Ferrybank U11 Hurling Report - 27/02/15

Another feast of hurling tonight and despite the wind and rain the Under 11 Ferrybank hurlers did us proud. The tenacious spirit and the teamwork of the lads was on show for all to see. Ferrybank soared ahead with an early goal, but Clonea came back with an equaliser towards the end of the first-half.

Ferrybank pushed on and gained 3 more points. Clonea tried to claw back a score but the concrete defence proved too much for them and our really young keeper (9 year old Caolan) kept them at bay. This was a most balanced gamed and thanks to both teams for the effort put in and the manner in which they played.

Next games are for our under 10 (those born 2005 & 2006)

·         Friday 6^th March at Carriaganore (time  will be give out at training on Tuesday at 7pm)
·         Friday 13^th March at Carriaganore

GAA NOTES

CAMOIGE FUNDRAISER: Dont forget this coming Friday night Feb 27th at 9pm in Flynns Bar, the Camoige club are having a fundraiser/Medal presentation on the night. Tickets cost €5 with finger food and music provided on the night. Please come along and support your club on the night.

COUNTY DUTY: Congratulations to Iona Heffernan & Niamh Ahearne who were involved with the  Waterford Minor Hurling Camoige team that were narrowly defeated by Offaly last Weekend.

UNWANTED CLOTHES: If you have any unwanted Textiles and mobile phones, any Clothes, Paired Shoes, belts, handbags, curtains, towels, soft Toys, why not get going on a spring clean and help out Ferrybank gaa club at the same time. You can drop them into the Ferrybank Gaa field on Saturday March 14th from 10am - 1:30pm, or into the club on Saturday mornings between 10am-12pm, into the club between 6-8pm from Monday 9th -Friday 13th March, or with your child to any hurling training session. If you have any Unwanted mobile phones, please keep them in a seperate bag.

FERRYBANK DEISE DRAW: The 2015 Ferrybank Deise draw will once again commence on Friday March 27th, and will contuinely monthly for eight months. This years top prize will once again be €10,000, with 2nd Prize increasing to €3,000, and 3rd Prize be €1,500, with many more cash prizes to be won. The club are hoping for contuined support from our membership, and hopefully we can encourage a few more to help us contuine to keep Gaelic games alive in Ferrybank. Areminder that every €10 collected, €7 goes to our club. Tickets are now on sale from Nicky Heffernan 087-6724212, Declan Howard 087-9393818.

U8 Hurling Blitz - 21-Jan-15

Our U8 hurlers played in a hurling blitz at Ballygunner on Saturday, 21st February. The lads played a fiercely contested furst game but succumbed to the might of our city neighbours Ballygunner. Next up was Sacred Heart, the lads fought back against earlier rustiness and were victorious. Last up was Passage, again a spirited contest but the lads succumbed to the better side on the day. All teams provided a feast of hurling and displayed some great skills.

U7 Blitz

Our U7 team played 3 games last Saturday in a blitz in Ballygunner. We played against Roanmore, De la Salle and Ballygunner.
Our lads competed very well  and although each opponent had far more numbers at their  disposal we won with ease in each game. We done to the lads who are in a bit of a winning streak at present.

Team - Mark, Jacob, Rory, Evan, Fionn, Daniel and Jack. This group  is small in numbers and could really do with some new players to join up  training continues this Saturday at 12:30pm.

MINOR FOOTBALL CHANGE OF TIME

The Minor Football match between Ferrybank and St Marys will throw in at 11am on Sunday 15th Feb in Ferrybank.

GAA NOTES

CAMOIGE SEMI FINAL: The Abbey Community College Senior Girls are in semi final action this coming Saturday Feb 14th at 2pm where they play Clonakilty in Ferrybank Gaa grounds. Why not come along to support the local girls in their quest for All Ireland sucess.

BALL ALLEY: Congratulations to Ballyhale Shamrocks on reaching the All Ireland club final following their semi final victory over Gort last Saturday. As part of their preparations the star studded Shamrocks recently availed of our Ball Alley.

