Club Notes 21.04.24
Club Lotto – Jackpot now a MASSIVE €7,800
Club Lotto results for draw held on 15th April 2024. The numbers drawn were 1-3-11-13. There was no winner of the €7,700 jackpot, so there is €7,800 in prize money for the next draw. Lucky Dip €20 winners were, Jacinta Bryan, Linda Troy, Paddy Mac, Leanne Whelan, Lisa Hannigan, Seamus Keevers, Linda C Foley, Caroline Keevers, Nicola Hollingsworth, Ava & Richard Mansfield. The club are now offering 3 Lotto Tickets for €5. Tickets can be purchased at Grange and Ardmore Post Offices, Quinn’s Foodstore, Keever’s Bar, The Round Tower Hotel and online.
County Duty
Luke Hennessy enjoyed his first Munster Minor Football Championship win in the Déise jersey last Tuesday night in Leamybrien, when Waterford beat Limerick 3-10 to 0-13. Luke has recorded really solid performances in all three championship matches to date, and no doubt there’ll be plenty more to come in the upcoming games with the team now advancing to the new tier three All Ireland series next month. In the interim Luke’s attention will return to club hurling when Ardmore minors take on Roanmore in Ardmore this Tuesday evening at 7pm.
Birthday Wishes
The Club extends huge congratulations to Paddy Foley, College Road, on recently celebrating his 90th birthday. Paddy was a founding member of the club 67 years ago, and he along with the Foley family have contributed enormously on and off the pitch to the club over the decades. Lá breithe sona duit a Phádraig!
Juvenile Update
The first nursery session the season took place last Sunday under beautiful Ardmore sunshine. It was great to see some new faces in the mix and we look forward to growing numbers over the next few weeks. The sessions are from 10.30am to 11.30am each Sunday.
Our Under 9s took part in their first football blitz of the year in Abbeyside last Saturday morning where they played Ballinacourty and An Ghaeltacht. The boys will have lots of more blitzes to look forward to over the coming weeks.
Our U12s enjoyed a well-earned win in their first hurling league game of the season when they played Stradbally last Friday evening. The group have showed great improvement this year and no doubt will progress further throughout the season. Their second hurling league match is this Friday evening at home against Tramore.
Unfortunately, due to lack of numbers our U13s had to concede a walkover last Wednesday. They will be looking to bounce back into action this week when they meet Ferrybank on Wednesday evening in Ardmore at 6.30pm.
The U15s had a good week last week recording their second consecutive win when they beat Kilrossanty scoring a half dozen goals during the game. This group will take part in Féile next Sunday with the venue yet to be announced.
Deuglán Naofa Nursery group enjoyed their first session of 2024 last Sunday!
Deuglán Naofa U9s who took part in the Abbeyside Football Blitz last Saturday!
Camogie Fèile Na nGael
Our Under 15 team played host to the Fèile C Group 1 last Saturday. Our first match was against a very strong Portlaw side who subsequently went on to win Group C. After a slow start we eventually got into the game but our efforts were in vain when Portlaw finished out winners on a scoreline of 2-7 to 2 goals. Shaking off the disappointment of the first match we came out a lot stronger in our second game against Ferrybank and played much better camogie. We were very unlucky to concede a last-minute goal which saw Ferrybank crowned the winners at the final whistle on a scoreline of 2-1 to 1-1. Well done to all involved and a special thank you to Gavin Whelan for referring on the day and to Nicky Keating for doing such a good job preparing the pitch and facilities for us on the day.
Deuglán Naofa U15 Camogie Squad who took part in Féile at the weekend
Camogie Training
Training resumed last Tuesday for all ages and it was fantastic to see so many new and old faces back on the field again enjoying their camogie. Anyone new to the sport and interested in getting involved is more than welcome to come and join in every Tuesday at 6.30pm.
Condolences
The club would like to extend our deepest sympathies to our underage coach and good friend Trish Murphy who sadly lost her mother Sheila last week. She was a lovely woman who always had a smile and friendly word for whoever she met. Trish and her husband Henry are a huge part of our club and are always there with a helping hand when needed. Our thoughts and prayers are with Trish and all the Coady family at this very difficult time.