Club notes

Clonard indoor training is on every Wednesday in St. Peters sports complex, U8 and U10’s 6.00-7.00, U12 and U14’s 7.00-8.00, new members please feel free to come along or give Mary (0879967925) or Tommy (0868653051) a call for more information.
Our annual general meeting will be held on Sat 5th December 09 in the Community Centre at 7.30 sharp every one who has got nomination papers & motion papers please return as soon as possible.

Clonard underage girls indoor training has commenced back in the Presentation Sports Hall every Friday night U12 6-7, U14/16 is on from 7-8, new members are very welcome, we could also do with more mentors help so if you are interested in sports and would like to help out please come along to the pres on Friday nights 6-8.

This week the club would like to send a vote sympathy to the McLoughlin family of Hillcrest, Mullgannon on the tragic death of their daugher Sorcha Rose in a car crash last week and three of her friends also died in the same car crash and another friend is still fighting for her life. Our thoughts and prayers are with the others family also we would like to thank everyone who turned out for the funeral and to the adults and minors of the club who took part in the guard of honor on Saturday morning last in clonard church in very bad weather may she rest in peace.

Club notes

Our indoor training will start tonight Wednesday in St. Peters College sports complex. Under 8’s and 10’s 6.00 – 7.00, and under 12’s and 14’s 7.00 – 8.00. All indoor training is €2 per session. Our Autumn Cup (football) will be up and running next Sunday morning the 18th October, with St. Marys Rosslare playing Oylgate at 11.00. Clonard playing Ballyhogue at 12.15 both these matches will be played in Clonard pitch. The winners of both matches will play for the Cup on Sunday 25th October at 12 O’Clock, and the losers will play for the Shield at 11 O’Clock. Good luck to all teams involved. Our U-10 team went down to a stronger Oylgate team in the semi final of the Centenary Cup in the Sarsfield’s tournament on Sunday last, but praise has to go the team who tried really hard and never gave up. Well done boy’s on the great effort that you all displayed as a team.

All roads leads to Coolcotts pitch Clonard next Sunday afternoon 18thOct for the ladies simi final kick off at 4.pm Please come along and give the girls all the support need.Clonard Ladies Annual Ball will be held on 14th November in the Talbot Hotel, all club members and supporters are encouraged to book their tickets as they are selling fast. Club jerseys are still available from Suzanne 086-6063488, please log onto www.clonardladiesgfc.ie for more details.

Clonard Notes

Training continues outdoor for this week again, any new members please call Mary on 0879967925 for further information. Congratulations to our Under 10’s who are through to a semi final in The Centenary Cup playing Oylgate at 10.30am on Sunday 11th October, would all supporters please attend and give these boys some support. This U-10 team is also taking part in The Festival of Hurling on the Quay on Saturday morning 17th October at 11 O’Clock. Also The Autumn Cup and Shield, for the Under 14 football team will start on Sunday 18th October, teams joining in this tournament are Oylgate, Ballyhogue and St Mary’s Rosslare. Also we would like to thank all those who supported us in our recent fund raiser. guess the score of The All Ireland Hurling Final, Kilkenny v Tipperary. We did not have an over all winner with the correct score, so we divided the prize money between the ten people who had one teams score correct, collecting €20 each were.; Donncha Quigley, Tommy Hynes, David Tormey, Davy Redmond, Corey Murphy, Kevin Tierney, Packie Dempsey, Barry Murphy, Phil Goodison and Paddy Walsh. Well done to all.

Clonard Ladies Annual Ball will be held on 14th November in the Talbot Hotel, all club members and supporters are encouraged to book their tickets as they are selling fast. Club jerseys are still available from Suzanne 086-6063488, please log onto www.clonardladiesgfc.ie for more details.

Club notes

Training continues outdoor for at least another two weeks, Under 8’s Tuesday’s 6.30-7.30, Under 10’s Wed and Fri 6.30-7.30, Under 12’s and 14’s Tue and Thur 6.30-8.00 and every Sun morning 11.00-12.30. Our under 14’s are in training now for the Autumn Cup and Shield which will be in full swing in two weeks, details of teams and times next week. Well done to our under 10 team who on Sunday last had a good win over The Vol’s in the Sarsfield’s Tournament, keep up the good work boys, we are now looking for 100% commitment in training sessions. Our u16s footballers played in the county final on Sunday week last and lost to a very strong ferns team they done us proud well done boys.

