RESULTS

U16 FL Rd. 2
Edenderry 1-12
Tullmaore 2-03

U21 County Final
St. Patricks 3-06
St. Vincent's 3-12

FIXTURES

TUE 15 APRIL 6.45pm
U16 FL V Clara (AWAY)

TUE 15 APRIL 7.30pm
Div. 1 FL V Ballycumber (AWAY)

THUR 17 APRIL 6.45pm
MFL V St. Broughans (HOME)

FRI 18 APRIL 8.00pm
Div. 1 FL V Rhode (AWAY)

SUN 20 APRIL 11.30pm
Div. 3 HL V KK (Kilcormac)

MON 21 APRIL 5.30pm
Div. 3 FL V Doon (AWAY)

TUE 22 APRIL 6.45pm
U16 FL V St. Vincent's (HOME)

SAT 26 APRIL 7.00pm
SFC Rd1 V Tullamore (OCP)

SUN 27 APRIL 6.00pm
JFC 'A' Rd1 V Ballycommon (HOME)

MON 28 APRIL 8.00pm
JFC 'B' Rd1 V Raheen (HOME)

TUE 29 APRIL 6.45pm
U16 FL V Ballycumber/Tubber (Tubber)

WED 30 APRIL 7.00pm
Minor FL V St. Vincent's (HOME)

MON 5 MAY 4.00pm
JHC V KK (Kilcormac)

TUE 6 MAY 6.45pm
U16 FL V St. Broughan's (HOME)

SAT 10 MAY 3.00pm
U14 FL V St. Broughan's (HOME)


EASTER RISING FIGHT NIGHT - THIS SATURDAY
The long awaited night is nearly here! After a year of anticipation, Derry Rovers and Edenderry GAA will go head to head in another excellent fight night. The tickets are absolutely flying out the door so please make sure to get your hands on them ASAP so as not to be disappointed.

Michael Duignan & John Aldridge will be present on the night along with Rualie Buaile and the place will be rocking. We look forward to welcoming Derry Rovers and their supporters to the venue in what promises to be another excellent night.

Learning lessons from last year and with another expectant crowd we have engaged event specialists TURFLOO to provide an ABUNDANCE of TOILET FACILITIES!!!!! So no Queues!

Tickets may be purchased from the following people;

Willie Forde 086-8332932
Sean Pender 085-1561219
Keith McGuinness 087-2268612
Brian Quinlan 085-7407419
Colm Cummins 087-7638171

U16 FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The EDEN CLAIMS Sponsored Edenderry U16 Football Team secured there first points of this years league campain on Tuesday evening by beating Tullamore;

Edenderry 1-12
Tullamore 2-03

On a breezy evening we lost the toss & faced the wind ready for battle.From the start the young reds stepped up to the mark got stuck in worked hard as a team to get posession & retain it.Once we got to grips with conditions we moved the ball from defence to attack with pace & convictioin where our forwards worked to get into space & pick off some great scores.Tullamore for there part did have there chances & we can count oueselves lucky that there free taker wasnt on form as we gave away easy frees at times due to poor tackling.At the brake we lead by 1-05 to 0-03.

With the breeze on our backs in the second half the reds pushed on in the same fassion as the first half & were winning most of the individual battles in all areas of the pitch kept the scoreboard thicking over,the backs tightened up,midfield worked relentlessly & forwards showed an eagerness to get hands on the ball work as a unit.But with 10 mins remaining maybe due to fittness we hit a bad patch , failed to do the basics & allowed Tullamore in for 2 soft goals.But a quick re-group in true Edenderrt fasion we answered with 3 quick scores.

This is a step in the right direction for this group but there is still alot of hard work ahead, already they are showing all the attibruits for a promissing year once they keep going in the same direction.
On a very possitave note , the large crowed that was present in the GAA grounds was a joy to see this early in the year,& it was fantastic to hear all the postiave incouragement directed towards the players the club are delighted to see this & hope it continues as it makes it enjoyable for all involved from the players , management & officals.

