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Knockane GAA News 1999 - 2000

Tug of War October 1999

Knockane GAA Club will hold a Tug Of War Tournament on Mon. Oct 18th, Wed. Oct 20th and Fri. Oct. 22nd 1999. Starting each night at 9.00pm

5 A Side, 1 Sub
Winners Group & Losers Group
Prizes: Trophies
Gate £1 for Knockane GAA Club
For further details contact Ray or Mary Sampson, The Idler Bar, Knockane on tel: (062) 57458

Mon. 18th October 1999 - Results

Draw for Wed. 20th October - Results

Final Fri. 22nd October

A.G.M. January 2000

Knockane GAA Club held their A.G.M. on Saturday 8th January 2000 at 8.30pm in Garrydoolis N.S. It proved to be a very successful and well attended AGM.

Michael O'Connell was elected as the new Chairman, with Peter Commons taking over the role of Treasurer, all other positions remain unchanged. Full list of officers for coming year are as follows:

• Chairman:  Michael O' Connell
• Vice Chairman: Dan Quinn
• Secretary: Diarmuid Grace
• Assistant Secretary: Ray Sampson
• Treasurer: Peter Commons
• Assistant Treasurer: Donal Grace
• PRO: Fergal Grace
• Registrar: Peter Commons.

Trainer, Selectors & Captains to be announced at Players meeting on Friday 21st January 2000.

Players Meeting - Friday 21st January 2000

Hurling Club - John Franklin was nominated as Manager of the hurling team with the power to elect his own trainer and selectors. Football Club - Jim O' Donnell, Mike Quirke and Pat Cronin were nominated as selectors, while Mike O'Grady was to be asked back to train the team. Tickets for the Monster draw on st. Patrick's Day 2000 were distributed as were the tickets for the Mock Wedding in February.

New Players and League 2000

The following players transferred to Knockane GAA Club from Pallasgreen GAA Club; Garry and Edmund Fraher, Noel Stokes, Raymond Lonergan and Eoin O'Connor. While Patrick Halvey transferred from Caherconlish GAA Club. The Junior B footballl league starts on Sunday 20th February with a fixture against Oola in Knockane. 3 matches for each team with the top team in each group contesting the east league final.

Mock Wedding Friday 11th February 2000

A Mock Wedding in aid of Knockane GAA Field Fund will be held in The Golden Thatch, Emly on Friday 11th February, with doors opening at 8.30pm. To briefly explain, this Mock Wedding is being organised by Knockane GAA Club to raise money for their field fund. Already there has been tremendous support for this idea, and a large turnout is expected for the event.

Tickets are still available priced at £15 each from Michael O'Connell, Diarmuid Grace, Peter Commons or any committee member. I hope that it is an enjoyable evening's entertainment and wish the newly-weds the very best for the future! Go to the Mock Wedding Page for all the information on the event

Mock Wedding Review

The Mock Wedding was a tremendous success, with over 200 people attending the reception/dinner. Paschal O'Connell got "married" to Marie O' Sullivan in a service performed by Liam Ryan. Videos will shortly be on sale with proceeds in aid of the Knockane GAA Field Fund. Presently the club is selling tickets for the Monster Draw to be held on St. Patrick's Night 2000. Membership is now due: £10 for Adults and £5 for Students. Contact Peter Commons (Registrar) or any club official before March 31st.

St. Patrick's Day Monster Draw 2000

This was another tremendous success, with over 1500 tickets sold, the details of last weeks winners are: (1) £100 - John Butler, Templebraden. (2) £50 - Alan Sheehy, Emly. (3) £50 - Dan Beary, Barna. (4) £30 - Gary Power, Cullen. (5) £30 - Noel Gorby, Cappamore. (6) £30 - Caoimhe Cahill, Knocklong. (7) Dinner for 2 - Jennifer Greene, Kilteely. (8) Bottle of Whiskey - Padraig O'Dea, Kilteely. (9) Bottle of Champagne - Louise Fitzgerald, Tipperary. (10) Bottle of Whiskey - Pat Keogh, Herbertstown. (11) Bottle of Whiskey - Alan Butler, Corbally. (12) Lunch for 2 - Timmy Kennedy, Kilteely. (13) Bottle of Wine - Margaret Murphy, Scragg. (14) Bottle of Wine - Josie Cleary, Emly. (15) £10 - Martin Kiely, Old Cork Road.

The draw took place in The Idler Bar, Knockane under the new ownership of Tom and Mary O'Donnell, Knocklong. The club would like to welcome them into the area.

VIDEOS of the Mock Wedding are available for sale priced at £15 each from Tuesday 21st March 2000. Contact: Michael O'Connell, Peter Commons or Diarmuid Grace for further details.

April - May 2000

The local FAS scheme have completed the construction of an entrance wall, piers and gate to the GAA field at Jim O'Donnell's. The Junior B hurlers are back in training, with a number of challenge matches arranged for the coming weeks, starting with a match against Staker Wallace in Emly on Sunday 9th April. They played Garryspillane in a challenge match in Knocklong on Sunday 16th April. Knockane hurlers play Crecora on Saturday 29th April in Crecora in another challenge match in preparation for the upcoming League.

For all recent match reports check the League2000 page

League Fixtures are as follows:

June - July 2000

Continuing preparations for the forthcoming championship with challenge matches being played in both hurling and football. Training continues every Tuesday and Thursday night at 8.00pm. Up to date match reports appear on the League 2000 web page. In the football championship we are meeting Oola in the first round, while Ahane will provide the opposition in the hurling championship.

A Players and Selectors Meeting was held on July 8th in Garrydoolis N.S. A number of issues were raised on the night, most based around the poor turn out for training and recent challenge matches. There was a good turnout on the night and it was decided to start again for the next month and improve training and match performance in the run up to the championship.

Aug - Sept 2000

Continuing preparations for the championship following the great victory over Oola in the football championship. We await the winners of Kilteely and South Liberties, with the semi-final winners meeting Ballybricken or Cappamore. Check League 2000 web page for news of recent challenges. News from the championship matches can be found at champ2000.html. A Table Quiz is planned for mid-September. Training is continuing every Tuesday and Thursday night with a good turnout on average every night.

Oct - Nov 2000

Continuing preparations for the championship following our victory over Kilteely\Dromkeen in the semi-final replay in the football championship. We suffered defeat to Ballybricken in the east final on Sun. 1st October in Caherconlish by 2-11 to 1-7.

The county quarter-final against Ballybrown (City Champions) was fixed for Sun. 15th Oct. The result went Ballybrown's way in an evenly contested game 2-3 to 3-5. On 6th November the club will hold an Amateur Tug-O-War Tournament. More details will be posted on this page closer to the event.

Tug of War Nov 2000

Knockane GAA Club will hold a Tug Of War Tournament on Mon. Nov 6th, Wed. Nov 8th and Fri. Nov 10th 2000. Starting each night at 9.00pm

5 A Side, 1 Sub
Winners Group & Losers Group
Prizes: Trophies
Gate £1 for Knockane GAA Club

Mon. 6th November 2000 Results

Draw for Wed. 8th November 2000

Final Fri. 10th November 2000