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.Shane McHugh
TRIBESMAN Shane McHugh has topped the poll among the 33 International Roses and Rose Escorts to become the Benetti Menswear Rose Escort of the Year at the 2022 Rose of Tralee International Festival.
Dáithí Ó Sé announced the result live on RTÉ One during the first night of the Rose of Tralee TV Show in the Kerry Sports Academy.
Shane who is paired with Ohio Rose, Sarah McInerney is a Policy Specialist working in Financial Regulation and is studying toward qualifying as a Barrister at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns.
He hails from a family beef farm just off the N17 in Tuam, Co. Galway, is a staunch Galwegian and is proud to be representing the maroon and white.
Shane is committed to giving back to his community and has volunteered for Hospice and St. Vincent de Paul and when not losing money at the Galway Races, Shane can be found either on a tennis court attempting in vain to give Roger Federer a run for his money or on a dancefloor, jiving to the best of Irish and American Country Music.
Shane McHugh said he has enjoyed every moment of this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival: “The entire experience, from the first day in Ashdown Park in April, right up until today, I’ve enjoyed every single second of it. We were promised a unique experience, and it’s been more than delivered on.
“The highlight for me has simply been getting to know 32 other fantastic lads and 33 talented and absolutely fantastic women. Seeing how the Festival celebrates Irish women; and both connects and celebrates the diaspora worldwide. And the knowledge that I now have a couch somewhere across the world to visit is an added bonus!
“I’m in shock following the announcement, I didn’t see it coming. Out of the group of 33 Rose Escorts, I think every one of us is qualified for the role of Escort of the Year and I’ll do my best to represent this fine group of lads.”
The 33 Benetti Menswear Rose Escorts 2022 have been gifted with exquisite attire from the Benetti Menswear brand for the Live TV Shows. In addition, Shane will receive a prize valued at €2,000 from Benetti Menswear.
SENIOR FOOTBALL: Dr. Crokes 1-13; Austin Stacks 0-11.
Our trip to Killarney on a fine Sunday afternoon (21st Aug) for this third and final round robin game of the Club Championship ended with a five points defeat and now puts us in a relegation play-off against Kenmare Shamrocks ( who ended bottom of Group A) to determine if we are to stay in next season’s competition.
We started well with three opening points on the board – all from play – inside the first seven minutes from Seán Quilter, David Mannix and team captain, Michael O’Donnell. A minute later Crokes opened their account and added three more to take the lead after 14 minutes. We equalized again a minute later from a Joe O’Connor point from play.
That turned out to be the last time we were level in the game. Crokes added two more during the second quarter to give them a two points lead at half time (0-6 to 0-4).
That was still the difference between the teams at the end of the third quarter when both sides had chalked up a further four points each – ours coming from Shane O’Callaghan, Michael O’Gara and Jordan Kissane (just two minutes on the pitch at that stage) – all from play – and one from a David Mannix free. Then in the 47th minute Crokes got through for the only goal of the game to give them a five points lead and that was still the difference between the sides at the final whistle with both sides scoring three points each during the remaining quarter of the game. Two of our second half substitutes were of target from play – Cian Purcell and Conor Horan and the final score of the game coming from a David Mannix free.
Team: Wayne Guthrie, Colin Griffin, Barry Shanahan, Niall Fitzmaurice, Conor Jordan, Jack O’Shea, Adam Curran, Joe O’Connor (0-1), Michael O’Donnell (Capt) (0-1), Michael O’Gara (0-1), Shane O’Callaghan (0-1), Armin Heinrich, Seán Quilter (0-1), Gearóid Fitzgerald, David Mannix (0-3 – two frees).
Subs used: Jordan Kissane (38m) (0-1), Cian Purcell (38m) (0-1), Paul O’Sullivan (43m), Conor Horan 51m) (0-1), Eoghan Carroll (59m).
MINOR FOOTBALL: For the first time at Minor level there will now be a Club Championship competition, commencing next Saturday week. There will be eight teams in five groups. There will be a quarter final, a semi final and a final in each group. The four quarter final losers will go into a Shield semi final. The quarter final pairings in our Group A are – ourselves away to Rathmore; Kenmare Shamrocks .v. Dr. Crokes; Keel/Listry .v. Kilcummin and Laune Rangers .v. Ardfert. At the moment all quarter final games are fixed for Saturday, 3rdSeptember at 4pm.
