Jack the Joker
Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €3400 as on Sunday night Kurt Scrubb was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 34 which when turned was not the joker but he did win €50. The Tobin family and Dylan Hogan won €25 each.
Under 21 Hurling
On Saturday afternoon last our Under 21 hurlers took on De La Salle in Fraher Field in the last ever Under 21 Hurling County Final to be played. Having been defeated by the same opposition in the previous 2 County Finals our lads were not short of motivation and this showed early on in the game as they tore into the game with total commitment and by half time they built up a 6 point lead. Whilst De La Salle kept fighting right up to the full time whistle some fantastic defending along with some very well taken scores saw us emerge victorious on a score of 3:13 to 1:12. There were scenes of great celebration at the full time whistle as this group had completed a County Under 21 double this year whilst they also won the 2017 County Football title this year. This is a remarkable achievement and we thank the players for their commitment all year as without this great commitment they wouldn't have won these County Titles. We thank their management team of Donnchadh Enright, Michael Kelleher, Donal Looby and Mickey Enright for all they time they put into training the team for the past number of years.
Of course a big motivation for this group to win Saturday's game was the fact that it was our last chance to win the Tony Mansfield Cup. Tony would have been immensely proud of the performance of the team on Saturday and there were emotional scenes as Mrs Moira Mansfield presented the cup to our captain Conor Prunty after the match. It was also wonderful to see so many of our 1966 team in attendance, as they won the very first Under 21 title all those years ago.
TEAM: A. BERESFORD, S. AHERN, J. ELSTED, D. MONTGOMMERY, M. TWOMEY, D. McGRATH, J. BERESFORD, C. PRUNTY, T. LOOBY, S. WHELAN BARRETT, N. MONTGOMERY, D. BREATHNACH, M. KIELY, K. DWANE, E. KIELY.
SUBS: C. McCARTHY, R. CONWAY.
Club AGM
Our AGM will take place in Ballinroad Hall on December 14th at 8pm. All with an interest in promoting Gaelic Games in our parish are welcome to attend.
Booking of Pitches
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 returns to CBS Hall this Sunday night where the jackpot is €1350.
