Abbeyside - Ballinacourty GAA: 2019

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Happy Christmas

CLG Dún na Mainistreach / Baile na Cúirte would like to wish all its members and supporters a very happy Christmas and all the best for the New Year.

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Results

County U19 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 1-11 Ballygunner 2-22 – Carrickbeg, Sunday, 22^nd December

Western U19 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 4-13 St. Carthage’s 2-14 – Gold Coast, Sunday, 1^st December

Western U19 ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside v St. Patrick’s / Naomh Bríd – Fraher Field, Saturday, 9^th November – CONCEDED BY ST. PATRICK’S / NAOMH BRÍD

Western Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Final

Ballinacourty 2-10 Ballinameela 0-13 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 2^nd November

County Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 1-14 Naomh Pól 2-8 – Walsh Park, Sunday, 27^th October

County Senior Football Championship Final

Ballinacourty 1-6 Rathgormack 2-6 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 20^th October

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 0-11 St. Mary’s 1-14 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 19^th October

County Senior Football Championship Semi Final

Ballinacourty 0-16 The Nire 1-9 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 6^th October

Western Intermediate Football Championship Relegation Final

Ballinacourty v Ballinameela – Bushy Park, Saturday, 5^th October - POSTPONED

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Semi Final Replay

Abbeyside 1-10 Kilrossanty 0-11 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 28^th September

County Minor Hurling Championship Quarter Final

Abbeyside 3-14 Mount Sion 2-24 – Abbeyside, Thursday, 26^th September (AET)

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Final

Abbeyside 5-6 Brickey Rangers 2-9 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 22^nd September

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Semi Final

Abbeyside 1-14 Kilrossanty 3-8 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 21^st September

Western Intermediate Football Championship Quarter Final

Ballinacourty 0-9 Colligan 2-8 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 15^th September

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 6

Abbeyside 1-8 Ballygunner 2-19 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 15^th September

County Senior Football Championship Quarter Final

Ballinacourty 4-6 Kilrossanty 3-5 – Fraher Field, Friday, 13^th September (AET)

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 5

Abbeyside 2-16 Naomh Carthaigh 3-13 – Lismore, Sunday, 8^th September

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 4

Abbeyside 2-19 Passage 1-12 – Passage, Wednesday, 4^th September

County Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final

Abbeyside 3-12 Dungarvan 2-17 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 1^st September

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Semi Final

Abbeyside 3-10 Kilgobnet 2-8 – Stradbally, Friday, 30^th August

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 5

Abbeyside 1-21 Colligan 2-17 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 24^th August

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 3

Abbeyside 3-10 De La Salle 1-13 – Gracedieu, Wednesday, 14^th August

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 5

Ballinacourty 2-8 Ballinameela 2-3 – Fraher Field, Thursday, 8^th August

County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Round 3

Abbeyside 2-10 Roanmore 0-16 – Carrickbeg, Sunday, 28^th July

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 4

Abbeyside 1-19 Geraldines 1-11 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 27^th July

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 2

Abbeyside 2-20 Mount Sion 0-10 – Abbeyside, Thursday, 25^th July

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 4

Abbeyside 8-17 Shamrocks 0-8 – Knockanore, Saturday, 20^th July

County U19 Football Championship Division 1 Final

Ballinacourty 1-7 Rathgormack 0-5 – Fraher Field, Thursday, 18^th July

County Senior Football Championship Group C Round 3

Ballinacourty v Gaultier – Leamybrien, Sunday, 14^thJuly – CONCEDED BY GAULTIER

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 4

Ballinacourty 2-9 Dungarvan 1-14 – Fraher Field, Friday, 12^th July

County Minor Hurling Championship Division 1 Round 1

Abbeyside 1-9 Roanmore 1-15 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 10^th July

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Final

Ballinacourty 1-7 Gaultier 7-14 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 30^th June

County Senior Football League Group A Round 5

Ballinacourty 1-8 Nire 1-13 – Abbeyside, Saturday, 29^th June

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 3

Abbeyside 2-14 Kilgobnet 0-13 – Kilgobnet, Friday, 28^th June

County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Round 2

Abbeyside 3-15 Mount Sion 0-22 – Walsh Park, Saturday, 22^nd June

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 3

Abbeyside 2-13 Kilgobnet 1-13 – Fraher Field, Thursday, 20^th June

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 5

Abbeyside 0-7 Dungarvan 1-17 – Dungarvan Club Grounds, Friday, 14^th June

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 3

Ballinacourty 1-13 Modeligo 0-10 – Colligan, Sunday, 26^th May

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 4

Abbeyside 2-17 Fourmilewater 0-10 – Abbeyside, Monday, 20^th May

County Senior Football League Group A Round 4

Ballinacourty v Stradbally – Stradbally, Saturday, 18^th May – CONCEDED BY BALLINACOURTY

