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News 28 July 2010

COUNTY CHAMPIONS 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2009

 

Click here for pen pictures of the Garrycastle Senior squad.

SYMPATHY

On behalf of the Club we extend our deepest sympathy to the Cummins family, St. Patrick’s Terrace on their recent bereavement.

WEDDING BELLS

Two of our players, Dessie Dolan and Noel Galvin are to marry their fiancées in the coming week. All at the club wish Dessie and his bride, Kelly McAteer as well as Noel and his bride Emma Lacey the very best for the future.

SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Division 2)

GARRYCASTLE 1-13 CASTLEDALY 0-3

Garrycastle seniors guaranteed themselves at least a quarter final place in the senior championship with a well merited win over Castledaly in Pairc Ciarain last Sunday afternoon.

Garrycastle got a flying start with a point in their first attack from sharpshooter, Dessie Dolan. Despite a lot of possession Garrycastle were finding it hard at this stage to break through for more scores and had to wait until the 8th minute before Rory McGowan was on the end of a good move to hit over his side’s second point. Castledaly got off the mark in the 13th minute with a point from distance. However, Garrycastle responded to this with a point from play by Dessie Dolan. The same player then converted a free to stretch the lead to 3 points. Rory got his second point of the game in the 22nd minute and a Dessie Dolan free in the 28th minute put his side 0-6 to 0-1 ahead at the break.

Castledaly needed to start the second period well and did so with a point from play within a minute of the restart. Corner back, John Gaffey, broke forward and hit over a good point a couple of minutes later. Seanie O’Donoghue had a point which was added to by a Paul Dillon point to leave his side 7 points to the good with 42 minutes elapsed. The game was all but ended as a contest in the 45th minute when James Dolan got possession from a quickly taken free and broke forward at pace. He released Alan Daly and he shot emphatically to the Castledaly net. Castledaly needed a goal to give them any hope of rescuing the game and a chance came in the 49th minute. However, Cathal Mullin in the Garrycastle goal made a very good save and the danger was averted. A Dessie Dolan free increased the lead and the same player was on hand to score a point from play in the 52nd minute. Castledaly had a point in response but Garrycastle had further points from a James Duignan free and an effort from Paul Dillon to run out winners by 1-13 to 0-3.

This was a solid performance from Garrycastle. The defence was solid throughout and gave the Castledaly forwards very little room. John Gaffey, Tom McHugh, Doran Harte and James Dolan were most prominent in that division. James Duignan and Seanie O’Donoghue held sway in midfield. Dessie Dolan tormented the Castledaly defence and put in his best performance in the championship to date. He was well support by Rory McGowan and Paul Dillon in attack.

GARRYCASTLE: Cathal Mullin, John Gaffey (0-1), Enda Mulvihill, Tom McHugh, Doran Harte, Karl Henson, James Dolan, James Duignan (0-1, 1f), Seanie O’Donoghue (0-1), Shane Mulvihill, Dessie Dolan (0-6, 3f), Rory McGowan (0-2), Alan Daly (1-0), Paul Dillon (0-2) and Conor Cosgrove.
SUBS: Patrick Mulvihill for S Mulvihill (inj, 23 min); Justin McAteer for C Cosgrove (36 min) and John O’Shaughnessy for D Dolan (55 min).

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (Section B)

GARRYCASTLE 0 - 8 ATHLONE 1 - 5

Garrycastle welcomed their closest neighbours to Garrycastle last Monday evening and both sides had to be content with a point from this drawn encounter.

Kevin Dunne got the home side off to a good start with a well taken point in the 2nd minute. Athlone responded with a point. At this stage Justin McAteer and Noel Galvin were winning a lot of ball in midfield. However, the Garrycastle forwards were wasteful and hit a number of wides. Justin McAteer had a point in the 8th minute to put his side in front but Athlone hit back with a point a minute later. Justin was on hand again to put the green and red in front but again Athlone hit back almost immediately. Athlone hit the front for the first time with a good point on the stroke of half time to leave it 0-4 to 0-3 in the visitor’s favour.

Garrycastle had a lot of possession at the start of the second half but their shooting was way off and the wides mounted up. Substitute, Damien Rush, did get an equaliser after 5 minutes with a well taken point. The same player then put Garrycastle in front with a point from a free after he was fouled. Athlone had a point to level matters again in the 49th minute. Garrycastle enjoyed their best period of domination and points from Damien Rush, a free from another substitute, Kevin Hogan, gave the home side a 2 point advantage as we entered the final 5 minutes of the game. Another Damien Rush point put his side 3 points in front with just a minute remaining. However, Athlone never gave up and launched one last attack. A mistake in the Garrycastle defence allowed Athlone to grab a draw with a goal with almost the last kick of the game. The final score was 0-8 to 1-5.

