This is
greatly appreciated. Finally we would like to thank our own boys who continue
to come along to the field for training or matches in big numbers and are
really enjoying it.
Under 16
Our
Under 16 hurling team play against De Le Salle tonight (Wednesday 31st)
in Abbeyside in the latest round of the Under 16 Hurling Championship. Please
come out to support the lads and best of luck to all concerned.
Well Done
Well
done to our club players who represented their county in the Under 14 Tony
Forristal and Sonny Walsh tournaments in Waterford last weekend as well as the
players who represented Waterford in the Under 15, 16 and 17 tournaments last
weekend also. We would also like to wish William Beresford from our Under 13
team the best of luck as he lines out in Croke Park on All Ireland Final Day as
part of the Mini Sevens exhibition game. This is a wonderful achievement for
William and we hope he has a day that he will never forget. Hopefully it will
be the first time of many he lights up the pitch at headquarters.
Minor
We
were beaten in the latest round of the minor hurling championship against
Portlaw/Ballyduff on a score line of 2-19 to 2-14. Next match here is against
Dungarvan on September the 7th.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Table
This is the league table after
the third round of games in Abbeyside’s County Senior Hurling Championship
Group.
Pos
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
SD
|
Pts
|
1
|
Fourmilewater
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2-52
|
0-44
|
+14
|
5
|
2
|
Abbeyside
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3-52
|
4-42
|
+7
|
4
|
3
|
Roanmore
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2-47
|
1-46
|
+4
|
3
|
4
|
Mount Sion
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3-48
|
6-41
|
-2
|
2
|
5
|
Cappoquin
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4-46
|
5-45
|
-2
|
2
|
6
|
Tallow
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3-31
|
1-58
|
-21
|
2
|
Results Tallow 2-14 Abbeyside 1-16
Fourmilewater 0-17 Roanmore 0-17
Mount Sion 3-19 Cappoquin 2-13
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.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Club Notes - 24th August
Jack The Joker
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| No. Drawn - 12 |
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connors where the jackpot is €8,000 as on Sunday night Bernard
Shields was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 12, which when turned
was not the Joker though he did win €50. Louis and Chopper and Ciara Clancy won
€25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from
Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar,
Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Corner Bar.
Congratulations
On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate Conor Prunty
and all the County Under 21 hurlers on their All Ireland Semi Final victory against
Antrim last Saturday in Thurles.
Senior Hurling
On Friday night last we played Passage in the Sargent Cup semi final in
Fraher Field in very difficult weather conditions, at the end of which it was
our opponents who came away with the victory.
TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, M. POWER, B. LOOBY, S. O’DONOVAN, J. HURNEY, R. FOLEY, S. O’HARE,
D. COLLINS, D. McGRATH, M. O’HALLORAN, N. MONTGOMERY, S. DALY, S. O’CONNOR, M. GORMAN,
E. KIELY.
SUBS: D. SWEENEY, E. ENRIGHT, J. DUGGAN, R. RYAN, P. LYNCH.
This Friday night we play Tallow in Fraher Field at 8:30 in the third
round of the County Championship.
Junior A Hurling
Our Junior hurlers had a very good win over Tourin at 1:30 in Bushy Park
in our third game of the Western Championship on Sunday last. This win means
that if we defeat Geraldines this Saturday evening in Bushy Park at 6:30 we
will qualify for the semi finals of the championship.
TEAM: S. RYAN, M. COLEMAN, G. BREEN, S. O’CONNOR, D. HENLEY, M. POWER, P. LYNCH,
D. McGRATH, D. SWEENEY, R. RYAN, L. HURNEY, C. KINDREGAN, E. KIELY, E. ENRIGHT,
T. MURRAY.
Club Bingo
Our club bingo will continue this Sunday night, with a return to the CBS
Hall where the jackpot is €400.
Juvenile Notes - 24th August
Academy
Our
academy training sessions will continue this Saturday morning for players
between under 6 and under 9 at the club grounds between 10.30 and 11.30.
Under 11
It was a busy couple of
days for the Under 11 age group. On Wednesday last we went to Lismore for a
mini hurling blitz where we took on Lismore first. In an entertaining game we
shared the spoils. Straight into our next match against Midleton and the boys
built on the first game and won well at the end. On Friday night we went back
to football for our latest Town & Country game when Gaultier visited the
Burgery. After an even enough first half the eastern side proved too strong for
our lads and won comfortably at the finish. Next up is the Nire in a couple of
weeks. Football training continues
Friday nights at 6pm till 7pm.
