Kilpeacon GAA have completed their journey to Wexford as Limerick representatives in the National Feile Peil 2015 U14 competition.

We began our journey on Friday morning heading to Wicklow / Wexford and Carlow . With a stop on the way for lunch and a light kick about at Naas GAA we headed for Rathnew in Wicklow to play the hosts in our first game .

On a very warm afternoon the first half was a close affair with Rathnew ahead by 3 points at Half Time . We started the second half well and went into the lead early on but 2 quick goals by Rathnew sealed the game for them in a very sporting game between 2 evenly matched teams.

Our second game was against Fermanagh kingpins Tempo McGuires and again we were slow to start with Tempo definitely on top at half time with a 6 point lead however after the break the Kilpeacon team shifted a couple of gears and in a 10 min spell rattled the net 5 times to deservedly win the game on a scoreline of 6 – 2 to 2 – 8 .

Following this game we headed down to Gorey to march along with 40 other teams in the Feile parade and then we headed to our host club Kilrush-Askamore for the evening.

Saturday mornings game V Kilrush Askamore would decide which of us would compete in the Cup quarter finals or the shield competition . The first half was a nervous affair with only 2 points separating the teams at half time however once again Kilpeacon kicked on and closed out the game with some great scores including a fine point from Fergal Egan to win on a scoreline of 2 – 8 to 1 – 1 .

This guaranteed us a Cup quarter final game which we later found out would be against Mhuine Bheag (Bagnelstown) on Saturday afternoon. We were now in knockout competition so could not afford any slip-ups and we began the game with gusto and belief and had 3 – 3 to 0 – 1 on the board at half time however we would face a strong breeze in the second half and were now playing high quality teams and Mhuine Bheag definitely threw everything at us for the second half however out players showed some real determination with our backs in fine form and held out on a scoreline of 3 – 9 to 0 – 2 .

We had now reached our aim which was to be playing on the final day in Feile and a Semi Final awaited us on Sunday morning . Our opponents turned out to be Carrick Sarsfields from Longford and this team had some very big wins under their belts all through their group stages so we were under no illusions about this game , it was going to be one tough dog fight and our guys knew they had to leave everything out on the field . Carrick took a very early lead right from the throw in with a great individual effort and rattled the net however Kilpeacon came back with 2 goals and a point and despite Carrick being rewarded with 3 penalties in the second half , one right at the end to win the game , a fabulous save by Sam Riordan maintained our 2 point lead and the final whistle saw scenes of sheer delight putting us into the Cup final in the afternoon. Our players had left body and soul on the field of play and with a 1 hour turn around to the final it was always going to be a difficult one .

We came up against a very strong Armagh team played in Dr Cullen park in Carlow , Silverbridge , and despite once again putting everything into the game Kilpeacon came up short in the final.

Every credit must be given to this great panel of players and coaches for the heart , determination and belief they showed during a wonderful weekend of Football , this is what memories are made of and Kilpeacon represented their club and county with great honour and pride and I’m sure we will see much more from this group of players in the years to come.

Panel for the weekend as follows:
Sam Riordan, Padraig Byrnes, Joshua Skehan Fitzgerald, Eoghan O Connor, Colin Haigney, Philip O Toole, Patrick Dolphin, Cathal O Neill, Richard Murph , Cian Enrigh, Jack Dalton, Killian Scanlon, Darragh Foley, Colin Coughlan, Brendan Power, John Bourke, Ciaran Kennedy, Chris Shanahan, Darragh O Keeffe, Michael Maher, Fergal Egan, Rian O Byrne, Rory Hannon, James Conheady. Mentors: Ger Riordan, Noel Kennedy, Caimin Dolphin, Jack Dalton and Paddy O Neill.

if you have some photographs from the weekend send them to photos@crecoramanistergaa.com and we’ll add them here:
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Crecora Manister GAA will be running our Annual Camp on the first week of the School Summer holidays , School closes on a half day Tuesday 30th June

Our Summer Camp will take place on:
Tuesday 30th June    –  12.30pm to 4.30pm
Wednesday 1st July  – 10am to 2pm
Thursday 2nd July     –  10am to 2pm
Friday 3rd July             –  10am to 2pm

Cost:  €55 for 1^st. child; €45 for 2nd child; €40 for 3^rd and subsequent children.

Please feel free to  complete the form and give it along with the fee to one of the coaches before the Camp or on the first day of the Camp: REGISTRATION KELLOGGS SUMMER CAMP 2015

 Kelloggs Gear
This year the Kelloggs Gear will not include Shorts and Socks, instead a half zipped top will accompany the jersey and gear bag.

