.Louise Cantillon and Evangeline O’Neill at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE Causeway community was out in force last night for a fantastic night of glitz and glamour at the ‘Oskars’.
The Causeway Community Action Group Oskars was held in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel as a fundraiser to help purchase the Shannon Ballroom in the village.
Produced by Dublin-based company, Kevin Rowe Events, the format saw seven short movies featuring local actors shot on location in Causeway, with a cast of over 100 involved.
The actors put in weeks of work rehearsing while the movies were shot over two weekends and later edited down to 1o minutes each. The actors didn’t get to see the end product until the screenings last night.
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The adaptations of movies and TV shows featured were ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest’, ‘Oliver’, ‘Fr Ted’ (Eoin McLove episode), ‘Walk The Line’, ‘Legally Blonde’, ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘The Boxer’.
The three judges were local actor and TraleeToday.ie movie reviewer James Finnegan, Spin SouthWest’s Louise Cantillon and former All-Ireland camogie winner with Kilkenny, Tracey Millea while the public also had their say in the Best Movie category.
There were great celebrations among the cast of The Full Monty when their clip won the award.
The full list of awards winners is;
• Best Actor John Fitzgerald (The Boxer)
• Best Actress Rebecca Carroll (One flew over the Cuckoo’s Best)
• Best Supporting Actor James O’Mahony (Fr Ted)
• Best Supporting Actress Fiona Casey (Legally Blond)
• Most Authentic Film Walk the Line
• Best Grossing Film Oliver
• Best Film and Best Costume The Full Monty
A fantastic night for all and thousands raised to help towards the purchase of the Ballroom. Scroll down for photos…
John Fitzgerald, Anne Fitzgerald, Martina Madden and John Madden at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Cian Diggin, Eileen Diggin, Ava Healy and Ellen O’Donoghue at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean‘Oliver’ cast members, at back; Barry Walsh, Philip O’Dwyer, Róisín O’Hanlon, Denis Twomey and Deirdre Harty with Siún Harty and Risteárd Harty at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Angela Leahy, Sarah Leahy, Monica Flynn and Deirdre Flynn at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanIn front; Niall O’Hanlon with Michael Lawlor, Colm Carroll, Maurice O’Hanlon, Henry McEnery and John Joe O’Connor at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Kitty Meehan, Marie O’Neill, Rachel Cantillon, Mary Ross, Regina Curtis, Joanne Diggin, Joan Burke, Rebecca Carroll and Sandra Donegan at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJohn Joe Egan, Imelda Egan, Joanne Lawlor and Pa Lucid at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Marie Therese Healy, Cecelia Lynch and Norma O’Donoghue at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSally Ann Leahy, Eilish O’Riordan and Marian Leahy at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanDerek O’Carroll, Angela O’Carroll, Breda O’Carroll and Shane O’Carroll at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Teresa Leen, Hannah Leen and Mary Casey at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMargaret Barron, Róisín Stack and Grainne McGlynn at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSonya Hannon, Siobhan O’Connor, Catriona O’Hanlon, Maura O’Connor, Karen O’Driscoll and Siobhan McNamara at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanRebecca O’Sullivan and Martina O’Connor at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanLouise Boyle and Helen Boyle at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanJohn Carroll and Gillian Ryan at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanSibéal O’Sullivan and Nora Cantillon at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanMoss Daly and John Collins at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanRisteard Harty who played ‘Oliver’ at the Causeway Community Action Group Oskars Night at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
CAUSEWAY Macra is hosting a 5K/10K Fun Run in aid of Down Syndrome Kerry taking place from An Tochar Adult Education Centre, Causeway on Sunday, September 30.
On the day, registration will take place from 11am, with the run starting at 12 Noon Sharp.
The cost is €10 per person to complete the 10K route and €5 per person to complete the 5K route. There will be medals and treats at the finish line on what is sure to be a great event for athletes and families. You can access their facebook event here.
Mike O’Halloran reports on the Acorn Life Under 21 Hurling Championship Final on Saturday in Austin Stack Park…
Causeway 1-12
Crotta O’Neills 0-10
Joseph Diggin celebrates a vital extra-time point. Photo by Dermot Crean
This game went to extra time but it didn’t look like it would go down to the wire earlier on in the first half, when Causeway led by four points, 0-6 to 0-2.
