Pictured~ Our Junior Footballers and backroom team were kindly sponsored new tops by Barry John Ryan ahead of their League Semi- Final clash with Ballyclough this Friday at 730pm in Buttevant. The lads have put in trojan work this year and we thank them sincerely for that. We would hope everyone will get out and support them Friday. You might also notice in the centre of the picture Munster and Rugby Legend Paul Warwick who has been a native of Mallow in the last number of years and is also married to a local girl. The Junior Footballers have also done the amazing thing of making a very generous donation to the Cystic Fibrosis Association in Brisbane, Queensland, an association Paul and his family hold very dear to their hearts. So Paul came up to the club to present the lads with their new tops and receive the acknowledgement for the donation. It was a fantastic gesture by the lads and regardless of the code of sport is what GAA people are all about involving everyone in our community. As the Warwick family are moving back to live in Brisbane we would like to wish them all the very best of luck with their new chapter and of course we wish our own lads the very best of luck Friday evening. Maghealla ABU!!
Thanks to our Hurling and Football Sponsors O’Briens Garage, Mallow and Maureens Pub, O’Brien St Mallow respectively…
Great week-end for the Club
What a fantastic few days it was last weekend for Mallow GAA Club with over seventy teams competing in our Mallow GAA Eugene Carey Golf classic over Thursday and Friday, great wins for our Intermediate Footballers on Friday night and sublime wins, in Championship, for our U-16 and Junior Hurlers on Saturday. All while this was going on the Feile Football finals were taking place back in the complex and in fact all the Feile teams who had been playing throughout the County all came back to Carrigoon to watch the final and to avail of our excellent catering facilities. Our Complex manager Liz and all the staff have to be commended for catering for over 600 meals last Saturday for the Feile teams and everything ran like clockwork. Its great to be getting a chance to show the real capabilities of our clubhouse and grounds.
U-16 Hurling Championship win
St. Mary’s Juvenile U-16 Hurlers, under the tutelage of Mick Sexton, Johnny Walsh, Tom Slattery and Tadgh O’Riordan had a sublime win over Fermoy last Saturday in the preliminary round of the Co. Premier 2 Hurling Championship. The level of skill shown throughout by both teams was an absolute joy to be behold and this Mallow team are definitely ones to watch. The game was intensely close throughout with the sides level at half time of normal time 0-7 to 0-7 and it was the same scenario at the end of normal time, 0-15 to 1-12. So it took Extra-time to separate them but the Mallow lads were a class apart in both periods of Extra-time and in fact in the last ten minutes were the better team by a Country mile. A mixture of fitness and skill won the day, the final score was Mallow 1-22 Fermoy 1-14. We will follow this Championship with huge interest and no doubt there are tough challenges ahead with the likes of Blackrock, Carrigtwohilll and Inniscarra involved but this fine Mallow team are more than able for any contest that lies ahead and we wish them luck!!!
Mallow- Daithi Heffernan, Oisin Carroll, Stephen Duffy, Eoin O’Leary, Ciaran Murphy, Kenneth Mills , Matthew MgLynn,Trevor Doyle, John Browne,Ronan Sheehan, Eoin Murphy, Ben Slattery, Eoin Buckley, Danny Buckley, Eoin Kenny.
Subs- Kyle O’Driscoll for Eoin Buckley, Oisin Moynihan for Eoin Kenny
Junior Hurling Championship win over Ballyhea
Our Junior Hurlers had a fantastic win over Ballyhea last Saturday over rivals Ballyhea, in a highly entertaining, knockout, First Round Championship to book a place in the North Cork Semi Final against Fermoy on Friday 10th July. It was a real physical game with no timber spared from either side. Mallow were the better team throughout and Ballyhea never posed any real threat. The final score was Mallow 2-15 to 0-7. Our Junior Hurlers now face Kilworth next Sunday evening in their last League game to remain in contention for a semi final spot in the Division 2 League.
Mallow- Aidan Long, Eamonn Crowley, Ronan Mills, Stephen Coughlan, Kieran Stokes, Gavin O’Sullivan, Brian O’Riordan, Mark Roche(C)(0-1), Rory Downey(0-1), Bryan Murphy(0-4), Kieran Byrne(0-2), Jack Downes, Barry-John Ryan(1-1), Fergal McCormack(1-6), Michael O’Rourke.
