Ferrybank Camogie Notes

COUNTY DUTY:

Best of luck to Iona Heffernan and the Waterford Intermediate Camogie team who are due to play Kildare in the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final on Sunday September 13^th at 2pm in Croke Park. This is a fantastic achievement and opportunity for Iona and the team.

SCHOOLS BLUE AND WHITE DAY:

In the run up to the All-Ireland camogie final a ‘Blue and White’ day will take place in schools across the county on Friday September 11^th. Children are encouraged to wear their Waterford jersey to school on this day and we encourage adults in Waterford to do the same in support of the camogie team.

BANNER COMPETITION:

There is a ‘Best Banner Competition’ being held on the day of the All-Ireland Final in Croke Park. There is €1000 to be won for the best banner so we would encourage anyone attending the game to get creative and make a banner in support of the Waterford team.

ALL-IRELAND INTERMEDIATE CAMOGIE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL:

Ferrybank Camogie & GAA Club are organising a bus to the All-Ireland Liberty Insurance Intermediate Camogie Championship Final in which Waterford are playing Kildare on Sunday, September 13th at 2:00pm in Croke Park. If anyone is interested in tickets or travelling on the bus, please contact Debbie Boden on 087-9385162 ASAP. The cost of travelling on the bus is €12 per person.

JUNIOR, MINOR & U16 CAMOGIE:

Training this week is on Monday and Wednesday at 6:45pm in the Ferrybank Pitch.

JUNIOR CAMOGIE FIXTURE:

Best of luck to our Junior team who are playing away to Clonea this Thursday, September 3^rd at 7:30pm in the fifth round of “The Premium Butcher” Championship.

U13 CAMOGIE:

Well done to our Under 13 camogie team who beat St. Anne's yesterday on a score line of 7-7 to 4-1. The Ferrybank team have joined with Butlerstown for this season. Best of luck to the Under 13 team who are due to play Lismore on Tuesday 8^th September at 7:30pm in Lismore.

U12, U10 & U8 CAMOGIE:

Training for our U12, U10 & U8 girls continues every Saturday morning at 10am to 11am in the Ferrybank Pitch. All newcomers are more than welcome. Hurley’s and helmets can be provided on the day. Ferrybank camogie will host a blitz on Saturday 12^th September at 11am in the Ferrybank pitch.

NURSERY GROUP:

Training for our nursery girls and boys continues every Saturday morning at 10am to 11am in the Ferrybank Pitch. All newcomers are more than welcome. Hurley’s and helmets can be provided on the day.

Our Under 5 and Under 6 hurlers (boys and girls) will play Slieverue on Saturday September 12^th at 10:30am in Slieverue. Players to meet in Ferrybank pitch at 10am. White shorts and green socks to be worn by all players.

FANTASTIC DEAL:

We have a fantastic deal available for registered Ferrybank GAA and Camogie Members. We are selling a pair of green football socks and plain white shorts for 10 euros. The shorts are available in up to age 13. The socks are available in adult sizes 1 – 6 & 7 – 11 and child size 8 – 13. To reserve, please contact Conor McGarrity on cmcgarrity@glanbia.ie or +353 0879087745.

CLOTHES COLLECTION:

Due to the success of our last clothes collection, Ferrybank GAA is embarking on another one. If you have any unwanted textiles and mobile phones - Recycle and Support Ferrybank GAA. Please drop to the club Saturdays between 10am - 11am or at any training sessions. Any clothes, paired shoes, belts, handbags, curtains, towels, soft toys, mobiles phones keep in separate bag. The final collection date is in mid-October but we will be collecting up until then.

Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

UNDER 13 HURLING:

Our Under 13 Hurlers played Sacred Heart in Cleaboy last Friday for a place in the semi-finals of the Eastern Championship. The team started off well when Shane Oates latched onto a pass and slotted the ball into the net. Shane quickly added a second minutes later, when he tapped home from close range, and this was followed by a John Collins point, which gave Ferrybank a healthy half-time lead.

The second-half was a much tighter affair and Sacred Heart got back into the game with a goal and a point in quick succession, but the response was excellent from the team, with Shane Bagge pointing and a third goal from Eddie Daly settled the issue, resulting in Ferrybank running out 4-04 to 1-01 winners.

Next up is a semi-final clash against St. Mollerans this Wednesday night in Ferrybank.

TEAM: Aaron Ahearne, Reece Phelan, Odhran Power, Glen Power, James O' Meara Fortune, Shane Bagge, Eddie Daly, Shane Oates, Ola Akinjewe, John Collins, Ciaran Hondanu, Pawel Tomczuk, Ruaidhri McGarrity, Jordan McEvoy, Jack Keogh Moran.