CELEBRATIONS: Festival of Kerry activity was not the only celebrations taking place during the week. We all wish birthday greetings to both Harry Hynes and Seán O’Connor (Connolly Park) who were celebrating their 60th (that has to be wrong – it surely is 40) and greetings also to Aidan and Dolores O’Connor who were celebration their Golden wedding anniversary.
ONLINE CLUB SHOP: A reminder that our Club shop is open 24/7. Check out the newest ‘official’ Austin Stacks Club Merchandise – only available to order on this link (free delivery on any orders over €50) see www.oneills.com We would also like to introduce the new Austin Stacks Ganzee Club Clothing Collection, available in Mens/Unisex, Womens & kids check out all the style ranges in hoodies, t-shirts and sweatshirts on www.ganzee.ie/austin-stacks-gaa-clubs/
CLUB CARDS: Our Card sessions continue in the Clubhouse on Monday and Thursday nights with the starting time at 9pm sharp.
CLUB LOTTO: Monday Night’s (22nd August) Jackpot, worth €2,000 was not won. The numbers drawn were 3, 17, 25, 27. The €20 winners were Sarah O’Riordan, c/o John O’Riordan; Paul Walsh c/o The C team; Mark Rael, c/o The Club; Paul Commane, c/o Paudie Commane and Liam Maguire, c/o Maguire Butchers.
Next Week’s Jackpot will be worth €2,050.
Continued thanks to the following businesses for selling our Club Lotto tickets – Kevin Barry’s Shop, Commane’s Book Shop, O’Flynn Interiors, Hussey’s, Princess St., The Burger Shack, Monavally as well as Maguire’s Butchers and Kirby’s Brogue Inn and continued thanks to everyone who purchase tickets week in, week out.
Austin Stacks lotto tickets are now also available to purchase on line on the following link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=X529#Anchor Kirby’s Brogue InnMaguire’s Butchers Hussey’s P. Commane Books.
SYMPATHY: Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently: Donal O’Connor, Lohercannon and formerly Blennerville (uncle of Seanie); Norah Condon (nee Houlihan), Park Lane and formerly Kilflynn and Lixnaw; Noirín Walsh (nee Scanlan), Killeen and formerly Church St., Listowel (wife of former Club Hurler, Con) ; Sister Columbanus Quirke, Presentation Sisters, Castle Street and formerly Lyre, Milltown (aunt of Fiona Leahy –wife of former Club Chairman, Liam Lynch); John Joe Sheehy, Abbeydorney and formerly Connolly Park; and Eugene (Gene) Horgan, Colchester (UK) and formerly Knockanish (brother of the late John, former Club Footballer).
The match was played in Strand Road before a large crowd on yet another glorious day. It was a good open and entertaining game of football with both sides attacking at every opportunity. Templenoe started brightly with Stephen O’Sullivan from a free and Killian Spillane from play opening the scoring.
Then three points on the trot from the boot of Jack Savage (2f) put the Narries in front for the first time 14 minutes in. But there was never more than one point separating the sides in the second quarter. Killian Spillane with a mark and Stephen O’Sullivan from a free briefly edged Templenoe ahead to make the score 0-03 to 0-04 after 17 minutes.
After that the points starting coming thick and fast for the remainder of the first half with Kerins O’Rahillys tagging on another four points courtesy of Gearoid Savage (f), Jack Savage from a 45 and a free and veteran David Moran. While Templenoe replied promptly each time with Sean Sheehan (m), Gavin Crowley and Killian Spillane all splitting the posts.
Half Time Score: Kerins O’Rahillys 0-07, Templenoe 0-07.
Kerins O’Rahillys were in more need of result than Templenoe, all be it that the visitors did not have a semi-final spot fully secured going into this contest.
At the restart. O’Rahillys immediately pulled two points clear with Barry John Keane fisting ball the over the bar, before Jack Savage added another from a placed ball. Templenoe did reply with Sean Sheehan raising his second white flag of the day in the 36th minute to cut the deficit to one point, but it would take Templenoe another eleven minutes before they would eventually get their next score.
