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Lissycasey G.A.A Club News.

January 2012. 

Club information: As we begin the 2012 season, we, on behalf of Lissycasey G.A.A. club take this opportunity to bring you up to date with developments in our club and with plans for the year. We will be fielding teams at all levels from under 10 up to senior and we are looking forward to having another successful season. We also have a very successful nursery programme which caters for players from under 6. At present we have club members in training with Clare panels at senior, under 21, minor and development squad levels. We also provide with the opportunity to display their music and singing talents through our participation in Scor and we have enjoyed great success in this competition. On the development front, we are delighted that our new stand at the main pitch was completed in 2011. Our main development project for 2012 is the refurbishment of the dressing rooms at our headquarters in Lissycasey. Work has already commenced and we would hope to have this work completed as early as possible in the season so that we will be able to host our home games at the venue. We are making every effort to keep the costs to a minimum. We have a number of fundraising ventures in mind over the coming weeks which we hope will help bring this project to fruition and ensure that our club continues to provide top class facilities. Our immediate aim is to enrol members and with this in mind we will have a Registration evening at St. Mary’s hall in Lissycasey on Friday February 17 from 7 to 9p.m. The membership fees for 2012 are; Under 8--€5; U- 10, U- 12, U- 14, U- 16 and U- 18--€25; Adult players--€60; Students--€30; Non playing adults--€30. Fees can be paid to our club registrar, Martin Kelly, Frure We are currently promoting the annual draw run by Clare GAA which costs €60, half of which goes directly to the club. For those who buy a ticket, they will automatically become a member of our club and be included in three monthly draws for valuable prizes including a car. Our weekly lotto continues to be a great success and we thank you for your support. The opportunity exists, should you wish, to join the lotto by direct debit for the year and any of the officers will provide you with details. We thank you for taking the time to read this letter and we will be delighted to answer any queries you may have.
Eamonn Finnucane (Chairman)  Anne Hayes (Secretary)  Geraldine Hill (Treasurer)
 

Lissycasey U10's.  Lissycasey U10s are entered into a STAR KIT COMPETITION. This will require collecting 300 star newspaper front pages from Tues 24 January to the 11th of Feb. If you have or know anybody who buys the star to hold on to the front pages and contact  any of the officers.

Scor na nOg Munster Final. Lissycasey were second in both Novelty Act and Set Dancing at the Munster Scor na nOg Finals in Cappoquin on Sunday last January 29th. Both Groups just lost on by one point. Well done lads & lassies.

Senior Manager. Barry Keating is the new Senior Manager for 2012.  Senior Training has resumed.

Monthly Meeting. The First Lissycasey GAA Meeting of the new year was held on Monday Jan 9th.The vacant officer-ships have now been filled. Vice Chairman: Tony McMahon, Asst Secretary: Christina O'Sullivan, Treasurer: Geraldine Hill, Asst Treasurer: Declan Kelly. The dressing rooms at the main pitch are presently undergoing a major transformation.

Scor na nOg Munster Semi-Finals: Lissycasey qualified for the Munster Scor na nOg Finals in 4 items. The Munster Semi-Final involving Clare, Kerry & Limerick was held on Sun Jan 8th at Askeaton, Co Limerick and the following groups qualified, Recitation (Kieran Moroney) Ballad Group ( Aine & Orla McSweeney, Ava O'Malley, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly. Novelty Act (Kieran Moroney, Bryan McSweeney, Ava O'Malley, Gillian Cummins, Aine McSweeney, Orla McSweeney, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly.) Set Dancing. (Killian Normoyle, Seamus Collins, Kieran Moroney, Oisin Hanrahan, Lauren Griffin, Orla McSweeney, Elizabeth Kelly & Sarah Hehir. The Munster Final will be held in Cappoquin, Co Waterford. This is an all ticket event. Contact Anne Hayes, Niamh Normoyle or Helen Hehir if you are interested in attending.

December 2011

Sale: Lissycasey GAA club have a massive sale of GAA Merchandise (Jerseys, Socks, Track Suits. Shorts, Hats & Scarves) Contact Anne Hayes 0872663718. Great Reductions.

The Annual General Meeting of Lissycasey GAA club was held in the GAA Meeting rooms on Thursday Dec 8th at 7.30p.m. The following officers were elected for 2012. President: Fr P.J. Melican, Vice President. Senan Culligan Snr. Patron: Fr Joe Hourigan. Chairman: Eamon Finucane. Secretary: Anne Hayes. P.R.O. Seamus Hayes. Registrar: Martin Kelly. Cultural / Scor Officer: Anne Hayes, Child Liaison Officer : Ann Hanrahan. ASAP Officer: Denis O'Herlihy. Lotto Coordinator: Pat Keane. Senior Management: to be finalised: Junior Management: Christy Talty. Gerry Moran, Padraig Carmody: U21 Tom Hill, Tom Clohessy. Minor : Oisin Talty. U16 Michael Collins. U14 Thomas Considine. U12 Frankie Meaney. U10 Declan Kelly. U8 Pat Keane. U6 Tom Clohessy. Tributes were paid to the outgoing Chairman Johnnie Neylon and outgoing Secretary Geraldine Hill for their contribution over the past 4 years.

Scor na nOg: Lissycasey GAA club won 6 County Scor na nOg titles at the County Finals in Cois na hAbhna on Sunday Dec 11th. They groups who will represent Lissycasey & Clare in the Munster Semi-Finals in Askeaton, Limerick on Sun Jan 8th at 2.30p.m. are Solo Singing (Ava O'Malley) Recitation (Kieran Moroney) Music Group (Orla & Aine McSweeney, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly & Clodagh Doohan) Ballad Group (Orla & Aine McSweeney, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly & Ava O'Malley) Novelty Act ( Kieran Moroney, Orla & Aine McSweeney, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly. Brian McSweeney, Ava O'Malley & Gillian Cummins) Set Dancing ( Orla McSweeney, Sarah Hehir, Elizabeth Kelly, Lauren Griffin, Oisin Hanrahan, Killian Normoyle, Seamus Collins & Kieran Moroney) Lissycasey also won the Club of the year award & and Paddy Queally Cup.

 Lotto: At a meeting of the club this week, it was decided that the lotto draws due to take place on December 17, 24 and 31 will all be held  twenty four hours earlier on Fridays December 16, 23 and 30. Apart from these three dates, the draws will take place on Saturdays, as usual.

October 2011.                        

U15 "A" West Clare Title for Lissycasey: Lissycasey 4.05 Kilmurry Ibrickane 1.05. Lissycasey Captured the West Clare U15"A" Championship title in Cooraclare on Sunday Oct 23rd 2011. Lissycasey scored three goals in the opening five minutes from Ciarán Doohan, Niall Meere and Brian Cahill. Keelan Sexton Opened Kilmurry Ib scoring with a point in the 10th minute. Lissycasey's Michael O'Malley scored 1.01 while Gary Stephens, Niall Meere & Ciarán Doohan added a point each with Kilmurry adding 3 more points to leave the half time score Lissycasey 4.04 Kilmurry Ib 0.04. Keith Sexton (KIB) and Michael O'Malley traded points early in the second half. Both teams defended well for the remainder of the game with Keith Sexton's goal the only additional score. Conditions were difficult both both teams played some good football. After the game, West Clare Divisional Board Chairman Michael Crowe presented the Shield to Brian Cahill, Lissycasey Captain. Lissycasey: Cillian Normoyle, Niall McCarthy, Ryan Griffin. Levi Howard, Oisin Hanrahan, Pádraig McNamara, Brian Cahill (Capt) Michael O'Malley, Gary Stephens, Seamus Collins, Conor Finnucane, Niall Meere, Ciarán Doohan.  Referee: Sean Ryan. Kilrush.

Junior "A" Football: Eire Og  2-5  Lissycasey  1-5. After a number of weeks of inactivity it was back to action for the junior footballers on Saturday last when they lined out against Eire Og in a relegation play off. At the end of a tight contest, Lissycasey lost out by a goal. Despite this loss, they will play in junior A competition next year as Wolfe Tones who were to be their opponents this week, have conceded a walkover. Lissycasey's team on Saturday last was; Alan Pyne; Kieran Donnelly, Shane Normoyle, Brendan O'Connor; Paul Clancy, Sean Devitt, Ronan McCarthy; Michael Coghlan, Noel Casey; Tom Collins, Declan Clancy, David McMahon; Kieran Clancy, Aaron Talty, David Clancy;  Subs--Noel Doohan, David Talty.

U15 West Clare. Lissycasey are through to the U15 A Final where they will face Kilmurry Ib on Saturday Oct 22nd at Cooraclare. Lissycasey defeated Kilrush on a score of 5.11 to 1.04 in Kilrush on Sunday Oct 9th.

Senior Championship. Lissycasey GAA pitch was the venue for the County Senior Football Semi-Final between Cratloe and Kilmurry Ibrickane on Saturday Oct 1st. County Officials were high in their praise for the Club facilities. The game was won by Kilmurry.

September 2011:

Senior Football Championship Quarter Final: Cratloe 2-7 Lissycasey 0-6.A strong start, which saw them race into a five point lead inside the opening quarter, laid the foundations for Cratloe’s merited win over Lissycasey in the first of the Clare senior football quarter finals at Cusack Park on Saturday. Having elected to play into the stiff wind, Cratloe dominated the early exchanges and the Lissycasey defence was breached in the seventh minute when Sean Collins raced through for the game’s first goal.From here on Lissycasey were fighting an uphill battle against the more experienced outfit and this experience proved to be a key element on the day.To their credit, Lissycasey did well in the second quarter but poor distribution and failure to seriously trouble the winner’s defence proved costly. In the early stages of the second half Lissycasey enjoyed plenty of possession but they failed to turn this into scores and Cratloe found the range in the final quarter and pulled away for a deserved win and a place in the senior football championship for the first time in the club’s history.With just four survivors from the side which started the 2007 final when Lissycasey were champions, the team lacked experience. When the disappointment of this defeat eases, Lissycasey will realise that this is a very young side and that there is a very bright future ahead, provided, of course, that emigration  doesn't hit again as it did in the early part of this year when the likes of Anthony and James Kelly and Gerard Murphy joined such as Cathal McMahon in Australia.Injuries didn't help chances on Saturday with Alan Nagle and Sean Hayes both ruled out of contention due to leg injuries. On Saturday Martin O'Connor was again outstanding at corner back while Gerry Moran and Cyril Sheehan worked extremely hard throughout. According to team manager Barry Keating "Cratloe got the start that we hoped for. They won the ‘breaking ball’ and the end result was a fair reflection of the play. At the start of the second half we had possession and didn’t take our chances. It’s a disappointing end to the year but we are a work in progress and hopefully we will learn from the experience and move on next year".
Lissycasey; Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Martin O’Connor; Martin Moran, Cathal Hill, Michael Melican; Danny Clohessy, Enda Finnucane,; Fergal Talty, Matt O’Shea, Cathal Doohan; Francis Hayes, Niall Kelly, Paul Nagle;
Subs—Derek McMahon for Talty (17 minutes) Danny Lynch for Clohessy (half time) Paudie Carmody for Nagle (43 minutes) Oisin Talty for Finnucane (51 minutes) Scorers—Niall Kelly (both frees) Francis Hayes (0-2) each, Paul Nagle, Oisin Talty (free) 0-1 each. Referee—Rory Hickey, Eire Og

West Clare U13:  Lissycasey defeated Kilrush 1.09 to 0.08 in the West Clare U13 A on Friday last. They will now play Kilmurry Ib in the Semi-Final on Wednesday next Sept 28th at Quilty at 7p.m..

