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FERMOY ADULT GAA

 

INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL - FERMOY 0-8 ADRIGOLE 1-12

Fermoy’s interest in this year’s intermediate football championship ended last Friday night in Inchigeela with defeat to Adrigole. In a fast paced game that began with a very high tempo Adrigole’s strength up the middle proved to be the difference between the sides. Fermoy’s lads never gave in but were always going to be up against it in comparison to the power and physicality of the Adrigole team.

The opening to the game began with Adrigole pressing and probing the Fermoy defence but the Fermoy defenders coped well with the pressure and the Adrigole scores were kept to a minimum. Liam Coleman in goal was as safe as houses and the full-back line were marshalling their men well with Alan Baragry being dragged out the field from corner back but using this to his advantage effectively by breaking forward as often as he could.

Adrigole got on the scoreboard first with of couple of points in this early period but James Campion in the corner was always in front of his man and began to win a few frees that Ruairi O’Hagan slotted. In the 20^th minute the impressive Ian Brennan tied the scores at 0-3 a piece with a beautiful score off his left foot and for a lad so young he showed up very well throughout the entire game. However, the remainder of the half belonged to Adrigole. They were much sharper to the breaking ball than our lads and were able to use this possession effectively. A few frees before half time gave them a 4-point advantage at the break. Fermoy were well in the game at this stage and have been in worse predicaments this season. Even though Adrigole had the better of the exchanges towards the end of the first half, Fermoy knew that if the upped their game the could come out on top.

Fermoy started the half well and began to compete more winning more 50-50 balls and using it more efficiently. Paudie Pratt at cornerback was outstanding throughout the game and never gave his man an inch and a move often started with him breaking up the play expertly. Both sides exchanges points in the first few minutes of the half and the game was very tight but Fermoy could get the goal we required to make the breakthrough. Adrigole were able to funnel men behind the ball and protect their lead and play the ball into the space created by Fermoy pushing forward. You felt a goal would be needed for Fermoy to come out on top of this game but, unfortunately, it never came. Arlen Aherne was sprung from the bench in the second half and this was to prove a very effective substitution with 3 points coming off him in an excellent cameo performance. That elusive goal would not come for us and with about 5 minutes left Adrigole got a breakaway goal that broke Fermoy’s back.  Unfortunately we weren’t good enough on the day but the every player put in the best performance that they could have and there are encouraging signs for the future. Ian Brennan and James Campion looked dangerous in attack every time they got the ball while at the back the fullback looked solid throughout.

With the intermediate championship football over for another season it will be one that will be looked back on with a felling of what could have been? 27 players played intermediate championship football at some stage this season (not to mention those who also participated in the league and those injured) and that suggests that there is a good squad there for the future that we will be able to contend in future years. 11 under-21s started against Adrigole and this experience should stand those lads in good stead for the future and bring them on for the county quarterfinal on Saturday. Team: L Coleman, P Pratt, D Conran, A Baragry, N Crowley, T Clancy, P Mahon, R Kelleher, S Kelleher, T Grumbridge, S Kileen, I Brennan (0-1), J Campion, P Shanahan, R O’Hagan (0-4). Subs: A Aherne (0-3) for T Grumbridge, M Flynn for R O’Hagan, F Harrington for P Shanahan.

 

JUNIOR B CHAMPIONSHIP - FERMOY 1-15 KILSHANNIG 3-10 (AET)

Fermoy came out the wrong side of a one-point game in a very exciting and entertaining contest in the North Cork Junior B Semi Final championship played in Castletownroche last Wednesday. In an end-to-end encounter that saw some great scores it could have gone either way but unfortunately for the Fermoy lads it ended in defeat after extra time was required to separate the teams.

Fermoy got off to the better start and looked the sharper with David Forde and Finbarr Harrington prominent throughout the half. David Forde got Fermoy on the board with a lovely point in the 5^th minute and went one better the next time he got the ball in his hands and smashed the ball into the back of net after burning his man for pace. It was a great start for the Fermoy men with a lot pressure coming on the Kilshannig defence with Conor Quinn and Ricky Fraher operating well at midfield and were backed up strongly by half backs Dan Mullins and Mark Flynn. Kilshannig came back into it in the 19^th minute with a scrappy goal that left the scores at 1-2 apiece. Our lads weren’t disheartened though, and with the likes of Trevor Grumbridge and David Clancy battling well and Mark Flynn knocking over a superb point we went in at the break ahead on a scoreline of 1-5 to 1-2.

