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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

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Division 1 County League Result
Beaufort 1-11.

Kerins O’Rahillys.  0-18

The senior squad continued is winning run with a well deserved victory away to Beaufort in the final round of the Division 1 County League.
The win assured us top stop in our group and a place in next weeks final against Dingle.
We started the brighter and raced into a two point lead with points from Conor Hayes and Shane McElligott. Beaufort respond with two to level shortly after.
We had the majority of possession at this stage and that dominance was rewarded with points from centre half back Cormac Coffey and Conor Hayes .
We then conceded a penalty and were fortunate when the resultant spot kick crashed back off the crossbar and was cleared to safety.
This left us ahead four points to two at the water break.
Our dominance continued at the restart with two rapid points. One from the lively Barry John Keane and a second from the impressive Cormac Coffey , who’s driving runs were causing all sorts of problems for the home team.
Beaufort then launched a rare attack and found themselves with a great goal scoring opportunity, but Shane Foley in goal advance swiftly from his line to smother the shot.
We were then dealt a blow when we lost influential Karl Mullins through injury.
His replacement Tom Hoare was straight into the action and fisted a good score coming in along the end line. Beaufort added to their tally , but we finished the half stronger with a free from Jack Savage and a point from Barry John Keane to leave the half time score nine points to five in our favour.
Beaufort got the opening score of the second half, this was quickly cancelled out with a point from Cormac Coffey. We stretched our lead with a Jack Savage free and a Conor Hayes point before Cormac Coffey again raised a white flag with his fourth of the afternoon to put us seven points ahead.
Beaufort then had a period of dominance , winning a lot of primary possession and this was rewarded with a goal in the thirteenth minute .  We responded well and kicked the next two scores from Jack Savage, one from a free just before the water break.
The introduction of Gavin O Brien at midfield for the injured Shane Brosnan helped us regained our dominance around the middle , where he won a number of kick outs when the home side were beginning to cut into our lead.
Barry John Keane kicked another point with five minutes remaining to stretch our lead back to four.
A fine piece of fielding and a driving run from the aforementioned O’Brien, who offloaded to Conor Hayes to slot over nicely from close range was to be the final score of the game.
The defence was again solid despite the absence through injury of team captain, full back Ross O Callaghan . Donagh Buckley and Patrick Begley continued their good form , Cian Sayers gained a lot of possession and linked up well with our forward division. Cormac Coffey was outstanding at centre back , scoring four super points and drove us on at every opportunity. Both Karl Mullins and Shane Brosnan at midfield worked tirelessly until injury ended their participation. Up front Barry John Keane lead to attack well and inside Conor Hayes and Jack Savage were huge threats all afternoon.
Tom Hoare and Gavin O’Brien’s return ,following his recent injury, was a welcome boost as their size and physical presence was vital around the midfield sector.
The introduction of Danial Bowler, Adam Lacey and debutant Conor O’Sullivan was another bonus as game time for these young players at this level is invaluable.
Management and players can now look forward to a League Final next weekend , and hopefully the injuries we have can clear up in time for us to have a full compliment available for the fixture.
Team:S Foley,D Buckley,P Begley,D McElligott, S Collins, C Coffey(4)C Sayers, S Brosnan,K Mullins,G Savage,BJ Keane(3)S McElligott(1)G Dillane,J Savage(5,3f)C Hayes(4) Subs used, T Hoare(1) for K Mullins inj, G O’Brien for S Brosnan inj, D Bowler for G Savage, C O’Sullivan for G Dillane.

Division 5 County League Result
Cromane 3-18.   KOR 1-11

Minor Central Region Semi Final Result.
Ardfert.  2-17       Kerins O Rahillys 0-11
Last Monday evening saw us exit the competition having fought bravely against Ardfert. As has been the case for much of this season , we again lined out short of a number of regulars , injuries and inter county involvement have seriously hampered our development. Lining out with so many under 15’s was always going to be a challenge, however all the players who were involved were not found wanting for effort .
We should be stronger and more competitive in the coming weeks when we see the return of a number of key players from Kerry Minor commitments and injury.
Players will be informed of training schedule.

NÓTAÍ NA mBAN
U12 GIRLS

Kerins O’ Rahilly’s U12 Team after defeating Knock / Brosna in Rd. 1 of the Co. League

It was all go last week for our U12s and their coaches who had a great start to the Co. League.
In Rd. 1 our Strand Road Blues played Stacks last Wednesday evening.
Final Score:
Strand Road Blues 2-05
Austin Stacks 1-0
In Rd. 2 we are away to Mitchels. Throw in will be at 7.30p.m. on Wednesday, August 4th.
Well done also to our Kerins O’Rahilly team in Rd. 1 .Final Score:
Kerins O’ Rahilly 6-02 ( 5 goal rule )
Knock / Brosna 2-09.
Well done to both teams and their coaches. Also thanks to the parents as always for the great support.
In Rd. 2, our Kerins O’ Rahilly’s team are  away to Legion on Thursday 5th, throw in will be at 7.30p.m.

The U12 Strand Road Blues team who defeated Austin Stacks in the North Kerry Development Final

NORTH KERRY DEVELOPMENT FINAL
Congrats to our Strand Road Blues, winners of the North Kerry Development Final, division 5
Thanks to Austin Stacks for a great game and to Eddie Lacey for presenting the cup to our captain,Molly Casey.
U14 GIRLS
Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday in Ballyrickard.
U16 GIRLS
Texts will be sent out about training.
Well done to Katie Nix in Rd. 2 of the Munster U16 Championship scoring 2-01 v Tipperary.
MINORS
We are away to Kilcummin in Rd. 5 of the Co. League on Friday 6th.
SENIORS
Unfortunately we had to concede last week‘s game  because of work commitments. Details of the Glenflesk game will be sent out shortly!

