De La Salle GAA Live

• Eastern U-21 B Football Championship

In the Eastern U-21 B football championship draw which was carried live on the Waterford GAA Facebook page we were drawn to play Tramore in the semi final. It is hoped to play this game next Sunday 28th February at 2pm at a venue to be confirmed. Please check our website and Twitter page for updates.

• National Hurling League

Well done to Derek McGrath, Kevin Moran, Jake Dillon, Shane McNulty, Eddie Barrett, Mark Cooney, Fergal O’Brien and the Waterford senior hurlers on their good win over Cork in Pairc Ui Rinn last Saturday night which sees them top the table after two rounds.

• Lotto

There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Monday night and it now stands at €10,750. The next draw takes place on Monday 29th February. Numbers drawn were 15, 17, 24, 32. There were five winners of €20 each.

Winners: Austin Curtin c/o Seller Anna Sheehan, Maureen c/o Seller Eoin Madigan, Declan Burke c/o Seller Alan Duke, Anna Murphy c/o Seller Eamonn Fitzgerald, Lorraine Duke.

• Condolences

We extend our condolences to the Keevers family on the death of Jim’s mother in Ardmore at the weekend. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí.

• De La Salle Camogie Club

Training :

U-8 & U-10 club training on Weds 24th Feb indoors in the Presentation Secondary School hall @ 7pm.

U-12 & 14s  on Monday 29th Feb @ 6pm in Gracedieu.

U-16, 18 & Intermediate on Monday 29th Feb @ 7pm in Gracedieu.

Newcomers are always more than welcome to attend on the day.

Awards:

Many thanks to the girls, parents, family members & supporters of DLS Camogie Club who attended our Camogie Season 2015 awards presentation in Gracedieu on Sun 21st Feb. Many thanks also to our invited guests Waterford Senior Hurling Manager Derek McGrath who presented the medals, Ita Murphy Waterford Camogie County Board Chairperson & Seamus Quirke De La Salle GAA Club Chairman. A large attendance was on view which was much appreciated by all.

County :

Well done to our club girls, Brianna O Regan (goalie), Beth Carton (centre forward 1-11), Courtney Healy (wingback), Aisling Madigan (corner forward 1-0), Caoimhe Drohan (sub-wing back), Colette Hogan, Niamh Murphy & Chloe Dempsey (subs) who were members of the Waterford Minor County Squad who played Galway in the 1st Round of the Minor A Championship in WIT Carriganore @ 2pm on Sunday 21st Feb. Waterford defeated Galway on a scoreline of 3-11 (20) to 2-12 (18). A terrific start to the Championship for the County Minor Squad. Next round away to Cork on Sat 12th March.

Best of luck to Aisling Madigan & Lucy Hogan who will be in U16 Munster Championship action in the coming weeks.

Bag Pack :

Our club bag pack will take place in the Hyper Centre Supervalu on Thurs 3rd, Fri 4th & Sat 5th March. Contact Rose asap with your preferred timeslot.

Congrats to our club girl Abby Flynn who was recently selected on the U16 Irish International Basketball Squad for season 2016. Well deserved recognition for a multi talented, dedicated sports girl.

Follow all our daily club updates on our clubs facebook & twitter pages or on delasallegaa.ie website.

• Eastern Championships

The dates for the commencement of the various intermediate and junior eastern championships were announced last week.

First up will be our junior footballers who will begin with a game against Mount Sion on the weekend of 25th March which is Easter weekend. Our junior hurlers will also begin with a game against Mount Sion on the weekend of 6th May which is also the weekend we play our first senior game. Our intermediate hurlers will begin a week later when they meet St. Mollerans with the last team to see championship action being our intermediate footballers who will play Kilmacthomas on the weekend of 27th May which coincides with Bruce Springsteen playing in Croke Park.

• National Hurling League

Well done to Derek McGrath, Kevin Moran, Jake Dillon, Shane McNulty, Mark Cooney, Fergal O’Brien and the Waterford senior hurlers on beginning the defence of their National League title with a good win over the All Ireland champions Kilkenny last Sunday in Walsh Park.

• De La Salle Camogie Club

Season 2016 is just around the corner and the camogie club will be entering teams at U-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and Intermediate in the local County Championships/Blitzes.

Training:

U-8 & U-10 club training resumes on Weds 17th Feb indoors in the Presentation Secondary School hall at 7pm.

U-12 & 14s tbc asap as well as the U-16, 18 and Intermediate squads.

Newcomers are always more than welcome to attend on the day.

Awards:

With all our squads from U-12 up to adult Junior contesting A County Finals our awards ceremony for the girls will take place on Sunday 21st Feb at 5pm in the Gracedieu clubhouse. Club girls from U-8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and Junior, parents, family members and supporters of DLS Camogie are invited to attend and show their appreciation to the girls for their tremendous efforts shown throughout 2015.

County :

Best of luck to our club girls, Brianna O’Regan, Beth Carton, Courtney Healy, Colette Hogan, Caoimhe Drohan, Aisling Madigan, Niamh Murphy and Chloe Dempsey who are members of the minor county squad who play Galway in the 1st Round of the Minor A Championship in WIT Carriganore at 2pm on Sunday 21st Feb. Joey Carton is also a mentor with this squad.

