ABP sponsored Ferrybank GAA Weekly Notes

UNDER 21 HURLING:

Ferrybank/Erin’s Own combined team exited the Eddie O' Donnell sponsored competition last Sunday afternoon in Gracedieu defeated by Passage on a scoreline of 1-09 to 1-04. Aided with the breeze in the opening half, the combined side squandered scoring opportunities, hitting some bad wides. On the other hand, Passage used the ball was more effectively and wisely, and this was reflected in the half time score of 0-07 to 0-03, with Mark Shanahan scoring the combined sides points all from placed ball.

Hoping for an improvement in the second-half, the combined side were dealt a blow, when a long ball into their defence wasn’t cleared, resulting in a goal for Passage to extend their lead. Another point from Mark Shanahan reduced the gap, and with fifteen minutes remaining, the combined side got a lifeline, with John Ahern latching onto a loose ball, and put the sliothar to the net, to reduce the gap to four points.

The hope that this might spur on the lads didn’t materialise, as Passage defended well, not giving any chances to the Ferrybank/Erin’s Own forwards, and they closed out the game with a pointed free, running out comfortable winners on the day.

UNDER 7/8 HURLING:

Our under 7/8s finished the year off in style last Monday night,with two matches against Glenmore in their fabulous indoor arena.

The lads played really well scoring and defending excellently in two very fast tough games. Well done to everybody!

The coaches would like to thank the kids and parents for their super efforts over the season and we look forward to seeing everybody in 2018, maybe we might even see a few new faces.

Thanks again!

Team members as follows -

Fionn, Logan, Philip, Ollie, Rogan, Matteo,

Gavin, Ciara, Harry, Michael, Aiden, Emily, Yanis, Sam, Zach, Finn, Conor, Luke O C, Luke S.

UNDER 15 HURLING:

It looks like the Under 15 hurling County final against Stradbally will take place next Saturday. At the time of going to print, no confirmed, time or venue is in place. So keep an eye on social media.

JUNIOR HURLING:

Our Junior hurlers will play St. Molleran’s in the final of the John J Murphy sponsored competition. Once again, we are waiting on a date, time and venue, so keep an eye on the social media page.

GREYHOUND NIGHT:

Ferrybank Gaa Club Greyhound benefit night in association with Surehaul & Rolor Commercials take place on Saturday November 18th at the Kilcohan park Greyhound stadium with the first race starting at 7:50pm.

Tickets cost €10, and we would ask all players, members, supporters and families to support this great night out. Tickets can be purchased in the following areas, The Lotto Shop, The Flower Shop Fountain St, Flynns Bar, Mandarian Palace, Jack Molloy's Butchers, Declan Howard 087-9393818.

Tickets purchased from these areas benefit the club directly. Nomination cards are also available from Shane Ahearne 086-2356300, nominations cost €10, and if your dog wins on the night, you win the tidy sum of €30.

The main gate prize on the night which is kindly sponsored by Harvey Travel Gladstone St, is a weekend away for two people in the four star Castlerosse Hotel, Killarney including two nights B&B and evening meal. Also an Attic Stairs & Fitting courtesy of Murphy Larkin Carpentry, plus many more prizes.

Also on the night, there will be a shuttle Bus service to and from Kilcohan Park. So support your local GAA club, where a great night is assured.

Launch - Ferrybank GAA Dog Night Fundriaser, in association with Surehaul & Rolor Commericals Ltd

Ferrybank GAA Club’s Greyhound Benefit Night in association with Surehaul and Rolor Commercials was launched recently at Rathpatrick.
The fundraiser takes place on Saturday November 18th at Kilcohan Greyhound Stadium.
Pictured are Declan Howard, Ferrybank GAA Club, Joan Daly, General Manager Rolor Commercial, Shane “Shiner” Ahearne, Ferrybank GAA, Kevin O’Toole, Sales Director, Surehaul Commercials, Nicky Heffernan, Chairman Ferrybank GAA Club, Dan O’Connor, Managing Director, Surehaul Commercials, John Burns, Padraig Buggy and Liam Walsh, Ferrybank GAA Club. (pic Luke Myers)

ABP sponsored Ferrybank GAA Weekly Notes

UNDER 11 HURLING:

Well done to our U11 hurlers who won the tournament staged in Ferrybank last Saturday morning. The lads defeated Mount Sion in an epic final. Thanks to Mount Sion, Carrick Swans, Clan Na Gael Glenmore and Passage for coming along to take part.