Clonard Ladies traveled down to Crossabeg/Ballymurn pitch last Friday night to secure their place in the championship final. Everything was right on the night full squad, great team spirit and brilliant weather. The girls gave 100% from the kick off and secured the first score of the game. It was a very tough match from the start as both teams were fighting for their place in the final. Jim and Nobby had made a few changes to this team and they worked a treat. The passing and team work was evident from the start to finish. As it got darker the girls played under the lights and conditions were not ideal but the girls fought till the end. The final score was Clonard 5-9 Crossabeg 3-14 both teams were sure of this score however the referee’s decision was a draw and there will have to be a replay, date to be fixed. Clonard Ladies Annual Ball will be held on 14th November in the Talbot Hotel, all club members and supporters are encouraged to book their tickets as they are selling fast. Club jerseys are still available from Suzanne 086-6063488, please log onto www.clonardladiesgfc.ie for more details

Clonard notes

Training continues but some of the training times have changed, U-8’s 7-8, U-10’s Wed and Fri 7-8, U12 & U14’s Tue, Thur 6.30- 8.00 and Sun 11-12.30. Congratulations this week to our U-10 team who won the Kent Cup on Fri night last against St. Mary’s Rosslare in what was a nail biting football match, Clonard were ahead by two points at half time, but during the second half both teams went ahead of each other on a few occasions, Clonard were down by two points with only seconds to go when Clonard got a superb goal. There was great excitment in the field with this young team. The team was; Dean O’Connor, Terry Whitty, Ryan Busher, Luca Forte, Ryan Lynch, Dion Murphy, Jordan Murphy, Eithan Lahiff, Ciaran Cullen, Reece Murphy, Jack Nolan, Justin Butler, Leigh Moran, James Crean, Darragh Whelan, Darragh Murphy and Andrew Byrne. Well done again boys and the best of luck in the Sarsfield tournament which started on Sunday last. A word of thanks also to the three coaches involved with this team, Shane O’Leary, Damien O’Donovan and Paul Mooney. Our U-14 boys played in a football semi-final on Monday night this week, results next week.
Our u16s footballers are putting some training between the bad weather for the up and coming county final against Bunclody on saturday 19th September.

Clonard U12 girls had their day out in Wexford Park last Sunday where they played Crossabeg in the U12 County Final. Jessica Hore put the first score on the score board for Clonard and was closely followed by a lovely first goal from Aisling Maher. The Clonard girls had most of the possesion for the first half however, the first half score was 1-4 Clonard, Crossabeg 2-0 so both teams were even going out in the second half. For the next ten minutes the scores were pretty even until our mighty Niamh Walsh scored a hat trick for Clonard putting us well ahead. Andrea Byrne Sent a lovely point over the bar from the sideline also. Rebecca Foley the Clonard captin fantastic scored a massive 0-10 and proved that she was a fitting captain on the day. Aoife Kavanagh had a great game in the goal and was well supported by her backs Chloe Hayes, Katie Banville,Sadbh O Flathery, Jamie Beary and Danielle Doyle. Hayley Roche also had a brilliant game and carried out all the tasks that were asked of her. The forward line worked the ball well when it was sent into them Jessica Hore was there for every ball and used it to Clonard’s advantage, Dearacha Crosbie, Cora O Donnell, and Rachel Wilson also had a great game. Clonard were well ahead towards the end and some changes were made that could have proved fatal as Crossabeg stormed in two goals in the last few minutes but the Clonard girls stuck their heels in and fought for their County title and the final score was Clonard 4-12, Crossabeg 5-4. We would like to thank Crossabeg for a great sporting game. Well done girls all your hard training during the year has payed off, and a great celebration was held in leisure max. The girls would like to thank all the mentors for their time and dedication, Jonathon O Hanlon, Collette Butler, Liz Kavanagh, Suzanne Brennan and Gillian Mc Manus and a big thank you to all Clonard Mam’s & Dad’s and supporters who helped cheer the girls on thank you.

The Club would like send a vote sympathy to Ryan Mann on the sudden death of his mother
Nina Mann Nee Busher may she rest in peace.

