HURLERS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS

Last Friday evening, May 2nd, our Premier Intermediate hurlers were once again back in action when they welcomed Seandún divisional side Bishopstown to the club grounds for the fifth round clash of the Red FM sponsored Division 4 Hurling League. Played in the second pitch, which was once again in great nick, a large crowd of supporters gathered to witness this encounter and were served up a fine spectacle of hurling from the Kilworth contingent.

Kilworth hit the ground running in this high scoring clash getting their first score of the evening within 90 seconds of play and after 15 minutes looked extremely comfortable with an eight point cushion in their favor. After some great movement out the field from center back David Twomey and William Condon, Noel McNamara set the tone of intent for the evening when he was at the dispensing end of Kilworth’s first green flag after just 4 minutes played. Kilworth continued to excel and including a screamer of a goal from Jeremy Saich just before the interval they entered the water break with a twelve point advantage over their opponents with the scores coming from the camán’s of eight different Mike Walsh Pharmacy sponsored red and white jerseys. Half time score: Kilworth 2-12, Bishopstown 0-06.

Bishopstown to their credit rallied for the latter half of this contest and added their third score of the evening from play after 33 minutes played which was all down to some fine solid Kilworth defending led from veteran full back Kieran Lane. The third quarter was all about Kilworth’s two Liam’s, as between the accurate striking of Liam Whelan and Liam Óg Hegarty they kept the umpires busy waving a total of nine white flags. However, the maroon and white coloured side kept plugging away and eventually got their reward on the 50th minute with a nicely taken three pointer. This didn’t deter the home side as they saw out the remaining minutes with full forward Noely adding a further four points to his overall tally before Shanballymore referee Dave Twomey blew the final whistle. Full time score: Kilworth 2-25, Bishopstown 1-14.

There were some fine individual performances throughout the contest from the men in red and including some very solid defending and movements on the field Kilworth were worthy winners after 60 minutes played. Up next, Kilworth will look to add more points to the board as they face Premier Junior seeded outfit Tracton in the sixth round which takes place on Saturday evening May 17th at Minane Bridge.

Team & Scorers: Sean Keane, Pierce Riordan, Kieran Lane, Austin O’Hara, Sean Óg Kenneally 0-01, David Twomey, Michael Gowen, Eoin Carey 0-02, Jeremy Saich 1-00, Leo Coffey 0-02, Liam Whelan 0-03, Brian Sheehan, Liam Óg Hegarty 0-12 (10-f, 1-65”), Noel McNamara 1-04 (3-f), William Condon 0-01. Substitutes used: Brian Dunne, Daniel O’Regan, Darragh Sheehan, John Horgan, & Sean Beecher.

DARKNESS INTO LIGHT 2025

This coming Saturday morning May 10th, Kilworth GAA, Camogie & LGFA clubs together with the wider Kilworth Community are once again joining forces to participate in a fundraising walk in aid of Pieta House and Darkness into Light. Gathering for the walk will start at 4am with the walk itself commencing at 4.15am from Kilworth Community Hall. All support will be greatly appreciated, and it will go a long way to help the amazing work that Pieta House performs. Please spread the word!

CLUB SHOP

Make sure to check out our club shop for all the latest club merchandise and get prepared for the summer ahead. There is a fantastic array of new customised essentials available to choose from which suit all age groups. The majority of items also have the opportunity to be personalised with names, numbers, initials etc. All orders over €50 include free delivery. Visit www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/kilworth-gaa for more.

WEEKLY CLUB LOTTO

There was no winner of this week’s lotto jackpot of €13,200 held on Tuesday May 06th due to the May Bank Holiday, the numbers drawn were: 15, 17, 21 and 25. The lucky dip winner of €50 was The Pitch & Putt Club c/o Yearly. The lucky dip winners of €25 each were Dinny Twomey c/o Dinny Twomey, Alan Dunleavy c/o Centra, & Adrian Mannix c/o Online. Next week’s jackpot on Monday May 12th is €13,400.

Tickets cost just €2 each or three lines for €5 and they are available online, in the local business outlets or from your usual local sellers. As always, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support.

VOTES OF SYMPATHY

The club would like to extend its deepest sympathies to the Russell/Flynn families, Araglin/Kilworth following the sad passing of Sadie Russell. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

The club would also like to extend its deepest sympathies to the family of the late Tommy Crowley, Coventry, UK. Tommy, a true Gael who hailed from Kilfarrasy, Fennor, Co. Waterford worked as a farmhand for local man Tommy Moore (Ballynaparka) and was both a loyal and great friend of Bill Hegarty & his brother Sean. Tommy, who was a decorated hurler in his heyday lined out at centre forward for the Kilworth hurling team during the 1950’s winning many a battle on the field of play before eventually taking up residence in Coventry where he was highly involved and instrumental with Warwickshire based club St.Finbarr’s. A former Chairperson of St.Finbarr’s club, Tommy was Life President of Warwickshire GAA at the time of his passing. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

UPCOMING FIXTURES

Tuesday May 13th; Cavanagh’s of Fermoy Division 2 Hurling League; Kilworth V Fermoy in Fermoy at 8pm.

Saturday, May 17th; Red FM Division 4 Hurling League; Kilworth V Tracton in Minane Bridge at 7.30pm.

Please keep a watchful eye on club social media platforms for fixture updates etc.

MAIN CLUB SPONSORS: Mike Walsh Pharmacy, The Village Inn, Aherne’s Pub, KDC Ltd., Kilally Stables, Mitchelstown Dental Clinic, Joe and Trish Bonner, Centra Kilworth