This U11 team has enjoyed a great season and it was fantastic to see them round off 2017 with some silverware. The lads recently only lost out by a single point to the famed Sixmilebridge club in the Tommy Burtchaell Cup final recently held in Na Piarsaigh, Limerick; which shows the level that these young hurlers are operating at. Paul Sutton, John Haley and Brian Kelly have this team playing some smashing stuff – keep the great work going!

Thanks also to the folks who kindly looked after the catering needs last Saturday!

UNDER 15 HURLING:

Our Under 15 hurlers are scheduled to play Stradbally in the County Final on November 11th.

UNDER 5/6 HURLING:

The Under 5/6 hurling has now finished for the year, and will resume again in early 2018. A huge thanks to all the kids who came along and enjoyed every Saturday morning, and also to the trainers for the time, effort and commitment they gave to the Kids.

DÉISE DRAW:

With the Déise Draw of 2017 finished for another year, the club would like to thank everyone for purchasing tickets during the year, and it was great to see we had many winners throughout the campaign. Congratulations to Brian Richards who was the confined winner for October.

JUNIOR HURLING:

Our Junior Hurlers will play the winners of St. Saviours or St. Mollerans in the final of the John J Murphy sponsored competition.

CLOTHING COLLECTION:

Clothes Collection is still running folks (and will be all year round). So if you have any of the following lying around the house...

- Clothes

- Paired Shoes

- Belts

- Handbags

- Curtains

- Soft Toys

- Mobile Phones *

- Laptops *

* Mobile phones and laptops to be kept in a separate bag please.

Please drop them down to the club.

FERRYBANK GAA DOG NIGHT FUNDRAISER in association with Surehaul & Rolor Commercials LTD NIGHT:

The Ferrybank GAA Dog Night Fundraiser in association with Surehaul and Rolor Commericals will take place on Saturday, November 18th at Kilcohan Park Greyhound Stadium, with the first race at 7:50pm.

Tickets are currently on sale from Declan Howard 087-9393818, and are available from a number of outlets in Ferrybank during the week. Tickets can also be purchased from the Ferrybank GAA grounds next Saturday November 4th from 10:30am-12pm.

Tickets cost €10, and we would ask all associated with the club to support this night out. Please note that tickets purchased from the club before the 18th will benefit Ferrybank GAA club.

Nomination cards are also available from Shane Ahearne 086-2356300, which also cost €10 per dog, and if the dog wins on the night, you will win the nice sum of €30.

The main Gate prizes on the night is a weekend for two in the four star Castlerosse Hotel, Killarney, including two nights B&B and one evening meal, which once again has been kindly sponsored by Harvey Travel Gladstone St, also an Attic Stairs & fitting, sponsored by Murphy Larkin Carpentry, and many more prizes.

There will also be a courtesy Bus service to and from the Dog track on the night. So all in all, a great night is assured, so support your local GAA club, and we look forward in seeing you there.

FERRYBANK GAA DOG NIGHT FUNDRAISER IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUREHAUL & ROLOR COMMERCIALS LTD

Stick this date in your diary folks...the ever popular Ferrybank GAA Dog Night Fundriaser, in association with Surehaul and Rolor Commericals Ltd., takes place on Saturday November 18th at 7:50pm in Kilcohan Greyhound Stadium.

Gate prizes include a weekend for two in the Castlerosse Hotel in Kilarney, courtesy of Harvey Travel and an attic stairs & fitting thanks to Murphy Larkin Carpentry.

Tickets €10. FREE shuttle bus to/from Kilcohan.

A GREAT NIGHT'S ENTERTAINMENT GUARANTEED!

