Compiled by Brian Caball
PEIL FAOI 8:
Great football was played once again by our Rock youngsters on Sunday morning last in the Caherslee GAA pitch. The Rock U6/7/8 boys will be in action again at 11am on Sunday next, 4th May. The football keeps getting better! Feicfimid sibh, a bhuachaillí, ar an 4ú Bealtaine i gCathair Sailí. Beidh fáilte mhór roimh gach buachaill atá i gClubcheantar na Carraige!
PEIL FAOI 10:
More football fun for the U10 boys!
(i) Football-for-Fun will continue, gan stad gan staonadh, at 10.50am on Sunday next (4th May) in Caherslee.
(ii) On Sunday last (27th) our young stalwarts and Rock football ambassadors had a great footballing trip….they travelled to Dublin and participated in the Kilmacud Crokes’ Under 10 GoGames Festival and, as well as having an exciting time, they played good Kerry football! Well done, lads! (Colm Ó Mongáin)
U10’s at Kilmacud
PEIL FAOI 12:
(i) Our U12 As and Bs have had two more great games in the County League v Ballyduff. The matches were played in the Black Townland (Baile Dubh/Ballyduff).
(ii) Good luck, boys, on your trip to Kilmacud Crokes on Monday next, May 5th. The experience of playing against really good teams will stand to you all!
(iii) On June 15th we’ll head for LillyWhite country…Naas.
(iv) Training for all U12 boys will take place on Tuesday and on Thursday at 5.45pm in Connolly Park. More great challenges in the next few weeks. (Tim McMahon)
PEIL FAOI 14:
Both our Bs, having had a bye, and our As, having defeated Finuge in a very hard-fought battle to maintain their 100% record, faced the might of our K-O’R neighbours agus bhí dhá bhua mhaithe acu in their County League games. Well done to the young men of The Rock who are maintaining their strong positions in the league! Training continues on Friday evenings at 7pm and on Sunday[P1] mornings at 11.00am i bPáirc Uí Chonghaile. It is to be noted that big numbers of boys are working very hard on the training field! Keep up the good form! Maith sibh, a leaideanna! Sea, tá sé fíor (true) nach mbíonn bua (victory) gan dua (effort)! Our A side made the long 50 mile trip to Ballinskelligs (Baile ‘n Sceilg) on Tueday (29th April) in the last round proper of the County League. Well done, lads and mentors; it’s good to know that a place in the knock out phase has been secured and that the hard work and great effort is paying off! Our brave Bs had a bye this week. (Jonathan Magnier)
PEIL FAOI 15:
The U15 Rock boys: Alex O’Flaherty, Billy Kirby, Blake Bowler, Conor Maguire, Conor Murphy, Danny Lane, David Ahern, Diarmuid Hennessy, Dylan McEvoy, Ediart Topali, Eliot Calleja, Jayden O’Dowd, Joe O’Halloran, Kian Cronin, Liam Swords, Mark Foley, Matthew Murphy, Michael Carmody, Noah Reidy, Oisín Horan, Oran O’Regan, Ryan O’Flaherty, Séamus Keenan, Shea Horan, Tadhg Lucey, Tadhg O’Regan, Tom Dawson.
RESPECT – MEAS AR A CHÉILE: We show respect and we receive respect.
PEIL FAOI 16:
It was yet another busy week for the U16 group! Early on bank holiday Monday we hosted Ballymac in a Division 5 Central League fixture. It was a good competitive game throughout and there were some strong performances by our lads. Unfortunately, a late surge by Ballymac saw them take the win.
(ii) Five of our U16 players contributed significantly to the minor team’s winning performance out in Churchill on Monday evening in the Central Region Division 2 semi-final.
(iii) We had a great training session on Tuesday evening with good numbers in attendance and it was great to see some of our long-term injured lads making a return to full training. Great spirit among these boys!
(iv) On Thursday evening (24th) we travelled to Killorglin-by-The-Laune for our Central Region Division 1 game v Laune Rangers. Weatherwise it was not the best evening for football but our boys put in a massive performance and came away with a good win. Yes, there were strong performances across the squad and that is very encouraging. Our U16-ers: Barry Laide, Ben Litchfield, Conor O’Regan, Danny Lane, David Hobbert, Denis Brassil, Fionn Cotter, Harry Murphy, Hawlie Cotter, Jack Delaney, Jamie Casey, Joe Barry, Liam Swords, Mark Riordan, Oran O’Donoghue, Ryan O’Carroll, Oran O’Regan, Conor Murphy, Dean Courtney, Diarmuid Hennessy, Eliot Calleja, Jayden O’Dowd, Mark Foley, Nathan O’Connor, Noah Reidy, Ryan O’Flaherty, Séamus Keenan, Seán McCannon Tadhg Somers, Tom Dawson, Oisín Cotter, Joe O’Halloran, Ediart Topali, Eoin Mangan, David Ahern, Darragh Lyons, Alex O’Flaherty, Ewan Canty, Kyle Yoxhall.
(v) We also had training on Sunday morning in preparation for another busy week and on Monday last (8th) we travelled to Killeen to challenge our neighbours and rivals, Na Gaeil, in Division 5 of the Central League. Well played, boys!
(vi) We were scheduled to play two games in Connolly Park, both at 7pm, on Thursday: cluiche in aghaidh na Gaelteachta i Roinn 1 and against Milltown/Castlemaine in Division 5. (Ger Hobbert)
MINOR NEWS:
‘Well done’ to our minor players, with five U16s on board, who defeated the Pearse Brothers Club, Churchill, in the Central Region Division 2 semi-final. Éacht agus mórghaisce gan aon agó! And ‘well done’ on a good team performance on Monday last v Milltown/Castlemaine in the final.
GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIP:
Apply immediately if interested in a partial scholarship to An Ghaeltacht? Some of the cost will be covered by the GAA. For further information contact a club officer or a TDB officer. An fearr seachtain i nGaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne ná mí ar scoil?
MÓRBHUÍOCHAS:
Club Lotto draw…where to purchase, where to buy, where to try your luck: Carmel Cuiltéir, AdeS; The Burger Shack, Móin a’Bhealaigh; The Brogue Inn, Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach; Siopa de Barra, Sráid na Carraige Uachtarach; Commane’s Bookshop (PC Books), Sráid na Carraige Láir; O’Flynn Interiors, Sráid na Carraige Íochtarach; Husseys, Newsagency, Cé an Phrionsa.
EARRAÍ SPÓIRT AR DÍOL:
For Rock merchandise, please go to www.austinstacks.ie
CIARRAÍ:
(i) ‘Well done’ to Dylan, Joe, Armin and their county colleagues v Cork. What a goal was scored by our Joe!
(ii) A great team effort by Michael Tansley, Daniel Kirby, Paddy Lane, Ronan Carroll, Jack Murphy and their U20 county colleagues v Cork.
(iii) Comhbhrón le hiománaithe Chiarraí v Ceatharlach.
SEANRÁ:
Bailíonn brobh beart. A little accumulates (gathers to) a lot. Winning matches leads to more wins!