(Main Sponsor Eamonns Place)

Lismore camogie club would like to thank all the generous sponsors for the All Ireland Final.Sponsors not included in this weeks pictures are Maurice Dunne Motors sponsors of the Bunting in the main street, Michael Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald Hurleys) Araglen and Michael O Leary who is sponsor for the "45" drive. A huge thank you to all the numerous sponsors of prizes in the various raffles.

Quiz Night in Araglen a resounding Success

Araglen GAA under the guidance of Tom and Fran Kenneally along with their daughter Grainnne hosted a very successful table Quiz in "The Swallow Inn" Araglen on Saturday night last. There were 23 tables on the night with everyone enjoying the challenge of answering the questions and the good atmosphere of the upcoming All Ireland. There were several prizes for the raffle on the night which added to the enjoyment of the night. Lismore camogie Club and indeed the members of the panel along with their selectors and management are truely  grateful to Araglen GAA and the Kenneally family for organising such a successful fundraiser for the All Ireland Final. 

Progressive "45" Drive in memory of Jim Russell

There will be a Progressive "45" Drive in memory of the late Jim Russell in The Red House, Lismore on this Friday February 27th at 8pm. €200(sponsored) in prize money  All proceeds in aid of the Lismore Camogie Club's quest for All Ireland Glory and St. Carthage's Rest Home Lismore.There will also be a raffle on the night with some great prizes to be won.

Guess the Score

Guess the score for the All Ireland final is currently on sale from all businesses in town and will be for sale outside Centra and Ballyrafter service station on Friday 27th.

Go-Games and Camán and Run

Our under 12s will once again have the honour of taking part in the Go-games blitz at half time of the Intermediate game Lismore V Pilltown in Croke Park on All Ireland day March 1st. Four of our girls will take part in the Camán and Run representing BCS at half time of the Senior game on March 1st. This is a great thrill for all our younger members who will get the chance to run out in Croke Park.

Condolences

All in Lismore Camogie club would like to extend their condolences to the Doocey family on the death of Eileen Prendergast whos death occurred last week.

Path to the Final

The County Championship began in late June where Lismore played Gall Tír, Butlerstown and St. Anne's where the Lismore girls once again proved that they were All Ireland Champions with comprehensive victories in all matches. They were qualified for the County Final and had to await the semi-final result between Gall Tír and St. Anne's in which St. Anne's won after a tough battle. The County Final was held in Fraher Field on September 21st in what was a nervous affair from both sides as Lismore didn't want to loose the prospect of achieving what they had achieved the year previously and St. Anne's wanting to be the team to knock the All Ireland Champions. It was the Lismore girls who won this apprehensive game on a score line of Lismore 1-07 St. Anne's 0-09.

Munster semi-Final was the next match on the agenda where they played Tipperary's Borrisoleigh in Borrisoleigh on October 25th. Borrisoleigh proved to be a very stiff opposition on the day and put the All Ireland Champions under severe pressure, but the Lismore girls who play well under pressure came out on top to win by a three point margin Lismore 2-12 Borrisoleigh 2-09.

The Munster Final followed a fortnight later on November 8th where the Cathedral town played Corks Sarsfields. This game proved to be a much easier affair and Lismore overcame them on a score line of Lismore 2-07 Sarsfields 0-05.

The girls and their mentors took a three week break off from training and began again just before Christmas where training was intense with training three times a week over the Christmas season followed by three challenge games in January against the Cork Minor A team twice and UCC once along with the mid-week training

All Ireland semi-Final The Lismore girls played their All Ireland Semi-final aginst Galways Oranmore/Maree in Charleville  on February 1st and were put to the pin of their collar in the second half of the game as there was a controversial Red Card in the first two minutes of the half, resulting on wing back Aoife Houlihan was sent off which proved to be a mistaken identity when the red card was overturned at a THDC hearing in Croke Park ten days later. The Lismore girls showed great guts to hold on to a two point win in this game on a score line of Lismore 1-14 Oranmore/ Maree 1-12 ie, not because I endorse everything they published, but because I cherish the right to speak out freely without risk even when it offends others.


