Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

COUNTY DUTY:

Congratulations to Iona Heffernan who was part of the Waterford Intermediate Camogie team that defeated Antrim in Walsh Park last Saturday. Well done also to Eimhin Burns and Ben Fitzpatrick who represented Waterford in the Jim Power U14 Munster Football tournament in Dungarvan last Saturday.

PEADER’S SUMMER CAMP:

The 24th year running of Peader’s Summer Camp will shortly be upon us, taking place at the Ferrybank GAA grounds from Monday July 20^th to Friday July 24^th starting at 10am to 2pm. The entire week will consist of learning and practising the skills of our national game and will also include a tournament.

The summer camp is open to all people aged between 5 and 15 years old.

Once again the event is kindly sponsored by Ray Breen of Kel-Tech Engineering, and the summer camp committee are extremely grateful to Ray for his generous sponsorship.

The entry fee is €30 per child, and applications forms can be obtained from Shane Ahearne Silverwood, Gemma O' Neill Farmlea, Katrina Ryan St Killans Place, Garry Ryan Rockenham, Breda O' Neill Abbey Park, Paul Martin Leaca Ard,  Breda Russell Slieverue, All applications must be returned by Friday July 10th. Applications forms can be downloaded from http://www.ferrybank.ie/notices/2015_Peaders_App_Form.pdf

UNDER 11 HURLING:

Ferrybank Under 11 hurlers played their final City League game last Friday evening against St. Mollerans. St. Mollerans opened the scoring in this game after only 10 seconds, but Ferrybank took over on the scoring front after the first ten minutes courtesy of a goal from Shane Egan, with points from Ruaidhri and Jamie. The first-half was a very close affair and Caolan saved at least 3 goals and managed to target his puck outs to the Ferrybank players. 

However, St. Mollerans did win a lot of possession and continued to hammer the Ferrybank defence, but Odhran, Joe and the half-backs Izzak and Sean Heff thwarted their efforts. At half-time Ferrybank were two point up but St. Mollerns, with their mass of home support, came out all guns blazing and scored a quick goal and a point.

The gravity of the situation obviously dawned on the Ferrybank players as they gelled together as a well–oiled machine and they retaliated; half-backs Izzak & Sean Heff provided a constant supply of sliothar to midfielders Jake and Shane Purcell who started to dominate the midfield. Ruaidhri , Shane Egan, the Two Daniels and Jamie then launched a coordinated attack on the homeside goal… this resulted in another 2 goals and 4 points. St. Mollerans did manage another goal but there was no way back now for the home side. Ferrybank emerged the victors and cemented their pole position of the City League Div 3.

Final score:   St. Mollerans 2-03 to Ferrybank 3-06.

Ferrybank U11 mentors would like to express their gratitude and admiration for this team and the commitment the players have shown over the entire City League campaign. Special mention to those player who did not play in this game but contributed so much in the other matches Alex Byrne, Sean Fagan and Mati Tomczuk. Well done to all the players.

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JUNIOR HURLING:

Our Junior Hurlers recorded a crucial win in their latest championship game last Friday night over St. Saviours on a scoreline of 3-12 to 1-14. It was a game of two halves with Ferrybank on top in the first, and had to repel a strong St. Saviours fightback in the second.

Alex Power scored an early goal to put Ferrybank on their way, and with Ciaran Doyle scoring three points, things looked good for Ferrybank. St. Saviours replied with a couple of points, but another Alex Power goal, scoring from close range, extended the lead.

Ferrybank took their chances every time they attacked, and Alex got his hatrick, and Ferrybank’s third goal with another close range effort. Further points from James Murphy, Cian MacCathmhaoil and Pat O' Neill had them leading 3-10 to 0-07 at the break.

St. Saviours took over in the second-half and began to close the gap with some points as Ferrybank began to struggle, and the gap closed to five points when they scored a goal. Ciaran Doyle and James Murphy scored vital points to relieve the pressure, and despite a late rally from the visitors, Ferrybank held on for a vital win.

