2006 Picture Gallery

COMMUNITY GAMES 2006
	The Under 9 1/2 team who won the 2006 Offaly Community Games title beating Clara on May 13th
May 2006 Cumann na mBunscoil Finals - Mucklagh
	For the second year in succession, St. Mary's BNS Under 13 team won the Cumann na mBunscoil championship in Mucklagh on May 31st. St Mary's BNS 5-13 Killeigh 5-6
	Captain of St. Mary's BNS Liam Claffey receives the county shield.
	Lumcloon NS who also won their county schools championship in Mucklagh on May 31st. Minor Club members Ciaran Cahill (C), John Dooley, Michael Kenny, Enda Kenny and Rory Doolin played their part in Lumcloon's first championship win.
2006 U8/U10 GO GAMES - O'BRIEN PARK JUNE 2006
	Team A who won all their games in the Go Games blitz in Tullamore on 24th June 2006
	Team B who also won all their games in the Go Games blitz in Tullamore.
	Padraig and Tony give the Instructions!
2006 Under 12 A - Football Final - Clara, August 16th Ferbane/Belmont 3-4 St. Broughans 1-12
	The Under 12 Football Squad 2006 with Managers and Team Sponsor Ken Maher.
	The Management team of Ken Maher, George Harrington, Ger Corbett and Michael Lowry
	The starting 13 in the County Final were: Back Row L-R D.Corbett B.Grehan C.Cahill J.Maher J.Nally D.Keenaghan. Front Row L-R:R.Doolin M.Daly D.Kelly G.Murray S.Mooney E.Lowry B.Gilligan
	The fans were out in force for the county final
	A win would have been the icing on Bridie's cake !
	We'll Eat it anyway !!
How the match went: 1st Half: Ferbane/Belmont got a dream start with a goal from Darragh Corbett in the first minute. St.Broughans levellled the match with three points in 2nd, 6th and 8th minutes. They went in to the lead with a point in the 14th minute and Darragh equalised again on 15. Broughans went into the break with a one-point lead after scoring in the 22nd minute. 2nd Half: Ferbane/Belmont repeated their first half start with a goal straight from the throw-in. Darragh Keenaghan followed up a breaking ball and calmly stroked it into the net. Broughan's replied with two quick points to level once again. Ferbane/Belmont struck with another Goal in the 4th minute. Brian Grehan latched on to a great ball from Joe Maher and fisted to the Broughans net. Ciaran Cahill extended the lead to four points with his first point in the 6th minute. Eoghan Lowry scored a free in the ninth minute from a close-in free. Broughans then rallied with points in the 12th and 17th minutes before they levelled again with a goal on 18. They then took the lead in the 20th minute from a 13 metre free, and Eoghan Lowry levelled the match on 22 also from a free. Broughans scored two unanswered points in injury time to secure the title.
MISCELLANEOUS
	2006 saw ESB launch its corporate sponsorship for the All-Ireland Minor football & hurling championships. At the Leinster Launch held in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise in March, ESB's chief executive Padraig McManus met with Ferbane/Belmont Minor Club Officers: Michael Lowry, Eddie Nally and Brian Flynn
	Some rebels are allowed in the club ! Aoife Rigney by name.

South Offaly Special Olympics Visit the Minor Club - Sept. 1st 2006


Under 8 Footballers in 2006 Clan na nGael Challenge 1/10/06

Under 12 B County Hurling Final - Mount Bolus 7th October 2006 Ferbane/Belmont 1-5 Seir Keiran 4-8

Ferbane/Belmont Under 12's contested their second final this year in Mount Bolus on Sunday, October 7th. This time it was hurling and their opponents were Seir Keiran from Clareen. Having beaten Clareen in the Playoffs, Ferbane/Belmont were in no way complacent about the outcome, but it was Clareen who took the spoils on the day winning by a handsome margin. It was clareen who started the better and took the lead with a point after only 2 minutes. A minute later, a 65 by Clareen's centre half-back Billy Connors confused everybody in the Ferbane/Belmont goalmouth and bounced into the net. Ferbane/Belmont rallied at that point and replied with a point from Darragh Corbett in the 7th minute. But Clareen countered immediately with a point from a free in the 10th minute and Eoin Lowry could only look helplessly at a weak shot from the Clareen corner-forward that trickled low into the net on 14 minutes. Both teams exchanged points before half-time, a point from a Ciaran Cahill free in the 18th minute was cancelled out by an excellent point from play on the 24th minute from Clareen. The half-time score was Ferbane/Belmont 0-2, Seir Keiran 2-3. Ferbane/Belmont with some tactical changes started the brighter in the second half but could not register the first score. Clareen took control and scored 2 more goals and 2 points before Ferbane/Belmont got on the scoreboard with a point from David Kelly in the 16th minute. Brian Grehan, now playing at full-forward replied with an excellent goal on the run in the 17th minute but this was cancelled out by Clareen who scored three sucessive points in the 17th, 19th and 22nd minutes. Brian Grehan and Sean Milner finished the scoring with consolation points in the 23rd and 24th minutes. Final Score Ferbane/Belmont 1-5, Seir Keiran 4-8. Great credit must go to this under 12 panel of players who reached two finals in this year. Their committment to training and the club is an example to all club members. It won't be long before this group of lads have a deserved county title under their belts. Losing one final is hard to take but beaten in two in a season can be heart-breaking. No doubt they will bounce back from their defeat and will have learned a lot. The club thanks all the players and team management Paddy, Paul, Mark and Damien for their efforts this year.

