Juvenile Hurling 2015

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Introduction
The Gort Juvenile GAA officers operate as a subcommittee of the senior club and
remain proud of their achievements down through the years. The Juvenile Officers of
the club firstly wish to acknowledge the unrelenting commitment of the parents of all the
panellists, without which, success within the club simply could not be achieved. It is you
the parents who have enabled the coaches and mentors to work with the inspiring
young hurlers who have brought the club such joy as we watch their skills and
athleticism improve month on month season after season and achieve feats that make
parents and club supporters so so proud.
Go raibh mle mle maith agaibh a thuismitheoir go lir.

Juvenile Club Officers and Members 2015

Chairperson
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Child Welfare Officer
County Board Delegate
Pitch Consultant
Juvenile Referee

U16 manager
U15 manager
U14 manager
U 14 senior coaches
U13 manager
U 13 senior coaches
U12 manager
U11 manager

Gerry Carr
John Cunningham
Paul Killilea
Paul Killilea
John Nolan
Pat Loughnane
Michael Finn

Noel Quinn
Eoin Marren
Eoin Marren
Michael Mullins
Sean o Connor
Gerry Quinn
Mike Gill
Mike Gill

U10 manager

Michael Naughton

U8 manager
U6 manager

Pat Diviney
Peter Cummins

Brendan
Quinn
Paul Killilea
Paul Killilea
Paul Killilea
Stan Cahill
Wayne Walsh
Brian Cleary
Brian Cleary
Jarlath Kerins
Brian
Naughton
Jason Grealish

Pat Helebert
Colm Walsh
Colie Roche
Colie Roche
Padraig Linnane
John Nolan
John Nolan
Brendan Cooley
Conor o Donovan

Trevor Ryan

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Juvenile teams
U-16
This years U16 team are in the C grade this year and are already underway with their
county championship campaign. With a young panel this year they have two victories
recorded from the opening three rounds played to date. The team have now secured
qualification from their group to the latter stages of the competition.

U-15
This years U-15 team are in the A grade and their competition doesnt commence until
later in the calendar year but this panels members are all in action under the guise of
the respective U-16 and U-14 competitions. They would hope to build further on their
progress made last year when they contested the U-14B county final in Pearse
Stadium ensuring the team climb a grade this year whilst also reaching The Justin
Cheevers Feile semi-final last year

The 2014 U14 Gort Hurling team who were runners up in the
county B Final at Pearse stadium

Back row left to right: Colie Roche (Mentor), Gavin Deely, Peter Monahan, Eoin Cooley , Jordan Cahill, Adam Minogue, Paul
Killilea (Mentor), Jason O Donoghue, Peter Zsiga, Ivan Neilan, Cathal Hegarty, Adranio Henrique, Michael Loughrey, Eoin Marren
(Manager)
Front row left to right: Caoimhin Marren, Keith Mulcair, Cian O Neill, Keith Finnerty, Eoin Killeen, Jordan Nolan, Paddy Commins,
Paul Zsiga, Colman Killilea, Patrick Rock

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U-14
This year sees our U14 squad already underway in the B grade in the county
championship and have almost completed the group stages of the championship as we
speak with a fair degree of success and hoping to reach the latter stages of the cup
competition in the grade as well as partaking in Feile na Gael following on from the
success in winning the county title at u 13 B1 last year. The club extends its
congratulations to the management team of Eoin Marren, Paul Killilea, and Colie Roche
on their brilliant win last year in the county final bringing back the silverware to a proud
club, and to be forgiven for some carbon emissions as the fires of glory took hold all
around the town to welcome home our young heroes from Ballinasloe with county
medals in their pockets. Whilst Paddy Joe might need a course in traffic management
and a reminder that one road cone might just not be enough to stop the platoon of cars
full of team members and parents outside his house whilst he took a celebratory toast
of champagne to celebrate the victory from the Tierneevin side of the house, all was
forgiven on the day.
The club extends every good wish to the team in this years campaign and look forward
to supporting them as the campaign develops.

Gort U 14 Feile Hurling Squad 2015.