Munster u15 Football : Lissycasey's under 15 footballers have qualified for the final stages of the Munster under 15 ten a side blitz. At Abbeyfeale last Saturday they defeated the host club Fr. Casey's and fellow Clare side Ennistymon. Kerry club Ballylongford were due to take part but they withdrew. The next round will take place in Mallow on Saturday Sept 24th. The members of the Lissycasey panel were David Cleary, Seamus Collins, Killian Normoyle, Padraig McNamara, Levi Howard, Oisin Hanrahan, Brian Cahill, Conor Finnucane, Niall Meere, Michael O'Malley, Shane Keating, Gary Stephens and Gary Hill.

West Clare U15: Lissycasey defeated Clondegad 5.07 to  1.03 in the quarter final of the West Clare U 15 A at the weekend. Lissycasey will now take on Kilrush in the Semi-Final in two weeks time.

Senior Championship.  Lissycasey 0.09 Ennistymon 0.08. A powerful second half performance saw Lissycasey turn a three point interval deficit into a one point win in this senior championship game at Cooraclare on Saturday. The win has qualified Lissycasey for the championship quarter final where their opponents will be Cratloe in two weeks time. It was a result that didn't appear likely at the half way point when Lissycasey trailed , 0-4 to 0-7 and they were a little lucky not to have been further behind at this point. During the first half Cathal Doohan and Sean Hayes were introduced for Alan and Dermot Nagle and early in the second half Danny Lynch returned to duty and immediately made an impact when he he kicked an excellent point. Inspired by the magnificent Michael Melican at centre back, Lissycasey dominated the second period and this is reflected in the fact that they confined Ennistymon to just a point in this time. Points from Danny Lynch, Enda Finnucane and Niall Kelly (free) had the sides level with ten minutes remaining before Finnucane kicked what proved to be the winning point when he converted a 20m free with six minutes remaining. Outstanding for for Lissycasey were Michael Melican, Martin O'Connor, Enda Finnucane, Joe Hayes, Cathal Hill and Gerry Moran.  Lissycasey: Joe Hayes; Alan Nagle, Gerry Moran, Martin O’Connor; Cathal Hill, Michael Melican, Martin Moran; Danny Clohessy, Enda Finnucane; Matt O’Shea, Francis Hayes, Dermot Nagle; Derek McMahon , Niall Kelly, Paul Nagle. Subs:  Cathal Doohan for A. Nagle (13 minutes); Sean Hayes for D. Nagle (21 minutes); Danny Lynch for McMahon (40 minutes) Paudie Carmody for Clohessy (58 minutes) Scorers: Enda Finnucane (0-3) 2 frees; Niall Kelly (0-2), frees; Francis Hayes, Michael Melican Derek McMahon, Danny Lynch (0-1) each;

August 2011:

U21 Semi-Final.  Cratloe 0-7 Lissycasey 0-06 Competition favourites Cratloe qualified for the U21 A Football Championship final when they overcame the challenge of Lissycasey in a hard fought semi-final at Gurteen on Sunday evening but the losers have reason to be disappointed as they failed to capitalise on a lot of good scoring chances on the evening. It was a hugely disappointing result for Lissycasey as they created enough chances to have taken at least a draw from the outing. In the second half in particular, a lot of Lissycasey attacks ended with the ball being kicked into the hands of Cratloe goalkeeper Jamie Joyce. Cratloe's greater experience proved decisive as Liam Markham, Conor McGrath, Cathal McInerney and Paudge Collins, all players with a lot of inter county experience, made vital contributions. From the start, it was clear that this would be a close contest and the game was twelve minutes old before the first score was registered. It came to Lissycasey when Niall Kelly pointed after Sean Hayes’ effort had rebounded off the upright. Cratloe had the better of matters for the next ten minutes during which time they kicked four points before Lissycasey finished the half with an Enda Finnucane effort to leave the half time score at 0-4 to 0-2 in Cratloe's favour. With wind advantage to come, Lissycasey’s chances of causing an upset looked good but within a minute of the resumption Cathal McInerney converted a 13m free for the winners, putting down a marker that they would not be easily beaten. Lissycasey had the better of matters for the remainder of the third quarter and points from Sean Hayes, Enda Finnucane and Niall Kelly brought the sides level by the mid point of the half. Indeed Lissycasey could well have been in front at this stage but goalkeeper Joyce saved well from Matt O’Shea while a combination of poor finishing and good defensive play on the part of Liam Markham and Sean Hynan meant that Lissycasey never managed to get in front. Early in the final quarter Cathal McInerney kicked his side back into the lead with a fine effort from play and he added another minor from a 30m free six minutes from the end to strengthen their chances of victory. An excellent effort from Dermot Nagle closed the gap to the minimum again but try as they did, Lissycasey failed to add to their tally and Cratloe held on for victory by the minimum margin. Scorers: Cratloe. Cathal McInerney (0-3), 2 frees; Conor McGrath (0-2) Liam Markham (free) Wes De Loughrey (0-1) each.  Lissycasey: Enda Finnucane (2 frees) Niall Kelly (1 free), 0-2 each; Sean Hayes, Dermot Nagle (0-1) each.   Lissycasey: Kevin Moran; Cyril Sheehan Martin O’Connor, Ronan McCarthy; Tom Collins, Francis Hayes, Cathal Doohan; Enda Finnucane, Matt O’Shea; Daniel Clohessy, Niall Kelly, Kevin Hanrahan; Sean Hayes, Eoin Fitzgerald, Dermot Nagle; Subs: Michael O’Neill for Fitzgerald (half time) Eoin Enright for Collins (50 minutes); Fitzgerald for Hanrahan (51 minutes).

U14 Championship: Clondegad crowned u-14 B champions: Clondegad  2-10  Lissycasey  2-7 (after extra time)
Clondegad were crowned Clare under 14 B football champions at Cusack Park on Monday evening after a lively final which required extra time to separate the teams.A physically stronger Clondegad lasted the extra period better and this proved decisive in their march to victory over their fellow parishioners. A goal from Mark Gavin helped the winners to a two point lead at the end of the opening half of normal time when the score was 1-2 to 0-3.The second half produced some great football with both sides enjoying periods of dominance. A Padraic McNamara goal brought Lissycasey back into contention when the game looked to be slipping from them midway through the half but Clondegad hit back quickly for their second goal which came from Daniel Cleary.Lissycasey looked to have snatched victory when centre back and captain Niall McCarthy went up field and kicked his side's second goal in the final minute. The score gave Lissycasey a one point lead but Clondegad fought back and won a free which Cillian Brennan cooly converted with the last kick of the game to send the tie into extra time.In the first period of extra time Brennan kicked two points to edge his side in front again. While Gary Stephens pulled one back for Lissycasey, the winners continued to maintain a slight upperhand and further points from Mark Gavin and Malachy Lynch sealed victory.Impressive for the winners were Cathal Tighe, Ronan Barry, Malachy Lynch, Cillian Brennan, Mark Gavin and Daniel Cleary while Lissycasey's best were Roy Griffin, Niall McCarthy, Padraic McNamara, Gary Stephens and Cathal Considine.**After the game Bord na nOg chairman Billy Archbold presented the cup to the winning captain Cathal Tighe.Clondegad;  Cillian McNeilis; Sean Meaney, Robert Neylon, Peter Casey; Conor Lynch, Cathal Tighe, Cathal Breen; Ronan Barry, Malachy
Lynch (0-2) Ryan Jennings, Cillian Brennan (0-5) Mark Crowe; Daniel Cleary (1-1) Michael McCarthy, Mark Gavin (1-2);Subs Cian Gavin, Brian Hehir, Colin McNeilis, Eoin Reidy, Stephen Neenan, Aidan Lynch, Brendan Harkin, Joseph Conlon. Lissycasey; Dara Meaney; Gregory Allard, Roy Griffin, Ronan Cahill; Paul Culligan, Niall McCarthy (1-1) Daire Hanrahan; Padraic McNamara (1-0) David Cleary; Gary Lordan Gary Stephens (0-4) Eric Griffin;
Cathal Considine (0-2) Killian Regan, Ronan Grace; Subs:Cathal Fitzgerald, Bryan McSweeney, Aaron Griffin, Niall Coote, Conor O'Leary, Aaron Slattery, Ronan Hickey, Liam Halpin, Aaron Browne Referee---Fergal Gray, Feakle

Senior Championship:  Liscannor 1.09 Lissycasey 1.08. There was heartbreak for the senior footballers at Quilty on Saturday when they lost out by the minimum margin to Liscannor in round two of the senior championship. While the locals are still not out of the title race, should they fail to make  it to the play offs, they will look back at this tie and wonder how they didn't get something out of this game. The sides were level at 0.05 each at halftime before Lissycasey pushed four points clear in the third quarter. However, they failed to maintain this advantage and ended up losing by a point. Michael Melican  moved from centre back to centre forward for the second half and ended up scoring his side's only goal on a day when Paul Nagle kicked some excellent points. In the final round of games Lissycasey must beat Ennistymon and hope that Doonbeg beat Liscannor if they are to have a chance of progressing to the play offs. If those results materialise then it will be down to scoring difference to decide which of Lissycasey,Liscannor and Ennistymon will accompany Doonbeg to the quarter final.

Lissycasey; Joe Hayes; Alan Nagle Gerry Moran, Martin O'Connor; Cathal Hill, Michael Melican, Cyril Sheehan; Enda Finnucane, Danny Clohessy; Fergal Talty, Francis Hayes, Matt O' Shea; Paul Nagle, Niall Kelly, Dereck McMahon
Subs--Martin Moran for Sheehan; Cathal Doohan for Talty; Dermot Nagle for Clohessy.

Cul-Camp: Lissycasey Cul-Camp held in the GAA field from Monday Aug 8th to Friday Aug 12th was very successful with over 90 children taking part.

