Club Notes - 29th June

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,900. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

County Hurling League Final

The Junior hurlers played the Division 7 league final last Friday evening where unfortunately, after a great effort we lost to Kilrossanty on a score line 1-19 – 1-21.
 

Senior Hurling Championship

The fixtures for the Senior hurling championship were released last week:-
 
County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Round 1
Abbeyside v Mount Sion – Fraher Field, Sunday, 31^st July, 2:00pm
 
County Senior Hurling Championship Group B Round 2
Abbeyside v Tallow – Fraher Field, Sunday, 14^th August, 3:30pm
 

Juvenile Championship Updates

It has been a busy week for our U13 & U15 hurling teams.
On Monday (20th June) our U15 division 1 team hosted Naomh Bríd and won 6:16 to 0:06. The division 4 boys also had a great win down in Leamybrien, beating Kilrossanty on a scoreline of 7:18 to 1:06.
Wednesday (22nd June) saw both U13 teams take on Ballygunner. The division 1 team played out an intense encounter in the Burgery but eventually lost out by 4:08 to 1:11.
The division 4 boys, who played down in Ballygunner, managed to win their match by 2:01 to 0:01. They are also in action this Wednesday as they host Tramore in the Burgery with a throw-in time of 7pm.
 

U11 & U12 Hurling League

Our U12 division 1 team get their All County League on Saturday at midday as De La Salle make the trip down from the city. Tuesday (28^th June) also sees the U11’s from De La Salle coming to play our own U11 in their county league and there’s a quick turnaround for the boys as the travel to Waterford on Friday to play Ballygunner and Mount Sion. Good luck to all.
 

Academy Update

The academy is in full swing for the summer with lots of blitzes and fun-filled coaching sessions taking place. If you have a boy from the age of five to ten years old come along any Saturday morning.
Our under 9’s played two blitz’s over the weekend. Two very enjoyable games against Lismore and Tramore. The lads are currently in the middle of an all county hurling league which is set to continue up until the middle of August with games every second weekend. These games will hopefully bring these lads on even more and they really enjoy representing their club at these events.
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.
 

Club Notes - 22nd June

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,800. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

County Hurling League Final

This coming Friday. June 24^th our Junior Hurling team take on Kilrossanty in the Division 7 league final. Throw in at Fraher Field is at 7.00pm.
 

London to Paris Cycle

We’d appeal to all our supporters to please support our longstanding Club Sponsor Jack O'Hare, who will be cycling from London to Paris to raise funds for Crumlin Children's Hospital and Great Ormonde Street Hospital – www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/londontopariscycle

Deise Draw

We had three winners in the latest draw week.  Both Denis Cosgrave and Seamie & Joan O Brien won €200 each, with Pa McGovern selling the lucky tickets.  Kay Aird won €100 with the ticket sold by Jim O’Mahony and Bernard Gorman.
 

Juvenile Championship Updates

U15 Hurling

Both of our U15 hurling teams began their hurling championship on Monday (20^th June) as the division 2/3 boys hosted Naomh Bríd and the division 4 boys played Kilrossanty in Leamybrien.  Keep an eye on social media for the results.
 

U13 Hurling

Our U13 teams are up and running in their respective championships too and both recorded good wins away to Roanmore (division 1) and at home to Clashmore/Kinsalebeg (division 4).  This Wednesday (22^nd June) sees both teams playing Ballygunner in the next round of the championship.  The division 4 boys travel down to Ballygunner while the division 1 match will take place at our own field at 7pm.
 

U12 Hurling

Our U12’s had a good start to the all county hurling league last Friday (17^th June) when they travelled to Tramore and played really well to claim the win.
 

U11 Hurling

Our two U11 teams are in action this Friday (24^th June) with one team taking on De la Salle at 6:30pm in the Burgery and the other heading down the coast to Dunhill to play Na Gaeil.
 

Academy Update

The academy is as busy as usual with lots of blitzes and fun coaching sessions for U10’s and younger.  The U8’s played football and hurling blitzes in the Fraher Field over the last two weekends, the U9’s played a very well run hurling blitz in Tallow.
There’s a busy summer ahead for all, with school holidays, Cúl Camps and our Well Kids programme, which continues every Saturday morning at 10:30am for boys aged 4-6.
 