Player Profiles


TANYA MORRISSEY CHILD CARE ASSISTANT GOALIE Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 3 Munster Intermediate titles. U16B All-Ireland title. 2 Munster Intermediate School titles
SARAH COUGHLAN STUDENT IN BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DEFENDER Numerous underage titles. 2 Feile County titles. 2 Senior County titles. 2 Munster Intermediate Club titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 U18B All-Ireland title. 1 Munster Intermediate title. 1 Junior Munster champion title
SHAUNA PRENDERGAST SUDENT IN MARY I LIMERICK DEFENDER Numerous underage titles. I Feile All-Ireland title and 1 Feile all Ireland runner up. 4 Senior County titles. 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles. I All-Ireland Intermediate club title. 2 U16B Munster titles. 1 Munster U18B title. 2 All Ireland Senior Schools titles and 3 Munster Senior school titles.
MARIE RUSSELL FOOD ANALYST DEFENDER Numerous underage County titles. 4 Senior County Titles, 2 Junior County titles, 4 Intermediate Munster Club titles, 1 All Ireland Intermediate Club title. 2 National League titles, I All Ireland Premier Junior title, 1 League title with UL. 2 All Ireland Senior School titles and 3 Munster Senior School titles.
AOIFE HOULIHAN STUDENT BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DEFENDER Numerous underage and Feile county titles. 2 Senior county titles. 2 Munster Intermediate Club titles. 1 All-Ireland Club title. 1 Junior Munster champion title
SHAUNA KIERNAN STUDENT DEFENDER Numerous underage and Feile County titles. I All-Ireland  Feile title. 4 Senior County titles. 2 Junior County titles. 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles. I All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. National League titles, I All Ireland Premier Junior title, 2 All Ireland Senior Schools titles and 3 Munster Senior school titles.
SARAH FENTON STUDENT IN NUIG DEFENDER Numerous underage and Feile County titles.  Captained All Ireland winning team in Feile 2006. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles and I All-Ireland Intermediate Club title.
SHONA CURRAN TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT MID FIELDER Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 Soaring Star Award. 2 Munster Intermediate titles.
GRAINNE KENEALLY Member of the Defence Forces MID FIELDER Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 Soaring Star Award. 2 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Premier Junior title. 2 National League title. Gael Linn Interprovisional title.
NICOLA MORRISSEY PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 Soaring Star Award. 3 Munster Intermedaite titles and 1 Premier Junior all-Ireland titles. 4 National League titles. 2 Munster Intermediate School titles.
AOIFE HANNON STUDENT FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 4 County feile titles. 1 winner and 1 runner up All Irealnd Feile titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles and 1 All-Ireland Intermedaite Club title. 2 Munster U16B titles. 1 Munster U18B title. 1 All-Ireland Premier Junior title. 1 National league title. 2 All Ireland Senior Schools titles and 3 Munster Senior school titles.
SHARON WILLIAMS STUDENT IN BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL FORWARD U16 & U18 Club title. I Senior Club title. I Munster Intermediate Club title. U16B All-Ireland title. U16B Munster title. U16 All-Ireland Football title.
RUTH GEOGHEGAN STUDENT IN UL FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 4 County feile titles. 1 winner and 1 runner up All Irealnd Feile titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles and 1 All-Ireland Intermedaite Club title. 2 Munster U16B titles. 1 Munster U18B title. 1 All-Ireland Premier Junior title. 1 National league title. 1 Gael Linn title. 2 All-Ireland Senior Schools titles and 3 Munster Senior titles. 
CAITHRIONA MCGLONE STUDENT FORWARD Numerous underage and county Feile titles. 1 junior county title. 4 Senior county titles, 4 Munster Intermediate Club titles and 1 All-ireland Intermediate club title. 2 All Ireland Senior Schools titles and 3 Munster Senior school titles.
JOHANNA HOULIHAN STUDENT IN UCC FORWARD Numerous Underage and county Feile titles. 2 Senior county titles, 2 Munster Intermediate Club titles and 1 All-ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 U18B All-Ireland title. 1 Munster Intermediate title. 1 Junior Munster champion title
AISLING O'BRIEN IRISH NAVY GOALIE/FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 Soaring Star Award. 3 Munster Intermedaite titles and 1 Premier Junior all-Ireland titles. 3 National League titles. 2 Munster Intermediate School titles. Irish shinty Camogie team 2005.
NIAMH MOLUMPHY PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER DEFENDER Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. 1 National League title and 1 Munster League title. 1 Munster Intermediate school title.
SARAH GEOGHEGAN STUDENT IN BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DEFENDER Numerous Underage and county Feile titles. 2 Senior county titles, 2 Munster Intermediate Club titles and 1 All-ireland Intermediate Club title. U16B Munster title. U18B All-Ireland title. 1 Junior Munster champion title
ELLEN CURRAN STUDENT IN ARD SCOIL NA DEISE DEFENDER 1 U16 and 1 U18 County title. 1 Senior county title. 1 Munster Intermedaite club title. U16B  All-ireland title. U16B Munster Title.
ALICE RUSSELL STUDENT IN BLACKWATER COMMUNITY SCHOOL FORWARD 1 U16 and 1 U18 County title. 1 Senior county title. 1 Munster Intermedaite club title. U16B Munster title.
LAURA BUCKLEY DENTAL ASSISTANT FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 4 Senior County titles, 4 Munster Intermediate titles. 1 All-Ireland Intermediate Club title. Captained Waterford U16B in All-Ireland final in 2003. 1 Munster Intermedaite title.
KATE HENEGHAN TUTOR FORWARD Numerous underage titles. 3 Senior County titles, 3 Munster Intermediate titles. U16 All Ireland title. 2 Munster and 1 All-Ireland schools titles.

