Narrow defeat in Cusack Cup

Miltown began their Cusack Cup campaign with a narrow defeat to Lissycasey on St Patricks Day in Lissycasey. Miltown led 5 points to 3 at half time but a second half goal from Lissycasey condemned Miltown to an opening day defeat.

The Miltown team lined out as follows

N.Quinn, D. Cleary, G.Kelly, E.O'Gorman, S.Malone (1), Gn.Kelly, I.Sexton, D.McDonagh (1), K.Keavey (1),C.Cleary (2), J.Curtin, M.Malone (1), E.Curtin (1), B.Curtin, D.Molohan (1)

Subs : C.McGuane for J.Curtin. M.Barry for I.Sexton. B.O'Brien for M.Barry


 

Busy Weekend for Miltown Teams

This weekend is a busy one on four fronts for Miltown St Josephs.
First up are the U16 Boys who play Naomh Eoin\ O'Currys on Saturday 
at 12.00pm  in Miltown.
Sunday sees the first game of the Cusack Cup season when Miltown travel to Lissycasey 
for a 12.00pm throw in. 
Bank Holiday Monday sees the Senior Ladies begin their League campaign at home to
Shannon Gaels in Division 2 at 12.30pm.
To round off a hectic weekend, the Miltown Juniors take to the field in Clondegad to play the home team in Division 5 of the League at 2.00pm.

Best of luck to everyone donning the maroon and amber this weekend. So come along and lend your support if possible.

Lotto Results

              ST. JOSEPHS GAA

                   MILTOWN MALBAY LOTTO                 

JACKPOT €1,200    NO WINNER     12.3.2013

 NO’S DRAWN.      3,5,8,9

LUCKY DIP

1. Pat Kelly                        Sold by   The Central

2. S.Boland                        Sold by  Cleary’s

3. Liam Carroll                  Sold by  Cleary’s

4. Mary T McInerney          Sold by Pat Keane

 5.  Michael Donnellan       Sold by Noel Curtin

U16s overcome Wolfe Tones with ease

Miltown 1-15 Wolfe Tones 1-6

An away win in Shannon is rare enough but by 9 points is certainly something to behold. Miltown were dominant throughout and another goal from Sean Malone put Miltown's campaign back on track.

Miltown Team: P.Tubridy, S.Crowe, C.Hehir, R.Sexton, D.Lynch, S.Hanrahan, J.Marrinan, D.Curtin, M.Mongan, D.Meade, J.Carmody, C.Murray, N.Hehir, S.Malone, P.Murray. Subs: J.O'Connor, C.Byrne, C.Reilly.

U12 Michael Greene League Fixtures

Following are the U12 Michael Greene League Fixtures for 2013

Rd 1: Friday April 5th -  Kilmurry Ib. - Away
Rd 2: Friday April 12th - Bye
Rd 3: Friday April 19th - Clarecastle - Home
Rd 4: Friday April 26th - Kilrush - Away
Rd 5: Sunday May 5th - Clooney/Quin - Home
Rd 6: Sunday May 12th - Wolfe Tones - Home
Rd 7: Sunday May 19th - Doonbeg - Away
Finals: Weekend 25th/26th May

U14 Feile na n-Og fixtures

Group 3- Venue – Pairc Naomh Mhuire, Quilty  - SATURDAY 13^th APRIL  11 am

Kilmurry Ibrickane;  St.Joseph's Miltown Malbay;  Wolfe Tones na Sionna

1)     11.00 am        Kilmurry Ib V  St.Joseph's Miltown

2)     11.45 am        Wolfe Tones  V  Kilmurry Ib

3)     12.30 pm        St.Joseph's Miltown V Wolfe Tones

U16s suffer heavy defeat to Ennistymon

U16 championship Round 2 Played @ Miltown 3/3/13

Ennistymon 4-15 Miltown 1-3

Miltown made it 1 win and 1 loss in the opening rounds of the under 16 championship when they suffered a disappointing defeat to Ennistymon last Saturday. St.Joseph's started well and led in the opening minutes but as the game progressed Ennistymon dominated for large periods and stretched the Miltown defence on a number of occasions. In fact but for a number of excellent saves from Paul Tubridy in goal things could have been distinctly worse. Sean Malone got Miltown solatairy goal in the second half with a trademark solo run and powerful finish which beat the keeper at the near post. On a difficulty day there were some decent perfomances from Colin Hehir, Paul Tubridy, Sean Malone and Sean Hanrahan.
Miltown Team: P.Tubridy, S.Crowe, D.Lynch, R.Sexton, J.Flanagan, S.Hanrahan, J.Marrinan, C.Hehir, D.Curtin, D.Meade, C.Mongon, J.Carmody, N.Hehir, S.Malone, C.Murray. Subs: P.Murray, P.Haran, C.Byrne, C.O'Reilly & J. O'Connor