The results keeps the Juniors in with a good chance of reaching the knockout stages and next up is another crucial game against Portlaw next Friday July 10^th in Ferrybank at 7:30pm.

TEAM: John Brown, Tiernan Morrissey, Paul Martin, Paul Carew, Dean Phelan, Pat O' Neill (0-01), Alex Kinsella, Jeff Lawless, Cian MacCathmhaoil, James Murphy(0-03), Tony Heffernan, Jason Hennessey(0-01), Ciaran Doyle(0-06), Greg Murphy, Alex Power(3-00).

INTERMEDIATE HURLING:

Our Intermediate hurlers were defeated by Ballygunner in the Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs sponsored competition in Walsh Park last Saturday afternoon on a scoreline of 0-17 to 0-11.

Missing a number of key players going into the game, and then losing Mark O' Brien early through injury was a blow to the team, as Ferrybank struggled throughout the game to find any rhythm. With the breeze at their backs in the opening half, Ferrybank found it hard going, relying on Eoin O' Neills frees to keep them in the game, and Shane O’ Sullivan scored their only point from play in the opening half. Tommy Carew had a good chance for a goal only to see his close range effort saved by the Balllygunner goalie. Ballygunner lead by 0-07 to 0-06 at the break.

Ballygunner extended the lead in the second-half, but a slight improvement from the lads, saw them reduce the gap to three points with Oisin MacCathmhaoil, John Ahern and Shane O’ Sullivan contributing to the scoreboard, but Ballygunner closed out the match with three further points. No doubt this was a very disappointing team performance and the team must turn their attention to their final game against Erins Own on Friday July 17^th in Walsh Park at 7:45pm.

TEAM: Conor Hogan, Nicky Ryan, Damien Ahern, David Atkins, Shane O’ Sullivan (0-02), Mark O' Brien, Graham Coady, Phil Blake, Luke Flynn, Cormac O' Driscoll, MJ Sutton, Oisin MacCathmhaoil(0-01), Tommy Carew, Eoin O' Neill(0-07), John Ahern(0-01), Pat O' Neill.

MINOR HURLING:

Our Minor Hurlers were defeated by St. Marys in their opening game in this year’s championship campaign last Monday night. Following a bright start by the team, and leading by five points midway through the opening half, courtesy of a Darryl Griffin goal, St. Marys took over and scored 1-07 to lead 1-09 to 1-05 at the break.

St. Marys came out quicker in the second-half, and put over 1-03 in no time to put daylight between the sides and despite further goals from David Atkins, Darryl Griffin and Tiernan Morrissey, St. Marys ran out clear winners on a scoreline of 6-17 to 4-07.

Next up is a trip to play St. Saviours on Tuesday July 14^th at 7:30pm.

UNDER 14 HURLING:

Our Under 14 hurlers play away to St. Marys on Wednesday July 8^th at 7pm.

UNDER 13 HURLING:

Our Under 13 hurlers play away to St. Mollerans on Saturday July 11^th at 4pm.

Summer Camp

A reminder people, the annual fundraiser for the summer 


camp will take place on Friday night the 17th of July,

 

Please support this important event, as events like this 

helps us to provide the kids with the cheapest camp in 

Ireland, so support is vital.



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Ferrybank GAA - Club Notes

Under 11 Hurling:

The under 11 hurlers  playing in their third last game of the City League recorded a very good win over St. Saviours in Ferrybank last Monday week. St. Saviours started very strong and dominated the early play and pressed hard on the Ferrybank goal to lead 1-03 to 0-02 points at half-time.

Ferrybank came out a different team in the second-half and started to dominate the play as the second half progressed and scoring 3-03, with the defence holding Saviours to one point.

Final score Ferrybank 3-05 St Saviours 1-04. Thanks to St Saviours for the sporting game.

Last Fridays U11 City League game against Butlerstown was call off and we received a walk over. Instead the team travelled to Kill to play St. Marys in a challenge game and with all players getting game time. Next game is against St. Mollerans in Carrickbeg Friday July 12th. With Ferrybank topping the table with 15 points this is a crucial game and your support with be greatly help the boys.

