Club Notes - 27th December

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Monday night in Alice O’Connor's Bar where the jackpot is €6400 as on Saturday night Jack Kiely was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 30 which when turned was not the joker but he did win €50. Niamh Briggs and Chopper & Lois won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crottys Bar.

Happy Christmas

CLG Dún na Mainistreach / Baile na Cúrite would like to wish all its members and supporters, at home and abroad, a very happy Christmas and best wishes for 2018.

Club Notes - 20th December

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Saturday night in Alice O’Connors Bar where the jackpot is €6200 as on Sunday night Helen Foley was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 17 which when turned was not the joker but she did win €50. Jim Egan and Tom Walsh won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crottys Bar.

Under 21 Hurling

It is likely that our under 21 Hurling County Final will take place in early January.

Welcome Home

We would like to welcome home all our club members who have travelled back to the parish to celebrate Christmas with their families.  We hope they have an enjoyable visit home for Christmas.

Club Winter Raffle

Tickets for our club winter raffle are now on sale throughout the parish with a number of attractive prizes on offer including heating fuels such as home heating oil, timber and coal. The draw will take place in January and we appeal to all our supporters to please support the draw as best you can.

Christmas Greetings

On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish all our members and supporters a Happy and Peaceful Christmas. We would also like to thank the editor and staff of the Dungarvan Leader and Dungarvan Observer for all their help during the year.  Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Friday night with a jackpot of €1300.

Club Notes - 13th December

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €6000 as on Sunday night John Healy was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 52 which when turned was not the joker but he did win €50. Marian Whelan and Yvonne Sheehan won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Bar.

AGM

Our Annual General Meeting took place in Ballinroad Hall on Saturday night last, where there was a very good turnout to review the activities in the club in 2017 and to plan for 2018. Following a moments silence to remember those members who passed away this year, the first item on the agenda was the Treasurer’s Report. As usual Pakie Hurney's report gave a very detailed account of the club accounts and all those present were left in no doubt of the huge amount of work that goes into raising the money needed to run our club every year. Pakie thanked all those who work so hard to raise these funds and thanked our main club sponsors  Adesco for their  continued support of the club.

Following this Tomás Kiely's Secretary's Report gave a most comprehensive review of the club activities both on and off the field.  Whilst we would all have wished for better results at Senior Level this year Tomás referenced the large amount of serious injuries we had this year and the fact that a number of players got their Senior debuts in 2017. Also the victory by our Junior hurlers in the County Final and the Under 21 hurlers Western Title give further hope for the future.

Our Chairman Michael Briggs then gave his inaugural address as Club Chairman.  Michael thanked all those who worked so hard for the club throughout the year, from our Juvenile Section right through to the Senior Club. In praising the work of our hardworking volunteers Michael appealed for more people to get involved in working for the club to help lessen the burden on those already doing this work. Michael also gave details of a planned Health and Wellbeing Initiative which is hoped to be up and running in early 2018. Michael concluded his address by congratulating Austin Flynn on being inducted into the Munster GAA Hall of Fame.

The election of officers then took place with the following elected.

Presidents: Austin Flynn, Liam Enright, Éamonn Keane, Joseph Organ, Jimmy O’Leary, Bernard Shields, Fr. Michael Enright, P.E.

Vice Presidents: Fr. Michael Brennock, OSA, Fr. Colin Fives, OSA, Fr. Ned Hassett, PP

Chairman: Michael Briggs

Vice Chairman: Michael Cosgrave

Secretary: Tomás Kiely

Assistant Secretary: Eleanor McGrath

Treasurer: Pakie Hurney

PRO: Neil Moore

Membership Officer: Pat Keane

Children’s Officer: Bríd Slevin

Committee: Sean McGrath, Conor Clancy, Joe Cleary, Jim O’Mahony, Michael O’Donovan, Ian Kiely, Jack O'Hare, Ger Collins, John Dillon, Danny McGrath.

Senior Manager

At a club committee meeting after the AGM Peter Queally was ratified as manager of our Senior Hurling and Football teams for 2018. His selectors Shane Briggs and Laurence Hurney were also ratified and we wish them the very best of luck for the year ahead.

Club Winter Raffle

Tickets for our club winter raffle are now on sale throughout the parish with a number of attractive prizes on offer including heating fuels such as home heating oil, timber and coal. The draw will take place in January and we appeal to all our supporters to please support the draw as best you can.

Munster GAA Hall of Fame

On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate our own Austin Flynn on being selected as the recipient of this year's Munster GAA Hall of Fame Award Winner. This is a fantastic and most deserved award for Austin who was of course selected at full back on the Waterford Hurling team of the Millennium.

During his illustrious playing career with Waterford Austin won 3 Munster Titles, 1 National League and of course he was on the team that captured Waterford's last All Ireland title in 1959. Austin was a near permanent fixture at full back during this Golden Age for the Déise, and his fine performances were acknowledged when he was selected on the Munster team which won the 1960 Railway Cup.

