GRASSROOTS

STRATFORD-GRANGECON

Juvenile hurling - Under-7 and under-9 hurling training this week in Hollywood from 7pm. The next blitz is Friday, August 17, in Kiltegan at 7pm.

Under-13 Michael Dwyers hurlers (navy), text will sent to players with training details. They played Luke O’Tooles, final score: 6-8 to 4-6 to Luke O’Tooles.

Football - Juvenile club day on Saturday, August 18, more details to follow.

Academy four to six years training on Saturday at 11am. Mouth guards essential for under-7 upwards. Under-7 training this Wednesday from 7pm and Saturday from 11am. Next Go Games blitz is in Stratford, Saturday, August 11, at 11am.

Under-9 training on Wednesday from 7pm and Saturday from 11am. Next Go Games blitz is in Stratford, Saturday, August 11, at 11am.

Under-11 training on Wednesday from 7pm and Saturday from 11am. No game this week.

Under-13s playing with Michael Dwyers - Training on Friday at 7pm in High Park. Match on Monday, July 30, in Kiltegan against Aughrim, Division 2, Round 9.

Under-15 and under-17 playing with Michael Dwyers have training on Monday at 7pm. Under-15 match on Wednesday, August 1, Michael Dwyers v Aughrim 7.15pm. (Referee: Liam Cullen).

ADULT - Intermediate team who are sponsored by Horans bar and Restaurant Baltinglass training Tuesday and Friday at 8pm.

Second round of the championship is this Saturday, August 4, against Ballinacor in Baltinglass at 5pm.

Club gym is available outside these hours, please contact a member of committee for access to keys.

Junior team, training Mondays 8pm. Second championship match is this Thursday, August 2, away against Avondale at 7.45pm.

Club - The lotto numbers for tonight were: 9, 13, 14, and 19. No jackpot winner. Next week’s jackpot is €13,250.

Next week’s draw takes place in the clubhouse on Monday, July 20.

New fencing was erected by our development committee outside the upper clubhouse entrance. This was funded by saving up our lotto income, thank you for your support.

Juvenile club field day is taking place Saturday, August 18. Juvenile meeting on Monday, July 30, to organise last minute event details.

Please join us to celebrate Gaelic Sunday centenary for a meal in Horan’s Cherry Room Restaurant after the next Intermediate match this Saturday, August 4, at 7.30pm. Please feel free to come along to the match beforehand to support our team. Contact cultural officer Caroline Kerr to book in by Wednesday, August 1 (087-666 8589) or just for a drink and a chat. This is a social event at your own expense.

An extremely successful Cúl Camp took place last week with 100 kids attending each day.

Next Executive meeting is Thursday, August 9, at 8pm.

Anyone who wants to purchase club gear please contact Annette 087 0644241.

Any additions or updates for this newsletter, please message this page or email pro.stratford. wicklow@gaa.ie.

ENNISKERRY

Men’s Notes – the lads kicked off their championship season in style on Thursday evening with a good home win over AGB. Final score: 3-16 to 1-13.

Scorers on the night: Gavin Barton 2-09, Colm Nolan 1-02, Rhys Cope 2 points with Brendan Barton, Alan King and Luke Dalton getting a point a piece. Next up they will play Hollywood away on Thursday evening at 7.45pm, all support welcome.

Ladies Notes – Clan na Gael under-16s had an unlucky loss last week in their first championship match, in what was a low scoring first half, the girls came out strong in the second and were pipped at the post by two quick Blessington goals.

The ladies team played local rivals An Tochar in Kilgarron, this match finished a draw meaning An Tochar could not progress to the Division 3 league final against Baltinglass.

Cúl Camp - Well done to the 67 boys and girls who took part in the Enniskerry Cúl Camp which finished on Friday. They all deserved a well earned rest after a very busy week!

We had a wet start on Monday morning, but the sun shone down on us for the rest of the week and the kids had a great time practicing their skills and playing games.

Special congratulations go to Sean and Cliodhna who were awarded boy and girl of the camp. A big thank you to Eddie Leonard and his team for a well run and fun camp.

Lotto – Winning numbers were 3, 14, 26, and 27. No jackpot winner this week, jackpot now stands at €6,300.

ST PATRICK’S

St. Patrick’s GAA Club summer camp will be held on August 21, 22 and 23, from 10-1pm daily. Cost €35 boys and girls age 4-10, each child will receive an O’Neill’s Gaelic football and medal.

Bring a drink, snack, runners for hall and gum shields are compulsory.

We are very fortunate to have three coaches this year with a vast amount of experience between the three; Rebecca Hollingsworth senior ladies player for the last number of years, Padge McWalter current senior player with large amounts of coaching skills and Paul Earls senior player comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience this is going to be fun camp while learning the artful skill of Gaelic football

Contact; Rebecca on 086 3351806 or Email: secretarybng.stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie.

