Ferrybank GAA - Weekly Notes

JUNIOR FOOTBALL

John J. Murphy Eastern Junior Football Championship semi-final

Ferrybank 3-08 De La Salle 2-05

Ferrybank qualified for the Eastern Junior Football final by virtue of a six points win over a sticky DLS side.

Playing with the wind, DLS got the first score before Robbie Carew left footed the ball to the net for Ferrybank's opening score. This score seemed to settle the team and points from Keith Power (free) and Luke Flynn put us in control.

Oisín MacCathmhaoil finished to the net midway through the half to put us in a commanding position, leading 2-02 to 0-02 at the short whistle and playing with the wind in the second-half.

DLS were back in this game early in the second-half scoring 1-1 without reply, but points from substitute Kevin Roche and Keith Power steadied the ship going into the final quarter.

Greg Murphy thundered into the game with 3 sublime points. Sam Lawless came on to score his trademark goal to put the issue beyond doubt. DLS had the final say with a late goal.

The lads now play Roanmore in the Eastern Final on Friday November 6^th at 8pm in Carraiganore. Roanmore will start clear favourites for the game. Your support will be crucial to the team, so best of luck to Heno and the boys.

TEAM:

Martin Freeman, Nicky Ryan, Pat O'Neill, Alex Kinsella, Seamus Burtchaell, Damien Ahern, Graham Coady, Luke Flynn (0-1), Cormac O'Driscoll, Liam Óg Carey, Oisín MacCathmhaoil (1-0), Tiernan Morrissey, Robbie Carew (1-0), Greg, Murphy (0-3), Keith Power (0-3), Kevin Roche (0-1), Sam Lawless (1-0), Dean Phelan, Cian MacCathmhaoil, Paul Carew, Alex Power.

ANNUAL GREYHOUND NIGHT:

Our annual night at the dogs takes place on Saturday November 21^st in Kilcohan Park starting at 7:50pm. There will be 10 races on the night, so no doubt plenty of thrills and spills will take place on the night. Tickets cost €10 for Adults, with Under 16's free, and can be purchased from Declan Howard 087 939 3818, Siobhan Heffernan 086 261 1894, Conor McGarrity 087 908 7745, also from The Slip Café, Mandarin Palace, Taste Buds Café, Nicky’s Shop Abbey Park and Flynn’s Bar.

We would encourage everyone associated with the GAA club to pre-buy your tickets in advance of the event to ensure that the club benefits. The main gate prize is once again sponsored by Harvey travel, with a weekend away for two in the four star Castleross Hotel, Killarney, plus many more great prizes. If you would like to nominate a dog on the night, please contact Shane Ahearne 086 235 6300, nominations cost €10, and if your dog wins, you will win the nice sum of €30.

A shuttle Bus service will be available on the night to transfer patrons to and from the track. So all in all a great night will be assured, and why not bring along a few friends and enjoy the night.

DÉISE DRAW:

We had no luck in the final Déise draw of 2015 which took play in Cappoquin last Friday night. A special thanks to all who purchased tickets during the year, and hopefully we can have some winners in 2016.

FLAG WEEKEND:

The club’s Flag weekend will take place from 13^th - 15^th November, and volunteers will be required to help out, if so please contact Tommy Carew 083-3189481 or Shiner Ahearne 086-2356300.

EIGSE SLIABH RUA:

The annual Eigse Sliabh Rua kicks of this coming Friday night November 6^th at 7:30pm, and former Kilkenny hurler DJ Carey will open the event at the Rhu Glen Country Club. The opening lecture well fits the official opening is titled the history of hurling from Setanta to Shefflin, and will be delivered by Doctor Paul Rouse of UCD.

John J. Murphy Eastern Junior Football Championship Semi-Final Result

John J. Murphy Eastern Junior Football Championship semi-final

Ferrybank 3-08 De La Salle 2-05

Ferrybank qualified for the Eastern Junior Football final by virtue of a six points win over a sticky DLS side.

