Stradbally Gaa Notes,
All County Hurling League
Last Fridays hurling league match against Ballyduff lower also fell victim to the bad weather
and will now be played at a later date. We take on St. Saviours next Saturday 20 th at 2:30 pm
in round three of the all county football league in Ballybeg.
Under 15 Football
Our u15 footballers recorded a good win over Clan Na Gael on Monday evening in the
division 1 championship, final score Stradbally 3-
on 22 nd April at 18:30 in Ballymacarbry.
Under 13 Football
Our under 13 footballers were defeated by Lismore on Wednesday evening last. We take
on Gaultier on April 17th in Gaultier at 18:30 followed bty Rathgormack on 1 st May in
stradbally at 18:30.
U10 Football Blitz
Stradbally played Rathgormack and Kilrossanty last Saturday evening on the very impressive
astroturf surface in Rathgormack. The panel was Tom Walsh ,Ciarán Keane, Darragh
Cummins, Liam O'Mahoney, Shane Fennell, Oisín Cunningham( special mention to Oisín for
flying home from Boston for this encounter),Niall Walsh,Tom Boland, Seán Darcy,Tiernan
Coffey, Rory Kiely and Ryan Costelloe. We played Rathgormack in the first game and it was a
very evenly contested encounter. We were behind at half time but a second half comeback
put a much better reflection on the scoreboard. In our second game we played near
neighbours Kilrossanty and you could see they had a lot of training done with Richard Power
pulling the strings at midfield. The Stradbally team clawed their way back into the contest
and we scored some nice points and a few goals. It was difficult to decide which team
shaded the encounter at the end.
The boys are improving steadily with attendance at training sessions improving all the time.
We have a lot of games to come in the near future which the boys are really looking forward
to. Well done to all to involved and thanks to Rathgormack for hosting this blitz.
Super Schools
Stradbally will have three players representing the Friary School and Ireland in The Super
Schools sports Competition in France. Dara Gough, Emmett Walsh and Donnacha Fee will
be part of the boys team which will compete against schools from 16 other countries. Some
of the sports involved are soccer, basketball, swimming, tabletennis, athletics, rowing and
badminton. Best of luck to the three boys and we hope they enjoy their experience.
Social Centre
The Social Centre is open every Sunday night from 9:00 and everyone is welcome to call for
a drink and a chat.
The Centre is also available for, for parties and events and we can help with planning,
advertising, music and catering, any enquiries to John at 087 9776018.
Social Dancing
A great night was had by all in the Social Centre last Friday night with music by Teddy and
Cathal Barry. Thanks to Teddy and Cathal who stepped in at short notice to replace Pat Daly
who had a family bereavement during the week. Condolences to Pat and his family and we
will have him back for a night of music and dancing soon.
Date for you diary not to be missed – Friday 3 rd May dancing to the Finbarr Dennehy Family
Band.
50/50
Congratulations to Theresa Power Seafield who was this weeks winners of 225 euro. Our
next draw takes place on Sunday 28 th April and will be live on Facebook. We are in the
process of updating our collection method which will be up and running soon so for the time
being you can send by Revolute to 087 6291930 and you will be entered in the draw. Also
envelopes ar available in the village pubs and Ken will be in the village every Saturday
morning as usual. Stradbally GAA are extremely grateful for your support.
Sympathy
Sincere sympathy to the family of Nixie Power, Glen who passed away recently. His
wife Ena, daughters Sarah, Nicola, and Jill and their extended families. May he rest
in peace.
GAA LGFA Membership 2024
In preparation for the 2024 season, membership options for the GAA and LGFA associations
have been activated in Foireann.
When registering on Foireann, it will be important to select the Association to which the
membership is to be associated.
As with every year, all players should be registered as members before training commences.
Players who are unfortunate enough to receive a significant injury while training/playing
matches will not be covered by their Associations insurance if they are not a registered
member.
The club registrars, Trevor Costelloe (GAA) Claire O Reilly (LGFA), can be contacted with
any queries.
Membership rates for 2024
Adult Player -
Adult Non player -
OAP -
Juvenile player -
2 Juveniles from the same family -
3 Juveniles from the same family -
4+ Juvenile from the same family -
Stradbally Ladies LGFC
Adult League
On Sunday morning last, we played host to Ballymac in Round 3 of the Div 1 League.
Unfortunately, it was the visitors who were victorious on the day despite some great displays
of football from Stradbally and some missed chances.
Next up, the team play away to Kilrossanty Brickeys on Sunday 21st April.
U16 Championship
The girls play Ballyduff Lower at home on Monday 15th.
Happy Birthday
A big happy birthday to Aoife Brazil who turns 21 and celebrated with family and friends over
the weekend.