GOLF CLASSIC IN THREE WEEKS

Our annual Golf Classic takes place three weeks tomorrow, on Friday, June 23rd at Fermoy Golf Course. The club would like to thank sincerely Blackwater Motors who are on board again this year as the events main sponsor. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. Thanks also to Michael Lucy who will once more sponsor first prize in the classic raffle.

Details of the event are as follows; 3 players per team, 3 ball scramble, €150 per team. Fee includes; entry to Golf Classic, refreshments, and meal on completion of round, with valuable prizes up for grabs for GUI and Non-GUI teams to be won. There is also a raffle on the day with great prizes on offer. Tickets for the raffle will be available for purchase shortly. Sponsorship of greens and /or tee boxes are available at €100 each. All the fund raised from this event will go towards our upcoming development. For further details please contact Ned O’Brien 0879349071.

CARRIGALINE PROVE TOO STRONG Kilworth 2-15 Carrigaline 3-23

Carrigaline ran our comfortable winners in the Red FM Division 3 hurling tie played in Kilworth last Saturday evening.

The opening exchanges were tight with Carrigaline leading 0-2 to 0-3 after 10 minutes, our scores coming from Pearse Riordan and a Mike Sheehan free. Carrigaline got the next 5 points to open up a 0-2 to 0-8 lead by the 20th minutes. We seemed to stem the tide with a Mike Sheehan pointed free following a foul on Liam Whelan. However, from the resulting puckout the ball was moved quickly up field with Carrigaline finding the net for their first green flag and extend their lead.

0-3 to 1-8 after 22 first half minutes. Points from Jeromy Saich and Cormac Donnellan were cancelled out by 2 Carrigaline points in a minute. Will Condon on his return finished the first half scoring to leave it 0-6 to 1-10 at the short whistle.

Within two minutes of the restart Carrigaline added 3 points on the bounce to increase their lead 0-6 to 1-13. Kilworth replied with two Liam Whelan while flags (1 free) and the score read 0-8 to 1-13 in the 35th minute. The Carrigdhoun men went on to dominate the next 5 minutes adding 4 points (1 free) to extend their advantage 0-8 to 1-17 with a third of the game to go. Jamie Sheehan goaled in the 41st minute following a great move. A cross-field ball from Jeromy Saich was caught by Will Condon who calmly handpassed to Jamie who made no mistake finding the net for a superb goal.

Carrigaline’s response was immediate pointing at the other end and their advantage was 10 points, 1-8 to 1-18. Eoin Carey with a long range free, and a pointed free from Noel McNamara either side of two Carrigaline scores was followed by Carrigaline’s second green flag, and their lead was out to 13 points, 1-10 to 2-20 by the 50th minute.

Kilworth rallied with 4 points in succession from Noel McNamara (free), Jeromy Saich, Eoin Carey from distance and Will Condon and a strong finish looked on the cards, the score now reading 1-14 to 2-20. Carrigaline halted our momentum with 2 points in the 55th and 56th minute and their 3rd goal followed soon after, the score now standing at 1-14 to 3-22, heading for added time.

Kilworth battled on with Noel McNamara adding 1-1 from placed balls before the finish. Firstly, from a pointed free after Noel himself was fouled and then with a goal from a well low struck strike from a 21-yard free, Brian Sheehan upended in the build-up. Carrigaline completed the scoring deep into injury time to leave it 2-15 to 3-23 at the final whistle.

Our penultimate game in this year’s league takes place this night week (Thursday, June 8th) v Blarney in Blarney at 8pm.

Team and scorers: S O’Brien, S Óg Kenneally, K Lane, N Byrne, D Twomey, E Carey 0-2 (1f), R Jordan, M O’Callaghan, M Gowen, J Saich 0-1, L Whelan 0-3 (1f), P O’Riordan 0-1, M Sheehan 0-2 (0-2 fs), W Condon 0-2, C Donnellan 0-1. Subs used; J Sheehan 1-0, B Sheehan, N McNamara 1-3 (1-3 fs), J Horgan.

FIXTURES

Cavanagh’s Fermoy Division Two Hurling League Group 1; Mallow v Kilworth in Mallow, Monday, June 5th at 7pm. Red FM Division 3 Hurling League; Blarney v Kilworth in Blarney, Thursday, June 8th at 8pm.

LOTTO AT €10,600

There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot of €10,400 held on Monday, May 29th, the numbers drawn were: 01, 26, 29 and 32. The lucky dip winner of €50 was Annette Sheedy c/o online. The lucky dip winners of €25 each were Cliona O’Connell c/o online, Karen Kenny c/o online, Joe Aherne Snr c/o Aherne’s.

Next week’s jackpot on Tuesday, June 6th (due to Bank Holiday weekend) is €10,600. Tickets cost just €2 each or 3 lines for €5 and they are available online, in the local business outlets or from your usual local sellers. As always, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support.

BEST OF LUCK

Best of luck to all those who start their Leaving and Junior Cert exams next week.

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

The club would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the Young family Kilworth, the Reidy family Kilworth and Ballyduff, the Thornhill family, Kildorrery and the Fouhy family, Shanballymore following their recent bereavements.

MAIN CLUB SPONSORS

Mike Walsh Pharmacy, Aherne’s Pub, The Village Inn, KDC Ltd, Kilally Stables, Mitchelstown Dental Clinic, Joe and Trish Bonner.