Junior hurlers continue their winning ways
Last Monday evening our Junior hurlers faced off against old rivals Ballyhea in the third round of the Cavanagh’s of Fermoy Division Two Hurling League.
Conditions were favourable for this encounter which was played on the old pitch at the Ballyhea venue. The home side were first to hit the target, but this was quickly cancelled out by a Liam Óg Hegarty point from play and after 10 minutes played, they held the scoring advantage of 0-03 to 0-01. Over the next 5 minutes Kilworth really came into the reckoning with Leo Coffey recording a quick 1-01 and Liam Óg converting a ‘65. Ballyhea however didn’t sit back and followed up with 6 nicely taken points to Kilworth’s 2 courtesy of Daniel O’Regan and Liam Óg and held a 1-point advantage at the half-time whistle, 0-09 to 1-05.
INCREASED WORK RATE
One could argue that Kilworth’s shooting in the opening half was sketchy with the wide count clocking up to 7, however for the remaining 30 minutes the team’s work rate increased dramatically with the away side scoring 3-07 to Ballyhea’s 0-08.
Liam Óg opened the scoring after the interval with a concerted free which was quickly followed by a point from Leo to level proceedings once again. Almost immediately Sean Beecher added his name to the scoresheet with a well taken goal leading from the outcome of some great Kilworth outfield teamwork. For the next 10 minutes both Ballyhea and Kilworth kept the umpires busy waving white flags until Darragh
Sheehan found the net with a sweet strike on the 50th minute to send Kilworth on their way. Two further scores followed from Leo before another solid Beecher strike sailed past the Ballyhea keeper which saw Kilworth prevail on a full-time score of 4-12 – 0-17.
Up next, Kilworth face Newtownshandrum at home this coming Saturday evening where they will be hoping to add further points to the league standings. Kilworth will want to avenge on last season’s Championship encounter between the sides which saw the green and gold side come triumph by 7 points.
Team and scorers: Kieran Walsh, Gearoid Carey, John Horgan, Kieran Twomey, Brian Dunne, Sean Óg Kenneally, Conor Hynes, Michael O’Callaghan, Daniel O’Regan 0-01, Anthony Sheehan, Sean Beecher 2-00, Brian Casey, Darragh Sheehan 1-00, Liam Óg Hegarty 0-06 (0-01f, 0-01-65”), and Leo Coffey 1-05. Substitutes used: Jason Twomey, Cathal Donnellan, Sean Moriarty, Aaron Browne, and Kenny Murphy.
DARKNESS INTO LIGHT 2024
This year, in the early hours of Saturday, May 11th Kilworth GAA, Kilworth Camogie and Kilworth LGFA clubs together with the wider Kilworth Community are joining forces to participate in a fundraising walk in aid of Pieta House and Darkness into Light. Gathering for the walk will start at 4am with the walk itself commencing at 4.15am from the GAA grounds with tea/coffee and refreshments served in the clubhouse upon return. All attendees are asked to wear their Darkness into Light t-shirts (if you have one), a high visibility jacket, and to also bring along your fully charged torch. All support will be greatly appreciated, and it will go a long way to help the amazing work that Pieta House does. Please spread the word!
CLUB LOTTO
There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot of €2,600 held on Monday, April 29th, the numbers drawn were: 09, 14, 15 and 22. The lucky dip winner of €50 was Tommy, Indie, Sonny, Ollie c/o Centra. The lucky dip winners of €25 each were James Aherne c/o online, Denis O’Keeffe c/o online, and Ben, Jack, Rian c/o Patsy O’Mahony. Next week’s jackpot on Tuesday, May 7th is €2,800.
Tickets cost just €2 each or three 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.
KILWORTH COMMUNITY AND GAA FESTIVAL 2024
Save the date! Kilworth GAA in conjunction with Kilworth Community Council are joining forces this year for the annual Kilworth Festival which will take place from August 6th - 11th. This event is guaranteed to be bigger than ever and we look forward to sharing with you all over the coming weeks and months ahead, all the exciting events that this festival will have to offer.
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Friday, May 3rd; Red FM Division 4 Hurling League; Kilworth v Youghal in Youghal at 7.30pm. Saturday, May 4th; Cavanaghs of Fermoy Division Two Hurling League Group One; Kilworth v Newtownshandrum in Kilworth at 6pm. Tuesday, May 7th; Red FM Division 4 Hurling League; Kilworth v St Catherines in Kilworth at 7.30pm. Please keep a watchful eye on club social media platforms for fixture updates etc.
MAIN CLUB SPONSORS
Walsh’s Pharmacy, Aherne’s Pub, The Village Inn, KDC Ltd, Kilally Stables, Mitchelstown Dental Clinic, Joe and Trish Bonner, Centra, Kilworth.