UNDER 15 FOOTBALL:
Congratulations to Ferrybank/St. Saviours on their thrilling win over St. Marys last Friday night in the ‘Déise in Dublin’ sponsored competition, winning in a penalty shootout after the sides finished level after 70 minutes, 2-09 to 1-12.
UNDER 13 FOOTBALL:
Ferrybank/Sacred Heart side qualified for the final with a high scoring win over Tramore last Tuesday on a scoreline of 7-05 to 4-09. The combined side now go onto the final against St. Mollerans on Tuesday, May 24th at 7:45pm in Fraher Field
INTERMEDIATE HURLING:
Our Intermediate hurlers were narrowly defeated in the All-County hurling league by Ballysaggart last Friday on a scoreline of 4-15 to 2-19. Next up is a trip to Poleberry this coming Thursday, May 19th to play Erins Own at 7:30pm.
MINOR FOOTBALL:
Our Minor Footballers were defeated by Stradbally in their opening game last Tuesday, and next up is a trip to Dunhill this Tuesday to play Clann Na Gael at 7pm.
FÉILE HURLING:
This coming Monday will see the U15 Féile hurling competition taking place in Carraiganore. Ferrybank/St. Saviours will play three matches on the night; St. Marys at 6:45pm, Passage 7:30pm, and Sacred Heart 8:15pm, with the top two teams qualifying for the knockout stages, which will take place on Tuesday, May 17th. All support is welcome.
UNDER 11 HURLING:
Our Under 11 hurlers played Ballygunner last Friday, with both sides providing two teams on the night. A good workout for the players, and kept battling away all the way to the end.
CAMOGIE:
Our Intermediate Camogie side were defeated by Portlaw last Saturday in the County League. Short of a number of players, the girls put in a good effort throughout the game, and no doubt will come on from this game.
Our Under 14 Camogie side had a useful workout against Mooncoin last Tuesday night.
NURSERY GROUPS:
Another busy week for the Nursery groups with the U6 and U8 Camogie girls playing in Glenmore last Tuesday and putting in another great performance, showing plenty of effort on the night.
Our ‘Stars of the Week’ continued with Tiernan and Cian picking up the award in the Boys’ section, while congrats to Nadia and Allanah who won the awards in the Girls’ section
COUNTY DUTY:
Hard luck to Valerie O' Brien and the Waterford Junior team that were defeated by Clare in the Junior final against Clare last Saturday afternoon in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Also, best of luck to Doxer Burns, Iona Heffernan and the Waterford Senior Camogie team that begin their Championship campaign next Saturday in Walsh Park at 5pm against Dublin, which will also see our Under 8 camogie team taking part in the half-time blitz.
DÉISE DRAW:
The 2022 Déise Super Draw will commence on Wednesday, May 18th. There will be six draws in total, taking place every four weeks. Each ticket for the draw cost €15, or €90 for the six draws. A total of 23 cash prizes ranging from a top prize of €10k for the 1st prize, €3k for the 2nd prize, €2k for 3rd prize, €1k for 4th and 5th prize, all the way down to prize number 23. Also on each draw night, there will be bonus draws for special prizes.
As we all know, the Déise Draw has been a key fundraiser for the club, year-in, year-out. The money retained by the club (70% in total) goes towards maintaining the costs associated with the day-to-day running of the club. We would encourage everyone associated with the club to purchase a Déise Draw ticket for the year ahead. Tickets can be purchased from any committee member of the club.
ANGELA BURNS MEMORIAL 10K:
The 7th Annual Angela Burns Memorial Run/Walk, kindly sponsored by Harvey Travel, Gladstone St., will take place on Sunday, May 29th at 11am. This event is open to everyone, and we would encourage all people to come along and enjoy this great day out, whether it is a run or walk on the day that you would like to do. Once again, we would like to thank Sean Power and his staff for their kind and generous sponsorship of this event.
Entry fee is €15 for runners and €10 for walkers. If you would like to register, you can log onto my.raceresult.com/198275/ and enter there. So, keep this date in your diary, and we look forward to seeing you there.
CLOTHING COLLECTION:
The clothing collection is continuing. If you have any of the following items, drop them down to the GAA grounds;
- Clothes
- Paired Shoes
- Belts
Please do NOT send down any DUVETS OR PILLOWS.
Bags can be left at the entrance to the club's grounds on a weeknight or between 10 am and 11 am on Saturday mornings.
