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Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Loch Garman

Intermediate Hurling Final Replay OYLEGATE-GLENBRIEN v HWH- Park, Saturday 13th October at 3.30pm Reiteoir: David O’Leary ()

AIB Junior Football Championship Round 1 ST. FINTAN’S (Wexford) v KILCAVAN (Laois)

2.00pm - Reiteoir: Garreth Whelan (Cill Mhantáin)

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Intermediate Hurling Final An Réiteoir: Seán Whelan

FÁILTE ÓN gCATHAOIRLEACH

A daoine uaisle agus a chairde go leir, cuirim failte roimh gach einne

agus go mor mhor cuirim failte roimh na foirne ata ag imirt anseo inniu.

On be half of Coiste Chondae Loch Garman, I would like to welcome you t o for the Intermediate Hurling Final replay between Oylegate and Half Way House Bunclody and the first round of the AIB Le inster Junior Football championship between St Fintan s of Wexford an d Kilcavan of Laois.

With t he county minor and senior finals on tomorr ow a gre at effort by all the staff and volunteers

is required to have the Park in pristine condition aga in. The y will be working away late into this evening to ensure all is well for teams and supporters alike tomorrow. I would like to thank every one for their efforts and support, my fellow officers, The C.C.C., match officials, gatemen, s te wards, programme sellers, Gardai, event controller Michael Kinsella, Chief Steward Dave Ormonde, and our PRO Rory M urphy w ho produce d this p rogramme.

D ia rmuid Devereux.

B UÍOCHAS ÓN E AGARTHÓ I R

Today we welcome the Intermediate hurling final replay and AIB Leinster Junior Football championship first round game t o Wexford Park.

O yle gate and HWH Bunclody are back for a second bite of the cherry after the dramatic finale to last weeks draw game. 4 points down as the clock ticked 30 minutes, Oylegate tapped over a 65 to leave just a goal

b e tween the teams. Then on the final attack a blasting shot was saved by Bunclody goal keeper Art O”N e ill only for Padge Dor an to be hand to put th e rebound into the net for the equalizing score. We look forward to an equally exciting game today and with both th e se teams just down from senior ranks this year they are both showing hunger to rejoin the elite dozen again.

I would like to thank all who assisted with the production of this programme : The Communicaions & Marketing Committee, Maria Nolan, John Kenny, Tom Boland, Mick Dwyer, Mick Nolan, Pat Doran , PJ Howlin. Also the Club secretaries and PRO’s, C&R Print and our programme sellers not le ast Gay Stafford who is there to greet us all with a smile every time we enter the Park.

Ruairi Ó Murchú

O ifigeach Caldreamh Poibli

Coiste Contae Loch G arman

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ST. FINTANTS 2009 brought St Fintans, the Junior D football championship title by the strong efforts of the clubs second team. Having fought off HWH Bunclody in Patrick’s Park in the semi final 1.07 to 0.09, St Fintans came up against St James in a highly contested and entertaining final in Killurin. At the finish, St Fintans 2.8 St James 2.6. Back: Cathal O’Brien, John William Rowe, Philip O’Brien, Eoin Whitmore, Dona l Shanle y, Niall Murphy. Middle: Dave Kelleher, Rich Kelly, Jack Murphy, One would have to go back D arragh Wright, Jason Pettit, Paddy Keane, Niall Moore, Peter Goldsmith, further, to 1999 to find the last Shane Sinnott, Kevin Day, Shane Sinnott, Tom Cullen, Padraig Doyle, Brian major championship won by St Lacey, John Wright Jnr, Richard Rowe, Trevor Rankin. Front: Conor Sinnott, Tom Power, Frank Staples, Jimmy Staples, Adrian Murphy, Patrick McDonnell, Fintans. Marshalled by two big Brendan Hughes, Jim Rossiter, Martin Goggin, Conor Day. Missing from photo: Jamie Codd, Enda Newport, Joey Wadding and Sam Finn. hearted c lub men , Billy Rowe and Jim Rowe, they accounted for Kilmore on a scoreline of 1.07 have pu t in a huge amount of work and effort. to 1.06. Having gained promotion to With the 2012 title still up for grabs, following intermediate ranks, they also went on a the drawn final just two weeks ago, St Fintans lengthy Leinster club campaign that brought will be aiming for the result to go their way in them to L einst er final - only to los e out the replay next week, and today, will definitely against Cla r a of Offaly, 0.10 to 0.09. be pulli ng out all the stops to progress in the From this 1999 panel, Niall Murphy, Adrian Leinster Club championship. Murphy, Jamie Codd and Enda Newport are in the panel for 2012 team. Minor stars, Donal The club secretary, on behalf of St Fintans Shanley, Jim Rossiter, P eter Goldsmith and GA A Club would like to thank: Jason Pettit give this 201 2 panel a good Bolgers Hardware Ballycogley, Eddie balance. Players in 1999, but team Maloney Plastering, Grass Master, John Kelly management today, Trevor Rankin Car Sales, Linda Rankin Massage Therapist (Bainisteoir), Jack Murphy and John Wright Jnr R & W Kelly Ltd., Rotech, St Fintans Ladies are ably a ssisted by another big cl ubman Rich Football Cl ub, Wright Insurance Brokers Kelly. Worki ng alongside the hurling Ltd., Ye Old e Coopers Inn and all those who management team lead by Eddie Maloney - endlessly volunteer their time and effort for players, management and backroom teams the club.

