Club Notes: 12th June 2016

Club Lotto
Last week’s winning lotto numbers were 6-20-21-27, and there was no winner. Eur20 winners were Alan Mills, Bart O’ Donoghue, Catherine Lackey, Ollie O’ Farrell, and Michelle Walsh. Next week’s jackpot will be Eur 15,150.

Intermediate Hurling.
First it was on, then it was off. The Western Board, in their wisdom, fixed our championship match against Brickey Rangers for next Thursday evening at 7pm in Fraher Field. Never mind that we might have players in Cork or further afield, even people with regular jobs would have difficulty making that fixture on time. As it happens, all matches were postponed at the request of Derek McGrath, but one would have to seriously question the wisdom of scheduling championship matches in the middle of the week at 7pm. I just think it is very unfair on players and clubs. Common sense please, people!

All Ireland Feile na nGael comes to Knockanore and Tallow.
Next weekend 17th to 19th June Cois Bhride U-14 hurlers take part in the John West Feile na nGael competition hosted by Tipperary and Waterford. The Cois Bhride club is also hosting Raheny G.A.A club U14’s from Dublin with their team and mentors being accommodated by families from both here and in Tallow. Our team are in Group A of division 7 along with Raheny (Dublin), Graiguenamanagh (Kilkenny), and Kilrossanty (Waterford). We play two games on Friday, at 4.30 against Graiguenamanagh, and at 5.30 v Kilrossanty, both games in Tallow. The final group match will be in Knockanore on Saturday morning at 10.30am v Raheny. We should have at least a quarter final match later on Saturday at a different venue depending on where they finish. If they progress they could have a semi final later on Saturday with the finals being held on Sunday. The rest of division 7 is made up of teams from Tipperary, Cork, Galway, Louth, Cavan, Carlow, and Monaghan.
It’s a great honour for Cois Bhride to be hosting and participating in this event, and we look forward to welcoming Raheny G.A.A. and he other participating teams in the division to the area, so come out and give our lads a bit of support.

John Joe McGrath R.I.P.
Everyone in the club and indeed the whole area was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of John Joe McGrath, Okyle, which occured last week. John Joe was a well known figure at G.A.A. matches all over, and certainly at Shamrocks matches. To his wife Sarah, and all his family and friends, we offer our sympathies. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam.

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