Playing with the wind, DLS got the first score before Robbie Carew left footed the ball to the net for Ferrybank's opening score. This score seemed to settle the team and points from Keith Power (free) and Luke Flynn put us in control.

Oisín MacCathmhaoil finished to the net midway through the half to put us in a commanding position, leading 2-02 to 0-02 at the short whistle and playing with the wind in the second-half.

DLS were back in this game early in the second-half scoring 1-1 without reply, but points from substitute Kevin Roche and Keith Power steadied the ship going into the final quarter.

Greg Murphy thundered into the game with 3 sublime points. Sam Lawless came on to score his trademark goal to put the issue beyond doubt. DLS had the final say with a late goal.

The Eastern Final is due to take place on Sunday next November 1st in Walsh Park at 2.30 against hot favourites Roanmore, who beat Bunmahon by 23 points in the other semi-final.

TEAM:

Martin Freeman, Nicky Ryan, Pat O'Neill, Alex Kinsella, Seamus Burtchaell, Damien Ahern, Graham Coady, Luke Flynn (0-1), Cormac O'Driscoll, Liam Óg Carey, Oisín MacCathmhaoil (1-0), Tiernan Morrissey, Robbie Carew (1-0), Greg, Murphy (0-3), Keith Power (0-3), Kevin Roche (0-1), Sam Lawless (1-0), Dean Phelan, Cian MacCathmhaoil, Paul Carew, Alex Power.

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JUNIOR CAMOGIE:

Hard luck to the Junior Camogie team who were defeated by a much better De La Salle side in the final of the Premium Butcher sponsored competition in Walsh Park last Saturday afternoon. Following a tight first-half, De La Salle took over in the second-half and created the scoring chances which they took, and ran out deserving winners.

Despite this defeat, the girls can look back on an excellent season, and no doubt this young side will bounce back and come back stronger for 2016. A huge thanks to Paddy, Shiner and Nicky for the work they put in with the team, and to the girls for the commitment they gave during the year.

DÉISE DRAW:

This coming Friday night October 30^th sees the final Déise draw of 2015 taking place in Cappoquin and let’s hope we can sign off with a couple of winners on the night. On behalf of Ferrybank GAA club, we would like to thank everyone who purchased tickets throughout the year, and without your help we would struggle to keep the finances in order. It is our biggest fundraising event annually, and without your help, it would be impossible to keep the facilities in prime condition. Congratulations to Mark Carew who was the confined winner for September.

JUNIOR FOOTBALL:

After a long wait, the Junior Footballers are in semi-final action this coming Wednesday night October 28^th in Carraiganore where they play De La Salle at 8pm. When these sides met in the league campaign, there was only a point separating the sides, so another close encounter is on the cards. Your support will be crucial to the team. Best of luck to Heno and the boys.

GREYHOUND NIGHT:

The annual night at the dogs takes place once again on Saturday November 21^st at 7:50pm. With 10 races on the night, there will be plenty thrills and spills of Greyhound racing. Tickets are currently on sale from the following people, Declan Howard 087-9393818, Siobhan Heffernan 086-2611894, Conor McGarrity 087-9087745, The Slip Café Ferrybank, Nicky’s Shop Abbey Park, Taste Buds Café, Flynns Bar and Mandarin Palace.

We would encourage everyone associated with the club to purchase your ticket in advance of the night, to ensure the club benefits. Tickets cost €10 each (Under 16's free).

The main gate prize on the night is once again kindly sponsored by Harvey travel is a weekend away for two in the four star Castleross Hotel Killarney, which includes 2 nights B&B and 1 evening meal, plus many more prizes. If you would like to nominate a dog on the night, please contact Shane Ahearne 086-2356300, nominations cost €10 each, and if your dog wins, you win €30. A shuttle bus service will be available on the night to transfer patrons to and from Kilcohan.