Juvenile Academy
Great numbers again last Sunday and of course great excitement as the  girls and boys are looking forward to Summer Camp 2021!  Always remember each and everyone of you are awesome!
U5 BOYS
Our coaches were very impressed again last  week with the great training session with our youngest lads in the club. Keep up the great work.
Charlie O’ Connor was one of our  U5 “Players of the Week.” Well done to Charlie who is also kicking ball we’ve heard with some of the Kerry Team!!
One lucky young man !
Alex O’ Leary , another U5 “Player of the Week“ who is showing us at training that he must have a ball in his hand at home during the week. Keep up the great work Alex. Our next U5 “Player of the Week “ was Leo Keane. This is his first football medal and won’t be his last as he follows in his Dad’s footsteps.
U6 GIRLS
Our chatty young ladies as always were full of their fun and games and enjoyed their training with coaches Roy, Aisling, Anú and Lauren.
Our “Players of the Week” last Sunday were Kate Byrne who is always at training with a fab smile.
Also this week, Aoife O’ Gorman was an U6 “Player of the Week.” Well done to Aoife who was so delighted to receive her medal. Keep up the great work girls! You’re both brilliant!
U7 BOYS
Our lads will be making their debut as a team back in Firies next week when they commence Go Games. The excitement is something else and they can’t wait . Details will be sent out to parents. Enjoy!

U9 BOYS

Kerins O’ Rahilly’s and John Mitchels U9 Boys in Ballyrickard last Sunday morning.

Our boys hosted John Mitchell’s on Sunday morning, great numbers again today with 34 players togging out for us.  We had four teams and all played three matches and had a training session also. Brilliant performances all round and everyone was delighted with how they played. Keep up the practicing at home as it is really paying off on the pitch. Thank you to John Mitchell’s for the game we look forward to playing them again.

U8 GIRLS

Kerins O’ Rahilly’s U8 Girls who enjoyed their fun games v Mitchels last Sunday.

Great morning was had by our U8 girls who played John Mitchell’s. All girls showed brilliant skills on the pitch during the game. Thank you to John Mitchell’s who hosted us on Sunday. Well done to all our U8 girls ye were fantastic.

U10 GIRLS

Kerins O’ Rahilly’s U10 Girls and their coaches Kelly Fitzgerald and Alan O’ Sullivan who visited Mitchels last Sunday for fun games.

Our U10 girls went to John Mitchell’s Sunday morning where they played superb, showing great improvement in all skills. Thanks to John Mitchell’s for hosting our U10 Girls. The coaches were delighted with how well each girl played on the day. Keep up the practicing at home as much as Ye can girls.
U11 BOYS
Last week saw our U11 boys host Kilcummin on Thursday evening. Coaches were delighted with how well the boys played and the energy they brought to the field could be felt by everyone. Keep up the hard work boys and practice every chance Ye get. See you all at training.
MINORS
Hard luck to our Minors who lost to Ardfert in central region semi final.  They showed great determination and brought huge energy to the game but unfortunately it just wasn’t enough. We know they ll be back winning in the future.
KERRY DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
Well done to all the following players,  everyone in Kerins O’Rahillys are very proud of each and every one of you. Best of luck to each of you.
U14
Brayden Pierse
Brendan Meehan
U15
Tomas Kennedy
Jake Hoare
U16
Jake Foley
Sean Collins
Minor
Darragh O Connor

Juvenile fixtures for this week*Monday 2nd August *
U13 County League
Cordal V KOR in Cordal @6pm

*Wednesday 4th August *
U7 Go Games
Firies V KOR in Firies
Time TBC

U15 Central League
KOR V Mitchels @7pm

*Thursday 5th August *
U11 Go Games
Firies V KOR in Firies @6:30pm

SUMMER CAMP
Looking forward to Camp where girls and boys in the community come together to have fun . It’s great for them as they feel independent and get to make friends for life. This is what GAA is all about!
Many thanks to our camp coordinator who puts in a lot of work every year organising our fun camp. CONDOLENCES
Our deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of Joyce Mullins on her passing . We especially are thinking of Joyce’s children Preston and Kacey who played football in our  Juvenile Academy for a number of years , babies Tommy and Shay, her MomLorraine and sisters Hannah and Aodhín.
Rest in peace dear Joyce !

Lotto Results
July 26th

13,20,27,30.

No Winner of Jackpot €9,300

No Match  3 winners €25

Draw for 4 €250 December 2021
John Lynch DD
Davie Magnier c/o Dollie
Jessica Harrington  C/O Rock St PO
John Williams c/o Klub Bar
Denis O Sullivan DD

Next Weeks Jackpot €9,400

Condolences/Sympathy to the family of Eileen Bailey Ashgrove and formerly Lohercannon.

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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Seniors    Na Gaeil played Castleisland Desmonds in Killeen in Round 5 of the County League on Friday evening. Playing with the aid of the breeze Desmonds were out of the traps first and dominated the early exchanges, scoring the first two points through Adam O’Donoghue and Graham O’Connor. But the tide turned five minutes in when goal bound Jack Bourke was up ended in the large parallelogram and a penalty was awarded to Na Gaeil, which Darragh Carmody duly dispatched to the Desmonds net. Na Gaeil now took a stranglehold on proceedings with the in-form Darragh Reen getting the next score followed by points from Darragh Carmody and Tadhg Reen. Desmonds pulled one back with a well taken point from their corner forward Graham O’Connor to leave Na Gaeil a goal ahead the water break on a scoreline of 1-03 to 0-03. Desmonds started the 2ndquarter brightly with a point from Adam O’Donoghue and a pointed 45 form their goalkeeper Stephen Bartlett. Influential Na Gaeil midfielder Andrew Barry had to retire injured at this stage which was a blow to the home side. Na Gaeil’s Darragh Carmody and Desmonds’ Tom Lynch exchanged points before the lively Jack Bourke had the final say firing over a lovely point for the home side on the stroke of half time to leave Na Gaeil ahead by two. Na Gaeil: 1-05; Desmonds: 0-06.