July 2011:

   Brian Casey Memorial Tournament: The inaugural Brian Casey memorial seven a side football tournament was hosted by Lissycasey GAA club on Saturday and the event proved to be a huge success. Fifteen teams competed for the title in four groups with the group games staged at Lissycasey's two pitches, Ballynacally and Kilmihil. When these had concluded the quarter final line up was Ennistymon v Wolfe Tones, St. Josephs (Doora-Barefield) v Kilmihil; Doonbeg v Kilrush and Kilkee v Clondegad. In the first semi-final St. Josephs proved too strong for Clondegad winning on a score of 3-10 to 0-4 while Doonbeg accounted for Ennistymon on a 1-12 to 1-9 scoreline. he final provided great entertainment for the big attendance. The teams were level at 1-3 each at half time before Doonbeg opened a five point lead after the break. Then two goals in as many minutes had the Doora-Barefield men in front with less than a minute to play but Doonbeg hit back for the equalising point leaving the sides tied at 2-7 each at full time. This resulted in a penalty shoot out with each side having three penalties. Colm Dillon proved to be the Doonbeg hero when he saved Aidan O'Connor's effort and then converted his side's final kick to see them crowned champions. David and Eamonn Tubridy were the other penalty scorers for the winners while Johnnie O'Brien and Enda Lyons converted penalties for St. Josephs. Doonbeg had further reason for celebration when David Tubridy picked up the tournament's top scorer award. Behind by three points to St. Josephs's Johnnie O'Brien going into the final, the Doonbeg sharpshooter scored 1-4 in the final to seal the award.At the presentation ceremony after the final the runners up medals were presented to St. Josephs by Lissycasey club chairman Johnnie Nealon who thanked all of the participating teams fortheir support for the event.The members of the St. Josephs panel were Chris, David and Johnnie O'Brien, Ger Fannin, Gavin O'Sullivan, Paul Dullaghan, Aidan O'Connor, Kevin Dilleen, Mark Raftery, Enda Lyons and their captain Sean Flynn.The host club chairman also made presentations to the tournament referees Michael Rock, Jim Hickey, Fergal Gray, Joe Garry, Michael Fitzgerald, Gerry Corry, David Clancy and Anthony Culligan who took charge of the final. The winners trophies were presented by Niall Casey, brother of the late Brian, to Colm and Paul Dillon, Joe Blake, Ritchie Vaughan, Eamonn Tubridy, Enda Doyle, Conor Downes, Shane Ryan, Shane O'Brien, Jim Bob Griffin, David Tubridy and the team captain Kevin Nugent who accepted the cup donated by the Casey family in Brian's memory, from Brian's father, Marty, Speaking on behalf of the winners, Kevin Nugent recalled Brian Casey's love of football before congratulating Lissycasey on organising the tournament.Speaking on behalf of the Casey family, Niall Casey paid tribute to all who had helped make the day so successful,. He thanked all of the participating teams and extended special congratulations to the prize winners. He also paid tribute to the tournament organising committee and to the sponsors of the event Lissycasey chairman Johnnie Nealon then made a special presentation to the Casey family which was accepted by Brian's sister Martina.The day came to a conclusion with the unveiling, by Brian's girlfriend Cecilia Talty, of a framed picture of Brian which will be located in the club's meeting room.  

 (More photos on Photos 3)

West Clare: U12 "A" Final: Kilmurry Ib 7.10 Lissycasey 2.03.

Junior Football Championship: Lissycasey  1-8  St. Josephs  0-11. Lissycasey and St. Josephs played a draw in round two of the junior A football championship at Ballynacally on Friday evening. The sides were also level at half time when the score was 0-5 each. Lissycasey had jumped into a three point lead early in the second quarter but the Doora-Barefield men fought back to level. Early in the second half St. Josephs punished some errors in the Lissycasey defence and opened a two point gap but Lissycasey rallied and when Kevin Hanrahan scored the game's only goal, things looked good. However, St. Josephs refused to give up and fought back to snatch a share of the spoils. Lissycasey: Kevin Moran; Brendan O'Connor, Paul Clancy (capt) Colm Clancy; Tom Collins, Colin Lynch (0-2) Ronan McCarthy; Noel Casey, Noel Finnucane; Shane Normoyle (0-1) Declan Clancy, Kevin Hanrahan (1-3); Sean Hayes (0-2) Aaron Talty, David McMahon;Subs--David Clancy for Talty; Michael Coghlan for O'Connor.

Under 14 Div 2: Lissycasey made sure of their place in the semi-final of the under 14 B when they accounted for Kildysart-Coolmeen at Lissycasey on Friday evening on a final scoreline of 6-15 to 0-7
 

   Brian Casey Memorial Tournament: Brian Casey was an integral part of Lissycasey GAA Club and wore the colours of Lissycasey with pride and passion. Lissycasey GAA Club, in conjunction with Brian's family, are proud to announce the inaugural Brian Casey Memorial Tournament. Lissycasey GAA club will host the inaugural Brian Casey memorial 7 a side football tournament on Saturday, July 30th. Brian was a leading member of the club's senior panel and was part of their Clare senior championship winning squad in 2007. He died in tragic circumstances in December 2009.Seventeen teams will play in next week's tournament including a team representing Mallow college where Brian was a member of staff. There will be four groups and two teams will qualify from each for the quarter finals.The groups were drawn on Monday night and group matches will be played at Lissycasey, Kilmihil and Ballynacally. The groups are as follows.
Group A----Lissycasey, Coolmeen, Kilkee, Kilrush and Kildysart at Lissycasey
Group B----Mallow, Wolfe Tones, St. Josephs and Shannon Gaels at Lissycasey's Frure pitch
Group C---Kilmihil, St. Breckans, Ennistymon and Eire Og at Kilmihil pitch
Group D----Clondegad, Cooraclare, Doonbeg and Miltown at Ballynacally
Play will commence at 10a.m. at each venue

Junior Championship: Kilmihil  3-14  Lissycasey 0-8 : When Lissycasey trailed by just a point with fifteen minutes remaining in this junior A football championship first round at Cooraclare on Friday evening, there was a strong chance that they would drive on and score a win. However, a missed free which would have levelled the game followed by the missing of a golden goal opportunity proved very costly and Kilmihil hit back for two goals in quick succession and this killed off the Lissycasey challenge. Lissycasey struggled throughout the first half and trailed by two points at half time, 0-5 to 0-3. Kilmihil had the first score of the second half but then Lissycasey hit two points in quick succession from David McMahon and Sean Hayes. Missed frees were to prove costly in the third quarter before a stronger and fitter Kilmihil side pulled away for a merited win. Lissycasey scorers on the evening were David McMahon, Sean Hayes (0-2) each, Noel Finnucane, Kevin Hanrahan, David Clancy and Kevin Moran (0-1) each Lissycasey: Stephen McGovern; Brendan O'Connor, Paul Clancy, Colm Clancy; Fergal Talty, Shane Normoyle, Tom Collins; Noel Finnucane, Michael Coghlan; David McMahon, Kevin Hanrahan, Kieran Clancy; Aaron Talty, Sean Hayes, Kevin Moran; Subs--David Clancy for K. Clancy; C. Talty for for K. Moran; Moran for Collins.
 

June 2011:

U21 Quarter Final: Lissycasey 2-15 Eire Og 1-9.A superb start to the second half which saw them score 1-5 without reply helped Lissycasey lay the foundations for this victory over Eire Og in the quarter final of the under 21 A football championship at Ballyea on Sunday.Trailing by two points, 0-7 to 1-6, at half time after playing with the assistance of the breeze, things didn't look good for Lissycasey, last year's beaten finalists.They made a blistering start to the second half and an excellent goal from Eoin Fitzgerald put them in the driving seat on a day when Sean Hayes and Enda Finnucane each kicked four points while other scorers were Niall Kelly, Dermot Nagle, Danny Clohessy, Kevin Hanrahan, Cillian McNamara and Ronan McCarthy who scored the side's second goal.In the semi-final, Lissycasey will play Cratloe or Clondegad.  The Lissycasey mentors are David Considine (manager), Shane Normoyle, Cathal Talty and Paudie Carmody. Lissycasey;  Kevin Moran; Cyril Sheehan, Kevin Hanrahan, Tom Collins; Martin O'Connor, Matt O'Shea, Cathal Doohan; Enda Finnucane, Danny Clohessy; Michael O'Neill, Francis Hayes, Eoin Fitzgerald;' Sean Hayes, Niall Kelly, Dermot Nagle, Subs:Ronan McCarthy for O'Neill; Cillian McNamara for Nagle.

Garry Cup: Lissycasey 0-12 Ennistymon  0-9: The good form shown by Lissycasey's senior footballers in recent weeks continued on Saturday when they defeated Ennistymon in the final round of the league (Garry cup). The win ensures that Lissycasey won't be relegated from the division, something that would have happened had Lissycasey failed to win.The foundations for this win were laid in the first half half at the end of which Lissycasey trailed by two points, 0-3 to 0-5, after playing against the very stiff wind. Inside the first ten minutes of the second half Lissycasey had scored four unanswered points to take a two point lead but Ennistymon hit back to level and it was clear that  the winners would have to battle all the way to the end.This they did and when the final whistle sounded they were deserving of their three point advantage. Lissycasey; Joe Hayes; Alan Nagle, Gerry Moran, Martin O'Connor; Cathal Hill (0-1) Francis Hayes (0-1), Martin Moran (0-1); Enda Finnucane (0-1) Danny Clohessy; Matt O'Shea (0-1) Michael Melicàn, Oisin Talty (0-2); Derek McMahon, Niall Kelly (0-3) Paul Nagle; Subs--Dermot Nagle (0-2) for McMahon; Cyril Sheehan for M. Moran; Sean Hayes for Melican.

Div 4 Football: Naomh Eoin  3-19  Lissycasey  2-6 A very understrength Lissycasey side suffered a heavy defeat from Naomh Eoin in this division 4 tie played at Cross on Saturday evening. From an early stage the physically stronger home side took control and with Michael Liddane in sparkling form they raced into the lead and built on this. Kevin Moran and Fergal Talty were the Lissycasey goalscorers while Sean Hayes kicked four points.Lissycasey;--Stephen McGovern; Brendan O'Connor, Martin Hill, Noel Doohan; Fergal Talty, Aaron Talty, Ronan McCarthy; Pat Healy, Noel Finnucane; Kieran Clancy, David McMahon, Kevin Hanrahan; Alan Pyne, Sean Hayes, Kevin Moran;Subs--Tom Collins for Healy; Healy for Pyne

Garry Cup: Lissycasey  1-12  Eire Og  1-11. Lissycasey followed on from their impressive showing against Doonbeg in the opening round of the senior football championship with a good and what could yet prove to be, a very important win over Eire Og in the Garry cup (division 2 league) at Lissycasey on Saturday evening.With relegation staring them in the face, Lissycasey went into this game knowing that another defeat would all but consign them to division three for next season. Adding interest to the tie was the fact that Lissycasey man Martin Daly is coaching the town outfit this season.Showing just one change from the side which took on champions Doonbeg a week earlier, they showed from the outset that they were determined to get a win here.That said, things didn't look good when they trailed by two points, 0-5 to 0-7, at half time. On the resumption Eire Og extended their advantage to three but Lissycasey fought back and when Martin Moran converted a penalty, the home side jumped in front.the lead was short lived, however, as Eire Og got back in front when they goaled from the penalty spot. Lissycasey's superior fitness proved decisive, however and , in the final minute, Francis Hayes kicked the winning point. Lissycasey now head to Ennistymon on Saturday for their final game in this campaign knowing that another victory will give them an excellent chance of surviving the drop. Lissycasey;  Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Martin O'Connor; Cathal Hill, Michael Melican (0-1) Martin Moran (1-0) Enda Finnucane (0-1)Daniel Clohessy; Oisin Talty, Francis Hayes (0-2) Alan Nagle (0-1); Paul Nagle (0-1) Niall Kelly (0-3) Derek McMahon (0-2);Subs--Sean Hayes (0-1) for Talty; Fergal Talty for P. Nagle.

