GRASSROOTS
NEWTOWN
Newtown Seniors went top of the league table following a convincing win over Ballymanus on Saturday evening last. The final scoreline was 1-4 to 6-13, well done all
The under-9s have their next blitz on Friday, May 11, in Enniskerry. Training continues every Monday at 6.30pm. Give Alun a ring on 086 3017500 if you need any more information. The under-11s are due to make the long midweek trip to play Kiltegan away tonight (Wednesday) but please check fixtures to confirm.
The under-13s are playing AGB in Arklow on Monday, May 7. Training continues every Monday at 6.30pm for the under-11s and at 6.30pm on Wednesday for the under-13s. Contact Peter on 087 7633089 for more information about the under-11s or under-13s.
All our juvenile teams are always looking for more players and volunteers so if you want to get involved with any aspect with either a boys or girls team give our secretary Tom a buzz at 087 6611480. The under-12 girls had a big win last week against Fergal Og, their next match is against An Tochar next Tuesday, they are training twice a week and Loretto is the contact at 087 9295591.
The under-14 girls next game in the league is at home to An Tochar next Tuesday. They are training on Mondays and Thursdays at 7pm.
Newtown wishes Kevin Ledwidge a speedy recovery following a recent stay in hospital.
Deepest sympathies to the extended family and friends of the late Henry O’Kelly, both Henry and his staff always went above and beyond to help the club when called upon. May he rest in peace.
All membership is now due and as we are operating a no pay no play policy it is advisable to get it paid asa.p
Newtown lottery rolled over again to €6,400 this week on numbers 3, 5, 20, and 22. Please buy a ticket a help support our club.
ASHFORD
Ashford and Glenealy lotto results from Monday, April 23, for a jackpot of €13,700. Numbers drawn: 2, 9, 13, and 14. No jackpot winner.
Match 3’s: Vinnie Hatton c/o Centra; Naomi Reynolds c/o N Reynolds; Anne Hogan c/o A Hogan. (€100 each).
Next Draw: Monday, April 30, in Chester Beatty’s for a jackpot of €14,000.
The Intermediates had two outings last week. First up was a visit from Laragh last Tuesday which resulted in a 1-11 to 0-19 loss. On Saturday we played Knockananna away and came away with a 1-21 to 1-04 win.
Our Junior ‘B’ got their campaign off to a great start with a 4-19 to 1-12 win at home to AGB. A quick start paved the way for a resounding victory. Next game is away to An Tochar in Roundwood this Thursday, May 3.
Juvenile activity continues and let’s hope the weather improves to make conditions more enjoyable for everyone involved.
Congratulations to Wicklow RFC on hosting the Provincial Towns Cup Final last Sunday in what turned out to be a momentous occasion for the club.
Membership is now due. €70 for adults; €40 for children.
More information on Ashford GAA can be accessed on our Facebook page.
BALTINGLASS
Lotto Results - Jackpot winner of €7,500 was Johnny Martin. Congratulations Johnny. Match three winners were Claire Sinnott, Declan Barrett, V Olphert, Danielle Leigh, Dee Coffey, Mag Dunne, Alice McLoughlin and Kenneth Quirke. Next draw Monday, April 30, in Horan’s pub. Jackpot is €6,000. This is the third jackpot winner since Christmas. Please continue to play and thank you for your continued support. Play online www.locallotto.ie.
Baltinglass under-13 boys football county league division 1 played their first game of the season against Annacurra. Baltinglass won 9-9 to Annacurra 6-11. In their second game their blistering goal scoring continued beating Blessington on a score line of 14-16 to Blessington 1-5. Scorers: Matthew Fisher 2-1, Jack Bookle 3-3, Callum Brophy 2-4, Jack Kenny 1-2, James Fleming 1-2, Geordan Peggs 3-0, Dean Kelly 1-2, Ashton Pender, 1-1 and Conor Gethings 0-1.
Baltinglass under-17s played Clara Gaels in Avondale with Baltinglass winning on a score line of 3-8 to 1-12.
Baltinglass under-12 Division 3 girls travelled to Éire Óg Greystones on Saturday afternoon for their third match in the league, a fantastic game with our girls coming out on top with a score of 7-09 to 6-07 despite being six points down at half-time. Well done girls a great win.
The under-8 and under-10 girls played their second blitz of the season at home on Saturday, great football played by all.
Thanks to all who supported the cake sale for the under-14 girls Féile fundraiser.
The academy continues on Thursday evenings in the pitch at 6pm. All new boys and girls welcome.