Darragh Carmody got the first score of the 2nd half pointing a 30m free three minutes in for a foul on Darragh Reen, but Desmonds responded with a point from Adam O’Donoghue. Due to Desmonds indiscipline in defence Na Gaeil were awarded another close in free which Darragh Carmody duly pointed. Tadhg Reen fired over his second point of the evening on 7 minutes. Na Gaeil were now four ahead and looking comfortable. But Desmonds won the next Na Gaeil kick out and worked the ball down the left wing. Adam O’Donoghue sent a peach of a pass across the square to the unmarked Tomás Lynch and he blasted the ball to the Na Gaeil net giving Devon Burns no chance. Darragh Reen, who was tormenting the Desmonds defence with his scintillating runs through the middle, scored the next point to leave the sides all square at 1-09apiece at the second water break.  On the resumption Desmonds won the ball around the middle.  It was off loaded to Luca Brosnan, who made a surging run through the Na Gaeil defence and blasted the ball to the back of the net to put them a goal ahead with twelve minutes left to play. At this stage Na Gaeil management decided to run their bench giving many young players their first taste of senior football. They did not disappoint and Na Gaeil powered back into the game.  Darragh Carmody pointed from play to leave two between them. The defining score of the half came with six minutes of normal time left. Jack Bourke for Na Gaeil won a good ball in the corner. He slipped his marker and sent a precision pass across the square, setting it up for the in rushing Kieran O’Donovan to palm the ball to the Desmonds net. Tomás Lynch pulled one back for Desmonds on 27 minutes to level matters once again. Desmonds created many scoring opportunities in the final minutes but surprisingly went for goals when they could have taken their points. The Na Gaeil defence stoutly defended their attempts at goal and at the other end they were much more clinical. They scored three points in quick succession through Ger O’Connor, man of the match Darragh Reen and a pointed 45 from goalkeeper Devon Burns. Final score: Na Gaeil: 2-12; Desmonds: 2-09.  Na Gaeil defence played brilliantly on the night with Enda O’Connor and Ruairí O’Sullivan excellent in the half back line. Dan O’ Connor was a power-house at midfield while the Reen brothers Fergal Barry were bang in form in the half forward line. Jamie Lowham put in a sterling performance on his return at full forward where he was flanked by the hard working Jack Bourke and Darragh Carmody. All the subs introduced played well with Ger O’Connor in particular very impressive.

Na Gaeil: Devon Burns(0-01), Dara Sheehy, Luke Barrett, Damien Bourke, Kieran O’Donovan, Enda O’Connor, Ruairi O’Sullivan, Dan O’Connor, Andrew Barry, Fergal Barry, Darragh Reen(0-02), Tadhg Reen(0-02), Jack Bourke(0-01), Jamie Lowham, Darragh Carmody(1-05), Subs: Ger O’Connor(0-01) for Andrew Barry; Jimmí O Súilleabháin for Dan O’Connor; Liam Óg Kingston for Dara Sheehy; Seamus Looney for Jamie Lowham; Adrian Quirke for Jack Bourke.

 

Division 5    Na Gaeil were beaten by Desmonds on Wednesday evening in Round 5 of the County League

 

U15    After a couple of weeks without a game our U15 team will host Ballymac on Wednesday at 7pmin Killeen. In this group also are John Mitchels, Kerins O’Rahillys and Castlegregory. Training continues on Monday, Friday, and Sunday.

 

Lotto     Our Lotto draw was held on Tuesday last July 19th.  Numbers drawn were: 3, 6, 12, 16. There was no winner of the jackpot. €20 Lucky Dip winners were: Niall Lyons, Oakpark, Declan Healy, Killarney, Donal Daly, Meadowlands, Damien Ginty, Oakpark and Jimmy O’Kelly, Woodlands. Next week’s jackpot is €5,000.

 

Tea and Coffee     Teas, coffees, hot chocolate, drinks and snacks are served every Sunday morning on our outdoor terrace at the clubhouse during our Juvenile Academy sessions. We look forward to seeing you there!

Clothes Collection     There is now a Clothes Collection Bin situated in Na Gaeil car park for use by all members of the public.

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Ardfert GAA Club News

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SENIOR FOOTBALL

Best of luck to our Senior footballers who travel to Keel on Monday 2nd August.

JUVENILES

Please ensure your child completes the mandatory health questionnaire before each training session or game. Please check out our Facebook Page/Instagram/Twitter for all fixtures and photos from the games. Our Child Safeguarding Statement is now available on our Facebook page and is also displayed at the clubhouse.

U7/U9

Training continues on Thursdays @ 6pm in the Astro pitch. Our U9s travel to Moyvane on Tuesday evening for week 4 of the Go-Games programme. Best of luck and enjoy the games. Go Games for U7s will commence in the week of August 9th.

U11

Our u11s were away to An Ghaeltacht on Thursday evening in Rd 2 of the second phase of the County Go Games.

Our footballers took off on their journey to An Ghaeltacht from Ardfert on Kieran O’Sullivans bus and spirits were high from the get go and continued right throughout the match.  We put in a massive battle with An Ghaeltacht and we would like to thank An Ghaeltacht GAA for hosting us tonight.

We have an incredible bunch of young footballers who are going from strength to strength. They definitely enjoyed their evening out topped off with a stop at the shop on the way home.

A huge thanks to Kieran O’Sullivans buses for being so accommodating and getting our players home safe and sound.

Also, a huge thanks to our coaches for their massive commitment to our young players.

Rd 3 next Thursday 5th August 2021 against Dingle in Ardfert sportsfield.

U13

Our U13A team travel to St. Senans next weekend while our U13Bs are at home against An Ghaeltacht.

U15

Following on from their recent victory in Division 2 of the County League our U15s have their first game in Div 1 of the Central Region this week. They travel to An Ghaeltacht on Wednesday, 4th July for a 7pm start.

U17

Having defeated Kerins O’Rahillys last Monday evening our U17s will now face Laune Rangers in the Div 1 Central Region final on Monday next, 9th August. Best of luck to the players and management.

Hard luck to the Kerry minors who suffered a 1 point defeat to Cork in the Munster semi-final. Well done to our own Robert Monahan who lined out at midfield.

Please bring mouthguards & water to training/games.

CLUB GEAR

We have added a new range of club gear to our online site on O’Neills Website. Link can be found on by clicking on the ‘Shop Now’ button on our Facebook page and the bio in Instagram.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Please like/follow Ardfert GAA on Twitter, Instagram and our new Facebook page for all club news and photos.

CLUB LOTTO

With the current social restrictions St Brendan’s / Ardfert GAA would encourage players to avail of our online facility by logging in to clubforce.com where weekly, monthly & yearly tickets can be purchased.