Kilshannig began the second half the stronger cutting the gap to just a point within the first few minutes. Credit to the lads though, they didn’t lie down and in the next 10 minutes the scores went tit for tat with Fermoy maintaining the advantage. A great save from Liam Coleman in the 45^th minute raised the spirits again and soon after the 3 point cushion was restored. However, this lead was short-lived as another high ball caused consternation around the square and Kilshannig took full advantage, finishing the ball to the net to bring the sides level. A couple of points were then exchanged but at the final whistle neither side could be separated with the scores level at 2-8 to 1-11. Extra-time was needed to settle the encounter.

We started brightly with some good penetrating play but we just couldn’t make our dominance count on the scoreboard with just a point to show for our efforts. Then on 7 minutes Kilshannig struck the killer blow with a soft goal after a mix-up between Kieran Crowley and Stephen Clancy. Unfortunately we just couldn’t manage to close the gap sufficiently in the 2^nd half of extra-time, falling short by a point. It finished 3-10 to 1-15 in favour of the Kilshannig boys. It was a great display from the lads, full of hard work and determination and they can all be proud of their efforts. We wish Kilshannig the very best of luck as they go on to face Glanworth in the final. Team: L Coleman, N Redmond, K Crowley, M Kelleher, D Mullins, S Clancy, M Flynn, R Fraher, C Quinn, T Grumbridge, F Harrington, A Aherne, D Forde, D Clancy, N Brennock. Subs: N Crowley, S Kileen, I Brennan, B O’Sullivan, T Clancy.

FIXTURES

Minor Football Championship Thursday June 26th. Fermoy Vs Mallow, Castletownroche, Throw-In 7:30pm.

U21 A County Football Championship Quarterfinal, Sat June 28th. Fermoy Vs Beara, Clondrohid, Throw-In 7:30pm.

JAHL Sunday June 29^th. Fermoy Vs Castletownroche, Fermoy, Throw-In 12:00pm.

 

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Membership fees for the year are now due. Adult membership is €50 per person and student membership is €20. Membership fees can be paid to Tommy O’Brien, John Fenton, Catherine Doyle, Michael O’Callaghan or Joe Kearney. If you don’t have your subs paid up you won’t be allowed play.

 

TRAINING

Training continues every Tuesday and Friday night – on the pitch for 7:30pm. If you are unavailable to attend please let one of the mentors know in advance. Attendance at training is crucial to set us up for the year ahead.

 

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

The sympathy of the club is extended to the families of the late Mrs Kit Shanahan, Macroney, Kilworth who died recently. Many of her sons have been very prominently involved with the hurling and football teams in Kilworth over the last twenty odd years or so, we were fortunate here in our club that one of them Pat, decided to settle in Fermoy and what an asset he has proved himself to have been as a mentor with our juvenile and minor teams, his son Paudie is certainly following in his father’s footsteps.

We extend sincere sympathy to Pat and indeed to all the members of the Shanahan families on their great loss.

Sincere sympathy is also extended to the Harty family of John Anderson Place on the recent death of their son and brother Kevin, who resided in Mitchelstown.

 

FERMOY GAA LOCAL LOTTO

LOTTO JACKPOT WORTH €5,600 THIS WEEK

The jackpot worth €5,400 was not won this week, the numbers drawn were 3, 7, 23, 29. Six lucky dip winners were - Valerie Walsh c/o Kevin Cronin, Robbie O’Grady c/o Forge Bar, Gus Kelleher c/o Self, Pauline Hyland c/o Sadie Burke, Elmay Neligan c/o Charlie Brownes, Kathleen Corcoran c/o Long Bar.

The jackpot will be worth €5,600 this week. Once again our thanks to all our faithful supporters.

 

LOCAL LOTTO – DENIED ACCESS?

It is possible that some of you may experience some issues with regards to accessing the Local Lotto website due to company policy or otherwise. If this is the case for you, please drop me an email at conor.cooney@arup.com or a text to 086 823 9754 and we will sort this out for you. “There’s more than one way to skin a cat!” www.locallotto.ie or www.helpmyclub.com are the two main ways of accessing the website

FERMOY JUVENILE GAA

 

SUMMER CAMP

The ever-popular Fermoy Juvenile GAA summer skills camp will run from August 11-15 next and, as always, early booking will be essential. The camp is restricted to boys and girls aged from seven to 13 years - and will focus on a whole range of Gaelic skills in both hurling and football.