Good luck to the Wicklow Ladies through to the Division 4 league final on May 7 against Louth, especially Sarah Jane, Marie, Helena and Sarah.
Good luck to Kevin O’Brien and the Wicklow Minors who take on Offaly in the Minor football championship on May 7 in Aughrim, especially Captain Seán Doody, Jason Steed, Alan Barrett, Jack Fleming, Christopher Grimes and Johnny Keogh.
A programme about the 1990 All-Ireland Club final will be broadcast on Newstalk on Saturday, May 5, at 9pm. It is also available on Newstalk’s listen back facility.
AUGHRIM
Congratulations to Ciara Connoly who won the county skills camogie award in Ballinakill on Thursday last. Ciara has played a big part in our juvenile teams over the last number of years and she fully deserved her win on the day. Ciara goes on now to represent her school and county in the All-Ireland series games during the summer and we wish her all the best.
Another of our players, Ian Clancy, was part of the victorious Coláiste Bhríde Carnew team who won the school county final last Monday week. Congratulations to Ian on this achievement.
Our adult team played Coolboy away last Friday night in the League and after a slow start got right back in to the game were in front midway through the first half. However, Coolboy hit a purple patch and were in front by three points at half-time. This trend continued in the second half and we were well beaten on a score line of Coolboy 0-20, Aughrim 2-7.
Preparations are well under way for our annual Run the Rock 11k Challenge and Fundraiser on June 2 at 11.00am. Start/finish at BrookLodge hotel. Our 3.5k fun run is an event for all the family with age group trophies for U-8, U-10, U-12, U-14, U-16 girls and boys. We will also have a novelty prize trophy for first parent and child together in the 3. k race. All are invited to walk or run this event. Online entry and full details www.popupraces.ie.
AVONDALE
Our most recent lotto draw took place in the cartoon inn on April 24. There was no jackpot winner.
Numbers drawn were 1, 3, 11, and 25. No match three winners either. Two €100 lucky dip winners: Andy Byrne (19 Parnell pk ) c/o Cath Behan; Paul Whelan c/o Owen Doyle. Next week’s draw is worth €1,500 and takes place in Jacob’s Well on May 1, at 9.30 pm.
Get your tickets from local pubs and businesses. Thanks for all your continued support.
With the first stage of the league over, the Senior footballers played their first game in the Senior Cup Friday night against Bray.
We lost on a score line of 3-9 to 1-11, with notably three McGraynors getting on the score sheet! Despite the result there were great performances put in all round the pitch and a useful training match for the lads.
Team and scorers were: Brian Burke, Shane Beevor, Shane O’Neill, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Patrick Kinsella, Shane Byrne, Jack Manley, Sean McGraynor (0-2), Adam Benson Byrne, Liam Kinsella, Eugene Dunne, Conor Byrne (1-2), Oisin McGraynor (0-4), Ross Ward (0-1), Ryan Cahill (0-1). Dean Gahan for Ryan Cahill and Seamus McGraynor (0-1) for Kevin Fitzpatrick.
Our Intermediate hurlers played away to kilcoole on Sunday morning coming away with a very convincing win. This was a very entertaining game with some great performances on display from this team.
Final score: Avondale 2.22, Kilcoole 11 points.
Well done to all the boys and girls who all played extremely well Friday evening in the hurling go games blitz at the complex.
Thanks to St. Pats and Aughrim for making it a great blitz. Thank you to everyone who helped out to make everything run smoothly.
There’s an under-7 and 9s hurling blitz in Carnew this Friday evening. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
Our under-11 hurlers played St Pat’s on Wednesday in the complex, which turned out to be a very competitive and entertaining game. Final score: Avondale 2-1, St. Pat’s 0-2.
For those who are not aware of the new under-11 rules, a goal is now worth one point, and a point is worth three. So, well done St. Pat’s on your win!
Under-11 footballers play Michael Dwyers this evening in the complex at 7.15pm. All support welcome.
Training continues every Friday evening from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
There’s a Meet and Greet with Wicklow county players on Friday, May 4, in Ballinakill at 6.30 pm. This can be a great opportunity for all young players to meet the players who inspire them and who can offer some great words of wisdom and guidance.
Defibrillator training takes place Sunday, May 13, from 2-6 pm. To book your place please contact Helen on 086 8058983. Please make sure you are available that day when you book.
Avondale GAA club would like to wish Eilleen Kennedy a very happy 60th birthday. Eilleen is an asset to the club and we would like to thank her for all the ticket sales and support she gives us throughout the year!
