Noel O’ Driscoll Memorial 2011

2 weeks ago saw the Noel O’ Driscoll Memorial prize for 2011 come to an end. Over the four days of play there was some great shooting out on the course where conditions were tough and the weather wasn’t on side for the majority of the tournament. We thank all who supported this prestigious competition and especially to those who have the course in such top condition day in day out. The overall winner of the prize was David Kenefick who produced some fine play and was a very worthy winner of the perpetual trophy. Although the weather wasn’t kind to us, over 100 cards were played in total.

Full results are as follows:

Overall Nett – David Kenefick

Overall Gross – Anthony O’ Loughlin

Gents
1st Nett – Billy Kenefick
1st Gross – Martin Keohane
2nd Nett – Martin O’ Regan

Ladies
1st Nett – Helen Landers
1st Gross – Lily Bulman
2nd Nett – Sally Wallace

Chairperson’s Prize 2011

The Chairperson’s prize sponsored by our chairman Martin Keohane was played for last weekend, Over the four days, weather conditions were again tough with rain around during most of the sessions. Although weather was poor, we were delighted with the turnout where 150 cards were played. We thank all who supported the competition. This was the last major of the year and scoring was close but it was James Howes who finished off his great season by adding the Chairperson’s Prize to the other wins this year.
Special mention to Paudie O’ Sullivan who had two ‘holes in one’ on Sunday afternoon in a row in the same round on hole 12 and 13 respectively. It is very rare to see this happen in the game and its a great achievement.

Full Results are as follows:

Overall Nett – James Howes

Overall Gross – Ed Long

Gents
1st Nett – Seamus Murphy
1st Gross – Paudie O’ Sullivan
2nd Nett – Don Sheehan

Ladies
1st Nett – Sally Wallace
1st Gross – Joy Bryan
2nd Nett – Joan Hyde

Well done to all the prize winners.

Claycastle Pitch and Putt News

The Club’s A.G.M. will take place this Wednesday 5th October at the Red Store in Youghal at 8:30pm. All members of the club are more than welcome to attend on the night.
It is vitally important for the future of the club that all the members make an effort to attend this meeting. If you have any issues or concerns about the club please come along.
Juvenile competitions will continue throughout the Autumn and Winter months every Saturday morning at 11:00am. All new juvenile members are welcome to partake. For those wishing to avail of free coaching instead of the competition, that will take place at the same time.

LAST WEEKEND saw the Club’s fourth major competition of the year come to an end. Having begun on Wednesday 24th August, and finishing on Sunday 28th, there were a total of 212 cards played and we are delighted to see the numbers rising for these tournaments.

Membership in the Club is also on the increase, which is another positive going forward. We thank all who supported our captain Adrian Landers over the four days of competition and as always the course was in top order and no complaints were had. The weather was also on side for the players which made it more enjoyable in which to partake. It was very competitive over the few days where it was wide open up until the final card was handed in on Sunday afternoon.

There was a wonderful array of prizes, but the overall winner who played very steady over the course of the tournament with a supurb score was James Howes who won by 2 shots from David Poynton in what was a very competitive afternoon of pitch and putt.

A special congratulations must go to Martin Keohane, the winner of the ‘hole in one’ prize. Martin had in fact two aces in one round on Sunday afternoon. Club captain Adrian Landers said ” I am delighted to see such a turnout with over 200 cards played and we hope the Club can go from strength to strength in the future”.

Full results are as follows:
O/A Nett-James Howes (84)(8under par)
O/A Gross -Paudie O’ Sullivan
Gents
1st Nett-David Poynton
1st Gross-Anthony O’ Loughlin
2nd Nett-Brendan McCaughey
Ladies
1st Nett-Joan Hyde
1st Gross-Joy Bryan
2nd Nett-Lily Bulman
Hole in one prize- Martin Keohane.
Well done to all the prize winners!

Captain’s Prize 2011 – 28/8/11

Youghal Utd Report Girls U-14s Soccer

Youghal Utd  6   -   Avondale Utd  2

Youghal Utd moved to second place in the table after this comprehensive victory at Ardrath Park. This was the first time this season that Youghal could draw from a full squad of players and it showed in a dominant display. Youghal spurned a number of opportunities early on in the game before finally breaching the tough Avondale rearguard marshaled by the excellent Aisling Fitzgerald. From Holly Twomey’s short corner Rachel Galvin returned the ball first time to the striker whose excellent cross found Rachel Geary unmarked inside the area. Rachel controlled superbly before slotting the ball home into the net. For almost the entire half, Youghal pressed for a second. Holly Twomey continued to torment Avondale down the right assisted by the outstanding Claire Keniry with Amy Benaim, Rachel Geary and Rachel Galvin all having chances to extend the lead. Avondale’s resilience was rewarded shortly before the break when a fortunate rebound off the referee fell to Avondale forward Jane ? who finished superbly.

