Youghal CYMS

Youghal CYMS went to Killiarney for the 25th time to the Munster Snooker Champions and had a very successful tournment with the A team topping there group and going on to the semi final before losing out to New Institute and in doing so will make it back down to the All Irelands which is a great achievement.It was also a very good weekend for Youghal B team who finished second in there group and made it to the knockouts beating losing out 3 2 to ennis on the black.The Youghal C team also good tournament and played some good matches.The Youghal CYMS group for the All Irelands is.
Group E

Celbridge (Leinster)

Minnesota (Ulster)

Youghal CYMS

Roadstone B (Dublin League)

Tuam (N West)
first game is Youghal CYMS v Tuam friday 11.15am
second game is Minnesota v Youghal CYMS friday 1.45pm

Brendan Cooney win this years Paddy Joyce 16 beating Ian Hennessy 2 1 in a very good final.Ian won a close first final on the black.Brendan took the second final easy to set up a last frame shootout in a frame that could have went either way it was Brendan who potted the pink to win the title.Over all this was a top class tournament with some very high breaks along the way,Adrain Landers 89,Derek Aherne 70 and Ian Hennessy 57.All in all this was a great work out for all the players heading to the Munster Championships this weekend in Killarney.Best of luck to all the players heading to Killarney from everyone at the Youghal CYMS

The last Cork side to lift the coveted ‘Munster Cup’ were Youghal CYMS back in the year 2000 when the East Cork side created a real piece of history for the club, beating the red hot favourites Cork Victoria in the final, where Paul Butler famously finished off the match with some incredible pots sending the fanatical Youghal supporters into a frenzy which started a celebration that lasted quite a few days.

This year is another historic one for the Youghal CYMS who are making their 25th consecutive appearance in the event which is a fantastic achievement in itself for the club who have only four tables, but are impressively entering no fewer that three teams and could have entered a fourth side, such is the strength of the Youghal Society.

Youghal CYMS President William Kelly a player in Youghal’s ‘B’ side in Killarney said “We love going to Killarney and we get incredible support down there, it seems that everyone who is involved in snooker in the town in one form or another travels down for the weekend of the ‘Munsters’ and we appreciate that. We are going down a quarter of a century this year which is a hell of a thing for us, it would be great to win it again it really would”.

All the latest news and updates, high breaks and results will be posted on Facebook checking out Munster Snooker Club Championships, plus they will be here on www.youghalonline.com

The launch of the Youghal C.Y.M.S. Calendar 2012 took place at the society’s premises with guest, FÁS supervisor Mary Carson. Speaking at the launch the President of the society William Kelly congratulated all those involved in the making of the calendar and particularly thanked FÁS supervisor Mary Carson and Cathy O’Mahony, resource tutor with the Youghal Adult Learning Centre. Mary Carson, FÁS supervisor, said that she was delighted to be associated with the wonderful work that the Youghal C.Y.M.S. do and could see this especially with the young teenage members as an invaluable place to go within the centre of our community. The President William Kelly and committee of the Youghal C.Y.M.S. would like to wish all the members of the society, the generous sponsors and supporters and in particular the people of the town a very happy and holy Christmas.
The annual Christmas draw took place last Sunday 18th December. Youghal C.Y.M.S. Annual Raffle Results:

1st Weekend for two at Killarney Munster Snooker Championships, sponsored by YCYMS- winner Eamon Walsh, Woodview Court. 2nd SuperValu Hamper sponsored by Brooks SuperValu- winner Christy McMahon, Ballinvarrig, Youghal. 3rd Christmas Hamper, winner Róisín Coleman c/o Lower Cork Hill. 4th €50 Fuel Voucher sponsored by O’Neill Oils Youghal-winner Molly O’Neill, Meadowlands Youghal. 5th Sunday lunch for two sponsored by The Quay’s Bar, Youghal-winner Jacob Maggie, Park Lane. 6th Bottle of Brandy sponsored by Bertie’s Bar-winner Des Reddy, Dermot Hurley Estate. 7th Bottle of Vodka sponsored by JD’s Bar, and Christmas Cake sponsored by Biddy Phelan- winner Tommy Curtin c/o Quay’s Bar. 8th Bottle of Whiskey sponsored by Mackey’s bar- winner Mareka McEvoy, Fleming’s Court. 9th Bottle of Vodka sponsored by The Point Bar, plus four Leisure Centre Vouchers sponsored by Aura- winner Ray Phelan, Raheen Park. 10th Four Bottles Wine sponsored by Aspel Centra, Front Strand-winner Brid Lenihan, c/o Moby Dick’s. Congratulations to all the winners, have a happy Christmas and we will see you all in the new year
The annual Christmas draw took place last Sunday 18th December. Youghal C.Y.M.S. Annual Raffle Results:

1st Weekend for two at Killarney Munster Snooker Championships, sponsored by YCYMS- winner Eamon Walsh, Woodview Court. 2nd SuperValu Hamper sponsored by Brooks SuperValu- winner Christy McMahon, Ballinvarrig, Youghal. 3rd Christmas Hamper, winner Róisín Coleman c/o Lower Cork Hill. 4th €50 Fuel Voucher sponsored by O’Neill Oils Youghal-winner Molly O’Neill, Meadowlands Youghal. 5th Sunday lunch for two sponsored by The Quay’s Bar, Youghal-winner Jacob Maggie, Park Lane. 6th Bottle of Brandy sponsored by Bertie’s Bar-winner Des Reddy, Dermot Hurley Estate. 7th Bottle of Vodka sponsored by JD’s Bar, and Christmas Cake sponsored by Biddy Phelan- winner Tommy Curtin c/o Quay’s Bar. 8th Bottle of Whiskey sponsored by Mackey’s bar- winner Mareka McEvoy, Fleming’s Court. 9th Bottle of Vodka sponsored by The Point Bar, plus four Leisure Centre Vouchers sponsored by Aura- winner Ray Phelan, Raheen Park. 10th Four Bottles Wine sponsored by Aspel Centra, Front Strand-winner Brid Lenihan, c/o Moby Dick’s. Congratulations to all the winners, have a happy Christmas and we will see you all in the new year

WHEN the two top league sides met last week it was a game of huge interest and it was a match that really lived up to its billing as Youghal CYMS ‘A’ and the Crucible went all the way to the deciding frame and all the way to the last ball as Greg Casey defeated Youghal’s Brendan Cooney on a black ball game giving the Cork City side a notable victory away from home.
This was the very last league game of 2011 as the Cork Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) Cork League takes its traditional winter break and when the league resumes in mid January the Youghal men will travel up to the Crucible for part two of this epic battle.
Both the Crucible and Youghal CYMS ‘A’ have already qualified for the semi finals of the league, the question now, is what two teams will join them there?
Three sides are battling for those two remaining semi final spots, with Youghal CYMS ‘B’, the AOH and Douglas ‘A’ all in the mix.
When the CBSA Cork snooker league returns on the 12th of January Douglas ‘A’ will play against the AOH at the ‘South Side’ venue and it will be a very important night for both teams. If the AOH win that one they will almost certainly qualify and it would be expected that the AOH will take all five points on offer during the last two weeks of the league when they play Douglas ‘B’.
That means that it could all come down to the last evening of the league when Youghal CYMS ‘B’ play at home in the ‘Market House’ in Youghal against Douglas ‘A’. There is still a lot of permutations to be played out, but the team that wins between the AOH and Douglas ‘A’ on the resumption of the league in Douglas will be in the strongest position.
As for Youghal CYMS ‘C’ and Douglas ‘B’ this was the first year that Douglas ‘B’ were involved with the CBSA Cork snooker league and it is a huge learning curve and a big step up in standard to deal with, but it is the only way that players will improve to a higher level, Youghal CYMS ‘C’ took a lot from last season and have a couple of victories under their belt this year.

Results from Week 11 CBSA

AOH 8 – 6 Douglas A
Shane O’Mahony 2 – 1 David Cremin
Lloyd Myers 2 – 1 Derek O’Neill
Kevin O’Leary 1 – 2 Tony Moore (58, 68)
Donncha Breathnach 2 – 0 Karl Busteed
Sonny Stack 1 – 2 Gerry O’Sullivan

Youghal A 7 – 8 Crucible
Brendan Cooney 0 – 3 Greg Casey
Adrian Landers 1 – 2 David Cassidy
Derek Aherne 2 – 1 Ryan Cronin
Christopher Cooney 2 – 1 Cian Corcoran
Ger Kelly 2 – 1 Ciaran Cronin

CBSA League Table

Played Won Lost Points
Youghal CYMS ‘A’ 11 10 1 25 (Q)
Crucible 9 9 0 23 (Q)
Youghal CYMS ‘B’ 10 4 6 10
Douglas ‘A’ 9 4 5 10
AOH 9 4 5 9
Youghal CYMS ‘C‘ 9 1 7 6
Douglas ‘B’ 9 0 8 0

The Christmas draw will be held on December 18th in the society’s premises at 7.30 also the launch the C.Y.M.S calendar will be held on the night. Tickets are available at the society’s premises or from any committee member , tickets are €2 or €5 for a book of three.

