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.: Results Weekending 28th February 2010
Saturday - Under 11 Cup 1/4 Final - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 1 (A. Smith )
Sunday - Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 1 ( Keating) Ballysteen 1
.: Results Weekending 21st Ferbruary 2010
Saturday - Under 10 Division 2 - Broadford United 0 Ballingarry 7 (Hartnett 2, Keane 4, Snow 1)
Under 14 cup Round 1 - Creeves Celtic 3 Ballingarry 0
Sunday - Desmond Cup Round 1 Replay - Adare United 1 Ballingarry 1 aet (O' Grady) Ballingarry win 4-3 on penalties.
Desmond Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcolman Rovers 2
.: Results Weekending 7th February 2010
Saturday - Desmond Youth Cup Round 1 Bally Rovers 1 Ballingarry 6 (S. Doherty 2, Clancy, O' Connell, Cronin, Crowley)
Sunday - Desmond Cup Round 1 Ballingarry 1 (Ryan pen) Adare Utd 1 aet
Junior Division 2 - Kilcornan 4 Ballingarry 1 (Trainor)
Results Weekending February 14 2010
Saturday - Under 12 Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry 3 (O' Donnell 3) Kilcornan 2
Under 12 Cup Round 1 - Glantine Rovers 4 Ballingarry B 0
Youth Division 1 League Cup Round 1 - Abbeyfeale United 1 Ballingarry 2 (B. Healy 2)
On Saturday the under 12 progressed to the quarter final of the under 12 cup with a harder than expected win against division 2 Kilcornan. All Ballingarry goals were scored in the first half with Davin O' Donnell grabbing a hat-trick. Two late goals for Kilcornan saw Ballingarry endure a nervy finish. The youths travelled to Abbeyfeale in the first round of the newly introduced youth league cup. They found themselves one down before two goals from Brian Healy saw them through. All the goals came in the first half.
.: Latest Results
Saturday Jan 30th January 2010
Under 16 Division 1 - Kilcornan 1 Ballingarry 1 (O' Donoghue)
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 4 (Murphy 2, O' Donnell, Clancy) Abbeyfeale Utd A 0
Sunday January 31st 2010 - Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcolman Rovers 1
The under 12 side went clear at the top of Division 1 with an emphatic 4-0 drubbing of Abbeyfeale United A on Saturday afternoon. Davin O' Donnell opened the scoring after ten minutes with a fine finish to the corner before Jason Murphy with the first of two with another powerful strike to give Ballingarry a commanding half time lead. The second half saw no change in the pattern of the game with Nathan Clancy adding a third from a fine effort before Murphy rounded off the scoring with a scrambled effort near the end. Ballingarry were not flattered by the scoreline with Murphy missing an easy chance and Clancy hitting the crossbar.
The under 16s probably saw their chances of the under 16 title evaporate with a 1-1 draw in Kilcornan. Damien O' Donoghue gave Ballingarry the lead but the under strength Ballingarry couldn't hold out.
On Sunday the junior B team went under to their second 1-0 home reversal in a week with Kilcolman winning in Ballingarry.
.: Results Weekending 24th January 2010
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Granagh United 1 Ballingarry 1 (M. Hickey)
Youth Division 1 - Broadford United 5 Ballingarry 0
Sunday - Junior Premier - Rathkeale 3 Ballingarry 1 (Own Goal)
Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcornan 1
A dismal weekend saw all but the under 14 side beaten from the four teams on the pitch. The under 14 were away to Granagh Unted where a 1-1 draw was the outcome. Ballingarry went ahead in the first period from a fine left foot strike from Mikey Hickey and had four clear penalty appeals waved away before Granagh drew level from some slack Ballingarry defending. Steven Kelly made a wonderfull save before that to deny Granagh from the spot.
In the afternoon game Ballingarrys youths suffered their second 5-0 reversal in a week to see their division 1 ambitions disolve.
On Sunday both the junior sides were beaten. The A team in Rathkeale where their consolation was an own goal while the B team went under at home to Kilcornan.
Other News.
On Sunday the LDSL under 12 side quailfied for the Munster final with their third win in a row this time against the Kerry league. Alan Ryan, Lee Kelly and Ballingarrys Cathal O' Keeffe were the scorers with Mikey Morrissey and Nathan Clancy also making an appearance.
.: Results Weekending Jan 17th 2010
Saturday - Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 (O' Donnell, Hickey, O' Keeffe) Old Mill 0 Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 NCW 5
Sunday - Junior Premier - Ballingarry 5 (O' Grady 2, Alymer 2, C. Doherty 1) NCW Rovers 2
Junior Division 3 - Rathkeale B 4 Ballingarry B 1 (Condron)
The junior A team finally got their first win of the season with a well deserved 5-2 success at home to NCW Rovers. Rory Alymers two first half strikes had them 2-1 up at the break before three second half strikes from Darragh O' Grady (2) and a first club goal for Colin Doherty secured three much needed points. Team: Kenrick, N. Cahill, Kiely, Corrigan, E. Cahill, S. Doherty, Ryan, C. Doherty, Alymer, O' Grady, Clancy. Sub used: Fitzgerald.
The B team however were unable to repeat the feat in the afternoon where Michael Condrons lone strike proved no more than a cvonsolation in a 4-1 defeat.
On Saturday the under 12 A team kept their title push on course with a fine 3-0 home success against basement club Old Mill. Three fine strikes, two in the fist half, from Davin O' Donnell, Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe saw them ease through while Nathan Clancy hit the crossbar late in the second half.
The youth team went under 5-0 to visitors NCW with all the goals coming in the second half. Ballingarry were the better side in the first period when there was little evidence of what was to come however once the first NCW goal materialised it was all down hill from there for Ballingarry.
.: Anthony Forde watch
December has proved to be a barren month for Anthony Forde (read more...)
.: Radio Documentary now online
You can now listen to the "From the Supper Room to the Paddocks" West Limerick 102fm radio documentary on the 25th Anniversary page (scroll to bottom of page)
.: Weekend Results December 20th 2009
Saturday Under 11 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 2 (N. Houlihan 2) Creeves 0 aet
Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves 2
The under 11s progressed to the quarter final of the cup and a meeting against either NCW or Abbeyfeale United, who drew on Saturday, thanks to two extra time goals from Niall Houlihan. The game was even throughout with Ballingarry shading it. Both keepers made saves to send the game to extra time for Ballingarry to get the deciding goals.
The under 14s put up a brave performance against the champions elect going down to two late goals. Even though the visitors were the better side it was Ballingarry that got the better chances to score. In the finish it was two Ballingarry mistakes that told.
The Division 2 game between Ballingarry B and Ballysteen fixed for Sunday was off due to weather.
.: Inter League News.
The LDFL inter league team in which Ballingarrys Shane Doherty is a part of had a fine win against their LDMC opponents on Saturday (2-0) and progress to the knockout stages.
On Sunday the LDFL under 12s with Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe on board recorded their second win in as many games against LCSL (0-2) in Charleville and are well placed to reach the Munster final.
No such luck for the under 16 inter league team who went down 6-2 in Clonreask. Danny Neville was the only Ballingarry representative on the side.
.: Latest Ladies News: Ballingarry 2 - Newcastlewest 1
Ballingarry put pressure on leaders Abbeyfeale with a fine 2-1 victory at home to a spirited Newcastle West side.
Both teams started well and a tough contest ensued. Some excellent defending from Aoibhlinn O'Connor and Zara O'Kelly set the tone early on. It took until just after the half hour mark for Ballingarry to take the lead. Some great work down the left from Aimee McCarthy found Fiona Hickey free in the box. Her shot was well blocked but the rebound fell straight to Marion Neville who made no mistake. Ballingarry nearly doubled their lead when Hickey was again denied after being put through from a fine Jane Hickey ball. Shortly after NCW had their best chance of the 1st half after their striker broke free but a fantastic covering block from centre half O'Grady diverted the ball for a corner. The corner count for NCW grew as half-time neared but Mary Shire and Emer Hickey defended well.
The second half saw Ballingarry take control and but for the NCW goal keeper saving bravely at Fiona Hickeys feet Ballingarry would have doubled their lead.
With fifteen minutes remaining some quick thinking from a Mary Shire throw in set Olivia O'Keeffe through and she squared perfectly for substitute Eleanor Gaffney to score her second in two games. This proved to be the match winner.
Despite the best efforts of Orla Keating and Rachel Cronin chasing every ball NCW finally beat Catherine Murphy through an excellent individual goal for NCW set up a nervy finish but Ballingarry held out.
This was an excellent team win and puts Ballingarry back in the title mix.
Team: Catherine Murphy, Aoibhlinn O'Connor, Zara O'Kelly, Emma O'Grady (Orla Keating), Emer hickey, Mary Shire, Jane Hickey, Aimee McCarthy, Marion Neville (Eleanor Gaffney), Fiona Hickey, Olivia O'Keeffe (Rachel Cronin).
Training continues on Fridays over the Christmas break, details via text.
.: Results Weekending Dec 13 2009
Saturday - Youths Division 1 - Askeaton 0 Ballingarry 3 (Clancy, A. Cronin, Moore) Under 12 Division 4 - Glin Rovers 5 Ballingarry B 1 (Gohery)
Sunday - Junior Division 2 - Breska Rovers 4 Ballingarry B 0
The youths left Askeaton with all three points, a result that puts them in pole position with three games, two of which are at home, left to play. All three Ballingarry goals, from Dean Clancy, Alan Cronin and Marcus Moore, came in the first half.
The under 12 B side were in Glin but were on the receiving end of a 5-1 defeat with their consolation coming through Claire Gohery.
On Sunday the junior B team went down in Mungret to Breska on a 4-0 scoreline.
.: Underage Cup Draws Made
All the domestic cup draws were made with some interesting pairings involving Ballingarrys teams pulled out. The under sixteens will defend their title against the team they beat in the final last with Broadford the visitors in the second round of the competition while the under 10s received a bye into the second round for their first defence of the cup they won last term. The under 11s will hope to go one step further than beaten finalists but first they will have to get over Creeves at home with the winners away to NCW / Abbeyfeale United in the second round.
The full draw is:
Under 8 v Creeves / Kildimo Rd.2 (a)
Under 10 v A Bye Rd.1
Under 11 v Creeves (h) Rd. 1 winners v NCW / Abbeyfeale United Rd.2 (a).
Under 12 A v Kilcornan (h) Rd.2
Under 12 B v Glantine Rovers (a) Rd.1
Under 13 v Athea / NCW (h) 1/4 Final
Under 14 v Creeves (a) Rd.1 winners v Bally Rovers (a) Rd.2.
Under 15 v Athea United (a) 1/4 Final.
Under 16 v Broadford United (h) Rd.2.
.: Inter League News
The under 11 academy played their first friendly of the season against Athea United on Sunday last with both Ballingarry players Edward Houlihan and Mark Storin performing well for the academy. Unfortunately they ended up on the losing side.
.: Results Saturday December 5th 2009
Munster Youth Cup Round 1 - NCW 1 Ballingarry 0
Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 1 (Murphy) St Itas 1
The youths bowed out of the Munster youth cup following a 1-0 reversal in NCW. It what was a fine game of end to end football. Ballingarry can only blame themselves for not progressing to the third round having missed a host a chances. Jeff Doherty and Kevin Forde both had just the keeper to beat but failed. The wastage finally told ten minutes from time when the home side got what proved to be the winner.
The under 14s were unlucky not to collect all three points from a fine performance in another fine game. Itas took the lead after just five minutes from some sloppy home defending, a goal that saw Itas froce further pressure on the Ballingarry defence. However once Ballingarry settled they began to play some wonderful football which resulted in an equaliser from Jason Murphy, his fourth of the season in all competitions. Nathan Clancy won the throw and beat three players down the left before crossing for Murphy to apply the finishing touch to leave the sides level at the break. The second half saw Ballingarry apply all the presssure, hitting the crossbar and having a goal disallowed. However it was Itas who went closest to grabbing all three points when Mikey Hickey cleared off the line.
The under 10s and 8s season has now entered their Winter break and will resume in Feb for the 10s and March for the 8s. At this stage it appears that both will struggle to make their finals with the 8s having one point from four games and the 10s with six from five games.
.: Inter League News.
In the under 12 inter league last Sunday (Dec 6th) the LDSL side played The Clare League in Athea. They got their season off to a great start beating their visitors 6-0. Ballingarry had three players on the squad for the game with all three, Nathan Clancy, Mikey Hickey and Mikey Morrissey making an appearance.
.: Anthony Forde - November Update
November 2009 has proved to be a month of activity for Forde seeing him feature in several games for Wolves. (Read more...)
.: Results Weekending November 29 2009
Sunday - Premier Division - Shannonside 4 Ballingarry 2 (O' Grady, Alymer)
The Junior A team are finding the going tough this season losing again this time at Borrigone to Shannonside. Darragh O' Grady and Rory Alymer were both on the score sheet as Ballingarry fell 4-2.
All schoolboy games involving Ballingarry teams were off for the third week running due to the weather.
.: Latest News
For the second weekend in a row all fixtures involving both underage and junior teams were postponed due to the weather.
.: Results Weekending November 15th 2009
Junior Premier Division - Askeaton 3 Ballingarry 1 (S. O' Doherty)
Reidy Cup Round 2 - Granagh United 6 Ballingarry B 0
No joy as both junior teams were beaten. The junior A team were in Askeaton where the table toppers completed the double over Ballingarry with a 3-1 win. Shane O' Doherty was on the mark for the visitors with his first goal for the club. (Team: Kenrick, N. Cahill, Kiely, Fitzgerald, Corrigan, Clancy, N. Condron, Ryan, Doyle (Alymer), O' Grady (Barrett), O' Doherty.
In the afternoon the B team were knocked out of the Reidy Cup at the second round stage by local rivals Granagh United on a 6-0 scoreline.
In other news the first management committee of Ballingarry AFC (season 1984/85) were guests of the FAI at the Ireland vs France World Cup quailifier on Saturday November 14th last. They were part of the Presidential function before the game before enjoying the match from the comfort of the Hogan Stand. Those in attendance were: Moss McAuliffe, James Clancy, John Clancy, Joe Burke, James Cronin, Noel Hayes and James Hayes representing the late Denis Hayes. Also in attendance was Moss Doody the club president.