Panel: Joe Carter, Shane Egan, Izaak Richards, Shane Purcell, Mattie Tomczuk, Daniel Griffin, Sean Heffernan, Ruaidhri McGarrity Alex Byrne, Odhran Power, Sean Fagan, Jake Butler, Jamie Sutton, Daniel Walsh, Caolain Mac Cathmhaoil

Under 10 Hurling:

Our lads took part in the Carraiganore Blitz on Saturday morning last. The team showed great heart and commitment in all three games. The first game was against Sacred Heart, with the game being very even until the end when we took our goal chances and won the game. Next up was a strong Abbeyside team, Abbeyside played against a strong win in the first half and led by three goals at half-time.

Ferrybank came out strong in the second-half, but some strong Abbeyside defending keep our  lads at bay with Abbeyside taking the spoils in this one.

Last game was against Na Gael we took some nice scores in the first-half and defended well in the second half to secure a win. Special mention for Under 8s Fionn and Malachy who were called up at short notice both played well.

Joe Carter,Shane Egan, Shane Purcell,Mattie Tomczuk,Caolain Mac Cathmhaoil,Paddy Mackey, Michael Karankov. Fionn McGarrity and Malachy Carter.

UNDER 8 HURLING:

Our Under 8 hurlers played in a hurling blitz in Gracedieu last Monday night. The opening game was a fiercely contested game against Sacred Heart, with the lads shooting a number of wides in the opening half. A much improved second-half, saw us run out worthy winners.

Next up was De La Salle, and it was another tough game, with Ferrybank playing a good combination of ground hurling. De La Salle deployed the swarm technique on our goal, and with the lads beginning to struggle to clear the ball, the homeside ran out 3-0 to 1-0 on the night.

TEAM: Conor Haley, Danny Donnelly, John Karankov, Luke Sutton, Finn McGarrity, Ryan Hughes, Evan Mullaly, Malachy Carter, Rory Simpson, Jack Hoban, Jacob Richards, and a special mention to Jacob who celebrated his 7th Birthday on the night. Happy Birthday Jacob.

UNDER 13 HURLING: Our Under 13 hurlers played Ballygunner in the first round of the league on Monday night. Ferrybank battled well in the opening half, and saw plenty of the ball, but we couldn’t convert the scores, and going into the half-time break found ourselves two points down.

Ballygunner started the second-half, and hit a couple of goals, which left the lads with a lot to do, and the homeside side ran out worthy winners on the night. Next up is a home game against St. Mollerans on July 11th.

PEADER’S SUMMER CAMP:

The 24th year running of the Peader’s Summer Camp will shortly be upon us, taking place at the Ferrybank GAA grounds from Monday 20th July to Friday July 24th starting at 10am to 2pm.

The entire week will consist of learning and practising the skills of our national game, and will also include a tournament. The week is open to all children aged between 5yrs-15yrs, and once again Mr Ray Breen of Kel-Tech Engineering will come on board as sponsor, and the summer camp committee are extremley grateful to Ray for his continued sponsorship.

The entry fee is €30 per child, and applications forms can be obtained from the following people Garry Ryan Rockenham, Paul Martin Leaca Ard,  Shane Ahearne Silverwood, Gemma O' Neill Farmlea, Breda O' Neill Abbey Park, Katrina Ryan St Killans Place, Breda Russell Slieverue. All applications must be returned by Friday July 10th. Applications forms can also be downloaded from mailto:http://www.ferrybank.ie/notices/2015_Peaders_App_Form.pdf.

Anyone wishing to be a coach for this year’s summer camp, applications can be obtained from Rosemary Heffernan. This is based on a first come first served basis, and the first twenty people will be accepted. As in line with standard practices, all Adult coaches are expected to go through the Garda vetting process.

MUNSTER FINAL TICKETS:

Anyone interested in obtaining tickets for the Munster Hurling final on Sunday 12th July, could they please contact Pat O' Meara (087-2108890) by Wednesday 1st July. Ticket prices can be viewed on the website ferrybankgaa.com

DÉISE DRAW:

We had one winner in the June Déise draw which took place last Friday night. Congratulations to Pat & Aoife Kirby who won €250 in the draw. Many thanks to all who purchased tickets, and next draw will take place on Friday July 31st in Kilgobnet.