Club notes

Our training still continues for U-8’s every Tue 7-8, U-10’s every Wed and Fri 7-8, U12’s and 14’s every Tue and Thur 7-8.30 and Sun mornings 11-12.30. Well done to our U8’s who travelled to O.L.I. last Monday night to play in a hurling blitz. This week we went to Kilmore and on Monday 24th we have our final session in the Vols pitch. Congratulations to our Under 10 team for winning their football semi final in The Kent Cup last Wednesday against The Vols, well done boys on a great display of team work, and the very best of luck in the final. Our U-12 team drew against Oylgate in a championship football match. And our U-14 team went down to a very strong Askamore team. The U14 football team are through to a semi final and this team missed this opportunity in hurling by a very narrow margin, well done boys and the best of luck in the semi final, details later. From Sun 23rd August we are starting an U-13 and U15 hurling league within the club please come along and join in from 11-12.30. The weather was on our side last week for our annual summer camp which over 60 kids had great fun and learned new skills in both hurling and football. We would also like to thank Gizzy Lyng and George O’Connor who attended the camp on Wednesday to coach the kids hurling. We would also like to thank all our helpers for setting up and dismantling the camp each day and also putting their coaching skill to use in coaching the kids.

Our u16s will play in the county semi Final this coming saturday 22th Auguest in Ferns at 12.30 against Bunclody we would like everyone mums and Dads to come along and support the boys. Our minors had a two point win over the Shamrocks last week there next game is against O.l.I/St Fintans. Both our adults teams went out of the championship in Hurling and Football last week. On a final note congratulations to Paul Mooney And Lisa Fitzpatrick who tied the knot on Friday of last week may they have many many years of happiness.

The u14 girls played away to Crossabeg last Monday and gave the performance of the season. Winning this game meant securing a place in the semi final, at half time the girls were 2 goals up. The girls fought hard to the end as the scores were becoming level however, the Crossabeg girls secured a goal in the last few minutes to take the game the final score was Clonard 3-9 Crossabeg 5-6 well done girls on a brilliant performance. The ladies were also busy this week on Tuesday last they played a championship match against the Starlights at home. From the start Clonard were the better team on the night and they played all right moves and passes with a great display of team work. The full time score was Clonard 4-11 Starlights 2-7. On Sunday the ladies played a league match against Crossabeg at home, both teams fought hard but Crossabeg came out on top. the u12 semi final is against Horeswood in Horeswood on Saturday 29th August all girls must attend trainig in order to prepare for this important game.

Football Championship Games

Our Junior Bs play at 6pm on Sat Aug 1. On Monday Aug 3 our Junior footballers take to the field in the county quarter final at 3:30 in St Patricks Park. All support would be greatly appreciated.

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Our U14’s had a good win on Thursday night last against Naomh Eanna, well done boys on the great effort put in by the team, Score 2-10 to 1-2. The teams was E. McDonald, D. Walsh, R. Cleary, K. Malone, D. Tormey, D. Hynes, S. Phelan (0-2), A. Murphy (0-3), T. Walsh (0-4), J. Crean, G. Byrne, M. Kavanagh (0-1), T. Kirwan (1-0), D. Walsh, J. Somers, Subs S. Cullen (1-0), P. Opolski.

We are running another summer camp this year from August 10th-13th inclusive, €20 for members and €25 for non members, this camp is for 7-10 year old boys and girls, forms can be got from trainers or please phone Mary on 0876300824 or 0879967925.

It was a good week for the club with some great results first up was the minors footballers who had good win over Monageer in c/ship in coolcotts on Tuesday evening of last week. Our super goal keeper young Aaran Murphy made the save of the month, every one is still talking about it. All the team played well and the final score was Clonard 2-20 Monageer 3-7. Next up was our Junior hurlers against Our Ladys Island in c/ship and had another good win on score of Clonard 2-13 Our Ladys Island 2-10. The third win of the week came on sunday evening last was the junior footballers with a runaway win on score of Clonard 5-12 Shelmaliers 1-6 young Mark O Connor scored four out of the five goals they are now in the Q Final well done lads. There was disappointment for our u21 football team when they were let down by some of their team mates who failed to show for their first round championship match against St. Annes. As we only had 13 players a friendly match was played and from the display it looked like clonard would have pushed the Annes all the way with a full team.

