Kilbride Ladies in County Final
The flags are flying and the good luck signs are dotted around the parish for our Senior ladies ahead of their first ever appearance in a Senior County Final. All roads lead to Knockcroghery next Saturday 17th Sept for what is expected to be a mouth watering clash with St Brigids Throw in is at 5pm. so we hope that the girls will have huge support from the parish and further afield on the day. Wishing Ollie , Michael, Mike, Padraig and all the team the very best of luck.
Scór Na nÓg 2016/17
Following a very successful 2015/16 season we are looking to boost our entries in Scór Na nÓg for this coming year! With county semi finals looming we need to confirm entries and get our quiz teams up and running! Categories include; Solo Singing, Solo Recitation, Ballad Group, Trad music Group, Set Dancing
Ceili dancing, Cameo and Quiz team! If interested in participating please contact the Club Secretary
Kilbride GAA Lotto
The lotto draw will be held in the Red Parrot on Saturday night when the jackpot will be €1,800.
Guess the score
The men’s panel are currently running a ‘Guess the score’ in the lead up to Sunday’s All Ireland senior football final.
Cash for Clobber
It’s not to late to declutter that wardrobe. Put your unwanted clothes, shoes etc in a black bag and leave it in the clubhouse. The Cash for clobber collection will be made later this week.
Underage Boys Football
Our minor’s travelled to Enfield on Friday knowing that if they won or drew against St Croan’s they would be in the final. Kilbride played well in patches but despite being level with five minutes remaining St Croan’s finished the stronger with three un-answered points to take the spoils.
Full time score St Croan’s 2-14 Kilbride 2-11.
Team – R Cunningham; D Garvey; J Feerick; A Looby, 0-01; R Biesty, 1-00; R Murray; D O’Neill, 0-01; C Shanagher, 0-01; K Neary; S Hanly, 1-01; A Shanagher; K Battles, 0-06, 2 frees; D O’Connor, 0-01; Subs J O’Connor for Feerick.
All is not lost however and the lads will at the very least contest a semi-final.
Well done to our U16 boys who have made the division 3 final after St Brigid’s conceded the semi-final.
Our U14 boys travelled to Ballyleague on Saturday to take part in the the Paddy Bolger Memorial Tournament. They recorded wins against the hosts and St Barry/Kilglass but lost out to Oran and Granard. Thanks to St Faithleach’s for the invitation and their hospitality.
They (Under 14s) are due to play St Faithleachs in the Division 3 semi-final on Saturday at a venue and time that has yet to be decided.
Our U12 boys will contest two finals on Saturday weeks. They will take on Elphin/Ballinameen in the Division 2 & Division 6 deciders.
Under 14 Ladies bow out of Championship
Our U 14 girls bowed out of the championship when they were defeated by St. Barrys in Kilbride on Friday evening. Two of our regular starters Aisling Hanly and Alexandra Gigon were unable to play due to injury. Then we were dealt further blows with the withdrawal of Aoife Leonard with an ankle injury and then Ellen O Beirne had to come off for a substantial amount of time with a bad nose bleed having been hit by the ball . Despite a trojan effort by the rest of the team they were beaten on a scoreline of 5-09 to 2-09 . We would like to wish Aisling , Alexandra , Aoife and Ellen speedy recoveries from their injuries and thank all the players for their commitment over the last few months and to their parents for supporting them and bringing the girls to training and matches. A huge thank you also to their management team Johnny , Cole, Alice , Rochelle and Joan for all the time and effort put in with this group of players .
Team : Rachel Hoare , Etain Kelly , Sarah McTiernan , Karina Leonard , Julia Garvey, Aoife Leonard , Saoirse Murray , Ellen O Beirne , Robyn Dowling , Ellen Tully(0-01) , Leah Fallon (1-04), Jolene O Reilly, Ashling Cronin,, Aine Biesty(1-01) Amy Shanagher(0-03). Subs Elaine O Grady for Aoife Leonard Alexandra Gigon and Aisling Hanly .
Best wishes Aisling
The club would like to wish Aisling Hanly the very best of luck next Sunday in Croke Park when she will play in the INTO/GAA Cumann na mBunscol Respect Exhibition Go Games match at half time of the All Ireland final. This is a wonderful achievement for Aisling and is very much deserved as she is an extremely talented young player. Aisling was born deaf but was fitted with a cochlear implant at a young age which makes her achievement all the more special. This will be a very special occasion for her proud parents Cole and Liz and her brothers and sister. Have a fabulous time Aisling from all here in Kilbride ladies club !
Thank you
The club would like to sincerely thank all those who supported our cake sale and coffee morning on Sunday. It was a great success and brought in such much needed funds for our ladies club.