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 2

Ballinacourty 1-15 Colligan Emmets 0-12 – Bushy Park, Friday, 17^th May

County Senior Football League Group A Round 3

Ballinacourty 2-14 An Rinn 3-9 – An Rinn, Thursday, 9^th May

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 2

Abbeyside 1-12 Brickey Rangers 2-9 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 5^th May

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 4

Ballinacourty 3-13 An Ghaeltacht 3-1 – An Rinn, Sunday, 28^th April

Western Intermediate Football Championship Round 1

Ballinacourty 0-4 Sliabh gCua 1-6 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 20^th April

County Senior Football Championship Group C Round 2

Ballinacourty 2-12 An Rinn 1-8 – Fraher Field, Friday, 19^th April

County Senior Football Championship Group C Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-16 Brickey Rangers 0-4 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 14^th April

County Senior Football League Group A Round 2

Ballinacourty 0-15 Kilrossanty 1-6 – Abbeyside, Tuesday, 9^th April

Western Junior ‘C’ Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 3-11 Melleray 0-12 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 7^th April

County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Round 1

Abbeyside 2-16 Fourmilewater 0-13 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 6^th April

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 2

Abbeyside 1-19 Tourin 0-13 – Bushy Park, Saturday, 6^th April

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 3

Ballinacourty 2-6 Gaultier 1-6 – Abbeyside, Tuesday, 2^nd April

Western Junior ‘A’ Hurling Championship Round 1

Abbeyside 1-21 St. Mary’s 2-7 – Fraher Field, Saturday, 30^th March

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 3

Abbeyside 3-17 Ballyduff Upper 2-17 – Ballyduff Upper, Saturday, 30^th March

County U19 Football Championship Division 1 Round 3

Ballinacourty 3-9 Rathgormack 0-7 – Abbeyside, Sunday, 24^th March

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 2

Abbeyside 0-13 Tallow 2-13 – Tallow, Saturday, 23^rd March

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 2

Ballinacourty 4-7 Kilrossanty 2-6 – Abbeyside, Wednesday, 20^th March

County U19 Football Championship Division 1 Round 2

Ballinacourty 1-10 St. Oliver’s 1-9 – Ballinameela, Saturday, 16^th March

County Senior Hurling League Group B Round 1

Abbeyside 5-16 Lismore 3-12 – Abbeyside, Thursday, 14^th March

County U19 Football Championship Division 1 Round 1

Ballinacourty v Gaultier – Abbeyside, Saturday, 2^nd March – CONCEDED BY GAULTIER

County Senior Football League Final 2018 & County Senior Football League Group A Round 1

Ballinacourty 1-10 Rathgormack 1-6 – Carrickbeg, Thursday, 28^th February

County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 1

Ballinacourty 0-8 The Nire 2-10 – Ballymacarbry, Sunday, 24^th February

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The curtain finally comes down on the clubs playing season this Sunday when our Under 19 hurlers face off against Eastern Champions Ballygunner at 1.30pm in Carrickbeg. Best of luck to all involved and if you can, please make an effort to get down and support the lads.

Team Managers

The newly installed committee held their 1^st meeting last Wednesday evening and amongst other items on a busy agenda the ratification of team managers for the upcoming season was discussed. The following appointments were agreed:-

Senior Hurling & Football - Laurence Hurney

Intermediate Football - Pat O Brien

Junior “A” Hurling - Neil Moore

Junior Football - Ian Kiely

Junior “B” Hurling - Johnny Shields

The policy whereby current adult players take charge of the U19 teams will continue in 2020.

Intercounty

Over the weekend we learnt that Conor Prunty has been named as the county senior hurling vice captain for 2020. Congratulations to Conor on this great honour. We wish him and his teammates the very best of luck for the year ahead.

County Convention

The above took place in Lawlors Hotel last Thursday and the club had a full representation of 3 delegates present. On the evening Neil Moore was elected to the position of Vice Chairman. We’d like to congratulate Neil and wish him the best of luck for the duration of his term.

Jack the Joker

Our ever-popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnie’s Bar where the jackpot will be €4000 as on Sunday night Muriel Mills was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 30 which when turned over was not the joker, but she did win €50. Shaun Hallahan and Joan Hannon won €25 each.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the jackpot is €850.

Sympathy

On behalf of everyone in the club we would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the late Nuala Ryan and Alice (La) Walsh. Both families have had a long association with the club and our thoughts are with all concerned at this difficult time.

