Eochaill Og GAA Notes.

(Tony Farrell) 25th September 2012

 

Eochaill Og Match Reports, Results and News:

 

Saturday 08.09.12 – Venue: Sarsfield – Youghal Under 8’s versus Sarsfield.

 

The Youghal under 8’s travelled to Sarsfield on Saturday morning last the 8th inst, where we played two games against Sarsfield and one against Fermoy. We had a very slow start in all three games (I think it was the early start), but were back to our best in all the second halves, but it was too hard a hill to climb. We lost one and drew one against Sarsfield and lost to Fermoy. Even with the results going against us, I must say the lads never gave up and fought all the way to the final whistle. Well done to everyone.

 

Teams: Conor O’Shea, Jack Murry, Ben Barret, Oisin Terry-Foley, Leon O’Connor-Kenneally, Jack Nicholson, Micheal McCarty, Charlie Flavin, Conall Doyle, Arron Crowley, Jack Corcoran, Kyle Ansbro, Ben O’Connell, Dean Roche, Nathan O’Halloran, Sean O’Sullivan, Ben Murphy, Ewan McCaughay, Alex Lenane, Alex Kennedy, Ben Bulman-Gibbs, Dylan Bennet

 

Monday 17.09.12 – Venue: Ahavine – Minor A Football League

Fr O’Neills 0 – 03 Eochaill 3 – 15

 

On Monday evening we travelled to Ahavine for our last league game in our group where a win would see us qualify for the league semi final and we dually obliged.

 

We started playing into a strong wind and facing the evening sunshine. We opened our account with a point from Andrew Joyce. Fr O’Neills went up the field and levelled up the score and from this point on we dominated the possession but our shooting was a bit wayward and we were rushing our shots at the goal. We notched up two more points one from play and one from a free, we were never behind from this point on. We scored 6 points in the first half which was a poor return from the play we had but we also limited Fr O’Neills to only 3 points. Fr O’Neills would be indebted to their goalkeeper who was having a fine game and made some great saves. On resumption of the second half we had the wind at our back and used it to our full advantage by kicking long balls to our forward. This type of play paid dividends for us as we soon found the back of the net through the boot of David O’Mahony this goal settled us and we began to play some fine football taking some good points. Thomas Coleman was having a fine game at wing forward and he finished up with a personal tally of 1-6 a great return likewise our ever attacking wing back Colin Keenaghan scored 3 points from play and gave great support to our forwards. Our ever running corner forward Dale Donoghue finished with 1-3. Our backs did not have much to do in the second half but anything that was put their way throughout the game they dealt with easily, especially Mathew Farrell, Odhran Brennan (who was Captain on the night) and Conor Finn. Our Midfield of Bobbi Donoghue and Ollie Dempsey kept the supply of passes to the forward plentiful for the hour. A comfortable second half saw us come away with the points and finish top of our group we now play the second placed team from group 1 in the semi final of the league.

Final score 3-15 to 0-3

 

Team: D Walsh, M Flaherty, M Farrell, O Brennan (Capt), C Keeneghan D Twomey C Daly B Donoghue O Dempsey A Joyce D O Mahony T Coleman C Finn D Donoghue M Coady sub used C Morrison for C Daly(injured)

 

Scores: T Coleman 1-6 D Donoghue 1-3 C Keeneghan 0-3 D o Mahony 1-0 A Joyce 0-2 B Donoghue 0-1.

 

Friday 14.09.12 – Under 11 West Waterford League – Round 2.

 

The under 11 team played the second leg of the West Waterford leagues last Friday night in Youghal and played three matches over the evening. Another great performance by the team.
The other teams that took part were Killeagh, Abbeyside and St Oliver’s. Against very tough competition Youghal played fantastic and won their match against Killeagh while conceding to the other teams with a slight margin in the scores.

 

29.09.12 – 5km Fun Walk in aid of the Mercy Hospital, Cork.

 

Youghal GAA in association with Rebel Og and Red FM will be hosting a 5km Fun Walk in aid

of the Mercy Hospital, Cork. The walk is being held on Saturday the 29th September 2012 in Youghal. The walk is a series of short sponsored walks being organised by local GAA clubs throughout Cork and is open to participation by all individuals and families in the community of Youghal. Anyone interested in coming along and joining in the fun, while also doing good for the community can contact Aine Martin direct on 087 7641081 for further information and details.

 

02.10.12 – Fashion Show Night.

 

“A Touch Of Class”, Youghal are holding a fashion Show in Club Aras this coming October the 2nd. Tickets for the event are on sale in the club and from club members at a great price of €15 each. There will be a fantastic raffle on the night along with spot prizes. This is always a great night and we would hope that as many of you as possible can come along and support.