Group A
New Institute A Nenagh
St Johns,Limerick
Ennis S.C.
Blackwater S.C
Carrig On Suir S.C

Group B
New Vic A,Limerick
New Institute B
Cue Club B,Killarney
Youghal CYMS B
Cappaqinn S.C

Group C
Crucible S.C Cork
New Vic C
Fermoy CYMS
AOH Cork
Youghal CYMS C

Group D
Waterford S.C A
Thurles S.C
New Vic B
Cue Club A
Douglas B

Group E
Youghal CYMS A
Waterford B
Douglas A
Norris S.C Waterford
Cue Club C

THE Cork under 16 individual snooker championships were held last Sunday at Youghal CYMS and there was a very good entry with the Crucible, Douglas snooker club and the host club Youghal well represented in the magnificent surroundings of the Market House.

Derek Kiely reports

After some exciting snooker it was a bit of Youghal dominance throughout really in a club renowned for its strength at under age snooker came through with Youghal CYMS player Adam Fitzgerald beating fellow club man Noel Landers in the semi final.

Meanwhile the Crucibles Shane Hourihan met tournament favourite Aaron Tobin from Youghal CYMS in the other semi final. Tobin proved too good for Hourihan wining by two frames to nil.

In the final Tobin was just too good for Fitzgerald and went on to win the tournament without dropping a frame. Tobin a former National champion at under age level is truly a wonderful talent and hopefully soon he will be back in the green, white and orange of the Republic of Ireland team.

Aaron Tobin, Cork U-16 snooker champion

In regional snooker the West Section Intermediate snooker championships were held in the Crucible Snooker Club.

The final featured two players in terrific form at the moment, David Cassidy from the Crucible and Lloyd Myers from the AOH. Eventually Cassidy was victorious with a three frames to nil win. Sean Burns from the Crucible beat Derek Kiely from Youghal CYMS by three frames to two frames in the final of the plate.

Jimmy and James Hussey and his family must be complimented for the very warm welcome to everyone on the day and the hall itself was in fantastic shape. Hopefully with ranking tournaments finding their way back down south more and more Cork based players will come back to competitive snooker and even though Cork snooker is thriving at the moment the more that play the better, young and old alike.Speaking of ranking events in Cork, Douglas snooker club will host the National Finals of the under 19’s and under and under 21’s and maybe more local cue-men will support further events. Also at Douglas snooker club ‘The Baby Lexie O’Riordan’ snooker tournament fund-raiser will be held in Douglas Snooker Club which will be held over the coming weeks.

The competition is organised by Karl and Martin Busteed and there is an appeal for support from anyone who wants to help by donating spot prizes. You can contact Douglas snooker club at 021-4891203 check it out on the Douglas Snooker Club Facebook page.

In the Cork Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) Cork league the Youghal CYMS ‘A’ side keep going with another win to keep their 100% record in tact with a win away at Douglas, meanwhile the Crucible also on a 100% perfect record of wins this year in the league had an away win at Youghal CYMS ‘B’ and these two sides look unbeatable at the moment, but something has to give tomorrow night when both sides meet in Youghal before the Christmas break.

This game should be a cracker with each clubs top players competing at the highest level in the national rankings, it is a very difficult match to call and it could go either way. Both Youghal CYMS and the Crucible are already qualified for the semi finals, the question now is, who will join them there?

Youghal CYMS ‘B’, the AOH and Douglas ‘A’ will now face into a real dogfight for those remaining two spots.

The news that the ‘Munster Snooker Club Championships’ in Killarney have been brought forward by one week has not gone down very well with everyone involved in the game here in Cork, because it now clashes with an under 21, 19 and Masters event scheduled for the same weekend. The tournament is to be played the weekend of Friday the 20th, Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of January. There will be an appeal to have this looked at and maybe RIBSA may solve the problem for Killarney by changing the date set for the ranking points events that are to be held that weekend.

