Monaleen Juvenile GAA Club

Club Notes

July 20th 2011

Senior Notes
Lotto numbers were 9,23,26,29 with no winner. Next week jackpot will be 15,100. Lucky dip winners of 50 euro each were Corrie Ward Plassey Grove, Marita Harty c/o Leo Morrison ,Dermot Shinnors Scart, Milo Kearley Monaleen Road.
Well done to Edward Doyle who played for Limerick U15 footballers last weekend and also Daniel Power, Eoin Whittle and Cian Hession who played for Limerick U14 footballers in the annual Jim Power tournament in Waterford.
Well done to Ger Collins, Barry Fitzpatrick, Paul Kinnerk and Donal O'Sullivan who were part of the Limerick Senior football squad who beat Waterford in the 3rd round qualifiers and best of luck V Wexford next Saturday.

Juvenile Notes

Monaleen U14 Girls took part in the Feile na nOg All Ireland Football Finals on the weekend 30th of June to 1st of July. It was a daunting prospect for the Limerick Champions, as they were drawn in Division 1 alongside the Cork County Champions, St Val’s (who hosted Monaleen), the Cork County Runners Up, Eire Og, and the Laois Feile Champions, Portlaoise.
Host club St. Val’s were the first opposition for Monaleen’s girls. To say our Limerick girls hit the ground running was an understatement – at half time just one point separated the sides, with Monaleen missing a penalty and sending over 4 wides. However the strength of Cork football showed in the second half as St Val’s pulled away to win by an impressive 10 points. It was a very competitive display by Monaleen, if they had taken their first half chances they could have caused a major upset against one of the tournament favourites, but despite excellent performances from Megan O’Mara and Sarah Geraghty, the Cork County Champions prevailed (and went all the way to the Division 1 All Ireland Final!).
The Cork County Runners Up were next, and in their number 14 Eimear Scally, they possess one of the brightest talents in the game. Sure enough, this dynamic, skilful and extremely speedy player gave Eire Og an early cushion, and a shell shocked Monaleen needed to re-group at half time. With brilliant performances from Caoimhe Lyons and Jane Clohessy, Monaleen surged back into the game in the second half, and with just minutes left on the clock, they had pulled the score back to 2-3 to Monaleen, 1-8 to Eire Og, and Monaleen were pressing hard for the goal that would take them into the lead. Eire Og showed their class though and rallied with three late points from Eimear Scally to win by 5 points.
With Monaleen now out of the competition, pride was at stake as they took on Portlaoise. A brilliant first half performance from Monaleen saw them thoroughly dominant, with Sarah Shortt, Grace Donovan and Aoife Dooley outstanding. Ominously however, they scored just one goal for all their dominance, and Portlaoise made them pay in the second half, rallying to score 3-3 to just one more goal by Monaleen. The scoreline didn’t tell the picture however, this game and the two against top class Cork opposition showed that Monaleen and Limerick football can truly mix it with the very best clubs in the country in the 1st division of the Feile All-Ireland. All three performance were incredibly brave and skilful, and a credit to the girls of Monaleen. It was an unforgettable experience for Monaleen, with St. Val’s the host club always warm and welcoming and very unlucky to lose out in the All Ireland Final to the eventual winners,
Claregalway. Attached Photo with Team and Mentors. Well done to all involved.