ire g v Coolkenno Saturday August 20thin Aughrim at 6.45 p.m.The history of the games between these two clubs suggests that Coolkenno will present a formidable challenge.Your support wouldgive great encouragement to the players.B ann gan teip.
LOTTOThe winning numbers for Monday 8thwere9, 12, 21, 30.The main jackpot survived but there were 2 Match 3 winners and each received 100.The jackpot for Monday 15thwas 10,400.
IOMINTAt a recent training night for our footballers and camogie players one got into conversation with a Spanish colleague of Jack Commons.It turned out that he was a closeted hurling admirer and he had gone to a championship game or two i bPirc an Chrcaigh.He, a man with a keen interest in the so-called beautiful game, described the sport of hurling as amazing.Hyperbole!Not at all.How could the recent semi-finals between the Dise and Kilkenny be described as other than amazing?Incidentally he was also impressed by the enthusiasm of our camgs.
Obviously skill levels in general drop off considerably in the descent through the grades but that is not to say that flashes of brilliant stickwork are not to be found in the lower reaches.There is one facet of the game, however, which is essentially retained at every level namely that of the sports ability, through the nature of the scoring and the courageous physicality of the tackling, to generate excitement.
All this is by way of putting our recent game against Avondale in the semi-final of the Junior Hurling Championship in Ashford in context.Those who would, because of the matchs lowly status, have dismissed it with a cynical shrug of the shoulders would have been greatly surprised how attention-grabbing and entertaining a contest it was.The game produced 36 scores (2-19 to 1-14) over the hour and the scoring was tit-for-tat until late in the 2ndhalf so spectators spent much of the last 30 minutes in anxious glance between watch and electronic scoreboard.
ire g were first out of the blocks and were 2 points up after only 6 minutes.However parity was restored by the 12th.And so it continued with one team and then the other in the lead through to the break which saw Greystones in the fortunate position of being 1 point ahead.Fortunate because our happy circumstance was due more to Avondales inaccuracy (8 wides) than to our lads endeavours.
On the 43rdminute an elegant strike from 55 metres out on the sideline by Martin Joyce landed the sliothar on the edge of the square where Phelim Byrne was on hand to shepherd it to the net (some doubt still remains as to whom the goal should be attributed!).As a result Na Clocha Liatha had a 4 point lead going into the last quarter.This, however, proved to be a false dawn as the goal was cancelled out in the oppositions next attack when a misunderstanding in the backs presented them with a simple tap-in.Avondale shut out the game soon after with another goal.
A gallant effort by ire g but it has to be conceded that the better team, on the day, won.James Kelly at centre-back was Greystones MOTM.There were also fine performances from Barney Carroll in goal and from the self-effacing Mark Barry at full-back. Kristian Flynn worked effectively in his unaccustomed role as a half-forward while Hughie ONeill chipped with 3 well take minors. 1-7 (0-6 from placed balls) came from the camn of Martin Joyce.Thus ended the junior hurlers 2016 odyssey.
COMHGIRDEACHASto dual player Stephen Kelly on his recent engagement to Katie Graham.Go raibh saol fada taitneamhach acu le chile.
Best wishes to Mark Mitchell who is celebrating a significant birthday. Mark, an enthusiastic ire g supporter, is husband of Rosemary who is a long serving Lotto scrutineer and former manager of the ladies football team.Their daughter, Laura, was a prominent member of the ladies team.
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