 

Upcoming Eochaill Og Match Fixtures.

 

Please check our website www.youghal.cork.gaa.ie for upcoming game times and venues. These will be posted as soon as they become available. It is also worthwhile visiting the club website to keep in touch with all the ongoing club activities, avail of the full listing of match reports and locate team manager’s details and contact numbers.

 

Eochaill Og GAA Notes.

(Tony Farrell) 11th September 2012

 

Eochaill Og Match Reports and Results:

 

Friday 24.08.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Fr Seanie Barry Cup/Finbarr Desmond Cup

 

Friday 24 August in the Fr Barry/Desmond Cup the Youghal under 14 hurlers welcomed a very good Cloughduv team to Magniers Hill. Youghal needed all their players available to have any chance in this one, but only twelve players turned up. It looked like a wasted journey for the Cloughduv team and mentors but for two of Youghal’s great up and coming camogie players Amerah Goggin and Aoife McCarthy joining in, leaving camogie training to play, thanks girls. So the game went ahead, fourteen aside under lights in the rain. Cloughduv were on top from start to finish and the Youghal team could not compete with them. On a positive note some of the Youghal players had good games. Amerah and Aoife both had very good games and the Cloughduv selectors could not get over how good they were. Fionn Cliffe had a good game in goal and both Leon Coady and Liam Forrest worked very hard for the hour.

 

Team: Fionn Cliffe, Amerah Goggin, Liam Forrest, Dillon Hogan, Conor Kennedy, Conor Walsh, Jordon Yellop, Leon Coady (2p), Aoife McCarthy, Jack Monaghon (1p), Dion O’Donaghue (2p), Sean Hennessy, Sean Smiddy, Jamie Shea.

 

Tuesday 28.08.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Fr Seanie Barry Cup/Finbarr Desmond Cup

 

On Tuesday 28th August the Youghal Under 14 hurlers played round 3 off the Fr Seanie Barry/Finbarr Desmond Cups. Having been well beaten in the first two games, Youghal were going to have their hands full with Kiltha Og, and even with home advantage we knew it was going to be a case of doing the best we could on the night. Kiltha Og went on to win the game comfortably but this bunch of Youghal players are in this for the long haul and give a very good account of themselves every game they play. It will eventually come good for them if they stay together, especially with all the hard training and games they are getting, but it could be next year or the year after before all the hard work and effort starts paying off. Best for Youghal were Jordon Yellop, Fionn Cliffe, Dion O’Donoghue & Noel Landers both with two points each.

 

Team: Rory McSweeney, Jack Nolan, Liam Forrest, Jordon Yellop, Jack Monaghan, Leon Coady, Liam Mariga, Conor Walsh (1p), Rian McSweeney, Conor Kennedy, Noel Landers (2p), Fionn Cliffe, Cathal Mariga (c), Dion O’Donoghue (2p), Dillon Hogan.

 

Subs: Oran Hennessy & Jack McGrath both came on at half time Jamie Shea & Jamie Yellop both came on with 15 minutes left in the game.

 

Friday 31.08.12 – Under 11 West Waterford League – Round 1.

 

The Youghal under 11 Team played their first games of the West Waterford Football leagues this
evening in Dungarvan. There were 17 lads and one girl attended and we had two matches. The players gave it all that they had and played fantastic. They ensured that they got most of the possession and the ball was constantly moving while finding their fellow players with passes.
Their first match was against Dungarvan. The lads had the lead from the start and maintained it to the final score which ended Youghal 7 goals and 4 points to Dungarvan’s 3 goals and 4 points.
The second match was against St Olivers and again the lads played fantastic. Although they were defeated by two goals in the end, they still put in their best efforts. After tonight’s performance, this team made Youghal proud and will go from strength to strength. We also had great support on the sideline to cheer the team on. It is also great to see our numbers on the increase

Team: Dean Savage, Becca Arthur, Ian Hehir, Alan Carter, Ross Kelly, Kelvin Yellop, Cian O’ Sullivan, Oran Finn, Jake O’ Brien, Padraig Quilligan, Aidan Kelly, John Murphy, Conor Cloghessy, Darragh O’ Shea, Aaron Fitzgerald, Ethan Cliffe, Adam Dempsey, Josh Fitzgerald

 

Friday 31.08.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Fr Seanie Barry Cup/Finbarr Desmond Cup

 