Sponsorship

Members of our U12 panel received their new Abbeyside jerseys last which were kindly sponsored by Autoboom fuel and valet service in Sexton Street.
It's great to receive such support from a business located in the heart of our village.
We ask all of our members and friends to support Autoboom, whether it's for fuel, carwash or valet, they provide a great service. Anyone who brings kids to matches will definitely need to get the car cleaned from time to time so you know where to go!

 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.
 

Club Notes - 15th June

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,700. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

Upcoming Fixtures

County Minor Hurling League Group B Round 3
Abbeyside v An Ghaeltacht – An Rinn, Sunday, 19^th June, 11:30am
 
County Minor Hurling League Group B Round 4
Abbeyside v Cappoquin – Abbeyside, Tuesday, 21^st June, 7:00pm
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.
 

Sympathy

On behalf of all in the club we’d like to extend our deepest sympathies to the Wright Family on the recent death of Joe last week. Joe was a member of the double winning minor panel in 1976, starting the hurling final at corner back. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.
 

Club Notes - 8th June

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,600. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products

Club Notes - 1st June

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,500. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

County Leagues

The Senior footballers scored a good victory over Rathgormack last Friday evening, coming away from the Comeragh venue with a 2 point win 0-11 to 1-06.
 

Double U13 County Football Champions

Last week our mighty bunch of U13 footballers accomplished a truly impressive feat of winning two county titles in the same age group.  On Monday (23^rd May) in Fraher Field the division 1 team beat a strong Stradbally side on a scoreline of 5-07 to 2-11 while 24 hours later the division 3 team beat Gaultier by 3-12 to 1-7.  Both teams really deserved their victories and all the smiles and laughter after the full-time whistle was a result of their dedication throughout the season. It was great to see the time-honoured tradition of parading in cars around the parish to let everyone know about their success.  The satisfaction of winning with your teammates is the true reward and the boys enjoyed a lovely lunch in the Gold Coast on Saturday afternoon. It was great to bring the two cups to the pier in Ballinacourty.  Big congratulations boys and well done!
Winning county titles in two divisions at the same age grade is a testament to the time and effort that the coaching team have put in to help the boys reach their potential. Well done to all and keep going!!
 

U13 County Football Champions, 2022

U12 County Football Finals

On Monday (30^th May) both of our U12 teams travelled to Carriganore to contest county finals at their own age group.  The division 1 team play Gaultier, and the division 3 team play St. Pats.  Keep an eye on social media for updates.
 

Mini All-Ireland Finals

The Mini All Ireland Hurling tournament returned in blazing sunshine this morning (28/05/2022). Like any All Ireland final, the proceedings started with a parade of the teams. The fantastic "Popup Pipers" helped to add a real sense of occasion for the boys as they marched to the playing pitches. Almost 130 boys aged between 7 and 10 hurled their hearts out in front of an impressively large crowd, made up of brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers and all kinds of friends and relations!
Each team had two matches of the round robin to play before the finals. Each of the 12 teams in action contested a final and despite the heat, every one of the boys worked their socks off. They all deserved the goody bags, and it was great to see the players and the parents enjoying refreshments in the sun and discussing the top quality hurling that they had witnessed.
Thanks to two of our senior panel, Michael O'Halloran and John Elsted, who were on hand to present trophies which is great as both of them are doing great work coaching some of our underage teams and it's important for our young players of the future to have contact with, and learn from senior players.
Based on buzz around the field and all the smiles and laughter, it's fair to say that the day was a great success.
A day like this would not have been possible without the work behind the scenes from the coaches, committee members, refreshments crew and the parents that supplied sandwiches and assisted with organizing parking etc., thanks to all for your efforts and the day was beautifully captured by photographer Eddie Dee.
It's days like this that make memories for the boys and build a strong bond with our club.
 

U15 Hurling

Our U15 panel has switched its attention to hurling and is in preparation for their upcoming championship.  Again we’ll be lining out two teams so that as many boys as possible get the opportunity to play championship hurling.  Best wished to Darragh Mansfield who suffered an unfortunate injury recently.  We hope that Darragh makes a full recovery and returns to action as soon as possible.
 

Primary Schools Skills

Congratulations to Rian Cliffe and Coleman Radley who were part of the Scoil Gharbháin team that won the recent primary school county skills competition for football.  In the hurling skills competition Darrach McGrath and Fionnán Murray were on the team that came in second place, also for Scoil Gharbháin.
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.
 