ALL IRELAND CAMOGIE FINAL:

The very best of luck to Iona Heffernan and the Waterford Intermediate Camoige team who play Kildare next Sunday in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. The club is running a bus to the game, and if you are interested in going, please contact Debbie Boden on 085-9385162

JUNIOR FOOTBALL:

Our Junior Footballers received a walk over from Bunmahon last Thursday night. This result ensures we top the group with maximum points from their seven games, and now qualify for the semi-finals, to be played towards the end of September.

UNDER 13 CAMOGIE: Our Under 13 Camogie side who have teamed up with Butlerstown for the season, recorded a great win over St. Anne's Tuesday night on a scoreline of 7-07 to 4-01. Well done to all concerned.

CLOTHING COLLECTION:

Due to the success of the last clothing collection, Ferrybank GAA club is embarking on another one. If you have any unwanted textiles and/or mobile phones to recycle, you can drop them into the GAA grounds on Saturday morning between 10am-11am or at any training session. All clothes, paired shoes, belts, handbags, curtains, towels, soft toys etc. will be taken in. We will collect up until mid-October.

All Ireland

Come along and support the Deise, and one Iona Heffernan strut her stuff.

Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

ALL IRELAND CHAMPION - COUNTY DUTY:

It was a busy weekend for some of our underage stars representing the County, and congratulations to Grainne Heffernan and the Waterford Under 16 Camogie team that defeated Dublin in the All Ireland Final in Nenagh on Sunday. Lets hope this is the first of a Heffernan sister double, as Grainne’s sister Iona will be involved in the All Ireland Intermediate Camogie final in Croke Park in September.

Also well done to Eimhin Burns and Ryan Tierney who were involved with the Waterford Under 14 Hurling team that played in the Tony Forristal last Saturday, and also Neil O’ Sullivan who was involved with the Waterford Under 15 Hurlers that played in the Carrigahoun tournament in Cork.

ALL IRELAND INTERMEDIATE CAMOGIE FINAL:

Ferrybank Camogie club are organising a Bus to the All-Ireland Liberty Insurance Intermediate Camogie final in which Waterford play Kildare on September 13^th at 2pm. If interested in travelling, please contact, Debbie Boden 087-9385162.

INTERMEDIATE HURLING:

Our Intermediate hurlers were defeated in the quarter-finals of the Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs sponsored competition last Saturday afternoon, going down to Clonea after extra-time on a scoreline of 3-15 to 1-18.

Ferrybank played well in the opening half, showing great hunger and determination, and points from Robbie Carew, Eoin O' Neill, Phil Blake, Cormac O' Driscoll and Mark O' Brien ensured a six point lead for Ferrybank at half-time.

Clonea, aided with the breeze in the second-half, came more into the game and reduced the gap to a point, but Ferrybank replied when John Ahern latched onto a threw ball and planted the sliothar into the back of the net. This gave Ferrybank confidence, but crucially hit some bad wides during the half to further extend their lead.

Points from Mark O' Brien and Oisin MacCathmhaoil kept Ferrybank ahead, and entering the closing minutes, a second Clonea goal reduced the gap, and deep into injury time, a Clonea '65 levelled it up.

Into extra-time, Ferrybank held a narrow one point lead at the end of the first period, and extended it to three in the second period, but once Clonea dug deep, and three quick points levelled it up, and with time almost up, a Clonea shot struck the post, came back and the ball ended up in the Ferrybank net.

This was a tough defeat for the team, and to be fair didn’t deserve to lose, they gave it their all on the day, and deserved another game, but that’s sport, and hopefully they will come back next year more determined as they will have learned a lot.

A special word of thanks to Doxer, Marty, Dom, Padraig, Decky, Maxi, Sarah, Tony and Andy for all their help and preparing team during the campaign, they left no stone unturned with the team, and gave it everything.

UNDER 13 HURLING:

Our Under 13 hurlers have qualified for the knockout stages of the City League. After a slow start in the league, along with some unfortunate injuries along the way, we lost out to Ballygunner and St. Mollerans, but the lads got back on track with good wins over Sacred Heart and St. Saviours.

Our final game in the group was against Ballyduff Lower, and following a cracking game of hurling, the lads lost out narrowly on a scoreline of 5-03 to 3-05. We now play Sacred Heart in the play-offs.

City League U11 Gala Day:

The City League U11 gala day will take place on Saturday 19th September in Walsh Park or Carriaganore (tbc). As Ferrybank Under 11s topped Division 3, we will be playing at this gala day, hence we need all payers for this day.

Further details will be given out at training.

We will handing out the City League winner medals at the Ferrybank GAA Dog Night in November.

DÉISE DRAW:

We had no luck in the August Déise draw which took place last Friday night. Thanks to all who purchased tickets, and the next draw will take place on Friday September 25^th at Erins Own GAA club.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL:

It’s back to the big ball for the Junior Footballers this coming Thursday night September 3^rd with a home game against Bunmahon at 6:45pm.

UNDER 21 HURLING:

Our Under 21 hurlers will play Portlaw in this year’s championship. No date has been confirmed for this game.