KILCA VAN Kilcavan GAA club was founded in 1946. The footballers down the years and continues to club has one of the smallest catchment areas do so. Our last county title was won in 2004 in Laois, but has a proud tradition of when the men in Maroon won the Laois Junior competing with and beating the best. Situated A title. This year the club took the decision to ne ar the Laois Offaly boarder the club has drop back down from Intermediate Level after strived hard down the years to keep gaelic losing several players abroad, the club

games going in such a small rural townsland reached the semi final of Junior A this year but it has a tradition of producing talented where they were narrowly defeated. 3

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AIB Juni or Football

FIR IONAID:

16. Jim White Séamas De Faoite

17. Michael Bermingham Mícheál Mac Fheorais

18. Joe Dixon Seosamh Mac Riocaird KILCAVAN (Laois) 19. Manus Dunne SHELMALIERS Mánas Ó Doinn

20. Peter Dunne Peadar Ó Doinn 1. JAMES COOPER

21. David Finn Séamus Cúipéir Daithí Ó Finn

22. Derek O’Connell Darach Ó Conaill 2. 3. NOEL DUNNE 4. SHAN E DUNNE 23. Eamon O’Brien Liam Ó Doinn Nolla ig Ó Doinn Se á n Ó Doinn Eamon Ó Briain

24. Jimmy Mangan Séamus Ó Mongáin 5. PAT H UNT 6 . JOHN M cEVOY 7. DAMIE N MANGAN 25. Ray O’Connor Ray O Connor Pádraig Ó Fiaich Seán Mac Fhíodhbhuidhe Damien Ó Mongáin

26. Gearoid Treacy Gearóid Ó Treasaigh

27. Barry Grennan 8. RORY O’CONNELL 9. MICHAEL TARPEY Barra Ó Grianáin Ruairí Ó Conaill Mícheál Ó Tarpaigh 28. Conor Bowe Conchubhar O Buaigh

29. Conor Mangan 1 0. PADDY DUNNE 1 1. DEAN O ’BRIEN 12 . SEAN DALTON Conchubhar Ó Mongáin

Pádraig Ó Doinn Dean Ó Briain Sean Daltúin 30. Oliver Dixon Olibhear Mac Riocaird

31. Ronan Gorry Rónán Ó Guaire 13. ANDREW CONROY 14. PATRICK GORRY 15. BARRY MANGAN

Aindriú Ó Conraoi Pádraig Ó Guaire Barra Ó Mongáin 32. Sean Mangan Sean Ó Mongáin

33. Declan Conroy Déaglán Ó Conraoi

34. Senan Corbett Goals Points Wides Frees Seanán Ó Coirbín 1st Half ROGHNOIRÍ: 2nd Half Manager: Ger Treacy Trainer/Selector: Joe Dixon TOTAL Selector: Damien Managan 4