.: Ballingarry AFC 25th Anniversary Night - New Page Added
A new section has been added to the website for the 25th anniversary celebrations evening in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare on October 25th last. The new page documents what was a fantastic occasion for the club with a full review of the entire days proceedings and also includes a large array of photos from the celebrations - a must for anybody who was there on the night or for those who missed the occasion.
The page is located by clicking on the "25 Years" button at the top right hand corner of page, or by clicking here*. (*If you are on a slow internet connection, please wait a minute or two for the full page to download, as there is a lot of image content)
.: Weekend Results Nov. 8th 2009
All games involving Ballingarry AFC teams were postponed over the weekend due to the poor weather.
.: Results Weekending November 8th 2009
Richard Hogan Cup Round 1 - Mountcollins 2 Ballingarry B 1 (O' Grady)
Under 10 Division 2 - Kildimo United 1 Ballingarry 3 (Hartnett 2, Houlihan)
The Bees bowed out of the Hogan Cup in Abbeyfeale against Mountcollins where a John O' Grady goal wasn't enough for Ballingarry while the 10s got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win in Kildimo. Niall Houlihan and Jack Hartnett with a brace were on the mark for the winners.
.: Results Monday 26 October 2009
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 (Cronin) Broadford United 5
Under 12 Division 1 - Old Mill 1 Ballingarry A 3 (O' Donnell, Hickey, Clancy)
Under 12 Division 4 - Ballingarry B 0 Bally Rovers 6
The under 12 side moved three points clear at the top of Division 1 with a hard earned 3-1 win at the Old Mill on Monday. Davin O' Donnell gave Ballingarry the lead following great work from Niall Houlihan but the home side drew level before the break from a simple goal. Niall Houlihan was fouled early in the second half in the box and Mikey Hickey restored Ballingarrys lead from the spot. Then with just five minutes left Nathan Clancy made sure of the points when his shot from the right went into the goal off the keeper.
The under 12 B side were at home to Bally Rovers but were well beaten while the under 8 side suffered the same fate at home to Broadford United.
.: 25th Anniversary Night
Ballingarry AFC held their 25th anniversary celebration night at the Woodlands House Hotel on Sunday night last. Photographs from what was a fantastic occasion will be available on the website as soon as they come to hand.
Anyone looking for copies of the DVD slideshow that was playing on the night, please contact Seamus Burke on 087 9965745
.: Results Weekending October 18th 2009
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry A 4 (Clancy 2, O' Keeffe 2) Broadford United 0
Under 12 Division 4 - Pallaskenry 8 Ballingarry B 0
Under 8 Division 1 - NCW Rvs 6 Ballingarry 0
MYC Round 1 - Listowel Celtic 4 Ballingarry 3 AET (Forde, S. Doherty, O' Donoghue)
Sunday - Premier Division - NCW 5 Ballingarry 0
MJC Round 1 - Shannonside 3 Ballingarry B 1 (G. Cronin)
A bad weekend at the office for Ballingarry with just one team recording a win from the six in action. The under 12 A side were always the better side as goals from Nathan Clancy (2) and Cathal O' Keeffe (2) saw them beat Broadford United 4-0.
No such fare for the B team as they were well beaten in Pallas by 8 goals to no score. The under 8s too shipped a big defeat going under 6-0 at NCW Rovers.
The youth team became the latest of some famous Kerry refereeing going out in Listowel 4-3 in extra time with the winner coming in the last minute of play. Ballingarry found themselves 3 down with a man sent off and also at the end of a penalty. But a massive come back them draw level with goals from Shane Doherty, Damien O' Donoghue and Kevin Forde but however no effort will ever be enough from a visit to Kerry.
On Sunday the B team gave a fine performance in losing to Premier side Shannonside with Gary Croinin scoring Ballingarrys consolation while in NCW the A team suffered a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Premier champions.
.: Grounds Are Finally Named
After 25 years Ballingarry AFC's grounds have finally been named. The name chosen at a specially arranged E.G.M. on Monday last October 12th 2009 is "The Paddocks". The name is the original name of the site where the club located its ground in 1986. The grounds will be offically opened on Sunday next at 12.30 pm.
.: Results Weekending October 11th 2009
Saturday Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 (Gohery 2) Killeaney 3
Sunday Junior Premier Division - Ballingarry 0 Glin Rovers 2
Both teams representing Ballingarry AFC over the weekend lost. On Saturday Killeaney twice went ahead only for Claire Gohery to draw Ballingarry level on both occassions. However her heroics werent enough as Killeaney got their third and decisive goal two minutes from time.
On Sunday Glin Rovers defeated the A team 2-0 in Ballingarry the first coming just before the break after Ballingarry had hit the crossbar.
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.: Weekend Results October 4th 2009
Saturday 3rd - Under 8 Division 1 - NCW 4 Ballingarry 4 (O' Kelly 2, Mulqueen 2) Under 12 Division 4 Ballingarry B 1 (Hartnett) Glantine Rovers 3
Under 16 Division 1 Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, J. Doherty) Abbeyfeale United 1
Sunday Oct 4th - Junior Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 (R. Alymer 2) Carrig Celtic 2 Junior Division 2 Ballingarry B 1 (Cronin) Knockaderry 2
A busy weekend of football saw five Ballingarry teams in action with a classic in NCW to start proceedings. The under 8 side found themselves 3-nil down at the break and 4 down after just two minutes of the second half but a tremendous second half show saw Ballingarry snatch a point with two goals each from Keith O' Kelly and Brian Mulqueen with the last goal just three minutes from time.
The under 12 B team were 1 up at the break through Jack Hartnett with his second goal of the season but a strong visiting Glantine eventually won with three second half goals.
The under 16s moved to the top of the table with a hard earned win against Abbeyfeale United. Finding themselves a goal down at the break after dominating for long spells could have broken lesser teams but a long range free from Barry O' Connell and a second from Jeff Doherty gave the homeside the points. Abbey were forced to finish with nine after a player was red carded and a player was carried off when all subs were used.
On Sunday both junior sides failed to win with the B team going down at home to Knockaderry where Gary Cronins first club goal wasn't enough in a 2-1 loss while the A team were just two minutes away from their first win of the season when Rory Alymers brace had them 2-1 up however Carrig equalised from a free to secure a 2-2 draw.
.: Inter League News
Ballingarry have three players selected on the LDSL Under 11 academy for the coming season 2009/10. The three are Mikey Hickey, Edward Houlihan and Mark Storin. All three will now begin training with the squad and hopefully they will remain on the squad through to the Kennedy Cup finals of 2011/12.
.: Results Weekending September 27th 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Adare United 1
Under 10 Division 2 - Shauntrade 3 Ballingarry 1 (Gohery)
Under 17 Cup Round 1 - Rathkeale 5 Ballingarry 1 (J. Doherty)
Sunday - FAI Junior Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 1 Bunratty FC 6
A dismal weekend as all three underage teams went under with the greatest disappointment coming in the 17s cup. No three in a row for the winners of the last two seasons as Rathkeale hit them for five. Even the fact the Ballingarry went ahead through Jeff Doherty and then hit the post and had a strong penalty appeal turned down did little to help Ballingarry as poor defending left Rathkeale in for four first half goals. The second half was thoroughly forgettable as Rathkeale scored a fifth to progress with ease.
The 14s lost their unbeaten start to the season as they went under to a second half free kick to Adare United. Ballingarry dominated possession but forged few chances with the only goal of the game arriving fifteen minutes into the second half.
The 10s too were beaten at table toppers Shauntrade where Claire Gohery got the Ballingarry consolation.
The junior teams interest in this seasons FAI junior cup ended last Sunday when visiting Clare side Bunratty ran out easy 6-1 winners. Rory Alymers strike should have been doubled drawing Ballingarry level however Darragh O' Gradys effort from the spot failed and it was all down hill from there.
.: Results Weekending September 20th 2009
Munster Junior Cup Prelim Round - Knockaderry 1 Ballingarry B 1 aet (3-4 pens) (Quaid )
Munster Junior Cup Round 1 - Killeaney 3 Ballingarry 0
Mixed fortunes in the provincial competition with the B team progressing and the A team bowing out. Mark Quaids first ever goal for the club proved vital as it secured the draw that eventually saw the B team through on penalties against division 1 Krockaderry. The prize is a home draw against Premier side Shannonside.
No such fortune for the A team as their dismal opening season form continued with division 1 side Killeaney inflicting a first round defeat. Kenrick was replaced in goal due to any injury with the moving of Eoin Barrett to goal disrupting the plan early on.
.: 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Ballingarry A.F.C. will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on October 25th next. The celebrations will commence with the blessing and formal naming of our grounds on Sunday the 25th at approximately 12:30pm, followed by a fun game with many of our former players taking to the pitch.
The celebrations will continue later that evening in the Woodlands House Hotel Adare where the club will hold its 25th anniversary dinner dance. This promises to be a memorable occasion with special guests attending on the night and presentations being made to those who have made a significant contribution to the formation and success of our club over the past 25 years. Please be advised that only a limited number of tickets are available for the dinner dance due to the seating capacity of the venue, and in order to avoid disappointment you should reserve your tickets by contacting John Clancy at (087) 1208900 as soon as possible.
The Woodlands House Hotel is offering a special B&B rate of €25 per person for guests who wish to stay on the night. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us on the night to celebrate this milestone in our clubs history.
.: Results Saturday September 19th 2009
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 (Long, O' Kelly) Abbeyfeale United 7
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 (Murphy 2, O' Keeffe) Shannonside 3
Under 16 Division 1 - Athea United 1 Ballingarry 2 (O' Donoghue, J. Doherty)
Ballingarry under 8s got off to a hard start going under 7-2 to Abbeyfeale United. Ballingarry were 6 down at the break but a much improved second half performance saw them score two through Adam Lond and Keith O' Kelly.
The 12s hosted Shannonside and shared the spoils in a fine game of football on a 3-3 soreline. Jason Murphy got two fine efforts and Cathal O' Keeffe had Ballingarry 3-2 up at the break. Chances came their way to win the contest but at the end a draw was probably fairer on the visitors.
The 16s were in Athea where first half dominance yielded nothing as they were a goal down at the break. Jeff Doherty rectified that in the first minute of the second half before Damien O' Donoughue scored the winner.
.: Results Weekending September 13th 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Breska Rovers 1 Ballingarry 1 (Murphy)
Under 10 Division 2 - Athea United 5 Ballingarry 2 (Hartnett, O' Kelly)
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 5 (J. Doherty 2, Healy, Clancy, Moore) Adare United 2
Sunday - Premier Division - Ballingarry 0 Rathkeale 0
Division 3 - Kilcornan 2 Ballingarry B 1 (Clancy)
No fewer than five teams took to the field in the green and gold over the weekend with a mixed bag of results returned. The under 14s were in Mungret where Jason Murphy gave them a deserved half-time lead but the second half painted a different picture with Breska Rovers the better side and the point shared was a just result. Breskas equalizer being a fine strike from a free ten minutes into the half.
The 10s returned from Athea empty handed where Mark O' Kelly and Jack Hartnett were on the mark for Ballingarry.
The youths in the afternoon hit visitors Adare United for five with Jeffrey Doherty getting two, Dean Clancy, Marcus Moore and Brian Healy getting one each. Ballingarry had to come from behind twice before bagging the points.
Sunday saw the junior A team secure their first point of the season where a man of the match performance fron keeper Kenrick kept Rathkeale scoreless. Eoin Kennedy had Ballingarrys best chance late in the game. The Bs suffered their second successive defeat of the season this time in Kilcornan where David Clancys first ever goal for the club was just a consolation in a 2-1 defeat.
.: Ballingarry Must Go To Kerry In Cups.
Both the Youths and the Under 17s will have to go to Kerry for their national cup 1st round games with the youths in Listowel against Celtic and the 17s in Tralee against St. Brendans Park. In the domestic cup the holders will be in Rathkeale in the 1st round of the 17s cup.
.: Results Weekending September 6th 2009
Friday 4th September
Under 12 Division 1 - NCW 0 Ballingarry A 2 (Duffy, Clancy)
Saturday 5th September
Under 16 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 ( Clancy, O' Connell) Kilcornan 4
Sunday 6th September
Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Rathkeale B 2
The 12s were the only team to record maximum points with a 2-0 win in NCW on Friday evening. Sean Duffy got his first ever Ballingarry goal when he struck home Nathan Clancys cross after ten minutes. Keeffe and Clancy both made the home keeper work to keep his side in the game to half time. The second half was much more even but Ballingarry had the better chances with O' Donnell missing a sitter and McMahon going close. However with six minites remaining the points were secured when Nathan Clancy ran from the halfway line to shoot to the corner for Ballingarrys second goal.
The under 16s have given themselves a hard task to win the 1st division when they suffered a home defeat to high flying Kilcornan. Goals from Dean Clancy and Barry O' Connell werent enough as the visitors went away 4-2 winners.
On Sunday the junior B side were beaten at home to Rathkeale B on a 2-0 scoreline. The two other games down for decision involving the under 8 side away to NCW and the junior A team away to NCW Rovers were called off due to a bereavement in Ballingarry a water logged pitch in NCW.
.: Ballingarry Have Five In Under 12 Squad
Ballingarry have no fewer than five players on the inter league under 12 squad. Davin O' Donnell is the latest Ballingarry player to be added to the list which already included Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Cathal O' Keeffe and Mikey Hickey.
This is by far the highest representation from any one club in the league. The LDSL under 12 side will now compete in the Munster league over the coming season.
.: Forde Moves To Wolves
Ballingarrys Anthony Forde has moved to English Premier outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers. Forde started pre season training with Wolves in late July but remains a Ballingarry player until his sixteenth birthday in November when he will put pen to paper on a three year deal. Today (August 31 2009) he has been drafted into the Ireland under 17 squad for a tournament in Poland and considering that he is still just fifteen years old shows the potential he has. The club wishes him every success with his chosen career and will of course keep a close watch on his progress.
.: Results Weekending 30th August 2009
Friday 28th - Under 16 Division 1 NCW 1 Ballingarry 5 (Clancy (pen), Neville (pen), O' Donoghue, Lane, Kelly)
Saturday 29th - Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 3 (Moran 2, Clancy) Granagh United 2
Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry 9 (Hartnett 3, O' Kelly 2, Snow 2, O' Connor, Shelton ) Askeaton 5
Youths Division 1 - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 1 (S. Doherty)
Sunday 30th Premier Division - Ballingarry 1 (Darragh O' Grady) Askeaton 3
Division 2 - Mountcollins 0 Ballingarry B 5
A hectic weekend of football saw six Ballingarry teams in action with four of the six winning. Friday evening in NCW saw the under 16s record a 5-1 trouncing of the locals. Five different scorers were on the sheet as they came from a goal down to secure the three points.