Thank you for your continued support. It is greatly appreciated.

Jackpot of €8,800.  Draw date: 26 July 2021

Numbers drawn: 14, 24, 27, 30.  No winner.

Consolation Prizes:

€50 Anne Dowling, Knockenaugh.

€25 Conor & Aisling O’Halloran, Listowel.
€25 Ann Clifford, Banna South.

Next lotto draw on Tuesday, 3 August @ 9.00p.m Jackpot is €9,000.

Tickets €2 or 3 for €5. Play Online – www.clubforce.com

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

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UNDER 7 BOYS & GIRLS

Last Sunday John Mitchel’s under 7s welcomed Churchill to our Ballyseedy complex for go games.  5 teams from each club under 7s took to the pitch and some great football was on display and no little fun was had by both sides.

Thanks to all parents for making the effort and there really was a lovely atmosphere surrounding the event.  Many thanks to Churchill for travelling in and we will welcome seeing them again soon.

Meanwhile our younger stars continued their training and practicing their skills in anticipation of taking to the pitch in the future.

Training continues next Sunday at 11am and we welcome new members

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

U8/U10 GIRLS

Following our first game of the season against St Pats of Blennerville last weekend, we were delighted to welcome Kerins O’Rahillys u8s and u10 girls to Ballyseedy on Sunday morning for more competitive games.

The weather conditions were terrific for the games, and both teams were very competitive, working hard and showing well for their teammates. This meant that there were some excellent scores and the excitement among the players and the spectators were high.

 

In the u8 game, there was special praise for Nicole, Brooke and Aeibhin, who were to the fore, assisted ably by Siun, Lucy, Ava, and Roisin.

 

Over on the u-10 team, Ava, Caoimhe, Maddison and Emma stood out, with back-up from Sophie, who grabbed 1-1, Ally who kicked a lovely point, and Aine, Roisin and Millie. It was definitely a step up from the last weekend and the games are really bringing the girls forward, as they work on their teamwork and concentration during the games.

Many thanks to Kerins O’Rahillys for the visit and to the referees for the day, Sadhbh and Sean.

Keep an eye out for our next game messages will be sent to parents in due course otherwise training continues on Sunday morning at 10.15am.

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

 

UNDER 12 GIRLS

County league up and running for the u12 girls with an away victory over Finuge/St.Sennans in div7. A cracking game that saw the visitors squeeze out a 2-point win on the road. This Wednesday they host local rivals Kerins o Rahilly’s blues, elegiac will be looking to reverse the result of their latest NKL trophy final win by Mitchel’s. No doubt it will be another tight game.

Training for u12s continues Wednesday at 6.30pm, all are welcome.

Do not forget to fill out the return to play before each session.

Under 14/16 girls

U14s training continues Wednesdays at 6.30 and Sundays at 12.30 as they prepare for the upcoming North Kerry League, a competition that this group hope to compete strongly for in their division.

All newcomers welcome.

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

 

UNDER 9 BOYS

John Mitchel’s U9 Boys were away to Kerins O Rahilly’s on Sunday last. Both sides had 3 teams each all played some great quality football. Fantastic to see players improving every week. Our thanks to KOR for hoisting us & we look forward to return games in the next few weeks.

 

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

Under 11 Boys

John Mitchel’s U11 Boys continued their training this morning in preparation for Go Games to played on Thursday against Dr..Croaks in Killarney. Parents will be notified via text during the week. Until then Boys keep on practicing!!

UNDER 13 BOYS

With Rathmore only fielding one team, our Gold team had a by this evening. Our Green team were facing opponents who were a little bit of an unknown quantity, having come up in divisions. Playing against the wind in the first half, the Greens had plenty of possession but were finding it hard to score against a strong wind and an inspired Rathmore keeper who was proving very hard to pass. Half time saw us 3 points up but it could have been more, our own mistakes resulting in scores for the East Kerry lads.

The 2nd half saw the Greens tagging on a well worked goal and some well taken points, but Rathmore doggedly stayed with us, with a well taken goal. 7 points up at the water break, the greens pulled away nicely in the final quarter to run out deserved winners. A feature of tonight’s game was the part played by all four substitutes who came in and were an important part of a great win.

FINAL SCORE

John Mitchel’s Green 5-19

Rathmore 3-10

Round 3 of Division 1 Phase 2 sees both teams at home to Dr Crokes next Sunday evening. Training continues Tuesday and Thursday at 5.45pm.

All involved with the u13s, and the club wish to pass on their condolences to Jack Noonan and family, who’s grandmother passed away this week. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a annam diílis.

Training continues Tuesdays and Thursdays 5.45pm

Do not forget to fill out the return to play for before each session.

UNDER 15 BOYS

This Wednesday evening, we play our first game In the Central league which sees us take on Kerins o Rahilly’s in strand road @7pm we train as usual every Monday and Friday 6-45pm full attendance required hopefully we will do ourselves justice in this competition full commitment needed Na Misteallaig Abu.

A big well done to Sean Og Brosnan who played with the Kerry development u15 at centre back Saturday and played very well in both games with solid performances in which they won a future star in the making in the u14 development team we were represented by James Roche, Cody O Sullivan and Luke O Sullivan 3 rising stars with a bright future ahead of them best of luck going forward ye’ve done the club so proud

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session. New players always welcome.

UNDER 17 Boys

Our U17s travelled to Castlegregory Monday Night to play our last game in the group stage in our Central League Division. A very tough physical game saw us come from 7 points down to win by a goal and end the group unbeaten. We play Valentia Monday evening 7:30pm at home in the semi-final.

Training continues Mondays and Fridays at 6. 30pm.All newcomer’s welcome. Do not forget    to fill out the return to play form before each session.

SENIOR LADIES

Hard luck to our senior ladies who put in a huge effort v Currow , Monday night  in the Donal Curtin Cup  It was a game of 2 halves with Currow leading 4-5 to 0-0 at half time with the wind our girls dug deep in the second half and pushed Currow to the end scoring 2-7 goals from Lynda and Ava points from Diana and Anna great effort by all just came up short well done to all Final score mitchels 2-7 Currow 4-7. Ladies next game is away to Abbeydourney at 8.00pm 2nd August.

Please show your support.

