SKEHEEN’ SECURE WIN IN ROUND 1 OF THE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE HURLING LEAGUE
Our Intermediate hurlers secured a 0-22 to 0-20 win over Borrisokane in the first round of the County division 3 group 2 Hurling League on St Patrick’s Day. After persistent rain last week, our home field was unplayable and the fixture was moved to Borrisokane on the morning of the game.
Our side started brightly and held a commanding lead at the interval on a scoreline of 0-16 to 0-08 with scores coming from Riain Hennessey 0-05, Tomás Vaughan 0-04 (0-02f), James Barry 0-03, Tommy Sweeney 0-03 and Dean Finn 0-01.
The home side were much improved in the second period and reduced the deficit to three points with time almost up. After being awarded a 20-metre free, they pointed when going for goal to leave the final score at 0-22 to 0-20. Our scorers in the second period were Tomás Vaughan 0-03 (0-03f), Tommy Sweeney 0-02 and James Hackett 0-01.
Team: Aidan Treacy, Seamus O’Callaghan, John Martin, Paudie Fitzgerald, Noel Vaughan, Riain O’Callaghan, John O’Callaghan, Dean Finn, Kevin O’Mahony, Christy English, James Barry, Tommy Sweeney, Eoghan O’Dwyer, Tomás Vaughan and Riain Hennessey. Subs used: Aaron Hickey and James Hackett.
In the other game played in our group in R1, Newport ran out 3-point winners over Moyne-Templetuohy on a scoreline of 3-14 to 0-20. R2 of the league is scheduled away to Silvermines in Dolla at 12 noon on Sunday, April 2nd.
WELL DONE TO THE CBS MITCHELSTOWN SENIOR HURLERS
Well done to the Skeheenarinky hurlers Charlie English, Evan Hickey, Aaron Hickey and Sam McGrath and their CBS Mitchelstown teammates and management on winning the All-Ireland Senior Schools final last Saturday at the GAA Centre of Excellence in Abbotstown. This was an incredible achievement with the side winning 9 games en-route since they started their Munster campaign last October. Well done to everyone concerned.
BEST OF LUCK
Our senior footballers travel to Templemore this Sunday, March 26th to play JK Brackens at 12 noon in R1 of the County League. We wish everyone involved the very best.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Club membership is now due online through the Foireann website – www.foireann. ie. Membership is €50 for adult players, €30 for non-playing members and €20 for U19s and OAPs. To fully participate in the club, membership must be paid before 31st March.
FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
If you have been following the online pages of the clubs in the parish you will have seen the great progress being made on our field development activities. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has donated to the fundraising efforts so far. If you would like to donate, the Field Development Committee has set up an online payments structure for patrons. Please contact any committee member or refer to our social media pages for information. Thank you.
CLUB SHOP UPDATE
Our O’Neills club shop has been restocked with our club gear. The gear is available online at www.oneills.com. Click on the ‘Clubs and Education’ section on the site and search for Skeheenarinky Hurling Club to see what’s on offer. Look out on our social media pages for special offers.
COUNTY DRAW UPDATE
The April draw will take place on Friday, April 7th. If you are interested in supporting the County Board Draw, entries can still be made online at www.tipperary.gaa.ie. 50% of the entry to the draw reverts to the club as commission. Thanks for your continued support.
JUVENILE FUNDRAISER
Our Juvenile committee are holding a table quiz fundraiser in O’Casey’s Bar and Lounge on Easter Sunday night, April 9th at 8.30pm with a team of 4 players for €40. Your support would be greatly welcomed.