Under 14
The Under 14 hurling team continue to train every
Tuesday and Thursday night at the club grounds.
All in the juvenile club would also like to wish
Colin Foley and Alex Norris the very best of luck as they represent the club
and their county in the Tony Forristal and Sonny Walsh competitions in
Waterford this weekend. This is a marvellous achievement for both players and
hopefully they will have a weekend that they will never forget.
Under 10
It was also a busy week for our Under 10 team. On
Monday night of last week they took on St Olivers and on Saturday last they
took on Ballybacon Grange who were coached by ex Tipperary goalie Brendan
Cummins. The lads really enjoyed both matches, and as I said earlier in the
year in this page, are improving with every outing. They were also due to play
Fourmilewater last night (Tuesday). At the time of going to print the result of
this match was not available but will be included in next week’s notes.
Under 13
Our Under 13 hurling team had a very good win
against Lismore in the last week and are now into a semi final of the western
championship which will be played on September 3rd.
Minor
Our minor hurling team played the latest round of
their championship on Thursday night last against Lismore. On the evening that was ideal for hurling it
was the Lismore team that upped their game in the second half to come out on
top on a score line of 2-20 to 3-08. Next match here for the lads is against
Portlaw/Ballyduff on the 22nd August.
Under 16
After a poor display in their last match against
Roanmore our Under16 team came into their latest game in their championship
needing a moral boosting win. On the night it was De Le Salle who provided the
opposition. Our lads were much sharper and hungry than they were in previous
games putting in their best display so far and thus coming away with victory on
the night on a score line of 0-20 to 2-10. Well done to all involved.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Club Notes - 17th August
Jack The Joker
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| No. Drawn - 32 |
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connors where the jackpot is €7,800 as on Sunday night John Cosgrave
was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 32, which when turned was not
the Joker though he did win €50. Paula Dunford and Nuala Foley won €25 each. As
well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience
Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside
Post Office and Crottys Corner Bar.
Junior B Hurling
Our Junior B hurlers recorded a very good win over Modeligo on Friday
night last in Colligan and now have one game remaining in the championship
versus Shamrocks.
TEAM: J.P. McGRATH, A. O’RAGHNAIGH, D. BYRNE, S. O’GORMAN, D. FERNCOMBE, J. MULLEN,
P. COLLINS, B. HENLEY, J. BERESFORD, J. ORGAN, M. MAHER, O. YOUNG, S. LANIGAN,
J. O’RIORDAN, J. WALSH.
SUBS: C. DWYER, T. COLLINS.
Best of Luck
On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish Conor Prunty and all
the county under 21 hurlers the very best of luck ahead of their All Ireland
Semi Final against Antrim this Saturday in Thurles.
Senior Hurling
This Friday night we play Passage in the Sargent Cup semi final at 8:30
pm in Fraher Field.
Junior A Hurling
This Sunday we play Tourin at 1:30 in Bushy Park in our third game of
the Western Championship.
Club Bingo
Our club bingo will continue this Sunday night, but it sees a change of
venue to The Park Hotel with a jackpot of €400.
Sympathy
On behalf of all in the club we would like to extend our sympathies to
the family and friends of the Pat Veale, Strandside who passed away recently.
Pat was principal of Scoil Mhuire for many years and his son Pat was a very
talented player for the club. We would also like to extend our sympathy to the
family and friends of the late Fr. Richard Doherty who passed away last week.
Fr. Doherty was Parish Priest of Abbeyside for many years and was involved in
many committees and organisations in the parish.
Juvenile Notes - 17th August
Academy
Please
note that this week’s academy session for under six to under nine players will
take place on Friday evening at 6.30 to 7.30 rather than Saturday morning due
to the Sean Kelly Cycle taking place on Saturday morning. Training will then
resume the following Saturday morning at the normal times.
Centra
Activity Day at Walsh Park
On Sunday next 21st August from 12pm to 3pm Walsh Park
Waterford will host the 2016 Centra Activity day. The session will involve
skill and fun games for 8 to 12 year olds with the promise of several Waterford
county stars to be on-hand. If you’re interested in attending, please register
at Frank Nugent Centra, Abbeyside or register before 12 on Sunday next.