Garrycastle had enough chances to have won this game and were punished for the large number of wides during the game. The Athlone side was also guilty of some glaring misses. John Murphy and Sean Brennan were prominent in defence. Justin McAteer started brightly but faded somewhat towards the end. Kevin Dunne and Damien Rush were to the fore in attack.

GARRYCASTLE: Stephen McGuire, John Murphy, Anthony Duignan, Alan Fox, Gary Mullery, Sean Brennan, Padraig Donoghue, Justin McAteer (0-2), Noel Galvin, Brian Carty, Neil Rattigan, Kevin Dunne (0-1), Peadar Mulvihill, Robbie Shine and Padraig Cosgrove.
SUBS: Damien Rush for R Shine (0-4, 1f; h/t, inj); Kevin Hogan (0-1, 1f) for N Rattigan (44 min); Paul Donovan for P Mulvihill (47 min); Gary McCallon for P Donoghue (50 min) and Ian Turley for B Carty (58 min).

MINOR

Minor League (14/7/10)

Garrycastle 1-09 Ballynacarrigy 4-12

Garrycastle made the trip to Ballynacarrigy last Wednesday and suffered a heavy loss to a more skillful and efficient home team. Two Ronan McComack frees, a point from Barry Ruane and a goal from Eamonn Rattigan left the scores 1-03 to 3-05 in favour of Ballynacarrigy at half time.

The second half did not get much better from a Garrycastle point of view, as they continued to ship some heavy scores. Two excellent 45 metre kicks from Alex Gardiner along with points from Ronan McCormack(free), Barry Ruane, Jack Donoghue and Paul Gunning finished Garrycastle’s scoring.

A poor performance on the day from Garrycastle who were best served by David Hickey, Justin Barrett and Paul Gunning. Special mention must go to stand in goalkeeper Michael Fagan who produced some wonderful saves particularly in the second half.

GARRYCASTLE: Michael Fagan, Sean Carey, David Brougham, Eamonn Rattigan, David Hickey, Gary McCallon, Keith Donoghue, Barry Ruane, Justin Barrett, Enda Keena, Alex Gardiner, Jack Donoghue, Sean Moran, Ronan McCormack and Paul Gunning.

ADULT FIXTURE

K.C. Sports Junior Football Championship (Section B): Tuesday 3rd August at 7.30pm in Garrycastle: Garrycastle –v- St Lomans (Liam McDaniel, Referee).

Junior B Football Championship (Section C): on Tuesday 10th August in Garrycastle at 7pm: Garrycastle –v- Ballymore (Liam McDaniel, Referee).

SUMMER CAMP

This year, Garrycastle CLG will hold their annual Summer Camp from 16th -20th August. Anyone interested in attending should make contact with respective managers. New players are also welcome.

Garrycastle GAA summer skills week Aug 16-20. Boys and girls. Nursery and under 12 programmes

Fees : 7 to 12 year olds from 10am to 2pm ; €40 per child, Two from same family €65 total ,

Three from same family €75 total.

Fees ; 5 to 7 year olds from 10am to 12 noon ; €25 per child, Two from same family €40,

Three from same family €50.

Supplement of 10€ per child for non members.

For further information contact James Duignan 086 – 8380044.

 

JUVENILE FIXTURES

 

Under 12 Football League: Wednesday 28th July at 7.30pm in Garrycastle: Garrycastle –v- Maryland/Tang.

Deelside Coaches Under 16 Football Championship: Monday 2nd August at 3pm in Garrycastle: Garrycastle –v- Mullingar Shamrocks (D Nugent, Referee).

Deelside Coaches Minor Football Championship: Wednesday 4th August at 7pm in Garrycastle: Garrycastle –v- St Earnans (M Malone, Referee).

Graphic Tiles Under 14 Football League Championship: Thursday 5th August at 7pm in Garrycastle: Garrycastle –v- Moate All Whites (E Fitzgerald, Referee).

MONSTER DRAW RESULTS

1st Prize: Diarmuid O’Flynn, Ballinglanna, Glanmire, Co Cork;
2nd Prize: Archie Farrell, Mooreview, Bonavalley, Athlone
3rd Prize: Eddie Ward, 18 Clonbrock Court, Retreat Road, Athlone
4th Prize: Paul Croughan, 31 St Patrick’s Terrace, Athlone
5th Prize: James O’Donnell c/o Paul Dillon and
6th Prize: Cathy Dunning c/o Potters, Irishtown.

Congratulations to all of our winners. The club would like to thank all of our ticket sellers and everyone who supported the draw by buying a ticket or book of tickets. Your support is much appreciated.

Thanks also to the Sheraton Athlone Hotel, sponsors of our senior team, for the generous prizes which they provided for this draw.