Despite the 1-1 scoreline, Youghal had a superb first half playing their best football of the season. That form continued early after the break when Holly Twomey cut in from the right, beating two defenders and a great pass found Amy Benaim. Amy’s first-time attempt got caught under her feet and when the ball squirmed loose Rachel Geary again pounced to make it 2-1 wit a looping effort. Rachel Galvin then made it 3-1 again from a Holly Twomey assist. However, plucky Avondale caused nerves in the Youghal ranks when Aisling Fitzgerald struck from distance to score a beautiful goal, reducing the deficit to 3-2. With Ally McCormack’s influence growing down the Avondale right the game was now in the balance. With Youghal visibly tiring Avondale pressed for an equaliser with the influential Aisling Fitzgerald pushing into midfield. All of Youghal’s back line stood firm and their commitment allowed Rachel Galvin to score a further two goals for Youghal to break Avondale’s resolve. Her first came courtesy of a slight deflection. Set up by Holly Twomey her shot from the edge of the area spun inside the right post. The number 7 added a second and needed no assistance as she outran the visitor’s defence and struck an unstoppable shot beyond the despairing keeper.

The game now looked safe at 5-2 but great credit to Avondale who continued to test Youghal’s resolute defence. A brilliant interchange of passing between Rachel Galvin, Claire Keniry and Holly Twomey should have resulted in another score but Holly’s well placed effort beat both the keeper and the post. Youghal scored a sixth with the last kick of the game when Emma Varney’s low, hard cross was turned in by the tireless Amy Benaim. A great performance that saw hard work matched by great passing and finishing to collect a well-deserved three points. Squad: Stephanie Fitzgerald, Sarah Roche, Katie Manning, Marie-Louise Keane, Jen Geary, Rachel Galvin, Rachel Geary, Claire Keniry, Emily Roche, Holly Twomey, Amy Benaim, Ellen Benaim, Emma Varney, Lynda Galvin.

Youghal Arts Network held their annual Halloween Fancy Dress fundraiser at the Marine Bar, Youghal, last Saturday night (October 30th 2010). The fun event was in aid of the local South Abbey National School. The fun began at 9pm and there was fantastic prizes for the best dressed. Donacha O’Cearuill from the Arts Network thanked everyone for supporting this fundraiser in particular Youghal Pharmacy, the sponsors of the prizes and www.youghalonline.com for covering the event. A great Time Warp Time was had by all.
Report/Photo: Michael Hussey www.youghalonline.com email: news@youghalonline.com
Click on the video below to watch the event and don’t forget to turn up the volume!

The Youghal Arts Network are a very active group of people who, among other things, organise fund raising events to help voluntary clubs, organisations, groups, schools etc., in the town of Youghal who are in need of financial help.

South Abbey National School is a very old building which is school to as many children as it can possibly hold.   It is a proud school with a long history in the town. Originally a Church, the School was set up in the premises in 1886. Thus, there are massive expenses involved in keeping this beautiful building maintained and suitable for the children of the school.

Youghal Claycastle Pitch and Putt Lady Captain’s Prize 2010. Lady Captain Phil Mangan’s prize was played over last week – Wednesday 15th,  Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September 2010