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FIR IONAID:

16 CONOR SINNOTT

17 JAMIE CODD

18 JOEY WADDING

19 BRIAN LACEY

20 TOM POWER

ST. FINSTARLIGHTSTAN’S (Wexford) 21 PETER GOLDSMITH

22 SHANE SINNOTT (CAPT) 1. 23 RICHARD ROWE

PADDY M cDONNELL 24 EOIN WHITMORE 25 MARTIN GOGGIN 26 SHANE SINNOTT 2. 3. 4 . 27 EMMET O'BRIEN JIMMY S T APLES FRAN K STAPLES ADR IA N MURPHY 28 DARRAGH WRIGHT 29 JASON PETTIT 30 TOM CULLEN 5 . 6. 7. 31 PHILIP O BRIEN JIM ROSSITER KEV IN DAY BREN DA N HUGHES 32 SAM FINN (V. Capt.) 33 PADRAIG DOYLE

8. 9. 34 SHANE SINNOTT

JW ROWE PADDY KEANE

ROGHNOIRÍ: 10. 11. 1 2. Manager: Trevor Rankin DONAL SHANLEY NIALL MURPHY CONOR DAY Selectors John Wright Jnr Jack Murphy Rich Kelly 13 . 14. 15. John Wright Jnr

CATHAL O'BRIEN DAVE KELLEHER NIALL MOORE Massage Therapist Linda Rankin

Goals Points Wides Frees

1st Half

2nd Half

TOTAL

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Intermediate Hurling Final

MEET THE MEN FROM OYLEGATE

Ciarán Dagger Favourite Player: Townland: The Oil Age: 23 Michael Heffernan Achievements: 3 minor titles Townland: Kilcotty Favourite Player: Henry Shefflin Age: 28 Achievements: U16 Leinster Schools, Brian Doran Intermediate All Hurling, Junior football Townland: The Oil Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Age: 17 Achievements: U16 Leinster schools, club u16 Mark Kavanagh hurling, u14 football Townland: Millands Favourite Player: Liam Dunne Age: 19 Achievements: Minor hurling, U16 Fergal Doran hurling/football, junior football Townland: The Oil Favourite Player: Age: 23 Achievements: 3 minor hurling, U21 hurling, Shane Lambert Junior football/hurling Townland: Ballydonfin Favourite Player: John “Sport” Reck Age: 19 Achievements: U14 footabll, U16 hurling,football Pádraig Doran U21 district hurling Townland: Kilcotty Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Age: 21 Achievements: 3 minor hurling, Senior B hurling, Bryan McCormack U12 hurling, Football Townland: Oulartleigh Favourite Player: Eddie Brennan Age: 23 Achievements: 3 minor hurling, Junior hurling Anthony Doyle Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Townland: Ballybanogue Age: 31 John McCormack Achievements: Senior B hurling, Junior football Townland: Ballinaslaney 2012 Age: 19 Favourite Player: Ken McGrath Achievements: U16 hurling, football, Leinster schools hurling John Foley Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Townland: Ballinastraw Age: 21 Trevor Moulton Achievements: Féile skills champion Townland: Coolanickbeg Favourite Player: Age: 33 Achievements: Senior B hurling, Junior football Fergus Heffernan 2012 Townland: Kilcotty Favourite Player: Katrina Parrock Age: 29 Achievements: Intermediate Leinster and All Aidan Murphy Ireland hurling Townland: Ballydonfin 6 10

