Bunbrosna GAA Notes 29/09/24

Club Lotto will take place next Sunday at 12:00pm in the Old Dressing Rooms for anyone that would like to attend. Our Lotto Jackpot is now at €4,000. It continues to be our primary source of revenue to fund the day to day running of the club.

Our Lotto can be done online by clicking on https://bunbrosnagaa.clubifyapp.com/products. Online entries must be in by 11:00am. Thank you to all who support our club lotto.

We made the short journey to Milltown on Sunday to take on St. Joseph’s in the well appointed pitch. Despite the strong wind the excellent facilities provided the backdrop for an intriguing Semi Final.

A difficult wind in the first half ensured scores were at premium. A Barry O Mara free kicked things off before a couple of St. Joseph’s scores on 25 minutes left the minimum between the teams. Ronan Scally then ventured forward to kick a great point from play after being set up by Barry O Mara. 

St. Joseph’s added two quick fire goals within a minute of each other coming up to half time which would prove crucial. This was a big set back to Bun who had played some very good football in the opening half against a difficult wind.

The introduction of Darragh Lyons at half time proved significant as Bun set about closing the six point deficit. He won a great mark early on and set up Barry O Mara who was fouled before kicking the resulting free. St. Joseph’s replied with two quick fire points to push the lead to seven points. Lyons won another brilliant mark when sliding to the ground to collect a pass before he converted the mark.

Aidan Finnan and Noel Yourell combined to set up O Mara for a brilliant goal in the 39th minute. Barry added a free to bring the game back to three points before St. Joseph’s scored two points in quick succession. 

Shane McGovern then got in on the scoring when he kicked a brilliant score off his left foot as Bun started to apply huge pressure on the opposition. Lyons followed up with another fine score off his right and the game was really in the melting pot with just two points between the sides. A fine team move culminated in O Mara shooting for goal but his shot agonizingly came back off the post before being cleared out for a 45. St. Joseph’s scored a free to stretch the lead to three points with eight minutes remaining.

A long range Aidan Finnan free and another point from play from Shane McGovern brought the lead back to one with five minutes left to play. Bun were dominating the game at this stage but just couldn’t get back on level terms. An interception from St. Joseph’s led to a counter attack move which resulted in them scoring another goal which ultimately sealed the win for them. A Barry O Mara free late on left three between the sides as the light finally went out on Bun’s Championship hopes for 2024.

The lads have produced some brilliant moments this year. They will be very disappointed not to make it to a County Final that their efforts merited. A key feature of the team this year was fighting to the bitter end and this never say die attitude was in evidence right throughout the Championship. The fightback from the brink in the Quarter Final and the second half comeback in this match showed the character of this team and while they didn’t get the victory today, they fought with everything they had.

Team: Liam Mitchell, Simon Moorehead, Joe Tormey, Ronan Scally, Matthew Hope, Noel Yourell, Shane McGovern, Aidan Finnan, John Kiernan, Mark Donnelly, Fintan Finnan, Luke Kiernan, Ken Conroy, Barry O Mara & David Newman. Subs: Darragh Lyons for Fintan Finnan, (HT), Peter Tormey for Mark Donnelly (38 Mins), Enda Newman for Luke Kiernan, Conor Newman, Gavin Lyons, Jonny Nolan, Tommy Murphy, Brian Maguire, Eoin McGowan, Finian Newman, Andy Whitney, Alan Maguire, Darragh McCormack & Cian Tighe.

Congratulations to Inny Shamrocks U14 team have been crowned County Champions after a brilliant performance against Tubberclair in Ballymore on Saturday evening.

Well done to all the players on their great commitment for the year as well as their coaches Eoin Clarke, Tommy Keena, Ger Heduvan and Gordon Coloe.

This is the first Championship win for the Inny Shamrocks amalgamation and is testament to the great work been carried out by both Ballynacargy GAA and Bunbrosna GAA.

Team: Aidan Murtagh, Jack Cahill, Adam Coloe, Daniel Horohoe, Oisin Clarke, Jack Keena, Liam Doyle, Patrick Wallace, Oisin Keena, Peadar Baird, Aidan Heduvan, Cian Martin, Jack Ledwith, Seamus Clarke & Zack Timouny. Subs: Aaron Nally, Alex Forde, Owen Nally, Ciarán Wallace, Donal Keena, William Connolly, Michael Reynolds, Harry Brennan, Cian Murphy & Sam Maher.

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Bunbrosna GAA & LGFA have been allocated a grant of €109,555 from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of the 2024 Sports Capital Grant Allocation.

This grant is a substantial contribution towards our continued facilities Development Plan which will see a range of further improvements to our grounds for our community to avail of.

We wish to acknowledge the fantastic work of our club executive, in particular, Colm McCormack and Aidan Finnan, for the huge amount of time and effort in the planning and submission of this successful application  

We are extremely grateful to and would like to acknowledge the valued support of both Robert Troy TD and Peter Burke TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, throughout the process.

We will be hosting the Official opening of our Astro and Playground facilities on Saturday 26th October next. The day will consist of many activities including underage games and will be followed by a community night in Tormey’s afterwards. We hope you can join us for this special celebration.

Preparations for Scór na nOg are now underway for the year ahead. The first round will take place on the first weekend in November. If anyone is interested in helping out or taking part, please contact Clare Moran.

Grounds Crew meet every Tuesday at 10:30am in Bun for a cup of tea and to do some work around the pitch - all welcome!

The Playground Play Date continues on Fridays at 10:30am at the Playground and Old Dressing Rooms. All babies and toddlers welcome. Contact Kate on 087 3600994 on Danielle on 086 1256290 if you would like more information.

Well done to Emily Bannon who organised a very successful Coffee Morning in aid of the North Westmeath Hospice last Friday. There was a large turn out on the morning and all enjoyed the delicious treats provided. 

📸 of the victorious Inny Shamrocks U14 team!