News 29th August 2005
All Ireland Minor Football Semi Final: Kerry 0-14, Mayo 1-12 Venue Croke Park 28-8-2005
All Ireland Senior Football Semi Final: Kerry 1-19, Cork 0-9 Venue Croke Park 28-8-2005
U15 County League Semi Final: Abbeydorney 2-10, Kilmoyley 2-9 Venue Abbeydorney 22-8-2005
Abbeydorney had the advantage from the start of this match playing on their local pitch after a toss for venue. Both sides were evenly balanced and it was score for score at each end. Kilmoyley had 2 points in the opening minutes and Brian Leen opened O'Dorneys score with a point and Chris McCarthy put the sliotar in the Kilmoyley net after 10 minutes. Kilmoyley added 1-2 and Abbeydorney had 4 points from Darragh O'Connell (0-2), PJ Keane (0-1), Chris McCarthy (0-1) and Mike Griffin pointed for Kilmoyley and were in control until Darragh O'Connell was pulled down and awarded a penalty taken PJ Keane which was saved by Kilmoyley goalie Joseph McElligott and eventually went over the line. Abbeydorney started to play better hurling from here onwards with James O'Connor, PJ Keane, Darragh O'Connell, Chris McCarthy, Jason Feely, Robert Murphy playing very well and held on to win by the minimum of margins after a tight contest.
Team: Liam Cleary, Jer Meehan, Paul O'Conner, Robert Murphy, James O'Conner, PJ Keane 1-2, Stephen O'Conner, Padraig Kelly, Danny McDonagh, Padraig Dignan, Darragh O'Connell (0-4), Daniel O'Leary, Chris McCarthy (1-2), Brian Leen (0-2), Jason Feely.
Subs: Andrew Egan, Joseph Meehan, James Stack
Referee: Tom O'Donoghue Crotta
Div 3 County Junior League: Abbeydorney 1-15 Laune Rangers 1-6 Venue Kilorglin 23-8-2005
The juniors left it very late to overcome the local side in Killorglin on Tuesday night last with the minimum of players at this match.
Team: Tim Feely, Eoin Egan, Ger Maunsell, Brian O'Leary, Nigel Roche, John Maunsell, Der Lawlor, Mark Callaghan, Chris O'Brien, Bill Maunsell, Garry Harrington, Paudie Dineen, Tom Rice, John Mike Fitzgerald, Fergal Roche.
Sub: Ian Maunsell
Referee: Alex Morrissey Tralee
North Kerry U13 Hurling League / Championship Abbeydorney 7-8, Crotta 3-4 Venue Abbeydorney 25-8-2005
The under 13 hurlers had a comfortable win over Crotta on Thursday night last with all the team playing well with
Michael O'Leary top scorer (4-2)
Michael O'Leary, top scorer, in action
Team: Robert Colbert, Lorcan Seymour, Alex O'Mahoney, Stephen O'Connor (0-1), Chris McCarthy, Andrew Egan, Daniel O'Leary (2-2), Brendan O'Leary (1-2), Daniel O'Mahoney (0-1), Michael O'Leary (4-2), Joseph Meehan, Darren
O'Sullivan, Tony Cunningham, Sean O'Mahoney.
Referee: Maurice Fitzgerald Kilmoyley
Action from the Under 13 match v Crotta
Fixtures: AIB Senior Hurling Championship Abbeydorney V St Brendan's Venue Austin Stacks Park Tralee 3-9-2005
News 21st August 2005
North Kerry U14 Championship/ League: Abbeydorney 1-14, Lixnaw 1-4 Venue Lixnaw 18-8-2005
Abbeydorney had the upper hand of Lixnaw from the start with 4 points from Brian Leen and Jason Fealy (0-1) and a long range point from 70 yards out by Stephen O'Connor.
At half time Abbeydorney 0-6 Lixnaw 0-2
The second half continued the same way with 5 points without reply from Brian Leen ( 0-3 ) and Daniel O'Leary ( 0-1 ) and Stephen O'Connor (0-1) and a goal by Brendan O'Leary before Lixnaw struck for a goal from a free on the 30yard line but Andrew Egan and Brian Leen finished with 1 point each.