Throughout this time Austin gave great service to our club but unfortunately County Senior Hurling honours eluded the team as they suffered defeat in four County Finals. Austin remains an extremely popular figure in our Club to this day, is always generous with his time and is most willing to offer help and advice whenever he is asked.

Once again we congratulate "Austeen" on this wonderful award and thank Munster Council for acknowledging a true giant of the game.

Austin Flynn celebrating his 1959 All-Ireland Hurling Final
victory with Bridget Whelan and Bridget Flynn

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with a jackpot of €1250.

Club Notes - 6th December

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €5800 as on Sunday night Mary Fraher was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 32 which when turned was not the joker but she did win €50.  Anthony O'Loughlin and Maurice O’Donnell won €25 each.  As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar, Abbeyside Post Office and Crotty’s Bar.

Under 21 Hurling

On Saturday night last we took on Dungarvan in the Western Final replay in Fraher Field.  Similar to last week’s drawn game it was a typical local derby game with nothing between the teams throughout an absorbing contest.  Fortunately at the full time whistle we emerged as winners by 2 points and now await the winners of the Eastern Championship in the County Final.

TEAM: S. RYAN, C. McCARTHY, J. DUGGAN, M. COLEMAN, M. TWOMEY, C. PRUNTY, J. ELSTED, D. LOOBY, D. McGRATH, N. MONTGOMERY, J. BERESFORD, S. WHELAN BARRETT, E. KIELY, S. DALY, T. LOOBY.

Well Done

On behalf of all in the club we would like to congratulate Ardmore GAA Club on their wonderful victory over Ballybacon Grange in the Munster Junior Hurling Club Final on Sunday last.

AGM

Our Annual General Meeting will take place in Ballinroad Hall on Saturday December 9^th at 8pm.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with a jackpot of €1200.

Western U21 'A' Hurling Champions

Congratulations to our U21 hurlers and management team on their magnificent 1-15 to 2-10 victory over neighbours Dungarvan in last night's Western Final Replay. We held a narrow 1-4 to 0-6 lead at half time, our goal coming from Seán Whelan Barrett. The second half was nip and tuck and at the final whistle we emerged winners by two points. This is our second divisional title in two years and seventh in all. We await the winners of the Eastern Championship in the County Final.

Captain John Elsted raises the Western U21 'A' Hurling
trophy aloft after victory over Dungarvan in
the replayed final played at Fraher Field

Western U21 'A' Hurling Champions, 2017

Results

2017 RESULTS

Western U21 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Final Replay

Abbeyside 1-15 Dungarvan 2-10 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 2^nd December

Western U21 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 2-12 Dungarvan 2-12 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 25^th November

County Senior Football Championship Round 5

Ballinacourty 0-8 The Nire 2-6 – Fraher Field, Thursday, 16^th November

Western Junior ‘C’ Football Championship Final

Ballinacourty 0-5 Kilgobnet 1-5 – Leamybrien, Sunday, 12^th November

County Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 4-9 De La Salle 0-13 – Carrickbeg, Friday, 10^th November

Western U21 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Semi Final

Abbeyside 4-16 St. Carthage’s 1-10 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 4^th November

Western Intermediate Football Relegation Play-Off

Ballinacourty 3-12 Stradbally 1-3 – Stradbally, Friday, 27^th October

County Senior Football Championship Round 3

Ballinacourty 1-12 Portlaw 1-3 – Lemybrien, Saturday, 21^st October

County Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final

Abbeyside 4-13 Lismore 3-17 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 7^th October

County Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 5

Abbeyside 0-13 Ballyduff Upper 0-12 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 1^st October

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Semi Final

Abbeyside 1-8 Ballygunner 0-19 – Bunmahon, Saturday, 30^th September

County Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 4

Abbeyside 0-12 Ballygunner 1-28 – Walsh Park, Sunday, 24^th September

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round Semi Final

Abbeyside 0-9 Kilgobnet 0-12 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 23^rd September

County Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 3

Abbeyside 0-14 De La Salle 3-20 – Walsh Park, Saturday, 16^th September

Western Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final

Ballinacourty 1-7 Ballyduff Upper 1-8 – Cappoquin, Saturday, 9^th September

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 5

Abbeyside 1-15 Ballygunner 0-15 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 6^th September

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 4

Abbeyside v Clonea – Abbeyside, Saturday, 2^nd September – CONCEDED BY CLONEA

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 3-22 Ballyduff Upper 1-9 – Cappoquin, Friday, 1^st September

