Bray Emmets GAA Club Notes

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Bray Emmets GAA Club Notes

Lotto: The Lotto jackpot now stands at €2,100. Thank you to all those that have registered and to those that haven’t please support your club by registering at www.brayemmets.com. There was no winner this week and the numbers drawn were 28,26,13 and 5.

Camogie: ‘Mum and Me’ continues on Monday evenings. This has been a huge success with the mums and their daughters; if you are interested please come along with your daughter at her camogie training session or contact Paul on 0863934273,

Kellogg’s Cul Camps: Bray Emmets will host this year’s Kellogg’s Cul Camps Monday 16th July – Friday 20th July (football) and Monday 23rd July – Friday 27th July (hurling and camogie). You can access online booking via our website www.brayemmets.com.

Academy Notes: The Academy returns after the bank holiday break this Saturday (12th May). Please note that we have a new finishing time of 11.30am which will continue for a trial period. The last day of the Academy prior to the summer break will be the 28th July.

Wicklow Senior Hurlers: Congratulations to the Wicklow Senior Hurlers on their victory over Kerry in Arklow last Saturday. We have four Bray Emmets players in the squad; John Henderson, Christy Moorehouse, Aaron Murphy and Harry Stephenson.

Recycling day: 26th May at Old Conna; further information nearer the day.

Parents of Teenagers: On Wednesday 16th May in the Clubhouse there will be a presentation on the specific health concerns facing teenagers and the value of sport. On the night the guest speakers will be Dr Geraldine Holland GP of the Carlton Clinic and Dr Aoife Daibhis Clinical Psychologist with the HSE. This talk is open to all parents of teenagers in the Bray Emmets Club. It will start at 7.15 and finish at 8.15pm.We would encourage all Parents to attend.

Adult Games

Well done to our senior footballers on their victory over our neighbours Eire Óg Greystones and to our senior hurlers who are through to the Division 3 Leinster Club League Final. Our hurlers will play the winners of Carnew Emmets v. Mattock Rangers (Louth) semi-final.

Bray Emmets men’s junior hurlers played Avondale at home on last Wednesday evening and a match reports for this game and other adult games are detailed below.

Match Reports

Senior Hurlers: Bray Emmets senior hurlers have reached the final of the Leinster League Club Hurling, Division 3 final, following a very impressive semi final win against Kildare club, Eire Óg Corra choll, on a score line of 3.10 to 1.9 in the wind & rain Sunday evening Last. At half time we looked to be in trouble down 7 points to 3 and despite conceding another point immediately after the break, our boys stepped it up a gear, Liam Kenny, the autocrat up front made all the play setting up scores all around him, Jackie Moorehouse firing 2.1, Eoin Mason 1.1, Mike 7 points from play and frees, Willie Nolan & Michael Walsh a point each. This was a great overall performance in what could only be described as arctic conditions. The warm cup of tea with refreshments after the match for players and supporters was very much appreciated, roll on the final.

Senior Footballers: The senior footballers played our neighbours Eire Óg Greystones on Tuesday evening at Old Conna winning the game on a score line of 1-13 to 1-5. The match report is below and photos from this game are on the Bray Emmets facebook page. Thank you to all involved in organising the under 10 footballers who played Go Games during half time.

Senior Football Match Report V Eire Óg. Bray 1-13 Eire Óg 1-5

Last Tuesday evening the senior footballers played host to near neighbours Eire Óg in round 6 of the league (div.1). Bray were determined to bounce back from a poor display in their last outing in Tinahely and started well with a fantastic effort by Ronan Cunningham who put the ball over the bar from a sideline ball 40 yards out after 3 minutes. Eire Óg answered with a point and a goal before Bray lost a player receiving a red card. Eire Óg took two more points to lead by 4 before Bray got themselves organised and started to take the game to Eire Óg. But after 25 minutes Bray received another blow when full forward Rory Breslin injured his ankle and was replaced by Des Kelly (jr) who had a very strong game. But despite both of these setbacks Bray worked tirelessly for each other. Then 8 minutes before half time Stephen McNicholas slotted over two points with Adam Conway added another, all from frees, to leave to score at Bray 0-4 to Eire Óg 1-3.

