Club Notes - 31st January

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €7400 as on Sunday night Sandra Cliffe was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 22 which when turned was not the joker but she did win €50. Maurice O'Donnell and Cat Dee 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 Football

Our 2017 County Semi Final against The Nire takes place this Saturday at 2pm in the Gold Coast.

Inter County Activity

On Sunday last Waterford footballers secured a very good draw against Wicklow in Round 1 of the National League where Stephen Enright and Brian Looby were on the team and Michael O Halloran and Conor McCarthy were on the panel. This Sunday they play Antrim in Carriganore.

Best of Luck

On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish Ardmore the very best of luck ahead of their Junior All Ireland Hurling Club Final in Croke Park this Sunday.

Booking of Pitches

As our teams begin returning to training we would like to remind all our coaches to please ensure that they book the pitches with Michael O’Donovan before training.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Friday night with a jackpot of €1550.

Sympathy

On behalf of all in the club we would like to send our sympathies to the Hurney family and especially Pakie Hurney, on the death of his mother Sheila Hurney in Moycullen, Galway last weekend. Pakie has been our club treasurer for nearly 20 years now and has managed numerous club teams to County Championship honours, whilst Sheila’s grandsons have all given fantastic service to our club on the playing field where they have won many County Titles in both codes and Sheila always took great pride in their achievements.

We also wish to send our sympathies to the Gorman family and especially Mary Gorman on the death of her father Paddy Coburn who passed away this week. Whilst Mary's husband Bernard has of course been a great servant to the club Mary has given a huge amount to our club for more than 20 years. Mary is always willing to lend a hand with catering for club functions and the treasure trove of photos she has amassed following our teams for two decades or more as one of our most loyal supporters will no doubt prove to be a valuable resource in the years ahead. Paddy’s grandsons have of course won many County Titles with the club from Juvenile up to Senior Level and Paddy loved to watch the lads playing on his visits to Abbeyside.

Once again we send our sympathies to Pakie Hurney and Mary Gorman on their losses.

Club Notes - 24th January

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connors Bar where the jackpot is €7200 as on Sunday night Fr. Cooney was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 12 which when turned was not the joker but he did win €50. Bernice Keane and Edel Keane 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.

Membership

Please note membership fees are now due for 2018 and can be paid to Pat Keane or Kevin Tobin.  Kevin will be in the clubhouse this Saturday from 2pm to 3pm to take membership from anybody who wishes to pay him.

Heading to the Middle East

On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish our own Timmy Organ the very best of luck as he heads off to Al Ain this week to referee a series of games in the latest round in of the Middle Eastern GAA Games. This is a deserved reward for one of the busiest referees in the division and we hope Timmy and Sean Kiely enjoy their visit to the Emirates!!

Booking of pitches

As our teams begin returning to training we would like to remind all our coaches to please ensure that they book the pitches with Michael O’Donovan before training.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night with a jackpot of €1500.

Camogie Notes - 24th January

New Season

We are working hard behind the scenes getting everything up and running for the new season ahead. With the camogie club numbers growing every year we are in urgent need of new coaches and helpers to keep the club running. If you think you might be interested in helping out or know someone who might please contact Richie on 087 9931579 or send us a PM on our Facebook page Abbeyside Camogie.

Senior Championship Draws

The draws for this year's County Senior Hurling and Football Championships took place at last night's County Board Meeting in Lawlor's Hotel. 2018 will see a change in the structure of the championships, with three groups of four teams in both hurling and football. The top team in each group along with the best second placed team will qualify for the quarter finals. The remaining eight teams will play off to determine the final four qualifiers.

In Senior Hurling Abbeyside was drawn in Group A along with County Champions Ballygunner, Ballyduff Upper and An Rinn.

In Senior Football Ballinacourty was drawn in Group B along with The Nire, Clashmore and Brickey Rangers.

Club Notes - 17th January

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €7000 as on Sunday night Jonathan O’Donovan was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 38 which when turned was not the joker but he did win €50. Peggy Walsh and Liam Enright 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

Our under 21 hurlers travelled to Dunhill on Sunday last to take on De La Salle in the 2017 County Final. Conditions on the day were far from ideal for hurling but credit to both teams they served up a very entertaining game. Our opponents struck for an early goal and held the advantage at the break. As the second half progressed De La Salle extended their lead but great credit to our team they refused to give in and a goal from a penalty put the game right back into the melting pot with time almost up. Unfortunately we couldn’t find the scores to secure a draw and it was our opponents who hit the final score to run out winners by 4 points.

We would like to thank the players and management team involved with the lads for all their commitment during what was a very long playing season for them.

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

SUBS: S. CLIFFE, K. DWANE, S. AHERNE.

Underage Footballer of the Year

On Friday night last the 2017 Waterford County Board Awards night took place in Lawlors Hotel where Aaron Beresford was nominated for Underage Footballer of the Year.  Unfortunately Aaron wasn’t successful in winning the award but we congratulate him on being nominated for this prestigious award.

Booking of Pitches

As our teams begin returning to training we would like to remind all our coaches to please ensure that they book the pitches with Michael Donovan before training.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Friday night with a jackpot of €1500.

Club Notes - 10th January

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €6800 as on Sunday night Babs Kiely was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 51 which when turned was not the joker but she did win €50. Maurice Terry and Fran Hyslop 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

Our Under 21 Hurling County Final will take place in Dunhill at 2pm where we will take on De La Salle. All support would be greatly appreciated.

Club Winter Raffle

Our winter raffle took place in Alice O Connors Bar on Sunday night last where the winners were as follows. 1^st prize Stephen Whelan, 2^nd prize Marian Whelan, 3^rd prize Johnny Mahoney, 4^th prize Kevin Keohane.

We would like to thank all those who helped make the draw a great success by buying or selling tickets.

Booking of Pitches

As our teams begin returning to training we would like to remind all our coaches to please ensure that they book the pitches with Michael O’Donovan before training.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo session continues in the CBS Hall this Friday night with a jackpot of €1450.

Club Notes - 3rd January

Jack The Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Alice O’Connor’s Bar where the jackpot is €6600 as on Monday night the Tobin Family was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 26 which when turned was not the joker but they did win €50. Oisín Power and Michael Fraher 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.