Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Club Notes - 17th September

 
Club Lotto
Our weekly lotto takes place on Tuesday night next.  Next week's Jackpot will be €19,700. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

Or alternatively scan the QR code below.
 

Bingo
Our regular Sunday night Bingo continues every week in the CBS Hall.  Eyes down at 8.00pm.
 
Results
County Senior Football Championship Group B Round 1
Ballinacourty 1-8 Nire 0-9 – Fraher Field, Sunday, 14th September
 
Western Junior ‘B’ Football Championship Group A Round 2
Ballinacourty 2-11 Kilgobinet 1-4 – Abbeyside, Friday, 12th September
 
Fixtures
Western Junior ‘B’ Football Championship Group A Round 3
Ballinacourty v Stradbally – Stradbally, Friday, 19th September, 7:45pm
 
Western Intermediate Football Championship Group B Round 2
Ballinacourty v Colligan – Fraher Field, Saturday, 20th September, 3:30pm
 
County Minor Football Championship Division 1 Round 3
Ballinacourty v Rathgormack – Abbeyside, Sunday, 21st September, 11:00am
 
County Senior Football Championship Group B Round 2
Ballinacourty v Roanmore – Fraher Field, Sunday, 21st September, 2:00pm
 
Bernard Shields Month’s Mind
Month’s Mind Mass for Club President Bernard Shields will be offered at 12 noon on Sunday 21st September in St. Augustine’s Church, Abbeyside.
 
Sympathies
On behalf of all in the club we’d like to express our deepest sympathies to the Moore Family, McCarthyville on the sad passing of Edde Moore. A native of Holycross in Co Tipperary Eddie wore the club colours for many years, playing in the Senior Hurling County Final of 1964 versus Mount Sion, in which the city side took the honours by 3-6 to 1-6. A year later in 1965 he was involved in Ballinacourty’s historic first ever county championship winning side, which captured the County Intermediate title & earned our place in the senior ranks for the very first time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Eddie’s family and friends at this difficult time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
 
Academy Update
Our juvenile GAA academy continues to be a hive of activity, with young players enjoying a perfect blend of fun, skill development, and coordination through exciting games built around both hurling and football. The emphasis is always on enjoyment while learning, and our enthusiastic coaches are on hand each week to encourage and guide the players, ensuring that new joiners feel welcome from day one. This past Saturday, our U8 hurlers had the added enjoyment of taking part in an all-county blitz in Leamybrien, where they lined out against teams from across the county. The boys had a fantastic morning of hurling, making friends, learning new skills, and most importantly, having great fun representing the club.

U8s at All County Blitz

U11
Our U11 boys continue their busy schedule with the final round of the Déise Óg series this coming week. They welcome St. Olivers and the Nire to the Burgery on Monday (15th Sept) and they're on the road to Butlerstown on Thursday evening. While it may the the final outing in the Déise Óg series, the boys are far from finished, with matches scheduled for Kiltha Óg in Cork and other opponents in the near future.
 
U12
The U12 boys were disappointed to find out that the Déise Óg Festival of Hurling had to be postponed due to the terrible weather that landed on Sunday morning. One half of group were scheduled to play Cois Bríd while the other half were due to face Ballygunner. As always, the coaches are busy behind the scenes, working to make sure the matches can be played as soon as possible.
 
Abbeyside U15s Win Pat Roche Memorial Tournament in Blackrock
Our U15 hurlers had a day to remember in Blackrock GAA Club, capturing the inaugural Pat Roche Memorial Tournament title.
We’d like to sincerely thank Blackrock for the kind invitation and for hosting such a well-run and enjoyable competition. Despite not having been together as a group since April, our lads worked tirelessly, showing great determination, skill, and above all, teamwork throughout the day.
Along the way, Abbeyside overcame the host club Blackrock to reach the final. The decider against Cashel King Cormacs GAA proved to be a real thriller, with Abbeyside digging deep to edge an exciting contest and take home the silverware.
A special word of congratulations goes to Killian Hagan, who was deservedly named Player of the Tournament for his outstanding performances.
The panel on the day was: Aaron Lacey, Brian Morrissey, Dara Byrne, Dara Power, Darrach McGrath, Darragh Enright, Donnchadh Callaghan, Feargus Nee, Fergus Donnelly, Fionn Connolly, Fionnán Murray, Gary Kiely, Isaac Walsh, Killian Hagan, Lochlainn Hurney, Luke Fitzgerald, Luke Walsh, Natanas Lunskis, Rian Cliffe (C) and Theo King.
Well done boys!
 
U15s in Blackrock

Rian Cliffe being presented
with the Pat Roche Memorial Cup

Killian Hagan
Player of the Tournament

U16
Our U16 footballers had a false start to their football championship as the division 1 fixture vs Tramore fell foul of the weather at the last minute on Sunday morning. The divison 4 team get their championship underway against Roanmore (away) on Thursday.
 
Club History
Abbeyside / Ballinacourty GAA Club was formed in 1967 as a result of the amalgamation of Abbeyside Hurling and Football Clubs and Ballinacourty Football Club. It is situated within the Parish of Abbeyside, Ballinroad and Garranbane. Located on the eastern side of the River Colligan, it forms the northern and eastern shorelines of Dungarvan Harbour from Abbeyside Church to Ballinacourty Lighthouse
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Development Fund
Abbeyside/Ballinacourty GAA Club has been growing at a dramatic pace over the past 10 years with the population of our parish increasing rapidly. We must ensure that we have the best facilities for all our players. We want to ensure that the next generation have the facilities that they need and deserve. We are asking supporters and friends to support this project over the next five years.
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Strategic Plan
Past generations have had their visions for the future of our club. These are our current aims and with these achieved we hope to hand on the club to future generations in the same healthy state it was passed onto us.
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