ANNUAL BENEFIT NIGHT:
Last Saturday the club held its annual benefit night in Kilcohan Park. A large number from the village came out and enjoyed a great night, with plenty of thrills and spills on the track, and one or two going home with an extra couple of euros in their pocket.
The main prize on the night was a weekend away in the 4-star Castlerosse Hotel in Killarney, which was once again kindly sponsored by Sean Power and his staff in Harvey travel Gladstone St., and well done to Liz Lawless who was the winner. Other prize winners included Sunday lunch for two: Yvonne Murphy, meat voucher: Eddie O' Sullivan, Newbridge set: Caroline Phelan, fuel voucher: Leah Power, framed picture: Gerry Phelan, and bottle of wine: Ned Carroll.
The club would like to thank everyone who sponsored a race, placed adverts in our programme, purchased dog nominations, and bought tickets for the event. We would ask everyone to support our sponsors throughout the year.
Thanks also to Alan Duggan of Duggan Coaches who supplied the bus transfers to and from the track, Colin Molloy Butchers, Coffee by King, Bloom Cafe, Mandarin Palace and Restaurant for selling tickets. To Brian Godfrey and his staff at Waterford Greyhound track, a sincere thanks for all their help.
Also on the night, our annual Player of The Year awards took place at the Mandarin Bar & Restaurant, with MJ Sutton getting Intermediate Hurler of the Year, Junior Hurler of the Year went to Maciez Tomczuk, and Ryan Tierney won the Junior Footballer of the Year award. With Intermediate Camogie, there were joint winners in Áine Prendergast and Aoife Kenny. Congratulations to all concerned.
COUNTY HURLING LEAGUE:
The All-County Hurling League will commence on Saturday April 8th, with our Premier Intermediate team scheduled to play away to An Rinn. The other teams in the group are Modeligo, Cappoquin, Tramore and Dunhill.
MEMBERSHIP:
It is that time of the year again, where membership is now due, and we would ask all players to pay their subs ASAP. Adults €80, Students/Unwaged €40.
UNDERAGE CAMOGIE & HURLING:
It’s been another busy week for the underage Camogie section, with plenty of numbers in the field for all age categories.
The boys and girls are in full training mode as a busy season awaits. As usual, new members are most welcome to come down and get involved, and will be very well catered for by our mentors and trainers.
Training times for the week are as follows:
Under 8 Boys Wednesday & Friday 6pm-7pm.
Under 9-12 Boys, Saturday 11am-12 noon.
Under 5/6/7 Boys & Girls Saturday 10am.
CAMOGIE:
Under 8/10 Girls Saturday 11am -12 noon.
UNDER 12 Girls: Tuesday 6:30-7:30pm & Friday 5pm-6pm.
COUNTY DUTY:
Well done to Iona Heffernan and the Waterford Senior Camogie team that maintained their unbeaten run in this year's Very League sponsored competition with a good win over Limerick in Gracedieu last Saturday afternoon.
It’s a trip to Antrim next Saturday for the girls for game number four.
JUNIOR HURLING:
Our Junior Hurlers have been grouped with Butlerstown, Roanmore and Passage in this year’s Eastern C Championship competition.
JUNIOR FOOTBALL:
Our Junior Footballers have been paired with Rathgormack, Gaultier and St. Molleran’s in this year’s competition, which is scheduled to start in September.
CLOTHES COLLECTION:
The clothes collection has now resumed for the year ahead, with many people now beginning a spring clean. If you have any of the following items that you don’t require;
- Clothes
- Curtains
- Paired Shoes
- Belts
…you can drop them down to the club grounds on Saturday and Sunday morning from 10 am to 12 noon. Once again, we appeal to the public NOT TO SEND DOWN ANY PILLOWS OR DUVETS PLEASE.
TEAM 100:
With sporting activities resuming the club grounds, many people will have seen the progression of the new clubhouse development. This is the biggest capital development project in the history of Ferrybank GAA club. With the recent upsurge in the underage section, this development will benefit these juvenile members and indeed the wider community far into the future.
This project will deliver a new building, consisting of modern dressing rooms, and a community orientated multipurpose rooms for all.
Team 100 has delivered numerous projects for Ferrybank GAA club in the past, including our hurling alley, running track, ball stoppers, pitch drainage, car park tarmacking, and the initial enabling works for this new project. We would ask everyone associated with the club; parents, supporters and players to join Team 100, and contribute to the continued development of the club and community.
Joining Team 100 involves paying a €25 per month standing-order (€6.25 per week) to the club, which covers your full-membership for the year. This works out as the price of a few cups of coffee/tea a week.
Please talk to any member, mentor, trainer or e-mail ferrybankgaa@gmail.com for more details on how to join Team 100.
WIN A HOUSE IN DUNGARVAN DRAW:
Tickets are still available for anyone interested in entering the ‘Win a house in Dungarvan’ competition currently being run by Waterford GAA. Tickets cost €100, and the draw will take place on Sunday, April 23rd. The overall winner will be given the option of choosing a brand new three-bed house in Abbeyside, Dungarvan, or a very attractive cash alternative of €340k.
Proceeds from this fundraiser go towards the development of Walsh Park, and towards the Club and Facilities development, the promotion of our games and culture, and more importantly the provision of an outlet for lifelong involvement in the GAA family.
Tickets can be purchased by logging onto winahouseindungarvan.com/
