Waterford Ladies Football Race Night

A race night in aid of Waterford Ladies Football will take place on this Friday night in Minnies bar, Dungarvan at 9.30.  There will be loads of spot prizes and a very enjoyable night to be had.  Entry is free so please come along!

Division 2 National League Round 5

Kerry 3-16 Waterford 5-9

Waterford faced Kerry in round 5 of the Bord Gáis National League on Sunday last 11^th March.  On this occasion the Waterford girls suffered a cruel 1 point defeat in the dying minutes of the game following a great performance.  They faced one of the top 4 senior teams in the country in Castleisland Desmonds GAA grounds in Kerry.  The Kerry girls started well shooting their first point 30 seconds from the throw in.  They added 3 points to this before Waterford got off the mark with 2 points from wing forward Linda Wall.  Kerry continued to add point after point with Waterford having very little possession.  Then an Aileen Wall goal kick started Waterford into action starting a 10 minute period of dominance in which they scored 3 goals, the 2 other goals coming from young star corner forward Hannah Landers.  Kerry composed themselves however and notched further points on the board to get back into the game.  Another goal from Aileen Wall brought Waterford to half time with a lead of 5 points.  The half time score line was Waterford 4-5 Kerry 0-12.

Soon after the half time break Kerry were awarded a penalty that was taken and missed by Deirdre Corrigan.  After this miss Kerry really stormed into the game and it was a thrilling, hard fought second half that had physical battles all over the field.  Waterford then suffered a blow with the sin-binning of midfielder Elaine Power.  Now down to 14 players Waterford had an uphill battle to stay in the game.  In the final quarter of the game a Michelle Ryan free came to Linda Wall who goaled from close range to put Waterford ahead by a single point.  Kerry never gave up the battle however and in the final minute a stray pass in the Waterford full back line fell to Dierdre Corrigan who made no mistake this time and goaled to put Kerry 2 points ahead.  There was time for one more Waterford attack and a great point was scored by substitute Mags Revins, this was just not enough and Waterford fell short by the narrowest of margins.  Waterford midfielder Elaine Power was awarded player of the match following the game which is a testament to the fine performance of the Waterford girls.  This has been the 4^th defeat in 5 games for the Waterford Ladies but 3 of these defeats were against senior teams and were very close.  Work rate and fitness are improving from week to week and the team's performance is improving which is encouraging to all involved.  The next two games against Cavan and Tipperary will decide Waterford's fate in Division 2.  In round 6 of the national league Waterford will take on intermediate rivals Cavan on Saturday next 17^th March at 2pm in Fraher Field.

Team: Ciara Kearney, Nora Dunphy, Gráinne Enright, Aoife Landers, Roisín Tobin, Gráinne Kenneally, Elaine Power (0-1), Michelle McGrath, Linda Wall (1-3), Michelle Ryan (0-2), Mairead Wall (0-1), Aileen Wall (2-1), Trish Fitzgerald, Hannah Landers (2-0)

Subs: Aoife McGovern, Trish Kiely, Shannon Dunford, Becky Hurley, Mags Heverin (0-1)

U-14 Munster Championship

Waterford 6-6 Limerick 2-8

Waterford U-14's had a great win against Limerick on Sunday last 11^th March in Bruff, Co.Limerick.  The goal scorers were Kate McGrath (1g), Megan Dunford (1g), Denise O' Connor (2g), Aoife Murray (2g).  Waterford will now face Tipperary in the next round of the competition.

Waterford 2-9  Fermanagh 2-7

An Aileen Wall goal in the sixty third minute of the match gave Waterford all three points in the fourth Round  Bord Gais National League tie against Fermanagh in Fraher Field on Sunday.

The opening half was a ragged affair with neither team finding any real rhythm. Referee Richie O'Connor's reluctance to let teams play when they had the advantage added to the stop, start nature of the game.

A point on 8 minutes from Michelle Ryan opened the scoring. Indeed Ryan's place kicking was one of the highlights of the game as she kept the scoreboard ticking for Waterford throughout the match.

Fermanagh leveled the score on 8 minutes when Caroline little pointed a free from close range, the first of 5 (4f) for the Lisnaskea player in the first half. Fermanagh's, Marcella Monahan, got her sides opening goal when she waltzed through the Waterford defence to score from close range. Aileen and Linda Wall were the other scorers for Waterford as they trailed by 1-5 to 0-5 at the half time break.

Waterford were rocked by a second Fermanagh goal early in the second half. This seem to wake the Waterford team up and they began to play much better. Four (2f) points from Michelle Ryan, narrowed the gap to 2 points, before Elaine Power scored a fine individual goal to put Waterford in front for the first time in the match.

Caroline Little scored from a free as the match entered the final minutes to level the score and Fermanagh regained the lead when the Waterford net minder, Aimee Jordan, palmed the ball over the bar from another powerful shot from Little.

Deep in added time a long ball over the top found Aileen Wall and the Ballymacabry girl finished in style to give Waterford the match.   

The new Waterford team kit was launcehed today for the first time. Waterford LGFA are delighted that Al Eile Stud are on board as sponsors for 2012.  The new kits was designed by the players themselves and have been very well received. Well done to everyone involved.

Waterford : A Jordan, N Dunphy, G Enright, A McGovern, A Landers, K McGrath, R Tobin, E Power (1-0), M McGrath , L Wall (0-1), M Ryan (0-7), A Wall (1-1), M Wall Trish Fitzgerald, Hannah Landers, C Kearny, E Fennell ( for H Landers 40 mins), G Kenneally (for R Tobin 25 mins), T Kiely (for T Fitzgerald 55 min), B Hurley, F Morrissey,  A Kiely

Waterford 3-10  Mayo 3-13

In their best performance to date Waterford Ladies lost out narrowly to table toppers Mayo, in the third round of the Bord Gais National League, played in Kilmacthomas on Sunday.  

Waterford opened the scoring on six minutes when a long cross field ball found the unmarked Roisin Tobin  and the Abbeyside player sprinted 50 metres to score the opening point of the game. The Waterford backs had started well against their Senior opposition, however a rare mix up in full back line let Mayo's young Sarah Crowe in for Mayo's opening goal.

Mayo hit a purple patch over the next ten minutes with Cora Staunton adding four points (2f) to her teams tally to leave 6 points between the teams. A Linda Wall point on fifteen minutes started a Waterford mini revival which was added too by Elaine Power and Michelle Ryan to reduce the gap to 3 points.

The Waterford defence was holding strong with Karen McGrath doing particularly well at centre back on Staunton. Despite the excellent discipline of the Waterford defenders, Staunton was on hand to put over another free to widen the gap to 4 points on twenty minutes.

Waterford gained a measure of control in the final ten minutes of the first half  and Mayo were rocked by two goals from Ballyduff Minor, Hannah Landers, and a point from Michelle Ryan putting Waterford into a three point lead. Mayo came back with two Staunton points (1f) to narrow the gap to a single point. As the match entered injury time points from Elaine Power and Aileen Wall saw Waterford take a deserved 3 point lead into the half time break. (H.T Waterford 2-7 Mayo 1-7)

An injury to Eibhlis Cooney early in the second half resulted in Waterford's first substitution of the match with Aoife McGovern replacing Cooney at corner back. An Aileen Wall point on 35 minutes increased Waterford's lead to four points.