Congrats also to Aisling and Lucy Hogan who are members of the U-16 County Squads who will contest the Munster U-16 A & C Championships shortly.

• Bag Pack

Our club bag pack will take place in the Hyper Centre Supervalu on Thurs 3rd, Fri 4th & Sat 5th March.

Follow all our daily club updates on our clubs facebook & Twitter pages or on delasallegaa.ie website.

• Senior Hurling Championship

The fixtures for the first two rounds of the senior hurling championship were made during the week. In Round 1 we will take on Passage in Walsh Park on Saturday 7th May at 7pm. A week later on the 14th May we will play Ballygunner in Walsh Park at 7.30pm. It is hoped to play Round 3 in June and Round 4 in August. The final round to be played in either August or September. All these are subject to change depending on the progress of the county teams.

• Minor Football Championship

The minor football championship is scheduled to begin on 21st February but we have a bye that weekend. We will commence on Sunday 6th March with a home game against Gaultier at 11.30am. We will be away to Rathgormack on Sunday 13th March also at 11.30am and our last game in March will be away to Clashmore/Kinsalebeg on the 20th.

• Eastern Championship Draws

The draws for the various eastern championships were also made last week.

In the intermediate hurling championship we have been drawn in a group of five alongside St. Saviours, Butlerstown, St. Mollerans and Fenor. The top four will progress to the quarter finals and the fifth team will be in the relegation play off.

In the intermediate football championship we are also in a group of five with Dunhill, Tramore, Kilmacthomas and Portlaw our opponents. The top team will go straight to the semi finals with the second and third teams playing in the quarter finals. The bottom team will face a relegation play off. There will also be an early season league in this grade.

Our junior footballers will play in the A championship which consists of nine teams. Roanmore, Mount Sion, Ferrybank, Naomh Pol, Ballyduff Lower, Bonmahon, Kill and Portlaw make up the teams. The top two teams will qualify for the semi finals with the next four teams in the quarter finals. There will also be a separate intermediate attached final for the top two finishing teams between Bonmahon, Kill, Portlaw and ourselves.

Our junior hurlers will play in the B championship which consists of fifteen teams. They have been graded into two sections with our section of seven teams also including Mount Sion, Clonea, Dunhill, Erins Own, Portlaw and Passage. This section has been deemed to be the stronger section and the top two teams will contest the semi finals with the third and fourth placed teams playing quarter finals against the teams that emerge from the other section.

We have been graded B in U-21 football with Ballyduff/Portlaw, Roanmore and Tramore. This championship will be a straight knock out and will also begin shortly.

• Lotto

There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Tuesday night and it now stands at €10,500. The next draw takes place on Monday 15th February. Numbers drawn were 9, 14, 16, 29. There were five winners of €20 each.

Winners: Katie Mullane c/o Seller John Mullane, Karen Hennessy c/o Seller Br. Killian, Ricky Grogan, Olivia Russell, Cathal Crowe.

• Condolences

We extend our condolences to the Shamrocks club and to the family of well known referee John Michael Kelly who passed away last week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

• Senior Hurling Championship Draw

The draw for the groups in this years senior hurling championship was made at last week’s county board meeting and we were certainly given some tough matches to look forward to. We begin against Passage and then play Ballygunner, Portlaw, Ballyduff Upper and Dungarvan in that order.

• Minor Football Championship

We have been graded A and will play Nire, Ballinacourty, Gaultier, Dungarvan, Clashmore/Kinsalebeg and Rathgormack. The championship will begin shortly.

• Eastern Championships

A meeting of the eastern board will take place on Tuesday where the remaining championship draws will be made.

• Harty Cup Semi Final

Commiserations to Dermot Dooley, Kevin Moran, Paudie Nevin and the De La Salle College side who lost the Harty Cup semi final to Templemore after extra time last Saturday in a thrilling encounter. Conor Giles-Doran, Lee Wall, Gavin Coppinger, Mikey Costigan 0-2, Thomas Douglas 2-1, Kevin Hennessy and James Stone all saw action during the game. Unfortunately injury prevented Eddie Meaney and Cormac McCann from playing any part. Hard luck lads.

• Lotto

There was no winner of our Lotto jackpot last Monday night and it now stands at €10,250. The next draw takes place on Monday 1st February. Numbers drawn were 5, 29, 30, 31. There were five winners of €20 each.
Winners: Doc Dalton, Dee c/o Seller Sandra Hearne, John Doyle c/o Seller Willie Stephens, Adam Doyle c/o Seller Willie Stephens, Joe Keane c/o Seller Billy Flynn.

• County Minor Hurling Panel

Well done to Mikey Costigan, Conor Giles-Doran and Thomas Douglas who have been selected on the Waterford minor hurling panel for 2016.

• Injury

Unfortunately Cormac McCann suffered a serious collar bone injury while training with the Waterford minor hurlers last week which will keep him out of action for several months. We extend our best wishes to Cormac that he makes a full recovery and hopefully he will be back in action as soon as possible.