Season’s Greetings

As another year draws to a close we’d like to thank all our loyal members and supporters for their ongoing support and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Club Notes - 11th December

Player of the Year Nominations

Congratulations to Brian Looby who has been nominated for the Adult Footballer of the Year and to Colin Foley for his nomination as Young Footballer of the Year. This is well deserved recognition for the efforts put in by the lads and their teammates over the course of 2019, a year where we contested both the Senior and Minor County Finals and were victorious in the U19 grade.

The winners will be announced at the Local Bar Waterford GAA Awards evening on Friday, 10^th January in Lawlors Hotel. We wish both Brian and Colin the best of luck on the night.

Jack the Joker

Our ever-popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnie’s Bar where the jackpot is €3600 as on Sunday night Colette Veale was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 25 which when turned over was not the joker, but she did win €50. Louise & Kevin and Fiona Flynn won €25 each.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the jackpot is €700.

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Club Notes - 4th December

Under 19 Hurling Western Champions

Pride of place this week goes to our Under 19 hurlers who beat Saint Carthage’s in the Western Final last Sunday at the wonderfully appointed Gold Coast venue. Playing divisional finals in December is never ideal but conditions on the day were, if a little on the chilly side, more akin to what would be expected in mid-summer. Allied to the excellent playing surface both teams went on to produce an open, exciting game with no little skill on display from both sides.

Saint Carthage’s opened the brighter and it took our lads a little time to settle into the game but once they did we took a firm grip on proceedings and 2 well taken goals gave us a 7 point half time lead. The 2^nd half followed a similar pattern with our opponents storming out of the blocks and before long had reduced the deficit to a single point. However, credit to our team, there was never any panic and we gradually reasserted our dominance and began to get on top. A number of nicely taken scores, including 2 further goals, gave us a comfortable 7 point margin at the final whistle on a score line Abbeyside 4-14 Saint Carthages 2-13.

Neil Moore in his capacity as Western Board chairman presented the cup to team captain Ben Flynn, who gave a fine acceptance speech.

There were some excellent individual displays on the day, but primarily this was a great team performance with every player contributing to a superb victory. Well done to all involved, from the players to manager Neil Moore and his team of mentors, Conor Prunty, James O Mahony, Joey Mullin and Eoin Kiely, all of whom it will be noted are current players. It is heartening to see adult players take such an active role in the development of younger teams within the club and long may it continue.

We now await the Eastern champions in the County Final with the hope being this will be played before Christmas.

Panel – Eoin Fitzgerald, Patrick Fitzgerald, Johnie Treen, Daire Slevin, Colin Foley, Cian Fagan, Seanie Lanigan, Ben Flynn (Capt), Daithi Brunnock, Eoin Ahern, Willie Beresford, Michael Kiely, Niall Buckley, Jamie Walsh, Oisin Hallahan, David Byrne, Conor Kent, DJ Kiely, Dean Beresford, Rian Walsh, Sean Roche, Ben O Donovan, Jamie Moylan, John Joe Queally, Cian O Riordan, Jake Moore.

AGM

Our Club AGM took place last Friday night in Abbeyside School hall with a sizable attendance ensuring a lively debate on a number of topics.

Jonathan O’Donovan produced an excellent and comprehensive Secretary’s Report which covered in great detail all elements of the clubs activities in 2019. Having been received very favourably by all those present and following a discussion on areas raised therein the report was approved.

Chairman Michael Briggs gave a wide ranging address which again touched on everything that has been happening over the past 12 months. He thanked in particular all his fellow officers, committee members, players, team management, everyone working away in the background and all those who continue to contribute to the ongoing development works at our club grounds. On the playing side he congratulated our Junior C Hurling County Champions, whilst also reflecting on a few near misses and some disappointments in the other grades.

As Michael has stepped aside as Chairman it is only right at this time that we thank him and the Vice Chairman Michael Cosgrave for their sterling work over the past two years.

The last item on the agenda was the election of Officers and the committee for 2020. With Neil Moore standing unopposed for the position of Chairman he was ratified for the coming 12 months along with the other Club Officers and new committee. The incoming Chairman gave a brief address outlining plans for the year ahead and with that the meeting was called to a conclusion.

The new committee then convened for a brief meeting where, amongst other items, it was agreed that the appointment of team managers would be dealt with over the coming weeks. The intention being to have this finalised prior to Christmas.

The following are the officers and committee members for 2020

Chairman: Neil Moore

Jack the Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnie’s Bar where the jackpot is €2600 as on Monday night Jack Curran was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 21 which when turned was not the joker, but he did win €50. Jack O’Donovan and Noel Enright won €25 each.