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JUNIOR CAMOGIE:

The Junior camogie Premium Butcher Championship Final will take place Saturday 24^th October at 4pm in Walsh Park. Ferrybank will play De La Salle in the final. Please come along and support the girls.

Many thanks to Brian Flynn of Flynn’s Bar and Off Licence Ferrybank who presented our Junior camogie team with a set of jerseys for the championship.

UNDER 11 FOOTBALL:

Ferrybank played their final game in the Under 11 City League football when John Mitchell’s visited the grounds on Sunday morning. Ferrybank hit the ground running from the start with goals from Daniel Griffin and Jamie, with the two Shane's quickly developed the lead with further goals, and at this point, there was no way back for the Mitchell’s. Odhran and Izaak controlled the centre of midfield, and supplied the ball to Jake and Ruaidhri who scored another four points. John Mitchell’s did mount some creditable attacks, which forced defenders Sean Heff, Sean Fagan, Conor Daly and Adam Aspel to make some frantic blocks. The full forward line of Mattie and Fionn continued to rattle the opposition goal. This was a well-deserved victory and fitting, as we won our first and last games of the campaign.

Well done lads, and thanks to John Mitchell’s for the manner in which they played.

TEAM: Shane Egan, Izaak Richards, Shane Purcell, Mati Tomczuk, Daniel Griffin, Sean Heffernan, Ruaidhri McGarrity, Odhran Power, Jake Butler, Jamie Sutton, Adam Aspel, Conor Daly, Fionn McGarrity.

CLOTHING COLLECTION:

Many thanks to all the people who contributed to the Clothing Collection which took place last Saturday. It was another great success for the club, and hopefully there will be another one early in 2016.

GREYHOUND NIGHT:

The annual night at the dogs take place on Saturday November 21^st in Kilcohan Park, with the first race starting at 7:50pm. Tickets are now on sale at €10 each and can be purchased from the following people, Declan Howard 087-9393818, Siobhan Heffernan 086-2611894, Conor McGarrity 087-9087745, The Slip Cafe, Flynn’s Bar and Mandarin Palace. We would encourage everyone associated with the club to support this night out, and purchase your ticket from the Club, as this will benefit the club directly.

JUNIOR, MINOR & U16 CAMOGIE:

Training this week is on Monday and Wednesday at 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Ferrybank Pitch.

U12, U10 & U8 CAMOGIE:

Saturday, October 17^th was the final day of training for the U12, U10 & U8 girls. Training will commence again in February.

U6 & NURSERY GROUP:

Saturday, October 17^th was the final day of training for the U12, U10 & U8 girls. Training will commence again in February.

U13 CAMOGIE BLITZ:

Well done to the Ferrybank/Butlerstown U13 camogie team who attended a blitz in De La Salle Gracedieu on Saturday 17th October. The blitz was both enjoyable and beneficial for all teams. Some fantastic skill and great enthusiasm was shown by all players. Ferrybank camogie players who attended the blitz included Helen Connolly, Amelia Hartley, Mya Rose O’Connor and Libby Jo O’Connor.

CHRISTMAS PARTY:

Ferrybank’s Juvenile GAA and Camogie Club Children’s Christmas Party 2015 is on Sunday, December 6^th at 1:30pm to 3pm in the Ferrybank Parish Hall. The cost of the party is €5 per child. Raffle tickets are €2 each or 3 for €5 available on the day. Each child will see Santa and receive a selection box.

Money must be paid in advance and can be paid to either of the organisers. Zoe Delahunty (085 134 2180) and Siobhan Heffernan (086 261 1894). All children going to the party must be confirmed and paid to one of the organisers above by Saturday, November 28^th.

Photo 1 Attached:

Members of Ferrybank Camogie Club and Ferrybank Junior Camogie team receiving their new set of jerseys from Brian Flynn of Flynn’s Bar and Off Licence Ferrybank.