Coolboy GAA at crossroads

Meeting to discuss future

THE future of Coolboy GAA Club will be the topic for discussion when club members meet on Saturday, October 13, in Coolafancy Hall at 6pm, with the possible folding of the club a very real and present danger.

A meeting was held last week for members but at a committee meeting this week it was decided to make that outcome of that meeting null and void after some members expressed their concern regarding the opportunity for all members to vote on the matter.

Club Chairman Damien O’Keeffe said that there are two options for the proud Coolboy GAA club going forward: folding or joining forces with Shillelagh GAA Club.

‘We are not staying as a single club,’ explained Damien. ‘We just don’t have the numbers. There are six or seven players retiring from the current team this year and that leaves 11 or 12 players including younger players. We are either folding as a club or else we are joining with Shillelagh as Coolboy/ Shillelagh or Shillelagh/Coolboy, that has yet to be decided,’ he added.

Should the club decide to fold it is likely that the current players would disperse among neighbouring clubs such as Carnew and Shillelagh with some of the club’s dual players already playing hurling for Carnew.

These are tough times for rural and small clubs with Kilbribe and Lacken having to amalgamate earlier this year and Fergal Ógs ceasing to have an adult team in recent times as well.

ADULT RESULTS

Renault Senior Football Championship semi-finals: Rathnew 0-15, AGB 1-11; St Patrick’s 3-13, Hollywood 1-4

Renault Senior Football Championship, Keating Trophy final: Éire Óg Greystones 0-15, Newtown 0-6

Renault Senior Football Championship relegation final: Avondale 0-14, Annacurra 0-10

Darcy Sand Intermediate Football Championship relegation: Rathnew 1-13, Ballinacor 1-7; Relegation final: Ballinacor 2-13, Ashford 1-14.

Darcy Sand Intermediate Football Championship semi-finals: Tinahely 2-13, Kilmacanogue 2-9; Carnew Emmets 1-11, Laragh 0-9.

Boom Platform Hire Junior ‘A’ Football Championship semi-finals: Valleymount 2-10, An Tochar 1-10; Kilcoole 1-16, Barndarrig 2-12.

Under-17 ‘A’ hurling championship final: Carnew Emmets 2-7, Avondale Parnells 1-10

Under-17 ‘C’ hurling championship final: Bray Emmets 3-12, Luke O’Toole’s 3-8 Wicklow Junior camogie final replay: Annacurra 1-6, Aughrim 1-4

Leinster Ladies Intermediate Club Championship: Tinahely 5-10, Moate 1-10

ADULT FIXTURES

Saturday, October 6

At Pearse’s Park Arklow: Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final (ET if Nec) Avondale v Carnew Emmets 3.00pm (Referee: Kieran O’Shea, Linesmen: Paul Porter and Darragh Byrne, Umpires) Sunday, October 7

At Dunbur Park, Wicklow: Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final (ET if Nec) ARP v Kilcoole 11.00am (Referee: Eddie Leonard, Linesmen: Paul Porter and Ciaran Barnes, St Pats Umpires)

At Joule Park Aughrim: Dacia Cars Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals (ET if Nec) Glenealy v St Patrick’s 2.00pm (Referee: John Keenan, Linesmen: Chris Canavan and Kieran O’Shea, Aughrim Umpires); Bray Emmets v Carnew Emmets 3.30pm (Referee: Damien Byrne, Linesmen Chris Canavan and Kieran O’Shea, Umpires)

Saturday, October 13

At Joule Park Aughrim: Boom Platform Hire Junior A Football Championship final at 3.00pm: Kilcoole v Valleymount 3.00pm

Sunday, October 14

At Joule Park Aughrim: Darcy Sand Intermediate Football Championship final at 1.00pm Rathnew RED v An Tochar 1 7.00pm (Referee: Pat Hickey);

Under-15 Football Jack Murphy Cup Final: Annacurra v Ballymanus 7.30pm (Referee: Brendan Furlong)

Saturday, October 6

Under-15 Hurling A Championship Play off: Tomacork v North Wicklow Gaels 4.30pm Ballinakill (Referee: Eugene Doherty)

Under-11 Hurling Finals Division 1 from 2.00pm all in Ballinakill: Pitch 1A: Carnew Emmets v St Patricks Blue (Referee: Eugene Doherty); Pitch 1B: ARP v Kilcoole (Referee: Robert Roche); Pitch 2A: Éire Óg Greystones 1 v Bray Emmets 1 (Referee: Chris Canavan); Pitch 2B: Aughrim 1 v Michael Dwyers 1 (Referee: Con O Ceadaigh); Pitch 3: Glenealy v Michael Dwyers 2 (Referee: Michael Owens) There will be a €3 collection on the gate or €5 per car. Donations to Wicklow Hospices and West Wicklow Day-Care Centre