We will be inviting a number of top outside coaches to participate while, as always, there will be a heavy club involvement. Because of the popularity of the camp, we have had to restrict overall numbers to 90 boys and 50 girls - and it will be strictly a case of ‘first come, first served’ though paid-up club members will be given preference.

The cost will be €70 for the first child and €50 for subsequent children. Youngsters taking part will receive a special training kit - and an acknowledgement of their successful completion of the skills week. Booking forms are now being distributed throughout schools in the Fermoy area. Forms can also be obtained from any club mentor or official. It is vital that anyone wishing to take part in the skills week complete a booking form and submit it as a matter of priority because space will be at a premium. Please watch this space for further updates on the skills week.

 

REGISTRATION

A final reminder to anyone who has not submitted a registration form for their child. It is absolutely vital that these forms and the respective payments are submitted as a matter of urgency as they are now weeks overdue. The club does not want to find itself in a position where a youngster is not allowed play in either a challenge or a competitive match because their fees and registration forms are not properly processed. We want to avoid such a situation as potentially upsetting for the youngster and very embarrassing for the mentors. However, the club must take heed of insurance implications.

 

GEAR

The good news is that a full range of new club gear for players and supporters - complete with QuinnHealthCare logo - will shortly be available from Physical. Almost the full range, including all sizes, will be in stock so you’ve no excuse about wearing the town colours with pride!

 

U-8

The next major outing on our horizon is an U-8 hurling blitz in Ballygiblin, next Saturday, June 28. Fermoy was honoured to be one of the clubs asked to take part in the tournament - and we expect to be taking part alongside other clubs such as Castlelyons, Newtownshandrum and, obviously, Ballgiblin themselves.

Please note that the Fermoy side taking part will be restricted to U-8s or youngsters born in 2000. This is purely for logistical reasons.

Players, mentors and parents who are attending the blitz are asked to be at St. Colman’s pitch at 9.30am sharp, next Saturday! We will be travelling in convoy to Ballygiblin - and expect to be back in Fermoy around 3pm. Please note that Ballygiblin will kindly be providing refreshments for all those taking part in the blitz. Players are reminded to bring their helmet, hurley, club shorts and socks as well as suitable boots. A drink of water is also very advisable.

We continue training from 6.30pm to 7.30pm every Monday and Wednesday night at the St. Colman’s GAA pitch. Monday evenings are dedicated hurling training and Wednesday are dedicated Gaelic football training. Please bring a helmet and hurley on Monday evenings. For every training session, players should have appropriate boots, kit and a bottle of water. A €2 contribution towards the cost of the pitch would be greatly appreciated.

 

U-10

Training continues as normal and a good attendance is vital if we are to remain competitive over the upcoming fixtures list.

We continue training from 6.30pm to 7.30pm every Monday and Wednesday night at the St. Colman’s GAA pitch. Monday evenings are dedicated hurling training and Wednesday are dedicated Gaelic football training. Please bring a helmet and hurley on Monday evenings. For every training session, players should have appropriate boots, kit and a bottle of water. A €2 contribution towards the cost of the pitch would be greatly appreciated.

 

U-12

Training continues as normal and a good attendance is vital if we are to remain competitive over the upcoming fixtures list.

 

U-14

Training continues as normal - and we would urge everyone to make a special effort to attend given the hectic schedule of league and championship matches now on the agenda. We will also be taking part in the City Championship from next September.

 

U-16

Training continues as normal - and we would urge everyone to make a special effort to attend given the hectic schedule of league and championship matches on the agenda.

 

OLD HELMETS

We're issuing a special appeal for anyone with an old or unwanted hurling helmet to please pass them on to the juvenile club - and to extend a 'thank you' to those who have already passed some old helmets on! We usually keep a small number of spare helmets in stock - but we have been overwhelmed by the large number of new recruits to training over recent weeks. Many of these lads want to sample GAA sports before they commit to investing in gear and a helmet - so having a stock of spare helmets is absolutely vital. Anyone interested in helping out should contact any official of the adult or junior clubs. Alternatively they can contact Bosco or Ralph at the numbers listed above.

 

CONTACTS

The Club has acquired a mobile phone which we will use for keeping members informed of events within teams and the club generally. We have started sending out messages with this phone and are hopeful that it will prove to be useful.