Mayo, as you would expect of a senior team, increased the intensity of the game all over the field and when they managed to get through the resolute Waterford defense, Sarah Crowe was on hand to shoot from close range for her second goal. Three further Staunton points (1f) put Mayo back into the lead.

Waterford were awarded a penalty for a foul on Hannah Landers, which Michelle Ryan converted to put Waterford back into the lead. Eimear Fennell increased Waterford's lead to two points mid-way through the second half with a well taken point.

Mayo responded with a Staunton goal on 50 minutes and followed with three further points to finish the game with a personal tally of 1-13 (6f) and put Mayo into a four point lead. Waterford to their credit hit back with a further point from Hannah Landers. Despite intense pressure in the final minutes of the game Waterford were unable to breach the Mayo defence. (F.T Waterford 3-10 mayo 3-13)

This was a an excellent team performance with outstanding performances from the younger girls, Aoife Landers, Karen McGrath, Roisin Tobin,  Hannah Landers, Aileen Wall and Eimear Fennell.

The next match is against Fermanagh in two weeks and a win for Waterford would be a tremendous boost to the girls and get their season moving onto the front foot.

A Jordan, N Dunphy, G Enright, E Cooney, A Landers, K McGrath, R Tobin(0-1), E Power (0-2), M McGrath , L Wall (0-1), M Ryan (1-2), A Wall (0-2), M Wall Trish Fitzgerald, Hannah Landers (2-1), C Kearny A Mc Govern, E Fennell (0-1), T Kiely, B Hurley.

Race Night

Waterford LGFA in association with our main sponsor, Al Eile Stud, Kilgobnet, are hosting a fundraising, Pre Cheltenham Festival Race Night, on Friday, 9^th March, 2012 in Minnies Bar, Dungarvan.

The proceeds of the Race Night will help in funding the expenses associated with running our very successful Inter County Ladies teams. In 2011 our Intermediate and Minor teams won Munster titles and our U14 team won the All Ireland B Shield final. We hope that these recent successes are a stepping stone to recapturing the heady days when Waterford won 5 All Ireland Senior Championships.

The girls that wear the blue and white, the team mentors and the County Board officials work tirelessly on behalf of Waterford Ladies Football and do all this work on a voluntary basis. To assist the Ladies County Board in preparing the teams for the forthcoming season we are asking for the business community and supporters to contribute to our race Night in any of the following ways:

Race Sponsor - €150

Full Page Advertisement - €100

Half Page Advertisement - €50

Family / Group Tickets -€20

Spot Prizes

Please contact any of the following:- Lisa Cronin (087-6210103), Crohn McGregor (086-0763918); Pat Sullivan (087-8533900); Thomas Kiely (087-9064917); Peter Jordan (087-2442966)

Clare 0-18 Waterford 1-8

Waterford Intermediate Ladies took on Clare in the first round of the Bord Gáis Energy National League on Sunday last 5^th Feb.  A young team with a lot of new faces travelled the long journey to Doonbeg, to face a strong Clare team.  In cold, wet conditions Waterford made a good start matching Clare in the opening stages.  The Waterford defence was extremely tight, cutting off many attacks Michelle McGrath, Karen McGrath and Elaine power providing the links between defence and attack.  The half time score was Clare 0-9 Waterford 0-5, Waterford's scores coming from Michelle Ryan (3pts), Linda Wall (1pt) and Trish Fitzgerald (1pt).

In the second half Clare started strongly, the Considine sisters Ailish and Eimear were clinical in front of goal widening the gap between the teams to 7pts.  Waterford were working extremely hard and were very unfortunate not to score a goal when Michelle Ryan's powerful shot came back off the crossbar.  Work-rate was high and Waterford kept attempting to close the gap however Clare were fast on the counter attach and notched up a further 6pts.  In the last 10 minutes however Clare began to tire and Waterford put in a really strong finish scoring 3 points in a row Michelle Ryan (1pt) and Linda Wall (2pts).  Roisin Tobin then made a huge run from defence all the way to the Clare penalty area finally being pulled down to gain Waterford a penalty.  This was scored by Michelle Ryan and the final score stood Clare 0-18 Waterford 1-8. 

Team:  Aimee Jordan, Nora Dunphy, Gráinne Enright, Eibhlis Cooney, Elaine Power, Roisin Tobin, Aoife Landers, Michelle McGrath, Karen McGrath, Trish Fitzgerald, Linda Wall, Mairead Wall, Aoife McGovern, Michelle Ryan, Hannah Landers.  Subs Dannielle Hallahan, Becky Hurley, Trish Kiely, Shannon Dunford.

Post Primary Senior C Final

St Augustine's 3-9   1-7 Presentation Clonmel

This PP Senior School's Final , played in St Mollerans, Carrickbeg on Saturday last was a highly entertaining and competitive match , with St Augustine's edging the match in the final fifteen minutes of the match.

Presentation Clonmel made the early running and an unstoppable shot  from Karen McGrath into the top corner of the net on 6 minutes gave the Presentation an early lead. St Augustine's responded immediately and a flowing move involving backs and forwards, was finished off by their impressive full forward Emer Fennell, when she pointed from 25 metres.

Presentation lost possession from the resulting kick out and the ball was moved quickly into Fennell, who calmly finished to the back of the net to give St Augustine's the lead. On 11 minutes St Augustine's increased their lead when Fennel got her second goal of the match following a well struck 45 from Fiona Morrissey.

Presentation Clonmel reacted to this setback in very positive fashion and dominated the remainder of the first half. Presentation kicked three successive wides, before Courtney Lonergan pointed on 17 minutes. This was followed by points by Danielle Hallahan (0-2), Aileen Wall (0-2) and Kelly McGrath.

A second Fennell point in the final minute of the half, left Presentation Clonmel ahead by the narrowest of margins at half time.

H.T. Presentation Clonmel 1-6 St Augustine's 2-2

St Augustine's made some tactical switches at half time with Shannon Dunford and Liz Devine coming into the forwards for Chloe Lake and Mairead Walsh.  St Augustine's retook the lead on 31 minutes when their captain Fiona Morrissey kicked a long range free that dropped under the cross bar for a goal.

An outstanding second half display by the St Augustine's defence was the cornerstone for this win. Time after time backs , midfielders and forwards got back into defensive positions to frustrate the Presentation forwards.

An injury to Katie Whyte saw the introduction of Megan Dunford early in the second half. A well taken point from the Presentation's centre forward, Emer Lyons on 36 minutes narrowed the gap to a single point, before Liz Devine's point on 39 minutes increased the Friary's lead again.

The Presentation captain, Aileen Wall with Danielle Hallahan, Karen McGrath and Courtney Lonergan, were the main attacking threats, but despite their best efforts they were unable to break through the Friary defence for that all important goal.