Kerins O’Rahillys meanwhile were hitting a purple patch and had the next three in a row all coming from their sharp shooter Jack Savage, one from play and two from frees. This made the score 0-12 to 0-08 after 46 minutes and put the hosts in a strong position going into the final quarter.
Templenoe fearing that this game was beginning to slip introduced a few subs, including the welcome return to action of Cian Hallissey in a bid to stem the tide. Killian Spillane thumped over a much needed score from a free, to keep the hosts in the contest.
Then in the 28th minute came the game changer, when a high ball in from Gavin Crowley was tipped down by Josh Crowley Holland to Killian Spillane, who clinically finished the ball to the net. The sides were now level for the 7th time, but there remained a few minutes for either side to grab a winner.
Jack Savage did nail one more free for the hosts, but Adrian Spillane was in no mood to finish second best and he duly equalized shortly before the full time whistle. Well done to all our players and management on securing a semi-final spot and topping the group
Final Score: Kerins O’Rahillys 0-13, Templenoe 1-10.
Scorers:
Templenoe: Killian Spillane 1-04 (1f) (1m), Stephen O’Sullivan 0-02 (2f), Sean Sheehan 0-02 (1m), Adrian Spillane 0-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01.
Kerins O’Rahillys: Jack Savage 0-10 (7f) (1 45), Barry John Keane 0-01, Gearoid Savage 0-01 (1f), David Moran 0-01.
Subs used: Kieran McCarthy, Tom Spillane, Cian Hallissey, Danny Cahalane.
Kerins O’Rahillys: Shane Foley, Ross O’Callaghan, Shane Brosnan, Darragh McElligott, Padraig Neenan, Cormac Coffey, Ben Hanafin, Sean Walsh, David Moran, Tom Hoare, Jack Savage, Gavin O’Brien, Gearoid Savage, Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Barry John Keane.
Subs used: Darragh O’Connor, Karl Mullins.
Senior Club Championship Semi-Final
Spa v Kerins O Rahillys
Date and time to be confirmed.
NÓTAÍ NA mBAN
Togetherness is visible on our teams throughout the ladies in Strand Road. Great friendships have been made since the start of the season.
After a long summer holiday dare we say it … nearly time to go back to school. It’s never too late to join football. Through participation in a team sport one can learn so many values – teamwork , fair play, honesty, respect for themselves and others and discipline. There is a lot of evidence showing that sport and exercise have a positive effect on physical health. It also develops skills to cope with competition, winning and losing!
Parental support is a key to ensuring our children continue to play football. May thanks as always to everyone!
Bring a friend from school . Best wishes to everyone returning and especially to those starting a new school in 2022.
U12 GIRLS
We are awaiting confirmation on challenge games for all of our young ladies. More details to follow.
Congrats to Kerins O’ Rahilly’s U13 Championship team who defeated Na Gaeil in the semifinal last Sunday in Ballyrickard
U13 CHAMPIONSHIP
A superb day with blue skies to watch a terrific match last Sunday afternoon as we hosted Na Gaeil in the U13 Championship semifinal.
What an encounter it was!
We got the opening point , then Na Gaeil scored a fantastic goal and point. We came back after the first water break with a wonderful goal from Aoife O’ Connell and this set the trend for the rest of the game. Once we got back in front we lead for the rest of the match.
A fantastic display of football from both sides with our young ladies proving to be the strongest on the day .
The final is on Sunday, September 4th.More details to follow.
Well done to the girls, their coaches and as always the terrific support from the sideline. Thank you everyone!
Enjoying U13 Player Development last Saturday were Aoife O’ Connell, Aimee Turner, Lily Breen and Molly Casey from Kerins O’ Rahillys
U13 PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BLITZ
U13 Munster PDP blitz will take place in Mallow on Saturday 27th August
More details to follow during the week.
U14 GIRLS
Our North Kerry league games are on hold at the moment as we have a lot of football ( thankfully) and are participating in U13 and U15 Championship.
U15 CHAMPIONSHIP
Dr. Crokes conceded in the quarter final and we are now through to the semi final..
