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 6th 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 21st 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 13th - 15th 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 6th 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.