CBSA Results Week 10

Week 10

Douglas ‘B’ 2 – 8 Youghal CYMS ‘A’

Ed. Finn 1 – 2 Aaron Tobin

Paul Forde 0 – 3 Derek Aherne

Ken Smyth 1 – 2 Ger Kelly

Evan O’Leary 0 – 1 Christopher Cooney

Youghal CYMS ‘B’ 2 – 8 The Crucible

William Kelly 0 – 3 Greg Casey

Trevor Flaherty 1 – 1 David Cassidy

Stephen Kelly 0 – 2 Ciaran Cronin

Kenny Wight 1 – 2 Ryan Cronin

Douglas ‘A’ 8 – 2 Youghal CYMS ‘C’

Gerry O’Sullivan 2 – 1 Ed Hickey

Karl Busteed 2 – 1 Lee Walsh

Tony Moore 3 – 0 Eric Hassan

Finbarr Wallace 1 – 0 Chris Hennessy

Fixtures for Week 11

Youghal CYMS ‘A’ v The Crucible Wednesday the 7th of December 8pm

The AOH v Douglas ‘A’ Thursday the 8th of December 8pm

Douglas ‘B’ v Youghal CYMS ‘C’ Thursday the 8th of December 8pm

CBSA League Table

Played Won Lost Points

Youghal CYMS ‘A’ 10 10 0 25

Crucible 7 7 0 17

Youghal CYMS ‘B’ 10 4 6 10

Douglas ‘A’ 8 4 4 10

AOH 8 3 5 7

Youghal CYMS ‘C’ 8 1 7 3

Douglas CYMS ‘B’ 7 0 7 0

Forthcoming Event Fixtures

January 8th 2012 U/19 Snooker Crucible S.C,

February 12th 2012 Cork Individual Billiards C/Ship. AOH

February 19th 2012 Cork Close Snooker Douglas S.C.

March 11th U/17 Snooker Teams C/Ship Youghal CYMS

March 31st/April 1st Orme Shield Youghal CYMS

Week-nights March. Cork Billiards Teams C/Ship Home or Away

Youghal CYMS Raymond O’Donoghue Memorial Senior Snooker Tournament 2011 (1)
Patrick Kelly won the final of the Raymond O Donoghue Memorial Tournament beating Jimmy Barron 3 games to 1 in a high class final. Jack o’Donoghue presents the Raymond O’Donoghue Memorial Cup, pictured left to right: Jimmy Barron, runner-up; Jack O’Donoghue; Winner Patrick Kelly and President of the Youghal C.Y.M.S. william Kelly who was match referee for the evening

EVEN at this early stage, Youghal CYMS ‘A’ have virtually booked their place in the League semi finals with yet another awesome league display, making it nine wins out of nine and a whopping 22 points hauled in so far in a perfect start to the 2011/2012 campaign.

Also unbeaten so far are the Crucible and when both Youghal and the Crucible meet next week it will be a cracking affair. The league looks like it is between these two sides, but last year when the Crucible were the favourites going into the final against Shooters, they didn’t perform anywhere near their potential and Shooters punished them severely for that, so any slip up and there are players in other sides which will capitalise on their chances if they are given to them.
What is really interesting now is who outside of Youghal and the Crucible will fill the other two semi final slots. Youghal CYMS ‘B’ are playing great stuff this year and will push the AOH and Douglas ‘A’ all the way. There were wins this week for Youghal CYMS ‘A’ who beat Douglas ‘B’, THE Crucible who beat Youghal CYMS ”B and Douglas ‘A’ who beat Youghal CYMS ‘C’.

Crucible 8 – 1 Youghal CYMS ‘B’
Greg Casey 3 – 0 Stephen Kelly
Ryan Cronin 3 – 0 Ian Hennessy
David Cassidy 2 – 1 Chris Lyons

Youghal CYMS ‘A’ 8 – 2 Douglas ‘B’
Brendan Cooney 2 – 0 Ken Smyth
Aaron Tobin 2 – 1 Ed. Finn
Christopher Cooney 1 – 1 Paul Forde
Ger Kelly 3 – 0 Tony Murphy

Youghal CYMS ‘C’ 6 – 8 Douglas ‘A’
Eric Hassan 2 – 1 Karl Busteed
Ken Wight 3 – 0 Gerry O’Sullivan
Lee Walsh 1 – 2 Derek O’Neill
Reece Roche 0 – 3 F. Wallace
Ed. Hickey 0 – 2 Tony Murphy

Cork Billiards and Snooker Association League Table

Played Won Lost Points

1. Youghal CYMS ‘A’ 9 9 0 22
2. Crucible 6 6 0 14
3. Youghal CYMS ‘B’ 9 4 5 10
4. Douglas ‘A’ 7 3 4 8
5. AOH 8 3 5 7
6. Youghal CYMS ‘C’ 7 1 6 3
7. Douglas ‘B’ 6 0 6 0