Laune Rangers v Kerins O’Rahilly
Tuesday, August 23rd, throw in at 7p.m. in JP O’Sullivan Park (track)
Best wishes to the team and management.
U16 GIRLS
Messages will be sent out about training and matches.
BUA PROGRAMME
Applications are now open.
The LGFA is inviting applications for its second ‘ BUA’ leadership and life skills programme.
‘BUA’ – Believe Unlock Potential Achieve’ is a self development initiative aimed at developing the leadership and the life skills of young people within the LGFA, which in turn, will benefit their local communities.
Aimed at females aged 16-19 years of age, ‘BUA’ will be conducted through expert lead workshops and self reflection, before participants put their enhanced leadership skills into practice through a club action project.
Selected participants will receive support as they cover topics essential for young people including
resilience, dealing with change, building trust and respect, conflict resolution, problem solving, project planning and delegation.
In addition, LGFA-specific topics including introduction to coaching, officiating and admin will be covered.
Commencing in September 2022 and finishing in March 2023 it looks like an excellent programme.
Closing date is Friday, August 26th.
U17 CHAMPIONSHIP
Best wishes to the team and management next Thursday in the quarter final v MKL Gaels.
Looking forward to seeing plenty of support as always from parents and families.
Throw in will be at 7p.m. in Pat Healy Park, Ballyrickard.
LEADING PROVINCIAL FEMALES PROGRAMME
*Are you 18 or older
*Interested in personal development
*Interested in leading teams
If so, apply now for ‘Leading Provincial Females’ programmes Munster LGFA.
Links have been sent on to all.
SENIOR LADIES
We are away to Beale in the next round of Championship. More details to follow. Best of luck to all.
Juvenile Notes:
We had a busy weekend in Ballyrickard with the Rose Cup run by the Tralee Town board kicking off on Saturday morning from 11am with 8 teams participating in Ballyrickard and then our usual Sunday morning with all groups in Juvenile Academy enjoying a fun filled training session with their coaches from 10amfollowed by the minors hosting Castlegregory for a challange game.
U5 Boys – enjoyed yet another funtastic training session with their coaches improving on their skills every step of the way with a smile on their face always.
U6 Girls – All the girls are showing their coaches how much they have improved their skills over the last number of months. It is clear to see that they are practicing at home also. Keep up the good work girls.
U7 boys – this group are becoming a mighty team turning up every week listening to their coaches and taking everything they say on board and putting it into practice on the pitch.
U8 Girls – Our U8 girls are proving to be a fantastic little team. Each of them have shown massive improvement in all skills and it is obvious to their coaches that they are also practicing at home during the week. Our U8 girls will play St. Pats next Sunday morning for a friendly game. Please check ClubZap for further details.
U10 girls – were back training Sunday after a fantastic performance the previous week at the LGFA Munster Blitz. The girls were focusing on many skills especially their kicking and tackling with their coaches and enjoyed all the drills laid out for them.
U9 Boys – Well done to our U9 boys who played Ardfert last Thursday night they had three games on the main pitch which was a great novelty for all of them. There was great skills on show from everyone. Well done to all involved. They enjoyed another great session with their coaches on Sunday morning, practising their kicking and tackling skills.
U11 Boys The boys are putting in great training with their coaches improving all the time in all skills. They have become a very strong team and have shown this throughout the last number of months.
U13 Boys – these boys put in a fantastic performance last Saturday at the Rose Cup run by the Tralee Town board. Their was great skills on show in each of the games they took part in. They showed great team work throughout with some fantastic kicking and hand passes on display. Keep up the good work boys.
Minors – The Kerins O Rahillys/St Pats minors are preparing for the club championship in early September. They had a great challenge match Sunday against Castlegregory winning by 3 points. They are out this week in a challenge game against Firies and have Listowel lined up for a challenge game next weekend. The players from both clubs are gelling very well and hopeful of a good run in the Championship .
Juvenile Academy training continues next Sunday 28th August at 10am in Ballyrickard we look forward to seeing you all then. Thanks to our main sponsors Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre for providing the weekly treats for Juvenile Academy.