TINAHELY
A Meet and Greet with your county Senior football and hurling teams takes place on Friday from 6.30pm to 8pm in Ballinakill.
Club members who have not yet been to our Centre of Excellence can come and look at the fantastic facilities.
Tinahely Ladies GAA Club are having a massive auction on Sunday, May 6, at Tinahlely Community Hall - A large amount of products and goods on display, from agriculture goods and voucher to travel vouchers, from beauty hampers to food hampers.
Auction starts at 2.30pm on Sunday, May 6. Please support.
Junior Football - Our Junior team played their first game of the season away to Kilcoole last Thursday night. The lads put in a solid performance and came away on a winning score line of 6-6 to 1-11. Next up is a home match on Thursday night against Annacurra at 7.30pm. Please come along and support.
Intermediate Football - Our Intermediate team will play the last game of the league on Saturday evening away to Kilmacanogue at 7pm. Let’s try and finish the league off with seven wins from seven.
Tinahely GAA lotto results from April 23. Numbers drawnwere: 11, 17, 23, and 24. Bonus number was 28. No jackpot winner. Three match threes: Freya Fitzgerald, Roisin Blake, and Celine Dillon. Next week’s jackpot is €7,400.
LARAGH
We travelled away to play Ashford last week we were missing a few regulars but still managed to tog out 20 players.
From the start it was always going to be a tough battle. We got the first score from a John Nolan free. Ashford hit back straight away with two points we then started to win a lot of ball around the middle and hit them for five unanswered points, two from John Nolan and one each from Mark Miley, David Miley and Myles Conway. But Ashford weren’t lying down and hit 3 points in a row which included two frees.
Myles Conway and Damien Hanlon extended our lead, we added six more points before half-time, three from John Nolan (two frees), Eric Olohan, Myles conway and David Miley.
Ashford did hit two in between the six. The half-time score was Laragh 0-14 to 0-07 Ashford.
We knew at half time that Ashford would change their game for the second half and they started well, getting the first score but we hit back straight away and were unlucky not to score a goal after a great run from Damien Hanlon, who put the ball just over the crossbar.
They then hit us for 1-03 with their goal coming from a penalty. John Nolan did put over a free just before their penalty.
That goal brought them to within two points with six minutes left. Both teams were trying hard to gather the ball when we eventually got it John Nolan kicked over two points (one free) to put us four up with two minutes left.
Just on the final whistle Craig McCoy made a great run forward and put the ball over the black spot to kill the game off. Final score 0-19 to 1-11.
This was a super team performance with some excellant scores being kicked.
Team: Peter Merrigan, Ross Doonan, Brendan Ward, James Cullen, Craig McCoy, Andrew Kenny, Ian Merrigan, Damien Hanlon, Keane Murphy, Dan Power, John Nolan, David Miley, Myles Conway, Mark Miley, Eric Olohan. Subs: Alan Smyth, Liam McEvoy, Stephen Curley, Kyle Merrigan, Wayne Kinlan.
Scorers: John Nolan (0-09), Myles Conway (0-03), David Miley (0-02), Damien Hanlon (0-02), Mark Miley (0-01), Eric Olohan (0-01), Craig McCoy (0-01).
Once again the support was great this is always appreciated by the club but especially all the players.
Juvenile training continues every Wednesday in the field at 6:15.
COOLBOY
Golf Classic: With less than a week to go, the GAA and Handball committees are finalising details and praying for good weather for our Golf Classic this Sunday in Coollattin Golf Club. If you wish to play and have yet to book a tee time contact Miley O’Keeffe or Patricia Byrne ASAP. If you wish to donate or to become a sponsor, contact any committee member from either club. Lines and Cards are still available for our raffle on the night. A signed and framed Dublin jersey could be yours all for €2!
League round-up: Last Friday evening saw Aughrim arrive to the Community Field in big numbers for our league match.
It was great to see a vast amount of our own supporters there also to cheer on the team. The lads got off to a promising start, scoring numerous points and dominated for a period of time before Aughrim came racing back and scored two goals.
Pulling together, the team fought back and kicked over some fine scores to take the halftime lead of 13 points to 2-4.
Determined to keep the momentum they finished the first half with along with an impressive team display and great individual performances, we converted eight more points to bag the win and two valuable league points on a score-line of 20 points to 2-8.
We take on Kilcoole this Friday, 4th May at 7.15pm in the Field in the Division 3A Cup.
Once again, all home support is appreciated!