Club Notes: 7th August 2018
Shamrocks GAA Club Notes ( Kindly sponsored by Allen Engineering & Agri Sales Ltd.)
Club Lotto.
Saturday 28th July draw, the numbers drawn were 3-9-20-23, and there was no winner. €20 winners were Liam Casey, Rachel Murray, Brian Power, Davy O’ Keeffe, and David Mulligan. Draw held last Saturday 4th August, numbers drawn were 3-15-24-27, and there was no winner. €20 winners were John & Maura Lyons, James Dalton, Georgie Mills, Mary Herlihy, and John & Sheila Lucey. Next week’s jackpot will be €6,750.
U21 HC, Cois Bhride 1-29, Comeragh Gaels 3-22.
Ned Power of Waterford fame often had a saying, ” win the second half, and most of the time you win the match”. I thought of those wise words from that great coach coming to the end of normal time last Friday evening in the fine surroundings of Ballysaggart, as Comeragh Gaels were slowly but surely eating into our narrow lead with time ticking down. Cois Bhride started very well, scoring six points without reply before the Gaels got their first point, then going 1-9 ahead before they scored their second, Darragh Buckley getting the goal. We finished the half very much on top, leading by 1-14 to 0-5. No doubt Cois Bhride supporters were thinking then we would breeze through this game, but the men from the Comeraghs had other ideas. Slowly but surely they grew into the match, and began scoring like we had done in the first half. A goal with ten minutes to go gave them real hope, and though points from Ryan Grey, Edward Hynes, and Darragh Mulcahy kept us ahead, Comeragh Gaels scored the last three points to draw the match. So it was on to extra time, and in fairness to our lads, they dug deep even though their opponents had the momentum, and with time up we held a slim four point lead. What happened then? A penalty with time well up which the Gaels dispatched to the net, but, to our relief, the whistle sounded with the puck out. So a narrow escape for our U21’s, and we progress to the Western Final. Talk about a game of two halves! I congratulate our team for the win, but I also congratulate the Comeragh Gaels for a very impressive comeback. We also wish young Geary from the Gaels a speedy recovery from a nasty looking collar bone injury near the end. Panel; Eoin McGrath, Tom Roche, Jake Beecher, Sean Henley, Billy Hynes, Jordan Henley, Robbie Geary, Ian Beecher, Darragh Mulcahy, Kelvyn O’ Farrell, Ryan Grey, Jake Neville, Kieran Crawford, Edward Hynes, Darragh Buckley, Mark Stewart.
Get well soon Gare!
We would like to wish Paddy “the Gare” Geary all the best in recovering from his recent illness. Paddy is a loyal supporter, and hopefully he’ll be back supporting us again soon. And we would also like to wish another loyal supporter Sarah McGrath well as she recovers in hospital from surgery. Get well soon Sarah!
Junior Hurling quarter final.
It’s back to Ballysaggart we go next Friday night 10th August for the quarter final of the Junior C Hurling where we take on Cappoquin, throw in at 7pm. Hopefully we will have as many of the squad turn up as possible, as this will be a tough match to win. Come along and give them some support.
Well done girls!
These being GAA club notes and occasional musings, it’s not often I mention other sports stories, but we have to give a big bualadh bás to the Ireland Ladies Hockey team for upsetting the odds and getting to the World Cup Final last weekend. By any standards it was a monumental achievement, considering their amateur status and very limited funding. Truly a victory for the minnows of the sporting world. Well done to all concerned.