ABP sponsored Ferrybank GAA Weekly Notes

JUNIOR HURLING:
Ferrybank’s Junior hurlers qualified for the final of the John J Murphy sponsored competition, with a thrilling win over a spirited Dunhill side in Ballybeg last Sunday morning, winning on a scoreline of 5-10 to 1-15.
Goals win matches, and in this case, two crucial second-half goals paved the way, just when it looked Dunhill were going to go on and win the game, after reducing a nine point deficit. Playing with the breeze in the opening half, it took 10 minutes for Ferrybank to open their account, at which Dunhill had two points on the board, when a long ball went into the Dunhill defence, and Marty Freeman was first to react and his shot went in off the underside of the crossbar and into the net. Minutes later, Greg Murphy scored a fine point.
Ferrybank got more ball from there on, and started to set up scoring chances, which Tony Heffernan, James Murphy, Philly Blake (2) scored points. Dunhill’s forwards were asking questions of the Ferrybank defence, but the lads held firm, keeping their goal intact. Crucially, just before half-time, Marty got his and Ferrybank’s second goal, when again he was first to pounce on a loose ball and from close range struck it to the back of the net, opening a six points lead. Seconds before the break, Alex Power’s long range shot deceived the Dunhill goalie and went into the net, ensuring a 3-06 to 0-06 lead the break.
Dunhill, aided with the breeze in the second-half, quickly began to eat into the Ferrybank lead, hitting six unanswered points in the third quarter. Things didn’t look good for Ferrybank at this stage as they were finding it hard to create scores. However, Greg Murphy picked up a loose ball, went on a solo and hit a fine shot into the net to give Ferrybank some breathing space. This was quickly followed with a Marty Freeman point with his boot. Dunhill refused to lie down, and were awarded a penalty, which they duly converted to leave the minimum between them entering the closing stages.
Ferrybank fought hard for everything, and they worked up the ball to the forward line in which Tony Heffernan collected and blasted the ball to the net, and this was quickly followed by points from Darryl Griffin, Paul Carew, and the impressive Philly Blake who went on a sixty yard solo, and steered the ball over the bar to cap a great display from the team, who had to really dig deep, when Dunhill were coming at the them in waves in the early stages of the second half.
Ferrybank will now play St. Saviours or St. Mollerans in the final in a couple of weeks’ time.
PANEL:  Keith Power, Paul Martin, Aidan Sinnott, Cian MacCathmhaoil, Conor Hogan, Chris Hoban, Alex Kinsella, Darryl Griffin (0-01), Philly Blake (0-04), Alex Power (1-0), Greg Murphy (1-01), James Murphy (0-01), Marty Freeman (2-01), Tony Heffernan (1-01), Tommy Burtchaell, Paul Carew(0-01), Pat O' Neill.

UNDER 15 FOOTBALL:
It was so near, yet so far, for the Under 15 Footballers last Sunday morning, where Ferrybank were edged out by Rathgormack. Ferrybank started brightly, but failed to hit the target, resulting in a number of wides, but Ola settled the nerves, with a fine solo run from midfield before unleashing an unstoppable shot to the roof of the net.
Rathgormack got to gripes with the game, and found it easier to take their points than Ferrybank. At the half time break, Ferrybank held a slender 1-03 to 0-5 lead. In the heavy conditions, both teams worked the ball, and created some goal chances, with the Rathgormack goalie pulling off three top saves. Despite trailing by two points entering the final ten minutes, Ferrybank levelled the game up, and it looked like they would go on a win the game, but with one final twist, Rathgormack gained possession, worked the ball up to the Ferrybank defence, and scored the winning point, resulting in a 0-10 to 1-06 win.
Hard luck to the team, as they gave it their all on the day.
PANEL: Jordan McEvoy, Reece Phelan, Glen Power, Lee Clark, James O' Meara, Eddie Daly, Charlie McLoughlin, Aiden Humphries, Ola Akjwende, Shane Oates, Ruaidhri McGarrity, John Collins, Oran Power, Shane Purcell, Izaak Richards, Jake Butler, Sean Heffernan, Dwayne Kearns, Daniel Griffin, Jeffrey Balogun, Ciaran Odhanu.

UNDER 15 HURLING:
Its County Final action next Sunday for the Under 15 hurlers, as they take on Stradbally in the decider. Following their great win in the Eastern final last week, the lads will be keen to do the double. At the time of going to press, no time or venue has been confirmed, so keep an eye on the social media page for an update, as your support will be appreciated on the day. Best of luck lads.