Lady Captains Prize 2010
The Lady Captains prize was played for over the weekend of 19th of September. The members were out in force in support of our lady captain Phil Mangan . After four days of great competition and 180 cards Joan Hyde was announced as the winner of the most beautiful of prizes. Other prize winners in the ladies category were the ever consistent Lily Bulman, Joy Bryan and Sally Wallace. Overall gross went to Anthony O’ Loughlin. In the gents young gun James Howes won the nett followed closely by Billy Kenefick who gladly has returned to the game and shown that he hasn‘t lost the touch! Martin Keohane picked up another prize by winning the 1st gross. There were no fewer than five hole in ones and out of the draw came the name of Michael Ryall. At the presentation Chairperson Joy Bryan, President Thomas Bulman and Captain Martin Keohane paid tribute to Phil who has given years of dedicated service to the club and its members. Phil has her finger on the pulse when it comes to all aspects of the club from warmly welcoming new members to encouraging our juvenile members to always try their best and enjoy the game. Although she no longer plays the game Phil’s enthusiasm for our club has to be seen to be believed and will always have a much welcomed cuppa ready for you after your round which is greatly appreciated by all the members. Results- O/A Nett Joan Hyde, O/A Gross- Anthony O’ Loughlin, Ladies- 1st Nett- Lily Bulman, 1st Gross- Joy Bryan, 2nd Nett- Sally Wallace. Gents- 1st Nett- James Howes, 1st Gross- Martin Keohane, 2nd Nett- Billy Kenefick. Hole in one prize- Michael Ryall.
Noel O’ Driscoll Memorial 2010
Brendan McCaughey was the proud winner of the Noel O’ Driscoll memorial at the weekend. Brendan played some superb pitch and putt to win this most sought after of prizes. The competition was very well supported by the members and was played in glorious sunshine. Results- O/A nett- Brendan McCaughey, O/A gross- Michael Landers. Gents 1st nett- Martin Dalton, 1st gross- Anthony O’ Loughlin, 2nd nett- Seamus Murphy. Ladies- 1st nett- Rita Ryall, 1st gross- Lily Bulman, 2nd nett- Sally Wallace. Hole in one prize- Paudie O’ Sullivan.
Result of Fourball kindly sponsored by Kieran Quill- 1st nett- Rita Ryall, Joan Hyde 1st gross- Martin Dalton, Joy Bryan 2nd nett- Ted Healy, James Howes.
Martin Keohane begins the defence of The Club Strokeplay this weekend. Two sessions of 36 hole v-par will be played on Saturday, tee times are 10.30 + 2.30. Players may only play in one session. The top 12 scores will qualify for an 18 hole playoff on Sunday afternoon with a 2.30 tee off. There will be prizes for 1st and 2nd as well as a final 18. This competition proved to be a great success last year and hopefully this year will be just as exciting.
The chairpersons prize will be played for over the following dates- Wednesday 6th 2.30, Saturday 9th 2.30 and Sunday 10th 10.30 + 2.30. Joy has kindly sponsored an extra prize for the 18 handicap ladies in this years competition.
The annual general meeting of Claycastle Pitch and Putt Club will take place on Monday 11th October at   8.00pm in Farrells bar Summerfield. It is vitally important for the future of the club that all the members make an effort to attend  this meeting. If you have any issues or concerns about the club please come along.

Club Strokeplay- October 10th 2010
Martin Keohane retained the Club Strokeplay by returning a superb score of 17 up for the 54 hole tournament. Johan Brosnan finished 2nd on 12 up. Lily Bulman won the ladies with a score of 4 up and Michael Landers claimed the final 18 with 3 up.
Chairpersons prize-
There were over 150 cards played in this years chairpersons prize. James Howes played superbly to win Joy Bryans beautiful prize. Results-Overall nett-James Howes, Overall gross-Edward Long, Gents 1st nett-Martin Dalton,1st gross-  Martin Keohane,2nd nett- Tom Pomphrett, Ladies 1st nett- Lily Bulman,1st gross- Joy Bryan,2nd nett- Rita Ryall,18 h/cap nett- Shiela O’ Sullivan.
Congratulations to Paudie O’ Sullivan who won his 1st scratch cup in two years by winning the Templebreedy Scratch Cup. Paudie returned an impressive score of 27 under to win by 3 shots from Ray Murphy. After knockong on the door so often this season Paudies consistancy paid off in a well deserved win at long last!

It’s Official! Youghal United are Guinness World Record Holders – Guinness recognises club’s new world record for “longest five-a-side soccer marathon” Photo: www.youghalonline.com

After thirty-three and a half hours of non-stop, five-a-side soccer, the hardest part of Youghal United’s quest to break the world record for the longest five-a-side soccer match may have been the eleven weeks they’ve had to wait to find out if their record-breaking attempt would be officially recognized by Guinness World Records.

Last week event organizer Jock Gallogley got the following good word from Guinness:  “The longest five-a-side football marathon is 33 hr 30 min by members of Youghal United AFC (Ireland) at Ardrath Park, Youghal, Ireland from 5-7 June 2010.” A certificate and other official documentation are now on their way to the club.