On Saturday the 14s had a fine win in the local derby against Granagh. They led 3-0 from super strikes from Nathan Clancy and Sean Moran (2) before two late goals from the visitors saw a nervy finish. The under 10s hit nine in a fourteen goal game with Jack Hartnett grabbing a hat-trick while the youths went down in Abbeyfeale with Shane Doherty getting Ballingarrys consolation.
On Sunday the A team were left still looking for their first point of the season when newly promoted Askeaton collected all three points from a 3-1 success in Ballingarry. Darragh O' Grady with Ballingarrys first goal of the season but the points were well gone by then as the visitors led 3-0.
No such form from the B team as they got their season off to a flyer in Abbeyfeale against Mountcollins. David O' Hanlon with his second hat-trick for the club and Kristan Doyle were the Ballingarry hitmen. The day saw four players make their club debuts. Alan Cronin for the As whlile Gary Cronin, Barry Fitzgerald and Tadhg Flynn for the B team.
.: Midweek Results Tuesday 25th August 2009
Under 16 Div. 1 - NCW Rovers 1 Ballingarry 1 (Lane)
Ballingarry squandered several good first half chances before securing a point in NCW in their first game of the new season. Chris Lane gave Ballingarry a half time lead from one of those openings but they were to pay the price as Rovers got the goal their second half performance deserved with just three minutes to go.
.: Results Weekending August 23rd 2009 - Higgins Reign Begins With Defeat.
Premier Div - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 0
No joy for new manager James Higgins in his first game in charge as they fell to Abbeyfeale United 2-0 away last Sunday morning. A goal in each half done the damage to a Ballingarry team which featured five new faces from last season. Shane and Colin Doherty made their club debuts while Patrick Kenrick was back in goal after a lapse of some years. Brian Kelly and Brian Fitzgerald were also in the team, Kelly returning after a long absence while Fitzgerald has swapped the B team that he captained last season for the Premier division.
Both the other games involving the club at the weekend were called off. The B game against Rockhill Rovers on Sunday and the under 16 division 1 game against NCW on Saturday.
.: Higgins named as A team boss.
Former Ballingarry A team player James Higgins has been appointed to fill the role of A team manager left void by the departure of George Quinlivan at the end of last season (2008/09).
He comes with a wealth of playing experience having lined out for Ballingarry over 350 times during a 17 season career. He was assistant manager of the clubs B team that won the Division 3 title last season and will command tremendous respect from a squad of players that will know him well. The management committee of Ballingarry AFC wish him every success in his new role.
.: Under 10s Complete Double.
The curtain came down on Ballingarrys season on Saturday last (June 13th 2009) in another blaze of glory as the under 10s lifted the cup for the first time in the clubs history. In a re run of the division 1 shield final this encounter against NCW was as tight as the first with just one goal again separating the sides at the end.
Ballingarry survived two early frights before taking the lead from Mark O' Kelly with 8 minutes gone in the game. Their lead was cancelled just before the break when Killian Brouder sent an unstoppable free to the top left corner following Hickeys foul.
The second half was as competitive as the first with both sides going close. Robbie Lynch in goal for Ballingarry made some crucial stops before finally Ballingarry got what proved to be the winner. The outstanding Edward Houlihan was fouled fifteen yards from goal and up stepped Mikey Hickey to break NCW hearts again just as he did in the shield final driving the ball all the way. With just two minutes remaining there was no time for NCW to find a way back leaving the under 10 cup travelling to Ballingarry for the first time and ending a truly memorable season which sees six trophies visit Ballingarry.
Congratulations to Benji Kelly and his squad on becoming the first team in the clubs history to win an underage double.
.: No Change At AGM
Ballingarry AFC held their Annual General Meeting on Friday June 12th last with all outgoing officers and committee returning to office unopposed. The big talking point on the night was the appointment of a new A team manager to replace George Quinlivan, otherwise the meeting was uneventful.
Ballingarry AFC Management Committee for season 2009/10
Chairman: Pascal Moynihan.
Vice - Chairman: John Clancy.
Secretary: James Clancy.
Treasurer: Seamus Burke.
Management Committee: Declan Hartnett, Martha O' Connor, Tom Burke, Rory Alymer, Paul Molloy.
.: Ballingarry part company with Quinlivan
After a partnership that lasted seven years and yielded five trophies Ballingarry have finally parted company with A team manager George Quinlivan. The search now begins for his replacement and what a act it will be to follow.
Quinlivan oversaw the most successful period in Ballingarrys history with no fewer than five trophies being secured. The Division 1 title twice, the Division 1 league cup, the Desmond cup and finally the Premier Division title all visited Ballingarry during his reign.
He leaves with with fond memories of his stay with Ballingarry AFC.
.: Ballingarry Boys impress for academy
On Saturday May 30th last the Limerick Desmond under 11 academy won their four team tournament held in Abbeyfeale. All four Ballingarry players featured prominantly in the success during the semi final against North Tipperary which they won 2-1 with Alan Ryan (Kilcornan) and Lee Kelly (Askeaton) getting the goals.
In the final the same players were on the mark as they defeated Galway SBL academy 2-1. Limerick District SBL were the fourth team involved. Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe played in the two games while O' Keeffe went off in the first minute of the final.
.: Under 16s Capture Cup
Under 16 Cup Final (Carrigkerry) - Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, S. Doherty) Broadford United 1
For so long it looked as if the season would be one to forget but it is now proving to be one of the most successful in the clubs history. Last evening in Carrig the under 16s won their cup for the first time in the clubs history.
Broadford United proved capable opponents and took the lead after 25 minutes when a right wing cross was volleyed home from 12 yards. Dean Clancy was fouled in the box to provide Barry O' Connell with the opportunity to restore parity which he did although it took two attempts after the keeper saved his first effort with the rebound falling kindly for him to stroke home. Ballingarry were now in control as the half time whistle was sounded.
The second half was all Ballingarry with Shane Dohertys strike proving decisive but hardly enough reward for their dominance. So the under 16 cup is added to the Division 3 title, the under 17 cup and the Division 1 league cup won by the ladies and with the under 10s to play their Division 1 shield final against NCW and also an under 10 cup semi to come, it could yet prove to be Ballingarrys greatest season ever.
.: Results Weekending May 24th 2009
Thursday - Under 16 Cup Semi-Final - Ballingarry 2 (Clancy, O' Connell) NCW 2 aet
Friday - Under 10 Cup 2nd Round - Ballingarry 5 NCW Rvs 1
Ballingarry will have to travel to Newcastlewest and do it all again after letting a two goal slip in their under 16 cup semi last Thursday. Goals from Dean Clancy and Barry O' Connell had Ballingarry coasting that was until NCW pulled one back just before the break. NCW were probably the better team during the second half but still had to rely on a somewhat soft penalty to send the game to extra time where they could well have won through to play Broadford United in the final.
On Friday the 10s had to come from a goal down before easing through to the quarter final against Granagh United. Mikey Hickey and Mark O' Kelly were amongst the goals.
On Sunday the 8s finished their seasos with a resounding 7-1 win at home to NCW Rovers. Sean O' Connor with 4 and Cathal Kavanagh with 2 before Brian Mulqueen with 1 were the Ballingarry scorers.
Ballingarry AFC will hold their second annual underage presentation night on Friday night May 29th next. Proceedings will get underway at 7pm.
Ballingarry AFC will hold its AGM on Friday June 12th next in the clubhouse. All nominations and motions must be in writing and with the secretary James Clancy on or before Friday May 29th next.
.: Ballingarry Players Are Honoured
Ballingarry had three players amongst the player of the year recipitants. Anthony Forde was voted Under 16 Division 1 Player of the Year. Mikey Hickey was voted Under 12 Division 2 and Killian Begley got the under 10 Division 4 award. Its the first occassion that the club had so many winners in the one season. Congratulations to all three on their fine achievement.
.: B Team collect trophy
The B team completed their league campaign (May 8th 2009) on a losing note when visitors Askeaton B defeated them 2-1 in what was only their second league defeat of a highly successful first season in football. It didn't dampen the celebrations though as League representative PJ Hogan presented the Division 3 trophy to captain Brian Fitzgerald following the game. Ballingarrys scorer on the night was Joe Condron which in fact was his first goal for the club.
.: B Team are Champions / 17s Retain Cup
In what was a glorious weekend for the club the junior B team won their first ever trophy while the under 17s became the first team in the clubs history to retain a trophy.
On Sunday (May 3rd 2009) the B team needed just a point from their penultimate league game to secure the title. As it transpired they went all the way and collected all three points from Shannonside B to make absolutely certain of the division 3 championship. A goal up at the break from David O' Hanlon settled the nerves for the second half where further goals from Mike Condron and Kristan Doyle made it safe. Congratulations to Benji O' Kelly and James Higgins on leading the team to a club first.
On Monday the under 17s wrote themselves into the clubs record books with an emphatic 5-2 cup success against Carrig Celtic at Clonreask. They had to come from two goals down in the first fifteem minutes to lift the cup. A goal from Shane Doherty just before the break set the stage for a second half bombardment where further goals from Doherty again, man of the match Anthony Forde, a superb strike from Alan Cronin and a thunderous header from captain Marcus Moore sealed the victory. Well done to the managers John Clancy, Pascal Moynihan and Rory Alymer.
Also on Sunday the A team secured their premier division status with an easy 4-1 win at Old Mill. Goals from Darragh O' Grady, Eoin Kennedy and a Rory Alymer brace garaunteed Premier football for Ballingarry next season.
Also on Sunday the under 11 team were in action in the international Danone cup at Rathkeale. A draw against Moneypoint of Clare saw them progress to the semi final on pens against Charleville where another draw saw another penalty shoot out but sadly they went under 5-4 in sudden death.
On Tuesday last the under 8s went out of their cup at Old Mill 4-3 where goals from Keith Kelly and Cathal Kavanagh (2) were not enough. Then on Thursday the under 10 A team made light work of Shannonside as they progressed on a 5-0 scoreline in their cup. Richard O' Keeffe was amongst the goals.
.: Results Weekending April 26th 2009
Wedsneday 22nd April: Under 16 Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 Broadford Utd 6
Thursday 23rd April: Under 12 Cup Semi final - Ballingarry 0 NCW 4
Under 8 Division 1 - Abbeyfeale Utd 4 Ballingarry 0
Sunday 26th April: Premier Division - Broadford Utd 2 Ballingarry 2 (Dunworth, O' Grady)
Junior Division 3 - NCW Rvs B 0 Ballingarry 5 (Doyle 2, O' Hanlon 2, O' Keeffe)
Under 10 Division 1 - Askeaton A 4 Ballingarry A 1 (A. Smith)
Last week saw a hive of activity on the pitch. On the Wednesday a vastly under strength under 16 side were hammered 6-0 by visiting Broadford while on Thursday the under 12 side were well and truly beaten by NCW in the cup semi final while at the same time the under 8s fell in Abbeyfeale by an identical scoreline 4-0.
On Sunday the junior A team drew in Broadford in a meaningless game with Darragh O' Grady and a first ever goal for Neil Dunworth sealing a 2-2 draw. The B team took another step towards the Division 3 title with a massive 5-0 defeat of NCW Rovers B with goals from David O' Hanlon (2) Kristan Doyle (2) and Thomas O' Keeffe. The result now means they can clinch the title at home to Askeaton B on Friday next.
The under 10 A side rounded off their league programme with a 4-1 loss in Askeaton where Aaron Smith was the Ballingarry scorer. However they can look forward to a Division1 shield final against NCW following their third place finsihing position.
.: Results Weekending Sunday April 19th 2009
Friday: Premier Division - Rathkeale 1 Ballingarry 2 (Kelly 2 (1 pen))
Sunday: Carrig Celtic 0 Ballingarry 0
The A side were the only team in action over the weekend collecting four points from the six on offer to all but secure their Premier Division survival. On Friday Denis Kelly was the scorer of both goals, one from the spot, to collect three points in Rathkeale while on Sunday they returned from Carrig with a point from a no score draw.
The B team are now just five points from the division 3 title after Thursdays results that saw Granagh United defeat Rockhill Rovers 2-0.
.: Results Weekending April 12th 2009
Saturday: Under 12 Division 2 - Broadford United 6 Ballingarry 0
Under 17 Cup Semi final - NCW 2 Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, Snow) Ballingarry win 4-2 on pens
Sunday: Junior Premier Division - Killeaney 0 Ballingarry 1 (Forde)
Junior Division 3 - Ballingarry B 1 Ferry Rangers 0 (Fitzgerald)
Monday April 13th: Under 11 Cup Final (Athea) - Abbeyfeale United 1 Ballingarry 0
The highlight of the weekend was the under 11 cup final but sadly for Ballingarry they went under by the only goal of the game played in Athea. A keenly contested game throughout where there was little between the teams was decided by a harshly awarded penalty after just five minutes. The Abbey striker fell under a challenge from Keith Murphy and referee John Roche was quick to point to the spot.
On Saturday the under 17s booked a final date with Carrig Celtic as they try to become the first team from the club to retain a trophy. This cup semi final was a cracker throughout with Ballingarry coming from behind twice to level with NCW. First Barry O' Connell and then Mark Snow equalised for the holders to see Ballingarry finally go through on penalties.
Both junior teams enjoyed wins on Sunday with first the A yeam winning in Killeaney thanks to a Kevin Forde goal and then in the evening the B team kept right on course for a historic league success with captain Brian Fitzgeraldss headed goal proving decisive at home to Ferry Rangers. Finally the under 12 side became the first team to finish out their league campaign when they were well beaten in Broadford.
.: Results Weekending April 4th 2009 - Under 11s in Cup Final
lUnder 11 Cup Semi-final NCW 0 Ballingarry 4 (N. Clancy, J. Murphy 2, E. Houlihan)
Under 14 Division 1 - Kilcornan 1 Ballingarry 0
Ballingarry made it through to their first under 11 cup final since 2006 and a meeting with Abbeyfeale United following a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of NCW in Newcastle West last Saturday. Ballingarry started the brighter and took the lead after fifteen minutes when Nathan Clancy fired home from Edward Houlihans through ball. Ballingarry made chances to increase their lead when Clancy fired wide and both Jason Murphy and Jack Banks wasted good opportunities.