UNDER 21 HURLING:
Ferrybank’s  U21 hurlers will team up again with Erin’s Own in this year’s Eddie O' Donnell sponsored competition. The combined team have been drawn to play Passage, with the winners playing Mount Sion or Roanmore in the quarter-finals. No date has yet been confirmed for the Passage game.

GREYHOUND NIGHT:
The annual night at the dogs takes place on Saturday 18th November at the Kilcohan Greyhound Stadium, starting at 8pm. Tickets will go on sale shortly, and we would ask all members, players, supporters and families to come along and support this great night out.
Once again, the main door prize will be kindly sponsored by Harvey Travel, Gladstone Street; a weekend away in the four star Castlerosse Hotel Killarney, which includes breakfast and an evening meal. The second prize is kindly sponsored by Murphy & Larkin Carpentry services is an attic stairs and fitting. So keep a note of this date in your diary folks, and we will look forward in seeing you there.

CLOTHES COLLECTION:
Clothes Collection is still running folks (and will be all year round). So if you have any of the following lying around the house...
- Clothes
- Paired Shoes
- Belts
- Handbags
- Curtains
- Soft Toys
- Mobile Phones *
- Laptops *
* Mobile phones and laptops to be kept in a separate bag please.
Please drop them down to the club.

ABP sponsored Ferrybank GAA Weekly Notes

UNDER 15 HURLING:
Pride of place this week goes to the Under 15 hurlers who were crowned Eastern Division 3 City League champions last Saturday afternoon. The lads defeated a gallant Ballygunner side in Kill on a scoreline of 6-05 to 4-07.

With the breeze in the opening half, Ferrybank made a good start with goals from John Collins and Ruaidhri McGarrity; these two lads were causing havoc in the Ballygunner defence all afternoon. With the Ferrybank defence holding firm, and setting up attacks resulting in points, Ferrybank held a 2-05 to 0-4 lead at the break.

Against the breeze in the second-half, Ferrybank scored crucial goals to open a big lead with Shane Oates netting a brace, and also Ruaidhri and John adding one each. Slowly, Ballygunner got back into the game with a couple of goals, but Ferrybank lead by the outstanding Glen Power at full back, Ola Akjwende in midfield and James O' Meara at wing back, steadied the ship. Ferrybank held on to record a fully deserved win.

This was a superb team performance from the team, with everyone playing their part in this win and it was a fitting tribute to see Ola giving the man of the match award giving his huge work rate on the field.

Captain John Collins collected the trophy on behalf of the team, amid joyous scenes. Well done lads, and also special word of thanks to Marty Freeman who coached this team during the season, ably assisted by John Heffernan, and their hard work has paid dividends.

PANEL: Jordan McEvoy, Reece Phelan, Glen Power, Lee Clarke, James O' Meara, Eddie Daly, Charlie McLoughlin, Aiden Humphries, Jack Keogh-Moran, Ola Akjwende,  Shane Oates, Ruaidhri McGarrity, John Collins, Oran Power, Shane Purcell, Pawel Tomczuk, Izaak Richards, Jake Butler, Sean Heffernan, David Currans, Daniel Griffin.


DÉISE DRAW:
We had no winners on the final Déise Draw of 2017 which took place last Wednesday night in Ardmore. Ferrybank GAA club would like to thank everyone who supported the draw over the last six months, and for their continued support each and every year with the draw. The confined winner last month was John Counihan.

UNDER 7 HURLING:
It was another busy weekend for the Under 7 hurlers as they made the trip to De La Salle to play three games, two against the homeside, and one against Sacred Heart. With everyone playing great, Ferrybank came away with three wins. Special mention to Fionn, Matteo, Finn, Philip and Amalie who joined us from the nursery panel, and they were fantastic.

GREYHOUND NIGHT:
The annual night at the dogs in aid of the Ferrybank GAA club takes place on Saturday November 18th at the Kilcohan park Greyhound stadium. Tickets will be on sale shortly, and we would yet again ask all players, supporters, members, players to support this great night out. So keep this date in your diary.