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Age: 26 hurling, Junior football Achievements: Junior hurling Favourite Player: Ken Mc Grath Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Jamie Reck Adrian Nolan Townland: Rahale Townland: Tomlane Age: 21 Age: 31 Achievements: 3 minor hurling, U12 hurling Achievements: Junior Hurling, Junior football minor/junior football 2012, Favourite Player: Bonnar Maher Favourite Player: MJ Reck Peter Nolan Townland: Rahale Townland: Garrynisk Age: 42 Age: 23 Achievements: Under age hurling/football, All Achievements: 3 minor hurling, Junior hurling and Ireland hurling 96, Junior football football Favourite Player: Jay Shanahan Favourite Player: Michael Fennelly Michael Shiggins Pádraic O’Connor Townland: Rahale Townland: Kilcotty Age: 36 Age: 24 Achievements: U14/16 minor county teams, Achievements: Minor hurling, U14 football Junior Tony Forristal cup football Favourite Player: Liam Dunne Favourite Player: JJ Delaney Jim White Robert O’Connor Townland: Ballycoursey Townland: Ballydonfin Age: 18 Age: 25 Achievements: Leinster Rugby, Junior football Achievements: Minor Hurling, Junior football Favourite Player: Joe Canning Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh Stephen O’Connor Dáithí O’Mahoney Townland: Rahale Townland: Knockrathkyle Age: 30 Age: 26 Achievements: Junior Hurling/Football Achievements: U14 football, Minor and Junior Favourite Player: Tommy Walsh hurling FFavourite Player: Henry Shefflin David O’Brien Townland: Ballinaslaney Eoin O’Mahoney Age: 33 Townland: Knockrathkyle Achievements: Co Senior panel, Junior Age: 23 Hurling/football Achievements: U14 football, Minor Hurling, Favourite Player: Liam Dunne Colleges Hurling Favourite Player: James Doyle Townland: Cooladine Cross

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FIR IONAID:

16. JIM DOYLE S. Ó Dúill Cooladine Cross

17. TREVOR MOULTON T. Ó Moltáin Coolanickbeg

18. MJ RECK OYLEGATE GLENBRIEN MS de Reic Rahale

19. PEADAR O’MAHONEY 1. MICHAEL SHIGGINS P. Ó Mathúna M. Shiggins (Capt.) Knockrathkyle Rahale 20. AIDAN MURPHY A. Ó Murchú Ballydonfin 2. ADRIAN NOLAN 3. FERGUS HEFFERNAN 4. ROBERT O’CONNOR

21. JOHN FOLEY A. Ó Nualláin F. Ó hIfearnáin R. Ó Conchúir S. Ó Foghlú Tomlane Kilcotty Ballydonfin Ballinastraw

22. BRIAN DORAN 5. DAITHÍ O’MAHONEY 6. MICHAEL HEFFERNAN 7. BRIAN McCORMACK B. Ó Deoráin The Oil D. Ó Mathúna M. Ó hIfearnáin B. Mac Cormaic Knockrathkyle Kilcotty Oulartleigh 23. PÁDRAIG O’CONNOR P. Ó Conchúir Kilcotty 8 ANTHONY DOYLE 9. JAMIE RECK 24. JOHN McCORMACK A. Ó Dúill S. de Reic S. Mac Cormaic Ballybanogue Rahale Ballinaslaney

25. STEPHEN O’CONNOR S. Ó Conchúir 10. JIM WHITE 11. PETER NOLAN 12. FERGAL DORAN Rahale S. Ó Banáin P. Ó N u a l l á i n F. Ó Deoráin

26. MARK KAVANAGH Ballycoursey Garrynisk The Oil M. Ó Caomhánach Millands 13. EOIN O’MAHONEY 14. DAVID O’BRIEN 15. PÁDRAIG DORAN 27. SHANE LAMBERT E. Ó Mathúna D. Ó Briain P. Ó D e o r á i n S. Laimbeart Ballydonfin Knockrathkyle Ballinaslaney Kilcotty

28. CIARÁN DAGGER C. Dagger The Oil Goals Points Wides Frees ROGHNOIRÍ: 1st Half MJ Reck (Bainisteoir) Jay Shanahan (Trainer) 2nd Half Tom O’Mahoney Micheál Doyle TOTAL Seán Quirke Alan Quigley 8 12

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FIR IONAID:

16. LARRY CONNORS L. Ó Conchúir Carrigban

17. SHANE KEHOE S. Mac Eocaidh Cametigue

HALFWAY HOUSE BUNCLODY 18. OLLIE CONNORS O. Ó Conchúir Ard Colm

1. ARTHUR O’NEILL 19. THOMAS O’NEILL T. Ó Néill A. Ó Néill Glaslacken Glaslacken 20. B PAULILLY KJACKMANELLY WP. .Seac O Ceallaigh 2. MATTY BYRNE 3. 4. ENDA SLEVIN GCametiguelaslacken