The second half was just five minutes old when Murphy got the first of his two when Cathal O' Keeffe put a fine ball behind the home defence for Murphy to fire home and he added his second mid way through the half when he got on the end of O' Keeffes cross to score from close in. Ballingarry rounded off the scoring five from time when Edward Houlihan picked his spot from the edge of the box.
Team: O' Donnell; Fitzgerald; Hickey; K Murphy; Morrissey; Duffy (McMahon); Clancy; O' Keeffe; Houlihan; Banks (S. Murphy); J. Murphy (Smith).
The under 14s travelled to Kilcornan to return home empty handed thanks to a 1-0 defeat by the local side.
.: Weekend Results 22 March 2009
Friday Under 16 Cup Round 2 - Abbeyfeale United 3 Ballingarry 3 aet (Forde pen, S. O' Doherty, O' Connell)
Saturday Under 8 Division 1 - Athea United 2 Ballingarry 2 (K. O' Kelly, C. Kavanagh)
Sunday Desmond Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry A 0 Adare United 1
Rathkeale A 1 Ballingarry 0 aet.
The Under 16s served up a cracker on Friday under lights in Abbeyfeale where the home side went up 2-0 at the break. Doherty pulled one back only for Abbey to restore their two goal advantage. However a storming performance from Ballingarry saw goals from Barry O' Connell and a penalty from Anthony Forde send the game to extra time. The replay will now be in Ballingarry where the home side should be slight favourites.
The under 8s recorded a fine 2-2 draw at Athea with goals from Keith O' Kelly and Cathal Kavanagh.
On Sunday both Junior teams went out of the Desmond cup. The A team fell to Division 2 side Adare by the only goal of the game a result that effectively ends their season while the B team probably gave the performance of the season taking Rathkeale A all the way to the last minute of extra time before going out by the smallest of margins. Indeed they probably should have won the game with David O' Hanlon and Pardaig Forde spurning the two best chances of the game.
.: Tuesday March 17th 2009
A very happy St. Patricks day to all associated with the club.
.: Results Weekending March 15th 2009
Saturday
Under 11 Cup 1/4 Final - Ballingarry 2 Old Mill 0 (D. O' Donnell 2)
Under 14 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 Askeaton 0 (Hayes)
Youth Cup Rd 2 - Carrig Celtic 2 Ballingarry 2 (K. Forde, Snow)
Sunday
Desmond Cup 1st Round Replay - Ballingarry B 2 Glin Rovers 0 (Doyle, Fitzgerald)
Under 16 Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry 4 Killeaney 1 (Moynihan 3, O' Connell)
Junior Premier Division - Old Mill 1 Ballingarry 4 (Kelly 2, Kennedy, Darragh O' Grady)
A hectic weekend of cup football saw three Ballingarry teams progress to the next round of their cup. The under 11 team were first to progress with a 2-0 win at home to Old Mill with Davin O' Donnell bagging both. They will now travel to the winners of NCW or Kilcornan in the semi final.
The under 14 side beat Askeaton 1-0 in their second last Division 1 game with Denis Hayes getting the only goal while in the afternoon the youths went out of their cup at Carrig where Mark Snows and Kevin Fordes strikes were not enough to overcome the home side and referee on this occasion.
On Sunday the Junior B team booked a trip to Rathkeale in the second round of the Desmond cup when Kristan Doyle and Brian Fitzgerald scored the goals in this first round replay. The sixteens will go to Abbeyfeale in the 1/4 final of the cup after Kevin Moynihans hat-trick and Barry O' Connells lone strike saw off Killeaney in Ballingarry while Denis Kellys first league goals of the season and Darragh O' Grady and Eoin Kennedys efforts saw them collect three points at Old Mill.
.: Results Weekending March 8th 2009
Saturday
Desmond Youth Cup Round 1 - Broadford United 0 Ballingarry 3 (K. Forde 2, S. O' Doherty)
Under 12 Division 2 - Breska Rovers 2 Ballingarry 1 (N. Clancy)
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 NCW Rvs 3 (S. O' Connor)
Sunday
Under 16 Division 1 - Broadford Utd 3 Ballingarry 2 (A. Forde 2)
Desmond Cup Round 1 Replay - Ballingarry B v Glin Rovers B - Off
Premier Division - Ballingarry v Carrig Celtic - Off.
On Saturday the youths progressed into the quarter final of the Desmond Youth Cup and a visit to Carrig with a fine 3-0 win at Broadford. Kevin Forde with 2 and Shane Doherty were the scorers. The under 12 went down 2-1 at Breska Rovers but not without a fight. 2-0 down at the break left them with little hope but a fine second half performance saw them pull a goal back through Nathan Clancy to set up a grand stand finish. Sadly they just couldn't get the second goal their efforts deserved. The under 8s hosted NCW Rvs in the afternoon with a Sean O' Connor strike proving not enough as the visitors went home 3-1 winners.
On Sunday the 16s visited Broadford but returned empty handed following a 3-2 loss. Anthony Forde repeated brother Kevins two goal feat from the previous day but to no avail. On the previous week the B team travelled to Glin for their Desmond Cup first round game where David Clancys first ever strike for the club ensured a replay while the A team drew at home to NCW Rvs 0-0 who had a man sent off, to ease their relegation worries.
.: Weekend Results - Saturday February 28th 2009
Under 16 Division 1 - Abbeyfeale United 3 Ballingarry 4 (S. O' Doherty 2, Clancy, Forde)
Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry A 0 Creeves Celtic 2
The under 16s recorded a win while the under 10 A team restarted their season after the winter break with a defeat. Shane O' Doherty bagged a brace while Dean Clancy and Anthony Forde got one each for the sixteens.
.: Results Weekending February 21st 2009
Saturday
Youths Division 1 - Glin Rovers 1 Ballingarry 3 (K. Forde, S. O' Doherty, A. Cronin)
Sunday
Desmond Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 4 Pallaskenry B 1 (Kelly 3, Kennedy)
A highly productive weekend saw both teams in action record wins. The youth continued to improve with their third win on the trot, this latest success in Glin. Goals from Shane O' Doherty, Kevin Forde and Alan Cronin saw an easier than expected win. On Sunday the junior A team progressed to the second round of the Desmond cup defeating Pallaskenry B on a 4-1 scoreline. A first ever cup hat-trick for Denis Kelly, the third of his Ballingarry career and a fourth goal from Eoin Kennedy saw Ballingarry through.
.: News - Anthony Forde
Anthony Forde has been names in Vincent Butlers eighteen man under 16 squad for a series of friendlies in Portugal from February 20th to 24th. On Saturday they play Denmark, on Sunday they play Portugal while they will round off their stay with a game against Spain on Tuesday.
.: Results Weekending Feb 15th 2009
Saturday February 14th
Under 15 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 1
Under 12 Cup 1/4 Final - Adare United v Ballingarry w/o to Ballingarry
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 Glin Rovers 2 (B. O' Connell 2, M. Moore)
Sunday February 15th
Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 Killeaney 0 (Kennedy, Quinlivan)
The under 15s went the way of the under 13s of the previous week when they went out of their cup to Creeves Celtic. Ballingarry dominated long periods but failed to breach a good visiting defence whose keeper made a least one fine save. The winner came three minutes from time from a rare break for Creeves.
The under 12s are through to their cup semi final without kicking a ball after receiving a walkover from Adare United. The youths recorded their second successive win with a fine 3-2 home success against Glin Rovers. Barry O' Connell with yet another brace and Marcus Moore were the winners marksmen.
On Sunday the junior A team recorded a vital win at the bottom of the table leapfrogging Killeaney with a 2-0 victory. Eoin Kennedys first of the season and Evan Quinlivans first for the club sees Ballingarry move to fourth from the bottom with half the season remaining.
On the representative front all three Ballingarry players, Mikey Hickey, Nathan Clancy and Cathal O' Keeffe on the under 11 academy gave fine performances during the academys 1-0 win against Granagh Uniteds under 12 side in a friendly played in Granagh on Sunday.
.: Results Weekending February 8th 2009
Saturday Under 13 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 3
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 5 Adare Utd 2 (O' Connell 2, A. Forde 2, S. Doherty)
Sunday - Premier Division League Cup Round 1- Killeaney 1 Ballingarry 0
Junior Division 3 - Pallaskenry B 1 Ballingarry B 5 (P. Forde 3, O' Hanlon 2)
It was league success for Ballingarry but cup failure over the weekend. On Saturday the under 13s went out of their cup at home to Creeves. No score at the break with the best chance falling to Conor Houlihan but the keeper saved. A bad mistake led to the opening goal and it was all downhill after that with the visitors running out easy winners.
The youths recorded their first win of the season with a fine 5-2 victory at home to Adare. A superb performance saw them recover from a goal down with all Ballingarrys goals coming from under 15 players Barry O' Connell (2), Anthony Forde (2) and Shane Doherty with one.
On Sunday the junior sides season of woe continued with the Premier cup the latest competiton to exit. Killeaneys one nil win sees Ballingarry with just the Desmond cup to look forward to. No such fare for the B team who took another giant step towards the Division 3 title. Padraig Forde added another hat-trick to his already impressive career CV while a brace fron David O' Hanlon secured all three points from their visit to Pallaskenry.
.: Desmond Cup Draw
The Desmond Cup draw, which was made in Rathkeale House Hotel on Monday last February 2nd following the delegate meeting, paired Ballingarrys A team at home to Pallaskenry B and the clubs B team away to Glin Rovers B in the first round. The games are down for decision for Sunday February 15th next.
.: Weekend Results February 1st 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 Athea United 0 Ballingarry 3 (L. O' Sullivan 2, B. O' Connell 1)
The only game that survived the weather was the under 14s at Athea. A fine performance saw the team secure all three points with Liam O' Sullivan (2) and Barry O' Connell on the mark.
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.: Results Weekending January 25th 2009
Saturday January 17th
Under 14 Cup 1st Round - Ballingarry 2 Athea United 3 (O' Connell 2)
Saturday January 24th
FAI Under 17 Cup 4th Round - NCW 3 Ballingarry 0
Sunday January 25th
Munster Junior Cup Round 4 - Mayfield United 1 Ballingarry 0
A bad week ended with Ballingarry going out of the Munster Junior Cup in Cork City with local side Mayfield United progressing by the smallest of margins. Ballingarry had a "goal" disallowed for offside and had the lions share of the play on the all weather pitch but couldn't make the most of it and as is often the case fell behind and eventually went out on a 1-0 scoreline. Ballingarrys A team now have just the Desmond cup and the Premier Division Cup to look forward to as any ambition of winning the title are well gone.
The 17s are also out of the National cup following their 3-0 reversal at NCW on Saturday. Two down at the break with the second coming on the stroke of half-time from a throw that was initially awarded to Ballingarry by the NCW linesman only for the referee to over rule his decision and give the throw to NCW from which they scored. If that wasn't enough NCW scored from a twice taken free after the first effort struck the referee and he allowed NCW to retake it from which they again scored direct.
All considered the 3-0 scoreling was somewhat harsh on the losers. On the previous Saturday the under 14s became the first club side to exit their domestic cup when visitors Athea went through on a 3-2 scoreline. Barry O' Connell got both Ballingarry goals
.: Weekend Results January 11th 2009
Saturday
Under 12 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Granagh United 1
Under 17 Cup Round 2 - Askeaton 1 Ballingarry 2 aet (O' Connell 2)
Sunday
Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 Abbeyfeale United 2 (N. Condron 2)
Division 3 - Ballingarry B 3 Carrig Celtic 1 (O' Hanlon 3)
On Saturday the under 17 team travelled to Askeaton to progress to the semi final of the Under 17s cup. Ballingarry fell behind before Barry O' Connell equalised with a somewhat fortunate effort. A magnificent save from a penalty by Kevin Moynihan denied Griffin the chance to restore Askeatons lead before a glorious winner from O' Connell in extra time sent the holders to the semi final.
The under 12s went under to close neighbours Granagh United in a close contest the only goal of the game coming in the second half. Ballingarry missed two good chances to forge a draw near the end.
On Sunday the A team hosted Abbeyfeale United to draw 2-2. Both goals came from Niall Condron his first strikes of the season. The B team moved closer the Division 3 title with a fine 3-1 home win against Carrig Celtic B. David O' Hanlon became the clubs fourteenth player to score a hat-trick for the club and only the first ever to score a hat-trick for the clubs B team.
.: Weekend Results January 4th 2009
Saturday
Under 11 Cup Round 1 - Killeaney 0 Ballingarry 8 (Clancy 2, O' Keeffe 2, O' Donnell, Banks, Hanley, Hickey)
Under 17 Cup Round 1 - NCW Rvs 1 Ballingarry 3 (A. Forde, K. Forde, Kennedy)
Under 14 Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 1
Sunday
Premier Division - Ballingarry 1 Glin Rovers 3 (Scanlon pen)
The under 17s defence of the cup started in fine fashion with a fine performance seeing them into the quarter final against Askeaton. The Forde brothers and Niall Kennedy were on the mark for the winners.
The under 11s had an emphatic win in Killeaney hitting eight without reply and the winning margin did not flatter. Nathan Clancy and Cathal O' Keeffe bagged two each while Mikey Hickey, Davin O' Donnell, Jack Banks and Alan Hanley rowed in with one each.
No such luck for the under 14s as they fell by the only goal of the game at home to Creeves Celtic in a close encounter.
On Sunday the junior A team went under 3-1 at home to Glin Rovers following another poor performance. Joe Scanlon gave Ballingarry the perfect start when he scored his tenth goal of the season from the spot. But Ballingarry couldn't hold the lead and Glin were easy winners in the finish.
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.: Results Weekending 28th February 2010
Saturday - Under 11 Cup 1/4 Final - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 1 (A. Smith )
Sunday - Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 1 ( Keating) Ballysteen 1
.: Results Weekending 21st Ferbruary 2010
Saturday - Under 10 Division 2 - Broadford United 0 Ballingarry 7 (Hartnett 2, Keane 4, Snow 1)
Under 14 cup Round 1 - Creeves Celtic 3 Ballingarry 0
Sunday - Desmond Cup Round 1 Replay - Adare United 1 Ballingarry 1 aet (O' Grady) Ballingarry win 4-3 on penalties.