Gary Carey opened the scoring with a point and Darragh O’Donoghue replied for Crotta. Brandon Barrett had two points followed by Dan Goggin with one and Gary Carey with three before halftime.
Brandon Barrett also had a goal chance and Barry O’Mahony added two points for Crotta, to leave the halftime score Causeway 0-7 Crotta 0-3.
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In the second half Darragh O’Donoghue pointed after he received from Barry O’Mahony. A foul on O’Donoghue led to a converted free from O’Mahony, so a two point game now with Crotta playing with the wind.
Crotta had created a few scoring chances, but with over elaboration, the chances were spurned.
A scramble for the ball. Photo by Dermot Crean
Gary Carey pointed on 40 minutes, nine minutes later Brandon Barrett bore down on goal but could not finish the chance.
At the other end Barry O’Mahony had three points in a row to bring the game to extra time, the scoreboard reading eight points each.
Joe Diggin was fouled at the beginning of the first period of extra time Carey pointed the free, Stephen Murphy tore through the Crotta defence for a great point.
Gavin Dooley is hooked by Tomás O’Connor. Photo by Dermot Crean
Barry O’Mahony reduced it to a one-point game with a free but Joe Diggin made it nine to eleven, with Dan Goggin very influential for Causeway.
Causeway led by two at the halftime break in extra time, eleven points to nine.
Brandon Barrett was brought down outside the D and Gary Carey converted the free. Crotta had a goal chance chased out to the wing by Darren Barrett.
With four minutes left, Darragh Behan pointed for Crotta and then Crotta had a last gasp free to pull a win out of the fire with the scoreboard reading Causeway 0-12 Crotta 0-10, even Adam O’Sullivan even came up from goals to try and force a goal.
With the clock gone to red, Joe Diggin blasted to the net for Causeway to put the game beyond Crotta O’Neills. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOS…
Brandon Barrett lifts the cup with the help of Martin O’Donoghue. Photo by Dermot Crean.Brandon Barrett and Gary Carey with the cup. Photo by Dermot CreanJoseph Diggin turns to celebrate his goal. Photo by Dermot Crean.Tomas O’Connor looks for options. Photo by Dermot CreanGavin Dooley about to let fly for Causeway. Photo by Dermot CreanBrandon Barrett is chased by Eamonn Shanahan. Photo by Dermot CreanJoseph Diggin tackled by Sean O’Donoghue and Dominic Nolan. Photo by Dermot CreanA scramble for the ball. Photo by Dermot CreanDylan Burke celebrates Joseph Diggin’s extra-time goal. Photo by Dermot CreanGavin Dooley has a shot. Photo by Dermot CreanBrandon Barrett looks for a teammate while Adrian O’Mahony looks on. Photo by Dermot CreanAction from the game. Photo by Dermot Crean
Mike O’Halloran looks forward to the Causeway v St Brendans Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC Round 1 Replay this Saturday at Austin Stack Park (7pm)…
Jason Leahy gets his shot away with Kevin Skinner close by in last week’s drawn game. Photo by Dermot Crean
St Brendan’s “won” the drawn game in terms of the number of scores (20 to 18 after extra time), they also had more scores at the end of normal time (14 to 12).
All those stats mean nothing as they left a four point lead slip with less than ten minutes on the clock.
Causeway are saying they were lucky and unlucky — lucky to escape with a draw and unlucky that Colum Harty’s penalty didn’t test the net rather than whizzing past the post and that Paul McGrath didn’t convert his free at the death.
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Who will have learned most from the draw? Perhaps Causeway will, as they needed a test of their resilience against one of the top sides in the competition.
One lesson I think they might have learned is that Colum Harty is better suited to midfield than attempting to match his cousin, Darren Dineen, at centre forward.
If they get a penalty, call up Tadgh Flynn to use all his experience and power to test Darren Delaney.
John Egan watched by Mark Murphy in the drawn game. Photo by Dermot Crean
Will they have learned that they have to start Billy Lyons and perhaps introduce Dooley and Goggin earlier?
As for St Brendan’s they did very little wrong apart from letting the lead slip. The majority of their players played well, especially Seamus Skinner at midfield and Rory Horgan at the back.
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Up front, John Egan was his usual impressive self but they will have to get a little more out of Tim Hannafin and Thomas Moloney.
Perhaps they will start young Padraig O’Mahony as he impressed on his introduction the last day.
