Saturday, February 15, 2014

Photo of the Week

2004 Club Social
L to R: Greg Fives, Margaret Cashin & Tony Mansfield

The club's social takes place this evening at 7:30pm in the Park Hotel. Our photo this week comes from the club social of 2004 and shows Greg Fives and Tony Mansfield presenting Club President, Margaret Cashin with a memento to acknowledge her many years of support for, and commitment to, CLG Dún na Mainistreach / Baile na Cúirte. The Cashin family continues to play a prominent role in the club.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Club Notes - 12th February

Jack The Joker
No. Drawn - 27
Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Kennedy’s Live where the Jackpot will be €9,100 as on Sunday night Mary Kiely was drawn out of the drum and picked card 27 but did not find the Joker, yet  she did win €50. Cadhla McGrath and Georgina Crowley won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Kennedys Live, Spar and Mousies Takeaway.



Club Bingo
This Sunday our Club Bingo continues in the CBS Hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1100.

Membership
With a number of football Championships due to get underway in the next number of weeks we would ask that all players and indeed non players make a special effort to pay their membership to our Membership Officer Kevin Tobin as soon as possible.

Under 21 Football
This Saturday our Under 21 footballers take on Brickey Rangers in Fraher Field at 2pm in the first round of the Western Championship.

Club Social
Our Club Social goes ahead this Saturday in the Park Hotel, and it promises to be a great night where we will be presenting medal s to our victorious Senior and Under 21 Football teams and our Junior Hurling Team.  Tickets costing €25 can be purchased from Michael Ferncombe, Kevin Tobin, Niamh Enright, Jonathan O’Donovan, Tiernan Murray or Neil Moore. Please note tickets must be purchased in advance as no money will be taken on the night. We ask that everybody be ready to be seated for dinner at 8pm sharp on Saturday night.

Best of Luck
On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish Ballysaggart the very best of luck ahead of their All Ireland Junior Hurling Final replay in Mullingar this Saturday.

GAA National Draw
This year for the GAA are staging a National Draw with some truly fantastic prizes on offer. The prize fund is being fully paid for by Croke Park meaning that 100% of the money the club makes from the draw will be kept by the club. Tickets cost €10 each and are currently available to purchase from any member of the Club Committee or the Juvenile Committee.

Booking of Pitches
All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan. We would also ask tem managers to please try and do as much heavy training in the areas behind the goals.

Club Committee Meeting
There will be a meeting of the club committee this Thursday night at 8pm in the Club Grounds.

Juvenile Notes - 12th February

Under 11/12
We continued our winter Hurling & Football League last Wednesday in our own astro turf which is turning out to be a great success. Any under 11/ 12 player who has not been present over the last couple of weeks or even in the last 12 months is welcome out as we can add players to these panels. It starts at 7 pm and finishes at 8 pm with plenty of fun and enjoyment.

Panels as follows:

Down - Eoin Flynn (Captain), Adam Carroll Lawlor, Donnacha O Dwyer, Daniel Treen, and Darragh Slevin.
Mayo - Tony Dwyer (Captain), Willie Beresford, JohnJoe Queally, Colin Foley, Alec Norris.
Kerry - Niall Buckley (Captain) Jack Riordan, Sean Og Flynn, Cathal ‘the Gooch’ Cosgrove.
New York - Ben O Donovan (Captain), Conor Kent, Oisin O Riordan, DJ Kiely.

Indoor Hurling
Our indoor hurling for the juvenile hurler’s starts again on this Friday night coming the 14th February at the Friary College .The under 5, 6 and 7 groups will between the times of six to quarter to seven and the under 8 group will between the times of quarter to seven and half past seven. All are welcome. Helmets are compulsory and will be available over the next few weeks. To help cover costs a €2 fee will apply. Membership forms will also be given out to parents of players who have not received them yet and also collected off those who have.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Friary was not available to us for the last two Friday nights and this is why we are only starting this week. To all parents and kids who weren’t aware that the Friary was not available we apologise for any inconvenience caused. Texts will be sent of times of training etc to any parents signed up to our teamer service.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Photo of the Week

Mayoral Reception, 2008
On this day in 2008, Dungarvan Town Council accorded the club a Mayoral Reception in recognition of our victory in the County Senior Football Championship, participation in the Munster Club Senior Football Championship Final and our being named 'Club of the Year' for 2007. This week's photo shows the commemorative scroll received by the club on the night.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Club Notes - 5th February

Jack The Joker
No. Drawn - 7
Our popular Jack the Joker Fundraiser will continue this Sunday night in Kennedy’s Live where the Jackpot will be €8,848 as on Sunday night Ger Walsh was drawn out of the drum and picked card 7 but did not find the Joker, yet he did win €50. Michelle Dwane and Joss Organ won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, The Village Inn, Village Flowers, Kennedys Live, Spar and Mousies Takeaway.


Club Bingo
This Sunday our Club Bingo will return to the CBS Hall at 8:30 pm where the jackpot is €1050.

Membership
With a number of football Championships due to get underway in the next number of weeks we would ask that all players and indeed non players make a special effort to pay their membership to our Membership Officer Kevin Tobin as soon as possible.

Club Social
Our Club Social has been fixed for Saturday February 15th in the Park Hotel, and it promises to be a great night where we will be presenting medals to our victorious Senior and Under 21 Football teams and our Junior Hurling Team.  Tickets costing 25 euro can be ordered from Michael Ferncombe, Kevin Tobin, Niamh Enright, Jonathan O’Donovan, Tiernan Murray or Neil Moore. Please note tickets must be purchased in advance as no money will be taken on the night. This weekend tickets will be on sale in Minnies Bar on Friday night, Alice O’Connor’s on Saturday night and Kennedy’s Live on Sunday night from 7 to 9 pm on all nights.

Best of Luck
On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish Ballysaggart the very best of luck ahead of their All Ireland Junior Hurling Final in Croke Park this Saturday.

GAA National Draw
This year for the GAA are staging a National Draw with some truly fantastic prizes on offer. The prize fund is being fully paid for by Croke Park meaning that 100% of the money the club makes from the draw will be kept by the club. Tickets cost €10 each and are currently available to purchase from any member of the Club Committee or the Juvenile Committee.

Booking of Pitches
All team managers are reminded to please ensure that they have booked the pitch for training or matches with Michael O’Donovan.

Juvenile Notes - 5th February

Minor Football
Our game against Dungarvan on Sunday last fell victim to the poor weather conditions and this Sunday we host Stradbally in Abbeyside at 11:30 am.

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Photo of the Week

Underage Hurlers, Mid 1980s
Included Back Row (L to R): Patrick Power, Peter Chivers, Damien French, Dwaine Moore, Pat Veale, Fergal Cunningham, Jonathan Forsey, Liam Byrne.
Included Front Row (L to R): Alan Mulcahy, John Clancy, Michael Sheehan, Benny Flynn, Dermot Ryan, Jimmy Stacey, John Paul Cosgrave, Jason O'Donovan, Michael O'Connor.

This week's photo comes from the mid 1980s and shows many underage hurlers at the club grounds. Lots of those pictured here went onto win juvenile and adult titles in subsequent years. Indeed now that their playing careers are over, some have taken to coaching the next generation of Abbeyside hurlers.
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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