Lotto Coordinator
Our club are looking for an honest ,trusted and committed club member to coordinate our weekly lotto,this would involve approx 2/3 hours work per week mainly on Mondays and Tuesdays,
If you are interested in helping out,please reply to Tony Corridon at secretary.kerinsorahillyskerry@gmail.com
Club Function Rooms to Rent.
The club currently have two function rooms available to rent.
The upstairs Pat Healy Room is a large function room perfect for exercise classes, seminars, meetings, private functions , parties etc.
Downstairs is a smaller more intimate venue again ideal for any event.
The rooms are available at hourly, daily or weekly rates.
For further information contact Katie at 087 6967542
Lotto Results
August 15th
07,18,24,25.
No Winner of Jackpot €3,100
Match 3 winners €25
Nigel Crowe DD
Draw for 4 €250 December 2022
Bertie Conway C/O Philip
David Magnier C/O Dollie
Pat Roche C/O Rock St PO
Paul & Mary Mullins DD
Seamus Hoare DD
Next Weeks Jackpot €3,200
Condolences to the family of Donal O Connor ,Lohercannon , Tralee.
Donal played with the club with distinction in the sixties and early seventies.
May he rest in peace
Braving the unpredictable weather our under 7’s were delighted to be back training on the familiar ground of Caherslee on Friday. This week there was a strong emphasis on perfecting our pick up and pucking skills, the hours of practice at home is really starting to show in these players and the coaches were very impressed.
As always training was sealed with the infamous match to display those well honed hurling skills. Well done to this week’s players of the week Fionn Hegarty & James Higgins O’Sullivan and last weeks players of the week Aidan Kelly & Darragh Moriarty. Well done boys.
U8 Camogie
On Wednesday night our U8 Camogie players welcomed Abbeykillix to Caherslee. Our girls started strong and played well from the start. We were up against great competition. The energy levels were high and our girls really got stuck in and didn’t stop pushing forward.
We also have two Rosebuds in our team this year, Lilly McDonald and Hannah Hobbert wishing them the best of luck in this year’s Rose of Tralee! Well done to everyone involved, thanks to Abbeykillix for travelling and to our referees Óran and Shauna.
U10 Camogie
The girls had a great night of hurling on Wednesday as they hosted Abbeykilix in Caherslee. Parnells started slow but by the third quarter were clocking scores on the board and finished strong against a competitive Abbeykilix side.
The girls showed great skill and determination and it was a very impressive match to watch. Well done to all the girls and a massive thanks to Abbeykilix for the visit – a pleasure as always to host. Thanks also to lana our referee on the night.
Tralee Parnells U9s who took part in a blitz in Kilmoyley on Friday night
U9 Hurling
Well done to our U9s who played three 11-a-side matches against Kilmoyley, Abbeydorney and St Brendans in Kilmoyley last Friday night. This was probably the first time this bunch of players would have played on pitches that size and they performed really well displaying great skills and fighting to the end in every match. Well done boys!
The Parnells U14 Amber team who had a win over Killarney
U14 Camogie
Our U14 Amber team had a fantastic win on Tuesday night against Killarney. Both teams showed great skill on the night but Parnells seemed to bring all they have been learning to the game with unbelievable teamwork to bring the final score to 3.3 to 3.1. Well done girls!! A fantastic performance.
The Tralee Parnells squad with the Lee Strand Coiste na nÓg Under 15 Division 1 league trophy
U15 Hurling
The U15 boys yet again were up against Ballyduff in another final on Sunday. This time it was the County League final and the match was held in Abbeydorney. This was another very close affair with the sides level at half time 1-6 to 0-9.
In the second half Ballyduff fought hard to lead for most of game. However, a goal in the last few minutes by Eoin Costelloe sealed another victory for the team. Final score: Parnells 2-11 Ballyduff 2-9. This match marks the end of a very enjoyable and successful season for this group of players and management. Well done all.
Buster Fundraiser
There was a great turnout at the Kingdom Greyhound track on Saturday. There was plenty of action on and off the track with live music, kids skills zone, face painting, lucky dip, tiny tots racing and a relay race for the older kids.
Congratulations to Camel Spring the winner of our best dressed lady prize and to Mikey McCarthy the winner of our best dressed gent.
