Bray Emmets GAA Club Notes
April 02, 2012Leaving Certificate Irish Oral: Bray Emmets will be holding an Irish Oral class for those sitting the Leaving Certificate this year. Please contact Brian on 087 6970589 if you wish to attend.
Easter Camp: Bray Emmets will be holding an Easter Camp from the 2nd to 5th April at Old Conna. The camp will cater for under 9's to under 14's and will be start at 10.00am and finish at 1.00pm. The price for members will be €20 for one child, €30 for two children and €40 for three children.
Wicklow Hurling Camp: Bray Emmets will be hosting a one day hurling camp on Tuesday the 10th April from 9.30am until 2.30pm. The camp is open to children aged 6 to 12 years of age and Wicklow Coaching and Games Development staff will be delivering the camps on the day. The camp is free of charge. Lotto: There was no winner of the lotto this week and the numbers drawn were 8,14,3 and 15. The lucky dip winner was Ron Mooney.
Camogie: Calling all Camogie mums. Bray Emmets will be participating in a Camogie Association initiative called 'Mum and Me' for six weeks starting on the 16th April, whereby mums are trained in a new camogie skill each week joining their daughter for the later part of the training session. If anyone wishes to participate or would like further information please contact Paul on 0863934273.
Recycling: We will be having a recycling day on 26th May so please hold onto clothes, shoes, bedding, phones etc.
Mens Football : Bray Emmets 1 10 - Laragh 1.07. Our men's Div 3 team had a good away win in Laragh on Sat 31st March. This was their second game in the league, losing the first at home to Kilbride. Bray made a good start to the game and went into an early 3 points lead with points from Cailean Murphy, Des Kelly and Eoin Mc Mahon. Laragh came back into the game and it was a goal late in the first half by Enda Molloy that gave the Emmets a half time lead of 1.05 to 6pts. Bray played much better in the second half with 4 points from John Walsh giving them a six point's lead. Laragh scored a late goal to leave a very anxious last few minutes. Scorers: E. Molloy 1.01, J.Walsh 4pts, D. Kelly 2pts, C. Murphy, E. Mc Mahon, R. Mc Anaspie 1pt. Team: Steven Carton Ed Keating Sean Byrne Cillian Molloy Fergal Devlin Cormack Martin Cailean Murphy Daragh Gaskin Des Kelly Daniel Molloy Eoin Mc Mahon Enda Molloy Liam Mc Graynor John Walsh Ross Mc Anaspie Declan Snow Mark Mulvanney and Eoin O Dea. The next league game is on Friday 13th April at home to Newcastle.
Juvenile Section: It was a busy weekend for all the juvenile teams with the boys hurling teams participating in the Dublin Leagues. The U8's travelled to Glencullen to play Stars of Erin whilst the U10's played Clanna Gael Fontenoy in Ringsend. The U11's and U12's both won their games and the match reports are below. The girls were also busy with the U10 footballers participating in a blitz at Naomh Olafs (match Report below) on Saturday evening whilst the U10 Camogie players hosted a blitz at Old Conna on Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon the U12 girls travelled to Na Dubhghall where they won their game (match report below) and the U16 girls played Erins Isle in a tough but competitive game to win the game by one point. The U14 boys participated in the Wicklow Feile in Arklow.
U16's Leinster League Final: After their great victory in last Saturday's semi-final the U16 players travel to Páirc Tailteann, Navan on Wednesday 4th April to play Oilibhéar Pluincéad in the Leinster U16 Club League final. Their game is scheduled for 5.30pm and is the opening game of the Leinster U21 Final fixture between Dublin and Louth. We wish all the players and mentors success in this game.
Match Reports: Bray Emmets U12 girls travelled out to the north side to play their third Dublin league match against Na Dubhghall. Bray started slowly giving away a penalty in the first few minutes and allowing Na Dubhgall first on the score board with a goal. Bray took control of the game with a strong performance from all players showing excellent skill and team spirit. Bray's mid field put in a momentous drive with Laura & Jane Butler tackling & intercepting and Alice & Molly Fitzgerald sending balls forwards where Eve Murphy started the scoring with 3 quick points and caused problems for the defenders winning two penalties and putting 2 goals on Brays score. In the second half Bray continued with the same determination & exceptional play. Na Dubhgall pushed hard right until the final whistle but Bray proved too strong on the day with a fantastic team effort from all of the players making the difference. Well done to Bray Emmets, final score of 3-7 to 2-1.Team: Lauren Healy, Eve Murphy, Shauna Ryan, Laura Butler, Jane Butler, Alice Fitzgerald, Molly Fitzgerald, Ailbhe Byrne, Emily Deveney, Eimear Martin,Grace Browne, and Laura Cahill.