Desmond Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcolman Rovers 2
.: Results Weekending 7th February 2010
Saturday - Desmond Youth Cup Round 1 Bally Rovers 1 Ballingarry 6 (S. Doherty 2, Clancy, O' Connell, Cronin, Crowley)
Sunday - Desmond Cup Round 1 Ballingarry 1 (Ryan pen) Adare Utd 1 aet
Junior Division 2 - Kilcornan 4 Ballingarry 1 (Trainor)
Results Weekending February 14 2010
Saturday - Under 12 Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry 3 (O' Donnell 3) Kilcornan 2
Under 12 Cup Round 1 - Glantine Rovers 4 Ballingarry B 0
Youth Division 1 League Cup Round 1 - Abbeyfeale United 1 Ballingarry 2 (B. Healy 2)
On Saturday the under 12 progressed to the quarter final of the under 12 cup with a harder than expected win against division 2 Kilcornan. All Ballingarry goals were scored in the first half with Davin O' Donnell grabbing a hat-trick. Two late goals for Kilcornan saw Ballingarry endure a nervy finish. The youths travelled to Abbeyfeale in the first round of the newly introduced youth league cup. They found themselves one down before two goals from Brian Healy saw them through. All the goals came in the first half.
.: Latest Results
Saturday Jan 30th January 2010
Under 16 Division 1 - Kilcornan 1 Ballingarry 1 (O' Donoghue)
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 4 (Murphy 2, O' Donnell, Clancy) Abbeyfeale Utd A 0
Sunday January 31st 2010 - Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcolman Rovers 1
The under 12 side went clear at the top of Division 1 with an emphatic 4-0 drubbing of Abbeyfeale United A on Saturday afternoon. Davin O' Donnell opened the scoring after ten minutes with a fine finish to the corner before Jason Murphy with the first of two with another powerful strike to give Ballingarry a commanding half time lead. The second half saw no change in the pattern of the game with Nathan Clancy adding a third from a fine effort before Murphy rounded off the scoring with a scrambled effort near the end. Ballingarry were not flattered by the scoreline with Murphy missing an easy chance and Clancy hitting the crossbar.
The under 16s probably saw their chances of the under 16 title evaporate with a 1-1 draw in Kilcornan. Damien O' Donoghue gave Ballingarry the lead but the under strength Ballingarry couldn't hold out.
On Sunday the junior B team went under to their second 1-0 home reversal in a week with Kilcolman winning in Ballingarry.
.: Results Weekending 24th January 2010
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Granagh United 1 Ballingarry 1 (M. Hickey)
Youth Division 1 - Broadford United 5 Ballingarry 0
Sunday - Junior Premier - Rathkeale 3 Ballingarry 1 (Own Goal)
Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Kilcornan 1
A dismal weekend saw all but the under 14 side beaten from the four teams on the pitch. The under 14 were away to Granagh Unted where a 1-1 draw was the outcome. Ballingarry went ahead in the first period from a fine left foot strike from Mikey Hickey and had four clear penalty appeals waved away before Granagh drew level from some slack Ballingarry defending. Steven Kelly made a wonderfull save before that to deny Granagh from the spot.
In the afternoon game Ballingarrys youths suffered their second 5-0 reversal in a week to see their division 1 ambitions disolve.
On Sunday both the junior sides were beaten. The A team in Rathkeale where their consolation was an own goal while the B team went under at home to Kilcornan.
Other News.
On Sunday the LDSL under 12 side quailfied for the Munster final with their third win in a row this time against the Kerry league. Alan Ryan, Lee Kelly and Ballingarrys Cathal O' Keeffe were the scorers with Mikey Morrissey and Nathan Clancy also making an appearance.
.: Results Weekending Jan 17th 2010
Saturday - Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 (O' Donnell, Hickey, O' Keeffe) Old Mill 0 Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 NCW 5
Sunday - Junior Premier - Ballingarry 5 (O' Grady 2, Alymer 2, C. Doherty 1) NCW Rovers 2
Junior Division 3 - Rathkeale B 4 Ballingarry B 1 (Condron)
The junior A team finally got their first win of the season with a well deserved 5-2 success at home to NCW Rovers. Rory Alymers two first half strikes had them 2-1 up at the break before three second half strikes from Darragh O' Grady (2) and a first club goal for Colin Doherty secured three much needed points. Team: Kenrick, N. Cahill, Kiely, Corrigan, E. Cahill, S. Doherty, Ryan, C. Doherty, Alymer, O' Grady, Clancy. Sub used: Fitzgerald.
The B team however were unable to repeat the feat in the afternoon where Michael Condrons lone strike proved no more than a cvonsolation in a 4-1 defeat.
On Saturday the under 12 A team kept their title push on course with a fine 3-0 home success against basement club Old Mill. Three fine strikes, two in the fist half, from Davin O' Donnell, Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe saw them ease through while Nathan Clancy hit the crossbar late in the second half.
The youth team went under 5-0 to visitors NCW with all the goals coming in the second half. Ballingarry were the better side in the first period when there was little evidence of what was to come however once the first NCW goal materialised it was all down hill from there for Ballingarry.
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.: Radio Documentary now online
You can now listen to the "From the Supper Room to the Paddocks" West Limerick 102fm radio documentary on the 25th Anniversary page (scroll to bottom of page)
.: Weekend Results December 20th 2009
Saturday Under 11 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 2 (N. Houlihan 2) Creeves 0 aet
Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves 2
The under 11s progressed to the quarter final of the cup and a meeting against either NCW or Abbeyfeale United, who drew on Saturday, thanks to two extra time goals from Niall Houlihan. The game was even throughout with Ballingarry shading it. Both keepers made saves to send the game to extra time for Ballingarry to get the deciding goals.
The under 14s put up a brave performance against the champions elect going down to two late goals. Even though the visitors were the better side it was Ballingarry that got the better chances to score. In the finish it was two Ballingarry mistakes that told.
The Division 2 game between Ballingarry B and Ballysteen fixed for Sunday was off due to weather.
.: Inter League News.
The LDFL inter league team in which Ballingarrys Shane Doherty is a part of had a fine win against their LDMC opponents on Saturday (2-0) and progress to the knockout stages.
On Sunday the LDFL under 12s with Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe on board recorded their second win in as many games against LCSL (0-2) in Charleville and are well placed to reach the Munster final.
No such luck for the under 16 inter league team who went down 6-2 in Clonreask. Danny Neville was the only Ballingarry representative on the side.
.: Latest Ladies News: Ballingarry 2 - Newcastlewest 1
Ballingarry put pressure on leaders Abbeyfeale with a fine 2-1 victory at home to a spirited Newcastle West side.
Both teams started well and a tough contest ensued. Some excellent defending from Aoibhlinn O'Connor and Zara O'Kelly set the tone early on. It took until just after the half hour mark for Ballingarry to take the lead. Some great work down the left from Aimee McCarthy found Fiona Hickey free in the box. Her shot was well blocked but the rebound fell straight to Marion Neville who made no mistake. Ballingarry nearly doubled their lead when Hickey was again denied after being put through from a fine Jane Hickey ball. Shortly after NCW had their best chance of the 1st half after their striker broke free but a fantastic covering block from centre half O'Grady diverted the ball for a corner. The corner count for NCW grew as half-time neared but Mary Shire and Emer Hickey defended well.
The second half saw Ballingarry take control and but for the NCW goal keeper saving bravely at Fiona Hickeys feet Ballingarry would have doubled their lead.
With fifteen minutes remaining some quick thinking from a Mary Shire throw in set Olivia O'Keeffe through and she squared perfectly for substitute Eleanor Gaffney to score her second in two games. This proved to be the match winner.
Despite the best efforts of Orla Keating and Rachel Cronin chasing every ball NCW finally beat Catherine Murphy through an excellent individual goal for NCW set up a nervy finish but Ballingarry held out.
This was an excellent team win and puts Ballingarry back in the title mix.
Team: Catherine Murphy, Aoibhlinn O'Connor, Zara O'Kelly, Emma O'Grady (Orla Keating), Emer hickey, Mary Shire, Jane Hickey, Aimee McCarthy, Marion Neville (Eleanor Gaffney), Fiona Hickey, Olivia O'Keeffe (Rachel Cronin).
Training continues on Fridays over the Christmas break, details via text.
.: Results Weekending Dec 13 2009
Saturday - Youths Division 1 - Askeaton 0 Ballingarry 3 (Clancy, A. Cronin, Moore) Under 12 Division 4 - Glin Rovers 5 Ballingarry B 1 (Gohery)
Sunday - Junior Division 2 - Breska Rovers 4 Ballingarry B 0
The youths left Askeaton with all three points, a result that puts them in pole position with three games, two of which are at home, left to play. All three Ballingarry goals, from Dean Clancy, Alan Cronin and Marcus Moore, came in the first half.
The under 12 B side were in Glin but were on the receiving end of a 5-1 defeat with their consolation coming through Claire Gohery.
On Sunday the junior B team went down in Mungret to Breska on a 4-0 scoreline.
.: Underage Cup Draws Made
All the domestic cup draws were made with some interesting pairings involving Ballingarrys teams pulled out. The under sixteens will defend their title against the team they beat in the final last with Broadford the visitors in the second round of the competition while the under 10s received a bye into the second round for their first defence of the cup they won last term. The under 11s will hope to go one step further than beaten finalists but first they will have to get over Creeves at home with the winners away to NCW / Abbeyfeale United in the second round.
The full draw is:
Under 8 v Creeves / Kildimo Rd.2 (a)
Under 10 v A Bye Rd.1
Under 11 v Creeves (h) Rd. 1 winners v NCW / Abbeyfeale United Rd.2 (a).
Under 12 A v Kilcornan (h) Rd.2
Under 12 B v Glantine Rovers (a) Rd.1
Under 13 v Athea / NCW (h) 1/4 Final
Under 14 v Creeves (a) Rd.1 winners v Bally Rovers (a) Rd.2.
Under 15 v Athea United (a) 1/4 Final.
Under 16 v Broadford United (h) Rd.2.
.: Inter League News
The under 11 academy played their first friendly of the season against Athea United on Sunday last with both Ballingarry players Edward Houlihan and Mark Storin performing well for the academy. Unfortunately they ended up on the losing side.
.: Results Saturday December 5th 2009
Munster Youth Cup Round 1 - NCW 1 Ballingarry 0
Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 1 (Murphy) St Itas 1
The youths bowed out of the Munster youth cup following a 1-0 reversal in NCW. It what was a fine game of end to end football. Ballingarry can only blame themselves for not progressing to the third round having missed a host a chances. Jeff Doherty and Kevin Forde both had just the keeper to beat but failed. The wastage finally told ten minutes from time when the home side got what proved to be the winner.
The under 14s were unlucky not to collect all three points from a fine performance in another fine game. Itas took the lead after just five minutes from some sloppy home defending, a goal that saw Itas froce further pressure on the Ballingarry defence. However once Ballingarry settled they began to play some wonderful football which resulted in an equaliser from Jason Murphy, his fourth of the season in all competitions. Nathan Clancy won the throw and beat three players down the left before crossing for Murphy to apply the finishing touch to leave the sides level at the break. The second half saw Ballingarry apply all the presssure, hitting the crossbar and having a goal disallowed. However it was Itas who went closest to grabbing all three points when Mikey Hickey cleared off the line.
The under 10s and 8s season has now entered their Winter break and will resume in Feb for the 10s and March for the 8s. At this stage it appears that both will struggle to make their finals with the 8s having one point from four games and the 10s with six from five games.
.: Inter League News.
In the under 12 inter league last Sunday (Dec 6th) the LDSL side played The Clare League in Athea. They got their season off to a great start beating their visitors 6-0. Ballingarry had three players on the squad for the game with all three, Nathan Clancy, Mikey Hickey and Mikey Morrissey making an appearance.
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.: Results Weekending November 29 2009
Sunday - Premier Division - Shannonside 4 Ballingarry 2 (O' Grady, Alymer)
The Junior A team are finding the going tough this season losing again this time at Borrigone to Shannonside. Darragh O' Grady and Rory Alymer were both on the score sheet as Ballingarry fell 4-2.
All schoolboy games involving Ballingarry teams were off for the third week running due to the weather.
.: Latest News
For the second weekend in a row all fixtures involving both underage and junior teams were postponed due to the weather.
.: Results Weekending November 15th 2009
Junior Premier Division - Askeaton 3 Ballingarry 1 (S. O' Doherty)
Reidy Cup Round 2 - Granagh United 6 Ballingarry B 0
No joy as both junior teams were beaten. The junior A team were in Askeaton where the table toppers completed the double over Ballingarry with a 3-1 win. Shane O' Doherty was on the mark for the visitors with his first goal for the club. (Team: Kenrick, N. Cahill, Kiely, Fitzgerald, Corrigan, Clancy, N. Condron, Ryan, Doyle (Alymer), O' Grady (Barrett), O' Doherty.
In the afternoon the B team were knocked out of the Reidy Cup at the second round stage by local rivals Granagh United on a 6-0 scoreline.
In other news the first management committee of Ballingarry AFC (season 1984/85) were guests of the FAI at the Ireland vs France World Cup quailifier on Saturday November 14th last. They were part of the Presidential function before the game before enjoying the match from the comfort of the Hogan Stand. Those in attendance were: Moss McAuliffe, James Clancy, John Clancy, Joe Burke, James Cronin, Noel Hayes and James Hayes representing the late Denis Hayes. Also in attendance was Moss Doody the club president.
.: Ballingarry AFC 25th Anniversary Night - New Page Added
A new section has been added to the website for the 25th anniversary celebrations evening in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare on October 25th last. The new page documents what was a fantastic occasion for the club with a full review of the entire days proceedings and also includes a large array of photos from the celebrations - a must for anybody who was there on the night or for those who missed the occasion.
The page is located by clicking on the "25 Years" button at the top right hand corner of page, or by clicking here*. (*If you are on a slow internet connection, please wait a minute or two for the full page to download, as there is a lot of image content)
.: Weekend Results Nov. 8th 2009
All games involving Ballingarry AFC teams were postponed over the weekend due to the poor weather.
.: Results Weekending November 8th 2009
Richard Hogan Cup Round 1 - Mountcollins 2 Ballingarry B 1 (O' Grady)
Under 10 Division 2 - Kildimo United 1 Ballingarry 3 (Hartnett 2, Houlihan)
The Bees bowed out of the Hogan Cup in Abbeyfeale against Mountcollins where a John O' Grady goal wasn't enough for Ballingarry while the 10s got back to winning ways with a 3-1 win in Kildimo. Niall Houlihan and Jack Hartnett with a brace were on the mark for the winners.
