Raheen GAA Club Notes
G.A.A CLUB NOTES
DATE: 12 MAY 2014
LOTTO
The numbers drawn in the Lotto draw which took place on Tuesday 06 May were 17 19 21 27. There was no Jackpot Winner of €6,800 and 1 Match 3 Winner (Martin Boland C/O Martin Boland) (€200 Each). Next week’s draw will take place in Doyle’s, Killeigh on Monday 19 May 2014.
JUNIOR B HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 1
Raheen Hurlers made it a perfect start to the Championship for the club as alike their football counterparts they also opened the Junior B Championship campaign with a totally comprehensive win over Clara last Tuesday week in Geashill on a scoreline of 5-20 to 1-04. Raheen got stuck in straight from the throw in as they followed up the opening point with the first goal inside the opening min from Brian Kennedy.Thereafter Raheen stormed ahead for the remainder of the half as by half time the game was out of sight with Raheen leading by 2-10 to 0-01 with Ciaran Direen dispatching the second goal.Raheen emptied their bench early in the second half but they did not in any way lessen the impact on Clara as they kept up the same momentum throughout the second half adding a further 3-10 with the goals from Gary Martin, Ronan Crombie and Ian O’Halloran as Clara marginally improved their tally adding 1-03.
RAHEEN: Padraig Direen, Craig O’Halloran, Eoghan Bolton, Sean Martin Pierce, Fionan Direen, Stephen Coughlan, Kevin Beirne, Paddy Rigney (0-02), Brian Corcoran (0-01), Dean Pierce (0-01), Brian Kennedy (1-02), Gary Martin (1-05), Eanna Direen (0-03), Ciaran Direen (1-02), Richie Reynolds (0-03).
SUBS: Aaron Pierce (for Dean Pierce), John McEvoy (for Brian Kennedy), Ronan Crombie (1-00) (for Eanna Direen), Ian O’Halloran (1-01) (for Ciaran Direen).
DIVISION 2 FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Raheen Intermediate Footballers went down to their second defeat of the League in their Rd 7 encounter against Shannonbridge in Geashill last Friday evening on a scoreline of 2-08 to 0-15. Shannonbridge had opened the scoring with their first 5 points to Raheen’s 1 before Raheen struck for their first goal on 9 mins when Padraig Bracken’s shot from midfield spilled at the feet of the keeper and flicked in by John Crombie. Shannonbridge replied with 2 points before Raheen registered goal no 2 on 19 mins when Danny McEvoy’s shot from the wing was caught by John Crombie on the edge of the square before rounding his man and cracking a shot in the top corner of the net. The final 10 mins of the half Shannonbridge pulled ahead adding 5 points to Raheen’s 1 and so at the break Shannonbridge led by 0-12 to 2-02. Both sides added 2 more points apiece early in the second half before Raheen produced their best display of the game for 5 mins from the midpoint of the half on as they clawed their way back with 4 points in a row to draw level. Thereafter try as they might Raheen could not get ahead and then 3 mins from the end from a counter attack Shannonbridge put over what would be the winning point.
RAHEEN: Keith Kirwan, Brian Corcoran, Liam Boland, Johny Byrne, Jack Keogh, Brian Kehoe, Niall Dempsey, Mark Gorman, Padraig Bracken (0-01), Sean Gorman, Danny McEvoy (0-04), John Crombie (2-00), Nigel Gorman (0-01), Paddy Rigney (0-01), Richie Reynolds.
SUBS: Liam Gorman (0-01) (for Nigel Gorman), Damien Arnold (for Sean Gorman).
JUNIOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 2
Raheen Junior Footballers performance last Saturday in Round 2 of the Junior B Championship matched the dreadfully cold and wet weather conditions as they were well beaten by Kinnitty in Kinnitty on a scoreline of 1-06 to 0-03 when nothing went right for them. Raheen opened the scoring with a point inside the first min but had to wait until midway through the half for their next point during which time they had a number of good chances but could not convert them. Kinnitty only got off the mark with their first point on 19 mins but then got going for the final 10 mins of the half adding 3 more points to Raheen’s 1 to lead at the break 0-04 to 0-03. The second half was a complete write off for Raheen as they were held scoreless throughout and compounded with the sucker punch of the goal for Kinnitty on 4 mins when a looping shot dipped into the top of the net. From here Raheen could not recover as everything they tried failed as plenty of normally scoreable chances were squandered and Kinnitty sealed the win with 2 more points in the final 10 mins. Raheen must now win their final round encounter against Kilcormac / Killoughey to maintain their interest in the Championship.
RAHEEN: Mark Byrne, Eanna Direen, Stephen Byrne, Ciaran Coughlan, Johny Byrne, Sean Gorman, John Tobin, Declan Costello, Noel Gorman, Martin Nugent, Jack Keogh (0-01), Jack O’Brien, Donie Boland, Nigel Gorman (0-01), Damien Arnold (0-01).
SUBS: Cathal Maher (for Sean Gorman), Niall Leavy (for Declan Costello), Eoghan Bolton (for Martin Nugent)
JUNIOR B HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Raheen Hurlers will be hoping to follow up their fine opening round win as they take on Kinnitty in Round 2 of the Junior B Championship this Sunday morning (18 May) @ 11AM in Kinnitty. All Support would be appreciated.
FUNDRAISING TABLE QUIZ
There was a good turnout last Saturday night in Murphy’s, Cloneygowan for the Raheen GAA Fundraising Table Quiz. An enjoyable night was had by one and all. The club would like to Thank Joe & Shirley Murphy for hosting the night and everybody who came along to take part or donated spot prizes whose generosity is very much appreciated making the event a great success.
OFFALY GAA GOLF CLASSIC
Raheen GAA Club would like to thank Pat Lanigan, Hughie Bolton, John McNally and Padraig Hennessey who represented the club very well in the Offaly GAA Golf Classic last weekend.
BEST OF LUCK
Raheen GAA would like to wish the Best of Luck to our club players James Lalor and Dylan Hyland and the rest of the Offaly Minor Footballers in the Leinster Minor Football Championship Quarter Final against Westmeath in Tullamore this Friday evening.
MEMBERSHIP
Members are asked to renew their membership as soon as possible but all membership must be paid immediately. Subscriptions are Playing Members €30, Students/ OAP’s €15 & Non Playing Members €20. Payments can be given to Membership Officers Paddy Bracken or Padraig Direen. New members are very welcome.