Junior Hurling

Pride of place this week has to go to our Junior hurlers who captured the County title on Sunday last with a thrilling win over Naomh Pól in Walsh Park. Having built up a healthy lead in the first half there were some nervous moments in the second half before they emerged victorious on a scoreline of 1-14 to 2-8.

After the game Nicky Dee accepted the cup on behalf of the team, where he dedicated the win to Mick Collins. We congratulate the panel and management team on this great win and look forward to stepping up to Junior B in 2020.

TEAM: D. RYAN, S. O’GORMAN, J. KIELY, T. WALSH, J. TREEN, J. MULLEN, B. ENRIGHT, N. DEE, E. ENRIGHT, O. YOUNG, R. SHEEHAN, T. COLLINS, P. COLLINS, C. KINDREGAN, R. RYAN.

SUBS: R. CONWAY, J. O’RIORDAN, I. KIELY, D. SWEENEY.

AGM

Our club AGM will take place on November 29^th in Abbeyside School Hall at 8:00pm.

Team Managers

If any member is interested in managing our adult or U19 teams for 2020, they should submit their name to Jonathan O’Donovan by November 22^nd.

Club Bingo

Monster Bingo this Sunday afternoon in the Park Hotel. Eyes down at 3:00pm. Please support.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

County Junior 'C' Hurling Champions

Congratulations to our Junior 'C' hurlers and management team on their hard fought 1-14 to 2-8 victory over Naomh Pól in the County Final at Walsh Park this afternoon. The foundations for this win were laid in the first half which saw the lads leading by eight points at the break. They then had to withstand a late second half Naomh Pól rally before securing a thoroughly deserved win. After a series of tough defeats over the last two weekends, it's great to come away with some silverware to show for a long, hard year.

County Junior 'C' Hurling Champions, 2019

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Club Notes - 23rd October

Jack the Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnie’s Bar where the jackpot is €2400 as on Tuesday night Louise O’Donnell was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 9 which when turned was not the joker, but she did win €50. Hiker McGrath and Maurice Fennell won €25 each.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Club Notes - 16th October

Jack the Joker

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnie’s Bar where the jackpot is €2200 as on Monday night Jack Duggan was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 16 which when turned was not the joker, but he did win €50. Kathleen Murray and Ger Briggs won €25 each.

Senior Football

Our Senior Footballers take on Rathgormack this Sunday in the County Final in Fraher Field as we attempt to win the County Championship for the first time since 2013. We appeal to all our supporters to please come out and support the team.

Junior Hurling

This Saturday we play St Mary's in the Western Final in Fraher Field at 2pm. Again we ask all our supporters to please come out and cheer on the team. It is surely unprecedented that players are being asked to play finals in different codes in the space of 24 hours.

Club Bingo

Our club bingo continues in the CBS Hall this Sunday night where the jackpot is €450.

Sympathy

On behalf of all in the club we would like to extend our deepest sympathies the family and wide circle of friends of Laura Cliffe who tragically passed away last weekend. As news of Laura’s passing spread throughout the Village on Saturday morning there was sense of shock and disbelief at the news, coupled with an outpouring of support for her family. Along with Suzette, Laura had turned their local business Cafe Bliss into a thriving success and it was a hub of activity in our community. A lover of many sports Laura would fly our club colours, Waterford or Ireland flags proudly from the top window in Café Bliss, with a New Zealand flag also making an occasional appearance! Laura was extremely popular with her customers, with many Saturday or Sunday morning breakfasts turning into informal club gatherings where the weekend’s matches or events would be discussed in depth. Laura supported all the teams in our club, both mens and ladies, taking great interest in and getting great pride from the performances of her nieces and nephews in the club jersey.

Cliffe’s Field was of course our home for many years before we moved to our current location and Laura's father Larry was a hurling missionary in our juvenile section for many years as he trained thousands of youngsters at our Saturday morning coaching sessions. To this day Larry and Laura's mother Margaret run our weekly bingo whilst her brothers Damien and Raymond played for the club for many years. Laura's sisters Sandra and Maria are some of our most loyal supporters with her nieces and nephews maintaining the proud family link to the club to the present day.

All who knew Laura will miss her warm and generous personality, as she was always great company in Cafe Bliss and other social settings. Whilst she will be missed by us all, it is nothing compared to the deep sense of loss her loved ones are going through at this time.

Once again we send our deepest sympathies to Laura's family but especially to Suzette, Larry and Margaret and to Sandra, Maria, Damien and Raymond and all her nieces and nephews.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.