Hard luck to our Intermediate ladies panel today who lost out to Tinahely 3-6 to 1-14 in the league final in Avondale on Sunday afternoon. It was anyone’s game and we battled hard but it was not to be. We now lift our heads and look forward to the championship fully prepared. Our time will come

Well done to Liam and Trina Keogh and Sean O’Brien and all involved with the under-14 Ladies especially the players who played tremendous football to come out of Arklow with a win with the full time score of: AGB 4-01 St. Patrick’s 2-16 in the championship. A great team performance.

Well done to the under-12s ladies (all 28 of them) who won their championship quarter-final against a very good Newtown team on a score line of 2-11 to 3-04 in a fantastic match on Thursday.

Well done to all involved with our under-11 footballers who had a busy week with two teams out on Wednesday evening. Full time scores: U11 Football Division 1: St Patrick’s 0-36, Éiré Óg Greystones 0-18 and under-11 football Group 3: St Patrick’s 0-49, Newtown GAA 0-18.

Hard luck to our under-15 footballers who fought hard against Bray in Dunbur in the Under-15 Football League with the full-time score of: St Patrick’s 1-06, Bray Emmets 4-10. Everyone in the club wish club player Ryan Kavanagh a speedy recovery to full fitness.

Hard Luck to all involved with our Intermediate hurlers who took on Carnew in the championship on Sunday with a full-time score of St Patrick’s 0-09, Emmet Carn An Bhua 2-11.

Well done to all involved with our under-13 hurlers who were victorious on their trip to Rathdrum in the league on Monday evening with the full-time score of Avondale 3-02, St Patrick’s 11-04.

Hard luck to all involved with our under-17 hurlers who took on Carnew on Monday with the final score: Glen/Pats 2-09, Emmet Carn An Bhua 1-14.

Well done to our own Mark Evans who performed well with the county under-15s at the weekend.

The county under-15’ competed in the first series of games in the Alan Mangan Tournament in Offaly on Saturday afternoon with three games of twenty minute halves so over 140 minutes of football was played.

A comprehensive win against Leitrim in the first game was followed a comfortable win over Wexford (2) in the second game.

In the final game against Fermanagh the lads were seven points up with just 10 minutes left to play but conceded three goals in a five minute period and were unlucky then not to get an equaliser in the last minute with the opposition keeper pulling off unbelievable save.

However, there was many positives to take from today, this group of guys have shown excellent application over the past month in particular and the future is bright for this group.

Our ‘Little Warriors’ will continue on Saturdays at 10am for boys and girls age 4-6. Fun games, getting to meet new friends and learning new skills, are what our nursery is all about. We look forward to welcoming those back from last year and meeting our new recruits!

Thanks to everyone who supported the ‘Lucky First Goal’ scratch card fundraiser organised by our Senior Footballers. The time of the first goal scored in the World Cup final was timed at 17 minutes 54 seconds.

The holder of the scratch card that has this time on it needs to contact the club and present the scratch card to claim the prize of €500. Contact can be made by text to 087 6214903 or by email to aobstpatswicklow@gmail.com or treasurer. stpatricks.wicklow@gaa.ie. The holder of the winning scratch card has until 15 August 2018 to claim their prize.

Thanks to the weekly Club Lotto Sellers who give up their time to help raise funds for the Club. It’s greatly appreciated.

Our sincere condolences to all in Dunlavin GAA and the family of Louis Caplis, Tournant, Dunlavin, Wicklow. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam Please know: It’s OK Not To Be OK

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ASHFORD

Ashford and Glenealy GAA lotto results: Monday, July 23, jackpot: €4,500. Numbers Drawn: 11, 16, 17, and 18. Jackpot winner: None.

Match 3’s: Christie Kennedy c/o C Kennedy (€300).

Next Draw: Monday, July 30, Kings. Jackpot: €4,800.

The Junior ‘B’ team took on Bray Emmets last Thursday in their first championship group match in Bray. Despite taking a heavy beating in their league encounter earlier, the lads put up a great performance and lost by just six points. Our Intermediate team take on Rathnew in their second round group match this weekend,

Our juveniles continue to blaze a winning trail. The under-11’s defeated Aughrim whilst the under-15’s defeated Naomh Eoin, a combination of Barndarrig and Avoca.

Meanwhile the under-12 girls’ team had a great win over Éire Óg. They take on Blessington in their next match.

Our Lucky Cent Draw, in aid of the Juvenile Pitch Development Fund, took place in Chester Beattys last Friday. The prizes were very generously donated by Pauric and Marie Humby, proprietors of the Chester Beatty Inn. The winning ticket was held by Aideen Savage (€500), 2nd. was Donna Downey (€200) and 3rd.was Hannah Taylor (€100). A huge thanks to Ann Marie for her huge commitment to this project.

Kelloggs Cúl Camp is taking place in Ashford GAA grounds this week from Monday, July 30, to Friday 6th.