They can’t expect much more from Cian Hussey, who was majestic in the drawn encounter. The amount and manner of his scores were things of beauty.
Both teams must up their aggression and intensity level because the game the last day was what could best described as “a lovely game a hurling”, perhaps St Brendan’s might have the edge in that department.
With a couple of weeks more hurling under his belt expect Brandon Barrett to have a major influence on proceedings. Causeway can also point to the grit that got them to extra time despite being down to fourteen.
Mike O’Halloran was at the Intermediate County Hurling Championship Final at Austin Stack Park yesterday…
Causeway 1-11
Kilmoyley 1-8
Action from the game yesterday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Causeway led by six points at halftime, one goal and nine points to six points, playing into the wind.
John Mike Dooley opened the scoring with two points, Robert Collins replied for Kilmoyley. Brendan Harris, drew Kilmoyley level half way through the first half, five points all.
Steven Goggin put Causeway back in front, Padraigh Harty and Goggin had a point each, before Dooley goaled from a long range free. Richard Gentleman pointed for Kilmoyley before half-time to leave the score at halftime Causeway 1-9 Kilmoyley 0-6.
The Kilmoyley Intermediate team and subs. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Brendan Harris had the first score of the second half with a free on fifteen minutes. Kilmoyley went in search of goals with long balls being dropped into the square. John Mike Dooley did miss a couple of frees, before Brendan Harris pointed for Kilmoyley on twenty four minutes.
Dooley, who finished with The Man Of The Match trophy, drove over a beauty.
Donal Kennedy goaled for Kilmoyley, but Dooley had the last word with a pointed free. Causeway 1-11 Kilmoyley 1-8 was the final score.
Causeway celebrates their intermediate victory. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Causeway will have to be at their best to overcome Lixnaw in the Garveys Supervalu Kerry SHC first round game on Sunday says Mike O’Halloran…
Action from last year’s Lixnaw v Causeway clash in the championship.
Causeway and Lixnaw play the twilight game on Sunday in Lerrig, Causeway have come off a win in the 2015 County League where they defeated St Brendan’s by three points two weeks ago and are returning to Lerrig where they played their best hurling in one game last year.
At the launch of the Garveys SuperValu Hurling championship a few weeks ago most of the players who attended tipped Causeway to win the championship outright.
For the past number of years people have said “if Causeway could win one Championship they could win three or four in a row”.
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Causeway have threatened to do great things over the past few years with some great performances in some games but were unable to continue their progression to the trophy bearing the name of one of their most famous club men.
Causeway have a whole host of players that have graced the inter county and colleges hurling scene but some how they have not been able to reach the Holy Grail.
They can call on the likes of Kerry stars Keith Carmody, Bryan Murphy, Thomas Casey and of course Colum Harty even though there is a doubt about his fitness as he retired injured in the final versus St Brendan’s, there are reports that up to five Causeway players are on the injured list for the game. There is also a doubt about the availability of the impressive dual star Brandon Barrett.
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Causeway will need everybody fit and ready for the challenge posed by the powerful machine that is Lixnaw.
I saw Lixnaw playing Ballyduff recently and they looked really sharp even without Colin Sheehy and Shane Conway.
Stephen Power’s men will present a huge challenge to Causeway with the power they have at the back the reliability of Martin Stackpoole between the posts and the lethal forwards like Sheehy, the two Conway’s and James Flaherty.
Lixnaw have had huge success at underage in the past few years and can call on other young guns with loads of big match experience, the likes of Brendan Brosnan and John Buckley..
Expect Causeway to bring everything they have on the night and they get all the breaks. I don’t think they will have enough for Lixnaw.
DAIRYMASTER has been shortlisted for the ‘Tech Innovation Award’ category, sponsored by NSAI, of the National Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2015.
The Causeway company’s revolutionary Dairymaster Swiftflo Goat Rotary system allows one person to milk 1,300 goats per hour, meaning farmers can hugely increase both output and productivity.
The Kerry County Council ‘Destination Dingle Peninsula Tourism’ App has also been shortlisted for the ‘Local Authority Engineering Initiative Award’
“The quality of Kerry entries shortlisted this year shows the engineering ingenuity and creativity that is a feature of the region,” said Caroline Spillane, Engineers Ireland Director General.
