Lisa Night is Here for Cordal GAA Club

Den Joe O'Connor doing his bit for the Cordal GAA Club Fundraiser by promoting Lisa McHugh's songs and the event around town on his famous motorbike on Tuesday.
Den Joe O’Connor doing his bit for the Cordal GAA Club Fundraiser by promoting Lisa McHugh’s songs and the event around town on his famous motorbike on Tuesday.

It’s Lisa Night at Last

The big day for our Lisa McHugh Dance has arrived and we at Cordal GAA Club couldn’t be more excited.

By: Paddy Flynn

For those of you that still need tickets, we can confirm that they will be available on the door tonight and they are €20. Doors open at 8:30pm.

The night kicks off with some jiving and music from Tom Jive and Karen Healy.

Star of the Night

Then the star of the night, Lisa McHugh will be on stage to wow her eager fans. There will be a D.J from 1am. Full bar and food will be available tonight. We’ll also be holding a raffle with some great prizes.

Cordal's Richard O'Donoghue promoting the big Lisa McHugh Fundraising Dance taking place tonight in Castleisland Community Centre. Doors open at 8:30pm.
Cordal’s Richard O’Donoghue promoting the big Lisa McHugh Fundraising Dance taking place tonight in Castleisland Community Centre. Doors open at 8:30pm.

Please make sure to support us tonight, Cordal GAA Club has devoted the last few months to this fundraising event and we want it to be a tremendous success. It’s going to be a night to remember! You certainly won’t be disappointed!

Cordal v Moyvane: Division 5 Senior Football League Round 9

Cordal seniors were in Moyvane last Sunday to play their Seniors in Cordal’s ninth County League game of the year.

The hot and sunny day wasn’t the only thing to make both teams sweat as it was well-known a mighty clash of division five titans was in store with both teams only two points away from each other on the league table. Cordal were further driven in their desire to keep the number one position on the Division 5 Table.

Intense to Start

The game was intense to start with and Moyvane certainly put Cordal to their paces but by the second half Cordal’s momentum increased whilst Moyvane slipped further. The final score put Cordal on top with a respectable five point lead at 0-18 to Moyvane’s 0-13.

The first half was quick to begin, a point was scored only moments in for Moyvane by Colin Enright. Cordal’s Philip Griffin was on the chase and booted the ball over the goals a minute later. The ball was in Moyvane’s hands again when Shane Stack scored a point in the 6th minute. Cordal added another point in the seventh minute scored by Brian Reidy.

Three Great Points

A Moyvane wide in the 11th minute spurred them on to kick three great points over the bar in a row, two of these in the same minute led to Cordal shaking up their defenceultimately slowing Moyvane down later in the game. Brian Reidy gave a stellar second quarter performance scoring trio of points, one after the other. Cordal kept up the attack with five more points before Moyvane was to threaten the Cordal goals again. Moyvane struck three points over the bar, two from Timmy Noonan and the last from a free. Cordal only held a narrow one point lead at 0-09 to Moyane’s 0-08. The tight half left it all to play for in the second half.

Use of Possession

The second half began with a Moyvane wide, Cordal then quickly made use of possession and scored five points in a row. Moyvane almost scored a goal after a Cordal slip of the ball but the boys in Blue and Gold were spared the change of fortunes. Moyvane’s Martin Stack and Donal Leahy kept their team in the game adding two points in the 19th and 20th minute. Cordal’s Philip O’Connor and Kieran O’Donoghue kept the Cordal machine ticking with three points scored between them in the next few minutes.

Resurgence of Strength

Moyvane had a resurgence of strength in the last moments of the game scoring three points, with Martin Stack being the last scorer of the game knocking a point over the bar before the ref blew the whistle.

Cordal had ensured their ninth win of the SFL with a five point lead at 0-18 to Moyvane’s 0-13. Well done lads. What a great team to watch in motion. Here’s hoping we do the ten!

Cordal Team: 1. Sean Óg Ó Ciardubháin, 0-1; 2. Michéal Cahill; 3. John Brosnan; 4. Pádraig Ó Brosnacáin; 5. Ger Byrne; 6. Johnny O’Connor; 7. Gary O’Leary; 8. Donal McCarthy, 0-1; 9. Kieran O’Donoghue, 0-2; 10. T.J O’Connor, 0-1; 11. Philip O’Connor, 0-4; 12. Brian Reidy, 0-6; 13. Sean Walsh; 14. Philip Griffin, 0-2; 15. Kieran Enright. Subs: Mike Flynn, 0-1 for Sean Walsh, Ger Byrne for Flor Griffin, Jason Cronin for Kieran Enright.

July Lotto at Hughes Bar

The new Club Lotto Jackpot is a terrific €3,000. The July Lotto Draw takes place in Hughes Bar on this Sunday, July 30th.

Mike O’Sullivan, Tommy and George O’Connor and JJ O’Donoghue are the team in charge. As always you can get your Lotto tickets from our sellers. You can also buy them at Kearney’s Post Office or at Jackie Reidy’s Menswear.

You can also go towww.cordalgaa.com to buy your tickets online. Please keep playing and supporting our Club Lotto. However you play, the best of luck from Cordal GAA!

Cordal v Listry: East Kerry O’Sullivan Cup Round 1 Cordal seniors were knocked out in the first round of the O’Sullivan Cup against Listry. Listry had a nine point lead with 2-15 to Cordal’s 1-9. Cordal will now play in the Bill Tangney Cup Competition.

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