Friday 31 August in the Barry/Desmond Cup round 4, Bride Rovers came to Youghal for a 7.30pm throw in, under lights, on what was a good dry night for hurling. Both teams had played one another three to four times in the last two years with only ever a point or two between them. Unfortunately for Youghal, on each past occasion Bride Rovers always came out on top, but we believed that this game was going to be our best chance of getting a win in this tournament. Rovers had only fourteen players, so we played fourteen a side with one player each in midfield. The first half was a very close affair with Rovers going in at half time one goal ahead on a score of 3 – 03 to Youghal 2 – 03. Even though we were behind, the Youghal lads came off the pitch very confident they could take this one, with Leon Coady telling the boys “Come on lads we can take them, Come on boys we have them rattled”. Youghal made a few changes at half time and with that our back six and midfield got on top, keeping Rovers down to two scores in this half. This dominance started to pay off and with our forwards getting a good supply of ball they managed to score 1 – 05 to win the game on a score line of 3 – 08 to 3 – 05. Best for Youghal were Fionn Cliffe in goal, who had a great game, Liam Forrest at fullback, Leon Coady and Zach Downing in the halfback line, Conor Walsh in midfield and the half forward line of Dion, Noel & Jack Monaghan. Conor Kennedy at corner forward had the game of his life, while Rian Mc Sweeney worked very hard all day. After all the hard work put in this year the taste of victory is very sweet. Scorers for Youghal were Jack Monaghan 1 – 02, Conor Kennedy 1 – 01, Dion O’Donoghue 3 points, Rian Mc Sweeney 1 goal,

Leon Coady & Noel Landers 1 point each

 

Team: Fionn Cliffe, Jack Nolan, Liam Forrest, Jordon Yellop, Dillon Hogan, Leon Coady, Zach Downing, Conor Walsh, Dion O’Donoghue, Noel Landers, Jack Monaghan, Conor Kennedy, Rian Mc Sweeney (c), Cathal Mariga.

 

Subs on at half time Liam Mariga for Dillon Hogan, Sean Hennessey for Cathal Mariga

 

01.09.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Youghal Under 8’s versus Midleton.

 

The Youghal under 8’s played Midleton at home on Saturday morning last the 1st inst. Once again we fielded two teams. This week it was team 2 that could do nothing wrong and won out easily. A special thanks must go to Bobby Nicholson and James Murray who stepped up from the under 7’s to help us out. Team 1 had a much tougher game going 3 goals down early in the game but with hard work and some great hurling they got themselves back into the game. At the full time whistle the ref said it was a draw but the Youghal lads believed they won by a point. Either way this was one of the best games they played all year, so well done to all.

 

Teams: Jack Corcorcan, Kyle Ansbro, Arron Crowely, Charlie Flavin, Micheal Mc Carthy, Jack Nicholson, Leon O’Connor-Kenneally, Dean Roche, Jack Murray, Ben Barret, Conall Doyle, Conor O’Shea,Aaloiaye Suleman, Ben Bulman-Gibbs, Ewan Mc Caughey, Oscar Moriaty, Ben Murphy, Sean O’Sullivan, Ben O’Connell, Alex Lenane, Daniel Murray, Alex Kennedy, James Murray, Bobby Nicholson.

 

Tuesday 04.09.12 – Minor A East Football Semi Final.

 

On Tuesday the 4th of September we travelled to Ballinure Gaa in Mahon to take on Western Gaels. It was a perfect evening for football with nice sun shine and little wind.

 

We started very smartly and had 3 good points on the board 2 of which from Andrew Joyce who was playing well at half forward. We had a lapse in concentration and this let the Gaels in for what could only be described as an easy goal bringing them back on level terms. Western Gaels then upped the anti, lead by their impressive centre forward and Cork minor Cathal Vaughan. The loss of Lee McCarthy through injury did not help our cause as he was having a fine game at full back. They orchestrated another goal from a well worked move and we were behind by 6 points after trading a few points previous. We fought back with great heart and scored 2 goals ourselves through Andrew Joyce and David O’Mahony and their keeper made a great save to deny Dale Donoghue a goal and their corner back cleared a ball off the line. Then came the turning point in the game.

We found ourselves 6 points down again after letting in a soft goal from a lobbing ball and giving away a penalty which was a lead we were never able to get back. The score at half time was 4-6 to 2-6.

 

We battled hard for the second half but could not breach a strong Western Gaels defence and when Chris Savage was sent off for a 2nd bookable offence which resulted in a penalty the game was well and truly over but in fairness to the likes of Odhran Brennan, David Twomey, Ronan O Sullivan, Ollie Dempsey and Andrew Joyce we never stopped trying. On the night the better team won but it was not a true reflection of the football talent that this crop of players have and with still a league title to play for the year is not over yet.