St Augustine's finished the match very strongly with points from Clodagh Ryan (2), Shannon Dunford (2), Emer Fennel (1f) and Megan Dunford in the last quarter of the match. At the final whistle St Augustine's were deserved winners on a score line of St Augustine's 3-9 Presentation Clonmel 1-7

There were numerous candidates for player of the match including Aileen Wall and Karen McGrath  from the Presentation Clonmel and Emer Fennel and Caoimhe McGrath from St Augustine's. The award went to Caoimhe McGrath for her outstanding display at midfield and Marie Halvey, Munster Secretary, presented the Player of the Match trophy to a delighted Caoimhe.

Marie Halvey on behalf of Munster LGFA thanked, St Mollerans GAA for the use of their splendid pitch and facilities, the referee, Kieran Keane and his officials, the sponsors Café de Four Sea's and both teams for giving us an entertaining and sporting final.

Marie presented the cup to the St Augustine's captain, Fiona Morrissey, who thanked St Molleran's, the referee, her team mates and the St Augustine's team management . She finished by thanking the Presentation Clonmel girls for a tremendous match.

St Augustines : C McGrath, S Keohan, M Cosgrave, M O'Connor, N Collins, C Mullaney, A Hahesy, F Morrissey (C ), C McGrath, C Ryan, K Delahunty, K Whyte, C Lake, E Fennell, M Walsh, S Dunford, M Dunford, M Walsh, L Devine, S Weiss, M Curran, L Fagan, C Hahesy, M Meehan, M O'Donovan, F Weiss

Team Management : Br Lennon, M Ryan, A Walsh

Presentation Clonmel : M Kennedy, S Ryan, M Corr, G Hickey, L Butler, C Nolan, L Ni Cheallaigh, A Wall (C ), D Hallahan, K McGrath, E Lyons, L Mulcahy, C Lonergan, C O'Hallornan, K McGrath, R Cockburn, L Nagle, C Desmond, S O'Meara, C ryan, S Cunningham, A O'Donovan, C Ahern, R McGrath, A Cosgrave, A McCarthy, R Fennessy, K Butler,

Team Management : M O' Loughlin

Referee : Kieran Keane (Cork)

County Convention

Waterford Ladies Football held their 2011 County Convention in Lawlor's Hotel, Dungarvan, last Tuesday night, 13^th December. In a very well attended AGM, the business on the night was dealt with briskly by County Chairman, Peter Jordan.

The Secretary's report was a very detailed recorded of the activities of the year and Chairman, Peter Jordan, thanked Grainne Flynn and Trish Fitzgerald on an excellent report.

Lisa Cronin presented a very detailed and thorough Treasurers Report, which happily showed the County Board had managed their financial affairs very astutely during 2011 and showed a small surplus for the year end. 

Johnny Landers gave a thorough account of the activities of the Development Committee and sketched out the committees plans for 2012.  Reports from Marian Cliffe (Registration), Trish Fitzgerald (Development Squads) and Connor O'Riordan (Fixtures) were followed by the Chairman address.

Outgoing Chairman, Peter Jordan, thanked all the officers for their detailed and very professional reports. He was particularly happy that, despite the difficult financial situation, the County Board were able to balance the books.  He thanked everyone for their help in fundraising and said that the priority for 2012 was finding a main sponsor.

The success of the Count Teams was a sign of the resurgence of Waterford Ladies Football. The Intermediate team won their third Munster Intermediate title in a row with a fine win over Cork Senior B, with the Minors winning the Munster Minor B title and the U14's winning the All Ireland U14B Shield final after a replay with Mayo.

The Chairman then went on to thank all those that had made 2011 a success, including his fellow officers, the subcommittee's, Becky O'Keefe our Administrator, the team managers and mentors,  He thanked all the clubs that had made their pitches available to the ladies and Waterford GAA for making Fraher Field and Walsh Park available and to St Augustine's College for their facilities in the Friary.

Finally he thanked the sponsors and in particular Azzurri and David Walsh, the Bookshop for their support in the Golf Classic, and to Lawlor's Hotel for the use of their rooms for meetings, including the AGM.

The election of  Officers returned the following:-

Chairman:                    Peter Jordan (Abbeyside)

Vice Chairman:           Crohan McGregor (Dungarvan)

Secretary:                    Ciara Dunphy (Comeragh Rangers)

Assistant Secretary:    Terry Power (Tramore)

Treasurer:                    Lisa Cronin (Kilmacthomas)

Assistant Treasurer:     Johnny Landers (St Pats)

Registrar:                     Marion Cliffe (Clashmore)

P.R.O.                                     Aoife Bennett (Ballysaggart)

Assistant P.R.O.         Linda Wall (Ballymacabry)

Development Officer: Johnny Landers (St Pats)

Cultural & Language Officer: Aiofe McGovern (Abbeyside)

Child Officer:                         John Frewen (Ballyduff)

Fixtures Secretary:      Elma Foley (Old Parish)

Presentation Night

Waterford LGFA held their 2011 Medal Presentation last Saturday night in Lawlor's Hotel, Dungarvan. Guest of Honour, Michael Ryan, Waterford Hurling Manager, and former Waterford Ladies senior team manager and Chairman of the Ladies County Board, presented medals to the winning U14, Minor and Intermediate teams in front of a large crowd gathered for the occasion.

Chairman, Peter Jordan, opened the proceedings by welcoming the players, parents and friends on behalf of Waterford Ladies to the Medal Presentation. He thanked all of the players and mentors for their immense commitment to the county teams and also to the County Board members who worked tirelessly behind the scene to keep Waterford Ladies football a vibrant organisation.

The guest of Honour, Michael Ryan, was introduced to the packed hall and Michael spoke about the high standards that all players must reach to win Munster and All Ireland titles. Michael went on to tell the players that they should strive to reach even higher goals and that they had the talent within the county to go reach Croke Park and an All Ireland Final. Michael presented medals to each of the players on the winning teams.

Special presentations were also made to Mary Enright (Walsh), Trish Fitzgerald and Brendan Gallagher. The night concluded with some light refreshments.

National League

Waterford open their 2012 Bord Gais National League campaign with an away match against Clare on the 5^th February. This will be a rematch of the 2009 season which saw Waterford beat Clare in the Munster Intermediate Final, only to be beaten by the same opponents six weeks later in the All Ireland Intermediate Semi-Final.

The full fixture list is :

5^th Feb (Rd1) Clare (A)

12^th Feb (Rd2) Galway (H)

19^th Feb (Rd 3) Mayo (H)

4^th Mar (Rd 4) Fermanagh (H)

11^th Mar (Rd 5) Kerry (A)

18^th Mar (Rd 6) Cavan (H)

1^st Apr (Rd 7) Tipperary (A)

TG4 Intermediate Championship

 Cavan 1-12 Waterford 0-8

Waterford's quest to get back to Croke Park came to an abrupt and disappointing end in Lavey, County Cavan on Sunday, when they were comprehensively beaten by a determined Cavan side. Despite a man of the match display by Grainne Kennealy at centre back, Waterford were unable to handle the intensity of the Cavan players, especially their back line who were uncompromising in their defending.

Waterford were on the scoreboard after two minutes with a Michelle Ryan free. Cavan kicked a wide before their full forward, Clara Reilly, got Cavan's opening score to level the match.