Prizes were

1sr Prize – Luxury break for 2 in Barcelona
• 5 nights in a luxury Starwood Hotel situated in beautiful Barcelona
• Return flights from Dublin to Barcelona
• 50% discount on food and drinks in the hotel

2nd Prize – Luxury break for 2 in Dublin’s 5* Westin Hotel
• 2 nights luxurious accommodation in the spectacular 5* Westin Hotel in the heart of Dublin City
• 50% discount on food and drinks in the hotel

3rd Prize – Luxury break for 2 in Galway Bay Hotel
• 2 nights luxurious accommodation in an elegant suite overlooking Galway Bay and the Clare hills
• Dinner in the award winning Lobster Pot Restaurant on an evening of your choice
• A one hour treatment of your choice in Calmer Waters Health & Beauty

4th Prize – Luxury break for 2 in Sheraton Athlone Hotel
• 2 nights luxury accommodation in a Sheraton Suit with breakfast
• Spa pampering package in Sirana unique urban spa to include an Arabian Mud Rasul, a back, neck and shoulder massage or an Elemis taster facial followed by time in our relaxation suite
• Dinner in La Provence fine cuisine restaurant on an evening of your choice

5th Prize – Two tickets for the All Ireland Football Final 2010

6th Prize – Two tickets for the All Ireland Hurling Final 2010

GARDA VETTING FORMS

The club would appreciate if those involved with teams would return their Garda Vetting Forms

JUVENILE TRAINING SCHEDULE

Nursery: Monday 6:30-7:30pm. Please contact William Leahy on 0872323324

Under 8’s: Sunday 11:30-12:30pm. Please contact Mark Redmond 0862771935

Under 10’s: Sunday 11:30-12:30pm and Friday 6:30-8pm. Please contact William Leahy on 0872323324

Under 12’s: Wed and Fri 6:30-8pm. Please contact Michael Mannion on 0878031137

Under 14’s: Mon and Thurs 6:30-8pm. Please contact Enda Nugent on 0857384708

Under 16’s: Mon and Thurs 7:30-9pm. Please contact Gerry Duignan on 0863731562

Minor: Wed 8-9:30pm and Sat 5:30-7pm. Please contact Padraig Cosgrove on 0879060716

Girls and Ladies: Please contact Trish Dolan on 0877707978

MEMBERSHIP

The price of membership for 2010 is €50 for family, €30 for Adult and €20 for Students, OAP’s and Juvenile. People should contact Padraig Cosgrove, Club Registrar, on 0879060716 to subscribe for membership.

VODAFONE SUPPORT YOUR GAA CLUB PROMOTION


Help raise funds for Garrycastle GAA by signing up for the Vodafone Support Your GAA Club Promotion

Garrycastle GAA club has registered for the above promotion. 5% of the supporters monthly bill or top ups are donated to the club, at no additional cost to the Vodafone subscriber.

Players, supporters, parent and others can sign up for this promotion and nominate Garrycastle GAA as their club by logging on to www.supportyourgaaclub.ie

INTERESTED IN JOINING A G.A.A. CLUB?


Have you or your family recently moved to Athlone or its environs?
Are you interested in becoming a member of a G.A.A. Club?
Have you or members of your family played previously and have the desire to join a club hungry for success?

If so, why not join Garrycastle G.A.A. Club? We are always interested in attracting new members to our thriving, relatively new Club. We offer Gaelic Football to all ages from U-8’s to Adults, male and female.

In all categories, we are hungry for success and would love to have you on board in whatever capacity is your preference. We have a very proud history in the respective competitions. We offer the best of facilities, with Floodlit pitches, stand, ample parking, players gymnasium, sports hall, Clubhouse and dressing rooms. We are always eager to improve our Grounds for the betterment of our membership.

If you are interested in joining or would like to obtain additional information regarding the Club, please contact Mr. Bernard Brannigan, Chairperson, on 087 242 2990.

CLUB LOTTO RESULT

The following numbers were drawn on Monday 19th July:- 5, 7, 16 and 23.
The jackpot was not won.

There were two Match-3 winners:- Gary & Oliver Sammon and Anthony Murray.

The jackpot next week is €6,800.

12 July:- 6, 17, 21 and 25. Match-3 winner:- Caroline Sheridan, Creaghduff.

5 July:- 6, 15, 17 and 18. Match-3 winners:- Aoife & John, Knockcroghery and Brigid Egan, c/o Anthony Lennon.

28 June:- 1, 3, 8 and 22. Match-3 winners:- Nancy Scally, c/o Seamus Nugent; John & D, Moydrum; Aidan Browne, c/o Wally Browne; Paul & Philip, c/o Roddy Hogan; Lorraine Cummins, c/o L. Cummins and Seamus Flanagan, c/o Carey’s