U21"A" Lissycasey will play Eire Og in the quarter final of the under 21 A football championship. The draw for this year's competition was made last evening, Wednesday and both received byes to the quarter final where they will meet. Lissycasey reached the final of this championship last year where they lost to Ennistymon. Eleven teams will battle it out for the title and the details of the draw are U-21 A Byes A-Eire Og; B-Cratloe; C-Ennistymon; D-Lissycasey; E-Wolfe Tones; First Round  F--Kilrush v Miltown; G--Clondegad v St. Josephs; H--St.  Breckans v Kilmurry-Ib
Quarter Finals----1-C v E;  2-A v D; 3-G v B; 4-H v F;
Semi-finals---4 v 1; 2 v 3;

Senior Football Championship Rd 1: Doonbeg  1-13  Lissycasey  3-5 Lissycasey may have gone into Saturday's opening round of the senior football championship against title holders Doonbeg as rank outsiders but they left Cooraclare most unlucky not to have taken maximum points.With just four of the 2007 championship winning team in the starting line up, they made their more fancied opponents fight all the way for victory.The Lissycasey starting team included five members of the 2009 minor A winning line up and there is little doubt after this performance but that the future is bright for the team. Lissycasey led by two points at half time having played against a strong wind. Goals from Danny Clohessy and Niall Kelly gave them a 2-3 to 0-7 lead at the break.In the second half, Doonbeg's greater experience proved decisive but Lissycasey battled to the end and were most unlucky not to take at least a point from the game.Doonbeg's inter county star David Tubridy was a vital cog in his side's win, contributing 1-8 of their total.According to Doonbeg manager Kieran O'Mahoney, "Lissycasey showed a lot more composure and leadership; than we did.  David Tubridy saved us really. We didn't panic at half time as we knew that Lissycasey still had to come out and win the game. Nigel Dillon's save halfway through the second half was the biggest turning point in the game".Lissycasey manager Barry Keating agreed that Dillon's save "was a turning point. The decisive time was ten minutes into the second half when Doonbeg kicked four or five points. We are  very proud of the lads. There was belief and we came here to win the game. We had a lot of young lads and they stood up. We had a great first half. It's a good foundation and we will build from here".The team line up was Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Martin O'Connor; Cathal Hill, Michael Melican, Martin Moran; Enda Finnucane, Danny Clohessy; Oisin Talty, Francis Hayes, Matt O'Shea; Paul Nagle, Niall Kelly, Derek McMahon;
Subs----Alan Nagle for Sheehan (35 minutes) Dermot Nagle for O'Shea (50 minutes)Scorers----Niall Kelly (2-0) Danny Colohessy (1-0) Derek McMahon (0-2) Oisin Talty (free) Matt O'Shea, Martin O'Connor (0-1) each
***Meanwhile, patrons at the Wolfe Tones (winners) v Kilrush championship game at Lissycasey were able to avail of the new stand for the first time. Work of the development is almost complete and this will be a great addition to the facility in Lissycasey.

May 2011:

In Memory of Brian: Lissycasey GAA will host a senior 7 a side tournament on Saturday July 30 in memory of the late Brian Casey, a valued member of the club. A cup has been presented to the club by Brian's family and will go to the winners of this inaugural event.Twenty teams have been invited to play in the competition which will be for panels of 12. The tournament will be divided into four groups of five and the winners of each group will go through to contest the semi-finals.Clare's sixteen senior football clubs have been invited along with Clondegad, Kildysart and Coolmeen which brings the number to nineteen. The remaining team will come from Mallow college where Brian taught.Two weeks before the competition, the draw will be made to decide the groupings. The event willconclude with the unveiling of a photograph of Brian in our clubrooms.

Div 4 League: Doonbeg  1-16  Lissycasey 1-4: Lissycasey's hopes of getting to the semi-final of the division 4league took a blow on Friday evening when they were comprehensively  beaten by Doonbeg in this fifth round tie.Behind by a point at half time, 0-6 to 1-2, the home side failed to match their opponents in the second half when they could only managed two points while Doonbeg added 1-10 to their first half tally. Lissycasey's goalscorer was Sean Hayes while their points came from Cyril Sheehah, David Clancy, Oisin Talty and David McMahon:Lissycasey;-Stephen McGovern; Paul Clancy, Gerry Moran, Ronan McCarthy; Fergal Talty, Martin Moran, Cyril Sheehan; Noel Finnucane, Martin Hill; Oisin Talty, Shane Normoyle, David McMahon; Sean Hayes, David Clancy, Aaron Talty;Subs--Tom Collins, Kevin Hanrahan, Brendan O'Connor, Kieran Clancy

Ennistymon 1-9  Lissycasey  0-11:In a very entertaining and competitive O'Gorman cup tie on Tuesday evening, Ennistymon pipped Lissycasey who enjoyed home advantage. There was little between the sides throughout and Lissycasey were unlucky not to have taken at least a point from the game the Lissycasey line up for this one was; Shane Normoyle; Ronan McCarthy, Matt O'Shea, Daniel Clohessy; Martin Moran, Francis Hayes, David McMahon; Enda Finnucane, Niall Kelly; Oisin Talty, Michael  Melican, Fergal Talty; Gerry Moran, Paudie Carmody, Brendan O'Connor;Subs--Paul Nagle, Cyril Sheehan, Dermot Nagle

Under 16 Semi-Final: Lissycasey have bowed out of the Under 16 Football Championship 2011 after their defeat by Eire Og in the Semi-final at Ballynacally this evening. Final Score Eire Og 4.13 Lissycasey 4.07.

Garry Cup: Lissycasey  2-13  Kildysart  0-5 Lissycasey scored their first win in this year's Garry cup (division
2) campaign when they proved much too strong for neighbours Kildysart at Kildysart on Saturday.In their earlier games, good first half performances gave way to disappointing second half displays but not so on this occasion.
Helped by a goal from Niall Kelly, Lissycasey led 1-6 to 0-3 at half time and went on to totally dominate the second half when they had a further goal from Oisin Talty.Point scorers on the day were Cathal Hil, Francis Hayes Niall Kelly, Dermot Nagle, Sean Hayes, Enda Finnucane and Fergal Talty.The Lissycasey line up was; Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Martin O'Connor; Martin Moran, Michael Melican, Cathal Hill; Enda
Finnucane, Matt O'Shea; Fergal Talty, Franc is Hayes, OisinTalty; Sean Hayes, Niall Kelly, Dermot Nagle;
Subs--Ronan McCarthy, Brendan O'Connor, Daniel Clohessy

No Game: The division 4 tie between Lissycasey and Doonbeg, scheduled for Sunday in Lissycasey, did not take place because of the non attendance of the appointed match official. It is expected that the game will be re-fixed

U-16 Semi-Final postponed: The eagerly awaited under 16 semi-final between Lissycasey and Eire Og was postponed from Monday evening. There was some annoyance at the fact that the news of the postponement only came on Saturday evening. The involvement of Mid Clare under 16 hurlers in the Munster semi-final in Mallow was the reason offered by Board officials for the cancellation of the tie.

Work in Progress: A lot of progress has been made with the erection of the new stand and the target of having the project complete by summer time is still on the cards.

April 2011.

Garry Cup:  O'Currys 1-8  Lissycasey 0-7:.Failure to avail of a number of good scoring opportunities in theopening half proved costly for Lissycasey in their latest outing in the Garry cup (division 2) and they went down to O'Currys at Doonaha on Friday evening.The game's only goal came ten minutes before half time and proved tobe a very important score, putting the home side four points clear. The second half was dominated by the respective defences and this is evident from the stats which show that each side managed just one score.This latest result leaves Lissycasey very much in danger of relegation to division 3 as they remain pointless after four games. Lissycasey; Joe Hayes; Gerry Moran, Michael Melican, Cyril Sheehan; Cathal Hill, David Considine, Martin O'Connor; Francis Hayes, Matt O'Shea; Oisin Talty, Dereck McMahon, Paul Nagle; Enda Finnucane,Niall Kelly, Dermot Nagle;Subs--Sean Hayes for D. Nagle; Paudie Carmody for O. Talty; Martin Moran for Michael Melican; Daniel Clohessy for D. Considine;

Div 4 Football: Lissycasey  1-9  Kilmihil  0-11:Lissycasey's junior side got back to winning ways in division 4 when they managed a one point win over Kilmihil at Kilmihil on Saturday evening. David Clancy's accuracy from frees was important as he kicked five points while the only goal of the game came from Oisin Talty. Others to score were Fergal Talty, Sean Hayes and Noel Finnucane.Lissycasey;--Kevin Moran; Brendan O'Connor, Gerry Moran, Colm Clancy; Cyril Sheehan, Martin Hill, Fergal Talty; Kevin Hanrahan, Noel Finnucane; Sean Hayes, David McMahon, Oisin Talty; Ronan McCarthy, David Clancy, Aaron Talty.

Garry & O'Gorman Cup: Cooraclare  0-10  Lissycasey  1-2. A disappointing second half performance led to defeat for Lissycasey in this Garry cup and O'Gorman cup tie at Lissycasey on Saturday. The clubs had agreed to 'double up' on both competitions so the defeat means a first loss for Lissycasey in this year's O'Gorman cup campaign while the club has yet to win a point in the Garry cup in which they have lost all three games to date.Lissycasey held a one point lead at the midway point with the score at 1-1 to 0-3, both Lissycasey scores coming from Dermot Nagle, the team's only scorer on the day.They failed to maintain this form in the second half when they could only manage one score. Lissycasey were guilty of a number of missed opportunities from play and from frees and these proved costly. Despite making five changes during the course of the second half, the team's play continued to deteriorate and Cooraclare deservingly captured the points.The Lissycasey line out on the day was Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Niall Kelly, Gerry Moran; Alan Nagle (captain) Michael Melican, Martin O'Connor; Dan Clohessy, Matt O'Shea; Enda Finnucane, Francis Hayes, Paul Nagle; Sean Hayes, Dermot Nagle, Cathal Hill;Subs---Tom Collins for Kelly; Dereck McMahon for F. Hayes; Noel Finnucane for Clohessy; David Considine for S. Hayes; Paudie Carmody for E. Finnucane

Div 4 Football: Coolmeen  3-8  Lissycasey  1-5 Coolmeen proved too strong for Lissycasey in this division 4 league tie played at Coolmeen on Sunday. Ahead at half time on a score of 2-4 to 0-3, the winners went onto maintain their 100% run in the competition against a Lissycasey side that finished with fourteen men after Shane Normoyle was red carded. The Lissycasey line out was; Kevin Moran; Ronan McCarthy, Gerry Moran, Colm Clancy; Fergal Talty (0-1) Martin Moran, Cyril Sheehan; Michael Coghlan, Noel Finnucane; Oisin Talty, David McMahon,Shane Normoyle (0-2); Aaron Talty (0-1) Martin Hill, Kieran Clancy;Subs--Brendan O'connor for McCarthy; Sean Hayes (1-1) for Coghlan.