Saves by Cavan's goalkeeper, Christine McCutcheon, from Michelle Ryan and Elaine Power denied  Waterford what looked like certain goals. On seven minutes Ryan put Waterford back in front with a well taken point.

Cavan responded with points from Bronagh Sheridan and a second Reilly point on twelve minutes. Waterford were dominating play and the Cavan goal was living a charmed life as Trish Fitzgerald goal attempt went narrowly wide and Ryan hit the cross bar with the goalkeeper well beaten.

Cavan made the most of their good fortune and increased their lead with points from Aishling Doonan (f) and Elaine Costin on twenty four minutes. Waterford hit the Cavan cross bar again before Ryan got Waterford's third score of the game on twenty nine minutes from a free after Linda Wall had been unceremoniously pulled to the ground as she went for goal.

Waterford narrowed the gap to a single point deep in injury time in the first half with points from Ryan (f) and Linda Wall. Cavan's Elaine Costin got the final score of the half to leave the score at half time Cavan 0-7 Waterford 0-5.

Waterford kicked their sixth wide of the game in the opening minute of the second half. Two minutes later a long pass to the unmarked Brid Boylan resulted in a penalty as she was fouled as she bore down on goal. Bronagh Sheridan scored from the penalty spot to give Cavan a five point lead.

Cavan extended their lead with points from Doonan (f) and Reilly before Waterford's Ryan reduced the deficit on forty and forty five minutes with two pointed frees. An Aileen Wall got Waterford's final score on fifty two minutes.

Waterford ; A Jordan,  N Dunphy, M Foley, G Enright, L Ryan, G Kenneally, K McGrath, M McGrath, E Power, M Wall , M Ryan(0-6, 5f), L Wall(0-1), T Fitzgerald, S Ryan, A Wall (0-1). 

Subs used : M Liston for T Fitzgerald  (inj 18 mins), R Tobin for L Ryan (53 Mins),

Cavan: C McCutcheon; C Reilly, G McGlade, C Kearns; R Murphy, P Crowe, S Greene; R Crowe, E Cornyn R O'Keeffe, B Sheridan (1-1,1p), E Costin (0-2), B Boylan, C Reilly (0-4), A Doonan (0-5, 3f),

TG4 Intermediate Championship

 Waterford 3-10 Westmeath 2-7

Waterford continued their good form in the TG4 Intermediate Championship, with a convincing six point win over table toppers Westmeath in St Molleran's on Sunday.  A blistering start by Waterford that yielded two early goals and a game plan that dealt adequately with Westmeath's tactics of employing a sweeper were the key to this win.

Goals from Sinead Ryan and Linda Wall and a point from Michelle Ryan in the opening five minutes of the match saw Waterford storm into an early lead. These scores were just reward for the work rate of  the forwards in the opening quarter of the match as they made life very difficult for the Westmeath defence.

Westmeath's first attack on the Waterford goal on seven minutes saw Waterford's keeper Aimee Jordan deal with a powerful shot from Claude Ann Foley at the near post. A minute later Westmeath's Karen Hegarty pushed a long range attempt wide.

On thirteen minutes Jordan caught a long range attempt as it dropped under the bar, however her clearance went to Westmeath's Johanna Maher, who beat  her marker and kicked accurately from thirty metres to register Westmeath's opening score.

A foul on Karen Hegarty  gave Westmeath their second score of the match from a Claude Ann Foley thirteen metre free kick. Jordan made an outstanding save in the Waterford goal on sixteen minutes to deny Laura Walsh a certain goal.

Waterford's defence had dealt very well with the Westmeath  attack in the opening quarter of the match with Laurissa Hogan and Grainne Kenneally doing particularly well. Waterford extended their lead on eighteen minutes with points from Trish Fitzgerald and Louise Ryan.

Westmeath hit a purple patch on twenty minutes when the Johanna Maher rounded her marker and shot low into the corner of the Waterford net for  Westmeath's opening goal. Westmeath added two more points from Laura Walsh and Maher to narrow the gap to two points.

A point from Grainne Enright on twenty six minutes extended Waterford's lead to three points. Westmeath leveled the match with the last kick of the half, when Ruth Kearney was put through in a good passing movement and hit the top of the net with an unstoppable shot from thirteen metres to leave the scores Waterford 2-4 Westmeath 2-4 at the half time break.

Westmeath took the lead for the only time in the match on the thirty fourth minute with another Maher point. Waterford responded quickly with points from Michelle McGrath and a Sinead Ryan free to regain the lead.

Westmeath were reduced to fourteen players on forty five minutes when Johanna Maher was sin binned for a dangerously late tackle on Mary Foley. Waterford made good use of the extra player and points from Michelle Ryan , Sinead Ryan (2), Michelle McGrath extended Waterford's lead. A second Sinead Ryan goal on fifty five minutes made the game safe for Waterford and the match finished on a final score line of Waterford 3-10 Westmeath 2-7.

Waterford ; A Jordan,  L Hogan, G Enright, M Foley, L Ryan, G Kenneally, N Dunphy, M McGrath, E Power, M Wall , M Ryan, L Wall, T Fitzgerald, S Ryan, A Wall. 

Subs used : K McGrath for Dunphy (25 mins), R Tobin for L Ryan (40 Mins), M Liston for Hogan (50 Mins0, C Walsh for Fitzgerald (55 Mins).

Waterford Scorers: Sinead Ryan (2-3), Linda Wall (1-0), Michelle Ryan, Michelle McGrath (0-2 each), Trish Fitzgerald , Louise Ryan, Grainne Enright (0-1 each)

Westmeath: G Leahy, C Finch, T Durkan, G Kearney, K Boyce, L Brennan, A Brady, M A Foley,  R Kearney, E Finn (Capt), L Walsh, J Maher, E Morris, K Hegarty, F Claffey.

Mayoral Reception

Waterford's U14 All Ireland winning team and mentors were the guests of honour at a Mayoral Reception, hosted by Mayor of Dungarvan, Councilor Theresa Wright, in the Civic Offices last Friday night.

The Mayor paid tribute to the girls, their mentors and families for the honour and glory that they achieved for themselves, their clubs, their families and their County. This tribute was echoed by the large contingent of Councilors present on the night.

In response team captain Ainne Power, Manager Trish Fitzgerald and County Board Chairman, Peter Jordan thanked the Mayor for her generosity in hosting the reception and paid tribute to all those involved in bringing the All Ireland title to Waterford.

All of the girls and the team manager were presented with a parchment by the Mayor of Dungarvan as a memento of the occasion.

TG4 Intermediate Championship

 Waterford 5-14 Longford 1-13

Waterford got their TG4 Intermediate Championship campaign back on track in St Molleran's on Sunday with a comprehensive win over Longford. Longford had no answer on the day to Waterford's speedy forwards, all of whom made their mark.

Waterford started very positively and were three points up before Longford got their opening score on five minutes. Waterford got their opening goal on seven minutes when Michelle Ryan finished from close range after a great run by Linda Wall.

Longford came more into the game with their former All Star forward Fiona Getting's getting two points for the visitors to narrow the gap to five points. Waterford's second goal came on eighteen minutes when Louise Ryan won a Longford kick out and Aileen Wall finished superbly into the corner of the net.