Main Sponsor Eamonns Place

Guess the Score

There will be Guess the Score Cards for the All Ireland Final on sale from this week from committee members, senior team members and local businesses at €2 per line. Please support.

Table Quiz

The Swallow Inn, Araglen  and Araglen GAA (under the organisation of Tom and Fran) will be hosting a table quiz for the Lismore Camogie Club on Saturday, 21st February at 9pm . 

All funds raised will go towards supporting the Club in their quest to retain the All Ireland title in Croke Park on 1st March against Piltown, Kilkenny. 

Table of 4, €20 and raffle included on the night. 

All welcome!

Progressive "45" Drive in memory of Jim Russell

There will be a Progressive "45" Drive in memory of the late Jim Russell in The Red House, Lismore on February 27th time TBC. Good prize money on the night. All proceeds in aid of the Lismore Camogie Club's quest for All Ireland Glory and St. Carthages Rest Home Lismore.

Registration
Registration for the 2015 season will take place over the coming weeks. Forms will be handed out at training for all girls training at the moment. Fees for the coming year is as follows;
Juvenile €30 , Student €35, Adult €40 , Social member €10 Family €50
 
Supporters Bus
There will be supporters busses travelling for the All Ireland final on March 1st. Seats are going fast please book your seat early to avoid disapointment. Please contact Eilish McGlone to book your seat(086)1223015  All seats €12 and are only secured on payment.

Sympathy

All in Lismore camogie club would like to extend their sympathy to the following families who had bereavements recently; Grainne Kenneally on the deaths of her Grand Mother and Grand Father, The Power Family on the death of John Power, The O,Keeffe Family on the death of Madge O'Keeffe and the Lineen Family on the the death of Angela.Lineen Owebeg.

For Sale

Black and amber Hats, Head Bands and scarfs for Sale from Martina Landers (086)1638616 and Sarah Landers (086)0724768. All items can be seen on Martin and Martinas shop window main street Lismore contact Martina or Sarah for your orders. All proceeds in aid of the Lourdes Youth Fund

Pat Noctor Awards

Best of luck to Sarah Geoghegan who was nominated for the Pat Noctor awards on Friday night

Lismore  1-14              Oranmore/Maree  1-12
 
Lismore are through to the All Ireland Intermediate club final after a thrilling 1-14 to 1-12 win over Oranmore Maree of Galway on Sunday last February 1st. Caitriona McGlone's 9th minute goal gave the Cathedral Town the ideal start and four points from Aoife Hannon left it 1-9 to 0-6 at half-time. Throw in was set for 2.30 in Charleville GAA grounds in ideal weather conditions for a good game of camogie.