Final score Western Gaels 6-12 to Youghal 2-9

 

Team: D Walsh, O Brennan, L McCarthy, C Morrison, C Keeneghan, R O’Sullivan, M Farrell, B O’ Donoghue, D Twomey, T Coleman, D O’Mahony, A Joyce, M Flaherty, D Donoghue, O Dempsey.

 

Subs Used: C Savage, J Murphy, G O’Regan, C Daly.

 

Monday 17.09.12 – Saturday 22.09.12 – Clear Out Time.

 

Thinking of clearing out - Youghal GAA are collecting the following items – ladies, gents & children’s clothes and shoes, household linen, towels, blankets and curtains, soft toys and old mobile phones. Please note that they do not have to be in perfect condition but must be clean. All items can be dropped off at Club Aras, any time from Monday the 17th of September up until Saturday the 22nd September. All items must be dropped in black refuse bags, please. Thanks in advance.

 

29.09.12 – 5km Fun Walk in aid of the Mercy Hospital, Cork.

 

Youghal GAA in association with Rebel Og and Red FM will be hosting a 5km Fun Walk in aid

of the Mercy Hospital, Cork. The walk is being held on Saturday the 29th September 2012 in Youghal. The walk is a series of short sponsored walks being organised by local GAA clubs throughout Cork and is open to participation by all individuals and families in the community of Youghal. The official launch will take place in Club Aras on the 15th September at 11.00am. Anyone interested in coming along and joining in the fun, while also doing good for the community can attend the launch or contact Aine Martin direct on 087 7641081 for further information and details.

 

02.10.12 – Fashion Show Night.

 

“A Touch Of Class”, Youghal are holding a fashion Show in Club Aras this coming October the 2nd. Tickets for the event are on sale in the club and from club members at a great price of €15 each. There will be a fantastic raffle on the night along with spot prizes. This is always a great night and we would hope that as many of you as possible can come along and support.

 

Upcoming Eochaill Og Match Fixtures.

 

15/09/2012 U15AFC Eochaill v St. Vincents Magners Hill @ 2pm

15/09/2012 U12HL Semi-Final Eochaill v Bride Rovers away @ 12 noon

 

Please check our website www.youghal.cork.gaa.ie for upcoming game times and venues. These will be posted as soon as they become available. It is also worthwhile visiting the club website to keep in touch with all the ongoing club activities, avail of the full listing of match reports and locate team manager’s details and contact numbers.

 

THE LAUNCH of CRY’s branch new series of programmes Bun Scoil Cur i gCoinne took place last night ( Wednesday 18th April 2012) in the GAA Club in Magners Hill in Youghal, before an invited audience of Primary school children,Teachers and Parents.   The 15 part series sees 16 local primary schools fight it out to become the overall CRY Quiz champions 2012. The primary schools will put forward a team of four  chosen from their senior cycle and each programme will see them compete over six rounds including General Knowledge, Sport, Science and Nature, Music, Maths and Lithtui Gaeilge .

The draw which was divided into a Top and Bottom Half threw up some intriguing first round battles which will see some Cork / Waterford Battles and some near neighbours take each other on in a bid  reach the final..

The full draw is as follows.

Scoil Mhuire Tallow VS Kilcredan NS.

Knockanore N.S  Vs Ballycurrane  N.S

Ballintotis NS  V’s Gael Scoil Chorain in Youghal.

Bun Scoil in Youghal  vVs Clashmore NS

Clonpriest NS  V’s Kyle NS.

Ardmore NS V’s Kinsalebeg N.S

Inch NS Vs Killeagh NS

Castlemartyr  NS  V’s South Abbey NS in Youghal.

Community Radio Youghal would like to thank the teachers and principals from the participating schools for their hard work in getting the students ready for the competition and would like to wish all the schools the very best of luck in the competition.

CLAYCASTLE PITCH & PUTT CLUB are delighted to announce that the Club has been named as the course of the month on the FIPPA website for the month of December 2011. FIPPA is the governing body of pitch and putt in the world and was created in March 2006.

Every month FIPPA bring you photos and details of one of the many beautiful and challenging Pitch and Putt courses from around the world. We,as a Club,are honored by the announcement that Claycastle is the course of the month for December and will now join a list of clubs worldwide who have previously achieved this, such as courses in the USA, Australia and courses all across Europe.

Claycastle course is considered to be one of the finest but toughest in Ireland. Not only do we hope that the club will benefit from this award, we hope that the town as a whole will also benefit through tourism from hosting major pitch and putt events in the future. Claycastle will host the 2012 National Matchplay Championships and we hope that this will help both the club and also business within the town of Youghal over the coming June weekend.