Longford finished the half strongly, but were guilty of some wayward shooting in front of goal as the Waterford defenders worked hard to keep their goal line intact. Waterford ended the half with an excellent goal from Sinead Ryan who finished a sweeping move that started in the backline.

Waterford started the second half with four points in the opening five minutes. On thirty six minutes Longford got their only goal of the game when Getting's finished to the back of the net from close range.

Waterford stamped their authority on the match midway through the half with  goals from Elaine Power and Mairead Wall, giving Waterford a fifteen point cushion at the end of the third quarter. A flurry of points by the visitors in the in the final ten minutes took some of the gloss of what was a good Waterford performance.

Waterford's next match is against table toppers Westmeath, who had an excellent 3-8 to 2-9 win over Fermanagh in Eniskillen on Saturday. Having previously beaten Cavan in the opening round of the championship, this Westmeath team must be considered as serious contenders to make the All Ireland Intermediate Final. However this group is so close that a victory over Westmeath would see Waterford jump to the top of the table.

Next week's match will be back in St Mollerans, Carrick-on-Suir, on Sunday 31^st July, with a 2.30 pm throw-in.

Please go and support the team as this a crucial match in Waterford's campaign to get to Croke Park in September.

Waterford Scorers: Sinead Ryan (1-5), Aileen Wall (1-2), Michelle Ryan (1-3), Mairead Wall (1-0), Elaine Power (1-1), Trish Fitzgerald (0-2), Linda Wall (0-1)

Golf Classic

Waterford Ladies 17th Annual Golf Classic will take place on the 15th /16th July in West Waterford Golf Club. This is the ladies major fundraising activity for the year and we would ask everyone for their support.

Entry: €120 per team of 4

Enter a Team & Sponsor a Tee-box for €150

Sponsor a tee-Box for €50

Time Sheet now open :- Contact Peter Jordan (087-2442966) or West Waterford GC (058 43216)

Feile 2011 Champions

Congratulations to Dungarvan's U14 team and mentors on winning Division 4 of the Feile Peil 2011held in Cork last weekend. The Dungarvan club are to be congratulated on their efforts to firstly enter a team into the Feile and all of the work that is associated with the Feile and secondly on winning such a prestigious event.

Well done to the girls and all the parents and supporters that traveled with them to Cork.

All Ireland U14B Final Replay

Waterford 2-9 Mayo 2-5

There were scenes of jubilation in Birr, County Offaly, last Sunday as  Waterford ran out deserving winners in the  All Ireland U14B Shield Final Replay against a determined Mayo side.  Joint captains and cousins, Ainne Power and Geraldine Power, received the cup on behalf of their team and to rousing cheers thanked their team mates, their manager Trish Fitzgerald and mentors Crohan McGregor, Anne Dunford and Maurice Cahillane and a

Waterford made three changes from last weeks game, with Catriona O'Brien, Katie Hayes and Rebecca Casey coming in for Molly Curran, Carrie Ni Fhoughlu and the injured Ainne Power (Capt). The Waterford girls started well and went two points ahead after 8 minutes with two points from Liz Devine. Mayo opened their account on 12 minutes with a point from their dangerous full forward Sharon Hughes. Hughes got Mayo's opening goal a minute later, to finish off an excellent Mayo attack.

Waterford responded well and points from Lauren Guiry, Dawn Power and Jessica Lavin  put Waterford back into the lead  by 0-5 to 1-1. Indeed Waterford were very unlucky when Lauren McGregor's left foot shot crashed into the side netting. A minute later Waterford found the back of the net when the outstanding Liz Devine finished off a flowing move that started in the Waterford back line.

Waterford's defence contained the dangerous Mayo forward line extremely well throughout the match with Caoimhe McGrath giving a man of the match display at centre back and the wing backs of Fiona Weiss and the tenacious Megan Dunford playing brilliant football.

A Mayo goal on 24 minutes kept the Waterford supporters on their toes as Waterford lead by a single point at the break (Waterford 1-6 Mayo 2-2)

A Waterford substitution at half time saw Molly Curran replace Fiona Weiss. Waterford restarted the match in determined fashion and points from Jessica Glavin and Lauren McGregor (free) stretched the Waterford lead to three points.

Both sides exchanged points during the next ten minutes, until the defining score which came on 54 minutes. Lauren Guirey won a Mayo kick-out and beat her marker. Jessica Glavin, running off her shoulder took the pass, beat two defenders and scored what turned out to be the winning goal.

Mayo put the Waterford goal under severe pressure during the final ten minutes of the match. An outstanding save by Roisin Cahillane in injury time and tough, uncompromising defending by Nuala Landers, Caoimhe Mcgrath, Catherine Hahessy, Megan Dunford and Molly Curran kept their goal secure and gave Waterford the cup.

Waterford's overall performance on Sunday was definitely much better than in the drawn game and the return of Katie Hayes in midfield was a big bonus. There were lots of contenders for man-of the match including Liz Devine and Jessica Glavin. However Caoimhe McGrath's outstanding display gave the Abbeyside girl the accolade on the day.

Thanks to all the supporters, friends and parents that traveled on Sunday to support the girls. Congratulations and well done to the mentors and girls who have put in so much work over the year.

Waterford : R Cahillane (Na Deise), F Weiss (Na Deise), N Landers (Ballyduff), C Hahessy (Brickey Rgs), M Dunford (Abbeyside), C McGrath (Abbeyside), ), C O'Brien (Stradbally), G Power (Comeragh Rgs), L Devine (1-3)(Na Deise), L Guiry(0-1) (Ballymacabry),J Glavin (1-2)(Na Deise), , M Curran (Brickey Rgs), R Casey (Stradbally), L McGregor (0-2)(Dungarvan), D Power (0-1)(Dungarvan), A Power (Capt) (Comeragh Rgs), N Moore (Na Deise), M Meehan (Brickey Rgs), L O'Shea (Dungarvan), N Power (Stradbally), D Murphy (Ardmore), C Fhoghlu (Old Parish), T Murray (Dungarvan), M Boyce (Ballymacabry), R Finnegan (Tramore), A Murray (Comeragh Rgs), H Murray Nix (Na Deise), K Murray (Comeragh Rgs), E Murray (Comeragh Rgs), F Lyons (Tramore)

Management : Trish Fitzgerald (Mgr), Crohan McGregor (Trainer), M Cahillane, A Dunford.

Golf Classic

Waterford Ladies 17th Annual Golf Classic will take place on the 15th /16th July in West Waterford Golf Club. This is the ladies major fundraising activity for the year and we would ask everyone for their support.

Entry: €120 per team of 4

Enter a Team & Sponsor a Tee-box for €150

Sponsor a tee-Box for €50

Contact Peter Jordan (087-2442966) or West Waterford GC (058 43216)

All Ireland U14 Final

Waterford 2-8 Mayo 2-8

Waterford traveled to Birr, County Offaly on Sunday to play Mayo in the All Ireland U14B Shield Final. The match was preceded by a minutes silence as a mark of respect to Breda McGregor, grandmother of Lauren McGregor, whose funeral was on Sunday morning.