It was Lismore who came out of the blocks scoring the first point of the game courtesy of Aoife Hannon  on the 3rd minute followed by another from her on the fourth. Lismore were well in control and were on the attack putting the Galway backs under severe pressure. Lismore corner forward the speedy Johanna Houlihan won the ball on her wing and ran straight for the Galway goal and slotted the ball over for a well taken point. Oranmore were coming into the game and were putting great pressure on the Lismore defence who were punished for their hard defending as Oranmores Ailish O’Reilly made no mistake in converting two frees on the fifth and sixth minutes. Lismore who were still on the attack on the other end with Johanna Houlihan once again on the run passed the ball to the awaiting Caithriona McGlone who in turn banged the ball to the back of the Oranmore net on the 9th minute. This put a bit of daylight between the sides and it seemed that Lismore were going to pull away from the Galwegians, but Oranmore replied on the tenth minute with a point from play courtesy of Kelly Malone. Aoife Hannon who was on fire with her free taking converted on the eleventh as a result of a push on the back of her team mate Sharon Williams. The scores were coming in hard and fast as Oranmores Ailish O Reilly converted on twelfth minute from a free.
It was Lismore who dominated for the next ten minutes with Shona Curran, Aoife Hannon and Nicola Morrissey scoring a point each in this time frame. Ailish O’Reilly scored once more from a free on the twenty fourth minute followed three minutes later a score for Lismore by captain Shona Curran which was set up by Ruth Geoghegan. It was Ailish O Reilly and Nicola Morrissey who had the final say of the half scoring a point each for their sides in the dying minutes of the half. Half time score Lismore 1-09 Oranmore/Maree 0-06
 
The second half began, and two minutes into the half a harsh red card decision left Lismore with fourteen players which put the Lismorians under severe pressure for remainder of the game. It was youngster Sharon Williams who won the ball on the thirty fifth minute and made no mistake and slotted it over the ball opening the scoring of the half. Oranmore were on the attack for the next fifteen minutes and were plugging back the scores point by point leaving the score reading Lismore 1-10 to Oranmores 0-11 with ten minutes to go only two points separating the sides. Lismore gathered their momentum at this stage and scored three crucial points courtesy of Nicola Morrissey, Shona Curran and Aisling O’Brien which lifted the Lismore spirits and seemed to feel that the danger was gone. But the Galway All Star Aisling O Reilly grabbed the ball at mid field and made a deft run towards the Lismore goal and struck to the back of the Lismore net  on the fifty seventh minute. Nerves were very tense on the Lismore side and Ailish O Reilly once more pointed on the fifty ninth minute leaving only the minimum between the sides. Two minutes of extra time was announced and Lismore captain did the capatains roll in style with great pressure on her shoulders took a long distance free about sixty yards out slotted the ball over putting two points between the sides. The final whistle was blown on the puck out to the delight of the Lismore team and their supporters. The final score reading Lismore 1-14 Oranmore/Maree 1-12.
Lismore are set for the All Ireland final at headquarters on March 1st for the second year in a row and hope to go one better this year by winning it in Croke Park.
Lismore Team; Tanya Morrissey, Marie Russell, Shauna Prendergast, Niamh Molumphy, Sarah Fenton, Shauna Kiernan, Aoife Houlihan, Shona Curran, Grainne Kenneally, Sharon Williams, Aoife Hannon, Ruth Geoghegan, Nicola Morrissey, Caithriona McGlone, Johanna Houlihan, Aisling O’Brien,Sarah Coughlan, Sarah Geoghegan, Ellen Curran, Alice Russell, Laura Buckley, Kate Heneghan
Selector/Trainer; Seamus Prendergast,
 Selectors, Geraldine Barry, Austin Curran and Jim Russell
 
Supporters Bus
There will be supporters busses travelling for the All Ireland final on March 1st. Please contact Eilish McGlone to book your seat (086)1223015
 
Registration
Registration for the 2015 season will take place over the coming weeks. Forms will be handed out at training for all girls training at the moment. Fees for the coming year is as follows;
Juvenile €30 , Student €35, Adult €40 , Social member €10 Family €50