Photo taken in Ballygar during this years championship
campaign

Front row left to right; Eanna Marren, Ben Cahill, Peter Nolan, Eoin Killeen, Niall Cunningham, Niall Carr, Caoimhin Marren,
Barry Dermot Murphy, Adam O Connor, Keith Mulcair.
Back Row left to right; Tadhg Melville, Ivan Mc Grath, James Gormally, Tiernan Finn, Gavin Deely, Paddy Commins, Jason O
Donoghue, Adam Minogue, Cathal Hegarty, Jack Linnane, Jamie Callanan and Eoin Cooley. Missing from photograph. Keith
Finnerty, James Bim Conroy, Alex O Callaghan, Mark Duffy, Paul Zsiga, Luke Murray
Team list u14 and Feile squad 2015
Niall Carr, Keith Mulcair, Cathal Hegarty, Gavin Deely,
Jamie Callanan, Jason O Donoghue, Eoin Killeen, Keith
Finnerty, Jack Linnane, Patrick Commins , Adam Minogue, Eoin Cooley, Ben Cahill, Caoimhin Marren, Niall Cunningham ,
Ivan Mc Grath, Tadhg Melville,
Barry Dermot Murphy, James Gormally , Keith Diviney, Tiernan Finn, Eanna Marren,
Peter Nolan, Adam O Connor, James Bim Conroy, Alex O Callaghan, Mark Duffy, Paul Zsiga, Luke Murray

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Gort U-13 Hurling team.
2014 county Final winners in Ballinasloe

Back row left to right. Colie Roche (mentor) Paul Zsiga, Alex O Callaghan, James Gormally, Eoin Cooley, Jason O Donoghue,
Adam Minogue, Cathal Hegarty, Keith Mulcair, Tiernan Finn, Niall Cunningham, Jack Linnane, Eanna Marren,
Front row left to right; Brendan Winters Wesley Luiz, Ben Cahill, Eoin Killeen, Gavin Deely, Niall Carr, Caoimhin Marren, Keith
Finnerty, Paddy Commins, Peter Nolan, Tadhg Melvillle

U-13

2015 U-13 A1 County Hurling Champions

Having lost only one competitive match to Clarinbridge, during the group stages of the
U-13 A1 championship, Gort had the better of the Bridge in the final, when they won on
a scoreline of Gort 1-08 Clarinbridge 0-02.
This years U13 team were graded in division A1 for their county championship
campaign which began on the 8th of June. The county board delegates make their
recommendations based on Go Games and tournaments from previous year. At U-12
last year this team had notable achievements including the following:

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Runners up
Kilbeacanty

Joe Gillane Tournament- lost out to Michael Cusacks in final in

Outright Winners---Glen Rovers tournament Corka well-earned win by a determined

Gort side
Shield winners --- Leixlip tournament
Runners up --- Gort tournamentAfter a win over Michael Cusacks lost out to
Ardrahan in a closely contested final.
Outright winners---Seamus Killeen tournamentGort won against Leitrim Kilnadema
in what was the Grand Finale to a busy and enjoyable year for a now much improved
under 12 squad.

The club extends its congratulations to the management team of Sean O Connor,
Padraig Linnane and Stanley Cahill for their commitment and success with this group
during 2014 & 2015 seasons and look forward with enthusiasm to their ventures with
this team of promising young hurlers.
Go n-iridh an bothair libh.

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Gort U12 Hurling squad taken June 2014 after victory over Glen
Rovers in Cork

Tadhg Melville, Tiernan Finn, Adam o Connor, Paddy Commins, Niall Carr, Niall Cunningham, Sean Gormally, Ben Cahill
Peter Nolan, Jamie Callanan, Keith Mulcair, Jack Linnane, Eoin Cooley, Paul Zsiga, Adam Minogue, Mark Duffy,
Barry Dermot Murphy, James Gormally, Eoin Killeen and Ivan Mc Grath

Gort U-12 hurlers 2014 and managers Sean o Connor, Padraig

Linnane and Stanley Cahill on a tournament outing to Leixlip,
Kildare

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U-12
Our U-12 hurling team for 2015 returned to training in late March, the main competition
for this age group is the u12, 13 a side league which runs from mid-May to the end of
July.
With a very young panel and limited numbers the main emphasis is on development for
this year while also being competitive in the league and other club competitions.
Thus far they have played a number of challenge matches and this very skilful group
have performed very well.

