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  • Harvest Ball 2012

    Harvest Ball 2012

    Don’t miss our Harvest Ball this year on Sat 8th September, in the marquee at Monageer/Boolavogue GAA grounds.

    Celebrating 125 years in the local community.

    Get your tickets now from any committee member!!

  • Junior B hurlers extend their unbeaten run

    Monageer-Boolavogue 3-10 Cloughbawn 1-7.

    Another good win for Monageer-Boolavogue’s third string which extends the unbeaten run to 6 championship games and qualifies the team for the district semi final having finished the group of 9 teams in 3rd place. After losing their opening 2 games the team has gone from strength to strength over the year. Conditions in Castleboro on Wednesday night were challenging with a strong wind but the pitch was in excellent condition. Both teams needed a win to be sure of qualification so a lot was up for grabs. The team started well and were 7 points up at half time (2-7 to 1-3) with the goals coming from Mick Ivory and John “Boiler” Murphy. Hurling into the wind in the second half put the backs under huge pressure but they managed to weathered the storm and a goal coming from Ciaran Fenlon put the result beyond doubt. Significantly 8 different players got on the scoresheet which is always good. Also, congratulations to James O Loughlin on the birth of his son earlier in the week.

    Team – Larry Carty, Anthony Dempsey, Paul Farrington, Murt Sweeney, Podge Stafford, Barry Miller, Diarmuid Breen, Dec Kelly, Peadar Leacy, Adrian O Dowd, Mick Ivory, Morgan Rowsome, John “Boiler” Murphy, Micheal Somers and Micheal Stafford. Subs, John Redmond for Larry Carty, Ciaran Fenlon for Diarmuid Breen (inj), Walter Christopher for Micheal Somers, Adrian O Loughlin for Anthony Dempsey and William Murphy for John Murphy.

  • U-10 Leo Carty Cup Champions

    Congratulations to Our U-10 hurlers who won the St Fintan’s tournement, The Leo Carty cup last weekend. They beat The Volunteers, St. Mary’s Roslare and St Fintans on their way to victory

  • Farewell to Shane

    Monageer/Boolavogue GAA and community are deeply saddened and in a state of shock at the untimely death of Shane Fenlon, who lost his battle with Cancer on Monday 18th June. It’s very difficult to make any sense of Shane’s death, a young and talented hurler always in a good humour and full of life, will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Shane represented Monageer/Boolavogue with pride at both hurling and football for many years. He made significant contributions to some of the clubs great success over the years and for this we are very grateful.

    Shane is being waked in his home place in Ballymurtagh from 11am today (Tuesday 19th June). Funeral mass is on Wednesday 20th at 1pm in St.Patrick’s church in Monageer, leaving the house at 12:15pm. Flowers from family members only and donations to the Hospice Home Care are very welcomed by his family.

    Our deepest sympathies go to his loving partner Laura, parents Andy and Rita and sisters Yvonne and Michelle.

    Rest in peace Shane.

  • Super U8’s start the year with a draw

    Well done to our junior u8 hurling team, who had their first outing on Thursday night (3rd May) against the Shamrocks on home turf in Monageer.
    We had 17 players in action in two separate games, and all players played very well and showed off all their skills which they have been practising in training with coaches Stephen Roe & Jonathan Dunne.
    Well done to all the boys & girls and training continues next Monday night at 1830hrs.

    Check out all images from the game under the gallery section of the website.

  • Fight against Cancer 5-a-side soccer tournament

    Fight against Cancer 5-a-side soccer tournament

    5-a-side soccer tournament on the 26th of May in Clone, Ferns. We are looking for as many teams to participate as possible and the cost per team is €50 (€10 per head). Please have your teams in by Thursday 24th May.

    We hope to run a male and female competitions, both starting at 1pm. Food and refreshments will be available on the day.

    Afterwards, there will be a public ‘shaving and waxing’ of anyone in need of a good manicure in the Harrow Bar and Lounge, starting at 9pm. Volunteers and brave souls, see contact details below. Also, a presentation to the winners will happen along with the auctioning of signed Leinster and Munster jerseys. If that wasnt enough we will also be auctioning signed boxing gloves from Katie Taylor and Adam Nolan.

    For booking your team into the competition, please contact one of the following:

    Stephen Murphy on 087-9270519
    Damien Fenlon on 087-6308814
    Conal Nolan on 087-6112297

     

  • Hurling leagues start this weekend

    Hurling leagues start this weekend

    Big weekend ahead for our Junior hurling stars, the league kicks off with a double header in Cloughbawn on Saturday (the 17th, yes Paddy’s day !) at 3.30pm and 5.00pm. See the fixtures page on website for further details.

    The Intermediates are out too, up in Ballyfad (for their annual trip) on Monday 19th at 2pm.

    And to get you in the humour, here’s the famous “You know you are a Junior Hurler when…..” article

    • You spend all winter on the beer speculating on who will be brought in to manage the junior hurling team next year.
    • The hardest tackle you will make all year is in an indoor soccer match in January when you break your brother-in-law’s leg.
    • There are 35 at training under lights on a bitter February night (unfit but enthusiastic) – the average for August is 7 (unfit, sick of training and making silage)
    • The club treasurer spends some time at the AGM lamenting the yearly cost of running a club and especially the bill for hurleys; a month later, the team is being urged to “give ‘em timber lads – we have plenty of hurleys on the sideline…”
    • When you go for a pick-up, you tap the ball at least twice on the hurley before you fumble it
    • Ground hurling is for juveniles and camogie players
    • The full forward has his son and grandnephew in the corners
    • The grandnephew is two years older
    • For a 2.30 throw-in, you start packing your gear bag at 2.40 and still manage to be on the field before the referee even arrives
    • You can get a match called off because your star player is playing divisional under-16 the following week
    • Your tight marking corner back never gives an inch – except of course, when the ball gets inside his own 50 and he charges out after it with all the other backs, forgetting that the other team are even on the field.
    • Your goalie lets in a sitter every second game – this usually happens after you have scored 5 points from play to reel in a difficult half-time deficit or in the first minute if it is a final
    • Your full-forward can’t score but “he’s a good man to bust up the play”
    • Your centre forward can’t score either but “he’ll stop a good man from hurling”
    • Your championship is either a round robin that requires you to play six league games to eliminate one team, or a knockout starting in October
    • Any members of your panel that claim to have back injuries are either lazy or completely daft – unless you can see blood, bruises or bandages, they are making it up
    • Before every match, the forwards are told to stay wide and not bunch – but this is not what happens. The only time any forward goes wide is to take a sideline cut or if they are looking for water
    • Your backs play from behind waving a hurley with one hand whilst resting the other on the forward’s back – this is why all your scores and all their scores come from frees
    • You can’t field a team during the fortnight of the Leaving Cert
    • Your star player always has one other brother “that was even better but he couldn’t stay off the drink”
    • Your left-corner-back plays at No.4 because he can only strike off his left side Ditto No.7
    • The more people instruct you to “let fly if you don’t get it up the first time”, the more you ignore them.
  • Presentation of cheque to the Hope Cancer Support Center

    Presentation of cheque to the Hope Cancer Support Center

    As part of the registration night, a presentation was made to the Hope Cancer Support Center. A total of €730 was raised during the Liam Cooper Memorial Cup game, held on St.Stephens day.

    The presentation was made by Roisin Cooper to Margo Kehoe and Ann Marsh of the Hope Cancer Support Center.

    Thanks to both Damien Fenlon and Stephen O’Leary for organising the match on St.Stephens day. Big thank you to all who took part.

  • Mister and Missus in the Tavern, not to be missed

    Mister and Missus in the Tavern, not to be missed

    FREE ADMISSION

    The ever popular Mister and Missus show is getting a Monageer/Boolavogue GAA makeover !

    On March the 17th six (well 5 at the moment) couples will see exactly how much they know about each other (or not), in front of a live audience in the Monageer Tavern.

    The couples are:

    Aidan & Eleanor Fenlon
    Leo & Anita Delacey
    Mylo & Ann Fenlon
    Liam & Joan Dunbar
    Sean & Laura Doran

    The show starts at 9pm on St Patrick’s Day in the Monageer Tavern.

  • Well done to all our Boxers

    Well done to all our Boxers

    Last night saw our lads take on the Shamrocks in the now famous “Hassle in the Castle”. Unfortunately the overall result didn’t go our way, with the lads losing 7 to 4. However, considering we only trained for four weeks and it was our first outing in the “ring”, all our boxers gave a great display and should be proud of their efforts.

    Massive respect to our boxers who were

    Aaron “Puingeon” Dunne
    Brian “Crouch” Dwyer
    Gary “Killer” Kelly
    Brian “Bro” O’Loughlin
    Patrick “The mouth” Murphy
    Niall “Horse” O’Loughlin
    David “Reggie” Breen
    Niall “Smasher” Finn
    Stephen “Chesty” Murphy
    Paul “Bomber” Farrington
    Ray “Fists of stone” Fenlon

    A great night, enjoyed by all and who knows with another months training ….