GRANAGH NOTES 30 th/ 1st Dec.

Girls U12, Granagh Utd.   The first all girl soccer team in the club played their first match versus

Ballingarry on Saturday 26th.  Back L - R.  Ciara English, Ellen Murphy, Ciara Sheehy, Ashling Herlihy, 

Eimear Gavin, Kathleen Dore.   Front L -R: Norina Broderick, Leanne Herlihy, Beth Stapleton, Teresa Dore.

GRANAGH  UTD. F.C.:

Lotto  Results:       

The Weekly Draw took place on Friday 25th Nov  in The Rock Bar.    No Winner  .    Numbers Drawn -  .2. 5. 20. 21.

Next  Week's  Jackpot is   €10,700.00 ,  with the draw to be held in Bennis's Bar.    

Lucky Dips  of € 20. each -   Donal Treacy, Ballyagran.  Christy Collins, Granagh.    Padraig & James Murphy, Kingsland.

Tickets available at O' Gorman's Foodstore Granagh, Hickeys Bar Croom, The Rock Bar Granagh, & Bennis'  Bar  Ballyagran.

CLOTHES  RECYCLING:      Week-end 9th Dec.    The Club are holding a clothes recycling drive, to raise funds.                                      Please donate - CLEAN -  unwanted clothing, bed linen, towels, shoes (2), bags, belts, soft toys, mobile phones and books.

Please keep phones separate from clothing.  They will not accept magazines/ school books /copies or household bric-a-brac.

Club House will be open for drop offs -   7pm  to 9pm  on 8th, 9th, 10th Dec.   All day Sun 11th and final day Monday 12th.   

We are running this in conjunction with  Lenrec Ltd , a clothes, textile and phone recycling company, providing a quality national collection service from schools, community centers and sports clubs.    Lenrec Ltd supports charities by its works including ‘Friends of Calcutta’ and the ‘Susie Long Hospice Fund’.     They have been established for more than eight years so have in depth knowledge of the recycling industry.  They  are a fully licensed waste collection company and are registered with all county councils.

The second-hand clothes trade supports hundreds of thousands of livelihoods in developing countries by means of trading, distributing, repairing, and restyling the clothes.   For example, in Senegal alone there are over 24,000 people working in the second-hand clothes trade. (Source: Oxfam).   Anything that is not suitable for re-wear is recycled using a special process to make items such as flocking for upholstery, underlay for carpets, soundproofing for cars and industrial wipes.

If you cannot make it to the Club House, please contact Kevin Clifford who will arrange to collect items.   Your support is very much appreciated.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Results:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sat 26th:  U8
Mountcollins gave a walk over.
U12 Girls:   

Granagh 3 - Ballingarry 1.

The first all girls soccer match took place on Saturday , a friendly versus Ballingarry.  Scorers, Ellen Murphy 1, Ciara English 1, Beth Stapleton1.   Players of the Match - Leanne Herlihy and Kathleen Dore. 

 The Girls started well, Kathleen, Ciara and Leanne held strong in front of Theresa and made some great clearances early on.   We had a very industrious mid-field with Eimear, Ciara and Beth holding out, while settling into their positions.  It started with Norina up front, a nice passage of play to set up Ellen for the first goal.   However they were under pressure for the rest of the half and lucky to hold out until half time.   At the break Ashling was introduced and almost from the kick off, Ballingarry scored a deserved goal.   Granagh settled in to the second half with nice passes between Ciara, Ellen and Leanne up the wing.   Norina had a shot on goal but it was well blocked.   Ciara English came into form and sent long balls into the forward line.    Eimear and Beth made a few great runs and applied a lot of pressure.   Eventually an opening appeared and Ciara put the ball in the back of the net.   A couple of late saves from Teresa kept us in the game.  With three minutes to go Beth broke clear and sent another one home.   Well done to all.    

Squad: - Teresa Dore, Ciara Sheehy, Kathleen Dore, Leanne Herlihy, Eimear Gavin, Beth Stapleton, Ciara English, Ellen Murphy,

Norina Broderick, Ashling Herlihy.      
U12:
Granagh Utd 1 -  Glin Rovers 1
Scorer for Granagh Eoin Clifford.

Sun 27th:  Junior League
Rathkeale B 0 -  Granagh Utd 0.

Training finished, until the New Year for the U8s and U10s.

Fixtures:Saturday Dec 3rd, 12.00pm -  our U16 team play Fairview Rangers in the fourth round of the National Cup.
This is the furthest any Granagh Utd team have ever got in the National Cup so please come along to Estuary Park to support the boys.          The teams run-up to this match was a walk over from Coonagh Utd in the first round, then a home tie with Kerry outfit Mastergeeha in the second round,  which the boys put three goals past with no reply from the visitors.  Then they made the long journey back to Fenit again , against another Kerry outfit in which they were defeated 2-1.
The boys have worked very hard in this Cup competition under the management of Jimmy Sheehy and Timmy Cotter so please come along and get behind the team as home support is very important in these games.

COMMUNITY  GAMES:                                                                                                                                                                                                 Schools Quiz:    On Saturday next,  3rd Dec, the schools quiz will take place in the Parish Hall in Ballingarry.    A large crowd is expected and we are asking the parents of the children representing Granagh/ Ballingarry to assist in the running of the event .                                                     It begins at 4pm and is scheduled to finish at 6pm.

Indoor Soccer:                                                                                                                                                                                                                  We are presently looking for girls interested in playing U/13 indoor soccer.    You must be age 11 on July 31^st last to compete in this competition.    Please contact Eddie on 087 9922600.

Also our U/15 girls are in action on Sunday next and we wish them the very best of luck.

GRANAGH  CHURCH:

As there is no Sacristan at present, the ladies have decided to set up a cleaning rota to help keep the church in tip-top condition.  If you are         willing to give an hour as part of a team, it would be marvelous.   Please contact Maureen ( 061-399233), Kathleen ( 087-2833804) or               Eileen ( 087 - 3692475) by Thursday 1st.   

St. Vincent De Paul:     The local branch are holding their annual collection this coming weekend, at each church.   All monies will go to help  people in the local community.  Toy Appeal:   The society launch their toy appeal again this year.    They are looking for new or used toys in good condition, again for families in the local area.   Contact Trudy ( 069-68164) or Nora( 087 - 9516719) if you can help. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LET'S  LET'S  GET  COOKING:

Only a week or so to go to our first Christmas Cookery Demonstration by Deirdre Doody.    It promises to be a great night .  The €10  ticket  includes  cheese /wine or  tea/coffee , a copy of the recipes and a tasting of the soup, breads and desserts.    We will have a raffle for a Hamper on the night also.   A donation from the proceeds will be given to  St. Vincent De Paul.   Tickets available from  O' Gormans Shop,    Anne Hickey and a number at the door, on the night.  

CONCERT:

The Ryan family, Pallasgrean, launch their first CD, ' Clann', with a charity concert in aid of church funds in their home parish.    Taking place in U.L. on Sunday 4th December at 8pm, tickets €12.50.    The Ryan  family are well known in Scór and Comhaltas circles and are joined by an all-star cast of young up and coming entertainers:     Featuring Éile ( Sophie Butler's group, winners of Siansa 2011), Holly Geraghty ( Harp),  Co. Limerick Youth Choir & Cantette ( Jacob, a member), Conor Ryan (actor/singer), Lukas O'Brien (Oboe, Adare) and many more.