.: Weekend Results November 1st 2009
Saturday
- Under 14 Division 2 - Adare United 5 Ballingarry 0
Sunday
- Junior Premier Division - Ballingarry 0 Broadford United 2
No points and no goals were the order of the day with the 14s on Saturday and next day the junior A team suffering defeat.
The 14s were a goal down and performing well at Adare at half time but the non appearance of keeper Steven Kelly through injury for the second half had a huge bearing with Adare running in four second half goals.
On Sunday the A team were unlucky to lose after giving a good performance throughout. Goals are proving hard to come by this season and without these games won't be won. United were a goal up at the break and finding it hard to cope with Ballingarrys Ryan. They had to wait till the last minute for the insurance goal which they got from the penalty spot.
Team: 'O Grady, N. Cahill, Moynihan, C. Kiely, Fitzgerald, Ryan, N. Condron (K. Condron), C. Doherty, M. Corrigan, O' Grady, S. Doherty.
.: Results Monday 26 October 2009
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 (Cronin) Broadford United 5
Under 12 Division 1 - Old Mill 1 Ballingarry A 3 (O' Donnell, Hickey, Clancy)
Under 12 Division 4 - Ballingarry B 0 Bally Rovers 6
The under 12 side moved three points clear at the top of Division 1 with a hard earned 3-1 win at the Old Mill on Monday. Davin O' Donnell gave Ballingarry the lead following great work from Niall Houlihan but the home side drew level before the break from a simple goal. Niall Houlihan was fouled early in the second half in the box and Mikey Hickey restored Ballingarrys lead from the spot. Then with just five minutes left Nathan Clancy made sure of the points when his shot from the right went into the goal off the keeper.
The under 12 B side were at home to Bally Rovers but were well beaten while the under 8 side suffered the same fate at home to Broadford United.
.: 25th Anniversary Night
Ballingarry AFC held their 25th anniversary celebration night at the Woodlands House Hotel on Sunday night last. Photographs from what was a fantastic occasion will be available on the website as soon as they come to hand.
Anyone looking for copies of the DVD slideshow that was playing on the night, please contact Seamus Burke on 087 9965745
.: Results Weekending October 18th 2009
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry A 4 (Clancy 2, O' Keeffe 2) Broadford United 0
Under 12 Division 4 - Pallaskenry 8 Ballingarry B 0
Under 8 Division 1 - NCW Rvs 6 Ballingarry 0
MYC Round 1 - Listowel Celtic 4 Ballingarry 3 AET (Forde, S. Doherty, O' Donoghue)
Sunday - Premier Division - NCW 5 Ballingarry 0
MJC Round 1 - Shannonside 3 Ballingarry B 1 (G. Cronin)
A bad weekend at the office for Ballingarry with just one team recording a win from the six in action. The under 12 A side were always the better side as goals from Nathan Clancy (2) and Cathal O' Keeffe (2) saw them beat Broadford United 4-0.
No such fare for the B team as they were well beaten in Pallas by 8 goals to no score. The under 8s too shipped a big defeat going under 6-0 at NCW Rovers.
The youth team became the latest of some famous Kerry refereeing going out in Listowel 4-3 in extra time with the winner coming in the last minute of play. Ballingarry found themselves 3 down with a man sent off and also at the end of a penalty. But a massive come back them draw level with goals from Shane Doherty, Damien O' Donoghue and Kevin Forde but however no effort will ever be enough from a visit to Kerry.
On Sunday the B team gave a fine performance in losing to Premier side Shannonside with Gary Croinin scoring Ballingarrys consolation while in NCW the A team suffered a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of the Premier champions.
.: Grounds Are Finally Named
After 25 years Ballingarry AFC's grounds have finally been named. The name chosen at a specially arranged E.G.M. on Monday last October 12th 2009 is "The Paddocks". The name is the original name of the site where the club located its ground in 1986. The grounds will be offically opened on Sunday next at 12.30 pm.
.: Results Weekending October 11th 2009
Saturday Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 (Gohery 2) Killeaney 3
Sunday Junior Premier Division - Ballingarry 0 Glin Rovers 2
Both teams representing Ballingarry AFC over the weekend lost. On Saturday Killeaney twice went ahead only for Claire Gohery to draw Ballingarry level on both occassions. However her heroics werent enough as Killeaney got their third and decisive goal two minutes from time.
On Sunday Glin Rovers defeated the A team 2-0 in Ballingarry the first coming just before the break after Ballingarry had hit the crossbar.
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.: Weekend Results October 4th 2009
Saturday 3rd - Under 8 Division 1 - NCW 4 Ballingarry 4 (O' Kelly 2, Mulqueen 2) Under 12 Division 4 Ballingarry B 1 (Hartnett) Glantine Rovers 3
Under 16 Division 1 Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, J. Doherty) Abbeyfeale United 1
Sunday Oct 4th - Junior Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 (R. Alymer 2) Carrig Celtic 2 Junior Division 2 Ballingarry B 1 (Cronin) Knockaderry 2
A busy weekend of football saw five Ballingarry teams in action with a classic in NCW to start proceedings. The under 8 side found themselves 3-nil down at the break and 4 down after just two minutes of the second half but a tremendous second half show saw Ballingarry snatch a point with two goals each from Keith O' Kelly and Brian Mulqueen with the last goal just three minutes from time.
The under 12 B team were 1 up at the break through Jack Hartnett with his second goal of the season but a strong visiting Glantine eventually won with three second half goals.
The under 16s moved to the top of the table with a hard earned win against Abbeyfeale United. Finding themselves a goal down at the break after dominating for long spells could have broken lesser teams but a long range free from Barry O' Connell and a second from Jeff Doherty gave the homeside the points. Abbey were forced to finish with nine after a player was red carded and a player was carried off when all subs were used.
On Sunday both junior sides failed to win with the B team going down at home to Knockaderry where Gary Cronins first club goal wasn't enough in a 2-1 loss while the A team were just two minutes away from their first win of the season when Rory Alymers brace had them 2-1 up however Carrig equalised from a free to secure a 2-2 draw.
.: Inter League News
Ballingarry have three players selected on the LDSL Under 11 academy for the coming season 2009/10. The three are Mikey Hickey, Edward Houlihan and Mark Storin. All three will now begin training with the squad and hopefully they will remain on the squad through to the Kennedy Cup finals of 2011/12.
.: Results Weekending September 27th 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Adare United 1
Under 10 Division 2 - Shauntrade 3 Ballingarry 1 (Gohery)
Under 17 Cup Round 1 - Rathkeale 5 Ballingarry 1 (J. Doherty)
Sunday - FAI Junior Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 1 Bunratty FC 6
A dismal weekend as all three underage teams went under with the greatest disappointment coming in the 17s cup. No three in a row for the winners of the last two seasons as Rathkeale hit them for five. Even the fact the Ballingarry went ahead through Jeff Doherty and then hit the post and had a strong penalty appeal turned down did little to help Ballingarry as poor defending left Rathkeale in for four first half goals. The second half was thoroughly forgettable as Rathkeale scored a fifth to progress with ease.
The 14s lost their unbeaten start to the season as they went under to a second half free kick to Adare United. Ballingarry dominated possession but forged few chances with the only goal of the game arriving fifteen minutes into the second half.
The 10s too were beaten at table toppers Shauntrade where Claire Gohery got the Ballingarry consolation.
The junior teams interest in this seasons FAI junior cup ended last Sunday when visiting Clare side Bunratty ran out easy 6-1 winners. Rory Alymers strike should have been doubled drawing Ballingarry level however Darragh O' Gradys effort from the spot failed and it was all down hill from there.
.: Results Weekending September 20th 2009
Munster Junior Cup Prelim Round - Knockaderry 1 Ballingarry B 1 aet (3-4 pens) (Quaid )
Munster Junior Cup Round 1 - Killeaney 3 Ballingarry 0
Mixed fortunes in the provincial competition with the B team progressing and the A team bowing out. Mark Quaids first ever goal for the club proved vital as it secured the draw that eventually saw the B team through on penalties against division 1 Krockaderry. The prize is a home draw against Premier side Shannonside.
No such fortune for the A team as their dismal opening season form continued with division 1 side Killeaney inflicting a first round defeat. Kenrick was replaced in goal due to any injury with the moving of Eoin Barrett to goal disrupting the plan early on.
.: 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Ballingarry A.F.C. will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on October 25th next. The celebrations will commence with the blessing and formal naming of our grounds on Sunday the 25th at approximately 12:30pm, followed by a fun game with many of our former players taking to the pitch.
The celebrations will continue later that evening in the Woodlands House Hotel Adare where the club will hold its 25th anniversary dinner dance. This promises to be a memorable occasion with special guests attending on the night and presentations being made to those who have made a significant contribution to the formation and success of our club over the past 25 years. Please be advised that only a limited number of tickets are available for the dinner dance due to the seating capacity of the venue, and in order to avoid disappointment you should reserve your tickets by contacting John Clancy at (087) 1208900 as soon as possible.
The Woodlands House Hotel is offering a special B&B rate of €25 per person for guests who wish to stay on the night. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us on the night to celebrate this milestone in our clubs history.
.: Results Saturday September 19th 2009
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 (Long, O' Kelly) Abbeyfeale United 7
Under 12 Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 (Murphy 2, O' Keeffe) Shannonside 3
Under 16 Division 1 - Athea United 1 Ballingarry 2 (O' Donoghue, J. Doherty)
Ballingarry under 8s got off to a hard start going under 7-2 to Abbeyfeale United. Ballingarry were 6 down at the break but a much improved second half performance saw them score two through Adam Lond and Keith O' Kelly.
The 12s hosted Shannonside and shared the spoils in a fine game of football on a 3-3 soreline. Jason Murphy got two fine efforts and Cathal O' Keeffe had Ballingarry 3-2 up at the break. Chances came their way to win the contest but at the end a draw was probably fairer on the visitors.
The 16s were in Athea where first half dominance yielded nothing as they were a goal down at the break. Jeff Doherty rectified that in the first minute of the second half before Damien O' Donoughue scored the winner.
.: Results Weekending September 13th 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 - Breska Rovers 1 Ballingarry 1 (Murphy)
Under 10 Division 2 - Athea United 5 Ballingarry 2 (Hartnett, O' Kelly)
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 5 (J. Doherty 2, Healy, Clancy, Moore) Adare United 2
Sunday - Premier Division - Ballingarry 0 Rathkeale 0
Division 3 - Kilcornan 2 Ballingarry B 1 (Clancy)
No fewer than five teams took to the field in the green and gold over the weekend with a mixed bag of results returned. The under 14s were in Mungret where Jason Murphy gave them a deserved half-time lead but the second half painted a different picture with Breska Rovers the better side and the point shared was a just result. Breskas equalizer being a fine strike from a free ten minutes into the half.
The 10s returned from Athea empty handed where Mark O' Kelly and Jack Hartnett were on the mark for Ballingarry.
The youths in the afternoon hit visitors Adare United for five with Jeffrey Doherty getting two, Dean Clancy, Marcus Moore and Brian Healy getting one each. Ballingarry had to come from behind twice before bagging the points.
Sunday saw the junior A team secure their first point of the season where a man of the match performance fron keeper Kenrick kept Rathkeale scoreless. Eoin Kennedy had Ballingarrys best chance late in the game. The Bs suffered their second successive defeat of the season this time in Kilcornan where David Clancys first ever goal for the club was just a consolation in a 2-1 defeat.
.: Ballingarry Must Go To Kerry In Cups.
Both the Youths and the Under 17s will have to go to Kerry for their national cup 1st round games with the youths in Listowel against Celtic and the 17s in Tralee against St. Brendans Park. In the domestic cup the holders will be in Rathkeale in the 1st round of the 17s cup.
.: Results Weekending September 6th 2009
Friday 4th September
Under 12 Division 1 - NCW 0 Ballingarry A 2 (Duffy, Clancy)
Saturday 5th September
Under 16 Division 1 - Ballingarry 2 ( Clancy, O' Connell) Kilcornan 4
Sunday 6th September
Junior Division 2 - Ballingarry B 0 Rathkeale B 2
The 12s were the only team to record maximum points with a 2-0 win in NCW on Friday evening. Sean Duffy got his first ever Ballingarry goal when he struck home Nathan Clancys cross after ten minutes. Keeffe and Clancy both made the home keeper work to keep his side in the game to half time. The second half was much more even but Ballingarry had the better chances with O' Donnell missing a sitter and McMahon going close. However with six minites remaining the points were secured when Nathan Clancy ran from the halfway line to shoot to the corner for Ballingarrys second goal.
The under 16s have given themselves a hard task to win the 1st division when they suffered a home defeat to high flying Kilcornan. Goals from Dean Clancy and Barry O' Connell werent enough as the visitors went away 4-2 winners.
On Sunday the junior B side were beaten at home to Rathkeale B on a 2-0 scoreline. The two other games down for decision involving the under 8 side away to NCW and the junior A team away to NCW Rovers were called off due to a bereavement in Ballingarry a water logged pitch in NCW.
.: Ballingarry Have Five In Under 12 Squad
Ballingarry have no fewer than five players on the inter league under 12 squad. Davin O' Donnell is the latest Ballingarry player to be added to the list which already included Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Cathal O' Keeffe and Mikey Hickey.
This is by far the highest representation from any one club in the league. The LDSL under 12 side will now compete in the Munster league over the coming season.
.: Forde Moves To Wolves
Ballingarrys Anthony Forde has moved to English Premier outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers. Forde started pre season training with Wolves in late July but remains a Ballingarry player until his sixteenth birthday in November when he will put pen to paper on a three year deal. Today (August 31 2009) he has been drafted into the Ireland under 17 squad for a tournament in Poland and considering that he is still just fifteen years old shows the potential he has. The club wishes him every success with his chosen career and will of course keep a close watch on his progress.
