Fr. Caseys GAA Club Notes
December 16, 2014
U21 County Quarter Final
Fr. Caseys 1-12 St. Kierans 1-13
Fr. Casey's played St. Kieren's in the U21 championship semi-final at St. Patrick's GAA Club last Friday evening. St. Kieren's got the scoring underway with a point from a free free but Eoghan Kelly responded soon after at the other end with a point of his own. This exchange of points at the beginning of the game set the tone for the rest of the first half as both sides traded points, and the lead, on several occasions. Daniel Daly scored twice from play in this opening half with Cormac Roche also converting two frees. Peter Browne got on the score sheet also as he fired over a great point near the end of the half for the Abbeyfeale men. However, St. Kieren's always managed to move swiftly to the opposite end and take their chances to leave the score line at 0-06 to 0-06 at the half time whistle.
St. Kieren's got off to the much quicker start after half time and registered a point from a free before Fr. Casey's freetaker, Roche responded with a free at the other end. The intensity brought by St. Kieren's after half time continued however and they scored two in a row before Eoghan Kelly got his second point of the game. St. Kieren's then scored a great goal after a quick move and this put the Fr. Casey's men in a difficult position almost midway through the second half. St. Kieren's followed this up with a point to make it an uphill battle but the Abbeyfeale men got to grips with their opponents and began to play the football that they are capable of. Daniel Daly initiated an attempted comeback with a point from play and, after another point from St. Kieren's, Keith Harnett scored a fantastic goal to put the pressure on the opposition. Both teams then traded scores with Cormac Roche getting the Fr. Casey's point. There were three points between the teams heading into the final moments and the Fr. Casey's players pushed to get back into the game. Fr. Casey's won two frees which were again expertly converted by Roche but an equalising point never materialised. Thus, the U21 season for Fr. Casey's came to an end. The club would like to thank the players and management for the commitment shown in the last number of weeks.
County Championship 2015
Fr. Caseys Senior Footballers have been drawn in Group 2 of the County Championship for 2015 along Newcastle West, Adare, St Kierans, Ballysteen & Na Piarsaigh. The draw took place at last Sundays County Board Convention.
Victory Social
Fr. Caseys GAA Club will hold their annual club social this Saturday night December 20th in the GAA Clubhouse Abbeyfeale. 2014 has been another successful year for our club with our Minors winning the County Championship being the highlight. Our Seniors and Junior A's also won their respective County Leagues. We would love if you could join us for our victory celebrations. Music on the night will be from Martin Murphy and a food buffet will be provided. Tickets are available from committee members and are priced at €12.50.
National GAA Club Draw 2015
Fr. Caseys GAA Club are currently selling tickets for the National GAA Club draw throughout the parish of Abbeyfeale. We would be very grateful for your support in this fundraising venture. There are 15 fantastic prizes on offer ranging for a trip to America, a trip with the 2015 All Stars plus a host of large cash prizes. This year we will also be holding a draw for all local entrants with the first prize of €500 cash, second prize €200 and six €50 cash prizes also on offer. The prize of the tickets is €10 each
Limerick Development Draw
The final Limerick Development Draw of 2014 took place last Saturday morning on Limerick's Live 95FM. Once more our club was fortunate to have another winner. Congratulations to Liam O'Connor who won €1,000. A full list of winners can be seen on the Limerick GAA website www.limerickgaa.ie. With 2 jackpot winners and numerous cash prizes being claimed, our club had more than its share of luck in this year's draw. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that supported the draw throughout the year. The Limerick Development draw is a fantastic source of revenue for Fr. Caseys with 50% of all profits being returned to our club. We look forward to your continued support in 2015.
41 Card Game
The weekly 41 Card Game continues every Friday night in the GAA Clubhouse, Abbeyfeale at 9pm. New members are always welcome and a great night of entertainment is guaranteed. The following are the results from last Friday's card game:
Winners (15 games): Ned Murphy, Eileen Murphy, Pascal O'Rourke
Runners Up (13 games): Peggy Riordan, Dan Reidy, Sheila Breen
Table Prize: Timmy Joe Fitzgerald, Toddo Scannell, Patsy Healy
Door Prize: Kathleen McCarthy
Raffle Prizes: Mossie Gleeson, Mick Scannell, Liam O'Connor, Mossie Collins
Spin & Win Draw
The following are the results from last Sunday nights Spin and Win Draw which was held in Jack O' Rourkes Bar. Congratulations to all our winners and many thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket.
Pat Holland €40
Lorraine Naughton €40
Batt O'Connor €50
Eoghan O'Connor €45
The next Spin and Win Draw is this coming Sunday night, December 21st, in Mick's Local at 9.30pm. With the jackpot not won last weekend, the prize fund will increase to €1,600 for the coming draw. The four players selected to spin the wheel next weekend are as follows:
Mary O'Riordan, Cryle View
TJ O'Riordan, Main Street
Paddy Lane, Knocknasna
Hannah Stack, The Square, Abbeyfeale
Club Website
Check out our club website at www.frcaseysgaa.ie for all the latest club news, fixtures, results and lots more. Our club website is updated regularly and is well worth a visit. You can also follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/frcaseysgaa.
