Round 6 of the County League 18/06/2017
Finuge 1-12
Ballymac 2-11
It was a beautiful sunny and hot afternoon in Finuge for round 6 of the County league where Finuge played host to Ballymac and the heat of the day showed to take its toll in the first half of this game for both sides as it took 6 minutes for the first point of the match to be put on the score board from the Fingue number 13 and another 6 minutes for Ballymacs Daragh O’Reagan to equalize with just a point each in the opening 12 minutes.
The teams seemed to adjust to the conditions scoring 2 points each successively until at the 24th minute Ballymacs Daragh O’Reagan landed the ball at the back of the net to at last widen the gap to Finuge 0-03 and Ballymac 1-03.
Finuge did manage get two crucial well played points before the break by Cian Counihan scored another outstanding point to go into half time with a score Finuge 0-05 and Ballymac 1-04.
After the break Finuge made greats attempts to edge forward but an unfortunate missed point at the 5thminute gave the Ballymac side possession of the ball which led to Michael Herlihy racing to the goal to scored Ballymacs second goal of the match.
Finuge responded brilliantly with another point but Eanna Reidy pulled another point out of the hat from the 45 mark to widen the gap even more for Ballymac, and with 2 more successive points within one minute from Dan Shea and Vinny Horan it looked like a good run to the finish , Finuge worked really hard to try to get the winning points but the Ballymac defence denied them any chance of a win.
The final score showed how hard a race this was for both sides and it was a well fought victory for Ballymac .
Team
P.Laide, Liam Dunne, Con Renolds, Kevin O’Shea, Luke Sweeney, Cian Counihan (1) Brendan O’Donnell, Dan O’Shea ( 1), Michael Herlihy ( I Goal) , Padraig McCarthy ( 1), Aiden Breen ( 1) , Eanna Reidy ( 1), Daragh O’Reagan ( 1 Goal) , Gene Griffen, William Casey ( 1), Eoin O’Malley, Vinny Horan ( 3).
Referee – Tom Lynch.
Lotto Results 12/06/2017
Venue: Glenduff Manor
Jackpot: €1,500
Numbers Drawn: 1, 3, 11, 14
No Winners
Lucky Dip Winners:
1. Eoin Moriarty Annascaul
2. Jack Culloty c/o Paula Silles
3. Marie McCarthy c/o Tony Riordan
4. Maurice Byrne c/o T o Connell
5. David Allman c/o Halfway bar
Seller: Katie Leen
Next weeks jackpot: €1600
Venue: Halfway Bar
Date: 19/06/2017
Don’t forget to be in with chance to win you can buy a weekly or Annual ticket online at ballymacgaa.com or from any of our local vendors.
Coiste Na N’Og
FAOI 16
Ballymac u16 boys play St Pats Blennerville away on Wednesday the 21st of June in the first game of the County League. All support appreciated.
FAOI 14
Ballymac 5-22 St Pats 3-02
Our U13’s played in this game and performed superbly in ideal weather conditions. We had great performances from Jamie Sugrue and Luke O’Connell in defence, Adam O’Keefe enjoyed his role in midfield and up front Andy Rodgers, James Kenny and Oisin Shanahan did the business on the scoring side.
Congratulations to the Ballymac players who played on the Castleisland District team who defeated East Kerry on a score line of 2-09 to 1-07. James Bailly, Denis Brosnan, Darragh Sweeney, Adam Joy, Sean Horan, Cathal Culloty, Adam O’Keeffe, Adam Kelly and Tim Polman Daeman all represented the club on the night – well done boys.
Our U14A team play the first round of division 1 Central Region on Monday 19th of June with an away fixture in Castlegregory at 7pm. Our U14B boys play Castleisland Desmonds in Ballymac on Monday the 19th of June at 7pm in Division 3 of the Central Region. Our U14A team will travel to Mallow on Saturday the 24th of June to participate in the Munster Feile Competition. All support appreciated.
FAOI 12
Blue Team Division 4
Our U12 Blue team earned a well-deserved draw against john Mitchell’s last Monday evening. The effort and work rate displayed by the team could not be faulted. Michael Culloty and especially Luke Horgan were excellent in defence and worked hard to contain a good Mitchel’s forward line.
We were two points down at half time. In the second half Mitchel’s went seven points up with a few minutes left. It was then the team showed great heart and determination to snatch a draw. Second half goals from Niall Collins, Diarmaid Galvin and Sean Rice drove on the team.