Under 21 Medalists: Two Lissycasey men captured Clare under 21 B hurling medals at Cusack Park on Sunday. Cathal Doohan, one of the Ballyea stars on the way to the final was unable to play on Sunday due to injury but he had the pleasure of raising the cup along with team captain James Murphy, Niall Griffin played at corner forward and scored a point as Ballyea defeated O'Callaghans Mills o-18 to 0-5.

Fixtures:  Next Saturday Lissycasey play Cooraclare in a match what is for both Garry cup and O'Gorman cup points. The clubs have agreed to put both sets of points on the one match which will take place in Lissycasey  on Saturday. On this Friday evening, Lissycasey entertain Boherbui from Cork in an under 16 challenge at 6.30p.m.

A.S.A.P. Talk Some time ago the GAA took a decision that all clubs must appoint an  Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention (A.S.A.P) officer with a view  to making their members  aware of the problems in these areas.
Lissycasey's ASAP officer is Denis O'Herlihy and on Tuesday night next, April 12th at 8.30p.m. a meeting will be held in the Lissycasey GAA clubhouse, Frure  when guest speakers will speak on these issues. Club members, parents  and guardians are urged to attend this very important meeting which is strictly for over 18's

Scor na bPaisti. Lissycasey won 4 County titles at Scor na bPaisti on Sunday April 3rd. Ava O'Malley won both Solo Competitions in Recitation and Solo Singing. The Ballad group were Aine McSweeney, Ava O'Malley, Clodagh Doohan, Gillian Griffin & Aine Kelly while the Novelty Act comprised of Connor O'Leary, Ava O'Malley,Brian McSweeney, Aine McSweeney, Sharon Cummins & Gillian Griffin.

O'Gorman Cup: Lissycasey  1-8  Clondegad  0-6. A first half goal from Sean Hayes helped Lissycasey maintain their unbeaten run in this year's O'Gorman cup when they beat fellow parishioners Clondegad at Ballynacally on Saturday evening.Team manager Barry Keating and his selectors available of the opportunity to see more of their panel in action when they opted to rest some regulars for this tie. the victory means that Lissycasey have two wins and a draw from their three games to date which leaves them well placed to reach the play off stages of the competition. Their next opponents in this league are Cooraclare and as the sides are due to meet a week later in the Garry cup, they have agreed to put the two into one fixture and this will be played on April 16.The Lissycasey line out against Clondegad was Kevin Moran; Gerry Moran, Niall Kelly, Tom Collins; Alan Nagle, Cathal Hill, Martin O'Connor; Noel Finnucane, Daniel Clohessy; Martin Moran, Enda Finnucane, Derek McMahon; Sean Hayes, David McMahon, Dermot Nagle.

 March 2011:

Feile Peil na nOg: Lissycasey have qualified for the Quarter Finals of Feile Peil na nOg. Lissycasey defeated Eire Og and were beaten by Wolfetones in Rd 1 of Feile which was held in Lissycasey on Saturday March 26th.

U8 Football: Lissycasey Under 8 football training (03/04) starts Saturday the 26th of March at 3 o'clock in Frure pitch.

Senior Scor : Munster Champions. Lissycasey Music Group won the Munster Senior Scor Ceol Uirlise title at Templemore on Saturday March 19th. The group were Colin Sheehan, Brid Killeen, Tomais Butler, Noreen Murrihy & Anne Hayes and they will now compete in the All Ireland Final in the I.N.E.C. in Killarney on Saturday April 9th at 3p.m.

Garry Cup: Wolfe Tones 2-5  Lissycasey  0-7. Leading by four points (0-5 to 0-1) at half time, Lissycasey looked to be on the way to their first win in this season's Garry cup when they entertained Wolfe Tones on Sunday in round two.However, the concession of two goals, one from the penalty spot, early in the second half turned this game in the visitors favour.  Lissycasey struggled throughout the second period and clearly lacked in experience. Best on the day for Lissycasey were Cathal Hill, Michael Melican, Joe Hayes and Alan Nagle.A big improvement is needed if they are to challenge for promotion this season. This Saturday Lissycasey will entertain O'Currys in round two of the O'Gorman cup. Lissycasey;--Joe Hayes; Niall Kelly, Gerry Moran, Martin Moran; Dermot Nagle, Michael Melican, Alan Nagle (captain); Matt O'Shea, Daniel Clohessy; Martin O'Connor, Enda Finnucane, Paul Nagle; Francis Hayes, Sean Hayes, Cathal Hill
 

Division 4 football. Lissycasey 2-7  Miltown 1-6 Lissycasey collected their first points in the 2011 division 4 league  when they accounted for Miltown St. Josephs at Hennessy park in Miltown on Saturday. Goals from Martin Moran (penalty) and Fergal Talty steered to locals to this round two victory. Others to get on the scoresheet were Sean Hayes, Noel Finnucane, Oisin and Aaron Talty.The Lissycasey line out was; Kevin Moran; Tom Collins, Paul Clancy, Colm Clancy; Cyril Sheehan, Martin Moran, Fergal Talty; Michael Coghlan, Noel Finnucane; Oisin Taoty, David McMahon, Kevin Hanrahan; Aaron Talty, Sean Hayes, Shane Normoyle
Subs--Shane Griffin, Brendan O'Connor, Sean Devitt

Under 16 Round 2. Lissycasey 1.11 Kilfenora/Liscannor/Ml Cusacks. 1.09

Under 16: Lissycasey under 16 footballers were beaten by Ennistymon in the opening round of the league at Lissycasey on Saturday (March 5). The final score was 2-10 to 2-6 in favour of the visitors.The home side fielded eleven of last year's all conquering under 14 team in this outing.The line up was; Killian Normoyle; Ryan Griffin, Michael Nagle, Niall McCarthy; Conor Talty, Oisin Hanrahan, Seamus Collins; Gary Hill, Brian Cahill; Michael O'Malley, Conor Finnucane, Levi Howard; Niall Meere, Dylan Cahill, Eoghan O'Leary;Sub--Ciaran Doohan

February 2011.

Championship Draws: Lissycasey were handed a difficult draw when the groupings for the 2011 Senior football
championship were made at the County board meeting. In round one Lissycasey will face the title holders Doonbeg. They follow this with a game against the 2010 runners up Liscannor and then they will come up against Ennistymon who were also in their group last year. Round one is set for the first weekend in June.  In the junior football championship, Lissycasey will play neighbours Kilmihil in the first round. They also have St. Josephs and Meelick in their group

Co. Board Draw: Tickets for this year's County board draw are now available and can be purchased through any club officer. The tickets cost €60 each and half of this money is retained by the club. It you are planning on joining the draw, please do so through our club as 50% of the  ticket cost is retained by the club which sells the ticket

Club Merchandise. A selection of club merchandise including tracksuits, windsheeters, umbrellas, scarfs, hats, jerseys(to suit all ages from babies to adult) all with the club crest together with club shorts and socks are currently  on sale from secretary Geraldine Hill.

O'Gorman Cup: Lissycasey have been included in a group of seven for the O'Gorman cup competition which will commence on Saturday week when the locals will have a home game against St. Breckans.This is the sixth year of this competition. Lissycasey were the first winners and they have been runners up twice since then.The other teams in the group with Lissycasey are Kilkee, O'Currys, Ennistymon, Cooraclare and Clondegad.

Junior Div 4: Meelick 1.11 Lissycasey 3.04. It was a disappointing start to the 2011 football season for Lissycasey as both adult teams were defeated in their opening league engagements. The juniors, competing in division 4, lost by the narrowest of margins to Meelick at the club's Frure pitch on Saturday. Helped by a goal from Martin Daly, they led 1-2 to 0-2 at half time but they struggled against the visitors throughout the second half. Meelick kicked some impressive points but Lissycasey, whose second half goals came from Sean Hayes and Cyril Sheehan, missed some good scoring opportunities and these proved costly The team line out was; Shane Normoyle; Paul Clancy, Martin Moran, Colm Clancy; Tom Collins, Declan Clancy, Cyril Sheehan (1-0) David McMashon, Michael Coughlan; Fergal Talty, Sean Hayes (1-2) Oisin Talty; Aaron Talty (0-2) Martin Daly (1-0), Kieran Clancy;Subs--Shane Griffin for D. Clancy; Kevin Hanrahan for O. Talty; David Clancy for K. Clancy.
Senior Garry Cup: Kilkee 2.07 Lissycasey 1.05. On Sunday the seniors opened their Garry cup (division 2) campaign with an away tie against St.Senans, Kilkee. They had a dream start with a David Considine goal after twenty seconds but they failed to build on this and found themselves a point behind at half time when the score was 1-4 to 1-3. Lissycasey wasted a number of good scoring chances in the second half when they failed to convert a penalty and, in the end, the greater experience of the seasiders won the day. Lissycasey; Joe Hayes; Cyril Sheehan, Gerry Moran, Tom Collins; Dermot Nagle, James Kelly, Alan Nagle (0-1); Matt O'Shea, Danny Clohessy (0-1); Francis Hayes, Enda Finnucane (0-2), Martin O'Connor (0-1); David Considine (1-0) Sean Hayes (0-1), Paul Nagle; Subs--Niall Kelly for D. Nagle; Oisin Talty for P Nagle; Fergal Talty for S. Hayes; David McMahon for D. Considine.

All Ireland Scor Champions:                                    Lissycasey Novelty.jpg (4019792 bytes)

Lissycasey Novelty Act were crowned All Ireland Champions when they won the All Ireland Novelty Act Scor na nOg Title in Castlebar on Saturday. The Act " The Hurling Season " was written & produced by Anne Hayes and the cast were  Kieran Moroney, Ava O'Malley, Gillian Cummins, Aine McSweeney, Orla McSweeney & Miriam Daly. The Set Dancers performed well and were just pipped by Galway. Well done to all.

Season Begins: Lissycasey begin their football season when they take on Meelick in Lissycasey on this Saturday at 3p.n. in Round 1 of  Div 4 with referee John Brew in the middle. On Sunday Lissycasey Seniors travel to Kilkee at 2p.m. where the opposition will be St Senans in Rd 1 of Div 2. Good luck to all. 

Membership Fees:  Lissycasey GAA club has taken into consideration the current economic state of the country when deciding on membership fees for 2011 and have announced a reduction in all fees. These fees have to be  charged in order to ensure that all of our members are insured .The following rates apply for 2011 : Under 8-€5
Under 10 and under 12-€20:Under 14, under 16, Under 18- €25 Non playing adult---€30 Adult players---€50 which includes use of the club’s gymnasium: Family membership---€100There are special rates in operation where there is more than one child from a family seeking membership. Fees are now due and can be paid to team managers or to any of the club’s officer.