Under
9
The under nine hurling team travelled to Cappoquin for a
blitz on Saturday morning last and acquitted themselves well in three matches.
The boys have been working hard on the skills of the game over the summer and
are all enjoying their hurling. Training for this group happens every Wednesday
night at 7 and Saturday mornings at 10.30 except this Saturday morning which
has been brought forward to Friday night as mentioned above to accommodate the
Sean Kelly cycle.
Under
11
We travel to Lismore tonight (Wednesday) to play in a mini
hurling bitz at the under11 age group. Then on Friday night we play Gaultir in
Abbeyside in the next round of the Town and Country League in football. Reports
on the blitz and the match against Gaultir will be included in next week’s
notes.
Under
13
Our Under 13 hurling team were due to play Lismore in their
latest round of the Western Championship on Monday night last. At the time of
going to print the result of this match was not available but will be included
in next week’s notes.
Under
10
Our Under 10 team were also due to be in action on Monday
night last against St Oliver’s. How the lads got on will be included next week
also.
Under
14
Under 14 hurling training continues every Tuesday and
Thursday night at the club grounds as this team prepares for the knock out
stages of their championship.
Under
16
Our Under 16 hurling team take on Mount Sion in the fourth
round of the County Championship this Friday, 19th August in Abbeyside.
Good luck to everyone involved.
Minor
On Wednesday night last we took on Ballygunner in the third
round of the minor hurling championship. On the night it was a very strong
Ballygunner team that dominated proceeding before winning in the end on a score
line of 2-21 to 1-11. Next up here for the lads was due to be on Monday night
the 15th August against Lismore. At the time of going to print the
result of this match was not available but will be included here next week.
Under
15
Our Under 15 hurling team also took on a strong Ballygunner
side during the week and lost on a score line of 4-11 to 0-14. On the day we
played well but just came up against a very skilful and determined city outfit.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Club Notes - 10th August
Jack The Joker
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| No. Drawn - 31 |
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connors where the jackpot is €7,600 as on Monday night Bernard Troy was
drawn out of the drum and chose card number 31, which when turned was not the
Joker though he did win €50. Charlie Crotty and Rita Sawdust won €25 each. As
well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience
Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside
Post Office and Crotty’s Corner Bar.
Junior Hurling
Our Junior B hurlers play Modeligo on Friday night in Colligan at 7pm in
their last game of the group stages of the Western Championship.
Matches Postponed
Please note that due to the replay of the All Ireland Senior Hurling
Semi Final our Senior Championship game against Tallow and our Junior game
against Tourin have both been postponed.
Summer Camp
Following on the huge success of the Cúl Camps at the start of July we
are delighted to say that there will be another Camp in our club in August.
Organised by our own Michael O’Halloran the 4 day camps run from August 9th to 12th and
16th to 19th with the camps running from 10 am to 2pm
daily. With coaching from county players Colin Dunford, Brian O’Halloran,
Thomas Ryan and Fiona Morrissey the camps promise to be action packed, and
further details can be got from Michael O’Halloran at 087 7712745 or Eoin
Enright at 087 0900727.
Club Bingo
Our club bingo will continue this Sunday night, but it sees a change of
venue to The Park Hotel with a jackpot of €2,150.
Juvenile Notes - 10th August
HOTG
Our
fourth HOTG session was held in Páirc na mBláth, Ballinroad on Wed Aug 3rd
last and for the fourth successive week, we had another large
turn-out.
Guest
coaches were Waterford Ladies footballers, Maria Delahunty and Caoimhe McGrath
and County U-21 hurler Conor Prunty.
Thanks
to the residents for cutting the grass and supporting the event.
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| Hurling on the Green - Páirc na mBláth |
Thanks
Alot
of people contribute to making “Hurling On The Green” a success and due to the
fact that we have now completed our 2016 Programme it’s only fitting that we
thank everyone who has helped us this year.
Firstly,
to all the residents in the four estates, who made us welcome and helped
prepare the greens and promote the event, thank you.
Thanks
to all the parents for supporting each event and to all the children, who
enjoyed themselves so much and made it all so worthwhile.
To
the Staff of Waterford County Council, who had the greens in Tournore, Cruchan and McCarthyville
like a billiard table and who supplied us with cones and safety barriers over
the four weeks, it was much appreciated.
A
large band of club members put in a lot of work to ensure the events run safely
and smoothly. Much of the work is unseen; however, it’s
very much appreciated.