Many will remember the excitement and drama at Ardrath Park this past June bank holiday weekend, when sixteen stout and hardy souls, a few well past their physical prime (we won’t name names, but they know who they are), bravely battled hunger, fatigue and the elements to beat the world record formerly held by Club Next, a youth organisation in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo.

When the dust finally settled at Ardrath Park that balmy Sunday evening, Youghal United’s record breaking attempt was just beginning. Over the next few weeks, the club started work on completing the strict record verification procedures required by Guinness, which were nearly as big a challenge as breaking the record itself. A package of video highlights, photos, witness reports, and a logbook of player substitutions and rest breaks were turned over to Guinness for scrutiny. Just one mistake in the club’s presentation could cost them the record.

Thankfully, the record is now official, and the following sixteen players can now truly call themselves Guinness World Record holders:

Martin Coen, Christophe Colin, Kevin Gallogley, Leon Geary, Peter Geary, Barry Goggin, Pierce Hennessy, Stuart Hickey, Anthony Kelly, David Kenneally, Mike Lyons, Patrick Morrissey, David O’Keefe, Gavin O’Leary, Aidan Ryan, and Diarmuid Schuel

While the players deserve much praise for their incredible achievement, the event organizers and many supporters are also worthy of recognition.

Emmett Perry, Jock Gallogley, Ken Dempsey, Jamie Lawton, Sally O’Sullivan, Finbarr Walsh, Sammy Revins, Brian Wade, T Kennedy, and Dick Sheehan of Youghal United all had a part to play, as did many other volunteers from the club and the town. The support of physiotherapist Jimmy Healy and his staff, the tireless work of videographer Willie O’Mahony, and backing from main sponsors T&M Fitzgerald Homes, Youghal Credit Union, Bertie’s Bar and Farrell’s Summerfield Bar were also greatly appreciated.

Mark your calendars for next year’s June Bank Holiday weekend, as Youghal United now try to figure out how to top their Guinness World Record breaking success.

Youghal Utd 3  -  1 Richmond

Youghal United U-12s  moved into third place in the table after this win against Richmond. This was a terrific encounter with both defences very strong limiting both strike forces to a handful of chances. Report: www.youghalonline.com sports reporter

Youghal started brightly and two weaving runs by Holly Twomey almost paid off but the Richmond centre-half gave the Youghal striker close attention. The number nine was is typical form and a constant menace to Richmond. However, the visitors took the lead when a long ball through the middle allowed the Richmond to latch onto the ball and slot it past Stephanie Fitzgerald.

Youghal responded well and with the visitors under pressure in their own area the ball fell to Lynda Galvin who struck a strong shot into the corner to give Youghal a well deserved equaliser. It was Lynda’s second goal of the season and she is playing better in every game. Confidence was now restored and it was inevitable that Holly Twomey would turn the game in Youghal’s favour.

With Richmond high up on the halfway line they were caught by the striker’s pace. A through ball was beautifully touched on by Amy Benaim and Holly was sent clear. Her finish was coolness personified. As the keeper advanced Holly slotted the ball between her legs and turned to celebrate before the ball had crossed the line. The prolific striker now has eight goals in four games.

Richmond began the second half determined to draw level. The pressure brought the best out of the Youghal defence. Stephanie Fitzgerald was called into action several times and the keeper grew more confident as the half went on with some great handling and clearances.

Both Catriona Savage and Zoe Goggin were outstanding in their defensive duties in keeping Richmond out. For long periods it looked like Richmond would secure a draw. Aoife O’ Sullivan, Lynda Galvin and Amy Benaim worked extremly hard in midfield and all Youghal required was one breakthrough.That moment came with about 10 minutes remaining. Zoe Goggin defended brilliantly before breaking into left midfield. Holly Twomey moved into space on the flank and Zoe’s through ball found her breaking free. The Richmond keeper advanced outside her area but Holly went around her with a gorgeous swerve before hitting a great ball across the area. With a single Richmond defender chasing back to prevent the ball crossing the line it was a race between her and Zoe who had kept running forward. Zoe beat the defender for pace and struck the ball confidently into the corner to seal the win.

Everyone put in great performances to win this tough contest and Youghal are now two points off the top spot with a game in hand. Best performers were Holly Twomey, Stephanie Fitzgerald, Zoe Goggin, Amy Benaim, Aoife O’ Sullivan, Lynda Galvin and Catriona Savage.