FÉILE TRIP:
On Friday 26th June, our under 14 footballers will travel to Wexford to partake in the Féile Peil na nÓg All Ireland finals. They are in division 7 of this competition and are in a group with Askamore-Kilrush of Wexford, Rathnew of Wicklow and Tempo Maguires of Fermanagh.
On Friday evening they will play Rathnew in Rathnew at 5pm and then Tempo at the same venue at 6pm. They will then travel to Gorey to march in the Feile parade before going to Askamore for the night.
On Saturday morning they will meet Askamore-Kilrush at their home pitch in Ballyroebuck at 11am. Depending on how they get on, they could be in a semi final on Saturday evening or a final on Sunday. They will travel home on Sunday evening.
The club would like to wish them the best of success and hopefully they will enjoy this once in a lifetime experience.

COMISERATIONS:
Comiserations to the Limerick Senior Hurling team who were beaten last Sunday by Tipperary in the Gaelic Grounds in the Munster semi final. They will now go into round 1 of the qualifiers where they will play Westmeath in Mullingar on the weekend of the 4th/5th July.
Congratulations though to the Limerick Intermediate Hurlers and Senior Camogie team who recorded championship wins over Tipperary and Offaly respectively.

THANK YOU:
Thanks to all who turned out to support the recent Féile quiz fundraiser in Fedamore community hall. An enjoyable night was had by all.
Congratulations to the winning team of Pat, Carmel and Róisín Quirke and John and Isobel Cregan.

PLAYER REGISTRATION FEES:
The club would like to ask all those who have yet to pay their registration fees to do so as soon as possible. These fees are one of the main sources of income for the running of the club and your support would be greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING FIXTURES:
Friday 26th June : Féile Peil na nÓg Division 7 Round 1:
Kilpeacon v Rathnew in Rathnew @ 5pm.

Friday 26th June : Féile Peil na nÓg Division 7 Round 2:
Kilpeacon v Tempo in Rathnew @ 6pm.

Saturday 27th June : Féile Peil na nÓg Division 7 Round 3:
Kilpeacon v Askamore-Kilrush in Ballyroebuck @ 11am.

Tuesday June 30th : County Under 16 Hurling Championship Division 3 Round 2:
Kilpeacon v St. Kierans in Crecora @ 7pm.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
Under 14 Football Championship Division 2A:
Kilpeacon 7-7 Drom-Broadford 2-2

Under 14 Hurling Championship Division 1:
Kilpeacon 4-11 Murroe-Boher 2-6

All County Hurling League Division 6:
Crecora Manister 1-15 St. Patrick’s 2-11

FÉILE QUIZ:
Our under 14 Féile fundraising quiz was due to take place last Sunday June 14th but due to a bereavement in Fedamore was postponed until this Friday June 19th in Fedamore at 7.30pm.
Your support is welcome.

JUNIOR HURLERS:
Our Junior A hurlers had a narrow win over St. Patrick’s in Rhebogue last Tuesday in the All County Hurling League. They have now qualified for the final of this competition with a game to spare. All eyes will now be focused on the championship which starts the end of June.

UNDER 14 HURLERS:
The Kilpeacon U14 hurlers played a league match against Murroe Boher on  10th June in Boher. On a beautiful sunny evening with a light breeze we had a good game of hurling against a good Murroe side. Kilpeacon was going for its 3rd win on the bounce before a break of a month so this was an important match to win to keep our momentum going.

Murroe had the better start going 2 points up and were well up for the game. However we settled into the game with a good point and a great goal from Cathal O’Neill. From that point on we kept control of the game until half time with more goals from Colin Coughlan, Colin Haigney and Cathal O’Neill. Colin Hagney has found his best position with a huge performance in midfield.

After half time the expected fight back duly arrived from Murroe with an early goal from a penalty and a point but we didn’t panic and with a great display from Richard Murphy at center back and from Jack Dalton at full back we kept our structure well and delivered some great ball into the forwards. Chris  Shanahan and Padraig Byrnes were also tenacious in the back line keeping our defense solid and the goals at bay. John Burke also put in a big performance around the middle third. Overall this was a super team performance with great performances across the field.
Final Score Kilpeacon 4-11 Murroe 2-6

Team:  Rory Hannon, Chris Shanahan, Padraig Byrnes, Jack Dalton, Cathal O’Neill, Colin Coughlan, James Conheady, Richard Murphy, Cian Enright, Eoghan O’Connor, Colin Haigney,  Darragh O’Keeffe, John Bourke,  Ciaran Kennedy,  Brendan Power

Subs: Fergal Egan, Rory Quirke, Sam Riordan, Niall Khan, Cillian O’Brien, Rian O’Byrne.

UNDER 14 FOOTBALLERS:
The under 14 footballers also had a great win last week beating Drom-Broadford 7-7 to 2-2 in Crecora, getting in good match practice ahead of their trip to Wexford for the Féile which is coming up in a few weeks time. They are out once more next Wednesday against Bruff.

UPCOMING FIXTURES:
Wednesday June 17th: Under 14 Football Championship Division 2A: Bruff v Kilpeacon in Bruff @ 7.15pm.