M. Ó Broin C. Mac Eocaidh E. Ó Sléibhín 21. MICKEY CONNORS Half Way House Cametigue Drumderry M. Ó Conchúir Carrigban

5. SEÁN KENNY 6. DARREN KEHOE 7. JAMES MOORHEAD 22. PODGE KEHOE P. Mac Eochaidh

S. Ó Cionaith D. Mac Eociadh S. Moorehead Cametigue Cametigue Cametigue Glaslacken 23. KEVIN DUNNE C. Ó Doinn Irish Street 8. BRIAN O’HARA 9. COLM FARRELL B. Ó hEára C. Ó Fearúill Gurteen Old Forest

10. MYLIE CONNORS 11. MARK MURPHY 12. AIDAN NOLAN M. Ó Conchúir M. Ó Murchú A. Ó Nuallain Carrigban Kilmyshall Glaslacken

13. DAVID RECK 14. JP CONNORS 15. BARRY KEHOE D. de Reic SP Ó Conchúir B. Mac Eochaidh Cloneybyrne Carrigban Cametigue

Goals Points Wides Frees

1st Half

2nd Half ROGHNOIRÍ: Niall Guinan (Bainisteoir) TOTAL Denis Kelly 9 Colm Kehoe 13 Intermediate hurlingreplaypages_Layout129/11/201215:25Page10 OYLEGATE GLENBRIEN Intermediate Hurling 2012 1 0

Back (L-R): MJ Reck, Fergus Heffernan, Peter Nolan, Michael Shiggins, Pádraig Doran, Jim White, Adrian Nolan, Anthony Doyle, Bryan McCormack, Jim Doyle, Fergal Doran, John Foley, Jamie Reck. Front (L-R): David O’Brien, John McCormack, Mark Kavanagh, Peadar O’Mahoney, Trevor Moulton, Daithí O’Mahoney, Robert O’Connor, Eoin O’Mahoney, Brian Doran, Shane Lambert, Aidan Murphy, Pádraic O’Connor, Michael Heffernan, Stevie O’Connor. Missing: Ciarán Dagger Intermediate hurlingreplaypages_Layout129/11/201215:25Page11

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Back (L-R): Niall Guinan (manager), Matty Byrne, Enda Slevin, Sean Kenny, James Moorhead, Kevin Dunne, Larry Connors, Bryan O’Hara, Colm Farrell, Author O’Neill, Shane, Kehoe, Thomas O’Neill, Ollie Connors. Front (L-R): Podge Kehoe, Mylie Connors, Aidan Nolan, Mickey Connors, Barry Kehoe, Mark Murphy, JP Connors, Darren Kehoe, Davy Reck, Colm Kehoe, Denis Kelly Intermediate hurling replay pages_Layout 1 29/11/2012 15:25 Page 12

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MEET THE HWH BUNCLODY MEN

A rt O Neill (28) Carpenter – Art holds 2 Intermediate hurling medals. Mark has also

Interme diate hurling medals, 3 minor football won 2 Intermediate Leinster hurling titles with medals, 2 Under 21 football medals and 1 Wexford. under 21hurling medal. Mylie Connors (24) Tarmacadam Contractor –

Enda Slevin (30) Software Engineer – Enda Mylie holds and under 21 hurling medal. holds 2 intermediate hurling medals, 2 Minor Barry Kehoe (27) Engineer – Barry holds 3 F ootball medals and a Ryan Cup hurling medal w ith DCU in 2002. minor football, 2 under 21 football and under 21 hurling medal. He also won an intermediate Colm Kehoe (38) Fitter – Colm holds 1 Senior hurling medal in 2010. All Ire land, 3 Leinster SHC, 1 , 1 R a ilway cu p and 3 Intermediate hurling medals. JP Connors (29) Tarmacadam Contractor – JP has won 1 minor football, 1 under 21 hurling Matty Byrne (29) Block Layer – Matty holds 4 and 1 Intermediate hurling titles. mino r football medals, one under 21 hurling a n d 2 intermediate hurling medals. David Reck (26) Carpenter – David holds 1 under 1 6 medal, 1 mino r footb all medal, 1 Jim James Moorhead (28) Quality Assurance Byrne cup medal, 2 under 21 football, 1 Under Spe cialist - James is a steady d efender who 21 h u rling medal and 1 int e rmediate hurling h o lds 1 intermediate hurling medal, a junior D medal. hurling medal, 3 Minor football, 2 Juvenile, and Under 14 Football medals. Larry Connors (45) Sales – Larry holds 4 interme diate hurling title s, 2 m inor football, 1

