Ballingarry have no fewer than five players on the inter league under 12 squad. Davin O’Donnell is the latest Ballingarry player to be added to the list which already included Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Cathal O’Keeffe and Mikey Hickey.
This is by far the highest representation from any one club in the league. The LDSL under 12 side will now compete in the Munster league over the coming season.

Ballingarrys Anthony Forde has moved to English Premier outfit Wolverhampton Wanderers. Forde started pre season training with Wolves in late July but remains a Ballingarry player until his sixteenth birthday in November when he will put pen to paper on a three year deal. Today (August 31st 2009) he has been drafted into the Ireland under 17 squad for a tournament in Poland and considering that he is still just fifteen years old shows the potential he has. The club wishes him every success with his chosen career and will of course keep a close watch on his progress.

Friday 28th – Under 16 Division 1 NCW 1 Ballingarry 5 (Clancy (pen), Neville (pen), O’Donoghue, Lane, Kelly)
Saturday 29th – Under 14 Division 2 – Ballingarry 3 (Moran 2, Clancy) Granagh United 2
Under 10 Division 1 – Ballingarry 9 (Hartnett 3, O’Kelly 2, Snow 2, O’ Connor, Shelton) Askeaton 5
Youths Division 1 – Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 1 (S. Doherty)

Sunday 30th Premier Division – Ballingarry 1 (Darragh O’Grady) Askeaton 3
Division 2 – Mountcollins 0 Ballingarry B 5

A hectic weekend of football saw six Ballingarry teams in action with four of the six winning. Friday evening in NCW saw the under 16s record a 5-1 trouncing of the locals. Five different scorers were on the sheet as they came from a goal down to secure the three points.
On Saturday the 14s had a fine win in the local derby against Granagh. They led 3-0 from super strikes from Nathan Clancy and Sean Moran (2) before two late goals from the visitors saw a nervy finish. The under 10s hit nine in a fourteen goal game with Jack Hartnett grabbing a hat-trick while the youths went down in Abbeyfeale with Shane Doherty getting Ballingarrys consolation.

On Sunday the A team were left still looking for their first point of the season when newly promoted Askeaton collected all three points from a 3-1 success in Ballingarry. Darragh O’Grady with Ballingarrys first goal of the season but the points were well gone by then as the visitors led 3-0.
No such form from the B team as they got their season off to a flyer in Abbeyfeale against Mountcollins. David O’Hanlon with his second hat-trick for the club and Kristian Doyle were the Ballingarry hitmen. The day saw four players make their club debuts, Alan Cronin for the A’s while Gary Cronin, Barry Fitzgerald and Tadhg Flynn for the B team.

Under 16 Division 1 – NCW Rovers 1 Ballingarry 1 (Lane)

Ballingarry squandered several good first half chances before securing a point in NCW in their first game of the new season. Chris Lane gave Ballingarry a half time lead from one of those openings but they were to pay the price as Rovers got the goal their second half performance deserved with just three minutes to go.

Results Weekending August 23rd 2009
Premier Divison – Abbeyfeale United 2 Ballingarry 0

No joy for new manager James Higgins in his first game in charge as they fell to Abbeyfeale United 2-0 away last Sunday morning. A goal in each half done the damage to a Ballingarry team which featured five new faces from last season. Shane and Colin Doherty made their club debuts while Patrick Kenrick was back in goal after a lapse of some years. Brian Kelly and Brian Fitzgerald were also in the team, Kelly returning after a long absence while Fitzgerald has swapped the B team that he captained last season for the Premier division.

Both the other games involving the club at the weekend were called off. The B game against Rockhill Rovers on Sunday and the under 16 division 1 game against NCW on Saturday.

Former Ballingarry A team player James Higgins has been appointed to fill the role of A team manager left void by the departure of George Quinlivan at the end of last season (2008/09).
He comes with a wealth of playing experience having lined out for Ballingarry over 350 times during a 17 season career. He was assistant manager of the clubs B team that won the Division 3 title last season and will command tremendous respect from a squad of players that will know him well. The management committee of Ballingarry AFC wish him every success in his new role.

The curtain came down on Ballingarrys season on Saturday last (June 13th 2009) in another blaze of glory as the under 10s lifted the cup for the first time in the clubs history. In a re run of the division 1 shield final this encounter against NCW was as tight as the first with just one goal again separating the sides at the end.

Ballingarry survived two early frights before taking the lead from Mark O’Kelly with 8 minutes gone in the game. Their lead was cancelled just before the break when Killian Brouder sent an unstoppable free to the top left corner following Hickeys foul.
The second half was as competitive as the first with both sides going close. Robbie Lynch in goal for Ballingarry made some crucial stops before finally Ballingarry got what proved to be the winner. The outstanding Edward Houlihan was fouled fifteen yards from goal and up stepped Mikey Hickey to break NCW hearts again just as he did in the shield final driving the ball all the way. With just two minutes remaining there was no time for NCW to find a way back leaving the under 10 cup travelling to Ballingarry for the first time and ending a truly memorable season which sees six trophies visit Ballingarry.
Congratulations to Benji Kelly and his squad on becoming the first team in the clubs history to win an underage double.

Ballingarry AFC held their Annual General Meeting on Friday June 12th last with all outgoing officers and committee returning to office unopposed. The big talking point on the night was the appointment of a new A team manager to replace George Quinlivan, otherwise the meeting was uneventful.

Ballingarry AFC Management Committee for season 2009/10
Chairman: Pascal Moynihan.
Vice – Chairman: John Clancy.
Secretary: James Clancy.
Treasurer: Seamus Burke.
Management Committee: Declan Hartnett, Martha O’Connor, Tom Burke, Rory Alymer, Paul Molloy.

After a partnership that lasted seven years and yielded five trophies Ballingarry have finally parted company with A team manager George Quinlivan. The search now begins for his replacement and what a act it will be to follow.
Quinlivan oversaw the most successful period in Ballingarrys history with no fewer than five trophies being secured. The Division 1 title twice, the Division 1 league cup, the Desmond cup and finally the Premier Division title all visited Ballingarry during his reign.
He leaves with with fond memories of his stay with Ballingarry AFC.

On Saturday May 30th last the Limerick Desmond under 11 academy won their four team tournament held in Abbeyfeale. All four Ballingarry players featured prominently in the success during the semi final against North Tipperary which they won 2-1 with Alan Ryan (Kilcornan) and Lee Kelly (Askeaton) getting the goals.
In the final the same players were on the mark as they defeated Galway SBL academy 2-1. Limerick District SBL were the fourth team involved. Mikey Morrissey, Nathan Clancy, Mikey Hickey and Cathal O’Keeffe played in the two games while O’Keeffe went off in the first minute of the final.