Monaleen Juvenile GAA Club

U12 Boys Football

Our U12 footballers played their first league game on Tuesady when they visited Adare. We started slowly and were soon in arrears but goals from Oisin Kelly and Mark O'Mara got us back in the game and we lead at halftime. However we faded in the second half and despite fine performances from Niall O'Shea, Evan O'Connor and Eoghan Whittle we finished up losing 4-5 to 4-1.

Under 12 Girls Gaelic Football

Monaleen continued their winning run with a great win over Abbey Sarsfields on Friday. Caroline Leahy got the scoring off to a start with a goal and a point followed by quick points from Claire Kelly and Sarah Geraghty. Abbey Sarsfields were very threatening from midfield but good defending from Emma Haugh, Caoimhe Lyons, Jane Clohessy and Lauren O Dell with Emma Campbell in goals, kept them scoreless in the first half. In the second half Sarah Shortt, Megan O Mara, and Aisling Doyle added goals each, before Abbey Sarsfield finally broke through for a well deserved goal after some sustained pressure. They followed this up with some nice points before great goals by Niamh Mulhall and Megan O Hehir put the game out of reach. Great performances too by Laura Phelan, Susan Fullen, Clodagh Murphy & Aoife Moloney helped Monaleen to a convincing win by 8-7 to 1-4. The full team was Emma Campbell, Lauren O Dell, Jane Clohessy, Emma Haugh, Caoimhe Lyons, Niamh Mulhall, Claire Kelly, Sarah Geraghty, Sarah Shortt, Sarah Quinlan, Aisling Doyle, Laura Phelan, Megan O Mara, Clodagh Murphy, Caoimhe O Dwyer, Aoife Moloney, Caroline Leahy, Susan Fullen and Megan O Hehir.

Under 12 Camogie

Monaleen played Murroe/Boher in very difficult conditions on Thursday evening. The first half was very evenly contested with both sides making great efforts to score, but great defending by Cliodhna McCarthy, Sinead O Hanrahan and Nicole Sheahan for Monaleen and by Murroe/Boher kept the sides scoreless at half-time. In the second half Monaleen put on the pressure through Ciara Wiley and Jane Stundon before Laura Phelan finally broke through with a goal, assisted by Susan Fullen in the forwards. Claire Kelly got a point before linking up with Aisling Doyle who converted a great goal to give Monaleen a good lead. Murroe/Boher fought hard to get back in the game but Caoimhe Lyons was very strong breaking out of defence on a number of occassions, and goalkeeper Niamh Holmes made a great clearance after the ball hit the post. All players deserve great credit for a very entertaining game in very poor weather , especially Aoife and Emear Nelson, Laura Griffin and Christine Costelloe, who fought hard to the end, with Monaleen eventual winners by 2-1 to no score. Next Thursday Monaleen are away to Ahane.