Anyone interested in joining should come along and give it a go. If you are 16 and over, you are more than welcome to join. Great way to meet new people and keep active also.

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

SENIOR MEN

The senior men had a challenging game away on Sunday afternoon in great conditions. They faced Dingle away in the 5th round division 1A  County League. Dingle came out pretty strong from the start and the scoring was hard to compete with. The boys gave it their all and did not come out the victors in the end. Final score Dingle 5-18 John Mitchel’s 0-11. Hard luck to our boys. The boys now have a relegation play off game next weekend all details T.B.C

Training continues Tuesday evening in preparation for their next run out away to Dingle date to be confirmed. More details to follow.

Do not forget to fill out the return to play form before each session.

CLOTHES COLLECTION

We have joined up with St Vincent De Paul to rise much needed funds for both John Mitchel’s and SVP. By donating your second-hand clothes and unwanted items, not only will you be freeing up space in your home, but you will also be making a difference to people in need, in your community. We now have an SVP clothes bank in our car park at our state-of-the-art sports facility in Ballyseedy.

NEW WALKWAY

A fantastic new facility has now been added at our grounds in Ballyseedy.
A new walkway/jogging path approx. 1km long has been laid, complete with bollard level lighting.
Come and enjoy a fabulous experience in a safe and healthy environment.
This community facility is open to all and is free for a limited opening period. A reasonable membership fee may apply at a later date.
THIS IS A SMOKE-FREE ZONE
A STRICT NO DOGS – NO CYCLING OR NO STUDDED FOOTBALL BOOTS rule applies to the walkways.
A hearty, healthy John Mitchel’s welcome awaits you.

BINGO:

We had our first bingo since the lockdown on Friday night where we had 80 cars present and some walk ins also. Everyone was delighted to be back and playing bingo again. The shop was in full swing and the split the bucket got a great turnout also. We will have our next bingo on what is normally the festival weekend so we will have our very own festival bingo on the 20thof August at 7.00pm. So come along and join the fun with family and friends.

We look forward to seeing everyone again and hopefully will have another great turnout

JOHN MITCHEL’S SPORTS COMPLEX:

Our sports complex at Camp Ballyseedy is available for bookings on the All-Weather pitch. For further information contact the club reception on 066 7197070.

MEMBERSHIP

Hi folks we are now taking membership for player’s & patrons for 2021all you need do is click on the link below.

Now more than ever we need everyone’s help in this folk as we had 0 fundraising or income in 2020 & yere help is badly needed so please click & help our great club.

Thanks, in advance.

https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp…

Grounds Committee

We would like to thank all who helped in our maintenance of the club ground the last few weeks. We meet every Thursday at 7.00pm to cut grass weed and upkeep of our amazing grounds. If anyone could help, please come along and bring your own lawnmower or strimmer’s if possible.

MERCHANDISE: New John Mitchel’s Training Gear

Please use the link below to see all the new merchandise available to purchase but please be quick as they will sell out rapid!!

Happy shopping and we look forward to seeing you all at the club over the coming months and looking good in your Mitchel’s Green and Gold

Na Misteallaigh Abu

https://www.oneills.com/…/john-mitchels-gaa-kerry.htm

CLUB COFFEE SHOP

We had a great week in our coffee shop with the bingo Friday night and the Sunday shop also. We had another great helper with us this week and she was serving everyone with a smile. Alanna and Sonya took care of everyone, and they all enjoyed a treat after their games. Shop also opened for the Kerry V Limerick Camogie game on Monday, and everyone was pleased to get a treat at half time also.

Enjoy a tea or a coffee while your child is at training. Looking forward to seeing you all every Sunday from 10.00- 12.00

Block 11 Gym

Anyone wanting to do a bit of exercise while the kids are training on a Sunday morning, or any evening can avail of the on-site gym for as little as €5.00 each time or €40.00 per month. It would be a great way to stay fit, especially in the cold wet weather. There is a huge range of equipment to avail from and help is always on hand. Please contact Oliver for more information.

Boot Club

Boot club is still going strong, and parents and players are finding it great as a backup if boots are forgotten or on the way out as all teams have been training so hard lately. Feel free to take a pair when needed. Thanks to all who have passed on their boots.

SYMPATHY:

The death has occurred of Eileen Ryall (née Egan)
Caherslee, Tralee, Kerry

The death has occurred of Mary Lynch (née Gibbons)
Kielduff Post Office, Tralee and formerly of Dromartin, Ballyduff, Tralee, Kerry / Ballyduff, Kerry

The death has occurred of John Griffin
Shanakill, Monavalley, Tralee, Kerry / Cromane, Kerry

The death has occurred of Margaret O’Sullivan (née Courtney)
Ardara, Oakpark and formerly of Kevin Barry’s Villas, Tralee, Kerry

The death has occurred of George Patrick O’ Connor
Leicester, England and formerly of 45 Mitchel’s Crescent, Tralee, Kerry

The death has occurred of Joyce Mullins
Slí na Faiche, Lixnaw and formerly of Tralee, Lixnaw, Kerry / Tralee, Kerry

The death has occurred of Adam Czubinski
Rockpark Avenue, Tralee, Kerry

The death has occurred of Eileen Bailey (née Fealy)
Ballyvelly, Tralee, Kerry

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St Pats GAA Club News

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Club Lotto

There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €6800 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 13, 14, 25 & 29. The five €30 consolation prizes went to:

1.      JJ Murphy, Derrymore West,

2.      Ava Kelliher, Annagh

3.      T & B O’Callaghan, Curragraigue

4.      Simon Daughton, Online

5.      Grainne Mulvihill, Ballyard

Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €6900 and the draw will take place on Sunday night 08/08/2021 at 9-30pm. Lotto tickets can also be purchased online via the link: https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=1328&PC=0  or from any club officer or at the following outlets:

O’Sheas Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth

Please have your lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday evenings.

Juvenile Academy

U5’s: A great crowd of girls and boys enjoyed the cooler weather this week and really put in excellent effort. Kicking, agility and pick up skill stations followed fun warmups and fun games to finish.

Kiera O’Shea showed super determination and intensity to win player of the week.

