Action last Friday night
Our U16 squad were in action at home last Friday night against Glanmire in our final league game. It was a beautiful evening for football and there was a good crowd gathered in anticipation of the game.
Glanmire opened the scoring and started strongly, but an opportunistic goal from Shane kept us in touch. However, Glanmire quickly found their groove, rattling in a few goals, and with their ability to kick points they were pretty much out of reach by half time. It was a sobering half time talk as the victory was almost certainly out of reach and the focus was on an improved second half performance.
To be fair to the boys, the second half was much better and they put in a decent effort against what was a clearly superior Glanmire team on the night, eventually losing on a score line of 5-22 to 1-12. Top performers were Adam, Eolann and Jack on an evening where overall we underperformed, but we will have better days ahead.
Team and scorers: L Guichard; C McHugh, S O’Leary, A Casey; C Sheehan, B Ryan, R Kelleher; M O’Riordan, D Barry (0-1); C Buckley, J Hennebry (0-1), A O’Reilly; J Counihan (0-7), S O’Callaghan (1-0), E Hartnett (0-3); D O’Leary, J Kelleher, Z Curtin.
U12
It was a glorious evening at Fouhy Park for the U12 Gaelic football match between Glenville and Youghal. The sun was shining bright and the pitch was in pristine condition, ready for some actionpacked football.
From the very start, it was clear that Glenville meant business. They started off strongly with some amazing goalkeeping from Luke Ryan, who kept Youghal at bay with some fantastic saves. Ben Lewis, the captain, led the team with a ferocity that was unmatched on the field.
Joe Connolly Ely O’Callaghan and Robbie O'Leary held the fort at the back, displaying some impressive defensive skills and making it difficult for Youghal to get any opportunities near the goal. The work rate of Fionn and Ciaran with savage work rate were also impressive, displaying some excellent team-work.
Ags Fenton provided exceptional linking play, making it easier for the Glenville forwards to get the ball in the danger zone. And speaking of forwards, Andrew Welch and James O'Mahony provided some great scores.
All in all, it was a fantastic match, with both teams displaying some excellent skills. But for today, Glenville were the champions of the day.
U10
Our U10s hosted Kiltha Óg on Saturday morning, playing 2 games in glorious sunshine. After playing a hurling blitz the night before it was great to have 18 kids back out again the following morning.
DADS AND LADS FOOTBALL
Our sessions continue on a Sunday night at 8.30pm and are growing week on week. No experience or level of fitness required. Contact John on 085-7102290 for details.
GAELIC FOR MOTHERS AND OTHERS
Training continues each Thursday evening 8pm – 9pm in Glenville GAA grounds. New members always welcome, please contact 087-2799956 if you wish for further information.
LOTTO
Jackpot €5,200. Numbers drawn 6, 21, 25 and 32. No jackpot winner. Quickpick winners - Tricia Joyce, Dominic Moynihan, Sean Hegarty, Pamela Ross. This week's jackpot €5,300. Draw in Kades Kounty on 02/06.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
An hour a week, an hour a fortnight (entirely your call) or whatever you can manage in the following areas: general administration, general maintenance, make flags, painting, Cleaning, help develop our club website, organising or help in fundraising, buying or selling lotto tickets or help on lotto Friday nights draws, sponsor something, become a referee, help in the coffee shop, coaching or helping with a juvenile or adult team, or if you are a new player or want to get back.
ST JOHN’S FEST
Thursday, June 22nd – Sunday, June 25th. Bonfire night is synonymous with Glenville and again this year the tradition lives on.
Glenville Community Council along with other organisations in the parish came together to assemble this 4 day event. Stay tuned in the coming weeks when details will be revealed.
BOOK OUR ASTRO PITCH
Looking for a location for a kids birthday party??
Our club astro pitch is available for kids birthday parties or communion parties. Children can enjoy hours of fun and games in our new state of the art astro pitch facility while we also have tea and refreshment facilities and lots of outdoor seating space available to really make things enjoyable. Contact Peter at 086-0438046.
OUR UNDERAGE ACADEMY IS BACK
Boys born in 2016 and 2017 will play football and hurling together on Saturday mornings at 9.30 in Watergrasshill pitch and Wednesday evenings at 6.30 in Glenville pitch. Our academy is a great way to have fun and make new friends so if your son would like to give it a go, pop along on Saturday or Wednesday and we're sure they'll have a great time. An Cupán Tae will be open for tea and coffee or we'd be delighted to welcome new parents to get involved - no experience necessary.