U12 Boys Bray Emmets v Nh Barrog Venue: Pairc Barrog Date: 31/03/2012
Bray Emmets pulled off a smash and grab victory over Naomh Barrog in Kilbarrack on Saturday. The Bray lads were slow to get out of the traps in this one and trailed at the interval 1:02 to 0:0. Great defensive play by Macdara O' Midheach, Matthew Dehanschutter, Sid Hunt and Andrew O'Brien helped limit the Naomh Barrog lead.
The second half sparked into light with an early Bray goal by Cian Lohan followed by a point from the Naomh Barrog lads. A second Bray goal from James Anders followed on from an inspiring period of centre forward domination led by Joe Phelan and Ben Kearney. With the score standing at 2:02 to 2:0 Naomh Barrog began to push forward and exert some pressure on the Bray backline. A loose ball in the Bray defence gifted Naomh Barrog a match winning opportunity only to be denied by a point blank save from Darragh Rochford in the Bray goal. The match looked lost with seconds remaining when Tony Jackson turned the ball into Ronan Mc Mahon who fired on the ground forcing a fine save from the Naomh Barrog goal keeper and from the rebound Jacob Stanley scored the winning goal. Match over! Bray 3:00 Nh Barrog 2:02
The Bray lads can take great credit coming from behind to win this difficult fixture with the last stroke of the game. It demonstrated great determination and a 'never-say-die' attitude. Special mention must go to Sean MacCrabhann, Lochlann Dougan, Tony Jackson, Andrew O Brien and Jacob Stanley who all rose and played indispensible parts in this memorable win.
Bray U12 Camogie: Bray played the second round of the Wicklow mini blitz in Arklow Rocks grounds on Saturday. The Bray girls kept their unbeaten run in Wicklow intact with three fine wins over Arklow Rocks, Carnew and Kilcoole, respectively. Credit must to go the Arklow club for their organisation and management of the day. Well done to all.
The U10 Girls Football team had their first outing of the 2012 season on Saturday. In the opening game, Bray did very well against Naomh Olaf with Amy Butler's accuracy and Úna Smierciak's solid defence being key. In the second game against a very mobile Cuala, Síofra Ní Mhidigh's personal tally of (0-3) from play and Emma Doyle's intelligent reading of the game were the high points for the seasiders. The final game against St Marks saw Orla Jackson stand out, while new players Jodie Gunn and Orla O'Keefe (daughter of Mentor and Senior midfielder Brian) are 2 very fine additions. Táimid ag traenáil gach Luan ag 6.30pm i bPáirc Emmet Bhré.Emmet Bhré U10: Amy Butler (0-1), Emily Cahill, Emma Doyle, Jodie Gunn, Orla Jackson (0-1), Orla O'Keefe, Sarah Lambe (0-2), Síofra Ní Mhidigh (0-4), Úna Smierciak. Bainisteoir - Tomás Ó Midheach.
The under 11 hurlers travelled to Thomas Davis on Saturday morning for the third match of their Dublin campaign. The match was played on astroturf in near windless conditions. Seán McDonagh was the first player from either team to score with a huge point from near half way, Aaron Graham finished off a fine piece of team work with a goal, not to be outdone, Rory Lambe also found the net before half time to leave the score at the break 2-1 to 0-0 in Bray's favour. The second half was a tighter affair, Gavin Henderson scoring 2 points, Rory Lambe (1-1) and David Nesbitt saving his best until last (a well taken goal from distance). The final score was (4-4) to (2-2), Thomas Davis should well have scored more, but the usual excellence of Rian Knox in goal, Michael Timmons and David Maloney in defence ensured that they were held to (2-2). Conor Hardiman operated well in front of the defence with Darragh McCormack making a nuisance of himself disrupting Thomas Davis' midfield.
Emmet Bhré U11: Rian Knox, Michael Timmons, David Maloney, Seán McDonagh (0-1), Conor Hardiman, Gavin Henderson (0-2), Aaron Graham (1-0), Rory Lambe (2-1), David Nesbitt (1-0), Darragh McCormack
24/03/12 Wicklow mini-blitz Bray Emmets. Bray played Kilcoole and Glenealy in Emmet Park on Saturday last in the start of the Wicklow U12 camogie league. In the first match the bray girls fought a determined Kilcoole side to win by a margin of two goals. The second game against Glenealy was a tighter affair which resulted in a draw in a match that could have went any way.
24/03/12 Dublin mini-blitz Bray Emmets. Bray Emmets hosted the final Dublin mini-blitz on Saturday afternoon. Five team took part including Cuala, Naomh Olaf, Naomh Padraig and St Judes. Bray played St Judes in a very competitive match to lose out by a single goal. The second game pitched Bray against Nh Olaf the match went down to the wire with Bray winning by a goal. The final game paired Bray against Cuala in an end to game where both defences were well on top. A fine point from the Cuala No.8 sealed the game for the Dalkey club. Tweet