Gort U-12 Hurling squad 2015

Gort u12 Team that defeated Ahascragh-Fohenagh in the u12 County Final
replay played in Oranmore's G.A.A. grounds
Back Row (L - R); Colm Walsh(mentor),Brian Cleary(mentor), Gabriel Rodriques Dos Santos, Paul Kelly, Andrew
Murray, Tiernan Finn, Adam O'Connor, Diarmuid Helebert, Dara Cleary, Nathan Smith, Niall Carr,
Mike Gill(Manager), James Duffy, Adam Deely, Ml. Helebert(Mentor).
Front Row( L - R); Lorcan Walsh, Dylan Murphy, Peter Connolly, Cian Naughton, Sean Gormley, Peter Nolan,
Nathan Gill, Ben O Donovan, Matthew Kearns, Fernando Alcantra Castro, Eanna Marren.

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U-10
U10 under the guidance of Jarlath Kerins and Micheal Naughton and Conor Donovan,
this group have put in a huge effort to date. Similar to the U-8 there are blitzes taking
place from May right through to August under the guise of the Go Games Programme.

Gort U -10 Hurling squad 2015

U-8
U8 s under the guidance of Pat Diviney and Brian Naughton, training takes place every
Wednesday at 6:30..Numbers are very strong in this age group and new players
remain as always very welcome. This group partake in blitzes throughout the summer
months from May to August

Gort U-8 Hurling Squad 2015

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U-6
The coaching of our youngest grade commenced last week Wednesday 8th of April in
the pitch on our juvenile evening. Under the careful tutelage of our newest coach to the
grade Peter Cummins the 6s were put through their paces in what is always a most
enjoyable evening. Ably assisted by Trevor Ryan, Jason Grealish, Paul Killilea and
other senior players the evening was a huge success with a large number of
participants eager to learn. We look forward to seeing these numbers grow week on
week, all new members are very welcome as the word spreads of our next group of
stars,
Training for juveniles from U-6 right through to U-12 takes place in the pitch each
Wednesday evening.

Gort U- 6 Hurling squad 2015

National schools
After interview process it can be confirmed that Wayne Walsh is now the schools
coaching officer following on the sterling work of his predecessor Micheal Cummins.
Wayne will provide coaching and mentoring for the pupils of the five national schools in
the parish. This job title cannot be under estimated as part of our success going
forward as a club as it is the link forged from each child to the club and also is integral
to assist the great work done already in our feeder schools by volunteers including Stan
Cahill, Padraig Linnane, Matt Murphy, Brian Brennan, Eoin Marren and teachers alike.

National schools competitions;-. Includes Garda Blitz, Mini 7s, and national schools
championship. Over 60 boys and girls competed in our national school competition last
year with success for the Gaelscoil in winning a county hurling cup

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Tierneevin National School

Tierneevin 7 a-side hurling team 2015 county champions.

They had a comprehensive win over Mullagh in Loughgeorge on Tuesday June 9th.
The team was:
Jack Linnane, Eoin Killeen, Eoin Cooley, Hugh McGuire, Evan Cahill, Nathalie Diviney,
Rachel Moylan, Niall Carr, Jack Granahan, Lorcan Walsh and Bryan Clancy.

Gael Scoil Na bhFili Gort

The team that reached the finals of the Cumann Na mBunscol Mini-Sevens

Back Row ( L-R) ;Fiachra O Tuathaigh, Lorcan O Lochlainn, Peader O

Conghaile, Aindriu O Muiri, Eanna O Mearain,
Tiernan O Fionn.
Front Row( L-R); Luke O hEideain, Milo Mac Donnacha, Micheal O Chuinn,
Daithi O Cathain.

