Enniskillen Cuchulainns play the Celtic Gaels

Tuesday 7/27/2010

Two days before the CYC tournaments begins the Enniskillen Cuchulainns played the amalgamated Long Island Gaels and New York Celtics. The Cuchulainns are a cross community u16 team drawn from all over Fermanagh and have been a regular at the CYC over the past number of years. This years team are proving to be a real talented bunch and started their own preparations with an exceptional preformance against the Celtic Gaels in Eisenhower Park winning 3-08 to 1-05 in a closely fought match.

The Cuchulainns players are : Ben Parkinson, Eric Elliot, Adam Shaw, Johnathon Bloomer, James Stephens, Ronan Meehan, Peter Mc Farland, Paul Jones , Michael O'Hara, Donnacadh Tierney, Warren Clarke, Gregor, Kozylowski, Kane Howe, Christopher Mc Kervey, Shea Daly, Conor Byrne, Sean Farrell, Ryan Mc Cuthcheon, Jack Mc Kelvey, Patrick Murphy.

Na Fianna victorious over Kerry / Donegal

Eugene Kyne reports from Gaelic Park

Ladies Football
Second half secures Fianna win.
Na Fianna 4-17 Kerry/Donegal 2-07
While the teams went into the break with a goal between them, it was a second half surge that secured the win for Na Fianna. They outscored their rivals 3-10 to 1-03 in that time with a two goal outburst from stars Fiona McHale and Molly O'Rourke critical. Kerry/Donegal ad used a strong closing period of the first half to pull within three but they had little in way of answers when Na Fianna finally got their impressive team moving.
The first half had a series of scoring waves to its story line. KD had two points from the impressive Sarah Grealis to open the game but seven of the next eight scores to catapult into the lead. It included a goal from Jeannine Rynne after twelve minutes when Mary O'Rourke was involved in the buildup. Molly O'Rourke, two, Fiona McHale, two and Mary O'Rourke had points in the mix and by the 21 st minute Na Fianna had a 1-06 to 0-03 lead. Kerry/Donegal responded by closing out the first half with a scoring flurry. Clare Hannon snatched a goal while Catherina Brady fired over a point to cancel out a Fiona McHale effort to leave just three between the sides as the half arrived. Na Fianna added to their lead with scores from substitute Joanne McKenna to open the second half before another Molly O'Rourke point. Donegal responded with three of the next four points with Clare Hannon, Catriona Brady and Jennifer Moran all scoring but they had a glorious goal chance that went a begging with twelve minutes gone. Denise Dunnion was released on goal by Brady but her low shot screamed a yard wide of the left post. It was a let off that Na Fianna would punish them for. Kelly McCormack had a point from play before McHale and Molly O'Rourke put back to back goals together to push the lead out even further 3-11 to 1-07. Clare Hannon did grab KD's second goal with ten minutes left but it proved to be their final score as Na Fianna added a further 1-05 to their tally with Captain Aine Dwyer getting goal number four.
Jesse Garcia was very impressive at the back for the winners with Katrina Lynch, and newcomer Noelle Tierney also prominent. The O'Dwyer's dominated the middle of the park with Fiona following her strong showing in the Anne Kearney final with another hour of powerful catching and play. Fiona McHale moved to the middle for the second half and had a very impressive hour in her first game of the year. Katrina Sullivan despite not scoring did a lot of quality running up and down the wing, with Molly O'Rourke having an excellent outing. Joanne McKenna and Kelly McCormack had important contributions off the bench. For Kerry/Donegal Benny Touhy had a good outing and could not be faulted for the goals. Louise Lilly battled throughout the hour and did well when moved to Molly O'Rourke late on in the game. Catherina Brady, Anita McKenna, Sarah Grealis who was excellent and started the game on fire, Clare Hannon and Ali Kelly also had some very good moments.
Na Fianna 1 Alison Leydon 2 Jesse Garcia 3 Katrina Lynch 4 Ashley Brophy 5 Stephanie Tierney 6 Noelle Tierney (0-01)7 Imelda Mullarkey 8 Aine O'Dwyer (1-01)9 Fiona Dwyer 10 Brianna Tierney 11 Fiona McHale (1-05) 12 Katrina Sullivan 13 Jeanne Rynne (1-00)14 Molly O'Rourke (1-05)15 Mary O'Rourke (0-02) Subs Aisling Toolin, Shannon Spillane Joanne McKenna (0-01) Kelly McCormack (0-01)
Kerry/Donegal 1 Benny Touhy 2 Niamh Britton 3 Una Burke 4 Kathleen Hickey 5 Siobhan Neville 6 Louise Lilly 7 Jennifer Moran (0-01) 8 Michelle McVann 9 Catherina Brady (0-02)10 Sarah Grealis (0-02) 11 Ali Kelly 12 Kelly Roche 13 Denise Dunnion (0-01) 14 Anita McKenna 15 Clare Hannon (2-01) Subs Thea Clarke Marie Cassells
Player of the Game Fiona McHale (Na Fianna) Claire Hannon (KD)