Ballymac got a point in the last minute to draw it but were very unlucky in the end not to win the game. Well done lads on a great team display. Final score John Mitchels 3-10 to Ballymac 4-7. Ballymac U12 boys will take part in the Diarmuid O’ Brien memorial football blitz in Newmarket again this year.
We will be looking to make it three in a row when we look to defend the trophy we won the last two years. The blitz will take place on the 24th of June.
Gold Team Division 6
Monday 12th June
Ballymac Gold 5-10 Glenbeigh/Glencar 5-05 We started this game as we finished our last and came right out of the blocks and kicked 1-02 inside the first 5mins, The boys have been working hard on their block downs in training and it paid off as they were blocking down and putting their opponents off.
The score line flattered the visitors as they scored 4 goals in the last 10mins when we took our eye off the ball for a short period but all an all this was a fine performance from all 13 players. Matchday Squad:
Conor Martin, Cathal White, Mark o Connor, Evan o Brien, Tom Long, Jamie Burke, Jack Slattery, William o Donoghue, Micháel Savage, Alex Riordan, Shane Gilroy, Jamie Lynch and Conor Daly. Sunday 18th June 2017
An Gaeltacht 5-12 Ballymac Gold 2-06 What a setting this was on a beautiful sunny day back west. Unfortunately we came up against a far more physical team today, but the boys showed great heart and stuck at it until the end.
After the match the lads headed down to the nearby beach (Behind the stand) for a lovely dip in the water and then watched a bit of the Divsion 1 game between the locals and Miltown/Castlemaine. This game concluded the county league and it will stand to the boys next year when they move up to the blue team. We will not have a game for a few weeks now but will still train away at least 1 night a week.
Match day Squad: Conor Martin, Cathal White, Evan o Brien, Jamie Burke, Jack Slattery, William o Donoghue, Micháel Savage, Conor Daly, Mark o Connor, Jamie Lynch, Shane Gilroy, Ciaràn o Connell, Sam Slattery and Conal Savage.
U12 C Team Division 4B
The Ballymac C team played Beaufort away last Sunday in their final game of stage two of the County League. They performed very well on the evening and came away comprehensive winners on a score line of 5-21 to 2-04.
Congratulations to the mentors and players on a great league campaign and winning the Division 4B.
Squad: Cian Harris, Conal Savage, Mairtin McKivergan, Stephen Turner, Jack Joy, Luke Silles, Shane Crossan, Sam Slattery, Matthew Rodgers, Maurice Harrington, Eoin Moriarty, Micheal O’Connor, Ciaran O’Connell, Luke Griffin
FAOI 10
The academy took place last Sunday morning on a lovely day for football. We played in the Go Games on Thursday the 15th of June in Currow and had enjoyable games on the evening. Well done to the U10 boys who played on the U12 C team on their great achievement in winning Division 4 B of the County League. Academy continues next Sunday the 25th of June at the usual time.
FAOI 8
We played in the next round of the Castleisland District Go Games in Cordal on Monday the 12th of June. Despite miserable conditions or U8 boys performed exceptionally well. Harvey leen, Seadhna O ‘ Briain, Liam Rahilly, Bryan Kelly and Adrian O’ Connor were amongst those who stood out. Academy continues next Sunday the 25th of June at the usual time.
U14 County District Championship Final
The under 14 County District Final between Castleisland District & East Kerry took place in John Mitchels on Wednesday 14th of June Congratulations to the winning Team Castleisland , a special congratulations to Adam Joy, Adam Kelly, James Bailey, Adam O’Keefe, Darragh Sweeney, Denis Brosnan, Cathal Colloty, Seam Horan, Tim and Sean Pollman Dammen, And the selector Liam Joy.
Well done Calvin
Ballymac GAA would like to Congratulate Calvin Brosnan of Ballymac who won gold & silver medals in Cork last Saturday with the special Olympics.
Calvin is the younger brother of Keelan Brosnan who is a member of our minor team . It’s a wonderful achievement for Calvin and we wish him the best in the future. Well done Calvin
Thank you
Ballymac GAA would like to thank everyone that donated their old clothes in our clothes drive last week , we had a tremendous response from so many people and we really appreciate all the donations. All funds raised will go towards the running of the club and pitch.