“Overall we are seeing the high calibre of entries reflecting the evolving nature of contemporary engineering, with projects this year from a variety of engineering disciplines from the traditional areas of civil, roads and transport to technology, energy and environmental” she said.
Winners of the various categories of the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2015 will be announced at the award ceremony on November 6 in the InterContinental Hotel in Dublin.
In what is the sixth year of the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, the event has grown from six award categories in 2010 to 13 award categories in 2015, with two new categories this year and a record number of entries.
Action from the Ballyduff v Causeway match on Sunday evening. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Mike O’Halloran was in Kilmoyley on Sunday evening for the Garveys Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship game between Ballyduff and Causeway…
Causeway 2-12
Ballyduff 0-10
Another great welcome awaited the followers of the ancient game when we travelled to one of the most scenic hurling fields in The Kingdom.
Again, the folks in Kilmoyley had the whole place spic and span and it came as no surprise to anybody who visits that facility that the pitch was in pristine condition as it always is.
I was lucky enough to get tea in a china cup accompanied by Mikado biscuits. These days in North Kerry it feels like the old days of “The Stations” when neighbours visited each others houses for Mass and some food.
For weeks prior people would comment “they are busy preparing for The Stations” the house and yards would be given the once-over with everything that could be painted given a lick and the best china would be laid on the best table cloth for the neighbours.
Now the hurling clubs of the area have been given the opportunity to visit each other while Austin Stacks Park is being redeveloped and like preparing for the stations, they have been busy preparing to host the Garveys Supervalu hurling Championship Hurling games.
Every blade of grass is cut, every post painted and more importantly there is an army of stewards to welcome everybody and make sure they are safe.
I was not in Causeway earlier for the double header but I am told that the welcome there and the facilities were also impressive.
Ballyduff came to Kilmoyley a depleted outfit, with little expectation of winning and so it turned out. Causeway made hard work of defeating them and perhaps if Padraigh Boyle had stayed on the field for the duration the score may have been closer.
Action from the Ballyduff v Causeway game on Sunday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean
Causeway opened the scoring within two minutes when Paul McGrath pointed a free, he had another before Padraigh Boyle replied for Ballyduff in the fourth minute.
Anthony Fealy struck over a beauty for Causeway and again Boyle replied for Ballyduff.
The decisive score of the first half came on eight minutes when Colum Harty struck the ball to the net to make the score causeway 1-3 Ballyduff 0-2 points.
A minute later Keith Carmody missed a sitter when he fumbled the ball wide from a couple of yards. Carmody was causing havoc each time he won possession, he was fouled on 15 minutes and Paul McGrath added the point Paul tapped over another on 17 minutes.
Padraigh Boyle had three points before halftime for Ballyduff and Muiris Delaney added one for Causeway, halftime score Causeway 1-7 Ballyduff 0-6.
Aiden Boyle pointed for Ballyduff at the resumption before Paul McGrath drove over a monster.
Then Padraigh Boyle rose to gather the ball and on landing he seemed to injure his leg and had to be replaced by Pat Joe Connolly.
Following that, Muiris Delaney cut a sideline over for Causeway 1-10 to 0-6.
Another McGrath free added a point and Eoin Ross tapped over three frees for Ballyduff. Causeway had lost Bryan Murphy prior to that and he was replaced by Jason Leahy.
Then came the killer blow; Colum Harty struck his second goal and added a point. The final score of the game came from Michael Boyle when he pointed for Ballyduff.
Final score Causeway 2-12 Ballyduff 0-10. One could hardly say this was a classic but Causeway won’t mind as they now face Lixnaw in the next round of winners versus winners.
Ballyduff await the losers of Crotta/Kilmoyley, given today’s performance from Ballyduff and injuries to Padraigh Boyle and Michael Boyle it’s hard to see them advancing beyond either Crotta or Kilmoyley.
The other matches in round two are winners of Crotta/Kilmoyley will play Abbeydorney and St Brendans will play Ballyheigue.
Our hurling writer, Mike O’Halloran, looks at the feast of Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry Senior Hurling Championship hurling action on the way this Sunday…
Crotta O’Neill’s v Kilmoyley, Causeway 1.30pm
Kilmoyley are riding high at the top of the County Hurling League and are seeking to get over the hurdle posed by Crotta, in an attempt to get to another final where they would hope to learn from last year’s defeat to Lixnaw.