Waterford playing against a stiff breeze in the first half, went behind in the second minute of the match to a point from Mayo's captain, Shauna Howley. Waterford replied with a point from Jessica Glavin and neither side could get on the score board until Glavin scored her second point on 13 minutes.

Waterford were dealing admirably with the strong wind and a determined Mayo side and even though Mayo went ahead with points on 14 and 16 minutes, Waterford were playing excellent controlled football.

Waterford went ahead 1-2 to 0-3 after 22 minutes . when Glavin shot to the top of the net to finish an excellent passage of play that started in the Waterford backline. Mayo pegged a point back from the kick out and went ahead with a goal of their own on 29 minutes.

The half finished with Waterford trailing on a score line of Waterford 1-3 Mayo 1-5.

The second half started with a penalty to Waterford after 30 seconds, however Mayo's keeper was up to the task, making a good save to thwart the Waterford girls. Waterford went on to dominate the third quarter of the game, outscoring Mayo by 1-5 to 0-1, with Dawn Power the scorer of Waterford's second goal, to lead by 2-8 to 1-6 on 45 minutes.

Referee , Pat Kehoe (Carlow) , who had an excellent game, gave what appeared to be a soft penalty to Mayo on 47 minutes, which was duly converted to narrow the gap to two points and gave Mayo the inspiration to take the game to Waterford.

In a frantic last 10 minutes Mayo added two further points to level the match. Waterford did have chances to win the match and will probably feel that they let this one slip. However they will get another chance next weekend to put the record straight.

This was a great performance by the Waterford girls, it was very hard to pick out individuals. However Jessica Glavin, Liz Devine, Geraldine Power and Caoimhe McGrath had tremendous games and led by example on the pitch.

Details of next weekend's replay will be confirmed on Tuesday, and is likely to be Sunday in Birr again. We would appeal to all the family, friends and supporters to make the journey to support the girls.

Waterford : R Cahillane (Na Deise), F Weiss (Na Deise), N Landers (Ballyduff), C Hahessy (Brickey Rgs), M Dunford (Abbeyside), C McGrath (Abbeyside), M Curran (Brickey Rgs), G Power (Comeragh Rgs), L Devine (Na Deise), L Guiry (Ballymacabry),J Glavin (Na Deise), A Power (Capt) (Comeragh Rgs), C Fhoghlu (Old Parish), L McGregor (Dungarvan), D Power (Dungarvan), N Moore (Na Deise), C O'Brien (Stradbally), M Meehan (Brickey Rgs), L O'Shea (Dungarvan), N Power (Stradbally), D Murphy (Ardmore), R Casey (Stradbally), T Murray (Dungarvan), M Boyce (Ballymacabry), R Finnegan (Tramore), A Murray (Comeragh Rgs), H Murray Nix (Na Deise), K Murray (Comeragh Rgs), E Murray (Comeragh Rgs), F Lyons (Tramore)

Management : Trish Fitzgerald (Mgr), Crohan McGregor (Trainer), M Cahillane, A Dunford.

Table Quiz

Waterford Ladies fundraising quiz, took place in Lawlor's Hotel recently. Our thanks to all those that supported us on the night, our quiz master Michael Ryan (Ballymacabry) and our sponsors Inkplus and David Walsh Office & School supplies.

Condolences

Our sincere sympathies are extended to Crohan Mcgregor and his family, on the death of their mother Breda McGregor, (née O'Shea). Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis

All Ireland U14 Blitz

Waterford's U14's were away bright and early last Saturday morning as they headed to Kinnegad, County Westmeath, to take part in the All Ireland U14 Blitz. After a long days football they were very unlucky to miss out on a semi-final spot in Division 2 after they finished runners-up to Leitrim.

After last years achievements, when they won the Division 3 title, the team management were hoping that all of the hard work and hours on the training pitches would pay off with a decent performance in Division 2 this year. This tournament would also let the management know how strong their panel was, as they would need every player to contribute over a long day.

Waterford opened their day with a match against Wicklow and put in a convincing performance  to win on a score line of Waterford 4-3 Wicklow 0-2. Scorers were Jessica Glavin (2-0), Lauren McGregor (2-1), Dawn Power (0-2) and Lauren Guiey (0-1).

Their second match was against Leitrim and this was a match they could have won and probably should have won. However Leitrim won by a 2 point margin on a score line of Leitrim 1-3  Waterford 0-4, with points from Dawn Power, Lauren McGregor, Jessica Glavin and Liz Devine.

Waterford's third match was against Cavan, and they had an excellent win over the Ulster U14B Finalists, on a score line of 1-2 to 0-2 with a goal from Lauren Guirey and points from Roisin Cahillane and Molly Curran.

The final match was against Kerry's second team and they finished in style with a 3-0 to 0-1 over the Kingdom girls with goals from Lucy O'Shea(2) and Jessica Glavin.

Unfortunately they did not make the final as runners-up in the group. There were great performances all round from the girls and the management were particularly happy with a very solid defence that only conceded 1-8 in four matches. The progress of the team over the last two years is a credit to the manager Trish Fitzgerald and her management team.

Panel: R Cahillane, M Boyce, N Landers, C O'Brien, M Dunford, C McGrath, M Curran, K Hayes, C Hahessey, J Glavin, L Devine, L Guirey, A Power, L McGregor, D Power, H Murphy-Nix, E Murray, F Weiss, N Power, R Casey, M Meehan, G Power, L O'Shea, R Finnegan, A Murray, K Murray, C Foley, D Murphy, N Moore, T Murray, S Supple.

Team of the League

Congratulations to Michelle Ryan (Ballymacabry) on winning a position on the Bord Gais Energy Division 2 Team of the League, where she is listed at Centre Forward. A Presentation Evening will take place on Tuesday 24th May, in Croke Park, when Michelle and the other winners will receive their awards.   

U16C County Final

Congratulations to Stradbally who beat Roanmore in the first final of the year in Lemybrien . This was a very sporting and entertaining match,  with Stradbally getting winning score in the dying minutes of the match. Final score was Stradbally 7-2 Roanmore 4-10.

Munster U14B Final

Waterford 2-9  Tipperary 3-15

Waterford travelled to Cahir, Tipperary, for the Munster U14B Final on Sunday last and despite a good performance, they were unable to the get the better of their hosts, who produced a very accomplished performance on the day to take the Munster U14B Title.

Tipperary, playing with the aid of a gale force wind in the first half , were off the mark within a minute of the throw-in with a well taken point. Despite their best efforts, Waterford found it difficult to cope with the conditions and the very accurate Tipperary forwards and were 7 points behind before Waterford's first attempt on the Tipperary goal on 10 minutes.

To their credit Waterford never gave up and in particular the full back line of Megan Dunford, Nuala Landers, Molly Curran and goal keeper, Roisin Cahillane were outstanding in defence throughout the game. Lauren Guirey, Lauren McGregor and in particular Jessica Glavin, worked tirelessly to get the ball into the forwards in the first half. Indeed Waterford were pressing strongly as the half time whistle approached, but were finding it difficult to get scores on the board.

Waterford went into the half time break 2-12 to 0-2 in arrears, and should probably have had a penalty in the closing minutes of the half when Dawn Power was fouled and had to retire injured. However the match officials thought differently and deemed that the ball had been out of play before the foul occurred.

