Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

ANGELA BURNS MEMORIAL 10K FUN RUN/WALK

With only a couple of weeks to go to the Angela Burns Memorial 10k Run/Walk which take place on Sunday April 26th at 11am from the Ferrybank GAA grounds. Entry fee is €10.

Pre-registrations nights will take place on the following evenings from 7pm-8pm Tuesday 14^th, Thursday 16^th, Tuesday 21^st and Thursday 23^rd April.

The Burns’ family will donate €1 towards the prize funds for every runner/walker registered!

There will also be a juvenile race for the Under 12's, taking place at 10:30am, with an entry fee of €2.

For the walkers, there will be a slight change of route from last year, with them turning right at Kilmurry crossroads, turn right at the end of Kilmurry lane, turning right again into Gyles Quay at Ballyvalla, walk down by the rivers, turn right at Larkfield house, and back home via Peafield (Ellicksons). There will be stewards on hand to give the directions.

Go to www.facebook.com/AngelaBurnsMemorial10k for all details!!

We would encourage everyone to help out, bring the family along and enjoy this great day out. If you want to do some training for this day, Ferrybank Road Runners run every Tuesday & Thursday nights at 7pm from the GAA field.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL:

Our Junior Footballers recorded their second victory in the John J Murphy sponsored competition with a hard fought win over Portlaw in Ferrybank last Friday night. Portlaw had the better of the first-half, with Trotter in goal pulling off a couple of crucial saves in the opening half, but a point from Davy Atkins and a fine goal from John Ahern ensured the sides went in level at the break.

Ferrybank began to get a grip on the game in the second-half and points from Keith Power, MJ Sutton (2), Robbie Carew and Kevin Hurley put us into the lead and they held out to record a good win.

Two wins from two, and the lads make the trip to Kill next Friday night April 10^th at 6:45pm. Your support will be appreciated on the night.

UNDER 14 FOOTBALL:

Our Under 14 Footballers were narrowly defeated by Rathgormack in Ferrybank last Saturday evening on a scoreline of 4-05 to 3-05. This was a great game, and the lads can count themselves unlucky not to come away with something, as they dominated the closing minutes, but couldn’t get the equaliser against a good Rathgormack side.

MINOR FOOTBALL:

Our Minor Footballers had to concede their latest championship game against Clan Na Gaeil (Dunhill/Fenor/Butlerstown) last Sunday morning. With a small enough panel, there was a few players unavailable, and it made it tough to field a team against a much stronger selection.

GAA NOTES

JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Our Junior Footballers made it two wins from two with a hard fought win over Portlaw last Friday night on a scoreline of 1-06 to 0-6. Portlaw had the better of the opening half, but James Troy in the goal pulled of a couple of good saves to keep Ferrybank in the game. A point from Davy Atkins and a goal from John Ahern midway through the opening half, had Ferrybank going into the half time break level 1-01 to 0-04. In the second half, Ferrybank began to get on top and a Keith Power point edged them into the lead, with the defence tightened up, further points from MJ Sutton, Robbie Carew, Kevin Hurley ensured a good win for the team. Next up for the Juniors is a trip to Kill next Friday April 10th at 6;45pm. TEAM: James Troy, Pat O' Neill, Aidan Sinnott, Seamus Burtchaell, Tommy Carew, Kevin Hurley(-1), Davy Atkins(-1), Luke Flynn, Oisin MacCathmhaoil, Keith Power(-1), MJ Sutton (-2), Cormac O' Driscoll, John Ahern(1-0), Martin Freeman, Alex Power, Phil Blake, Robbie Carew(-1), Alex Kinsella, Liam Og Carey, Shane Sullivan, Dean Phelan,

MINOR FOOTBALL: Our Minor Footballers had to conceed their latest championship game last Sunday against Clan NaGaeil ( Dunhill/Butlerstown/Fenor). With a small pool of players to pick from, and with players unavailable, it was going to be hard to have a team for the day, against a very strong side. Next game is scheduled for Friday April 17th away to Portlaw at 7pm.