The second half was dominated by Bray, who were very strong in defence in every position and only allowed Eire Óg add two points to their tally (the second one in the 61st minute). Ronan Cunningham and Brian O Keeffe were very much to the fore also in mid field while the forwards continued where they had left off in the first half running strongly at the opposition. Due to continued Bray pressure, strong running and very direct football Eire Óg conceded a number of frees which were punished by Stephen McNicholas who gave an exhibition of free taking by scoring another 7 points all from the ground. John Henderson added to a terrific performance again by scoring a great goal after a very clever pass from Des Kelly. Also David Finn and Adam Conway chipped in with a point each and caused endless problems in the inside line. Bray scored 1-9 in that second half and displayed tremendous character throughout the game especially after dealing with the double blow suffered in the first half. Eire Óg fought hard right to the end but also lost a key midfielder to injury in the first half. This result puts bray back into second position in the county league.

Bray Emmets: Paul O’Keeffe, Sean O’Neill , Conor Power, Tony Denver, Aaron Murphy, Liam McGraynor, Ross McAnespie, Brian O’Keeffe, John O’Keeffe, Stephen McNicholas (0-9), John Henderson (1-0), Ronan Cunningham (0-1), David Finn (0-1), Rory Breslin, Adam Conway (0-2), Subs: Des Kelly , Cormac Martin, Eoin McMahon, Niall McGraynor and Stephen Carton,

Junior A Football: Bray Emmets 1.06 – Rathnew 1.10

Our Junior A team made the short trip to Rathnew on Friday 27th April to take on the locals in the Division 3 league. The team made a good start to the game with a point from Ray Lamb and a goal scored by Garrett Crowley which was set up by John Walsh. Rathnew replied with some well taken points and they scored a goal just before half time which left them leading by 1.04 to 1.02. Bray went four points down after 15 minutes of the second half but the team rallied with points from Des Kelly and Ross Mc Anaspie. Only a point separated the teams with five minutes remaining but Rathnew tacked on three points to secure a four points victory. Team: Steven Carroll, Eoin O Dea, Oisin O hAnnaidh, Ed Keating, Cillian Molloy, Niall McCague, C. Martin, Ray Lamb,(2pts), Des Kelly (2pts), Eoin Mc Mahon, Declan Snow (1pt), R. Mc Anaspie(1pt), G. Crowley (1gl), J. Walsh, Daniel Molloy, Brendan Snow, Enda Molloy and Tadgh Dornan.

Junior A Football: Bray Emmets 1-11 Newcastle 1-05

Our Junior A team got back to winning ways last Tuesday night with a deserved victory over visitors Newcastle. After a slow start Bray gradually gained control at centre field through the efforts of Ray Lambe and Des Kelly. With well taken scores from John Walsh, Eoin Mc Mahon, Des Kelly and Niall McCague the home side where well worth their 9 to 4 points lead at half time. A good start in the second saw Bray increase their lead and when Eoin McMahon shot to the net after a well worked move the points looked secure. However Newcastle put in a strong finish grabbing a goal and a point just before the final whistle. Team: Steven Carroll, Eoin O Dea, Oisin O hAnnaidh, Ed Keating, Cillian Molloy, Cormac Martin, Ray Lamb,Des Kelly (6pts), Niall Mc Cague (2pts) Eoin McMahon (1-1) Brendan Snow, Declan Snow, John Walsh, (3pts) and Enda Molloy.Subs Geoff Morrisey, Mark Mulvany and Cormac Nolan

Junior Hurlers

The Junior hurlers played Avondale in their first game of the summer on Wednesday evening. This fixture was a replay of our semi-final encounter. This time however, it was the Avondale men who led from the start and kept the upper-hand. Jordan Lee played well on his Junior return, along with David Ebbs giving an industrious hour. Up front, Owen Brazil was liveliest posting 3 fine scores, and assisted by the experienced Decy Glynn. Beimid ag imirt in aghaidh Áth na Sceire Dé Céadaoin seo chugainn i bPáirc Emmet Bhré ag 7:15pm. Emmet Bhré 0-8Abhainn Dála 1-8. Emmet Bhré – Peter O’Reilly, John Ward, Tadhg Ó Broin, Billy Brazil, Enda Ó Maolmhuaidh, Michael Walsh, Cillian Ó Maolmhuaidh, Jordan Lee, Cathal Ó Dúlacháin, Dara Maloney (0-2), Willy Nolan (0-1), Luke O’Reilly (0-2), David Ebbs, Brian Lambe, Owen Brazil (0-3), Decy Glynn and Gary Mohan.