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Final

Ballinacourty 3-6 Rathgormack 3-8 – Fraher Field, Thursday, 31^st August

County Senior Hurling League Group B Play Off

Abbeyside 3-18 Roanmore 1-15 – Abbeyside, Saturday, 26^th August

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 7

Abbeyside 1-9 Shamrocks 2-9 – Tourin, Friday, 18^th August

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 5

Abbeyside 4-20 Portlaw 2-14 – Portlaw, Wednesday, 16^th August

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 3

Abbeyside 3-10 De La Salle 6-18 – Gracedieu, Tuesday, 15^th August

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Semi Final

Abbeyside 1-15 Fourmilewater 3-5 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 12^th August

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 6

Abbeyside 1-16 Brickey Rangers 3-17 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 12^th August

Western Junior ‘C’ Football Championship Round 2

Ballinacourty 9-14 Dungarvan 0-9 – Abbeyside, Thursday, 10^th August

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 4

Abbeyside 0-22 Lismore 2-16 – Lismore, Tuesday, 8^th August

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 6

Ballinacourty 0-7 Dungarvan 5-15 – Dungarvan Club Grounds, Friday, 4^th August

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 2

Abbeyside 0-19 Mount Sion 2-17 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 2^nd August

County Senior Football Championship Round 2

Ballinacourty 2-4 An Rinn 0-16 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 30^th July

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 3

Abbeyside v Dungarvan – Abbeyside, Tuesday, 25^th July – CONCEDED BY ABBEYSIDE

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 5

Abbeyside v Clashmore – Bushy Park, Saturday, 22^nd July – CONCEDED BY CLASHMORE

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Round 5

Abbeyside v Dungarvan – Fraher Field, Friday, 21^st July – CONCEDED BY DUNGARVAN

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 1

Abbeyside 3-13 Dungarvan 1-9 – Dungarvan Club Grounds, Wednesday, 19^th July

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 4

Abbeyside 2-10 Kilgobnet 2-9 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 16^th July

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Round 4

Abbeyside 2-19 Lismore 4-9 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 16^th July

County Senior Football League Group B Round 5

Ballinacourty 4-19 Rathgormack 2-12 – Rathgormack, Sunday, 9^th July

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 5

Ballinacourty 5-9 Colligan 3-7 – Fraher Field, Friday, 7^th July

County Senior Football League Group B Round 4

Ballinacourty 3-16 Clashmore 2-10 – Clashmore, Wednesday, 5^th July

County Senior Football League Group B Round 3

Ballinacourty 1-16 Ballinameela 2-7 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 2^nd July

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 4

Ballinacourty 0-16 Stradbally 1-6 – Abbeyside, Friday, 30^th June

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 3

Abbeyside 8-26 Modeligo 0-11 – Bushy Park, Sunday, 25^th June

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 4

Ballinacourty 2-25 Gaultier 2-3 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 25^th June

Sargent Cup Quarter Final

Abbeyside 3-14 Tallow 1-21 – Tallow, Saturday, 24^th June

Western Junior ‘C’ Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-10 Kilgobnet 1-9 – Abbeyside, Friday, 9^th June

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 3

Ballinacourty 2-11 Geraldines 1-11 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 4^th June

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 2

Abbeyside 3-8 Glen Rovers 1-13 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 28^th May

Phelan Cup Round 2

Ballinacourty 0-14 Kilrossanty 1-13 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 28^th May

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Round 3

Abbeyside 1-19 Fourmilewater 0-10 – Colligan, Friday, 26^th May

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Round 2

Abbeyside 5-15 Ballyduff Upper 2-5 – Cappoquin, Sunday, 21^st May

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 3-12 An Rinn 0-11 – Dungarvan Club Grounds, Friday, 19^th May

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 2

Ballinacourty 0-7 Modeligo 1-9 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 13^th May

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 3

Ballinacourty 1-11 Gaultier 1-6 – Gaultier, Saturday, 13^th May

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 4-6 Ballyduff Upper 1-10 – Colligan, Sunday, 7^th May

County Senior Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 2-8 Rathgormack 0-11 – Leamybrien, Sunday, 7^th May

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 2

Ballinacourty 5-14 De La Salle 2-3 – Gracedieu, Saturday, 6^th May

Phelan Cup Round 1& County Senior Football League Group B Round 2

Ballinacourty 5-16 Gaultier 0-8 – Gaultier, Saturday, 29^th April

County Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 2

Abbeyside 0-19 Tallow 0-18 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 23^rd April

Western Junior ‘B’ Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 1-25 Tallow 0-7 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 22^nd April

County Senior Hurling Championship Group A Round 1

Abbeyside 0-8 Dungarvan 2-19 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 16^th April

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 2

Abbeyside 2-17 Roanmore 0-20 – Abbeyside, Saturday, 8^th April

County Senior Football League Group B Round 1

Ballinacourty 5-14 Nire 1-10 – Abbeyside, Saturday, 1^st April

County U21 ‘A’ Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-19 Stradbally 1-10 – Stradbally, Friday, 31^st March

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 1

Ballinacourty 0-10 Rathgormack 2-13 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 26^th March

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 1

Abbeyside 1-19 De La Salle 1-14 – Abbeyside, Saturday, 25^th March