The number is: (086) 3385578. Please save this number on your phone so that when messages come in you will know who it's from. Also, please do not reply to messages from this phone as it will clog up the Inbox. If we have made an error and you are receiving messages which are not correctly targeted please inform the appropriate mentor and we will rectify the problem.

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Below is the list of proposed Cork Championship dates. U-14 Football 24/07/08; U-16 Football 08/09/08; U-15 Football 14/08/08; U-13 Football 11/09/08; U-12 Hurling 09/08/08; U-14 Hurling 29/05/08; U-15 Hurling 31/07/08;

U-16 Hurling 11/08/08; U-13 Hurling 09/06/08;

The Cork County Quarter-Finals will be as follows: U-12 Football 17/05/08; U-14 Football 16/08/08; U-16 Football 04/10/08; U-12 Hurling 06/09/08; U-14 Hurling 28/06/08; U-16 Hurling 06/09/08.

 

FERMOY LADIES GAA

 

FERMOY LADIES FOOTBALL

Fermoy U14’s played a challenge game at home on Saturday against Mitchelstown. In a very evenly contested match on a wet pitch Mitchelstown did just about enough to record a victory. A notable feature of the game was the epic battle between sisters Grainne and Becky Collins with the referee having to step in on a few occasions to restore order!

Another notable performance to note was the Mitchelstown player going by the name of Bri who took some fine scores but looked like she would be more at home in a Fermoy jersey! Well done to all the girls involved S McCarthy, M O’Sullivan, Shauna McGrath, Ursula Llewellyn, Laura Walsh, Ellen O’Driscoll, Miryam Kevany, Ciara McCarthy, Niamh Daly, Aoife O’Sullivan, Michelle Flynn, Brianne Bartley, Becky Collins, Leah Lyons, Grainne Collins, Mary O’Sullivan, Clare Foley.

U12, 14, 16 training will be having their last training session on Saturday, June 28^th. Training will resume early August to prepare for the championship, players will be contacted by text and in our notes to the Avondhu. Junior training continues every Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm in St. Colman’s with the East Cork quarter final v Glanmire and first round of the county v Aghada all to come in the coming weeks. All girls are welcome to attend.

 

SUMMER CAMPS

At this stage all girls have received their application forms through their respective schools. Any girls who have not there will be forms available at training on Saturday, June 28^th in St. Colman’s. All completed forms can be given to U10’s coach Ger Murphy, U12’s coach Jenny Murphy, U14’s coach Billy McCarthy. We would urge all members to get these forms in as early as possible as there is limited places available and a very big demand for same.

 

U16 / JUNIORS REPORT

The U16s will be expected to train at least one night a week with the Juniors during the summer. The Juniors have two competitive matches to be played in the next month, Glanmire in the East Cork Championship and Aghada in the County Championship.

Training will continue on Saturday mornings at 11am in Colmans and the Juniors continue to train on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Colmans at 6.30.

 

FERMOY GAA CLUB NEWS

 

PRESENTATION TO MARYMOUNT BY THE BARRY FAMILY

Catherine Doyle (Barry) and the Barry family will make a presentation to Breda Roche of Marymount on this Friday evening after the invitation four-ball. Cathy has raised a substantial amount through a quiz night and voluntary contributions. Anyone who attended the quiz, contributed or helped in any way is invited to attend. The presentation will take place at approximately 9.30pm in the clubhouse. Cathy would like to thank everyone who helped raise such a large amount for a very worthy cause and she would love to see you there on Friday evening.

A LITTLE GAA HUMOUR

Goalie - must have ‘great goalmouth presence’…. which is secret code for being fat enough to have his own gravitational pull. Always in the 40-50 age bracket, this is a gent that will almost convince you that he played minor for the county in goal, even though the last time he got his knees dirty diving was at a Ceili in 1965 when his version of the Hucklebuck went out of control, with numerous casualties.

Right corner back - the quiet man of the line-up he seems to escape the jokes in the dressing-room just because no-one has ever seen him angry and are afraid of hidden depths. Unmarried farmer with severe emotional baggage. Contact with a woman consists of the handshake at mass on a Sunday morning.

Full back - First started playing some time in the Pleistocene Epoch. Nicknamed Sledge like “yer man outta U2″. Will get a nose-bleed if he passes beyond his own 50 metre line. Utterly, utterly useless and yet is a great hit with the fans. Quite likes the smell of blood.

Left corner back - Has all the skills of a piece of cheese and yet has been known to disappear up corner-forward’s arses for days on end. An absolute cast-iron guarantee to be made mark the other team’s young and absurdly fast superstar in the making.

