Brosnan transfer bid to be considered Tuesday
BRENDAN FURLONG WITH NEWS FROM THE COUNTY BOARD
BEN BROSNAN’S bid for a transfer from Bannow-Ballymitty to Castletown will go before the relevant County Board sub-committee on Tuesday, February 14.
While the move has already been presented as a fait accompli in some quarters, the inter-county footballer will have to prove he is residing in the north county’s catchment area before getting the green light.
However, it has been confirmed that former Donegal under-age defender Peter Devine has secured an inter-county transfer from his native St. Eunan’s (Letterkenny) to Castletown. He has been training with the Wexford Senior footballers since before Christmas and will be a big addition to the squad under new manager Colm Morris.
Meanwhile, the meeting to consider transfers on February 14 will officially rubber-stamp the new arrangements whereby Ballyfad hurlers will now play with Tara Rocks, and footballers from the latter will now line out with Kilanerin.
A total of 28 transfers are submitted from Kilanerin to Tara Rocks for hurling purposes, among them recent county Under-21 and Senior player Conor Devitt.
And then, 31 Tara Rocks footballers will be moving in the opposite direction to make themselves officially eligible to feature with Kilanerin.
Elsewhere the Wexford town merry-go-round continues, with St. Joseph’s set to be the big beneficiaries. As well as seeking nine players from Clonard, they are also likely to acquire the services of the Murphy brothers, Jason and Paul, as well as goalkeeper Adam Doyle from Sarsfields, all of whom have played Senior championship football within the past two years.
Jesse Foley is looking for a move back to his native Fethard to see out a long playing career, having lined out with Castletown for several seasons.
The full list of applications is: Harley Dunne (Duffry Rovers to Blackwater); Denis Jones, Aidan Jones, Jim Hughes, Enda O’Leary, Tommy Boland, Edward Hughes, Stephen Hughes, Peter Hughes, Tom Hughes, Emmet O’Toole, Niall Hughes, Cillin O’Toole, Donnacha McDonald, Shane O’Toole, Mark Boland, Conor Devitt, Michael Byrne, Colm Noctor, Damien Byrne, Patrick O’Connor, Dean O’Toole, Liam McCarthy, Richard Hughes, Bobby Hughes, Luke McDermott, Lorcan Clare, Seán Barden, Brian Doyle (all Kilanerin to Tara Rocks); Shane Tobin, Dylan Marshall, Colin Breen, Niall Breen, Danny Howard, Patrick Carton, Brendan Hobbs, Darrach McKenna, Patrick Phelan, Fionn Doyle, Patrick Fortune, Patrick Bergin, Noel Gallagher, Owen Doyle, Tomás Owley, Rhys Owley, Martin Sheehan, Damien Tobin, Wayne Farrell, Garry Owley, Lee Owley, Cathal O’Reilly, Brian McDermott, Paul Carton, Gearóid O Súilleabháin, Joe Bolger, Maurice Cousins, Kyle Ryan, Richard McDonald, James Mordaunt, Conor Jennings (all Tara Rocks to Kilanerin); Dylan Smith (Craanford to Kilanerin and Craanford to Tara Rocks); Eamonn O’Leary (Clonee to St. Patrick’s); Garrett Mahon (Gusserane to Clongeen); Dermot O’Toole (Kilanerin to Ballygarrett); Ciarán Hall (Naomh Eanna to Tara Rocks); Chris McCleane (Shelmaliers to Clonard); Chris Kehoe (Shelmaliers to Clonard and Clonard Gaels); Donal O’Connor (Volunteers to Clonard Gaels); Caolan Kehoe (Volunteers to Clonard and Faythe Harriers to Clonard Gaels); Michael Murphy (Volunteers to Clonard Gaels); Shane Dempsey and Stephen Burke (Faythe Harriers to Clonard Gaels); Finbar Bradley (Adamstown to Clonard Gaels); Jason Brennan, Tommy Smillie, John Tormey, Adam Beary, T.J. Doyle, Luke Roche, Daniel Byrne, Ashley Haughton, Patrick O’Connor (Clonard to St. Joseph’s); Taigh Bergin (St. Mary’s, Maudlintown, to St. Joseph’s); Adam Doyle (Sarsfields to St. Joseph’s); Aaron Pitman (Volunteers to St. Joseph’s); Dean Walsh, Jason Murphy, Paul Murphy, Richie Kearney, Jim Berry (Sarsfields to St. Joseph’s); P.J. Fanning (St. Anne’s to St. Mary’s, Maudlintown); Cartaigh Geoghegan (Clonard to St. Mary’s, Maudlintown); Richard Walsh (St. Anne’s to St. Mary’s, Maudlintown); Alan Meyler (St. James’ to Gusserane); Christopher Cullen (Clongeen to Taghmon-Camross); Dean Murphy (St. Mary’s, Maudlintown, to Sarsfields); Albie O’Connor (Blackwater to Sarsfields); Michael Dempsey (Rapparees-Starlights to Shamrocks); Pádraig Cash, Andy Moorehouse, Fionn Doyle, David Nolan, Jamie Heffernan (Naomh Eanna to Tara Rocks); Greg O’Rourke (Castletown to Tara Rocks); Seán Ryan-Kelly (St. Fintan’s to Kilmore); Justin Murphy (St. Martin’s to Kilmore); Conor Goff (Our Lady’s Island to Kilmore); Shane Murphy (St. Fintan’s/Our Lady’s Island to Kilmore); Micheál Murphy (Gusserane to Horeswood); Mark Flood (Volunteers to Shelmaliers); Eoin Doyle (Volunteers to St. Mary’s, Maudlintown); Andy Lehane, Stefan Evans, Mark O’Connor, Luke Redmond (Clonard to St. Mary’s, Maudlintown); Robert Cleary (Shamrocks to Oulart-The Ballagh); Ben Brosnan (Bannow-Ballymitty to Castletown); Adrian Cullen (Davidstown-Courtnacuddy to Cloughbawn); Richard Doyle (Glynn-Barntown to St. Martin’s); Joseph Foley (Castletown to Fethard); Barry Doyle (Rapparees-Starlights to Oylegate-Glenbrien); Seán Murphy (Shamrocks to Volunteers); Ian Codd (Glynn-Barntown to Oulart-The Ballagh); Paul Browne (Kilrush-Askamore to Clonee); Liam Rath (Buffers Alley to Ballygarrett).