Waterford were on the score board early in the second half with two points and Lauren McGregor got Waterford's first goal on forty minutes after the Tipperary goal keeper failed to hold a shot, to narrow the gap. Waterford continued to work hard looking for scores but found the tenacious Tipperary defence difficult to break down.

A breakaway goal by Tipperary on fifty minutes put the game beyond Waterford's reach. Waterford kept going to the end, scoring another 1-2 without reply. However it was not to be their day and a  jubilant Tipperary teamed claimed the cup from Munster Official, Michael Ryan. Tipperary's Aisling Moloney, from Cahir, received the Player of the Match award.

Waterford now head to Kiltoom next weekend for the All Ireland U14 Blitz. Following on their win last year in Division 3 and their excellent performance in the Munster Championship this year, they can look forward with anticipation to next weekend.

Waterford : R Cahillane, M Dunford, N Landers, M Curran, T Murray, C McGrath, M Meehan, L Devine, R Casey, L Guirey, L McGregor, G Power, J Glavin, D Power, S Power, L O'Shea, H Murphy, T Murphy, M Boyce, C O'Brien, R Finnegan, C Foley, F Lyons, S Supple, D Murphy, N Power, C Hahessy, A Power, J Glavin, K Hayes, G Power,

Management: Trish Fitzgerald, Crohan McGregor, Maurice Cahilanne, Ann Dunford

Munster Minor B Championship

Waterford 6-14 Limerick 4-1

Waterford's Minors took the honours in Fraher Field last Saturday when they beat Limerick on a score line of 6-14 to 4-1, to win the Munster Minor B Championship. The match was played in glorious sunshine, and in perfect conditions, with both teams playing exciting open football.

Limerick opened the scoring with a goal in the third minute as Waterford struggled to contain the pacey Limerick forwards. Limerick continued to dominate the opening quarter of the match and lead  by 3-01 to 0-2 after 15 minutes with Shauna Fercombe and Clodagh Walsh getting the Waterford scores.

Waterford came back into the game in the final 10 minutes of the half with points from Shauna Ferncombe, Clodagh Walsh, Aileen Wall and Danielle Hallihan. A fourth Limerick goal was cancelled out by a Clodagh Walsh penalty deep into injury time and Waterford trailed at the break by 1-6 to 4-1.

Waterford started the second half in determined fashion and scored 2-1 in the opening five minutes of the second half (Hallahan 1-0, Walsh 1-0 and Katie Whyte 0-1). Waterford's defense was much improved and kept Limerick scoreless for the second half. Waterford's forwards kept the score board ticking over and were convincing 6-14 to 4-1 at the final whistle. 

Michael Ryan made the presentations on behalf of Munster Council and thanked the referee, Waterford GAA for the use of Fraher field and both teams for an excellent match. Aileen Wall was presented with Player of the Final accolade for her outstanding display over the two legs of the final.

Roisin Tobin, the Waterford captain, was presented with the Munster Minor B Cup by Michael Ryan. Rosin thanked the Waterford mentors, her team mates, the referee and the Limerick team for their part in making the final such a memorable occasion.

Waterford: H McCarthy (Ballymacabry), L Hyslop (Dungarvan), B Cooney (Ballymacabry), C Whyte (Killrossanty) , C Hearn (Ballymacabry), R Tobin (Capt) (Abbeyside), N Collins (Abbeyside) , F Morrissey (Abbeyside), A Wall (Ballymacabry), , K Whyte (Killrossanty), H Landers (Ballyduff), R Nic Dhonncha (An Sean Phobal), D Hallahan (Ballymacabry) , C Walsh (Ballyduff), S Ferncombe (Dungarvan), M Walsh (Ballymacabry), , S Dunford (St Pats),  , M Power (Comeragh Rgs) C Ni Foghlú (An Sean Phobal), C Keane (Comeragh Rgs), S Ni hÓgáin (An Sean Phobal),  P Kelly ( Comeragh Rgs), K McGrath (Ballymacabry), S Ryan (Ballymacabry), , A Cahallan (Na Deise). A Landers (St. Pats), K McGrath (Ballymacabry), C Behan (Dungarvan),

Munster U16 B Championship

Limerick 4-9 Waterford 1-12

Waterford's U16's traveled to Bruff, Co Limerick for their opening match in the U16B Championship and were unlucky to loose to a very good Limerick side. Waterford never recovered from conceding two goals late in the first half and though they dominated play in the second half they were unable to break down a resolute Limerick defence.

Waterford's next match is against Tipperary, next Saturday in Cahir in a match that they must win if they are to reach the Munster U16B Final.

Golden Goal

The winning time in Waterford's Fund raising Golden Goal competition was 50 minutes and 01 seconds. If the winning ticket is not presented within the next 7 days the nearest time will be deemed the winner.

Munster Minor Championship

Limerick 1-4     Waterford 6-14

Waterford made the long journey to Askeaton, Limerick for the first leg of the Munster Minor B Championship final on Saturday evening last and came away with a resounding win over their hosts. This was a win founded on a solid defenece, and tremendous work rate throughout the team.

Limerick, playing with the wind in the first half, pointed after 3 minutes through corner forward Triona Bannon. Waterford's opening score came through the boot of Clodagh Walsh to level the scores two minutes later. Limericks dominance in the opening quarter resulted in their opening goal after their full forward Aisling Enright got free and netted from close range. Indeed except for some excellent defending by Waterford during this period, Limerick could have been further ahead.

Midway through the first half some positional changes had the desired affect with Clodagh Walsh scoring from the penalty spot after sustained Waterford pressure around the Limerick goalmouth. Waterford dominated the final quarter of the first half with midfielders Clodagh Behan and Fiona Morrissey in control of midfield and Hannah Lander's distribution at centre forward outstanding.  Waterford's scores in the first half were Shauna Ferncombe (2-2), Clodagh Walsh (1-2, 1p-1f) Aileen Wall (0-1), and giving Waterford a 3-5 to 1-2 lead at half time.

Limerick opened the second half in determined fashion and registered the opening score of the half on 34 minutes. Indeed they could have had a goal on 40 minutes except for an outstanding reaction save by Waterford's keeper Hayley McCarthy, who also saved a penalty in the dying minutes of the game.

Again it was the Waterford defending that held firm during this opening period of the second half and when the sting was taken out of the Limerick attack, Waterford kept the scoreboard ticking over. Waterford outscored Limerick by 3-9 to 0-2 in the second half and will bring a commanding 25 point lead into the home leg of this Munster B Final in two weeks time.