Right half back - just out of minor, this boyo is sadly not going to get anywhere near the senior team… and yet hasn’t missed a training session since early 1989. Selection is basically the manager’s way of proving that he “doesn’t give a damn who you are, if you’re not down training we’re not going to give you a game”.

Centre back - disgruntled former senior player, tried to remove senior manager at AGM and now has about as much chance of playing senior as he does of playing Hamlet in the Globe. Hasn’t been junior training all year and is still absolutely guaranteed his spot on the team.

Left half back - county u-16 star, great white hope for the entire club. About 5 foot 4, he is still told to get under the puckouts and ‘take the game to the opposition’… secret code for don’t pass it to anyone unless your life is in serious danger.

Midfielder - chronic alcoholic who last scored a point in the late 70s and yet reckons he is justified in having a go for a point from anywhere inside the opposition’s half. Well-liked character because he always gets his round in at the post-match piss-up.

Midfielder - the full back’s older brother, who sports a rather strange looking bandage on his knee - probably hiding teeth marks or something. Prone to making strange guttural noises every time he strains himself. Eats five dinners a day and is a prime suspect for a coronary.

Right half forward - quietly-spoken business-man who hails from the village but is living in Dublin. Drives a flash motor. Lads who live in the pub in the town don’t know what to make of him “but he was an awful annoying bollox in national school”.

Centre forward - third of the set of brothers that includes the full back and midfielder. Is the target of all the brother’s clearances… ALL of them. Probably the local A.I. man or something… by the way that’s not A.I. in the Steven Spielberg meaning of the word.

Left half forward - utterly, utterly useless 25 year old who by some fluke of nature happens to be a deadly accurate free-taker. Tries to avoid open play altogether as he is far too important to the team to get injured. Is basically the team’s only source of points.

Right corner forward - happily married man who hasn’t played since he was 12 but has suddenly decided to take up the game again. Natural talent (like his genitalia) completely and utterly over shadowed by his beer belly. Guaranteed to bag a goal or two and gain for himself some ridiculous nickname like “Schillaci” or something.

Full forward - hasn’t scored since the end of the war but is captain of the team and an all-out nut case. The line commonly quoted to excuse his complete inability to find the target is “He’s a good man to bust up the play.” Doesn’t feel satisfied unless his jersey is stained in blood… not his own. Will no doubt be marked by a similar figure playing for the opposition. Only at junior B will the full-forward and full-back play the game the exact same way, and could even switch positions with no effect on how the team plays whatsoever.

Left corner forward - the village thug, who invariably sports an ear ring and a seriously dodgy haircut. Will be involved with the referee within five minutes of the throw in. Plays the foreign game with the town five miles down the road and is hence viewed with suspicion by all and sundry. Has had a running battle with the aging club secretary who secretly fears for the virtue of his youngest daughter.

 

FERMOY PITCH & PUTT CLUB

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

The Lady Captain’s prize will be held on this coming Saturday, June 28^th beginning at 10am, the second group will play at 1.30pm and the beginners take to the course at 3.30pm. The competition will be 36 hole stableford fee for players is C10 with a C6 fee for beginners. Theresa O’Keeffe (lady captain) has kindly invited the gents to join them in a four-ball on the previous evening at 7pm, fee for this event is C4.

The presentation of prizes for both games will take place on the Saturday evening at 9.30pm approximately. Starting on Thursday, July 3^rd and running through to Sunday 6^th, the Cork county ladies match play finals will take place. Saturday, July 19^th wills see the gent’s captain’s prize players out, this is bound to attract a lot of competitors, due in no small measure to the respect in which the captain is held. J J Quirke has the honour of holding this position at the moment and he has given it great attention and put in a lot of effort since taking over last November, more details of this event sees it draws closer.

One of the busiest periods of the year, for the club, the open week, begins on July28th and goes on until August 4^th. Last year around 20002000 cards were taken out, if this is repeated this year, we will need all hands on deck! Another big event takes place on September 6^th, the Chairperson’s prize, more about this near the time.

 

THE JUVENILES           

Theresa O’Keeffe has kindly invited the Juveniles (girls and boys) to play for her captain’s prize on this Thursday evening at 7pm. There will be prizes for overall, first net, second net and gross. Prizes also for the best boy and girl beginner with another for a whole-in-one. There will be refreshments available in the clubhouse after the game and prize will also be presented at this time.