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County Senior Hurling Championship
De La Salle 2-25 Portlaw 0-11
Our senior hurlers sponsored by John Kelly Opel had a comprehensive win over senior newcomers Portlaw in Walsh Park last Sunday. Given that we lined out without John Mullane, Jack Fagan, Shane Ryan, Eddie Meaney and Steven Daniels we were more than pleased to come away with the victory and with Stephen Dalton, Eoin Madigan, Shane McNulty and debutant Brian Cunningham all prominent we were never in any real danger of losing this game.
Portlaw made a bright start and led 0-3 to 0-1 after five minutes with Conan Watt being our scorer. We then took control of the game and nine points in a row from Brian Cunningham (6), Adam Farrell, Jake Dillon and Paidi Nevin saw us lead 0-10 to 0-3 after twenty seven minutes. Portlaw rallied with two points before Brian Cunningham ended the first half scoring to see us ahead 0-11 to 0-5 at half time. Portlaw began the second half with a point but Brian Cunningham, Adam Farrell and Kevin Moran replied to make it 0-14 to 0-6 after five minutes. Portlaw pointed in the sixth minute but points from Brian Cunningham and Shane McNulty made it 0-16 to 0-7 after eight minutes. Any lingering doubts about the result were ended in the next two minutes as first Kevin Moran picked out Jake Dillon from a line ball and Jake finished low to the net and then after Adam Farrell’s shot was saved by the Portlaw goalkeeper Brian Cunningham followed up to double the sliotar to the net. Both teams added two points in the next ten minutes with ours coming from Adam Farrell and Kevin Moran to make it 2-18 to 0-9.We then hit four consecutive points between the 23rd and 26th minutes from Kevin Moran, Conan Watt, Shane McNulty and David Greene before Portlaw scored their last two points of the game. We ended the game with three points in a row from Jake Dillon, Eddie Barrett and David Greene.
Scorers: Brian Cunningham 1-9 (0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65), Jake Dillon 1-2, Adam Farrell and Kevin Moran 0-3 each, Conan Watt, Shane McNulty and David Greene 0-2 each, Paidi Nevin and Eddie Barrett 0-1 each.
Panel: John Coady, Tom Moran, Ian Flynn (captain), Stephen Dalton, Bryan Phelan, Eoin Madigan, Shane McNulty, Eddie Barrett, Jake Dillon, Adam Farrell, David Greene, Conan Watt, Kevin Moran, Brian Cunningham, Stevie Brenner, Paddy Kennedy, Kenneth Byrne, Thomas Kearney, Matthew Barden, Robert Daniels, Colm Morris.
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Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs East Intermediate Hurling Championship
De La Salle 0-15 Fenor 0-10
Our understrength intermediate hurlers maintained their unbeaten start to this year’s campaign when they had five points to spare over Fenor in Walsh Park last Saturday. Given that we were minus six players from our first round game it was a very good win but the margin was harsh on Fenor as the game was up for grabs until four late points sealed our victory.
Fenor began well and pointed two frees in the first five minutes. Points from Dylan Foley and Thomas Kearney levelled matters before Fenor pointed both from a free and from play to lead 0-4 to 0-2 after ten minutes. A foul on Colm Morris saw Adam O’Sullivan convert the free but Fenor pointed again in the 15th minute. Points from Dylan Foley and an Adam O’Sullivan free made it all square again before an injury time sixty five gave Fenor a half time lead of 0-6 to 0-5. Fenor doubled their lead from a free immediately after the restart but Adam O’Sullivan replied with a free in the third minute after Thomas Kearney was fouled. Fenor pointed in the 10th minute but we then hit four points in a row between the 12th and 18th minutes through Matthew Barden, Adam O’Sullivan, Colm Morris and Adam O’Sullivan again from a free after Robert Daniels was fouled. Back came Fenor with two points from a free and play to make 0-10 each after twenty three minutes. We regained the lead in the 25th minute with an excellent long range strike from Craig Dowling. We stretched the lead to two points in the 30th minute with another Adam O’Sullivan free and Adam then caught the puck out and sent it straight over the bar. Two fouls on Thomas Kearney in injury time were also converted by Adam to ensure the win.
Scorers: Adam O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-7 frees), Dylan Foley 0-2, Thomas Kearney, Matthew Barden, Colm Morris and Craig Dowling 0-1 each.
Panel: Kyle Sinnott, Adam Doyle, Kenneth Byrne, Paddy Kennedy, Mikey Costigan, Oran Keevers, Craig Dowling, Matthew Barden, Colm Morris, Robert Daniels, Johnny Keane, Dylan Foley, Ryan Duke, Thomas Kearney, Adam O’Sullivan, Philip Burke, Darragh Fitzpatrick, Evan Whelan, Ray Murphy.