.: Results Weekending 30th August 2009
Friday 28th - Under 16 Division 1 NCW 1 Ballingarry 5 (Clancy (pen), Neville (pen), O' Donoghue, Lane, Kelly)
Saturday 29th - Under 14 Division 2 - Ballingarry 3 (Moran 2, Clancy) Granagh United 2
Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry 9 (Hartnett 3, O' Kelly 2, Snow 2, O' Connor, Shelton ) Askeaton 5
Youths Division 1 - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 1 (S. Doherty)
Sunday 30th Premier Division - Ballingarry 1 (Darragh O' Grady) Askeaton 3
Division 2 - Mountcollins 0 Ballingarry B 5
A hectic weekend of football saw six Ballingarry teams in action with four of the six winning. Friday evening in NCW saw the under 16s record a 5-1 trouncing of the locals. Five different scorers were on the sheet as they came from a goal down to secure the three points.
On Saturday the 14s had a fine win in the local derby against Granagh. They led 3-0 from super strikes from Nathan Clancy and Sean Moran (2) before two late goals from the visitors saw a nervy finish. The under 10s hit nine in a fourteen goal game with Jack Hartnett grabbing a hat-trick while the youths went down in Abbeyfeale with Shane Doherty getting Ballingarrys consolation.
On Sunday the A team were left still looking for their first point of the season when newly promoted Askeaton collected all three points from a 3-1 success in Ballingarry. Darragh O' Grady with Ballingarrys first goal of the season but the points were well gone by then as the visitors led 3-0.
No such form from the B team as they got their season off to a flyer in Abbeyfeale against Mountcollins. David O' Hanlon with his second hat-trick for the club and Kristan Doyle were the Ballingarry hitmen. The day saw four players make their club debuts. Alan Cronin for the As whlile Gary Cronin, Barry Fitzgerald and Tadhg Flynn for the B team.
.: Midweek Results Tuesday 25th August 2009
Under 16 Div. 1 - NCW Rovers 1 Ballingarry 1 (Lane)
Ballingarry squandered several good first half chances before securing a point in NCW in their first game of the new season. Chris Lane gave Ballingarry a half time lead from one of those openings but they were to pay the price as Rovers got the goal their second half performance deserved with just three minutes to go.
.: Results Weekending August 23rd 2009 - Higgins Reign Begins With Defeat.
Premier Div - Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 0
No joy for new manager James Higgins in his first game in charge as they fell to Abbeyfeale United 2-0 away last Sunday morning. A goal in each half done the damage to a Ballingarry team which featured five new faces from last season. Shane and Colin Doherty made their club debuts while Patrick Kenrick was back in goal after a lapse of some years. Brian Kelly and Brian Fitzgerald were also in the team, Kelly returning after a long absence while Fitzgerald has swapped the B team that he captained last season for the Premier division.
Both the other games involving the club at the weekend were called off. The B game against Rockhill Rovers on Sunday and the under 16 division 1 game against NCW on Saturday.
.: Higgins named as A team boss.
Former Ballingarry A team player James Higgins has been appointed to fill the role of A team manager left void by the departure of George Quinlivan at the end of last season (2008/09).
He comes with a wealth of playing experience having lined out for Ballingarry over 350 times during a 17 season career. He was assistant manager of the clubs B team that won the Division 3 title last season and will command tremendous respect from a squad of players that will know him well. The management committee of Ballingarry AFC wish him every success in his new role.
.: Under 10s Complete Double.
The curtain came down on Ballingarrys season on Saturday last (June 13th 2009) in another blaze of glory as the under 10s lifted the cup for the first time in the clubs history. In a re run of the division 1 shield final this encounter against NCW was as tight as the first with just one goal again separating the sides at the end.
Ballingarry survived two early frights before taking the lead from Mark O' Kelly with 8 minutes gone in the game. Their lead was cancelled just before the break when Killian Brouder sent an unstoppable free to the top left corner following Hickeys foul.
The second half was as competitive as the first with both sides going close. Robbie Lynch in goal for Ballingarry made some crucial stops before finally Ballingarry got what proved to be the winner. The outstanding Edward Houlihan was fouled fifteen yards from goal and up stepped Mikey Hickey to break NCW hearts again just as he did in the shield final driving the ball all the way. With just two minutes remaining there was no time for NCW to find a way back leaving the under 10 cup travelling to Ballingarry for the first time and ending a truly memorable season which sees six trophies visit Ballingarry.
Congratulations to Benji Kelly and his squad on becoming the first team in the clubs history to win an underage double.
.: No Change At AGM
Ballingarry AFC held their Annual General Meeting on Friday June 12th last with all outgoing officers and committee returning to office unopposed. The big talking point on the night was the appointment of a new A team manager to replace George Quinlivan, otherwise the meeting was uneventful.
Ballingarry AFC Management Committee for season 2009/10
Chairman: Pascal Moynihan.
Vice - Chairman: John Clancy.
Secretary: James Clancy.
Treasurer: Seamus Burke.
Management Committee: Declan Hartnett, Martha O' Connor, Tom Burke, Rory Alymer, Paul Molloy.
.: Ballingarry part company with Quinlivan
After a partnership that lasted seven years and yielded five trophies Ballingarry have finally parted company with A team manager George Quinlivan. The search now begins for his replacement and what a act it will be to follow.
Quinlivan oversaw the most successful period in Ballingarrys history with no fewer than five trophies being secured. The Division 1 title twice, the Division 1 league cup, the Desmond cup and finally the Premier Division title all visited Ballingarry during his reign.
He leaves with with fond memories of his stay with Ballingarry AFC.
.: Ballingarry Boys impress for academy
On Saturday May 30th last the Limerick Desmond under 11 academy won their four team tournament held in Abbeyfeale. All four Ballingarry players featured prominantly in the success during the semi final against North Tipperary which they won 2-1 with Alan Ryan (Kilcornan) and Lee Kelly (Askeaton) getting the goals.
In the final the same players were on the mark as they defeated Galway SBL academy 2-1. Limerick District SBL were the fourth team involved. Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Mikey Hickey and Cathal O' Keeffe played in the two games while O' Keeffe went off in the first minute of the final.
.: Under 16s Capture Cup
Under 16 Cup Final (Carrigkerry) - Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, S. Doherty) Broadford United 1
For so long it looked as if the season would be one to forget but it is now proving to be one of the most successful in the clubs history. Last evening in Carrig the under 16s won their cup for the first time in the clubs history.
Broadford United proved capable opponents and took the lead after 25 minutes when a right wing cross was volleyed home from 12 yards. Dean Clancy was fouled in the box to provide Barry O' Connell with the opportunity to restore parity which he did although it took two attempts after the keeper saved his first effort with the rebound falling kindly for him to stroke home. Ballingarry were now in control as the half time whistle was sounded.
The second half was all Ballingarry with Shane Dohertys strike proving decisive but hardly enough reward for their dominance. So the under 16 cup is added to the Division 3 title, the under 17 cup and the Division 1 league cup won by the ladies and with the under 10s to play their Division 1 shield final against NCW and also an under 10 cup semi to come, it could yet prove to be Ballingarrys greatest season ever.
.: Results Weekending May 24th 2009
Thursday - Under 16 Cup Semi-Final - Ballingarry 2 (Clancy, O' Connell) NCW 2 aet
Friday - Under 10 Cup 2nd Round - Ballingarry 5 NCW Rvs 1
Ballingarry will have to travel to Newcastlewest and do it all again after letting a two goal slip in their under 16 cup semi last Thursday. Goals from Dean Clancy and Barry O' Connell had Ballingarry coasting that was until NCW pulled one back just before the break. NCW were probably the better team during the second half but still had to rely on a somewhat soft penalty to send the game to extra time where they could well have won through to play Broadford United in the final.
On Friday the 10s had to come from a goal down before easing through to the quarter final against Granagh United. Mikey Hickey and Mark O' Kelly were amongst the goals.
On Sunday the 8s finished their seasos with a resounding 7-1 win at home to NCW Rovers. Sean O' Connor with 4 and Cathal Kavanagh with 2 before Brian Mulqueen with 1 were the Ballingarry scorers.
Ballingarry AFC will hold their second annual underage presentation night on Friday night May 29th next. Proceedings will get underway at 7pm.
Ballingarry AFC will hold its AGM on Friday June 12th next in the clubhouse. All nominations and motions must be in writing and with the secretary James Clancy on or before Friday May 29th next.
.: Ballingarry Players Are Honoured
Ballingarry had three players amongst the player of the year recipitants. Anthony Forde was voted Under 16 Division 1 Player of the Year. Mikey Hickey was voted Under 12 Division 2 and Killian Begley got the under 10 Division 4 award. Its the first occassion that the club had so many winners in the one season. Congratulations to all three on their fine achievement.
.: B Team collect trophy
The B team completed their league campaign (May 8th 2009) on a losing note when visitors Askeaton B defeated them 2-1 in what was only their second league defeat of a highly successful first season in football. It didn't dampen the celebrations though as League representative PJ Hogan presented the Division 3 trophy to captain Brian Fitzgerald following the game. Ballingarrys scorer on the night was Joe Condron which in fact was his first goal for the club.
.: B Team are Champions / 17s Retain Cup
In what was a glorious weekend for the club the junior B team won their first ever trophy while the under 17s became the first team in the clubs history to retain a trophy.
On Sunday (May 3rd 2009) the B team needed just a point from their penultimate league game to secure the title. As it transpired they went all the way and collected all three points from Shannonside B to make absolutely certain of the division 3 championship. A goal up at the break from David O' Hanlon settled the nerves for the second half where further goals from Mike Condron and Kristan Doyle made it safe. Congratulations to Benji O' Kelly and James Higgins on leading the team to a club first.
On Monday the under 17s wrote themselves into the clubs record books with an emphatic 5-2 cup success against Carrig Celtic at Clonreask. They had to come from two goals down in the first fifteem minutes to lift the cup. A goal from Shane Doherty just before the break set the stage for a second half bombardment where further goals from Doherty again, man of the match Anthony Forde, a superb strike from Alan Cronin and a thunderous header from captain Marcus Moore sealed the victory. Well done to the managers John Clancy, Pascal Moynihan and Rory Alymer.
Also on Sunday the A team secured their premier division status with an easy 4-1 win at Old Mill. Goals from Darragh O' Grady, Eoin Kennedy and a Rory Alymer brace garaunteed Premier football for Ballingarry next season.
Also on Sunday the under 11 team were in action in the international Danone cup at Rathkeale. A draw against Moneypoint of Clare saw them progress to the semi final on pens against Charleville where another draw saw another penalty shoot out but sadly they went under 5-4 in sudden death.
On Tuesday last the under 8s went out of their cup at Old Mill 4-3 where goals from Keith Kelly and Cathal Kavanagh (2) were not enough. Then on Thursday the under 10 A team made light work of Shannonside as they progressed on a 5-0 scoreline in their cup. Richard O' Keeffe was amongst the goals.
.: Results Weekending April 26th 2009
Wedsneday 22nd April: Under 16 Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 Broadford Utd 6
Thursday 23rd April: Under 12 Cup Semi final - Ballingarry 0 NCW 4
Under 8 Division 1 - Abbeyfeale Utd 4 Ballingarry 0
Sunday 26th April: Premier Division - Broadford Utd 2 Ballingarry 2 (Dunworth, O' Grady)
Junior Division 3 - NCW Rvs B 0 Ballingarry 5 (Doyle 2, O' Hanlon 2, O' Keeffe)
Under 10 Division 1 - Askeaton A 4 Ballingarry A 1 (A. Smith)
Last week saw a hive of activity on the pitch. On the Wednesday a vastly under strength under 16 side were hammered 6-0 by visiting Broadford while on Thursday the under 12 side were well and truly beaten by NCW in the cup semi final while at the same time the under 8s fell in Abbeyfeale by an identical scoreline 4-0.
On Sunday the junior A team drew in Broadford in a meaningless game with Darragh O' Grady and a first ever goal for Neil Dunworth sealing a 2-2 draw. The B team took another step towards the Division 3 title with a massive 5-0 defeat of NCW Rovers B with goals from David O' Hanlon (2) Kristan Doyle (2) and Thomas O' Keeffe. The result now means they can clinch the title at home to Askeaton B on Friday next.
The under 10 A side rounded off their league programme with a 4-1 loss in Askeaton where Aaron Smith was the Ballingarry scorer. However they can look forward to a Division1 shield final against NCW following their third place finsihing position.
.: Results Weekending Sunday April 19th 2009
Friday: Premier Division - Rathkeale 1 Ballingarry 2 (Kelly 2 (1 pen))
Sunday: Carrig Celtic 0 Ballingarry 0
The A side were the only team in action over the weekend collecting four points from the six on offer to all but secure their Premier Division survival. On Friday Denis Kelly was the scorer of both goals, one from the spot, to collect three points in Rathkeale while on Sunday they returned from Carrig with a point from a no score draw.
The B team are now just five points from the division 3 title after Thursdays results that saw Granagh United defeat Rockhill Rovers 2-0.
.: Results Weekending April 12th 2009
Saturday: Under 12 Division 2 - Broadford United 6 Ballingarry 0
Under 17 Cup Semi final - NCW 2 Ballingarry 2 (O' Connell, Snow) Ballingarry win 4-2 on pens
Sunday: Junior Premier Division - Killeaney 0 Ballingarry 1 (Forde)
Junior Division 3 - Ballingarry B 1 Ferry Rangers 0 (Fitzgerald)
Monday April 13th: Under 11 Cup Final (Athea) - Abbeyfeale United 1 Ballingarry 0
The highlight of the weekend was the under 11 cup final but sadly for Ballingarry they went under by the only goal of the game played in Athea. A keenly contested game throughout where there was little between the teams was decided by a harshly awarded penalty after just five minutes. The Abbey striker fell under a challenge from Keith Murphy and referee John Roche was quick to point to the spot.
On Saturday the under 17s booked a final date with Carrig Celtic as they try to become the first team from the club to retain a trophy. This cup semi final was a cracker throughout with Ballingarry coming from behind twice to level with NCW. First Barry O' Connell and then Mark Snow equalised for the holders to see Ballingarry finally go through on penalties.
Both junior teams enjoyed wins on Sunday with first the A yeam winning in Killeaney thanks to a Kevin Forde goal and then in the evening the B team kept right on course for a historic league success with captain Brian Fitzgeraldss headed goal proving decisive at home to Ferry Rangers. Finally the under 12 side became the first team to finish out their league campaign when they were well beaten in Broadford.