Subs- Denis Hayes for Jack Downes, Fionn Moynihan for Brian O’Riordan, Darren Whelan for Barry-John Ryan, Jack Murphy for Eamonn Crowley, Brian Daly for Michael O’Rourke.
Intermediate Hurlers draw with Valley Rovers
Our Intermediate Hurlers shared the spoils with Valley Rovers in a hotly contested, tempestuous, League game last Tuesday night away in Brinny. Valley Rovers were a big physical side and it was a very tough game. Mallow trailed for long periods in the second half so a draw was a great result.. The final score was Mallow 1-17 Valley Rovers 1-17
Mallow- Padraig Buckley, Jack O’Hanlon, Killian O’Connor(0-1), Daniel Sheehan, Alec Luttrell, Fionn O’Neill(C), pA Healy, Conor Stokes, Conor Hannon(0-1), Paul Lyons(0-1), Michael Maher(0-2), Jerry Hayes(0-1), Aaron Sheehan(0-5), Sean Hayes(0-5), Pa Herlihy(1-1).
Subs- Kieran Byrne for Conor Stokes, Rory Downey for Conor Hannon
Intermediate Football challenge against St. Senans…
Our Intermediate Footballers kept their momentum going with a fine challenge game against St. Senans of Limerick last Friday night in the club they ran out winners after a great game on a score line of Mallow 1-14 St. Senans 1-7. They travel this weekend to Tralee to play John Mitchels in another friendly and we wish them well..
Premier Intermediate Round 4 Draws..
The draws for Round 4 of the Premier intermediate Football and Hurling Championships have been made and are as follows: Premier Intermediate Football Championship Round 4 Mallow V St. Michaels.
Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Round 4 Mallow V Watergrassill.
Dates and Venues for same to be confirmed at a later date.
Fixtures
Junior Football League Semi Final Mallow V Ballyclough, Friday 3rd July at 730pm in Buttevant..
Intermediate Football Challenge Mallow V John Mitchels Saturday 4th July at 7pm away.
Junior Hurling League Round 10 Mallow V Kilworth Sunday 5th July at 730pm in Kilworth..
We wish all teams the best of luck but especially, this week, our Junior Footballers who are contesting a League Semi Final… Please support if you can at all….
Maureen’s Pub Masters Golf 2015
Our Football sponsors are holding a Masters Golf Championship for the coveted Green Jacket next Saturday 4th July in Mallow Golf driving range in Copstown from 3pm to 630pm and its all in aid of the Oncology Unit in the Mercy University Hospital. Your entry is your sponsorship card which can be collected from Noel or Maria in Maureen’s and the presentation of the Green Jacket will take place that evening in Maureen’s along with a fantastic social evening and music by Dave Mulcahy. Please support this very worthy cause, call on now to collect your card!!
Mallow GAA Eugene Carey Memorial Golf Classic
What a fantastic occasion our Annual Golf classic and this year was no different. Our old departed friend Eugene made sure the sun shone down for both days especially on Friday which was glorious. Mallow GAA would like to thank everyone who supported the Classic whether by entering a team or sponsoring a green/Tee box, the event could not happen without your support. Again we would like to thank Cathal Lombard Solicitors for their sponsorship and our Runai Nuala Murphy for her tireless work behind the scenes. Thanks to everyone who helped out in any way, its very much appreciated. The list of prize winners are thus:
1st Fitzgeralds Bar, Ballyclough
2nd Drombrook Construction
3rd Mousetrap Bar
4th Mallow Star
5th Katies Newsagents
6th Mallow Golf Club
Ladies Prize:
Sheehans Butchers
Longest Drive:
Ian Spillane
Nearest The Pin:
Stephen O’Donoghue
Raffle:
1st Gary O’Donovan
2nd Andrew Cashman
3rd Martin O’Gorman
4th Roy Cunningham
5th Noelle Golden
Mallow GAA Club Lotto next Tuesday 7th €14,800
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