Buy a block campaign:  Work on the construction of the new stand at the club’s main pitch in Lissycasey is progressing and the aim is to have this facility completed in 2011. At the club’s February meeting a buy a block
campaign was launched. For a contribution of just €20, the subscriber’s name will be engraved onto a block to be used on the construction of the stand.This is an opportunity for members and supporters, whether living in the area or away from Lissycasey, to support this project. All contributions should be forwarded to any member of the executive.                                                                                    

January 2011.                  Novelty Presentation 2.jpg (62082 bytes) Novelty Act:              Set Presentation 2.jpg (58825 bytes) Set Dancers:

Munster Scor Champions 2011.  Lissycasey won two Scor na nOg Munster Titles titles in Cappaquin on Sunday. The Set Dancing Title and the Novelty Act Title. The Set Dancers were Killian Normoyle, Paraic Neylon, Oisin Hanrahan Kieran Moroney, Rebecca Hill, Orla McSweeney, Elizabeth Kelly & Maura Garry trained by Helen Hehir & Niamh Normoyle. The Novelty Act written & Produced by Anne Hayes was titled the Hurling Season and the cast were Ava O'Malley, Kieran Moroney, Gillian Cummins, Aine McSweeney, Miriam Daly & Orla McSweeney. They will next compete in the All Ireland Finals in Castlebar, Co Mayo on Sat Feb 19th. this is an All ticket event and tickets can be booked from  Anne Hayes.

U14 Presentation.

Medal Presentation: Kerry football star, Kieran Donaghy, was the special guest on Friday last to present the members of the Lissycasey U14 team with their Clare Feile Peil and Clare U14 championship medals. He also presented medals to U15 team, runners up in the West Clare championship.Before the medal presentation at Fanny O'Deas, the Kerry full forward met with the players at the club meeting rooms for a question and answer session. Kieran also made a presentation, on behalf of the club, to the team mentors Michael Collins, (Manager) Jamesie Meere, Michael Stephens, Denis O'Herlihy, David McMahon and Danny Pyne. Finally, he made a presentation to Elizabeth Finucane, the club's assistant secretary, who dealt with all the secretarial work for the underage section of the club last year. The players were introduced by manager Michael Collins and club chairman Johnie Neylon also addressed the gathering and he paid tribute to the players, the mentors and the parents for their help during the year.Both the manager and chairman paid a warm tribute to all who helped in the fundraising for the Feile trip to Derry. Befoire concluding , special guest Donaghy presented a Kerry Jersey, signed by all the Kerry panel , to the Club. 

A.G.M. 
There was a disappointing attendance at the annual general meeting of the club on Friday January 14 in the clubrooms. The positions of assistant secretary, treasurer and assistant treasurer weren't filled on the night after the outgoing Elizabeth Finnucane, Peter Hanrahan and Paudie Carmody respectively, did not seek re-election. Chairman Johnnie Nealon and secretary Geraldine Hill, who had earlier announced their  intention to step down, agreed to continue for another year. The club had a new vice chairman in Eamopnn Finnucane who will also act as Bord na nOg delegate while he will also share the duties of county board delegate with Anthony Culligan. The new coaching officer is Shane Normoyle and during a discussion on coaching, all agreed that a proper coaching structure is vital for the future of the club. It was also agreed that the club must work in close liaison with the local schools. A detailed financial report from Peter Hanrahan revealed that lotto income for the year amounted to €63,662.70, an increase of €26,000 on the previous year. the total income for the year cameto €98,213.84 while expenditure amounted to €88,469.85 which left a profit of 49,743.99 on the year's activities. Good wishes were extended to the club's Scorrepresentastives who will compete in the Munster semi-finals in Cashel on this Sunday (January 16) Officers elected for 2011 are; Patron--Fr. J. Hourigan P.P.; President--Fr. P.J.Melican; Vice-President--Senan Culligan Senior; Chairman--Johnnie Nealon; Vice-chairman--Eamonn Finnucane; Secretary--Geraldine Hill; Registrar--Martin Kelly; Co. Board delegates--Eamonn Finnucane and Anthony Culligan;Bord na nOg delegate--Eamonn Finnucane; P.R.O.--Seamus Hayes;  Coaching officer--Shane Normoyle; A.S.A.P. officer--Denis O'Herlihy;Cultural officer--Anne Hayes; Child Welfare officer--Ann Hanrahan; Field chairman--Jamesie Meere; Senior team manager--Barry Keating; Junior manager-- Christy Talty; Under 21 manager--David Considine; Minor manager--Oisin Talty; Under 16 manager-- Michael Collins; Under 14 manager--Thomas Considine; Under 12 and under 10 managers to be appointed; Under 8--Paddy Griffin

Scor na nOg: Lissycasey have qualified for the Munster Scor na nOg Finals in Ballad Group (Aine & Orla McSweeney, Miriam & Caoimhe Daly, Ava O'Malley) Novelty Act titled the Hurling Season, (Kieran Moroney, Ava O'Malley, Miriam Daly, Gillian Cummins, Orla & Aine McSweeney) and Set Dancing (Killian Normoyle, Paraic Neylon, Oisin Hanrahan ,Kieran Moroney, Rebecca Hill. Orla McSweeney, Elizabeth Kelly & Maura Garry.) The Munster Final takes place in Cappaquin, Waterford on Sun Jan 30th, at 2.30p.m. 

November 2010:

U15 Final. Kilrush 4.09 Lissycasey 0.09. The game was played at Coolmeen under ideal weather conditions.The sides were level at half time however a stronger Kilrush side took control in the second half and claimed the title. 

Congratulations:  Well done to Caherea & Clondrinagh NS who defeated Lahinch in Schools Div 5 Final played Thursday Nov 4th at the Gael Scoil Pitch in Ennis. Final Score was Caherea/Clondrinagh 5.06 Lahinch 2.06. Well done to all involved. 

October 2010:

U21 A Final: Ennistymon 2-11 Lissycasey 0-7 There was no joy for Lissycasey in the Clare under 21 A football final played as a curtain raiser to the senior final at Cusack Park on Sunday. A stronger and better balanced Ennistymon team deservingly captured the Clare crown. The absence of Niall Kelly, team captain and Sean Hayes, both suspended, from the Lissycasey team, was a huge blow. After a first half in which the teams were evenly matched, the North Clare side upped the tempo in the second period and deservingly came out on top to make up for the disappointment of losing last year's final to Cratloe whom they had dethroned in the semi-final two weeks earlier. Lissycasey could certainly have been closer had they availed of more of the chances which they created but they struggled to cope with the superior strength of their opponents who also showed a high level of fitness. Lissycasey struggled to win possession around midfield while their defence was also under pressure from a Sean McConigley inspired Ennistymon full forward line.Lissycasey started brightly and Matt O'Shea put them in front after just twenty seconds when he intercepted a pass and raced through to fist the ball over the bar. Eoin Fitzgerald followed with a point after a break by corner back Martin O'Connor and they should have had another score or two before Ennistymon opened their account in the ninth minute. For the next ten minutes Ennistymon piled on the pressure and points from Michael McDonagh and Sean McConigley were followed by a Joey Rouine goal. At half time, Lissycasey trailed by two points, 1-5 to 0-6 which appeared  to be a good position for Lissycasey as they would have the aid of the breeze in the second half but Ennistymon returned in much more determined mood and they quickly took a grip on the game. The winners dominated the second period although Lissycasey did have a couple of great goal opportunities which they failed to avail of. It was a disappointing result for the locals but given that all but two of the starting fifteen are eligible again next season, they have every teason to look forward with confidence Lissycasey;--Kevin Moran; Cyril Sheehan, Cathal Doohan, Martin O'Connor; Tom Collins, Noel Casey, Danny Clohessy; Matt O'Shea (0-1), Enda Finnucane (0-3); Eoghan Fitzgerald(0-1), Francis Hayes(0-2), Kevin Hanrahan; Michael O'Neill, Dermot Nagle, Sean Kelly Subs---John Cabey for Hanrahan (inj. 22 minutes); Eoin Enright for Fitzgerald (50 minutes)


Senior Relegation.  Lissycasey have retained Senior Status for 2011 by defeating O'Curry's in the replay of the Senior relegation which was played in Labasheeda on Saturday. Lissycasey  2-7  O'Curry's 0-8  Lissycasey will compete at senior level in 2011 as a result of this merited win over O'Currys in a senior championship relegation play off at Labasheeda on Saturday. Two goals in the opening quarter laid the foundations for this victory in a replay Lissycasey were a little fortunate to earn two weeks earlier. This time they were the better side over the hour and merited the victory which guarantees them their senior status while the men from the West Clare penninsula will drop down to intermediate level for the coming season. The winners of Saturday's game were dealt a huge blow in mid week the experienced Colin Lynch picked up a hamstring injury in training which ruled him out of the game. Also out due to injury was defender Martin O'Connor while Niall Kelly and missed the game due to suspension as he sent off in the drawn tie. A great run by midfielder Anthony Kelly led to the opening goal which was scored by wing back Gerard Murphy who was one of the winners' stars in this tie. Midfielder Kelly who also had a fine game, scored his team's second goal when he drilled the ball low to the net. These scores helped Lissycasey to lead by four points at half time when the score was 2-2 to 0-4, the winner's first half points coming from Martin Daly and Paul Nagle while Ger Quinlan, Tadhg Concannon and Michael Carmody were on target for the losers. On the resumption O'Currys tried to get back into contention but Lissycasey matched them score for score and the West Clare men were never able to get closer than four points to their opponents. As the game entered 'injury time' O'Currys full forward Mark Roche suffered a serious leg injury and he had to be assisted from the pitch and taken to hospital. Ger Murphy, Michael Melican, James and Anthony Kelly and Paudie Carmody worked tirelessly for the winners throughout. Scorers  Lissycasey;--Anthony Kelly and Ger Murphy (1-0) each; Martin Daly (0-3) Enda Finnucane, Danny Lynch, Paul Nagle, David Considine (0-1) each.  Lissycasey;--Joe Hayes; Michael Melican, Sean Hill Cathal Doohan; Cathal Hill, James Kelly, Ger Murphy; Anthony Kelly, Enda Finnucane; Paudie Carmody, Danny Lynch, Francis Hayes; Paul Nagle, Martin Daly, Derek McMahon; Subs---Oisin Talty for McMahon; David Considine for Nagle; Matt O'Shea for Carmody

September 2010

U21 A Semi-Final: Lissycasey 1.12 Miltown-St Josephs 2.05. A powerful opening 20 minutes that saw them open a nine-point lead laid the foundations for Lissycasey's merited win over Miltown in the County U21 Semi-Final which was played in Kilmihil last Saturday. The Winners were the better balanced side and fully deserved their victory in a game, that for the most part, was played in a sporting manner.A bit of needle crept into the game in the closing stages, resulting in referee Damien Fox sending off three players,two from Miltown and one from Lissycasey on straight red cards.The opening score of the game came in the sixth minute when Matt O'Shea struck for the winners goal, finishing off a good move that involved Eoin Fitzgerald and Francis Hayes. Points followed from Kevin Hanrahan, Enda Finucane, ( free ) and two each from Francis and Sean Hayes to put Lissycasey 1.06 to 0.00 with 22 minutes played. A further two minutes went by before Miltown opened their account when Joe Curtin converted a 13m free. When the half time whistle sounded, it was 1.07 to 0.02 in favour of Lissycasey. When play resumed the winners took up where they had left off and added early points from Sean Hayes & Dermot Nagle before Miltown had a brace from Joe Curtin. Another Nagle effort put the winners 9 points clear and this was the position as the game reached the three-quarter stage. A foul on Sean Malone led to a Miltown penalty which Curtin shot to the roof of the net. A Sean Malone point followed to reduce the margin to five with 12 minutes still to play but Lissycasey did not panicand while they were under great pressure for a while the defence held firm. The next score didn't come until the final minute of normal time when Dermot Nagle pointed for Lissycasey. Six minutes before that, referee Fox had red-carded Michael Malone from Miltown and Sean Hayes from Lissycasey following a melee involving about 10 players from each side. Four Minutes into added time, Miltown had a second goal. Lissycasey had the final score when Michael O'Neill kicked an excellent point two minutes later. Miltown were down to 13 men when Sean Malone was shown a red card a minute later and the game was in the eighth minute of added time when the referee finally brought proceedings to a close. This was a strong team performance from Lissycasey despite the absence of Captain Niall Kelly due to suspension. Matt O'Shea and Enda Finucane gave the side the upperhand at midfield on a day when Daniel Clohessy, Martin O'Connor, Noel Casey, Francis Hayes, Dermot Nagle and Sean Hayes stood out. Lissycasey will now face Ennistymon in the U21 A Final. Lissycasey. Kevin Moran. Cyril Sheehan, Cathal Doohan. Martin O'Connor.Tom Collins. Noel Casey. Daniel Clohessy, Matt O'Shea (1.00). Enda Finucane.(0.02) Eoin Fitzgerald.Francis Hayes.(0.02) Kevin Hanrahan.(0.01)Sean Hayes.(0.03) Sean Kelly. Dermot Nagle(0.03) Subs: John Cabey For Kevin Hanrahan. Michael O'Neill (0.01) for Sean Kelly. 