If
you enjoyed HOTG and wish to play more Hurling, Football or Camogie, you are
welcome to come along to our Academy sessions on Saturday morning from 10:30 to
11:30 & Camogie on Friday evenings from 6.30pm.
Blitz
We
will be holding a special blitz for all our young camogie players, hurlers
& footballers on Saturday 17th September, more news over the
coming weeks.
Cúl Camp
2016
has been a fantastic success for Waterford GAA Cúl Camps with a huge increase
in the numbers of children taking part.
The camps have all been great and the feedback from parents has been
wonderful, so we are looking to try and give something back and so we will hold
two extra camps. Both will be the same week, 22th to 26th August and
will take place in our County Grounds, Walsh Park and Fraher Field. We will
have loads of unique prizes and lots of visits from County Players, including
our Cúl Camp Ambassadors, Tadhg Bourke and Patrick Curran.
Second Camp
Specials
Venues: Walsh Park and
Fraher Field.
Dates: 22th to 26th
August, Monday to Friday 10 am to 2.30 pm.
Cost: €35 per child
Please
note no gear is available at these camps.
Limited
number of places at each venue.
Booking: Use the 2016 Cúl
Camps Booking form and return to Coaching Office, Walsh Pk, Keane’s Road,
Waterford.
Contacts:
Liam
Cheasty, 087/2325990 – email: liamcheasty@gmail.com
Eoin
Breathnach 087/9219345 – email: eoin.breathnach.gda.waterford@gaa.ie
Under 11
The U11’s got
their football campaign off to a winning start with a fine display against St.
Pats in Kilgobnet on Friday night last (5th of August). Next up is
Gaultier in Abbeyside.
Under 14
Our U14 hurling team
played their final league game on Monday of last week away to Portlaw. Training
continues every Tuesday and Thursday at the club grounds.
Under 15
Roanmore travelled
to Abbeyside on Saturday to play our U15’s in the second round of the U15
Hurling League. Despite our boys not being as physically big and strong as the
city side, they stuck with them for most of the game, but in the end were well
beaten 7-7 to 3.4. Despite being beaten Abbeyside played with huge heart and
commitment until the final whistle.
Under 16
Our U16 hurling team
played Passage on Monday night of last week in Abbeyside and had a
comprehensive win (6-14 to 0-09). The same team travelled to Roanmore two
nights later and were well beaten by a much improved and better Roanmore side on
a scoreline of 6-19 to 0-1.
Minor
Our Minor Hurling
Team are playing the next round of their county championship tonight (Wednesday)
away to Ballygunner at 7pm. Support for the team would be appreciated.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Club Notes - 3rd August
Jack The Joker
 |
| No. Drawn - 17 |
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night
in Alice O’Connors where the jackpot is €7,400 as on Sunday night Richie Hayes was
drawn out of the drum and chose card number 17, which when turned was not the
Joker though he did win €50. Michael and Stephen Donovan and Anne McGrath won
€25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from
Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies
Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Corner Bar.
Under 21 Hurling
On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate Conor Prunty
and all the County Under 21 hurlers on their Munster Final victory against
Tipperary in Walsh Park on Wednesday last.
Senior Football
On Saturday night last our senior footballers recorded their first win
in the County Championship with a good win over Ardmore. Our next game is against
The Nire in late August.
TEAM: S. ENRIGHT, C. McCARTHY, B. LOOBY, E. BERGIN, D. COLLINS, S. BRIGGS, J.
HURNEY, S. O’HARE, C. PRUNTY, G. HURNEY, M. FERNCOMBE, J. O’MAHONY, S. O’DONOVAN,
P. HURNEY, M. O’HALLORAN.
SUBS: M. MAHER, N. MONTGOMMERY, J. ELSTED, P. LYNCH, D. LOOBY.
Summer Camp
Following on the huge success of the Cúl Camps at the start of July we
are delighted to say that there will be another Camp in our club in August.
Organised by our own Michael O’Halloran the 4 day camps run from August 9th
to 12th and 16th to 19th with the camps
running from 10 am to 2pm daily. With coaching from county players Colin
Dunford, Brian O’Halloran, Thomas Ryan and Fiona Morrissey the camps promise to
be action packed, and further details can be got from Michael O’Halloran at 087
7712745 or Eoin Enright at 087 0900727.