UNDER 14 FOOTBALL: Our Under 14 Footballers were narrowly defeated by a very good Rathgormack side in a thriller of a game on a scoreline of 4-05 to 3-05. The lads gave it everything, and were unlucky not to get something out of the game.

ANGELA BURNS MEMORIAL 10K FUN RUN/WALK: The Angela Burns memorial 10k fun run/walk will take place on Sunday April 26th at 11am from the Gaa grounds. Entry fee is €10, with a Juvenile race for under 12's commencing at 10:30am, with a €2 entry fee. Pre registration nights will take place on Tuesday 14th & 21st April, Thursdays 16th & 23rd April from 7-8pm. For anyone in taking in the walk, there will be a small change of route, by turning right at Kilmurry crossroads, turn right at the end of Kilmurry lane, turn right again at Gyles Quay at Ballyvalla, walk down by the rivers, and right turn at Larkfield house, and back home via Peafield (Ellicksons). There will be stewards on hand to give directions. Whether you are a runner, jogger, walker, pram pusher this is an ideal day out for all the family, and we would encourage everyone to come along and enjoy this great day.

U10 Hurling Fixtures

Under 10 Hurling fixtures (THOSE BORN 2005 & 2006) for April and May. Further details will be sent out via text:

DAY	DATE	AGE GROUP	Venue	Meet time
Wed	April 8th	(U10) -2006/2005	TBD	TBD
Wed	April 22nd	(U10) -2006/2005	TBD	TBD
Wed	May 6th	(U10) -2006/2005	TBD	TBD
Wed	May 20th	(U10) -2006/2005	TBD	TBD

·         Wear white shorts, green socks.
·         Bring helmets & hurleys.

Can you all please ensure we have your correct mobile number:

Please text on your preferred mobile number for texts with your child’s  name to John Heffernan on +353 876287296

GAA NOTES

JUNIOR FOOTBALL: Our Junior footballers made a winning start to this years championship with a narrow 2-04 to 0-7 win over De La Salle this morning at Gracedieu. It was a game of two halves, with the strong win playing its part. De La Salle had the breeze in the opening half and built up a 0-6 to 0-0 lead at the break. Ferrybanks defence held firm in that opening half, not giving any goal chances to the hosts. In the second half, Ferrybank created scoring chances early in the half, but didnt take them, until Alex Power took a chance to register Ferrybanks first point, with John Ahern getting another score soon after. De La Salle replied with a point to extend it to five, but Ferrybank created chances and a low shot from Kevin Hurley was turned into the net from Martin Freeman from close range. Two points from Kevin Hurley levelled it up, and as the game entered injury time a Keith Power '45 was touched into the net by MJ Sutton to give Ferrybank the win. TEAM: Keith Power, Alex Kinsella, Aidan Sinnott, Seamus Burtchaeil, Robbie Carew, Damien Ahern, Tommy Carew, Luke Flynn, Oisin MacCathmhaoil, Cormac O' Driscoll, Kevin Hurley (-2), Shane Sullivan, Alex Power(-1) Martin Freeman(1-0), John Ahern (-1), MJ Sutton(1-0), David Atkins, Stephen Treacy. Next up for the Footballers is next Friday April 3rd at 6:30pm home to Portlaw.

UNDER 13 FOOTBALL: Our under 13 Footballers made the trip to Bunmahon last  Saturday to play St Marys. Despite been short a few regulars, the lads put in an excellent performance, and fought for every ball in the tough windy conditions, and the team came away with a draw. Next game is home to Rathgormack in two weeks time. Training contuines on Tuesdays at 5:45pm.

CAMOIGE: Training for the Under 8,10,12 Camoige girls has now been changed and it will now take place every Saturday morning from 10am-11am in the Ferrybank Gaa grounds. All newcomers are more than welcome to attend, hurleys & helmets can be provided on the day.

MINOR FOOTBALL: The Minor Footballers are back in action this coming Sunday April 5th with a home tie against NaGaeil (Dunhill/Fenor) at 11:30am.