Juvenile games:

Boys Hurling and Football: The u12 hurlers travelled to St Patricks of Wicklow Town and lost by 1 point. The under 16 hurlers also played on Monday and had a great win against Eire Óg beating them 0-5 to 3-6. In the Dublin Hurling leagues the u8’s played St Patrick of Palmerstown, the u11’s played away to St Vincents whilst the u10’s and u12’s travelled to Commercials Hurling club in Rathcoole. The u12’s came away with a win in a tightly fought first half but once Bray got some scores on the board there was no stopping them and they really stepped up a gear in the second half. A great team effort by all the players in this final game of the blitz section of the Dublin u12 Hurling Calendar which culminated with them winning their group. Match Reports for some of these games are below.

Girls Hurling and Football: The u12 girls were busy playing football in Baltinglass on Thursday and Camogie against Annacurra away on Friday evening where they lost by a point. The u10 Camogie girls were in action at a blitz on Sunday morning at Naomh Olafs in Sandyford.

Juvenile Reports:

Go Games: On Friday April 27th the Bray Emmets under 8 team travelled to Glenealy for their latest Wicklow Go Games matches. In the first match they met the home team, where both sides had a very good start, despite the wet pitch conditions. Glenealy provided a strong defence, but Bray were a very determined team and persevered with great energy for the full game. In their second match they played against Eire Óg. This proved to be a very exciting match, with plenty of goal-scoring opportunities for both sides, all-in-all a great evening of football entertainment. Team: Adam Prunty, Kayleigh Broderick, Jack Kearney, Diarmuid McCarthy, Cillian Murphy, Sean Byrne, James Byrne

Our second under 8 team faced two teams on the night! First facing Eire Óg. Jamie featuring in goals making some good puck outs! Shane and Luke defended well, moving the ball up to the well paired midfield Cian and Joshua who in turn passed the ball to our forwards Cathal and Luke Kane who worked hard up front! Overall Bray Emmets Team A worked well together with goals coming from Cathal and Cian to win the match. Team A includes: Shane Baguley, Joshua Butler, Luke Kane, Cian Longmore, Cathal Mac Maoilin, Luke Micallef and Jamie Mooney

U12 Hurlers: The u12 hurlers played their first Wicklow game against a lively and skilful St Pats Monday night. St Pats were first out of the blocks and on the scoreboard stunning Bray with some early artillery. Goalkeeper, Darragh Rochford was forced to make two or three excellent saves. Gradually Bray settled, buoyed by the defensive in-put of Sid Hunt and a goal and a point from Rory Lambe. In the second-half, a fine long-range effort was converted by Macdara Ó Midheach, while the midfield pairing of Ben Kearney and Andrew Conway worked hard sending ball into the sharp-shooting James Anders. However, this was one that escaped by a single point to a deserving Naomh Pádraig. Beidh lá eile againn le cúnamh Dé. After the game, Wicklow hurlers Andy O’Brien and Jim Connors kindly came over to give some advice and words of encouragement to the Bray squad. Go n-éirí an t-ádh leo beirt. Emmet Bhré – U12. Andrew Conway (0-1), Andrew O’Brien, Ben Kearney, Cian Lohan, Ciarán McKay, Darragh Rochford, David Nesbitt, Donnchadh Griffin-Carroll, Fiachra Bond, James Anders (3-1), Joe Phelan, Macdara Ó Midheach (0-1), Matthew Dehantschutter, Rory Lambe (1-1), Seán McDonagh, Sid Hunt and Tony Jackson.

Bray Emmets Under 11 Hurlers vs. St. Vincents

On Saturday the Under 11s completed the last of their matches in their preliminary Dublin league at a sunny St.Vincents. The lads got stuck in from the start against a strong St. Vincents team, the first half was a tight affair Rory Lambe scoring two points from frees and Davy Maloney scoring a fine point from long range. Tight defending from Michael, Séan, Davy and Gavin and a couple of great saves from Rian in goal kept the scores from St.Vincents down and Bray were a point up at half time. During the second half, the wind and the hill favoured St.Vincents, Jamie, Conor and Rory toiled with real heart in the middle of the pitch, never giving up the challenge against very proficient players. Up front, Aaron, Daragh and Stephen gamely challenged any balls that came their way. Rory added to the score, but a 5 minute spell late in the match saw three goals scored by St.Vincents. The lads played until the final whistle and showed excellent tenacity on a day when their luck was not always present, it is matches like this when the lads learn most and develop as a team. Bray Emmets 0-4 – St. Vincents 3-7. Team: Rian Knox, Michael Timmons, Seán McDonagh, Davey Maloney (0-1), Gavin Henderson, Conor Hardiman, Rory Lambe (0-3), Jamie Baguley, Daragh McCormack, Aaron Graham and Stephen Reynolds