Kilmoyley surprised everybody last year with the challenge they mounted in the championship, when most people thought they were depleted due to emigration, retirements and the loss of Shane Brick.
But they defied the odds in reaching the final with a complete team performance. Kilmoyley led by dual star Daniel Collins and fellow county men Adrian Royle and Dougie Fitzell will attempt to overcome a Crotta O’Neills team under the baton of the maestro Shane Nolan.
Shane Nolan may be the conductor, but surely Sean Weir will be the lead violinist and orchestra leader. Weir can pull the strings to put it up to Kilmoyley but without more help up front and resolute defending at the back, Crotta will struggle to overcome Kilmoyley.
Another factor is the pitch. Will the confines of Causeway suit Shane Nolan? Only seventy minutes of caman wielding will decide.
A draw here.
Abbeydorney v St Brendan’s, Causeway 3pm
In the second part of the double bill, Abbeydorney will take on St Brendan’s.
I reported on St Brendan’s V Ballyduff game a couple of weeks ago for TraleeToday.ie on a night where St Brendan’s won the 2014 County League at their ease with John Egan scoring 1-15 and playing without College star Kevin Hannafin.
St Brendan’s Darren Delaney could be vital on Sunday. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
While it is very hard to look beyond St Brendan’s in this one -with the array of stars they can draw on from the firmament of county stars including Egan, Darren Dineen, Rory Horgan never mind the dual star David Griffin brilliant goalie Darren Delaney and young up coming star Eric Leen – there is always a big game in Abbeydorney and they will give it every ounce of energy they have to gain victory.
Abbeydorney are awaiting the availability of one or two of their stars who are away but in Cork import Darragh O’Brien, the experienced Aiden Healy and Kieran Dineen they have big men to call on.
Up front, Abbeydorney have one of the top young forwards in the county in Stevie O’Sullivan, the county underage star has an eye for goal and Abbeydorney will need goals to overcome St Brendan’s.
St Brendan’s feel they “left a championship after them” last year and Pat O’Driscoll and his management team will leave no stone unturned to get to a final.
Ballyduff v Causeway, Kilmoyley 6pm
Fans were texting me during the week saying that it is unfair to have to go Kilmoyley for this game and pay another entry fee, but all games are played at neutral venues so there seems to be no alternative to this situation.
Causeway seem to have all the aces in this game, given that they have a whole plethora of county stars including the Murphys – Stephen and Brian, Colum Harty, Keith Carmody and dual star Brandon Barrett, Paul McGrath will provide the accuracy from placed balls.
So they seem to have a very strong hand. They face a Ballyduff team that is not going too well and as late as last week, were still awaiting the return to training of a few of their stars.
The Boyles and Gradys will lead the charge, in young Eoin Ross they have quite a prospect, Jack Goulding is on the Kerry minor football panel so it will be interesting to see if he is allowed to play.
The loss of PJ Gorman who is recovering from a cruciate injury, brings Joe Bunyan in as net minder and he is quite an asset to Ballyduff both as a ball stopper, but more so as a play starter with his strategic puck outs and pin point clearances to his team mates.
Ballyduff scored 4-15 against Lixnaw recently, so the potential to defeat Causeway is there.
Another factor in the mix might be the fact that Causeway have replaced a very experienced management team with a complete new set up and sometimes it takes a year or two for the new management team to get on message with the team and bed in.
The tighter pitch in Kilmoyley should suit Ballyduff better. The Round Tower Boys to just shade it.
Lee Sharpe and David May will be in the Stretford Bar, Causeway over the weekend: Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
FORMER United stars, Lee Sharpe and David May are returning to the Stretford End Bar in Causeway this weekend.
The pair had only recently made an appearance at the United-crazy watering hole where they signed autographs, posed for photos and talked about their glory days.
More used to the cobbled streets of Manchester, Sharpe and May, must have enjoyed the fresh Causeway air so much that it enticed them back to the north Kerry village.
We wonder if Ratoo Rovers might put in a cheeky bid to turn the former title winners into regulars up in the KDL, they’re around the place enough at this stage.
The return of the two former Red Devils on Saturday coincides with many charity events the Stretford End has got lined up over the bank holiday weekend.
On Friday night White Collar Boxing will get things under way in the Marquee at 7.30pm. Admission is €10 with all proceeds going to Osteosarcoma research.
