Local Notes: Best wishes, camogie, GAA and soccer club news and much more
The Portlaw Camogie Club intermediate squad.
Best wishes to Most Rev Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan on his Episcopal ordination anniversary. Our Holy Father, Pope Leo has asked the people worldwide to offer prayers for world peace.
To book Masses in Ballyduff contact Ann Nolan (sacristan). We are looking for volunteers to help clean Ballyduff Church. If you are interested please leave your name and number with Ann the sacristan or with Joan Cheasty, the florist. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
A big thank you to everybody for supporting our quiz night in The Clodagh Lounge. This was our last fundraiser for the U15 and U18 hurlers' trip to New York. A special thank you to Edel, Shane and all at The Clodagh Bar for hosting us. A big thank you also to our quizmaster, the one and only Johnny Rockett, for setting up the quiz and to Davy David McNamara for another brilliant job as MC. To all those who sponsored prizes for the raffle and bought tickets. Also huge appreciation to our organising committee for the New York trip for running another successful event. This trip wouldn't be possible without them. Finally, well done to the winners of the quiz, Derek Delaney , Vic J Bowers, Freddy Kelly and David Walsh and their generosity in donating their winnings back into the pot.
The club has been allocated 37 Munster Hurling Championship tickets: 10 South Stand; two North Stand, and 25 West Terrace for the Waterford v Tipperary Munster Hurling Championship match in Azzurri Walsh Park on Sunday, April 26, at 4pm. In the likely event that we are oversubscribed, a draw will take place between members only for the tickets.
Only Portlaw GAA paid up player and non-player club members are eligible to apply. Tickets are priced as follows: Adult Stand and Sideline - €35; Student/OAP Stand - €30; Juvenile Stand - €5; Adult Terrace - €30; Student/OAP Terrace - €25 and Juvenile Terrace - €5.
Our fantastic U12 camogie team took to the field recently to kick off the first camogie game of the 2026 season. The girls had an amazing win against St. Annes in sunny but blustery conditions. The happy heads on these girls is what it’s all about.
Portlaw Camogie Club is looking to get Mothers & Others going again this year for 2026. Plenty of laugh and craic guaranteed with a small bit of exercise on the side. Absolutely no experience necessary. If you are interested go online and fil out the form or contact us here on the page for more information. https://www.cognitoforms.com/PortlawGAA/MothersOthersExpressionOfInterestForm
Portlaw Camogie Club's intermediate camogie team had their first win of the season recently in Round 1 of the Division 2 League. Portlaw 3-20 vs Butlerstown 1-6. It was a lovely evening for the game as the rain held off.
The girls had a great battle and displayed some lovely passages of play. Well done girls.
Portlaw Camogie Club is delighted to have Aisling Farrell visit on Friday, April 24th, to speak with a number of the teams about female athletes' health, nutrition, and confidence. She has delivered this presentation to a number of groups to date, all of whom have found it highly beneficial and practical. She really enjoys sharing her knowledge in this area to help ensure that local girls and women have the information they need to feel and perform at their best, both on and off the pitch, The talk times are as follows: Friday, April 24 - upstairs in the clubhouse U14 and U16 with parents from 6.15pm to 7.30pm; Minor and Intermediate/Juniors from at 7.45pm - 9pm.
Youth A League Result: Piltown 0-3 Portlaw. Another good performance and well deserved win when we travelled to Piltown. We started on the front foot and created plenty of chances before midway through the 1st half some good work from Peter on the right set up Theo for the opening goal.
Within a minute we were two up with great play from Kevin and Deevy set up Alfie. In the second half and we continued to make chances and the third arrived when keeper Luke Ronayne arrowed a ball to Deevy who finished neatly past the advancing keeper to seal the win. Good overall team performance with our defence ensuring the 1st clean sheet of the season.
