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A lovely sunny mid-summer’s eve for UCC’s senior football team to play a game down the ‘Dyke. And great to see Garnish represented with Matthew O’Leary starting at corner-back. Matthew more than held his own against some quality forwards and his vintage tight marking did not go unnoticed.

Garnish saw off a strong Castletownbere team with a narrow league victory on 20th June. Town came with some big guns and tried every trick in the book to rattle Garnish from the start.

With players away or in midst of exams, there were first starts for Darragh Henshaw, Fintan JL, Paul O’Neill, Cian O’Neil and Darren Deery.  Brian Terry opened the scoring with an great long range effort followed by frees from Paul O’Neill and Fintan JL.  Despite a strong headwind ‘Town kept in touch and it wasn’t until Jerome O’Dwyer’s 12th minute goal that some daylight emerged.  A 2nd goal from Darren Deery gave Garnish a 4 point cushion at half time. Particularly pleasing in the second half is how Garnish managed the game, defending in numbers, retaining possession and working the ball into scoring range. Brian Terry controlled the last 10 minutes after Dylan Henshaw got the insurance score with a well taken goal just after the water break.

Garnish Ross Murphy, Matt O’Leary, Darragh Henshaw, Tommy O’Sullivan, Jack Andy, Rory O’Driscoll, Gary O’Sullivan, Eanna Murphy, Brian Terry, Fintan JL, Paul O’Neill, Hugh O’Sullivan, Jerome O’Dwyer, Darren Deery, Dylan Hendshaw.  Subs Used: Cian O’Neill , Brian Walsh, Dean Henshaw, Daniel Rue Jamie O’Driscoll

Thanks to our Fundraising Committee 2021  for their oversight, leadership  and energy in our efforts to rise €50,000 towards club development – if it ain’t red, leave it in the shed!

Pictured from Left to Right – Kevin Tim, Alison Henshaw, Ollie Rue, Eric O’Neill, Cormac O’Neill, Cormac MacMahon, Ross Murphy, Liz O’Leary, Daniel Rue and Niamh Terry. Not pictured – club treasurer , Ruairi Mensink and club development officer, Finbarr Harrington.

Congratulations to Sammy McQuaid form Co. Cavan on winning the 1967 Massey Ferguson 135.

A true gent and very deserving winner of the tractor. Sammy turned up in Killaugh West this weekend to take his winning prize home!

  Focus now moves to football for the summer.

The fundraising committee are delighted to announce the dates for tractor draw. Supplementary prizes will be raffled 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. Our 1967 Massey Ferguson 135 will be raffled at 3pm on 6th June.

The famous 1967 Massey Ferguson 135, which has been subject to much attention over the past three months, departed Ballincollig yesterday for Cahermore. The tractor is the first prize in Garnish GAA’s 2021 fundraiser.

All tickets have been sold and the draw takes place on 6th June.

Excitement is building now – runner up prizes, including 2 nights at the Westlodge Hotel, €150 cash prize courtesy of Tadhg O’Sullivan and €100 cash voucher will be raffled in the preceding days.

The government has announced the latest measures which pave the way for a return of sport in the country. Training can resume from May 10, matches can start from June 7, although no spectators will be permitted to attend.

Based on this announcement, the Garnish team set to resume training on Friday 14th May 2021.

A brief update on our tractor fundraiser.  We are just below at 70% of our target. At this rate, the tractor draw will most likely happen in early June.

Thanks to all club members for supporting this massive fundraising campaign. Remember, if it ain’t red, leave it in the shed!