Winning start for u-16's

The u-16 side opened the football season for the club with a 5-8 to 2-6 victory over Clondegad in the u-16 div. 1 championship last Saturdsy. They play their second group game against Ennistymon who defeated St. Breckans in round 1 on this Saturday. The club is also providing updates on activities on a number of fronts aswell as on this blog now. To follow us on twitter, go to https://twitter.com/MiltownGAA To follow us on facebook, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/StJosephs-Miltown-Malbay-GAA-Club/392510454133649 It is recommend to add all sites to your Favourites links. This blogsite url is: http://miltownstjosephs.blogspot.ie/

AGM update

The following is the extract from the Clare Champion newspaper on the St. Josephs Miltown Malbay AGM: There was a very large crowd at the re-convened annual general meeting of Miltown St Joseph’s GAA Club. The outgoing chairman, Gerard McMahon, in his address, thanked all who worked for the club during his term as chairman and particularly his fellow officers, Francis Cahill and Tommy Byrne. He said while 2012 was a difficult year, he had no doubt the club would bounce back quickly. Outgoing secretary, Francis Cahill gave a detailed account of the club’s activities during the year while outgoing treasurer, Tommy Byrne reported that income for the year exceeded expenditure. None of the three officers sought re-election. Former Miltown and Clare footballer, Gerry Curtin was elected chairman. He complimented the outgoing officers for their work for the club. He said he looked forward to the challenges that lay ahead and with proper commitment and discipline by all the members, they can be overcome. He also called for more support for the club’s Lotto. The following officers were elected: trustees, Noel Walsh, Martin Marrinan, John Reidy; president, V Rev Canon Seamus Mullen; vice-presidents, Aidan Carroll and Martin Marrinan; chairman, Gerry Curtin; vice-chairman, John Cleary; secretary, Michael Howe; assistant secretary: Eoin McDonagh; treasurer, Sean O’Brien; assistant treasurer, Jonathan Wilson; registrar, Maurice Reidy; county board representative, Noel Walsh; finance committee, Sean O’Brien, Jonathan Wilson, Cathal O’Loughlin, Tony O’Connell, Gerry O’Connor; football development committee, Seamus Byrne, Maurice Reidy, Michael Murray, John O’Malley, John O’Sullivan; field committee, John Cleary, Michael O’Loughlin, Paddy Egan, John Reidy, Tomás McKenna, Robbie Healy, John Malone, Joe Talty, Willie Healy, Gerard Talty; Intermediate team management, David O’Brien (manager), Martin Curtin, Robbie Healy, Andy Tierney and Trevor Slattery.

U-21'S pipped in championship tie

St. Josephs Miltown's club teams continued their unfortunate run of narrow defeats in 2012 when the u-21 side were pipped by Lissycasey in the u-21 'A' championship on last weekend. Miltown were missing the services of county u-21 Michéal Malone through injury but could still have won against a Lissycasey side that won the minor 'A' three years ago. Two goals from Lissycasey full forward Danny Normoyle either side of half time proved the crucial scores. The Miltown team lined out as follows: Ciaran Flanagan, Colin McGuane, Martin Rynne, Eoin O'Brien (0-1), Sean Mahoney, Niall McGuane, Donal Keane, Darragh McDonagh, Conor Cleary (0-2), Tiernan O'Friel, Seanie Malone (1-3), Damian Lafferty, Tommy Flynn, Eoin Cleary (0-3), Enda Fox. subs used: Cathal Hogan for Enda Fox