We thank everyone who has helped and continues to help in any way to keep the standard of the course at a high level, and we are honoured to receive this award. We are delighted that the continuous work that has been put into the course over the last twenty five years has not gone unnoticed and has all paid off and we look forward to another twenty five years of the course being in top condition.

We have recently created a Club website which we hope can bring information to any beginners thinking of taking up the great game of pitch and putt or players returning to play the game. The website will also be used in preperation for the upcoming National Matchplay Championships in June 2012.

The website can be found at  http://claycastlepitchandputtclub.weebly.com/

The article can be found by clicking the link below.
http://www.fippa.net/courses_ireland_claycastle.shtml

 

Saturday Mornings are changing on CRY 104FM with the Breakfast Crew from 7am to 9am with Derek Kiely and James Howes. The show will have a mix of Music, Local News, Sport and whatever is happening in and around the area.

The show is Sponsored by Farrell’s Summerfield Bar and will look to kick start everyone’s weekend with a bit of craic and information to start of your day.

Co-presenters Derek Kiely James Howes said “Mick Sheehan was a brilliant presenter with the ‘Morning Youghal’ show and he should take a bow for what he did in the programme, he has moved on now and it’s up to us to keep up the good work. We will have a different approach to the programme, but we are really looking forward to it”.

Wake up with the ‘Breakfast Crew’ on CRY 104FM every Saturday morning at 7am.

Phone the show on 024-91199 or 02492288

Text the show on 087-2544745

Or email the Breakfast Crew on info@youghalradio.com

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Arts, Heritage, Tourism and Sport, Sandra McLellan, has congratulated Ireland’s latest golfing Major winner, Darren Clarke, on his victory in the British Open at Royal St. George’s.

Speaking today Deputy McLellan said:

“Darren’s victory continues the extraordinary story of Irish golf over the last number of months. The fact that he started the week at odds of 150/1 makes his victory even more impressive. He is a fantastic inspiration, particularly those of us over 40. To win his first British Open at the age of 42, and after 20 attempts, shows his continued dedication, commitment and quality. He is one of the most popular golfers amongst fans, who have supported him through some very difficult personal challenges. They will be delighted with this result.”

Referring to Minister Varadkar’s comments on Sunday’s Marian Finucane
Show she said:

“It was disappointing to hear the Minister with responsibility for sport and tourism to sound so unenthusiastic. While not everyone is a fan of every sport it is important that the Minister recognises the contribution that golf has made and continues to make to the Irish sporting landscape, and the potential it has to contribute to our economic recovery. I am glad the decision-makers in Tourism Ireland have a different perspective. Their ‘Golfing Ireland’ marketing campaign is well timed. They may need to re-edit their advertisements to include Darren Clarke now though!”

Photo: Michael Hussey (YoughalOnline.com)

On a beautiful summers afternoon at the front strand, as part of the Youghal Summerfest, Paddy Buckley of Vertigo Kite Surfing, Oysterhaven, gave a wonderful working display of kite flying and kite surfing. Locals and tourists alike, young and old, tried their hands at kite flying which initially seems very difficult to master but like everything with persistence can be learned. Then Paddy took to the surf and showed us what an amazing and spectacular sport Kite Surfing is. The afternoon was very enjoyable and stimulating and the Vertigo team have promised to return next year with Read more

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Youghal rugby player David O’Callaghan in action

Eddie may be gone, but Youghal continues to make its mark on international rugby -albeit with a little help from Midleton- through local lad David O’Callaghan. The youngest child of Mary and Declan, brother to Sorcha, Nicola and Garret, David recently captained the Irish Under-18′s (Schools) for the first time, during a Six-Nation festival in Cork.

David had previously led the Munster Schools side against Gloucester and also in an inter-provincial tournament, last October, losing only lost to Leinster. Then came his international debut against Read more

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Athlete Willie O’Mahony was inducted as the 2007 Usual Place Hall of Fame sports personality at the recent Annual Awards ceremony. The 62-year old grandfather received the accolade for outstanding commitment and contribution to his sport over a career spanning -thus far- almost 40 years. Former Olympic silver medallist and Sports Council of Ireland CEO, John Treacy, presented the Inch native with a Clashmore crystal trophy.

Willie, a salesman at Broderick’s hardware shop on North Main Street, has remained a member of Youghal Athletic Club since joining as a 14 year old. “I remember a bunch of us from Inch called to (the late) Paddy Cooney to join what was then the Youghal Athletic and Cycling Club,” he recalls. Their mission, he says, was inspired by such achievements as those of Youghal’s Paddy Coleman, an Irish champion over a mile and across country.
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