Killavullen
FAMILY PICNIC
On Sunday, August 12, celebrate Nano 300 and Year of the family with a Family Picnic at Nano Nagle Birthplace from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Bring your own picnic and rug and spend time together. This is an outdoor free event and is weather dependent.
Art Activities; Quiz sheets; Nano 300 Birthday Cake. For safety reasons no dogs and no barbecues or stoves.
LADIES’ FOOTBALL
Killavullen Ladies’ Football Club, and indeed the parish want to wish Mia Buckley the best of luck this coming weekend as she lines up as one of the Cork team who play the halftime match in Croke Park this Saturday. The club is also very proud of club member Clara Walsh, who recently togged out with Cork in an under-15 all-Ireland Blitz.
LOTTO
Recent Community Council lotto winners were Irma Pauliukaite and Elaine Kelleher in Skannakilla and Niall Hanrahan and Will Thornhill in the Haven Bar. Congratulations.
YOUR NEWS
Any club or event can be included in the weekly notes by emailing the informationt to killavullennews@gmail.com.
GAA CLUB NEWS
KILLAVULLEN ADVANCE TO THE DIVISION two LEAGUE SEMI FINAL – Last Wednesday night, August 1, Killavullen played and were host to Newtownshandrum in the Quarter final of the Division 2 hurling league.
Newtown were first to score and it was a goal, in the second minute of the game, with an attack that Killavullen should have cleared. Our backs dallied and Newtown took advantage, and they scored again in the third minute from a free. Pádraig Looney, who was to go on to have a very influential game, got our opening score in the fifth minute after good work by Pa Cronin, in blocking a clearance. Liam Cronin scored a 65 metre shot in the eighth minute and the same player scored from play, again in the eighth minute.
Newtown got a point in the ninth minute before Jack O’Connor scored for us in the same minute. Barry Murphy eluded his marker and fired over a lovely point, to draw the game in the 10th minute Newtown got the next score from their extremely efficient free taker but Barry cancelled out that score and we took the lead for the first time after Barry scored his third point of the night. This was in the 15th minute.
Newtown rejigged their team to curb the influence of Séamus Fox, who was masterful at this stage in his role as centre back, and his new marker, stronger in build than here to fore, scored a long range point in the 18th minute. We hit some poor wides before Pádraig Looney seized on a breaking ball, and fired that over the bar in the 18th minute and repeated the feat a minute later.
Newtown got two points back from frees but Jack O’Connor got another point for us, after being released by Eddie Cotter, in the 22nd minute. Barry got a free for us in the 23rd minute and Eddie Cotter skimmed a delightful point over the bar in the 25th. Newtown were not done though, and scored three points in a row, two from frees, in the 25th, 28th and 29th. The score at the break was 0-12 for us as against 1-10 for Newtown, but disconcerting for us, was the tally of eight wides, and poor shot selection in front of goals.
The management team worked the oracle at the break, and set up the team differently, yet with the same personnel, and the results were a marked improvement in our play. Seán O’Regan and Patrick Angland thundered into the game, and gave our forwards an excellent platform on which to score from. Barry Murphy scored in the fourth minute, Liam Cronin in the fifth and Pádraig Looney again in the 10th. Cian was decisive in goals, his puck outs were very accurate and outside him, Billy Norris and Kevin Fox were in a mean mood, and snuffed out the Newtown attacks. Charlie Lillis and Paul O’Sullivan became much more influential and the later set up Jack O’Connor for an excellent team goal in the 11th minute.
That man Looney scored again in the 13th minute before Newtown scored their opening score of the half in the 13th minute. Pa Cronin saw a shot deflected over the bar before Charlie scored a long range point after good work from Pa Egan. Pádraig was getting the freedom of the park at this stage, and his pace was telling, he scored two points in quick succession, before Newtown got a point back. Charlie got another long range point and then Paul O’Sullivan was next to score a brace of points and Newtown responded with a score of their own.
Eddie Cotter got our 25th point in the 26th minute but Newtown responded with a goal after the newly introduced centre forward caught a good ball, and set up another forward. We were not finished through, and got the final two points of the game, courtesy of Paul O’Sullivan and Jack O’Connor.
The management would have been pleased with the transformation in the second period, but would have some concerns with the tally of 13 wides over the course of the hour. The final score was 1-27 to 2-13 in our favour. The semi-final will be against Charleville, though the date is not fixed yet.
Team: Cian Lankford, Billy Norris, Kevin Fox, Pa Angland, Pa Egan, Séamus Fox, Seán O’Regan, Eddie Cotter (0-02), Charlie Lillis (0-02), Paul O’Sullivan (0-03), Liam Cronin (0-04, 0-02F), Jack O’Connor (1-02), Pádraig Looney (0-08), Pa Cronin (0-01), Barry Murphy (005, 0-02F). Substitutes: Tadgh Moakley for Barry Murphy, Stephen Rice for Billy Norris,
LOTTO – There was no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot, when the jackpot was €1,200. The numbers drawn, were – 1, 19 and 35 – No Winner. The lucky-dip winners were as follows: €50 Bernadette Lynch – Seller – Mary Mellerick; €30 Elaine Buckley – Seller – Mary Mellerick; €20 Denise Cronin – Seller – Denise Cronin. The jackpot will be €1,300 and the draw will be in Magners Bar. Tickets can be obtained from any committee member or from local retail outlets.
FIXTURES – August 11: underFootball League, Killavullen against Dr Pat O’Callaghan’s in Bainteer at 7 p.m. August 12: under-21 Hurling Championship, Killavullen against St Domnick’s at 7 p.m. (Venue to be confirmed. August 13: under-12 Football League, Killavullen White against Kilara Og in Kilworth at 7 p.m. county, Munster, All-Ireland and club sports at track and field, road and cross county all for an annual fee of €35. If interested, you can just turn up at a training session or phone 022-48302 or 087-6888591.
UPCOMING FIXTURES–Thu 9th August; Lombardstown 5 Mile Road Race. Sun 12th August;Liscarroll AC 28th. Annual Sports, Liscarroll GAA Grounds. Fri 17th August;- Liscarroll 5K & 10K Road Race Entry at Community Centre. Sat 18th August; All Ireland Master Championships at Tullamore. Tues 21st August: Carrignavar 5 Mile. Fri 24th August; Churchtown 5 Mile Road Race. Sun 26th August; Bandon AC ‘Catherine Duggan Memorial’ Open Sports.
Sun 9th September. Tracton AC Open Sports at Minane Bridge. Fri 14th September; Grange Fermoy 4 Mile. Sun.16th September; Cork Ladies Mini Marathon. Sun.23rd September; Charleville Half Marathon.
SPIN AND WIN
Winners: Daniel O’Callaghan, €30; Tom Tobin, €50; Mary & Melaine Browne, €40. Next weeks participants: Liam Guiney, Limerick Andy Collins, line Rd.; Lizzie Brosnan, Meelin. Jackpot: €3,500.
GAA FIXTURES
IHL D2: Meelin V Inniscarra the 15th of August in Meelin at 7.30. Rockchapel Intermeadiate Football Championship: Sat 12th of August Rockchapel V Mitchelstown in Churchtown at 3. Best wishes to all involved
GAELIC SUNDAY
Well done to everyone who came on sunday for our gealic sunday celebrations. Thanks to everyone who marched and participated in events on the day.