Darren Kehoe (25) Carpenter- D arren holds 1 unde r 21 hurling, 2 Junior fo ot ball and 1 Junior un der 16 football medal, 2 minor football hurling medals. medals, Jim Byrne cup medal, 2 under 21 Shane Kehoe (24) Bar Manager – Shane has f o otball medals, 1 under 21 hurling medal and 1 intermediate hurling medal. won minor hurling and football medals along with Junior hurl ing an d football titles. Sea n Kenny (18) Student - Sean ha s r epr esented Wexford minor hurlers this year. Ollie Connors (39) Company Rep - Ollie holds Sean holds 1 under 16 medal, 1 minor football 1 Under 21 Football, 1 Minor Football, 3 & 1 minor hurling medal. Intermediate Hurling, 2 Senior football championships; some of which he won with B r yan O’Hara (25) Accounts Ma nag er. Brother Rap paree s/Starlights. to Keith. Bryan holds 1 minor fo ot ball medals, Kevin Dunne (25) Block layer – Kevin holds a 2 under21 medals a Jim Byrne Cup, Junior B foot ball and a Junior D hurling medal. Jim Byrne Cup football medal, 1 minor football, 2 under 21 football medals, under 21 hurling Colm Farrell (26) Panel Beater - Colm has won medal and 1 intermediate hurling medal. a Railway medal with Leins ter. H e also holds 2 Thom a s O’Neill (25) Carpen te r – Thos has won m inor football medals two under 21 football, an under 21 hurling and 2 Jim Byrne Cup football 2 under 16, and 1 minor football, 2 under 21 medals. Colm also holds a Football Purple and football, 1 under 21 hurling and an Gold S tar at Wing back from ‘07. Intermediate hurling title.

Ai dan Nolan (19) Carpenter - Aidan hold’s 1 Mickey Connors (45) Sales – Mickey has won 4 minor football medal, junior D hurling and Intermediate hurling titles, 2 minor football, 1 under 21 football, 2 junior football, 1 Junior football medal alon g with 1 intermediate h urling medal. He represented Wexford under hurling and a Junior All Ireland Hurling medal.

21 hurlers this year. Podge Kehoe (18) Podge has won a minor M ark Murphy (35) Engineer – Holder of 3 hurling and football title with HWH Bunclody.

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A FEW WORDS FROM HWH-BUNCLODY CHAIRPERSON

Half-Way-House \ Bunclody is a proud dual ensuring our supporters abroad are kept up code club with most adult players playing to date and indeed giving them a chance to both hurling and football. Today we are tweet messages of support and other going for an historic 6th Intermediate comments. Hurling title having last won in 2010. Colm We are grateful to all our loyal supporters, Kehoe and Micky Connors jnr each already both at home and abroad; you are the heart have four Intermediate Hurling medals and and soul of our Club. We thank Kelly Bros, today are hoping to win their fifth! who sponsor our Hurlers, and Kehoe’s Bar our The construction industry has traditionally Footballers, for your generosity. been a major source of emplo yment for ou r I would like to wish our mentors & players parish. H.W.H.\ Bunclody, as a res ult of the the best of luck in today’s game. They are a recent downturn, has been hit hard by very dedicated group that deserve to go all emigration for the 2nd time in a generation. the way this year. In the 1980s and early 90s we lost many Half-Way-House \ Bunclody G.A.A. Club

players who went to the U.K. and U.S.A. in remember especially today, a faithful and search of wor k. In recent years, ma n y highly hard w o rking member and friend Martin qualified men and women have emigrated, Jordan, whose unexpected death occurred some as far away as Australia and New three weeks ago. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís Zealand as we ll as the U.S.A. an d the U.K. to ann . find gainf ul employment. New tec h nologies such as Twitter help many of these young Barbara Anne Murphy people to follow our Clubs progress. Twitter Cathaoirleach, Tig Leath Sli-Buncloidi. in particular allows us to give score by score updates in real tim e fro m live match es, Fo llow us on Twitter @OfficialHWHBun