Under-11 Hurling Finals Division 2 - Pitch 4A: St Patricks White v Avondale 12.30pm (Referee: Liam Keenan); 2.00pm all in Ballinakill; Pitch 5A: Tinahely v Bray Emmets 2 (Referee: Ciaran Gaskin); Pitch 5B: Aughrim 2 v Western Gaels (Referee: Jimmy Lawlor); Pitch 4B: Éire Óg Greystones 3 v Barndarrig (Referee: Liam Keenan); Pitch 6: Éire Óg Greystones 2 v Kilmacanogue (Referee: Lilly May Cullen)

Sunday, October 7

Under-17 A Football Championship semi-finals: Tinahely v Baltinglass 11.30am at Pearse’s Park Arklow (Referee: John O’Brien, Linesmen: Pat Hickey and Pat Kelleher); Éire Óg Greystones v An Tochar 11.30am at Newtown (Referee: Anthony Nolan, Linesmen: Ciaran Gaskin and Philip Bracken)

Under-17 A Football Shield semi-finals: St Nicholas v Rathnew 11.30am at Ballinakill (Referee: Eugene O Brien); Clara Gaels v AGB 11.30am at Ballinakill (Referee: Ollie Murphy)

Under-17 B Football Championship final: Blessington v St Kevin’s 11.30am at Baltinglass (Referee: Darragh Byrne); Under-17 B Football Shield final: Derry Gaels v Tomacork 11.30am at Shillelagh (Referee; Gerry Corbutt)

Under-13 A Football Championship final: Baltinglass v St Patricks 1.00pm Pearse’s Park Arklow (Referee: Pat Hickey); Under-11 Ray Daniels Cup semi-finals: Stratford/Grangecon v Michael Dwyers 11.00am (Referee: Liam Cullen); Tinahely v Coolkenno 11.00am (Referee: Robert Roche)

Monday, October 8

Under-13 Football C Championship final at 7.15pm in Ballinakill: Kevin’s 1.30pm (Referee: TBC); AGB 1 v Bye Group 2 AGB 2 v St Patricks 1.30pm (Referee: TBC); An Tochar v Bye Under-15 Football Division 3C Championship Group 1: Naomh Eoin Gaels v Tinahely 1.30pm (Referee: TBC); Ashford v Michael Dwyers 1.30pm (Referee TBC) Under-11 Football Finals in Ballinakill 10.00am - Pitch 1A: Baltinglass 1 v St Kevins 1(Referee: TBC); Pitch 1B: AGB

1 v Aughrim (Referee: TBC); Pitch 2A: AGB 2 v Donard (Referee: TBC); Pitch 2B: Baltinglass 2 v Stratford/Grangecon (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4A: Dunlavin 2 v St Kevins 2 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4B: Dunlavin 1 v Blessington 1 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5A: Kiltegan v Blessington 2 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5B: Coolkenno v Blessington 3 (Referee: TBC).

There will be a €3 collection on the gate or €5 per car. Donations to Wicklow Hospice and West Wicklow Day-Care Centre.

Under-11 Football Finals in Ballinakill 12.15pm - Pitch 2A: Coolboy v Ballinacor (Referee: TBC); Pitch 2B: Carnew Emmets v Enniskerry (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4A: Michael Dwyers v Avondale (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4B: Shillelagh v Tinahely (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5A: Fergal Ogs v Kilbride/ Lacken (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5B: Ashford v Kilcoole (Referee: TBC)

Under-11 Football Finals in Ballinakill 2.15pm - Pitch 1A: An Tochar 2 v St Patricks 3 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 1B: Kilmacanogue v St Patricks 2 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 2A: Newtown v Éire Óg Greystones 3 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 2B: Éire Óg Greystones 2 v Bray Emmets 3 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 3: Bardnarrig v Annacurra (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4A: Bray Emmets 2 v Annacurra 1 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 4B: Bray Emmets 1 V An Tochar 1 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5A: St Patricks 1 v Éire Óg Greystones 1 (Referee: TBC); Pitch 5B: Rathnew Red v Rathnew Green (Referee: TBC)

Sunday, October 14

Under-17 Football ‘A’ Championship final: Tinahely/Baltinglass v Éire Óg Greystones/ An Tochar att Joule Park Aughrim TBC 10.30am (Referee: TBC)

Under-17 Football ‘A’ Shield final: St Nicholas/Rathnew v Clara Gaels/AGB 11.30am at Ballinakill (Referee: TBC) Under-11 Football Dick Allen Cup final: Baltinglass v Shillelagh/Blessington 11.00am Dunlavin (Referee: TBC) Under-11 Football Ray Daniels Cup final: Tinahely/Coolkenno v Michael Dwyers/ Stratford Grangecon 11.00am Aughrim Community Pitch (Referee: TBC) Monday, October 15