Club Notes - 25th May

 

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,400. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products
 

Intercounty

It was a disappointing weekend for both the Waterford Senior Hurlers and Footballers as both exited the championship. Hard luck to all our lads who were involved.
 

U15 Féile Hurling

Our U15 hurlers contested the 2022 Féile hurling last week and put in some great performances to qualify for the county semi finals in Carriganore.  Unfortunately, they met a very strong Sacred Heart team on the night and did not progress to the final. The boys now switch their focus to the championship and are looking forward to hurling through the summer.
 

U13 County Football Finals

Keep an eye out on our social media for updates about the U13 county finals that took place on Monday 23^rd and Tuesday 24^th.  Our division 1 team played Stradbally and our division 4 team played Gaultier.
 

Town and Country Football Leagues

The U12 division 1 team qualified for the county final with a convincing win over St. Olivers at the field on Friday evening and the division 3 boys play their semi final out in Clashmore on Wednesday evening at 7pm.  Best of luck boys!
The U11 division 1 team had a great win against the Brickeys on Thursday at the field and the division 2 boys play our neighbours Dungarvan this week too.
 

Academy News

The U10’s hosted An Ghaeltacht last Saturday morning and played some mighty football in great conditions.
 

Mini All-Ireland Hurling 2022

This week sees the long awaited return of our Mini All Ireland hurling championships.  It’s the first time since 2019 that we’ve been able to run the event which always proves popular with our younger members.  The team sheets have been posted in to the schools so by now all the boys should know which county they’ll be representing and the teammates that they’ll line out with.  The qualifier rounds take place mid week with the finals day on Saturday morning.  Keep an eye on social media for updates!!
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.

Sympathy

On behalf of all in the club we’d like to extend our sincerest sympathies to the Wade and O Brien families on the death of Deirdre Wade last week.
At the time of the purchase of our grounds there was a substantial amount of fundraising activity and as a member of the Ladies committee at the time Deirdre played a very active role. The O Brien family are of course steeped in the history of our club with Deirdre’s late father Seamus serving for many decades in various roles, whilst brother Brendan was Chairman for a number of years. In more recent times her son Philip won a minor football medal.
Our thoughts are with her family and many friends at this difficult time.
 

Club Notes - 18th May

Club Lotto

Our weekly lotto takes place on Monday night next. Next week's Jackpot will be €2,300. Tickets can be purchased from club sellers and by clicking on the following link - https://abbeycourtygaa.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products

County Leagues

County Hurling League Division 2 Round 4
Abbeyside A v Clonea – Clonea, Friday, 20^th May, 7:30pm
 
County Hurling League Division 7 Round 4
Abbeyside B v Roanmore B – Abbeyside, Saturday, 21^st May, 5:00pm
 

U13 County Football Finals

There’s an exciting week ahead for our U13 footballers as both Ballinacourty panels take part in the county finals.  Having beaten Gaultier last Wednesday in their semi final, the division 1 boys play our neighbours Stradbally on Monday 23^rd May at 6:30pm in Fraher Field.
The division 4 boys play Gaultier the following evening (Tuesday 24^th), again in Fraher Field with throw-in at 6:30pm.  Our opponents will definitely have a large support for both matches so please go along to support our boys!
Best of luck to all players and mentors involved.
 

Town & Country Football Leagues

Our division 1 team had a bye this week but our division 3 boys recorded a great win against St. Pats on Friday at the field.  It was a really spirited performance from each and every member of the panel.  Both panels now look forward to the semi finals which are scheduled for the coming weekend.
The U11 boys were also in action as they visited Stradbally but did not come away with a victory this time. 
 

Academy News

Our U8 hurlers had great craic in the sunshine this morning playing an all-county blitz in Carriganore. Even though we were missing a few of the gang we still travelled with 25 young boys from the village.  It was great to see free flowing hurling and the clash of the ash rang out more than a few times!
The only other academy panel that was in action at the weekend was the U10’s because we had lots of players, coaches and family members involved in the first holy communions in the parish last Saturday.  Congratulations to all of our members and friends who made their first communion and best wishes to those in Abbeyside, Garranbane and Scoil Gharbháin who make their confirmation this coming Saturday.
The academy is back in full swing this Saturday and as always; new members are welcome so come along and check it out!
 

Bingo

Sunday Night Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm.