Club News 06/09/10

Upcoming Fixtures
Senior County Championship Quarter-Final
Fr. Caseys Vs Monaleen – Sunday 12th September, 6.30pm in Killmallock
Under 21 County Championship
Fr. Caseys Vs Mulcair Gaels – Tuesday 14th September, time and venue to be confirmed

Please note that all the above fixtures are subject to change. Please check with club officials or on our club website closer to the time of the game.

Deepest Sympathy
Fr. Caseys GAA Club would like to offer its deepest sympathy to the family of Billy ‘The Rock’ O’Connor who passed away last week. Billy was a great servant to the Fr. Caseys GAA Club and will be deeply missed by everyone involved in the club. Involved in the Fr. Caseys Club for over fifty years, Billy has acted as club chairman, secretary and treasurer over the years. His hard work kept the club going in bad times and he was involved in buying our current club grounds, The Inch. Billy also played football with Fr. Caseys in his younger days and was involved in a team which unfortunately lost a County Minor Final. May he rest in peace.

Junior A West Championship Semi-Final
Fr. Caseys 0-05
Glin 0-12

Fr. Caseys Junior A Footballers travelled to Newcastle West last Sunday evening to take on Glin in the semi final of the West Junior A Championship. On a very wet evening it was Glin who started the brightest kicking two points in the opening ten minutes. Fr. Caseys eventually settled and a pointed free from Timmy Gleeson and a great individual point from Conor McCarthy had the sides level. Once more Glin stretched their lead to two points but points from Conor Healy and Derry O’Connor levelled proceedings before the half time whistle. The half time score was Fr. Caseys 0-04, Glin 0-04.

The first half was an even affair and both teams expected a close encounter right until the final whistle. Unfortunately that was not the case. Glin started the second half in blistering fashion, scoring four consecutive points. A pointed free from Derry O’Connor reduced the margin but Glin were now dominating in all areas of the field and they kicked another four consecutive points to stretch their lead to seven points. Fr. Caseys never gave up and were unlucky not to get a goal near the end but Glin were not to be stopped and ran out comfortable winners. The final score was Fr. Caseys 0-05, Glin 0-12.

This defeat signals the end of the road for our Junior team. Unfortunately they came up against a very strong Glin side on a miserable evening when nothing went right for us. Hopefully the majority of the players involved will taste silverware with our Senior or Under 21 teams before the year ends. While the hope was to challenge for the County Junior crown, a title we won in 2007, we still must not be too harsh on ourselves. Out of all the football teams in Limerick, Fr. Caseys have produced the strongest second string team over the last decade and there is no reason why we cannot come back stronger next year.

Minor County Championship
Fr. Caseys 2-06
Newcastle West 1-15

Fr. Caseys Minor Footballers concluded their championship campaign last Friday evening when they hosted Newcastle West in Abbeyfeale. With nothing but pride to play for our Minors put up a brave show against a much fancied Newcastle West team. Fr. Caseys looked the more dominate team for large spells of the first half but it was Newcastle who finished the stronger and recorded a six point winning margin in the end. A lot of our Minor team will still be underage next year so hopefully they can stick together and come back stronger in 2011.

Limerick Development Draw
The seventh Limerick Development Draw of 2010 took place last Friday night in the Shannon House, Foynes. There was 1 winner from the Fr. Caseys GAA Club, Brendan Walsh who won €400. A list of all winners can be seen on the Limerick GAA website www.limerick.gaa.ie. The next draw is scheduled to take place on Friday the 1st of October in Bulgaden Castle, Killmallock. There are a further 3 draws remaining in the Limerick Development Draw, one each month from now until December. You can still join the draw by contacting our draw co-ordinator Liam O’ Connor on 087 9267039. The cost of entry is €10 per month.

Committee Meeting
Fr. Caseys GAA Club will hold a committee meeting this Tuesday evening the 7th of September in the GAA clubhouse at 8.30pm. All committee members are urged to attend.