Team: Robert Colbert, James Stack, Chris McCarthy, Stephen O'Connor, Robert Murphy, Daniel O'Leary, Lorcan Seymour, Brian Leen, Daniel O'Mahoney, Alex O'Mahoney, Brendan O'Leary, Jason Fealy, Andrew Egan.
Referee: Tom Godley Kilmoyley
Fixtures:
All-Ireland Football Semi Final: Kerry Versus Cork Venue Croke Park Sunday 28th August
U15 County Championship Semi Final: Abbeydorney V Kilmoyley Venue Abbeydorney Monday 22nd August @ 6.45pm Div 3 County Junior Hurling League: Abbeydorney V Laune Rangers Venue Kilorglin Tuesday 23rd August @7oc U13 North Kerry Championship/League: Abbeydorney V Crotta Venue Abbeydorney Thursday 25th August @6.30pm U14 North Kerry Championship/League: Abbeydornney V Duagh Venue Duagh Saturday 27th August @ 11oc
A I B Hurling Championship Quarter Final: Abbeydorney V St Brendan's will be held on Saturday 3rd September @7oc
A I B Hurling Championship Quarter Final: Ballyheigue Versus Lixnaw Friday 26th August @ 7oc
A I B Hurling Championship Quarter Final: Causeway Versus Crotta Saturday 27th August @7oc
A I B Hurling Championship Quarter Final: Kilmoyley Versus Ballyduff Friday 2 nd September @7oc All Games at Austin Stacks Park Tralee
Tony Forestall Tournament begins next week with 3 games on Saturday Versus Waterford, Kildare, Westmeath and Finals on Sunday 28th August.
Senior Hurling Challenge Game: Newtownshandrum (Cork) 2-19 Abbeydorney 1-6 Venue Abbeydorney 21-8-2005 The Cork Hurlers gave the local side a few lessons on fast hurling on Sunday morning last with the pace of the game the local side were under a lot of pressure before half time Newtown 1-7 Abbeydorney 0-2
Newtown were always in control of the game with some excellent stick work and back up play from all their players and continued to score from any angle.
Action from the Abbeydorney v Newtownshandrum match.
Minor Hurling Challenge Game: Abbeydorney/Ballyheigue 3-4, St Brendan's 1-6 Venue Ballyheigue 20-8-2005
The minor hurlers are joined up with Ballyheigue in the minor hurling championship this year and had their first challenge game on Saturday night with a very good game with hot favorites St Brendan's.
O'Dorney/Ballyheigue eventually got the upper hand in the closing stages of this match.
News 15th August 2005
Results of Lee Strand Elevens of Kerry Draw
1st €250. John Sheehy c/o David O'Connell
2nd €150. John Dowling Ballysheen
3rd €100. Tom Rice Boheroe
Thanks to all who supported Elevens of Kerry this year.
Minor B Hurling Championship (13 Aside) Causeway 2-8 Abbeydorney 1-6 Venue Abbeydorney 8-8-2005
The minor hurlers never played up to standard that thy played in the North Kerry Minor Final previously. On Monday last at their home pitch, Causeway were much stronger in this competition with their direct style of play, while O'Dorney continued to pass the ball around and down 1 pt at H/T 1-6 to 0-5.
Causeway added 1-2 in the second half while O'Dorney scored 1-1 from Tommy Hayes and PJ Keane
Team: Liam Cleary, Danny McDonagh, Eoin Egan, John B Meehan, Brian O'Leary (0-1), John M Fitzgerald, Nigel Roche
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0-1), Conor Hayes, Paul O'Conner (0-1), Joe McCarthy, PJ Keane (0-3), Tommy Hayes (1-0), James O'Connor
Referee: Gearoid Reagan Ballyheigue
U16 County Hurling League: Abbeydorney 5-14 Ballyheigue 2-3 Venue Abbeydorney 10-8-2005
Abbeydorney had a easy win over Ballyheigue on Tuesday last with the same team that lost to Ballyheigue in last year at U15 final.