Seniors fail to escape drop

St. Josephs Miltown senior side were relegated to intermediate for 2013 after another titanic battle with Lissycasey today in Cooraclare. In a game played in a very good spirit, a Lissycasey goal ten minutes into the second half was to prove the games defining moment. Miltown again enjoyed the better of the first half and lead 0-4 to 0-2 at the break. Unfortunately, a missed penalty for the second week in a row are moments that Miltown will think could have ensured safety. Joe Curtin assumed responsibility this week but luck was not on his side. In the second half, Miltown battled hard but the experienced Colin Lynch made some crucial plays following his introduction early in the second half. A Miltown side already missing players through injury lost Micheal Malone, Séan Meade and Enda O'Gorman to injury on the day. The team lined out as follows: Ciaran Flanagan, Brendan O'Brien, Enda O'Gorman, Enda Malone (0-1), Dara McDonagh, Gordon Kelly, Gearoid Curtin (0-1), Séan Meade (0-1), Micheal Malone, Kevin Keavey (0-1), Brian Curtin, Eoin Curtin (0-1), Dessie Molohan (0-2), Seanie Malone, Joe Curtin Subs used: Martin Rynne for Micheal Malone, Gerard Malone for Dessie Molohan, Michael Hehir for Enda O'Gorman, David Cleary for Séan Meade The club got a much needed boost in the afternoon when the u-13 side recorded a 1-12 to 0-4 victory over Eire Og in the Joe McCaw Cup shield final. Well done to all the players and management.

Seniors draw with Lissycasey

St. Josephs Miltown and Lissycasey played an entertaining 0-11 each draw in today's senior football relegation final. Miltown opened brightly but were unfortunate when Joe Hayes pulled of a fine save from an Eoin Curtin penalty. Miltown lead throughout the first half and lead 0-7 to 0-5 at the break. Lissycasey enjoyed the better of the first 20 minutes in the second half to edge ahead on a 0-9 to 0-8 scoreline. The last 10 minutes was very tense with Miltown missing some good chances before Gordon Kelly levelled in injury time. The team lined out as follows: Niall Quinn, Enda Malone, Enda O'Gorman, Brendan O'Brien, Gearoid Curtin, Gordon Kelly (0-2), Dara McDonagh, Sean Meade (0-1), Micheal Malone, Kevin Keavey (0-2), Brian Curtin, John Meade, Eoin Curtin (0-1), Seanie Malone (0-2), Dessie Molohan (0-2). Subs used: Michael Hehir (0-1) for Enda O'Gorman (inj.), Joe Curtin for Eoin Curtin, Martin Rynne for Michael Hehir, Michael Talty for Brian Curtin

Minors crash out at semi final stage

St. Josephs Miltown minor side saw their hopes of reaching the Minor division 1 final ended on Sunday as Kilmihil stormed to a comprehensive win. Miltown had defeated Kilmihil in the group stages and entered the game as underdogs due to the loss of Eoin Cleary in the forwards. On the day, Miltown can have no complaints as Kilmihil won a 4-10 to 0-8 scoreline. The club like to thank the management team of John O'Sullivan, Mick Murray, Mikie Neylon, Joe Talty along with all the players for the effort invested throughout the year

Seniors on the brink

St. Josephs Miltown seniior side are one game away from relegation to the intermediate ranks for 2013 after a disappointing defeat to St, Breckans on Sunday. Miltown lost out on a 0-14 to 0-9 scoreline having left themselves with far too much to do after a very poor first half performance when playing into a very strong breeze. The team lined out as follows: Niall Quinn, Enda Malone, Sean Meade, Enda O'Gorman, Seanie Malone, Gordon Kelly, Gearoid Curtin, John Meade (0-1), Dara McDonagh, Kevin Keavey (0-1), Micheal Malone (0-1), Brian Curtin (0-1), Eoin Curtin, Dessie Molohan (0-5), Gerard Malone Subs used: Joe Curtin for Gerard Malone. A knee injury which has ended Graham Kelly's season is a big blow to Miltown's hopes of survival ahead of the relegation final with Lissycasey in two weeks.

Minors qualify for semi final

St. Josephs Miltown minor side displayed tremendous battling qualities to defeat Cooraclare in the minor quarter final on Sunday. Miltown emerged victorious on a 1-13 to 1-10 scoreline in a game that went to extra time. Lining out without injured top scorer Eoin Cleary, Miltown knew that a tough challenge awaited and Cooraclare certainly provided that. Cooraclare lead at half time on a 1-5 to 0-5 scoreline. A Sean Malone goal edged Miltown ahead midway through the second half but Cooraclare came back to take a two point lead with time running out. However, Miltown dug deep to level at 1-10 each at full time. Miltown kicked the crucial scores in extra time to win and secure a semi final spot. The team lined out as follows: m.mongan, c.hehir, c.kennelly, e.deveraux, s.o'malley, a.o'brien, j.o'brien ,d.keane, c.cleary, a.mcguane, s.parra, s.Malone, c.Murray, k.Malone, j.marrinan