MINOR FOOTBALL: Its a busy 48 hrs for our Minor Footballers next weekend with 2 matches coming up. On Friday 13th Feb at 7:30pm, the lads travel to Leamybrien to play Kilrossanty, and then on Sunday 15th Feb at 11:30am, Ferrybank will play at home to St Marys. Your support will be appreciated on the day.

DEISE DRAW: The 2015 Deise draw will commence on Friday 27th March and contuines monthly for 8 months.. This years top prize will be €10,000 and the 2nd prize will increase to €3,000, while 3rd prize is €1,500, with many more cash prizes to be won. The club are hoping for contuined support from our membership, and hopefully we can encourage a few more to help us contuine to keep Gaelic games alive in Ferrybank. A reminder that every €10 collected, €7 goes to our club.

MINOR FOOTBALL CHANGE OF DATE.

The opening game in this years Minor Football Championship scheduled to take place in Leamybrien this coming Sunday has been POSTPONED and will now take place on Friday Feb 13th in Leamybrien at 7:30pm. Your suppport will be appreciated on the night.

CAMOIGE A.G.M. The Adult & Juvenile Camoige club's A.G.M. will take place this coming Monday night Feb 9th at 8pm in the Parish Hall. All Players, Mentors, Parents are encouraged to attend, and new players, are most welcome to attend.

U7 Blitz Report

Our U7 footballers played in an indoor blitz in Ballygunner today. We played four games against Gaultier and Mount Sion. Our squad played really well from the outset, notching up some high scores against each opponent.

Well done especially to our new squad members Mark, Fionn and Isaac who acquitted themselves really well.

Team: Conor, Fionn, Rory, Daniel, Isaac, Jack, Fionn, Mark, Jacob and Malachi.

Our next U7 gathering is Saturday 14^th February for another blitz, start times to follow. All new comers to this group (U7) are welcome to train with the beginners group @ 10 am  Saturday 7^th February as there is no U7 training next week.

Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

ABP SPONSORED FERRYBANK GAA JERSEY:

If you would like to buy one of our new ABP sponsored jerseys, please contact Martin Freeman on 087-2811604. The jerseys are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, with the adult jersey costing €45, and the kids’ jersey costing €35, ranging from 5yrs to 14yrs.

GARDA VETTING FORMS: 

Garda vetting forms are available to be downloaded from the following link http:/ferrybank.ie/notices/gaa_garda_vetting_forms.html

MEMBERSHIP:

2015 membership is as follows; Adult €60, Students/Unwaged €30. However, we now have a special discounted adult membership, which involves 2015 subscription to the Déise Draw (eight draws) and club membership for €100.

FERRYBANK 10K FUN RUN/WALK:

The 2nd Ferrybank 10k Fun Run/Walk has been provisionally fixed for Sunday 26^th April. If you would like to start training for the event, Ferrybank Road Runners have beginner’s classes every Tuesday & Thursday night @ 6:45pm from the hurling field. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Juvenile Training Times & Contact Numbers

The Kids are back to school now and what better way to get some exercise, meet new friends & have some fun than checking out your local GAA club.
All are welcome. It doesn’t matter if your child hasn’t played gaelic games before as our coaching sessions place the emphasis on fun.  So come along if only for a look to see what good work is being done right on your door step.

Ferrybank GAA is located directly beside the new shopping centre and library (across from the boys primary school).

Kids Born	Contact	Tel	Training times
2000/2001	John Burns	087 8717039	Call the coach
2002/2003	Paul Martin	086 219 6003	Tuesday & Fridays – 6pm
2004/2005	John Heffernan/ Brian Richards	087 6287296	Tuesday & Fridays –call coaches for times
2006/2007	Paul Sutton	087 274 6406	11am Saturdays – starts on Jan 24th
2008/2009	Niall Mackey	087 249 4736	12.30pm Saturdays – starts on Jan 24th
Nursery/Beginners	Zoe Delahunty Conor McGarrity	085 1342180 087 9087745	10 am Saturdays – starts on Feb7 th
All Camogie Age groups	Shane Ahearn Siobhan Heffernan	086 235 6300 086 261 1894	Call the coach