Dennis Mc Hugh u8 memorial tournament

Saturday 7/24/2010

On Saturday Rockland GAA hosted the annual Dennis McHugh memorial competition for U8's. This was the first official competition on the new field and was a fantastic blitz exceptionally well run and organised by the Rockland club with nearly 200 players getting loads of games on 6 pitches. The standard of football was a real tribute to the hard work put in by coaches and parents throughout the year and we hope to see everyone playing again at the CYC next weekend .

Field of Dreams opening goes down a storm!

Friday 23rd July will go down as a historic day for not only New York county board but for the GAA as an organisation with the opening of the Field of Dreams in Rockland . Great credit must go to the Rockland club and in particular the commitment of the Field Development Committee for their vision and hard work on behalf of the club. The event has been in preparation for years as was evidenced by the smooth running of the show on the night. Every one was catered for with food and drinks with music running throughout the evening. The first official game on the pitch between Rockland and the Celtics was promising to be a real cracker in the first minutes but the spectacular lightning show alas put a stop to the evenings football. Afterwards it was under the marquee for entertainment provided by Katie Linnane and Erin Loughran followed by music from The Wild Rovers, who ensured the music and dancing continued into the wee hours of the morning!

Foundation Award and Cul Camps in New Haven

Last week the New Haven Club ran their annual cul camp and held the first ever foundation football coaching award in the club house . Over 20 new coaches attended the course and the feedback from both tutors and coaches was great. The cul camps continued for the week with skills, games in hurling , football for all involved. Many thanks to the New Haven club for running such a fantastic week and for being so accomadating to our coaches.

Out of Ireland visit Rockland ahead of the pitch opening

Wednesday July 14th the crew from the Out Of Ireland TV program visited the Rockland GAA grounds ahead of the official opening of the new fields. The crew interviewed players, coaches and parents during the cul camps. Have a look at the video.

Day 1 + Day 2 Cul Camps in New Haven

After the rain on Monday the New Haven Cul Camps finally got some sun today. Over 20 kids and coaches enjoyed the sunshine on tuesday with some fun games , hurling and football skillls and some crab football. Everybody is enjoying the craic down at the new field with special thanks to the New Haven club for catering for all the coaches and players. Big thanks to the new coaches James , Jason and Cameron and our Irish experts Seamus and Cian for all the help.

Shannon Gaels Field Day

Saturday 7/17/ Shannon Gaels hosted their very own Field day and a great day was had by all. The event ran from 12 noon to the wee hours but it was obvious to all that weeks of preparation had gone into the event. Live music ran through the day while face painting and fun games entertained our youngest gaels. Barbeques , drinks a bouncy castle and slide entertained the young and not so young alike. Throughout the day football , camoige and hurling games provided an indication of just how much hard work is being put in on the ground in the Queens club. The U8 blitz proved to be a real thriller with the final game ending up a draw with end to end football entertaining all. A camoige blitz , u12 game , auld vs wee boys games raised cheers and laughs throughout the day. Many thanks to the Rockland and st brigids clubs for providing the opposition on the day. We are looking forward to the next field day already!

Foundation courses @ Shannon Gaels and Gaelic Park

This weekend over 40 coaches undertook the foundation award in Gaelic Park and the Frank Golden Park. There was great feedback from all the coaches and lots of new ideas were created and shared out amongst the coaches. The course was tutored by GDO Simon Gillespie and by Longford's own Cian O'Brein out on sabbatical from Ireland. Many thanks to all invovled for participating and catering for our coaches.

Presentation Day at Gaelic Park and Rockland.

Our presentation day at the Rockland and Gaelic Park Cul Camps this year and each child was presented with a cul camp jersey , medal and kit bag. On the day we had loads of fun races , games and skills . Many thanks to all our parents , coaches and players making the week a fantastic achievement for New York GAA. Great thanks also to Roger Slattery for organising and coordinating the camps all around the county area. We hope to see everyone back again next year!