COMMUNITY GAMES 2006

The Under 9 1/2 team who won the 2006 Offaly Community Games title beating Clara on May 13th

May 2006 Cumann na mBunscoil Finals - Mucklagh

For the second year in succession, St. Mary's BNS Under 13 team won the Cumann na mBunscoil championship in Mucklagh on May 31st. St Mary's BNS 5-13 Killeigh 5-6

Captain of St. Mary's BNS Liam Claffey receives the county shield.

Lumcloon NS who also won their county schools championship in Mucklagh on May 31st. Minor Club members Ciaran Cahill (C), John Dooley, Michael Kenny, Enda Kenny and Rory Doolin played their part in Lumcloon's first championship win.

2006 U8/U10 GO GAMES - O'BRIEN PARK JUNE 2006

Team A who won all their games in the Go Games blitz in Tullamore on 24th June 2006

Team B who also won all their games in the Go Games blitz in Tullamore.

Padraig and Tony give the Instructions!

2006 Under 12 A - Football Final - Clara, August 16th

Ferbane/Belmont 3-4 St. Broughans 1-12

The Under 12 Football Squad 2006 with Managers and Team Sponsor Ken Maher.

The Management team of Ken Maher, George Harrington, Ger Corbett and Michael Lowry

The starting 13 in the County Final were: Back Row L-R D.Corbett B.Grehan C.Cahill J.Maher J.Nally D.Keenaghan. Front Row L-R:R.Doolin M.Daly D.Kelly G.Murray S.Mooney E.Lowry B.Gilligan

The fans were out in force for the county final

A win would have been the icing on Bridie's cake !

We'll Eat it anyway !!

How the match went:

1st Half: Ferbane/Belmont got a dream start with a goal from Darragh Corbett in the first minute. St.Broughans levellled the match with three points in 2nd, 6th and 8th minutes. They went in to the lead with a point in the 14th minute and Darragh equalised again on 15. Broughans went into the break with a one-point lead after scoring in the 22nd minute.

2nd Half: Ferbane/Belmont repeated their first half start with a goal straight from the throw-in. Darragh Keenaghan followed up a breaking ball and calmly stroked it into the net. Broughan's replied with two quick points to level once again. Ferbane/Belmont struck with another Goal in the 4th minute. Brian Grehan latched on to a great ball from Joe Maher and fisted to the Broughans net. Ciaran Cahill extended the lead to four points with his first point in the 6th minute. Eoghan Lowry scored a free in the ninth minute from a close-in free. Broughans then rallied with points in the 12th and 17th minutes before they levelled again with a goal on 18. They then took the lead in the 20th minute from a 13 metre free, and Eoghan Lowry levelled the match on 22 also from a free. Broughans scored two unanswered points in injury time to secure the title.

MISCELLANEOUS

2006 saw ESB launch its corporate sponsorship for the All-Ireland Minor football & hurling championships. At the Leinster Launch held in the Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise in March, ESB's chief executive Padraig McManus met with Ferbane/Belmont Minor Club Officers: Michael Lowry, Eddie Nally and Brian Flynn

Some rebels are allowed in the club !

Aoife Rigney by name.

South Offaly Special Olympics Visit the Minor Club - Sept. 1st 2006

Under 8 Footballers in 2006

Clan na nGael Challenge 1/10/06

Under 12 B County Hurling Final - Mount Bolus 7th October 2006

Ferbane/Belmont 1-5 Seir Keiran 4-8

Ferbane/Belmont Under 12's contested their second final this year in Mount Bolus on Sunday, October 7th. This time it was hurling and their opponents were Seir Keiran from Clareen. Having beaten Clareen in the Playoffs, Ferbane/Belmont were in no way complacent about the outcome, but it was Clareen who took the spoils on the day winning by a handsome margin. It was clareen who started the better and took the lead with a point after only 2 minutes. A minute later, a 65 by Clareen's centre half-back Billy Connors confused everybody in the Ferbane/Belmont goalmouth and bounced into the net. Ferbane/Belmont rallied at that point and replied with a point from Darragh Corbett in the 7th minute. But Clareen countered immediately with a point from a free in the 10th minute and Eoin Lowry could only look helplessly at a weak shot from the Clareen corner-forward that trickled low into the net on 14 minutes. Both teams exchanged points before half-time, a point from a Ciaran Cahill free in the 18th minute was cancelled out by an excellent point from play on the 24th minute from Clareen. The half-time score was Ferbane/Belmont 0-2, Seir Keiran 2-3.

Ferbane/Belmont with some tactical changes started the brighter in the second half but could not register the first score. Clareen took control and scored 2 more goals and 2 points before Ferbane/Belmont got on the scoreboard with a point from David Kelly in the 16th minute. Brian Grehan, now playing at full-forward replied with an excellent goal on the run in the 17th minute but this was cancelled out by Clareen who scored three sucessive points in the 17th, 19th and 22nd minutes. Brian Grehan and Sean Milner finished the scoring with consolation points in the 23rd and 24th minutes. Final Score Ferbane/Belmont 1-5, Seir Keiran 4-8.

Great credit must go to this under 12 panel of players who reached two finals in this year. Their committment to training and the club is an example to all club members. It won't be long before this group of lads have a deserved county title under their belts. Losing one final is hard to take but beaten in two in a season can be heart-breaking. No doubt they will bounce back from their defeat and will have learned a lot. The club thanks all the players and team management Paddy, Paul, Mark and Damien for their efforts this year.