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Kiltartan National School

The Kiltartan national school team won the 9 a side cumann na mbun scoil under
management of Stan Cahill.

Christy Monaghan tournament;-. This is ran annually in Gort, aimed at boys ranging
from 2nd to 6th class from our feeder national schools" and hosted by The Monahan
Family in honour of the late Christy Monahan who was a key player with Gort in the
eighties and a team member of their county success in 1983.

Brendan Linnane Tournament;- (U 14). In honour of the late Brendan Linnane who
hurled in the seventies for his home club Gort and later for The St. Gabriels In London
( a strong Galway based club there to this day)
Underway this year with Gort through to semi-final stage at time of print. This year has
seen the expansion of our very own U-14 tournament, always noted as a high quality
straight knock-out competition for South Galway teams. However after considerable
thought it was concluded better to provide a guarantee that each team get two quality
matches at an early stage of the year when games are valuable in preparation for the
championship. Thus, a new format emerged incorporating more games and teams. We
now have a shield and cup competition in place whereby if a team lose their opening
match they are in the Shield section and if they emerge victorious in the opening round
they are in cup semi-finals. This years participants are Ardrahan, Kinvara, Micheal
Cusacks, Ballindeeren, St. Thomas, Craughwell, Clarenbridge and the hosts Gort. All
games are played in Gort and were of a very high standard with the best hurlers of
south Galway on view. As we go to print the concluding stages of this noteworthy
tournament are being played out. However, The final is scheduled to be part of our
festival on our official opening weekend.
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Fund raising/sponsorship and nights out
During the course of 2014 many parents got involved to help out with fundraising for
Juvenile hurling, while many Mums helped out in providing excellent food and
refreshment catering for home matches. The fundraising included a successful and
enjoyable night out at the dogs and overall enabled outings for away tournaments to
take place and by extension served to help to improve competitive edge for the hurling
participants.
The food and refreshments provided were very welcome and helped many parents,
supporters and visitors alike to get to know each other in a relaxed setting after
matches and in a true spirit of community friendship.
The Juvenile club wishes to thank its sponsors, DH farm Machinery, Natus
Manufacturing Limited and Wills Bros Civil Engineering Contractors for their valued
support during 2014, and also a sincere thanks to Peter Minahane and Fiona O Driscoll
of Minahane's Supervalu supermarket for their sponsorship of the sports equipment
provided to the Gort Juvenile club and to Coole Garden Products for their provision of a
set of team kit for Kiltartan NS.

Night out at the dogs - Galway greyhound track-fundraiser 2014

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The joys of it you deserve a drink Paddy after all the work

U13 County cup -home celebrations 2014

Fiona o Driscoll (Minihanes supervalu) Gort presenting a cheque to Mike Gill, Micheal Naughton and Jarleth
Kerins (Gort u10 management 2014) for club tops and kit bags.

Thank you managers, coaches, mentors and first aiders

The club are as always gracious and thankful to all managers coaches, mentors and
first aiders for the very valued time invested in our young panellists. Also to the many
volunteers for all sorts of duties needed from time to time for their valued input to help
the smooth running of our club in so many different ways
Senior Club acknowledgement
On behalf of the Juvenile section of the clubsincerest congratulations to our senior
hurlers on their county final success and for the valued input with coaching and
mentoring of our juvenile squads at key times during the year.
Congratulations to County Academy selections
The Club are proud to announce the that Bryan Mullins, Jack O Connor and Conal Finn
have been selected by the County development squad and are brought forward for
County Academy training at u 17 and u 16
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Opening Committee Juvenile Representatives
An expression of thanks goes to Stanley Cahill and Gerry Carr for their valued input
from the Juvenile section towards the official opening day. Stanley Cahill also officiated
as liaison with Ollie Fahy for the Golf classic which precedes this opening day.
Finally many thanks to Paul Killilea and all other Juvenile officers, managers and
coaches who assisted me in the preparation of the Juvenile section of this programmele gach buiochas

John Cunningham
Juvenile Secretary Gort GAA, 2015

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