U7’s: A great turn out for training this morning ahead of our go games next week.
We played plenty of football and went through skills needed for games.
A big thanks to Paudi, John, Fizzy, Noel, Martina and Dave
Players of the week were Ailise and Ben.

U8 Girls: Kieran and Labhraidh ran a high energy session with plenty of enthusiasm after the recent match last weekend. The girls worked on kick passing in drills & small-sided games. Keep up the practice for more matches to come girls. We will play John Mitchells at home for under 8 and under 10 on Saturday 14th August. The trophy will be back for player of the week next Sunday at training.

U9’s: We had a good season this morning, the boys have clearly been practicing because their skills are improving hugely, and we practiced our soloing, kicking and one-on-one attacking/defending also which was very competitive. The game was a cracker with the yellows drawing level with the final kick of the game by the excellent Darragh Flahive. Darragh Sheehan, Tiarnán Scanlan and player of the week Jace Flynn who scored some great goals. Keep it up lads.

U10 Girls: Fiona took the girls for a skills training session with 10 girls working on solos & kick passing. This included games of solo tag, kick passing games and attack & defence drills. There was lots of running and positional awareness in the match with Alannah O’Mahony showing her practice paying off & Saorlaith Costello really improving in kicking confidence. The player of the week with great effort and enthusiasm throughout all our sessions and matches was Ailbhe Hennessy! Very well done & keep up the practice!!

U11’s: Our u11 side had a break from the Go games last week as our match against Tarbert was postponed. The focus this week was on preparing for our upcoming game against Asdee-Ballylongford. We had a training session on Friday evening and Sunday morning, it was a bit cooler than the week earlier so we were able to get our players working hard!

We started both sessions with some drills to work on accurate punt kicking and technique for the over-head catch. We followed these with a practice game where only hand-passing was allowed. We want our players to work on their hand pass accuracy and improve the speed they move the ball in play.

We finished the session with a full game and we could see the players are getting better at finding players in space and passing to a team-mate that is in a better position to score. Rylan, James, Charlie and Paddy impressed the coaches with their work rate and courage on the ball.  Keep up the practice at home, especially the solo and high catch.

The Go games resume this Thursday evening away to Asdee-Ballylingford. Training will resume on Sunday at 12 noon at St Pat’s club grounds in Blennerville V92 RH98. A reminder to parents that all players are to have a gum shield and to wear it at matches and training and to register on www.foireann.ie

U12 Girls: We had 8 under 12s girls this morning on a beautiful morning in St Pats

We did a few fun drills with the girls first, solo-crazy solo, hook kick-bulls eye & side to side charge -charge and lift, we added a number to each girl on either team to make it harder to Concentrate, we also ask each team mate to lie flat on da ground before been called to go ..we ended with a fun match with only hand passing before scoring for the first 10 mins..

I can see each girl in our group enjoying every session we have and I must say these girls are improving with skill each week and impressing us as coaches every week

Congratulations to Katelyn on winning player of the week for this group & impressing us coaches again and welcome to Aoife today to our group, keep up the practice at home girls.

U13’s: St Pats 4 -08 v 1 -07 Asdee/Ballydonoghue/Ballylongford/Clounmacon

Well done and a fantastic performance of courage, teamwork and superb skill from everyone. Ben O’Leary played a captain’s part and an opportunistic scoring blitz from razor sharp Jamie Bowler got us over the line. Special mention to Tommy & Hugh Costello, Stephen Enright & James Daly from the U 11 squad who stepped up and showed the way with intelligent play.

Jack Costello, Gary Scollard, Darragh Murphy, Luke Passway worked hard throughout the game and linked superbly with the pace and footwork of Conor Keane, Jack Flahive, Conor Sheehan and Fionn Carmody.

We are fortunate to have a goalkeeper with fantastic hands like Ródhan Culloo who has excellent vision on kick outs. Speedy recovery to the lion-hearted Jack Cashman who sustained an ankle injury v early in the game. The scores were level at the 2nd water-break but our stars made up their minds that we were going to win and they did it in style and gained a well-deserved victory. We look forward to having all players back from injury & holidays for our next game.

Thanks to Fitzgibbon interiors who have sponsored our beautiful new jerseys that we wore for the first time.

U15’s: We trained last Wednesday evening as well as Sunday afternoon in preparation for our next competition which is the U15 Kellihers Garage Central Region competition, but attendances were low for both sessions. It is important that players turn up for training to improve their skills.

The Central Region U15 competition starting this Wednesday, 4 August. We are grouped in Division 4 along with Annacaul/Lispole, Dingle, Ballymacelligott B and Austin Stacks B. Our first match will be at home to Austin Stacks B on Wednesday, 4 August at 7pm. Best of luck to all involved.

U16 Girls: Training continues twice weekly.

Minors

Our U17’s couldn’t play Laune Rangers in the last round of the Central Region U17 Competition at home last Thursday due to insufficient numbers.

Seniors

Division 3A, County Senior Football League Round 5

St Pats 0-05 Glenflesk 1-13

We ended our league campaign for the year with a loss to Glenflesk last Thursday evening in Blennerville.

Playing with an understrength team and under dry but slippery conditions, we never got to grips with the pace of the game and it took a minute for Dara Roche to get his team on the score sheet converting a free which was followed by another point from Killian O’Sullivan after receiving a cross-field pass from Danny Lucey, who was responsible for their next 2 points.

At this stage, Glenflesk had total control of all areas of the pitch, winning our kickouts despite playing a robust brand of football which we had no ideas to counter. The only goal of the match came after 11 minutes when Alan Murphy intercepted a St Pats ball and carried the ball unchallenged for about 40m through our defence to shoot past Paudie Bailey. Time and again, we were getting turned over as the away side defended and attacked in droves. Dara Roche converted a free late in the half to leave the half-time scores at 0-0 to 1-7.

The second half was a carbon copy of the first in terms of scorers with Dara Roche converting a free and Killian O’Sullivan further stretching their lead to 12 points. Captain Gary Savage put us on the score board after 20 minutes, pointing from close range and Eoin Greaney converted a free a minute later and added another just after the second water-break. Shane Jordan scored the point of the match when he dummy soloed and pointed with the inside of his boot to register our fourth straight point. Fergal O’Brien also converted a free late on, but Glenflesk’s Emmett Finan pointed a minute later as they ran away comfortable winners.

