Ballyduff Upper Juvenile GAA Club Notes
Annual U-10 Hurling Tournament
Our annual U-10 Festival of Hurling took place over the last 2 weekends. The sun shone on both Saturdays, and all 32 teams from the 3 counties of Cork, Waterford & Tipperary, played their hearts out and their supporters enjoyed all the matches.
Congratulations and well done to our own u-10's who moved up to Division 2 for the first time and topped their group on the first weekend with 3 great matches against Kilara Óg, Brickey Rangers and St. Catherine's. Last Saturday then they faced Roanmore and Killeagh and once again, they topped their group and won the Division 2 Cup, kindly sponsored by the O'Connor family. The panel was Ty Corcoran, Aodhan Hickey, Ben Ahern, Cormac Martin, Tomas Ahern, Evan Geary, Adam English, Donnacha Hickey Darragh Leamy, Cathal Kenny, Cian O'Donohoe, Adam Keating, Bradley Creamer, Shane Bolger, Evan Joyce, Brian Bourke, Micheal O'Donovan, Sean Daly and Killian English. Well done boys!
The Committee would like to thank most sincerely all our Sponsors as follows:
McCarthy Insurance Group, Fermoy; Noonan Catering, Araglin; A.I.B, Lismore; East Cork Oil; Roches Centra, Lismore; Fitzgerald's Hurleys, Araglin; Hickey Form Work Ltd., Araglin; An Sibin, Ballyduff Upper; JF Foods, Ballyduff Upper; The Log Cabin, Ballyduff Upper; Dairygold Co-op Society Ltd, Mitchelstown; Noonan's Garage, Ballyduff Upper; Ballyrafter Service Station, Lismore; McDonnell Bros (Agri-Suppliers) Ltd, Coolagown; Keary's Motors, Kinsale Rd. Roundabout, Cork; Tallow Area Credit Union; Glanbia, Tallow; Hornibrooks, Lismore; Noel Brennan Transport Ltd., Kilmacthomas; Actavo, Cork; Cork Buiders Providers; RMD Kwikform, Cork; Carey Tool Hire, Cork.
Also the Division 1 sponsors - Sheehan Bros. Bldg Contrs / Extra Homes, Ballyduff Upper; Division 2 sponsors - O'Connor Family, Ballyduff Upper; and Division 3 sponsor - John Jackson, Ballyduff Upper.
We would also like to thank those that sponsored prizes for the Raffle as follows:
McGrath's Pharmacy, Tallow; Walsh's Pharmacy, Fermoy; John Jackson, Co. Board; Tommy Byrnes, Co. Board; Fota Island Wildlife Park; Leahy's Open Farm, Dungourney; SGC Cinema, Dungarvan; Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Midleton; Tidy Hurler, Cappoquin; Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown; Cunninghams Hardware, Tallow.
Finally, thanks is also extended to our organising Committee; our local volunteers who helped out with parking, getting the pitches ready and the teas/coffees over the 2 weekends; our 12 referees; Tallow GAA Club for the loan of their goalposts and of course, the 32 teams and their supporters who travelled.
Primary Schools Football
Well done to Patrick McCarthy who played for the Waterford primary schools football team against the Tipperary primary schools team during half time in the Waterford v Tipperary Munster Senior Football championship played in Fraher Field on Sunday May 29th
U-14 Division 3 Western Football Final
On Saturday 28th May, our u-14's lined out against St. Oliver's in the u-14 Football Western Final. They started very well and scored steadily. We conceded a penalty to St. Oliver's which was their only score in the first half. During the 2nd half the boys drove on, and won on a scoreline of 3.6 to 1.1. It was a great team effort, they played hard on a full size pitch and on such a warm day. The Panel on the day was: Patrick McCarthy, Fionnan Walsh, Quentin Joyce, Joe Ahern, Cathal Murphy, Jason English (capt.), Tireoghain Flynn, Seán Hickey, Florence Flynn, Billy Carroll & Matthew Bolger, Seamus Brannagh, Josh Ahern, David Barry, Paul Carroll, Carthach Hickey & Keelin Hannigan.
U14 Division 3 County Football Champions!
The County Final was then fixed for last Saturday and the boys, their mentors and supporters headed off for Walsh Park bright and early to meet St. Saviours. We won this final on a scoreline of 5-6 to 2-2. On a scorching day and big pitch our lads played their hearts out and left the field exhausted but overjoyed at winning a county title. We got off to a good start to score the first point but disaster struck when a 45 went all the way to our net, minutes later we conceded another goal and this could have finished us but the heads never dropped and we got back into the game. By half time St Saviours lead was down to a point: 2-2 to 1-4. We tore into the second half, dominating the game, and we didn't allow St. Saviours a score for this half - we played brilliant to run out deserving winners. The whole panel played their part all year during training and matches & they are a pleasure to work with. Congratulations and well done to the boys and their mentors, James Scanlon & Pat Murphy.