MESSAGE FROM THE HWH-BUNCLODY CAPTAIN

It is a gre at privi lege for me to be whole team to sincerely thank our captain of t he HWH Bunclody management team Niall, Denis Intermediate hurling team. As a and Colm for all their hard work team we have put tremendous and support throughout the year. hard work into reaching this fin al A lso Rory Kinsella for the much today and we will continue to appreciated assistance he gave work hard until the final whistle to us in preparing for today. While goes today. We have not had it all I’m hoping we come out on top our own way on the path towards today and return to Bunclody as todays final having encountered Intermediate Hurling Champions some tough battles along the I would like to wish Oylegate the w ay. But that shows what great character best of luck in what is sure to be a sporting this team has and the never say die attitude battle. th at has got us to Wexford park today. I’d like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Darren Kehoe

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Tr ib ut e to t h e l ate grea t M ar tin Jo rdan

Tig Lea th Slí -Bun Cl ói dí C. L.G.

July 6th 1964 to September 15th He was on the historic minor squad, 201 2 when H .W.H. \ Bunclody captured Martin Jordan was a gentleman. their first title in 1981. Four years He was in offensive, ob liging, a nd l ater, i n 198 5, h e w o n a County loya l and he w as re spe cted by a ll Se nior Fo otball Ch ampio nship who kne w him. In his chosen me dal having lost a Junior County profession as a carpenter he was Final a month earlier and he won hard working, reliable, punctu al and three Senior Football League

very skilled. medals. Mar tin’s main interest was the The next chapter for Martin was as G.A .A. – he was k eenly i nter ested in the a mento r. Fo r ove r 2 5 years, up to his untimely fortu nes of both his Co unty tea m o f Wexford passin g , he co ached, m a naged an d trained and h is Club – Half-Way-Hou se \ Bu nclody. te ams in the Clu b - u16, u18, u2 1, J un iors, The amoun t of time, dedication , s kills and Inte rme d ia tes and Senior - in both hurling ex pertise he gave to the club as a player, and football - with County Championship m entor an d committee member was success coming his way in the form of Juvenile ex ceptio n al. He wa s an acti ve member of hurli ng in 199 4, Minor football in both 1999 both t h e un derage an d adult c om mit tees of and 20 00 a nd u2 1 footb all in 200 5 an d 2006. H.W.H . \ Bunclody for m ore th an twent y ye ars. Ma rtin had a hugely po sitive influence on He als o served on a numbe r of sub the de velo pment of our Club and on the

committees such as St. Patrick’s Day Parade, youth of the Parish which should neither be Club Ho us e and the Clu b Lo tto on w hich he unde rest imate d no r forgo tten . W e o we h im a served as a member for 20 years and as debt which can never be repaid. The huge

chairma n for 5 . He w as alwa ys avail ab le to Gu ar d o f Ho nou r fr om H .W. H. \ Bunc lody h elp in a ny capa ci ty th a t the c lu b req uired . G.A. A. Club at bo th Ma rtin ’s remov al an d M ar tin’s pla yin g ca reer s ta rted o n a high - b uri al wer e tes tament to high esteem w ith

winn in g u 12 foo tba ll in 1 976, a nd the w hich he is h eld in his na tive Pa rish. follo wing ye ar he c apt ained the Ra cka rd lea gu e win nin g te a m. Und er t he gu ida nce of Ní be idh a le ith éid arís an n. Noel O’K e e ffe in th e Bu nc lody V. E. C., Ma rtin (H is l ik e wil l n ot be see n a g ain ) won u 15 a nd 17 Co un ty Ti t les in ‘79 and ‘ 80. A r dhe is D é go raib h a anam .

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