The defeat did not harm our position on the league table, nor Glenflesk’s as both teams had already secured Division 3 status for next year.

Wishing Paul McMahon who went off during the game, a speedy recovery.

St Pats: Paudi Bailey, Paudie O’Connor, Conor Moore, Niall McCarthy, Tommy Lynch, Luke Mulligan, Cillian O’Riordan, Liam O’Sullivan, Shane Jordan (0-1), Tommy Nicolson, Eoin Greaney (0-2,1f), Cormac Lynch, Gary Savage (0-1), Paul McMahon, Fergal O’Brien (0-1, 1f)

Subs Used: Brian Murphy, Brendan Poff, Breandain Savage, Joe O’Connor, Martin Savage, Ali Gardezi and Darragh Moriarty.

Kerry Minors

Hard luck to James Costello, Johnny Enright and the Kerry minor team who narrowly lost to Cork in the semi-finals of the 2021 Electric Ireland Munster Football Minor Championship.

Sympathy

The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Eileen Bailey née Fealy Ashgrove, Ballyvelly and formerly of Lohercannon.

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Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club News

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LOTTO:

Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown

Milltown-Castlemaine GAA Club Lotto Draw

On Monday, July 26th, 2021

Jackpot €12,600

Lucky Numbers: 09 – 12 – 14  Bonus Ball: 16

Results:

Unfortunately, there were no winners of the jackpot or match 3 prizes below are our

Consolation Prize Winners:

• €50:  Martin O’Connor

• €50:  Catherine Dennehy

• €25:  Alex O’Connor

• €25:  Pat O’Sullivan

• €25:  Mary Bevan

• €25:  Joan Spillane

Well done to the prize winners & best to luck to everyone in our next draw in two weeks’ time (Monday, August 9th , 2021) where the jackpot will be €12,600.

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Club Fixtures:

Monday:

14.00: U17 V Ballymac (@Na Gaeil) Cent. Reg Final

Tuesday:

19.15: U9 Boys V Dr Crokes (A) Go Games

19.15: Junior B V Beaufort (H) Mid Kerry Lge

Wednesday:

19.15: U15 V Castleisland Des. (A) Central Region

Thursday:

19.15: U11 Boys V Na Gaeil (A) Go Games

Friday:

TBC: U9 Boys V Dr Crokes (A) Go Games

Sunday:

18.00*: U13 Green V Glenflesk (A) County League

18.00*: U13 White V Ballymac (A) County League

* TBC

(Stay tuned to our social media pages and Clubforce for any additions or changes to the above fixtures)

Coiste na nÓg:

Sponsored by Foleys Spar, Milltown

This Week in the Coiste na nÓg:

A quieter week than normal for our juvenile teams started off on Wednesday evening with our U9 Boys taking a trip to Glenflesk GAA. There were some fantastic skills on show in the Barraduff pitch on the night and some great team spirit too.

Our U13 White Team were back in league action on Saturday night against Ardfert and produced a fantastic display racing into a 1-11 to 0-04 lead at half-time before adding to this further with a great second half performance led to a 3-18 to 1-06 win in this County League Phase 2 game in Division 9C.

Our U10 Girls were in action Sunday morning and played some fantastic football against Keel/Listry. The girls who the day before were winning athletics medals on the same field were now flying up it with ball in hand and doing so in some style. Another great morning of teamwork, skill and the girls are getting better with every game.

Sunday evening was the turn of our U13 Green Team and they did not disappoint in terms of entertainment value for the spectators in attendance. The game didn’t start the way our U13s would have liked and at halftime they trailed by 10 at halftime the score 0-06 to 4-04. The second half however saw our U13 produce an amazing comeback and a 18 point turnaround to win the game 5-11 to 4-06. Incredible scoring from the forwards and huge credit also to the defensive players and goalkeeper  keeping the opposition to two scores in the second half. Team manager Mike Quirke said the boys showed great heart to turn the game around.

Field Development Project:

A sincere thank you to the many volunteers that helped on Saturday morning as the Brand New Stand and adjacent standing areas began to take shape. Very exciting times ahead as we look forward to cheering on all of our clubs teams from there.

We would like to also thank both Denis O’Riordan and Damien Griffin of FRC Concrete for the amazing job they have done on the stand.

Senior Team:

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Senior Round Up:

Senior: After a big win last time out against Brosna to set up a deciding round 5 in division 3B, it was back to Paddy Burke Memorial Park yesterday to face Duagh with a promotion still a prospect. On the day an outstanding performance from our senior team set up a promotion decider with Churchill next Sunday as they ran out 8-15 to 0-06 winners.

Junior: Our Senior B side travelled to the Beara Peninsula this week and unfortunately it wasn’t to be on the night. The home side won by a score of 4-15 to 2-09 and saw them go on to contest the Div 6 final. Our Senior B team have performed fantastically in this year’s County League, well done to both them and the coaching team. Plenty more matches ahead for the team starting with a Mid Kerry League Play Off against Beaufort on Tuesday evening next.

Minor: Our Minor side are out again this Monday afternoon to face Ballymac in the Central Region: Division 2 Final. Our minor side has performed brilliantly so far this year drawing just once with Kenmare and claiming wins in every other outing. We wish them all the very best Monday afternoon for their final from all at the club.

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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

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U7 Boys and Girls
Another great turnout for under 7’s training last Friday with fierce enthusiasm by all. A fantastic training session all round. Congratulations to our newest players of the week: Eanna Griffin and Aoife O’Gorman.

U8 Girls

Under 8

Well done to our U8s girls who togged out for an away match against Kilmoyley at the weekend.  Super skills on display all round and the management were very proud of the fantastic effort by all the girls. Go Parnells!

U10 Girls
Our U10 squad lined out against Cillard on Saturday.  A brilliant effort by all the girls and a great morning of camogie.  Well done girls.

U11 Boys

U11

Our younger U11 boys put in a great performance on Saturday against Lixnaw. The improvement in basic skills: picking and striking was noticeable. The team effort was outstanding.  A special mention to our team captain Cody Deady who proved his skills at both ends of the pitch. Onwards and upward.