Team: Liam Cleary, Jer Meehan, Danny McDonagh, Paul O'Connor, Brian O'Leary (0-1), Chris McCarthy, Padraig Kelly, Simon Egan (0-1), Darragh O'Connell (1-4), PJ Keane (0-3), Padraig Dignan, Jason Fealy (2-1), Brian Leen (1-3), Tommy Hayes (0-1)
Subs: Daniel O'Mahoney for Tommy Hayes
Referee: Finbar Canty Causeway
U13 North Kerry Hurling League: Abbeydorney 2-2 Ballyheigue 1-5 Venue Ballyheigue 11-8-2005
Best for Abbeydorney were Stephen O'Conner, Daniel O'Mahoney, Michael & Brendan O'Leary
Team: Robert Colbert, Stephen O'Connor, James Stack, Arron Egan, Chris McCarthy, Brendan O'Leary, Alex O'Mahoney, Daniel O'Leary (0-1), Michael O'Leary (0-1), Daniel O'Mahoney (2-0), Darren oSullivan, Tony Cunningham, Jer Meehan.
Subs: Barry Horgan, Sean O'Mahoney
Referee: Finbar Canty Causeway
Div 3 County Junior Hurling League: Abbeydorney received w/o Lixnaw
Fixtures: U14 North Kerry B Championship Abbeydorney Versus Lixnaw Venue Lixnaw @ 6.30pm on Thursday 18th August
News 8th August 2005
All Ireland Minor Football Championship Q/F: Kerry 0-14 Laois 1-4 Venue Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 1-8-2005
All Ireland Senior Football Championship Q/F: Kerry 2-15 Mayo 0-18 Venue ,Croke Park, 7-8-2005
All Ireland TG4 Ladies Munster Football Championship Final: Kerry 1-8 Cork 2-15 Venue Fitzgerald Stadium 7-8-2005 All Ireland Masters Hurling: Kerry 1-6 Limerick 5-4 Venue Bruff Limerick 6-8-2005
Ladies U12 Football Co League: Abbeydorney 3-6 Firies 2-7 Venue Abbeydorney 2-8-2005
The U12 Ladies footballers had a very exciting football match in Abbeydorney on Tuesday night last with 2 points the difference between the teams. O'Dorney did well to hold out in the end, (Well done Ladies!)
Team: Shauna Cunningham, Rachel Sheehy, Claire Reidy, Michelle Gilbert, Miriam Ryall, Gemma Ryall, Sive Horgan, Grace Wrenne, Katie O'Regan, Emma Horgan, Aoife Fitzgerald, Maura O'Connell, Aisling Fitzgerald, Elmer Neenan, Lorna Sheehan, Clara Manuel, Aisling Leahy, Rebecca Sheehan, Deirdre Lawler.
Referee:John Ross Balylduff
A I B Senior Hurling Championship: Abbeydorney 1-8 Crotta 0-9 Venue Austin Stacks Park Tralee 6-8-2005 Crotta dominated the early exchange in this County Championship fixture in a very wet and misty dirty evening at Austin Stack Park. Points from Sean Toomey and Andrew Keane and were in complete control. Both keepers were very busy pulling off some good saves under desperate conditions. Mike Hannifin slipped inside Crotta defense to slip a good goal past Brendan O'Mahoney Crotta keeper to bring Abbeydorney back into the game.
Ivan McCarthy gets away from his marker. More pictures here
Half-time Crotta 0-7 O'Dorney 1-3.
Abbeydorney had the aid of a slight breeze in the second half with little between the teams; both teams struggled to take control of the game mostly from frees. The turning point of this game was dismissal of Andrew Keane, Crotta midfielder who was having a good game but received a second yellow card. Abbeydorney team had the best score of the night from young Nigel Roche in front of the stand with a massive point from 70 yards to keep O'Dorney supporters in cheerful mood. Crotta were denied a chance of a goal in the closing stages when the sliotar hit the post much to O'Dorney relief.
Best for Abbeydorney: Tommy O'Halloran, Robert Murphy, Tony Maunsell, Padraig Dineen, Ian Maunsell, Brian Beano
O'Donovan, Tom O'Connell, Nigel Roche, Mike Hannafin.