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John J. Murphy East Junior B Hurling Championship
De La Salle 3-11 Passage 0-11
Our junior hurlers had their first win of the year when they had three goals to spare over Passage in an enjoyable encounter in Passage last Thursday. A good first half gave us a lead we retained throughout despite a strong fight back by our opponents before we eventually regained control.
We opened the scoring with points in the fourth and six minutes from Eamonn Fitzgerald from a free after Barry Twomey was fouled and Evan Whelan. Pointed frees in the 12th and 18th minutes saw Passage draw level. Eamonn Fitzgerald restored our lead in the 19th minute and Keith Cooney goaled in the 22nd minute after good work by Evan Whelan. A foul on Eoin Casey saw Eamonn Fitzgerald point again. Keith Cooney added another before Evan Whelan got our second goal created by Conor Dunphy and Barry Twomey to make it 2-5 to 0-2 after twenty six minutes. Passage pointed two frees before the break to reduce the lead to 2-5 to 0-4. Passage began the second half determinedly and scored three points in the first seven minutes to reduce our lead to four. However, we regained the momentum and four points from Conor O’Toole (2) and Eamonn Fitzgerald (2) made it 2-10 to 0-7 midway through the half. Back came Passage again with four points of their own between the 16th and 24th minutes to make it 2-10 to 0-11. The game was finally decided in the 27th minute when after Evan Whelan’s initial shot was saved by the goalkeeper, Barry Twomey got possession and crashed the ball to the roof of the net. Barry added a point a minute later to end the scoring.
Scorers: Eamonn Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-4 frees), Evan Whelan, Keith Cooney and Barry Twomey 1-1 each, Conor O’Toole 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 ’65).
Panel: Conor Bohane, Ryan Duke, Kevin Gahan, Darren Casey, Alan Fitzgerald, Darragh Fitzpatrick, Martin Sheehan, Ronan O’Connor, Conor O’Toole, Eamonn Fitzgerald (captain), Keith Cooney, Eoin Casey, Evan Whelan, Barry Twomey, Conor Dunphy, Diarmuid Carey, Luke Lalor, Philip Burke, Johnny Walsh.
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Lotto
There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Monday night and it now stands at €12,750. The next draw takes place on Monday 20th June. Numbers drawn were 8, 15, 16, 32. There were five winners of €20 each.
Winners: Gavin Power c/o Seller Billy Flynn, Owen Dunphy, Brendan c/o Seller Sandra Hearne, M. Lowry c/o Seller Thomas Kearney, Margaret Rodgers c/o Seller Thomas Kearney.
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Feile na nGael
This coming weekend sees Feil na nGael take place in both hurling and camogie in Waterford and Tipperary. We are hosting the Michael Dwyers club from Wicklow in Division 5 of the hurling feile. The action begins in Gracedieu on Friday at 4.30pm when we play Carlow Town. An hour later we play local rivals Passage and at 10.30am on Saturday morning we take on our guests from Wicklow. Further fixtures will depend on whether we progress to the cup or shield competition. Please check our website for those details.
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Tour De Salle 2016.
The annual Tour De Salle cycle takes place on Sunday 3rd July. Registration at our main sponsor John Kelly Opel from 9am. Participants will have the option of 50 or 75 KM routes and refreshments will be served before, during and after the event. Entry €10 and as this is the main fundraiser for the club we are looking for team members to fill their sponsorship card and cycle or steward on the day.
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De La Salle Camogie Club
Training:
U-8, 10 & 12 squads on Weds 15th June @ 6.30pm in Gracedieu.
U-14, 16, 18, & Intermediate squads on Weds 15th June @ 7.15pm in Gracedieu.
Newcomers are always more than welcome to join in.
Fixtures:
U-12 league round 3 on Tues 14th June home v Portlaw throw in 7pm in Gracedieu.
Results:
The U-12 girls lost away to Modeligo in round 2 of the league. They were short a few girls on the night but still played well and enjoyed themselves.
The U-10 girls attended the next round of blitzes in Gailltir on Sat 11th June. They played games against the host club, St. Annes & Roanmore. Well done girls on some promising displays.
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Feile Na nGael 2016
This will take place next weekend where we will play host to Portlaoise Camogie Club from Laois. We are based in Portlaw on the first day Friday 17th June. Venue: Portlaw @ 4pm DLS v Portlaw-Roanmore, 5.30pm DLS v Four Roads Roscommon. On the Saturday we play our guest club Portlaoise Camogie Club in Gracedieu @ 11.30am and depending on results we will play a quarter final in either the cup or shield in the afternoon.
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Wedding Bells
Best wishes to our Intermediate squad captain Majella McCarthy on her wedding day back in her native Cork on Fri 17th June. Majella has been a major addition to our adult teams over the last 2 years. Best wishes for the future to Majella, Derek & Robbie…
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