Team: G Gorman,C Mangan, O O`Grady, E Farrell, A Maloney, S Maher, E Dunne, G Farrell, C Maher, R Glynn, J Foran, S Williams, J Brady, K McGlynn, S Nolan, C Farrell, S Blong, R Harris, R O`Neill, B Reynolds, T Brereton.



The JV Byrne Sponsored U21 Footballers were defeated in the County Final on Saturday last in OCP.

St. Vincent's 3-12
St. Patrick's 3-06

The Reds will look back at with regret as despite St. Vincent's being good value for their win they gave St. Patrick's every opportunity to win this game this game. Following a Minor Final defeat and U21 defeat last year the Reds were expected to know what was required in order to get over the line on Saturday however it was St. Vincent's that showed all the hunger.

Playing with the aid of a stiff breeze in the First half St. Vincent's started very brightly and had the Reds under pressure from the get go. The Reds absorbed the pressure well and when eventually they broke up the field they struck for a goal by Aaron McDonnell, this was quickly followed by another goal by Sean Doyle and at the halfway point in the first half the Reds led 2-01 to 0-02. However St. Patricks let this massive advantage slip and allowed St. Vincent's to cut through the centre of the defence twice and get in for two goals. Only for some great shot stopping by Can Brereton St. Vincent's could have had a sack full of goals. The St. Vincent's lads were also guilty of some wayward shooting but as the half drew to a close they managed to kick a few points to lead 2-07 to 2-02. Just before the break County Star Coin Carroll was send to the line for striking so St. Patricks were confident they could do it at half time, only 5 adrift and the advantage of an extra man and the wind after the break.

The second half did not go as expected and St. Vincent's showed their hunger and clear desire to win. The Reds were expectant, were waiting for things to happen whilst on the other hand St. Vincent's grabbed the game by the scruff of neck, and drove for the line. They kicked 5 points into the wind in the second half whilst the Reds disappointingly only added 4. The extra man wasn't noticeable and at times it seemed Vincents had the extra player. On a bad day Cian Brereton, Sean Doyle and Aaron McDonnell were best for the Reds.

Well done to the team and management for reaching the final and hopefully it won't be long before we are back there again.

TEAM: C. Brereton, A. Forde, D. Maloney, M. Abbott, S. Moriarty, D. Nolan, G. Blong, C. Lawton, O. Lawton, L. Nolan, C. Farrell, J. Dolan, S. Doyle, A. McDonnell, A. Kenny.

SUBS: A. Mahon for A. Forde, M. Clear for L. Nolan, L. Hyland for J. Dolan, P. O'Neill for D.Nolan

UNDER 12 FOOTBALL BLITZ
The U12 Footballers took part in an All-County Blitz in Rhode last Wednesday and played very well. The season is just getting started and the lads are very keen to get back into action.

UNDER 12 HURLING BLITZ
There is an U12 All - County Hurling Blitz in Ferbane on Wednesday evening.


UNDERAGE FOOTBALL & HURLING COACHING (BOYS)
Reminder to all that the underage FOOTBALL coaching for all children U8, U10 & U12 continues every Thursday at 6pm in the GAA Pitch.

Reminder to all that the underage HURLING coaching for all children U8, U10 & U12 continues every Thursday at 6pm in the GAA Pitch.

All U8 & U10 fixtures for both codes are on the club website - go to the calendar section for more information.


WELL DONE OISIN
Well done to Oisin Ó'Grady - Gilroy Avenue, son of Jimmy and Carmel who represented Offaly U16 Hurling Team in a game Vs. Laois last weekend. Oisin is playing in goals and is playing very well by all accounts. He will play a number of Blitz games over the course of the next week fews.

BEST OF LUCK
Best of luck to the Edenderry representatives on the Offaly Minor Panel that take on Kilkenny in the first round of the Leinster Championship on Saturday in Kilkenny.

CLUB LOTTO
Our latest draw took place at Bingo on Sunday 13th April and the numbers drawn were 7,15,23,27 Bonus 3

There was no winner of the Match 4 plus Bonus or the Match 4 Jackpot so next week the Jackpot will be €4,400.

Two players matched 3 numbers and won €100 each. They were:

Michael Cleary C/o Sheila Cleary

Veronica Harte C/o Bingo Tweet

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