UNDER 11 HURLING: The Under 11 hurlers begin there season this coming Friday April 3rd home to Kilmacthomas at 6:30pm.

DEISE DRAW: We had no luck in the opening Deise draw of 2015 which took place last Friday night. A huge thanks to all who purchased tickets for the draw. Remember there is still time to buy a ticket with another 7 draws remaining. Tickets cost €10 with a top prize of €10,000, 2nd Prize €3,000 3rd prize €1,500, 4th-11th prize €250. Tickets can be purchased from Nicky Heffernan 087-6724212, Declan Howard 087-9393818.

ANGELA BURNS MEMORIAL 10K FUN/RUN WALK: The Angela Burns memorial 10k fun run/walk will take place on Sunday April 26th at 11am, with a under 12 race for the Boys & Girls commencing at 10:30am.There will be registrations nights leading up to main day, and they will be confirmed later. We would encourage all families to support this enjoyable day out whether you are a runner, jogger, walker, pram-pusher. With the evenings now brighter, now is a good time to get out and prepare for this day, with Ferrybank road runners out every Tuesday & Thursday nights at 7pm from the Gaa field.

AVONMORE PROTEIN SESSION: Ferrybank Gaa club held the Avonmore Protein session in the club grounds last Saturday. It started of with Kieran O' Connor interviewing Avonmore hurling ambassadors Ken McGrath, Jackie Tyrell, Patrick Horgan on their preparations before a match. There was also contributions from Kilkennys Physio Eamonn O' Reilly and dietition Noreen Roche. It was then onto the field where the Hurlers and Camoige players were put through their paces, with the Ambassadors giving the players inputs and tips with some drills & Skills. A huge thanks to Patricia Wrafter who was the winner of the competition and nominated the Gaa club for this day, to Luke Myers for some great photos, to Rackard Coady for bringing the Liam McCarthy down to the field, to all at Avonmore Protein Milk for their expert and professionalism during the day. An enjoyable day was had by all.

City League - Under 11 Hurling Fixtures

All Matches start at 6.30pm – match meeting arrangments will be given out at training

Round	1	Friday	03-Apr-15	Ferrybank	Versus	Kilmacthomas
Round	2	Monday	13-Apr-15	Sacred Heart	Versus	Ferrybank
Round	3	Friday	17-Apr-15	De la salle B	Versus	Ferrybank
Round	4	Friday	01-May-15	Ferrybank	Versus	Piltown
Round	5	Friday	15-May-15	Na Gaeil	Versus	Ferrybank
Round	6	Friday	29-May-15	Ferrybank	Versus	Ballygunner B
Round	7	Friday	12-Jun-15	St Saviours	Versus	Ferrybank
Round	8	Friday	26-Jun-15	Ferrybank	Versus	Butlerstown
Round	9	Friday	10-Jul-15	St MOLLERANS	Versus	Ferrybank

·         All players to be registered before 1^st game
·         Wear white shorts, green socks.
·         Bring helmets & hurleys.

Please confirm you attendance  (with players name)

by email  to

·         Brian.Richards@bausch.com
·         johnheffernan01@gmail.com
·         CMcGarrity@glanbia.ie

Or  by text to  087-6287296

UNDER 10 HURLING

The under 10 hurlers had their second game of the year taking on Ballyduff Lower in Carraiganore last Friday night. The team continued their good form from the Portlaw game and started well, with Kyle in confident form on the goal, with the backline of Paddy, Izaak, Joe holding the Ballyduff forwards to few chances, Shane Purcell, Shane Egan, Jay, doing well in the middle of the field, while the forwards of Adam, Caolain, Matti taking some good scores to win the game. Thanks to Ballyduff for a sporting game. TEAM: Shane Egan, Izaak Richards, Shane Purcell,  Matti Tomchuk, Adam Aspel, Kyle Daly, Caolain Mac Cathmhaoil, Paddy Mackey, Jay Bagge.