Camogie Notes - 1st July

Under 12

Our under 12’s had great success in recent weeks with big wins over Dungarvan and Lismore and a fortunate win over Portlaw last week where our goalie Ellen Power stopping all and sundry. This week we play Tramore in the last group game.

Primary Game

Congratulations to Hannah Walsh who will represent Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyside at the Munster Final on Sunday week, July 12^th in Thurles. We wish Hannah and her family an enjoyable day.

Blitzes

We held our own under 10 and under 8 blitz at the club grounds last week and it was hugely successful with over 140 girls from 6 clubs participating. Thanks to the Juvenile club for their co operation and to our suitably attired and professional referees, Eoin Kiely, Kevin Dwane Rory Conway and David Looby who did an excellent job. On this Saturday July 4^th our under 8 and under 10 teams travel to Lismore for an 11am start.

Training

Training is on Friday as usual at 5pm.

County Senior Hurling Championship Group 1 Table

This is the league table after the third round of games in Abbeyside’s County Senior Hurling Championship Group.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	SD	Pts
1	Tallow	3	2	1	0	5-43	4-36	+10	5
2	Ballygunner	3	2	0	1	4-44	1-33	+20	4
3	Abbeyside	3	2	0	1	5-37	2-46	+0	4
4	De La Salle	3	1	1	1	2-49	4-44	-1	3
5	Fourmilewater	3	1	0	2	2-36	3-35	-2	2
6	Ballyduff Upper	3	0	0	3	1-34	5-49	-27	0

The first four teams qualify for the quarter finals. The league position of teams on equal points is determined by the result between both teams.

Photo of the Week

County U21 'A' Hurling Champions, 2007

This week's photo comes from 2007 and shows Pat Flynn, County Board Chairman preparing to present the County U21 'A' Hurling Championship trophy to John Kindregan following Abbeyside's 1-18 to 1-17 extra time victory over De La Salle at Walsh Park on December 22nd. Recently, Waterford County Board decided to name this trophy after Tony Mansfield; a much deserved and fitting tribute to our late chairman.

Club Notes - 24th June

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 24

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €2,800 as on Sunday night last Paudie Morrissey was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 24 which wasn’t the Joker although he did win €50. Rosarie Donovan and Eilis Wilkins won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar and Crotty’s Corner Bar.

Junior Hurling

On Thursday night last our Junior B team welcomed Modeligo to Abbeyside and recorded a big win on the night.

TEAM: P. BREEN, P. BERGIN, A. O’RAGHNAIGH, J. RYAN, J. MULLEN, D. MORRISSEY, P. COLLINS, N. DEE, D. HICKEY, J. BERESFORD, I. KIELY, O. YOUNG, M. MAHER, J. MOORE, R. RYAN.

SUBS: J. WALSH, R. PROCTOR, T. COLLINS, K. DWANE, J. ORGAN.

Then on Friday night our Junior A Hurling team took on Tallow in Bushy Park and at the end of a high scoring entertaining game it was Tallow who emerged victorious.

TEAM: L. POWER, M. COLEMAN, D. HENLEY, C .McCARTHY, P. LYNCH, G. BREEN, J. DUGGAN, D. FERNCOMBE, C. KINDREGAN, E. ENRIGHT, M. FIVES, S. CROTTY, J. O’BRIEN, L. HURNEY, E.KIELY.

Munster Hurling Final

Any member wishing to order tickets for the Munster Senior Hurling Final is asked to have their order with Jonathan O’Donovan by this Sunday evening.

Booking of Fields

With a number of teams starting back training we would like to remind all team managers to please ensure that they book the field with Michael O’Donovan prior to training.

Club Bingo

Our Club Bingo will continue this Sunday night in the CBS Hall where the jackpot is €500.

Juvenile Notes - 24th June

Kelloggs Cúl Camps

The Waterford GAA Cúl Camps are back again this year and this year they will take place in Abbeyside / Ballinacourty from June 29th to the 3^rd July. Our club co-ordinator is Audrey and she can be contacted on (087) 6987388 for any information regarding these camps. Alternatively you can find information on these camps and book your place on kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie.