More information on Ashford GAA can be accessed on our Facebook page.

ÉIRE ÓG GREYSTONES

Our senior footballers were very much the underdogs going into their game against Hollywood in the opening round of the Renault Senior Championship in Joule Park on Saturday.

Hollywood came to Aughrim with an impressive CV, they were Division 1 league winners while Éire Óg had not had a stand-out presence in Division 1A. Further our cause was not helped by the absence of a number of key personnel which included county player Stephen ‘Chester’ Kelly.

The early stages of the match rendered substance to this assessment as Hollywood had run up a score of 1-02 before Éire Óg got on the scoreboard with a point. A little score for Éire Óg but a score which had a huge effect on the trend of the game.

Up to that all the indications were of a very bad day at the office for our lads. As it turned out the score steadied the Clocha Liatha ship and the threatened deluge did not transpire. In fact the game thereafter settled into a more or less tit for tat contest with the score difference hovering around the five-point mark until the final whistle.

In the end, Éire Óg lost by four points which shows that the opposition gained no ground after the initial 1-2 surge.

There is no denying that the men from the west were worthy winners but our lads, once they had overcome the initial shock of Hollywood’s scoring spree, showed that the difference between the teams was exaggerated by the final score.

The disparity in league status between the teams obviously worked to Clocha Liatha’s disadvantage.

Their approach lacked the sharpness which would have been gained by playing against the better teams in Division 1 while Hollywood did have this experience and this was reflected in their play; they were livelier in their engagement, quicker in their reaction and they moved the ball with more purpose.

Their superior qualities in these areas gave Hollywood a distinct advantage with respect to the gaining of possession of the breaking ball in the middle third where their return was well above 50 per cent.

The team’s next championship outing is against Bray Emmets in Newtown on Friday next at 7.45p.m.

Éire Óg’s Junior C team played their opening game in the Arklow Bay Hotel Championship Thursday evening against Barndarrig in Barndarrig and, mirabile dictu, came away with a convincing win. A glance at the team sheet would convince one that John Wynne and his management team must be in line for an archaeological prize as they had to dig deep into the history of the club to unearth some of the members of the squad.

The team had a solid run in the league and this helped to bring some coherence to what one might describe as a disparate group of players.

Our lads took some time to establish where exactly the goalposts were positioned and had registered five wides before they succeeded in putting the ball between them. After that they became much more clinical and had added 1-8 by the break to put themselves in an unassailable position.

Éire Óg dominance continued into the second period and they put a further 2-2 on the scoreboard before the final whistle.

In what was a very commendable team performance the contributions of Kurt Starke, Willie O’Hagan, Gary Dunne, Dermot Blake and Andy Kealy deserve special mention.

Captain Willie O’Hagan was at his megaphonic best in his urgings of his troops to greater effort. In fairness to Willie his words of encouragement were not empty as he led very much by example.

IOMÁINT - The juniors are fixed to play Glenealy this Wednesday in Glenealy at 7.30p.m. and the seniors are scheduled to play Kiltegan at 7.30p.m. on Tuesday, August 7, in Blessington.

HOLLYWOOD

Hollywood GAA Lotto Results 26th July 2018. The numbers drawn were 9, 12, 17 and 27. There was no winner of the Jackpot. The Sellers prize of a free book of tickets went to Tom Kelly Ballintober. The three winners of €50 were Eddie Whelan, Carmel Curran, The Farrington Family Newtown. The next Lotto Draw will be held on 9th August in Poulaphouca House for a Jackpot of €5,800. Thanks to everyone for your continued support.

Junior B Football Championship Group 3 Result. Avondale 1-11, Hollywood 1-13. Well done!

Thanks to all those who travelled out to Avondale to support us it is much appreciated.

The Junior B team are out again on Thursday, August 2, in the championship in Hollywood against Enniskerry at 7.30 pm. Please support the team.

The Senior team are out again this wekend in the championship. They face Rathnew in Aughrim on Saturday, August 4, at 7pm. Please support the team.

Hollywood GAA are holding a raffle. First prize: Late Late Show Ticket, Drinks Reception, Dinner and Overnight Stay in The Radisson Blu for two people.

Second prize: Late Late Show ticket, Drinks Reception and dinner for two people.

Third prize: 4 Ball in Palmerstown House, Johnstown Naas.

Fourth prize: €50 Voucher for Naas Oil. Fifth prize:€50 Voucher for Hollywood Inn. The draw will take place in Hollywood Village on Saturday, August 11, at 10pm.

The tickets are €10 each and are widely available from club members.

BRAY EMMETS

Lotto: The numbers drawn were: 27, 29, 26, and 4. The next jackpot will be: €20,000.

Congratulations to Charlie Cloake who wins €25 in the Lucky Dip.

New jerseys: Bray Emmets Senior men’s and ladies’ football teams recently got a new sets of jerseys from Bernard Denver of Metec Consulting Engineering.

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