Team: Tommy O'Halloran, Padraig Dineen, Tony Maunsell, Robert Murphy, Kieran O'Connell, David Nolan, Niall
O'Connell, Kieran Dineen, Ivan McCarthy, Damien Ryall, Mike Hannifin (1-0), Ian Maunsell (0-5), Kieran Hannafin, Tom
O'Connell (0-2), Beano O'Donovan.
Subs: Nigel Roche (0-1) for Damien Ryall (inj)
Refere; Denis Richardson, Limerick
Fixtures:
County Minor Hurling B Championship13 Aside: Abbeydorney V Causeway at Abbeydorney Monday 8th August @7oc
U 13 North Kerry Hurling: Abbeydorney Versus Ballyheigue Venue Ballyheigue Thursday 11th August at 6.30pm Div 3 County Junior League:: Abbeydorney Versus Lixnaw Venue Abbeydorney Tuesday 9th August @ 7.30pm U16 County League: Abbeydorney Versus Ballyheigue Venue Ballyheigue Tuesday 9th August @ 6.45pm Ladies Intermediate Football Championship: Abbeydorney Versus Austin Stacks Tuesday 9th
News 1st August 2005
All Ireland U16 B Championship: Meath 2-12, Kerry 0-6 Venue Nenagh (Local Players PJ Keane, Brian O'Leary, Danny McDonagh, Darragh OConnell) 31-7-2005
Div 3 County Junior Hurling League Abbeydorney Versus Lixnaw was cancelled last week
North Kerry U13 B Championship: Abbeydorney 3-7 St Brendans 2-4 Venue Abbeydorney 28-7-2005
Team: Robert Colbert, Nigel O'Brien, James Stack, Stephen O'Connor, Chris McCarthy, Barry Horgan, Daniel O'Leary
(0-3), Alex O'Mahoney, Brendan O'Leary, Daniel O'Mahoney (1-2), Tony Cunningham, Darren O'Sullivan (2-0), Michael O'Leary (0-2), Shane Hayes.
Referee: Gerard Hussey St Brendans.
North Kerry Minor League /Championship Final: Abbeydorney 1-12 Causeway 2-7 Venue Lixnaw 28-7-2005 Abbeydorney opened the score with a good point from PJ Keane and Causeway took over for the next 10 minutes scoring 1-3. O'Dorney upped the a gear with Nigel Roche and Conor Hayes mid field partnership and PJ Keane in the forward line. O'Dorney had good scores from Nigel Roche (0-4), Joe McCarthy, PJ Keane (1-2) to leave half-timet score Abbeydorney 1-7 Causeway 1-3. The second half continued to be a bigger struggle for the black and ambers boys playing against the breeze, some heavy defending by all the backs who started to play their best game of hurling so far this year with Nigel Roche and Conor Hayes at midfield driving great balls to the master PJ Keane in the forward line with 1-6 to his credit and Eoin Egan at fullback too strong for Causeway players and Nigel Roche's long range frees deserved a mention.
(Footnote): Alot of confusion about this before this game being played left a lot of supports angry. Both teams travelled to Lixnaw on Thursday night and the referee also was there. Both teams agreed to play even though U16 hurlers were to play the weekend.
Team: Liam Cleary, Danny McDonagh, Eoin Egan, John M Fitzgerald, Brian O'Leary, John B Meehan, Conor Hayes (0-1), Nigel Roche (0-4), Joe McCarthy (0-1), PJ Keane (1-6) , Tommy Hayes.
Subs: Paul O'Connor
Referee: Tom Godley Kilmoyley
Fixtures: Munster Minor Championship Semi Final Kerry V Laois Venue Limerick Monday 1st August @ 2-30pm
Div 3 County Junior Hurling League: Abbeydorney V Lixnaw Venue Abbeydorney Thursday 4th August @8oc Senior County Hurling Championship: Abbeydorney V Crotta Venue Austin Stacks Park Saturday 6th August @ 7oc Munster Ladies Football Championship: Kerry Versus Cork Venue Killarney Sunday 7th August @ 3.45pm
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