Club Bingo
Our club bingo will continue this Sunday night, but it sees a change of
venue to The Park Hotel with a jackpot of €2,100.
Sympathy
On behalf of all in the club we would like to extend our sympathies to
the O’Riordan family, Murphy Place on the death of Michael
“Lylie”O’Riordan. Lylie’s sons played
for the club for many years helping to win numerous county titles and his
grandsons continue to play for the club today maintaining the proud family
tradition.
Juvenile Notes - 3rd August
Cúl Camp
2016
has been a fantastic success for Waterford GAA Cúl Camps with a huge increase
in the numbers of children taking part.
The camps have all been great and the feedback from parents has been
wonderful, so we are looking to try and give something back and so we will hold
two extra camps. Both will be the same week, 22th to 26th August and
will take place in our County Grounds, Walsh Park and Fraher Field. We will
have loads of unique prizes and lots of visits from County Players, including
our Cúl Camp Ambassadors, Tadhg Bourke and Patrick Curran.
Second Camp Specials
Venues: Walsh Park and
Fraher Field.
Dates: 22th to 26th
August, Monday to Friday 10 am to 2.30 pm.
Cost: €35 per child
Please
note no gear is available at these camps.
Limited
number of places at each venue.
Booking: Use the 2016 Cúl
Camps Booking form and return to Coaching Officer, Walsh Pk, Keane’s Road,
Waterford.
Contacts:
Liam
Cheasty, 087/2325990 – email: liamcheasty@gmail.com
Eoin
Breathnach 087/9219345 – email: eoin.breathnach.gda.waterford@gaa.ie
Hurling on the Green
A
big crowd turned out for our third HOTG session in McCarthy Ville on Wednesday
evening last. Although we had one or two showers, the fun and enjoyment was not
dampened in any way. Thanks to the residents and everyone who contributed to
making the event such a success. This week we are heading to Páirc na mBláth in
Ballinroad. This session covers Kilminion, An Grianán, Knocknagranagh, An
Rosán, Cúl na Cille and surrounding areas.
Registration commences at 6:30pm, with activities running from 7 to 8
pm. If you enjoyed HOTG, or and wish to play more Hurling, Football or Camogie,
you are welcome to come along to our Academy sessions on Saturday morning from
10:30 to 11:30 and Camogie on Friday evenings from 6pm. New members are always
welcome at our Academy sessions.
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| Hurling on the Green - McCarthyville |
Former Team Mates
Pictured
at the HOTG session in McCarthy Ville on Wed last was our ever busy club
chairman Bernard Shields, who was taking a quick break from the HOTG activity
to chat to long time resident & former team mate Eddie Moore.
A
native of Holycross in Co. Tipperary, Eddie wore the club colours for many
years, with both himself & Bernard playing in the 1964 County Senior
Hurling final against Mount Sion, in which the city side took the honours by
3-6 to 1-6.
A
year later, in 1965 both were involved in Ballinacourty’s historic first ever
county Championship winning side, which captured the County Intermediate
Football title & earned our place in senior ranks for the very first time.
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| Bernard Shields & Eddie Moore |
Academy
Our
academy training sessions will continue this Saturday morning for players
between under 5 and under 10 at the club grounds between 10.30 and 11.30.
Under 11
We
play our first town and country league football match this Friday night coming
the 5th August when we are away to St Pats. A report on this match
will be included in next week’s notes.
Under 14
Under
14 hurling training continues on Tuesdays and the last round of the league will
be played on Monday next. We wish all involved the very best of luck.
Minor
In
our second game in the County Minor Hurling Championship we took on Clonea. In
what turned out to be a great free scoring game we came out on top on a score
line of 3-16 to 3-12. This was a much improved performance on the first match
against De Le Salle and that improvement will have to continue as our next
match up is against a very strong Ballygunner team on Wednesday 10th
August.
Under 16
Our
under 16 hurling team were due to play two fixtures this week. The first was to
have taken place on Monday night last and the second is due to be played
tonight Wednesday (ask players or mentors for details). We will be trying hard
to win these two games to give us the best chance of getting out of the group.
Under 15
On
Saturday afternoon last we played our first game in the Under 15 County Hurling
Championship against Mount Sion. Despite being under strength on the day due to
commitments over the bank holiday weekend the lads battled away bravely
throughout. On the day it was the city team that took the spoils on a score
line of 5-7 to 2-8.
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