It proved to be a bad weekend (5th Nov) for the club with all four teams in action being beaten.

On Saturday in the national cups both the 12s and the 14s went out. The 12s were the unluckiest in Kerry. After drawing 1-1 after extra time with Mastergeeha they went out on penalties while in Tipperary the 14s were beaten 0-2. Down 0-1 at halftime they dominated the second half with Moynihan, Snow and O’ Dea twice missing great chances. The game was put beyond the reach in the last minute when the hosts scored their second.

In the Munster Youth Cup Ballingarry were beaten 0-2 by Breska Rovers.

On Sunday the juniors were well beaten in Kildimo with Joe Scanlon getting their consolation from the spot in the final minute. Kildimo had raced into a 3-0 half time lead. Final score 3-1.

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Ballingarry will have to travel in the 2nd round of both the Under 12 and under 14 national cups. The 12s, who beat Askeaton 3-0 in the first round of the Norton Cup will go to Killarney to play Maccageega, while the 14s, who had a comfortable 6-0 1st round victory against Old Mill, will go to Templemore in Tipperary in the second round of the Goodson Cup. Both games will be played over the next two weeks.

The draws for this seasons schoolboy domestic cup competitions were made on Monday evening last (Oct. 24th). All eyes were on the draw for the under 11 cup to see who the holders Ballingarry were paired with. As it happened Ballingarry under 11 will be at home to St. Itas in the first round.

The 1st round draw involving all Ballingarry schoolboy teams is as follows:

Under 10s v Shauntrade (away);
Under 11v v St. Itas (home);
Under 12s v Breska Rovers (home);
Under 13s v A Bye;
Under 14s v Killeaney (home);
Under 15s v Askeaton (away);
Under 16s v Glin Rovers (away).

The dates for these fixtures have yet to be finalised

Ballingarry’s involvement in the F.A.I. Junior Cup came to an end last Sunday October 16th, with a 1-3 Round 2 defeat by Ballybunion in Kerry. Aidan Barrett scored for the visitors.

An under strength Ballingarry side had to be content with a point in their League game against Foynes on Sunday October 9th. Francis Kiely gave the home side the lead with a well executed strike just after half time, but the visitors replied shortly after.

The clubs under 8 side recorded their first ever success when they won the Broadford United under 8 tournament at Broadford last Saturday (October 8). A 4-0 semi final victory against Broadford United “A” saw them face St. Itas in the final where a Davin O Donnell goal was enough to see Tiernan Fitzgerald, captain for the day, lift the trophy Ballingarry.

Bradley Daly, Jason Murphy and Robbie Lynch with two goals were the Ballingarry scorers in the semi final.

Squad; Jason Murphy; Cathal O Keeffe; Tiernan Fitzgerald; Bradley Daly;Jack O Keeffe; P.J. Noonan; Edward Houlihan; Mark Storin; Nathan Clancy; Mikey Morrissey; Mikey Hickey; Robbie Lynch; Davin O Donnell; Brendan Lynch; Alan Hanley.

Ballingarry came away from Broadford pointless following a 2-3 defeat by the local side in their second Desmond League Premier Division game of the season. Brian Kelly and Niall Condron scored for Ballingarry.

Ballingarry AFC had an easier than expected victory in Round 1 of the Munster Junior Cup, with a comfortable 6-0 result away to Adare United on Sunday 25th September. Joe Scanlon and Darragh O’ Grady got two goals each, while the Kelly brothers Brian and Denis also got on the scoresheet.

Ballingarry defeated Broadford in the first round of the F.A.I. Junior Cup on Sunday 18th September last on a 2-1 scoreline. Francis Kiely and Darragh O’ Grady found the net for the home side.