.: Results Weekending April 4th 2009 - Under 11s in Cup Final
lUnder 11 Cup Semi-final NCW 0 Ballingarry 4 (N. Clancy, J. Murphy 2, E. Houlihan)
Under 14 Division 1 - Kilcornan 1 Ballingarry 0
Ballingarry made it through to their first under 11 cup final since 2006 and a meeting with Abbeyfeale United following a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of NCW in Newcastle West last Saturday. Ballingarry started the brighter and took the lead after fifteen minutes when Nathan Clancy fired home from Edward Houlihans through ball. Ballingarry made chances to increase their lead when Clancy fired wide and both Jason Murphy and Jack Banks wasted good opportunities.
The second half was just five minutes old when Murphy got the first of his two when Cathal O' Keeffe put a fine ball behind the home defence for Murphy to fire home and he added his second mid way through the half when he got on the end of O' Keeffes cross to score from close in. Ballingarry rounded off the scoring five from time when Edward Houlihan picked his spot from the edge of the box.
Team: O' Donnell; Fitzgerald; Hickey; K Murphy; Morrissey; Duffy (McMahon); Clancy; O' Keeffe; Houlihan; Banks (S. Murphy); J. Murphy (Smith).
The under 14s travelled to Kilcornan to return home empty handed thanks to a 1-0 defeat by the local side.
.: Weekend Results 22 March 2009
Friday Under 16 Cup Round 2 - Abbeyfeale United 3 Ballingarry 3 aet (Forde pen, S. O' Doherty, O' Connell)
Saturday Under 8 Division 1 - Athea United 2 Ballingarry 2 (K. O' Kelly, C. Kavanagh)
Sunday Desmond Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry A 0 Adare United 1
Rathkeale A 1 Ballingarry 0 aet.
The Under 16s served up a cracker on Friday under lights in Abbeyfeale where the home side went up 2-0 at the break. Doherty pulled one back only for Abbey to restore their two goal advantage. However a storming performance from Ballingarry saw goals from Barry O' Connell and a penalty from Anthony Forde send the game to extra time. The replay will now be in Ballingarry where the home side should be slight favourites.
The under 8s recorded a fine 2-2 draw at Athea with goals from Keith O' Kelly and Cathal Kavanagh.
On Sunday both Junior teams went out of the Desmond cup. The A team fell to Division 2 side Adare by the only goal of the game a result that effectively ends their season while the B team probably gave the performance of the season taking Rathkeale A all the way to the last minute of extra time before going out by the smallest of margins. Indeed they probably should have won the game with David O' Hanlon and Pardaig Forde spurning the two best chances of the game.
.: Tuesday March 17th 2009A very happy St. Patricks day to all associated with the club.
.: Results Weekending March 15th 2009
Saturday
Under 11 Cup 1/4 Final - Ballingarry 2 Old Mill 0 (D. O' Donnell 2)
Under 14 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 Askeaton 0 (Hayes)
Youth Cup Rd 2 - Carrig Celtic 2 Ballingarry 2 (K. Forde, Snow)
Sunday
Desmond Cup 1st Round Replay - Ballingarry B 2 Glin Rovers 0 (Doyle, Fitzgerald)
Under 16 Cup Round 2 - Ballingarry 4 Killeaney 1 (Moynihan 3, O' Connell)
Junior Premier Division - Old Mill 1 Ballingarry 4 (Kelly 2, Kennedy, Darragh O' Grady)
A hectic weekend of cup football saw three Ballingarry teams progress to the next round of their cup. The under 11 team were first to progress with a 2-0 win at home to Old Mill with Davin O' Donnell bagging both. They will now travel to the winners of NCW or Kilcornan in the semi final.
The under 14 side beat Askeaton 1-0 in their second last Division 1 game with Denis Hayes getting the only goal while in the afternoon the youths went out of their cup at Carrig where Mark Snows and Kevin Fordes strikes were not enough to overcome the home side and referee on this occasion.
On Sunday the Junior B team booked a trip to Rathkeale in the second round of the Desmond cup when Kristan Doyle and Brian Fitzgerald scored the goals in this first round replay. The sixteens will go to Abbeyfeale in the 1/4 final of the cup after Kevin Moynihans hat-trick and Barry O' Connells lone strike saw off Killeaney in Ballingarry while Denis Kellys first league goals of the season and Darragh O' Grady and Eoin Kennedys efforts saw them collect three points at Old Mill.
.: Results Weekending March 8th 2009
Saturday
Desmond Youth Cup Round 1 - Broadford United 0 Ballingarry 3 (K. Forde 2, S. O' Doherty)
Under 12 Division 2 - Breska Rovers 2 Ballingarry 1 (N. Clancy)
Under 8 Division 1 - Ballingarry 1 NCW Rvs 3 (S. O' Connor)
Sunday
Under 16 Division 1 - Broadford Utd 3 Ballingarry 2 (A. Forde 2)
Desmond Cup Round 1 Replay - Ballingarry B v Glin Rovers B - Off
Premier Division - Ballingarry v Carrig Celtic - Off.
On Saturday the youths progressed into the quarter final of the Desmond Youth Cup and a visit to Carrig with a fine 3-0 win at Broadford. Kevin Forde with 2 and Shane Doherty were the scorers. The under 12 went down 2-1 at Breska Rovers but not without a fight. 2-0 down at the break left them with little hope but a fine second half performance saw them pull a goal back through Nathan Clancy to set up a grand stand finish. Sadly they just couldn't get the second goal their efforts deserved. The under 8s hosted NCW Rvs in the afternoon with a Sean O' Connor strike proving not enough as the visitors went home 3-1 winners.
On Sunday the 16s visited Broadford but returned empty handed following a 3-2 loss. Anthony Forde repeated brother Kevins two goal feat from the previous day but to no avail. On the previous week the B team travelled to Glin for their Desmond Cup first round game where David Clancys first ever strike for the club ensured a replay while the A team drew at home to NCW Rvs 0-0 who had a man sent off, to ease their relegation worries.
.: Weekend Results - Saturday February 28th 2009
Under 16 Division 1 - Abbeyfeale United 3 Ballingarry 4 (S. O' Doherty 2, Clancy, Forde)
Under 10 Division 1 - Ballingarry A 0 Creeves Celtic 2
The under 16s recorded a win while the under 10 A team restarted their season after the winter break with a defeat. Shane O' Doherty bagged a brace while Dean Clancy and Anthony Forde got one each for the sixteens.
.: Results Weekending February 21st 2009
Saturday
Youths Division 1 - Glin Rovers 1 Ballingarry 3 (K. Forde, S. O' Doherty, A. Cronin)
Sunday
Desmond Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 4 Pallaskenry B 1 (Kelly 3, Kennedy)
A highly productive weekend saw both teams in action record wins. The youth continued to improve with their third win on the trot, this latest success in Glin. Goals from Shane O' Doherty, Kevin Forde and Alan Cronin saw an easier than expected win. On Sunday the junior A team progressed to the second round of the Desmond cup defeating Pallaskenry B on a 4-1 scoreline. A first ever cup hat-trick for Denis Kelly, the third of his Ballingarry career and a fourth goal from Eoin Kennedy saw Ballingarry through.
.: News - Anthony Forde
Anthony Forde has been names in Vincent Butlers eighteen man under 16 squad for a series of friendlies in Portugal from February 20th to 24th. On Saturday they play Denmark, on Sunday they play Portugal while they will round off their stay with a game against Spain on Tuesday.
.: Results Weekending Feb 15th 2009
Saturday February 14th
Under 15 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 1
Under 12 Cup 1/4 Final - Adare United v Ballingarry w/o to Ballingarry
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 3 Glin Rovers 2 (B. O' Connell 2, M. Moore)
Sunday February 15th
Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 Killeaney 0 (Kennedy, Quinlivan)
The under 15s went the way of the under 13s of the previous week when they went out of their cup to Creeves Celtic. Ballingarry dominated long periods but failed to breach a good visiting defence whose keeper made a least one fine save. The winner came three minutes from time from a rare break for Creeves.
The under 12s are through to their cup semi final without kicking a ball after receiving a walkover from Adare United. The youths recorded their second successive win with a fine 3-2 home success against Glin Rovers. Barry O' Connell with yet another brace and Marcus Moore were the winners marksmen.
On Sunday the junior A team recorded a vital win at the bottom of the table leapfrogging Killeaney with a 2-0 victory. Eoin Kennedys first of the season and Evan Quinlivans first for the club sees Ballingarry move to fourth from the bottom with half the season remaining.
On the representative front all three Ballingarry players, Mikey Hickey, Nathan Clancy and Cathal O' Keeffe on the under 11 academy gave fine performances during the academys 1-0 win against Granagh Uniteds under 12 side in a friendly played in Granagh on Sunday.
.: Results Weekending February 8th 2009
Saturday Under 13 Cup Round 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 3
Youth Division 1 - Ballingarry 5 Adare Utd 2 (O' Connell 2, A. Forde 2, S. Doherty)
Sunday - Premier Division League Cup Round 1- Killeaney 1 Ballingarry 0
Junior Division 3 - Pallaskenry B 1 Ballingarry B 5 (P. Forde 3, O' Hanlon 2)
It was league success for Ballingarry but cup failure over the weekend. On Saturday the under 13s went out of their cup at home to Creeves. No score at the break with the best chance falling to Conor Houlihan but the keeper saved. A bad mistake led to the opening goal and it was all downhill after that with the visitors running out easy winners.
The youths recorded their first win of the season with a fine 5-2 victory at home to Adare. A superb performance saw them recover from a goal down with all Ballingarrys goals coming from under 15 players Barry O' Connell (2), Anthony Forde (2) and Shane Doherty with one.
On Sunday the junior sides season of woe continued with the Premier cup the latest competiton to exit. Killeaneys one nil win sees Ballingarry with just the Desmond cup to look forward to. No such fare for the B team who took another giant step towards the Division 3 title. Padraig Forde added another hat-trick to his already impressive career CV while a brace fron David O' Hanlon secured all three points from their visit to Pallaskenry.
.: Desmond Cup Draw
The Desmond Cup draw, which was made in Rathkeale House Hotel on Monday last February 2nd following the delegate meeting, paired Ballingarrys A team at home to Pallaskenry B and the clubs B team away to Glin Rovers B in the first round. The games are down for decision for Sunday February 15th next.
.: Weekend Results February 1st 2009
Saturday - Under 14 Division 2 Athea United 0 Ballingarry 3 (L. O' Sullivan 2, B. O' Connell 1)
The only game that survived the weather was the under 14s at Athea. A fine performance saw the team secure all three points with Liam O' Sullivan (2) and Barry O' Connell on the mark.
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.: Results Weekending January 25th 2009
Saturday January 17th
Under 14 Cup 1st Round - Ballingarry 2 Athea United 3 (O' Connell 2)
Saturday January 24th
FAI Under 17 Cup 4th Round - NCW 3 Ballingarry 0
Sunday January 25th
Munster Junior Cup Round 4 - Mayfield United 1 Ballingarry 0
A bad week ended with Ballingarry going out of the Munster Junior Cup in Cork City with local side Mayfield United progressing by the smallest of margins. Ballingarry had a "goal" disallowed for offside and had the lions share of the play on the all weather pitch but couldn't make the most of it and as is often the case fell behind and eventually went out on a 1-0 scoreline. Ballingarrys A team now have just the Desmond cup and the Premier Division Cup to look forward to as any ambition of winning the title are well gone.
The 17s are also out of the National cup following their 3-0 reversal at NCW on Saturday. Two down at the break with the second coming on the stroke of half-time from a throw that was initially awarded to Ballingarry by the NCW linesman only for the referee to over rule his decision and give the throw to NCW from which they scored. If that wasn't enough NCW scored from a twice taken free after the first effort struck the referee and he allowed NCW to retake it from which they again scored direct.
All considered the 3-0 scoreling was somewhat harsh on the losers. On the previous Saturday the under 14s became the first club side to exit their domestic cup when visitors Athea went through on a 3-2 scoreline. Barry O' Connell got both Ballingarry goals
.: Weekend Results January 11th 2009
Saturday
Under 12 Division 2 - Ballingarry 0 Granagh United 1
Under 17 Cup Round 2 - Askeaton 1 Ballingarry 2 aet (O' Connell 2)
Sunday
Premier Division - Ballingarry 2 Abbeyfeale United 2 (N. Condron 2)
Division 3 - Ballingarry B 3 Carrig Celtic 1 (O' Hanlon 3)
On Saturday the under 17 team travelled to Askeaton to progress to the semi final of the Under 17s cup. Ballingarry fell behind before Barry O' Connell equalised with a somewhat fortunate effort. A magnificent save from a penalty by Kevin Moynihan denied Griffin the chance to restore Askeatons lead before a glorious winner from O' Connell in extra time sent the holders to the semi final.
The under 12s went under to close neighbours Granagh United in a close contest the only goal of the game coming in the second half. Ballingarry missed two good chances to forge a draw near the end.
On Sunday the A team hosted Abbeyfeale United to draw 2-2. Both goals came from Niall Condron his first strikes of the season. The B team moved closer the Division 3 title with a fine 3-1 home win against Carrig Celtic B. David O' Hanlon became the clubs fourteenth player to score a hat-trick for the club and only the first ever to score a hat-trick for the clubs B team.
.: Weekend Results January 4th 2009
Saturday
Under 11 Cup Round 1 - Killeaney 0 Ballingarry 8 (Clancy 2, O' Keeffe 2, O' Donnell, Banks, Hanley, Hickey)
Under 17 Cup Round 1 - NCW Rvs 1 Ballingarry 3 (A. Forde, K. Forde, Kennedy)
Under 14 Division 1 - Ballingarry 0 Creeves Celtic 1
Sunday
Premier Division - Ballingarry 1 Glin Rovers 3 (Scanlon pen)
The under 17s defence of the cup started in fine fashion with a fine performance seeing them into the quarter final against Askeaton. The Forde brothers and Niall Kennedy were on the mark for the winners.
The under 11s had an emphatic win in Killeaney hitting eight without reply and the winning margin did not flatter. Nathan Clancy and Cathal O' Keeffe bagged two each while Mikey Hickey, Davin O' Donnell, Jack Banks and Alan Hanley rowed in with one each.
No such luck for the under 14s as they fell by the only goal of the game at home to Creeves Celtic in a close encounter.
On Sunday the junior A team went under 3-1 at home to Glin Rovers following another poor performance. Joe Scanlon gave Ballingarry the perfect start when he scored his tenth goal of the season from the spot. But Ballingarry couldn't hold the lead and Glin were easy winners in the finish.
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