August 2010:

U14 Championship: Lissycasey 8.05 Eire Og 5.08. The future for Lissycasey football club is extremely ;bright. That'st he message that was sent out loud and clear from Cusack Park on Monday evening when the club's under 14 team were crowned county A champions. The win completed a great double for the club as they had earlier won the County feile title. Eire Og Ennis were their opponents on each occasion and certainly made life difficult for the locals. The win means that the Liam Kelly memorial cup will rest in his native Lissycasey for the coming year. The late Liam was a staunch clubman and served in many positions including secretary before his untimely death. His nephew Sean, presented the trophy to Conor Finnucane after Monday's final. The latest meeting of the sides was a cracking affair in which Lissycasey came from being thirteen points in arrears at the end of the opening quarter to win by six. The game had everything, great scores, outstanding performances, goalmouth incidents and some of the best goals that will be seen at any level in the county this season. Conor Finnucane gave Lissycasey the lead when he pointed after twelve seconds but then Eire Og took over to go 4-2 to 0-1 in front after fifteen minutes. Lissycasey were clearly rattled but, to their credit, they steadied and got on top for the final ten minutes of the half. Goals from Conor Finnucane and Michael O'Malley brought them back into contention and when the half time whistle sounded the margin was down to two goals, 4-3 to 2-3. Lissycasey made a number of changes at the interval which were to play a big part in their win. Goalkeeper Killian Normoyle switched to an outfield role with Ciaran Doohan taking over goalkeeping duties while Cathal Fitzgerald came into the attack. Normoyle and Doohan excelled after switching roles. O'Malley started the second as he had finished the first with an excellent goal to close the gap to three points. Three Eire Og points restored the winner's six point advantage before Finnucane struck twice in a minute for goals that tied up the game at 4-6 for Eire Og to 5-3 with sixteen minutes to play. Eire Og then had a brace of points but a great Lissycasey move ended with an excellent goal from Seamus Collins and the champions were in front for the first time since the opening minute. It was a short lived lead as EireOg were awarded a penalty two minutes later and, just as he had done in the opening half, Conor O'Halloran made no mistake. Still, Lissycasey refused to throw in the towel and team captain Finnucane struck again with four minutes to go for what was his fourth goal of the evening. Brian Cahill followed with a point before Niall Meere rounded off a great move involving Finnucane and Normoyle with the final goal of the evening, a minute from the end. Meere had the final say a minute later with a great point. This was an outstanding team performance and rounded off a truly memorably year for the players and mentors Lissycasey;--Killian Normoyle; Roy Griffin, Ryan Griffin, Niall McCarthy; Levi Howard, Ciaran Doohan, Ronan Grace; Conor Finnucane (4-1), Brian Cahill (0-1); Gary Stephens (0-1) Michael O'Malley (2-0), Seamus Collins (1-0); Darragh Hanrahan, Gary Hill (0-1) Niall Meere (1-1); SubsCathal Fitzgerald for Hanrahan; Oisin Hanrahan for Hill; Daire Meaney, Shane Keating, Conor Mullins, Liam Halpin, David Cahill, Eric Griffin, Niall Coote, David Cleary.

July 2010:

Garry Cup Div 2 Lge Semi-final: St Jospeh's 0.07 Lissycasey  0.06. Lining out without eight members of the squad, all ruled out through injury, there were fears ahead of this division 2 league Semi-final at Ballyea on Saturday that Lissycasey might suffer a heavy defeat. As things turned out they were decidely unlucky not to have won this game played in wet conditions which made ball handling and distribution very difficult.Team Captain Cathal Hill suffereed a hamstring injury in the previous week's O Gorman Cup Final. Anthony Kelly picked up a leg injury at training in midweek, Paul Nagle and Martin Daly were struggling to shake off leg mussle injurys while Martin O'Connor, Enda Finucane, Danny Clohessy and Cathal Doohan all picked up injuries in the under 21 s great victory over Cooraclare-Kilkee on Thursday evening. At the end of a hard fought first half Lissycasey led by a point but should have been more in front as they were guilty of some very poor shooting.they were down to 14 men shortly before half time when Barry Keating was dismissed but St Josephs had defenderGer Fannin sent off early in the second half.. Lissycasey went two points clear but the introduction of Colm Mullen, son of Brendan who shone for Lissycasey in the seventies,proved vital as he kicked three great points to tie up matters with less than ten minutes remaining. The Doorabarefield outfit kicked the winning point  in the second minute of injury time. Lissycasey: Joe Hayes. Michael Melican. Sean Hill. Niall Kelly. James Kelly. Barry Keating. Gerard Murphy. Colin Lynch. Matt O'Shea. Francis Hayes. Danny Lynch. Alan Nagle. Derek McMahon. Dermot Nagle. Oisin Talty. Subs: Paudie Carmody for McMAhon. MArtin Daly for D NAgle. 

U21: Lissycasey 0.10 Cooraclare/Kilkee 0.08   

Division 4 league: Lissycasey 1-6 Kilmurry-Ibrickane  0-9 Both sides can point to missed chances in this division 4 league semi-final which took place at Cooraclare last Thursday. Kilmurry-Ibrickane despite the fact that they were short some regulars, had the better of the early exchanges but they recorded a number of wides. They led 0-4 to 0-2 at half time. Early in the second half Gerry Moran scored the game's only goal when he converted a penalty and Lissycasey went on to open a three point lead. However, Kilmurry put in a strong finish to snatch a draw. Goalkeeper Kevin Moran, deputising for the injured Shane Normoyle, turned in a superb performance and brought off three superb saves. Gerry Moran was another to stand out on the evening, particularly after he moved to centre back midway through the first half. Lissycasey;--Kevin Moran; Paul Clancy, Gerry Moran Kieran Donnelly; Cyril Sheehan, Martin Hill, Fergal Talty; Noel Finnucane, Pat Healy; Cathal Talty, David McMahon, Tom Collins; Sean Collins, Paudie Carmody, Dermot Nagle; Subs:Kevin Hanrahan, David Clancy;

Junior A championships Ml. Cusacks  1-13  Lissycasey  2-4 An experienced Ml. Cusacks side proved too strong for Lissycasey in the opening round of the junior championship. The North Clare side, relegated from intermediate level last year, are clearly determined to get back up to the higher division. Paudioe Carmody and Fergal Talty were the Lissycasey goal scorers while the points came from David Considine and Sean Hayes. Lissycasey;--Kevin Moran; Paul Clancy, Martin Hill, Barry Keating; Fergal Talty, Gerry Moran, Cyril Sheehan; Noel Finnucane, Pat Healy; Dermot Nagle, David McMahon, Cathal Talty; Sean Hayes, Paudie Carmody, David Considine; Subs: Kieran Donnelly, Tom Collins.

O'Gorman cup final: Doonbeg  1-11  Lissycasey  0-5: Goals win games they say and so it proved at Doonbeg on Sunday evening. As a very evenly contested first half drew to a close, the sides were level at 0-2 each. Then an outfield error saw Lissycasey lose possession and Doonbeg launched a counter attack which yielded the game's only goal. Doonbeg dominated the second half to emerge worthy winners of the title. The loss of team captain Cathal Hill due to injury after five minutes proved a huge blow to Lissycasey hopes on an evening when they were also without Paul Nagle due to injury. Lissycasey;--Shane Normoyle;  Michael Melican, Sean Hill, Martin O'Connor; Cathal Hill, James Kelly, Alan Nagle; Anthony Kelly, Matt O'Shea; Danny Lynch, Colin Lynch, Ger Murphy; Enda Finnucane, Francis  Hayes, Derek McMahon; SubsGerry Moran, Paudie Carmody, Oisin Talty

Munster medalists; Cathal Doohan was a member of the Clare minor hurling panel which won the Munster title in Thurles last Sunday. Cathal was outstanding in Lissycasey's historic minor A football win last season and he is currently a member of the club's minor, under 21 and senior panels. Kilmaley's Michael O'Neill, another of the successful minor football panel last year was also part of the Clare minor panel on Sunday

Garry cup semi-final :Lissycasey senior footballers will make the short journey to Ballyea this Saturday to play St. Josephs in the semi-final of the division 2 league. The winners, in addition to getting through to play for the title, will win promotion to the Cusack cup for next season. The game will take place at 6.30p.m.

Under 21 championship Lissycasey will take on the Cooraclare-Kilkee amalgamation in the under 21 A football championship quarter final on this Thursday evening in Kilmihil at 7.30p.m.

Minor football :Lissycasey will begin the defence of the minor A championship on this Wednesday when they travel to Gurteen to play Doora-Barefield, under 16 finalists two years ago. Next week, Lissycasey will have home advantage against Ennistymon

Feile Peil na nOg. A great time at Feile. Lissycasey represented Clare at the Feile Peil na nOg finals in Derry last weekend and while they didn't manage to win a title, they performed impressively and represented the county well. Lissycasey opened their challenge in division 4 when they proved too strong for their hosts Buncranna, winning on a 2-10 to 0-1 scoreline and they followed this up with another comprehensive victory, this time over Glenullin from Derry, by 4-8 to 2-0 In their final group game they came up against De La Salle fromWaterford who were also unbeaten at this stage. At the end of a hard fought contest, the superior physical strength of the Waterford side saw them earn a 1-4 to 0-2 victory to qualify for the semi-final.  De La Salle went on to contest the final but they were beaten by Longford side, Northern Gaels. On Friday evening, Lissycasey participated in the Feile parade through Derry City. The panel returned home on Sunday eve.