Clonard Ladies Football were busy again this week, the U12 girls played at home on Wednesday to Taghmon a great game was had by both teams as all the players on both teams got to particapate in a great sporting game. However, Taghmon came out on top on the night but Clonard have secured their place in the semi final which will be held in August. The U16 girls will play Crossabeg on Wednesday in Crossabeg all girls please be at Clonard Church at 6.30pm cars and support are needed on the night. The ladies traveled down to Bannow/Ballymitty last Thursday for thier first game in the Championship, this game started with gusto from the Clonard girls but the Bannow girls were equally up for a good match. Clonard fought tooth and nail from the start to finish as this game proved to be a very physical and tough game. This game was very exciting as both teams went head to head matching point for point. The half time score was Clonard 1-4, Bannow 0-5. Both teams game back in the second half to win and both were equally matched. The mentors and supporters of both teams witnessed a very exciting game one of the best this year from the Clonard Ladies. As it came to the final minutes clonard were 0-3 points down they had four chances of taking points but they opted for goals which led to a final score of Clonard 2-7 Bannow 2-9. Each and every one of the team put in 110% effort well done girls. 100% attendance is expected from all teams from now on

Footballers march on

Our adult footballers secured their spot in the County quarter finals yesterday with a resounding win over the Shelmaliers in Glynn. The scoreline of 5-12 to 1-6 reflected the teams total dominance of this game which saw young Mark O’Connor bag 4 goals in super style. Everybody played their part on the day but there was some notable performances from Harry Kavanagh at wing back and Brian O’Leary in midfield. Well done to all involved. Training on Wednesday at 7:30 in Coolcotts. Our u21 footballers open up their championship campaign tonight in St. Annes at 7.30, all support welcome.

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Our u16s played Barntown in the sixth round of the championship in Coolcotts on Monday evening last and ran out good winners we had a full strength team but we found it hard to get scores in the first half at the break we lead by 0-12 to 1-1 in the second we took control with goals from Dylan Carty and Philly Murphy and a point from center back Colm Browne to put a big gap between the teams Team was: G Byrne; C Byrne, R Kumar, T Hennessey; D O Connor, C Browne(0-1), D Lacey; R Mulligan(0-1), J O Rourke(0-1); C Anglim(0-2), P Murphy(1-7), S Tyler; C Kavanagh,D Carty(1-3), J Reville(0-2), Subs was: D Lawlor, I.McDonald, S.McDonald,E.Conor, D.Kehoe, J Flood, J Farahar, J Ouigley. Final Score New Line Gaels 2-14 Barntown 1-1. Congratulion to Colm Browne on winning a scholarship to the Gaeltacht.

Our Junior Hurlers recorded a great win in the District Championship when they overcame the strong challenge of Faythe Harriersin Coolcotts on Tuesday of last week.The Harriers started off the Brighter and took an early lead but as the half wore on clonard started to get on topand with some fine point scoring from out the field we went in at half time winning by four points.We kept up the momentum in the second half
and when Eoin Reardon goaled midway through the half the lads were on their way to victory and with a great display of goalkeeping from Mark O Connor and stern defending from the backs we held firm and went on to win on a scoreline of Clonard 1-14 Faythe Harriers 0-10. We were due to play Our Ladys Island last night where a win would see us in contention to qualify from the group.

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery to Club Members Darren Dempsey,Aidan Seavers and Shane Kehoe who were all injured lately. The Club hope to see all three back in action soon.

The Footballers had a great workout with a challenge match against the Volunteers on Friday night last and with our next Championship Match just around the corner it was great to see such a large turnout especially from our Minor and U21 Players. We are due to play the Shelmaliers in our last group game where a win would see us qualify for the knockout stages.

Clonard Ladies have had a quiet few weeks with holidays etc, but now it’s time to get back into action with a lot of games coming up for all the teams. This means that 100% attendance is a must at training girls. The u12& U14 and Minor girls were present in Wexford park last Wednesday to support the Wexford Minor team who were playing Waterford in the Minor All Ireland Semi Final. Clonard’s Aoife Tormey was playing half forward and had a great game, she was well cheered on by her club mates. Aoife has played a huge part in the teams success well done Aoife. This Wednesday evening the u12 girls will play Taghmon in Clonard at 7.30 girls please be up at 6.45. Our Junior team will travel down to Bannow Ballymitty on Thursday 23rd to play a championship game please meet at Clonard Church at 6.30 cars needed. The minor team will play the Martins in their first game date is to be confirmed. We have more pink jerseys back in all sizes if anyone wishes to buy one contact Suzanne. Our new website is up and running please log onto www.clonardladiesgfc.ie for any information about the club. Congratulations to Gillian McManus who got engaged recently.