On Saturday, The Eileen Sheehan Memorial Poker Run in aid of the Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus. The sign in for the event is at 12noon and after the fundraiser, former United stars Lee Sharpe and David May will be back at the bar, with finger food and music to be enjoyed.
OnSunday, the Joe Flynn Doubles Darts Tournament will take place at 3:30pm – Admission €20 for each team. There will be exhibitions from Willie O’Connor and Connie Finnan. Again, all proceeds go to Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus while Lee Sharpe and David May will also be in attendance.
At 9pm, The Barn Dance gets under way and if you didn’t manage to meet Lee Sharpe and David May yet, then here’s your chance. Admission is €10.
Meeting Lee Sharpe and David May were: Cathal, Colm and Killian Kenny. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
THE Stretford End Bar in Causeway was the venue for the meet and greet on Saturday afternoon with past Man United players, Lee Sharpe and David May.
The two 90’s stars were more than happy to chat with the United fans who gathered, offering them plenty of time to pick their brains about former glories and where the club was headed in the future.
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Lee Sharpe, who was at United for eight years told us he was actually a Villa fan before he arrived in Manchester in the late 80’s and still has a soft spot for the Birmingham side.
Traleetoday.ie spoke with the former flying winger about United’s run in to this year’s season.
“A result against City will be important, but I think they’ll be comfortable enough to get a Champions League spot,” said Sharpe.
“I don’t think they’ll catch Chelsea. What we are looking for is to get back in the Champions League, if we can get second or third and not have to qualify, that will be a bonus,” Sharpe said.
“It was looking worrying before they beat Spurs and Liverpool. Now they’ve pulled away, but a loss against City and still having to play Chelsea and Arsenal could drag us back in there again,” he said.
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Meeting Lee Sharpe were, Pat Dillane and John Madden. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Meeting Lee Sharpe were, Helen and James Lyons. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Meeting Lee Sharpe, were Joe Browne and Martin Caffrey. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Meeting David May, was Chris Hegarty. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.Meeting Lee Sharpe was Louis Heaphy. Photo by Gavin O’Connor.
TWO former league title winners with Manchester United are coming to the Stretford End Bar, Causeway this Saturday.
An evening with David May and Lee Sharpe promises to be great night for any United fan old or young.
Lee Sharpe was part of the first great Alex Ferguson side that captured the title in 93/94. Both players did play with each other for two seasons before Sharpe was farmed out to Leeds in 1996.
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David May, managed to hang around that bit longer at United, his high point at the club was being part of the squad that won the Champions League in 1999.
For the night, standard tickets are €15 with VIP tickets at €25. Both rates include free finger food and entry to the Q & A, but VIP ticket holders will have the added bonus of a meet and greet with David May and Lee Sharpe.
Tickets went on sale on Tuesday with a maximum of 60 VIP tickets available.
Doors will open at 4pm for VIPs and 5:15pm for standard tickets.
For more information contact the event organiser Adam Cournane on 0870530727 or the owner of the Stretford End Bar, John McHale on 0872525481.
It’s been quite a while since Lee Sharpe ran out in a red shirt, so here’s something to remind you of the dynamic winger’s skills back in the day and of course ‘The Sharpy Shuffle’.
AFTER lifting their first Kerry U21 title in 35 years, the victorious Causeway team brought the cup to the graveside of one of their former teammates, Kevin Diggin, who died earlier this year.
Causeway beat St. Brendan’s Ardfert by a 0–18 to 0–9 in Austin Stack Park on Sunday, to end an incredibly long wait for an U21 for a club of their stature in the county.
In a touching move, the players went to Kevin’s graveside with the cup as can be seen by the Facebook post below from Barnastooka Hurling on Monday which reads;
“What an Fantastic Picture this is, members of the Causeway Under 21 Hurlers that won the Kerry Under 21 Hurling Title for the first time in 35 years yesterday, pictured here at the grave of a Former Causeway underage hurler and Best Friend from an early age 20 year old Kevin Diggin who sadly died earlier this year. As a Proud Causeway hurling man he would have appreciated that greatly and been a Proud man today. Lovely gesture, Never Forget a Fallen Brother, Now that’s what you call a Classy act #Respect”
DAIRYMASTER has been shortlisted for the ‘Tech Innovation Award’ category, sponsored by NSAI, of the National Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards 2015.