Minor Hurling

Now that the Leaving Cert has finished Minor Hurling training has started again. Our first game is fixed for Monday June 29^th away to the Brickies.

Under 14

We played the first round of the Division 1 Hurling Championship on Monday night of last week against Tramore. After playing a nice brand of hurling throughout our lads won the game comfortably on a score line of 5-11 to 0-8.

This weekend this group of young players head for Carnew in County Wexford to take part in the annual national Féile Peil competition where they will represent Waterford. We wish everyone involved well and hopefully all the players involved will remember this outing for many years to come. This a great opportunity for all the players involved to test themselves against some of the best players in the country at this age group and we are all sure in the club that they will do the club and their families proud over the weekend.

Under 12

Our Under 12 team played against Cois Brid on Friday night last and everyone involved acquitted themselves well.

Under 9

Our Under 9 team have just finished their Town and Country League in hurling and football. In total they played 8 matches and every one of the group improved as the league went on. This group also travelled to Killeagh last weekend to take part in a hurling blitz. The improvement that was seen from the first game this group played this year to the blitz last weekend was plain for all to see and a big thank you must go to the mentors involved at this age group.

Player Profiles

Nicky Fitzpatrick 

Name: Nicky Fitzpatrick

Age: 7 years

Favourite Food: Pancakes

Favourite Sport: Soccer

Favourite TV: In a Zooma Eleven

Adam Fitzpatrick

Name: Adam Fitzpatrick

Age: 6 years

Favourite Food: Shepherd’s Pie

Favourite Sport: Soccer

Favourite TV: Mr. Bean

Photo of the Week

Mark Gorman and Donncha Enright

This Tuesday night Abbeyside plays Tallow in Round 3 of the County Senior Hurling Championship in Lismore. Our photo this week shows current Senior Hurler Mark Gorman and current Senior Hurling Manager Donncha Enright after an underage football match with the club in October 2000. The two lads are a prime example of the loyalty shown by so many to our club down through the years.

Club Notes - 17th June

Jack The Joker

No. Drawn - 43

Our ever popular Jack the Joker fundraiser continues this Sunday night in Minnies Bar where the jackpot is €2,600 as on Sunday night last Christy Dunford was drawn out of the drum and chose card number 43 which wasn’t the Joker although he did win €50. Shirley and Maria and Richie Ryan won €25 each. As well as our group of ticket sellers tickets can be purchased from Convenience Store Ballinroad, Village Flowers, Spar, Mousies Takeaway, Minnies Bar and Crotty’s Corner Bar.

Senior Hurling

It was a busy few days for our Senior Hurlers last week with two games in the Sargent Cup Competition. On Wednesday night we welcomed Fourmilewater to Abbeyside and at the end of a close game we emerged victorious. Then on Saturday evening we traveled to Lismore, where at the end of a high scoring game it was the home side who ran out winners. On Tuesday night next we play Tallow in round 3 of the County Championship in Lismore at 7:30 pm.

Junior Hurling

This Thursday night our Junior B Hurlers play Modeligo in Abbeyside at 7:30 pm and then on Friday night our Junior A team play Tallow in Bushy Park also at 7:30 pm.

Intercounty Activity

On behalf of all in the club we would like to wish the Waterford Under 21 Hurlers the very best of luck ahead of their Munster Championship game against Cork tonight in Cork, where Donncha Enright is a selector and Brian Looby is a member of the panel. We also wish the Waterford Senior Footballers the very best of luck ahead of their All Ireland Qualifier game against Offaly in Fraher Field on Saturday.

Worthy Cause

This July our own Jonathon Moore will depart for Ethiopia where he will take part in a volunteer project building a school for some of the most impoverished children in the world. To help him raise funds for this project he is holding a golf classic in West Waterford Golf Club this Friday and we would ask all club members to support this worthy cause as best you can. Tee times can be booked through West Waterford Golf Club.

Booking of Fields

With a number of teams starting back training we would like to remind all team managers to please ensure that they book the field with Michael O’Donovan prior to training.

Club Bingo

Our Club Bingo will continue this Sunday night in the CBS Hall where the jackpot is €450.