Senior Championship:Ennistymon 2-7 Lissycasey  0-5 There was huge disappointment for all involved with Lissycasey football when the club's senior team went down to Ennistymon in this senior championship first round played at Cusack Park last week.Going into the game following impressive league wins over Cratloe , Wolfe Tones and their championship opponents and with an impressive O'Gorman cup success over Kilmurry-Ibrickane in the bag, hopes were high locally that another victory would follow.However, the favourites were rocked in the opening minutes andbefore the game was ten minutes old, Lissycasey found themselves ten points in arrears. From here on they were always struggling and whilematters did improve a little, it wasn't sufficient to prevent the side from losing.This result leaves Lissycasey with a huge task if they are to qualifyfor the knock out stages of the championship. they meet Cratloe in round two in early August. The Ennistymon full forward line caused huge problems for Lissycaseywith John McInerney the target at full forward while his flankers, Danny Rouine and McConigley were constantly on the move As the North Clare side dominated in most areas in the opening half, apart from those early scores from McConigley, they failed to add to his tally before the break and this is something that is sure to concern their backroom team ahead of round two. Lissycasey were struggling in most areas and this is reflected in the scoreline which showed that they could only manage a point in this half and this came from midfielder Colin Lynch after eighteen minutes.Lissycasey were fortunate not to concede a third goal eight minutes from half time when Joe Hayes pulled off a great save from John McInerneyFor the second half  Lissycasey introduced Oisin Talty and Martin Daly to their attack in place of Danny Clohessy and the injured AlanNagle. Ger Murphy switched from wing forward to wing back in place of Clohessy. Nagle, the only Lissycasey forward to threaten in the opening period, picked up a leg injury and his absence was a big loss to the team. Hopes of a Lissycasey rally were rocked in the early minutes of the second half when Brian Conway and Danny Rouine (free) increased the North Clare outfit's lead to nine points.At the other end of the field Lissycasey struggled to win possession in all areas of the attack Lissycasey captain Cathal Hill tried hard to rally his team and he kicked a fine point with six minutes remaining while Joe Hayes, Colin Lynch and Alan Nagle, until injured also got through some good work Lissycasey;--Joe Hayes; Michael Melican, Sean Hill, Martin O'Connor; James Kelly, Cathal Hill (capt) Danny Clohessy; Enda Finnucane, Colin Lynch; Ger Murphy, Danny Lynch, Alan Nagle; Paul Nagle, Anthony Kelly, Francis Hayes; Subs---Oisin Talty for A Nagle (inj) half time; Martin Daly for Clohessy, half time;  Derek McMahon for A. Kelly (51 minutes); Scorers---Martin Daly (0-2), frees; Colin Lynch, Paul Nagle, Cathal Hill (0-1) each;

Kilrush 1-7 Lissycasey  0-9. Lissycasey were short a number of regulars when they took on Kilrush in this final round league tie at Kilrush last week. the visitors led 0-6 to 0-3 at half time but Kilrush fought back strongly after the break. However, it was a defensive error which resulted in the game's only goal, a score which proved crucial in giving Kilrush victory by the narrowest of margins Lissycasey;--Joe Hayes; Michael Melican, Sean Hill, James Kelly; Cathal Hill, Cathal Doohan, Danny Clohessy; Matt O'Shea, Colin Lynch; Derek McMahon, Danny Lynch, Ger Murphy; Enda Finnucane, Francis Hayes, Oisin Talty,Subs--Dermot Nagle, David Considine .Despite that disappointing loss, Lissycasey are through to theleague semi-final having finished in third spot behind St. Josephs and Kilrush

May 2010: 

O'Gorman Cup: Lissycasey  0-14  Kilmurry-Ibrickane  0-12 (after extra time) Lissycasey dethroned the O'Gorman cup title holdersKilmurry-Ibrickane in a lively semi-final tie which required extra time at Cooraclare on Tuesday evening.The win gives Lissycasey a final date against Doonbeg and this will be a repeat of the final in the first year of the competition in 2006 when Lissycasey were victorious.Given that Lissycasey are facing into championship action on Saturday week, the team management has decided not to play the final on this Sunday evening. Instead they have suggested the weekend of June25/26 and 27 as an alternative. In Tuesday's semi-final, there was little between the sides at any stage and the lead changed hands on a number of ocasions in the game.Kilmurry had early points from Michael Hogan and Johnnie Daly before Lissycasey replied through Francis Hayes and Enda Finnucane. At half time Lissycasey led by the odd point in seven. It was score for score throughout the second half  as the sides were level at the end of normal time approached. In the fourth minute of injury time Kilmurry looked to have secured a place in the final when Noel Downes pointed but Lissycasey hit back and centre back Cathal Hill ensured that extra time would be needed when he levelled (0-9 each). The introduction of county minor Niall Hickey appeared to turn the tie in Kilmurry's favour as he pointed twice in the first period ofextra time to give them the lead but a superb effort from Lissycasey substitute Oisin Talty left just the minimum between the sides at the end of the first period (0-11 to 0-10). Points from Martin Daly and Gerry Moran saw Lissycasey go back in front before Johnnie Daly kicked a superb equaliser for the holders to leave the score at 0-12 each with five minutes still to play. Lissycasey dominated this period when  the experienced Colin Lynch and Martin Daly landed points to secure victory. A worrying note for Lissycasey is the fact that a number of injuries were sustained and there is concern for the fitness of Anthony Kelly ahead of next week's championship tie due to an ankle injury Lissycasey; Shane Normoyle; Michael Melican, Sean Hill, Martin O'Connor; James Kelly, Cathal Hill, Daniel Clohessy; Enda Finnucane(0-3) Colin Lynch (0-1) Ger Murphy (0-1), Danny Lynch, Alan Nagle;Derek McMahon, Anthony Kelly, Francis Hayes (0-4);Subs---Paul Nagle for McMahon; Oisin Talty (0-1) for Finnucane;Martin Daly (0-2) for A. Kelly (inj) Gerry Moran (0-1) for Clohessy;

U12 Championship. Lissycasey have qualified for the the Quarter Final of Under 12 Div 1 Championship where they will meet Doorabarefield in two weeks time. 

U10 West Clare: Lissycasey were defeated by a stronger Clondegad side in the West Clare U10 FInal held at Cooraclare on Monday May 31st. Final Score Clondegad 2.09 Lissycasey 3.01

Garry Cup: Lissycasey  1-10  Ennistymon  1-6 Lissycasey kept uptheir challenge for Garry cup honours with this merited win over Ennistymon at Lissycasey on Saturday evening.The foundations for the win were laid in a powerful first half performance which saw the home side 0-8 to 0-2 in front at half time thanks to scores from Colin Lynch, Alan Nagle and Francis Hayes. After the break, Ennistymon fought back and they cup the margin to the minimum when David Davenport converted a penalty. Lissycasey responded impressively and Gerard Murphy crashed the ball to the net to ensure victory for the home side who had Anthony Kelly back for his first game in the campaign. Following this win, Lissycasey are now third on the league table behind joint leaders Kilrush and St. Josephs. Lissycasey's final game in the league will be against Kilrush. Lissycasey and Ennistymon will meet again in two weeks time, this time in the opening round of the senior championship Next up for Lissycasey is an O'Gorman cup semi-final against the title holders Kilmurry-Ibrickane on this Tuesday evening in Cooraclare at 7.30p.m. Lissycasey. Joe Hayes; Michael Melican, Sean Hill, Martin O'Connor; James Kelly, Cathal Hill Daniel Clohessy; Enda Finnucane (0-1) Colin Lynch (0-3); Gerard Murphy (1-1) Danny Lynch, Alan Nagle (0-3); Paul Nagle, Anthony Kelly, Francis Hayes (0-2);Subs--Oisin Talty for Paul Nagle; Derek McMahon for Francis Hayes
 
 

O Gorman Cup. Lissycasey 0.11 Miltown 0.08. Lissycasey secured a place in the Semi-Final on the O'Gorman Cup when they scored a merited win over Miltown at Kilmihil on Wednesday evening (19/5/10) Lissycasey, who were without the unavalable Danny Lynch, and Derek McMahon (Holidays), Joe Hayes(Inter County Senior Panelists who are not alowed to play in this competition) along with injured Paul Nagle and David Considine, led from the start and were 0.08 to 0.04 in from at half time. Martin Daly played his first game of the season for the winners and he managed a very valuable contribution, contributing 0.07 of the teams total, five of his scores coming from frees. Miltown tried hard to get back into contention after the break but the Lissycasey defence and particulaty the full back trio of Michael Melican, Sean Hill and Martin O'Connor excelled. There was a lot of pressure on Lissycasey in the second half as they were down to fourteen men for the last twenty minutes after Alan Nagle was unluck to pick up a second yellow card. Lissycasey, the first winners of this title,will now play the holders Kilmurry Ib who are chasing a fourth title in a row. The Semi-Finals are scheduled for this Saturday (Doonbeg play Cooraclare in the other game) but at the time of writing , the word on the grapevine is that the games will be deferred so as not to cut accross the Clare Junior Team's Munster Chanpionship outing on Sunday.  Lissycasey: Shane Normoyle.Michjael Melican. Sean Hill, Martin O'Connor, James Kelly, Cathal Hill,(0.01) Daniel Clohessy. Enda Finucane.Colin Lynch, Ger Murphy (0.02) Alan Nagle. Fergal Talty. Oisin Talty. Martin Daly,(0.07) Francis Hayes (0.01) Sub Noel Finucane for F Talty. 

Feile Peil na nOg 2010

Feile Peil na nOg Final: Lissycasey 1.14 Eire Og 0.08. Lissycasey will be travelling to Derry to represent Clare in the 2010 Feile Peil na nOg National Football festival at the beginning of July following an exciting  win over Eire Og in the Clare Final at Cusack Park on this Tuesday evening. This was an excellent game of Football with some outstanding scores from the winners who were 0.07 to 0.03 ahead at half time. Early in the second half Eire Og cut the margin to the minimum but then Lissycasey stepped upa gear and excellent points from the outstanding Michael O'Malley sent them on thie way. Brian Cahill was the goal scorer after he moved to full forward and mid fielder Conor Finucane also kicked some impressive points. Eire Og fought back again towards the end but Lissycasey Captain, Killian Normoyle, made an outstanding save from a penalty.The win means that Lissycasey will represent the County for the Second time in thier history in the National Competition. They previously won the Clare title in 1997 and went on to represent Clare in Donegal where they won an award for the best turned out team at the official parade.After the game Bord na nOg Peil Secretary Anne Hayes, a member of the Lissycasey Club , had the honour of presenting the Shield to Killian Normoyle:The members of the Victorious squad are: Killian Normoyle, Ronan Grace, Ryan Griffin. Niall McCarthy, Seamus Collins, Oisin Hanrahan, Levi Howard. Conor Finucane (0.05) Brian Cahill (1.02) Gary Stephens. Ciarain Doohan. Michael O'Malley, (0.06) Daire Hanrahan. Gary Hill (0.01) Niall Meere. Subs: David Cleary. Shane Keating, Joe Carmody, Conor Mullins. David Cahill. Eric Griffin. Liam Halpin. Niall Coote.Daire Meaney. The Mentors are Michael Collins: (Team Manager) Denis O'Herlihy, Jamesie Meere. Michael Stephens. and Danny Pyne is in charge of the kit. 
 
 
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