Subs used:- D Hallahan for R Nic Dhonncha , M Power for C Behan (inj), S Dunford for A Landers, N Collins for C Whyte, P Kelly for K Whyte (inj)

Waterford : H McCarthy (Ballymacabry), L Hyslop (Dungarvan), R Tobin (Capt) (Abbeyside),  C Hearn (Ballymacabry), A Landers (St. Pats),  K McGrath (Ballymacabry), C Whyte (Killrossanty) , F Morrissey(0-1) (Abbeyside), C Behan (Dungarvan), K Whyte (Killrossanty), A Wall (0-1) (Ballymacabry), R Nic Dhonncha (An Sean Phobal), H Landers (0-4) (Ballyduff), C Walsh (3-4) (Ballyduff), S Ferncombe (3-3) (Dungarvan), M Walsh (Ballymacabry), N Collins (Abbeyside), S Dunford (St Pats),  D Hallahan (0-1) (Ballymacabry), M Power (Comeragh Rgs) C Ni Foghlú (An Sean Phobal), C Keane (Comeragh Rgs), S Ni hÓgáin (An Sean Phobal),  P Kelly ( Comeragh Rgs), K McGrath (Ballymacabry), S Ryan (Ballymacabry), B Cooney (Ballymacabry), A Cahallan (Na Deise).

Munster U14A Championship

The Waterford girls traveled to Middleton on Saturday for their opening match against Cork in the Munster U14A Championship. A very strong Cork team easily won the match on the day, however the girls have the U14B Final to look forward to at the end of April .  The next match for the U14's is Kerry on Friday at a Waterford venue.

Waterford : R Cahillane, M Dunford, N Landers, M Curran, T Murray, C McGrath, M Meehan, L Devine, R Casey, L Guirey, L McGregor, G Power, J Glavin, D Power, S Power, L O'Shea, H Murphy, T Murphy, M Boyce, C O'Brien, R Finnegan, C Foley, F Lyons, S Supple, D Murphy, N Power, C Hahessy, A Power, J Glavin, K Hayes, G Power,

Waterford Ladies Bucket Collection.

Waterford Ladies will be holding a Bucket Collection at next Sundays National Hurling League match between Waterford and Galway in Walsh Park. We would ask for your generous support for the ladies as they raise funds for their upcoming championship campaign.  In 2010 the ladies reached the All Ireland Intermediate Final and this year the hope to one better by winning the Intermediate Title.

Cavan get revenge in Breffni Park

Cavan 3-11

Waterford 2-7

Bord Gais Div 2 - Ladies Football

Cavan sought revenge for the defeat they suffered at the hands of the Déise last August when the Waterford ladies beat them in the All Ireland Semi-final.  Cavan tried to set out their stall from the start but Abbeyside's Fiona Morrissey got the first score of the game with a magnificent goal.  This is Morrisseys first year in the team and she is paying dividends for the faith shown in her by the Waterford management.  Morrissey also plays with the minors having captained last years U16 team.  Cavan battled hard and tapped on points eating away at Waterford's lead.  Cavan forged ahead with 2 goals by Aisling Doonan, pushing her team in to a seven-point lead.  It was excellent play by Michelle McGrath rocketing the ball in to the roof of the net and points by Sinéad & Michelle Ryan brought Waterford back in to the game.  Waterford went in to half time trailing at the break by 2 points with the scores at 2-6 to 2-4.

In the second half, scrappy play from Waterford allowed Cavan to surge onwards.  Bronagh Sheridan was introduced in the second half for Cavan and immediately kicked a point.  Waterford brought the game to within 3 points again but Doonan kicked another point from a free and on the last attack of the game by Cavan the waiting Daena Clerkin drilled it home past Ciara Kearney who had an outstanding game. 

Waterford's next game is at home to Kerry on the 27^th of March.

Waterford Triumph Against Tipperary

Waterford 2-14

Tipperary 2-10

Bord Gais Div 2 - Ladies Football

Tipperary came flying out of the traps in this division 2, round 4 Bord Gais league game held in St. Mollerans in Carrig-on-Suir.  After 18 minutes Tipperary were 2-3 to Waterford's 4points where by the Déise had also squandered 4 scoring chances.  Aimee Jordan had kept the Déise in the game 2 minutes earlier with a fine save from Tipperary's full forward Mairéad Morrissey, the Brian Boru's woman scoring both Tipperary's goals.  It was on the 22^nd minute when a goal by Aileen Wall set this game alight sparking some fine play by the Déise women.  On the stroke of half time Tipperary's full back was yellow carded for a dangerous tackle on Waterford's Louise Ryan.  This did not stop Tipperary as their corner forward Edel Hanley tapped over another two points after this to leave the half time score with Waterford trailing 1-6 to 2-5.

Waterford looked like a different team in the second half dominating play from the offset.  An incredible save by Tipperary's Nora Noonan 2 minutes in after the restart was just the beginning of Waterford's onslaught against the Premier County.  Michelle McGrath, and the Ryan sisters Michelle and Sinéad from Ballymacarbry collectively scored six points.  In the 16^th minute, Waterford were awarded a penalty when McGrath was taken off her feet as she was going around a Tipperary defender.  Michelle Ryan stood up to the mark and confidently sent the ball to the left inside of the net sending the Déise now in to a seven point lead.  Tipperary never stopped attacking but members of the Waterford defence such as Karen McGrath, Anne Dunphy, and Gráinne Enright stood up to the every effort from the ladies from Tipperary limiting them to 5 points in total in the second half.  Noonan was to pull off another two saves from Maria Delahunty and Aileen Wall, and in the end it was Waterford who stole it in the end. 

Waterford are away to Cavan next weekend.  There is a chequered history between these two sides as Waterford were defeated by Cavan in the league final last year and Waterford's payback was to defeat them in the All-Ireland semi final.  Cavan will be eager to exact revenge for this.  Cavan are favourites for this encounter as today they defeated current senior All-Ireland Champions Dublin by 2-7 to 1-8 at home.  Today's encounter was refereed by Mags Doherty of Wexford.

Senior B and Minor Championships

The Senior B and Minor Championships reaches their conclusion this week . In the Senior B Semi-Final, St Pats meet Abbeyside, with St Pats going into this encounter as slight favourites.  The winner of this match will play Ballyduff in the Final.

The Minor A Final matches the powerful Ballymacabry club, fresh from their exploits against Abbeyside. Abbeyside had an excellent win over Comeragh Rangers last weekend in a very entertaining match, with Eimear Fennel putting in an outstanding performance at full forward for the winners.

The Minor B Semi-Finals will be played in mid week, with the winners of the Old Parish v Ballyduff game playing the winners of St Anne's v St Pat's/Na Deise. The Final is scheduled for Sunday as a double header with the Minor A Final.

Under 13 Development

The Waterford U13 Development squad traveled to Cahir last Saturday to play their Tipperary counterparts. There was an excellent turnout with nearly 60 players traveling on the day. Well done to Manager, Trish Fitzgerald and her mentors.

Munster Key2Coaching Clinic

The very highly acclaimed Key2Coaching Clinic will be in Waterford at a Dungarvan venue on Saturday, 4^th December, 2010. The Clinic will start at 9.30 am and be finished by 1.00pm.

For anyone, experienced or novice, interested in coaching Ladies Football this clinic is a must. It will show participants how to prepare for a typical coaching session and give them the opportunity to observe excellent coaching techniques on teaching the basic skills, developing them and providing fun and a challenge to players throughout.

Contact George Young (087-4158417) for further details

County Team Managers

Nomination forms have been sent to all the clubs and must be returned to the County Secretary by the 26^th November.  Nominations are being sought for the Intermediate, Minor, U16 and U14 County Team Managers. Team managers will be appointed at the December County Board Meeting.