MINOR HURLING:

Our Minor Hurlers begin their championship campaign this coming Monday night June 29th against St Marys in Ferrybank at 7:30pm. Your support will be welcomed.

JUNIOR HURLING:

Our Junior Hurlers play St. Saviours this coming Friday night July 3rd in Ferrybank at 7:30pm. A crucial game for the lads, and your support will be appreciated.

INTERMEDIATE HURLING:

Our Intermediate hurlers drew with St. Mollerans in their latest game in the Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs sponsored competition in Walsh Park last Saturday evening. Despite leading for long periods in the game, St. Mollerans scored two goals in the closing minutes to secure the draw.

Playing against the breeze in the opening half, Ferrybank lead by 0-08 to 0-03 with points from MJ Sutton, Oisin MacCathmhaoil, Eoin O' Neill and Mark O' Brien, Ferrybank should have been further ahead but missed a couple of good goal chances that went a begging.

The second-half was a very scrappy affair, with the lads finding it hard to get any fluent rhythm going, conceding too many frees, allowing St. Mollerans to reduce the gap, but points from Eoin O' Neill and MJ Sutton had Ferrybank leading by four entering the closing minutes, but a St. Mollerans goal reduce the gap to one.

Two quick points from Philly and Sparky extended the gap to three, and with time almost up, one last attack from St. Mollerans saw them score a goal to give them a draw.

Overall it was a disappointing display from the team, with too many errors costing them dearly, and they must quickly turn their attention to next Saturday July 4th at against Ballygunner.

MUNSTER FINAL TICKETS

Anyone interested in obtaining Munster Hurling Final tickets on Sunday July 12th, could they please contact Pat O' Meara (087-2108890) by Wednesday July 1st. Ticket prices for the big game are as follows.

. COVERED STAND ADULT        €35  
. COVERED STAND JUVENILE  €5
. UNCOVERED STAND ADULT  €30.
. UNCOVERED STAND JUVENILE €5
. TERRACE ADULT €25
. TERRACE JUVENILE €5.
.Students/OAP'S will receive a concession of €10 in all areas of the Stadium at the designated stile on production of valid ID.

GAA FIXTURES:

INTERMEDIATE HURLING: Our Intermediate hurlers are in Championship action tomorrow night Saturday June 27th at 7pm in Walsh Park v St Mollerans.
MINOR HURLING: Ferrybank Minor Hurlers begin their championship campagin against St Marys in Ferrybank on Monday June 29th at 7:30pm.
JUNIOR HURLING: Ferrybank Junior Hurlers play St Saviours on Friday July 3rd in Ferrybank at 7:30pm.
INTERMEDIATE HURLING: Ferrybank Intermediate hurlers play Ballygunner in Walsh Park at 4pm on Saturday July 4th.

coachs forms

Good news people, the application forms for the coach's for Peadars Summer Camp are now available and can be got from Rosemary Heffernan. These forms are strictly on an first come first served basis. All coaches this year, and from now on, must fill in the Garda vetting form, and be available for the days induction course. Enjoy people.
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Under 8 Hurling Report

Our U8 hurlers played in a hurling blitz at Gracedieu on Monday. The lads played a fiercely contested first game with Sacred Heart with a good few wides in the first-half. The second-half was much better with the lads giving it their all and winning convincingly.

Next up was De La Salle, the lads fought hard with a combination of ground and all in hurling. De La Salle deployed the swarm technique on our goal with the lads struggling to get the ball sufficiently up the pitch and we succumbed losing 3-1 on the night.

Well done Conor Haley, Danie Donnelly, John Karankov, Luke Sutton, Finn McGarrity, Ryan Hughes, Evan Mullaly, Malachy Carter Rory Simpson Jack Hoban and special mention to Jacob Richards for playing on his 7th birthday; happy birthday Jacob.