U12 Girls

Under 12

The U12 Blue Camogie team had a comprehensive win over Causeway in round 3 of the Division 1 County League on Wednesday evening.  There was a great workrate on display all around the field with Parnells in control from the early stages. It’s great to see the hard work put in at training getting results. We were delighted to see our injured teammate Chloe come to cheer us on and happy to hear that she’ll be back in action next week.

U13 Boys
The U13s played their third match in the Div 1 County League at home to Abbeydorney last Tuesday evening. With help from a number of U11 players Parnells got off to a flying start with a nice lead created at the half way point.  However, when the second half got under way it was clear that Abbeydorney were not going to go down without a fight as they scored three goals and a point without reply before the water break.  In the final quarter the lads got back into the game with some great team work all around to secure a few scores. Final result Tralee Parnells:6-11 Abbeydorney 6-2.  We’ll done to all and especially to our friends from the U11s.

U14 Girls

Under 14

The U14 girls had a great win last Monday evening over Cillard. The girls really gelled as a team and have shown real progress in the past few weeks. It will be important to keep this momentum going as we prepare for the semi finals. Great scores by Rachel Falvey, Maeve Trant, Grace Hamilton and Rachel Seargant. Well done to all!.  Thank you to Ryles Pharmacy for sponsoring a new first aid bag for the U14 Camogie squad.

U15 Boys
Having given a walkover to Parnells in the Feile competition last week, Kenmare were again the opposition on Friday evening, this time in the County League. As expected on their home ground, Kenmare fielded a full strength team, whereas Parnells were missing a number of regulars, due to holidays and injuries. Nevertheless, we were still able to put out a team and everyone that played put in a huge effort. Parnells started the brighter and by the first water break were in front by 1-2 to 0-2, the goal coming from Will Somers who finished to the net after a long free by Oisin O’Sullivan had caused panic in the Kenmare defence.

However, Kenmare gradually got a foothold in the game and despite some heroic defending, their big full-forward eventually rattled the Parnells net. Kenmare followed up with two more goals before half time, though Parnells kept the scoreboard ticking over as well with some good long range points from Andrew Kerins, Tomas O’Connell (who was unlucky not to hit the net late in the game with a screamer of a shot) and Eoghan Costello. Half Time: Parnells 1-8 Kenmare 3-4.

Parnells were still in the game at this stage, but Kenmare started to press home their advantage and had another 1-3 on the board before Parnells could reply. With Oisin now operating at full-forward, he was starting to cause a few problems for Kenmare, but the goal we needed wouldn’t come. On the night, everyone fought to the very end and the outstanding Parnells performance was from Mairtín McKivergan, who gave a great display of hurling on his first full game in the Parnells jersey. Thanks also to Ryan Sheehy who stepped up from the U13s. Final score:Parnells 1-12 Kenmare 5-12.

Junior Camogie

It was an intense and action packed game in Caherslee last Wednesday evening in the meeting of the Tralee Parnells junior Camogie team against a visiting Cillard side competing in their first season at this grade.  This was the final game of the Junior County League round robin and a place in the final vs Causeway awaited the winners.

Due to a number of injuries and unavailable players, we called up some under 16s and were able to field a team who put in a great shift on the night.  Cillard had the better of the opening exchanges and went into the lead before the first water break.

However, the home defence did not make it easy for them, with Emily making a number of good saves and clearances and Síle patrolling the box and commanding the full back area, with Rachel and Grace also working well on the back line to make several vital clearances.

On the half back line, Gráinne and Aoife were constantly on the ball, with Aoife doing tireless running and defending throughout and Ellen played out of her skin, chasing and harassing every opposition possession that came her way and turning over attack after attack.

Sisters Lia and Alice did powerful work in the centre, with great running and lots of ball supplied to the forwards.  Before the interval Cillard had through consistent pressure scored more goals and points, but in a great reply before half time, Katie finished off a goalmouth scramble with a batted down strike to the net finished with aplomb.  Our attacks had also secured well taken points, with Lia and Katie to the fore in these efforts.

As the second half progressed the contest turned into a real war of attrition, with Cillard unable to significantly expand their lead due to being stifled by a stout Tralee defence and Parnells, despite creating lots of opportunities and surges forward, finding themselves unable to close the gap and get enough scores from the opportunities created.

On the half forward line Katie was a thorn in the side of the defence, mounting attack after attack, able assisted by Kirby Anne and by Róise who had a great match and ranged up and down the field battling for possession and turning over ball repeatedly, despite coming in to the game carrying an injury.

The inside forwards continued to make life difficult for the last line of defence, with Saorlaith chasing down the sliotar, Aoibhín strong in the air and Caoimhe Donnelly cheekily dispossessing the keeper on the end line and creating a real goal chance by her persistence.

Clodagh took a score that the sideline thought had hit the back of the net, but it ended up landing on top for a point.  Katie and the surrounding attackers looked sure to score another goal chance, only to have it deflected narrowly wide of the post and out for a 45.

In the end Parnells had left themselves too much of a mountain to climb from the first half deficit, but they showed a never say die spirit and battled to the last puck of the ball.  When Tom Godley sounded the final whistle there were a lot of exhausted faces and tired bodies, with every player showing the signs of a monumental effort.

We had several players in contention as player of the match for Parnells, with credit for most valuable player going to the tireless and very effective Ellen who played her heart out at number 6 and had one of her best ever games in the white shirt.

At the end Lia spoke to the group as captain, commending the players on their tireless work rate throughout and acknowledging the contribution and character of everyone including the under 16s who stepped in to the breach at short notice and gave a strong account of themselves.

This encounter is great preparation for the minor county league for most of this number and hopefully the full junior squad will get a few more outings this season too.  Tralee Parnells players:-   Emily O’Donoghue, Clodagh O’Sullivan, Síle Lynch, Rachael O’Sullivan, Aoife O’Sullivan, Grace O’Brien, Lia O’Connell, Caoimhe Donnelly, Kirby Anne Ryan, Katie Dwyer, Saorlaith Moore, Ellen Cooke, Aoibhín Corridan, Róise O’Donnell, Gráinne Leahy, Alice O’Connell. Maith sibh go léir.