Congratulations also to Rose Horgan who had the ticket with the winning combination in the buster race.
The club are very grateful to all of the local businesses kindly sponsored this fundraiser. A special thank you our main sponsor The Kerry Wedding Store & Bridal Boutique.
Lotto
Tickets on sale for our Lotto draw. Remember, the jackpot is €1000 and for just €5 you can be in with three chances of having the winning combination. You also have a chance to win one of the lucky dip prizes of €25. Play via the Clubforce app or follow the link at https://traleeparnells.gaa.ie. All support is greatly appreciated, thank you.
We will take a little break for a few weeks and resume training in September.
As always new members are very welcome
U8/U10/GIRLS
The girls enjoyed a training session on a fabulous August morning .Numbers were small enough but the girls got stuck in with hand passing drills and kick passing. The girls took some much needed water breaks as it was very humid but got stuck into the training session and had a much needed game at the end.
The under 10s have a Blitz next Sunday away in Milltown and the under 8s will have their training session.We will send all formation out to parents in due course.
U12 Girls
The girls had two really contrasting sessions in Ballyseedy this week, Wednesday night in the rain and Sunday morning in the blistering heat. The girls have shown great commitment this summer and the energy levels and intensity has been a joy to watch.
Thanks to the parents and guardians for bringing the girls to training every week, it’s great to see friendships growing which will hopefully last for years to come.We will train on Wednesday evening at 7 and Sunday morning at midday.
U14 GIRLS
What a difference a few days make! On Friday of last week the John Mitchels u14 girls travelled to play Ballymac in the North Kerry League, with discussions between both teams about about the heat.
Fast forward three days later and our home game against Currow had to be abandoned due to thunder and lightning and torrential rain.
That game has to be refixed, but this week sees John Mitchels host Duagh on Tuesday night at 7pm.
This will be followed the following Tuesday by an away trip to Listowel to play Listowel Emmets at 7pm.
U16 GIRLS
Training for U16 ladies continues this Monday evening from 6.00-7.00pm in preparation for upcoming North Kerry League
All newcomers welcome.
U 9 Boys who played against Churchill on a glorious Sunday morning in Churchill
UNDER 9 BOYS
John Mitchels U9 Boys were invited out to Churchill on Sunday morning last to take part in mini Blitz. There was 3 teams involved Churchill, Castlegrgory & ourselves. Each team played 3 very competitive games with some fantastic displays of tackling defending & scoring from all team’s.
Our sincere thanks to @churchill_gaa for inviting us & well look forward to meeting up again in the next few weeks.
UNDER 11 BOYS
We welcomed the Rockies to Ballyseedy on Thursday night in Round 3 of the Central League .
What a performance by both our U11 teams against two strong Rock teams. Our boys showed their dedication , heart and no little skill and put on an exhibition of football in both games. Great to see all those smiling faces after the game , the future is bright .
Training continues Sunday morning at 10.30. We are away to our friend in Na Gaeil next Thursday night at 7pm . All support greatly appreciated.
The u13 boys who were crowned champions of this years Rose cup who they beat Ardfert in the final on Saturday
UNDER 13 BOYS
On Wednesday there was another good win for our U13 B team against Austin Stacks in the Central League on a scoreline of 5-7 to 0-8.
Our Bs remain unbeaten in the central league going into the final round of games and are now guaranteed a semi final spot.
On Saturday, the focus was firmly set on the Rose Cup, which made a welcome return following a Covid enforced hiatus with teams travelling from Cork, Limerick and Waterford as well as the home representatives. First up for us was Churchill and this proved to be a tough battle as always.
The concession of an early goal wasn’t a deterrent as we came back well to secure a 4 point victory. Our next group game was versus Ballyduff Upper from Waterford which resulted in a comfortable victory for our lads but full credit to the Deise lads who fought hard to the end. The final group game was a straight shoot out with Cordal to decide who qualified for the Shield or Cup.
Our boys were really hitting their groove now and ran out convincing winners to top the group and set up a clash with Legion in the Cup Semi Final. Playing with the wind in the first half, the boys built up a nice lead but the concession of two goals in quick succession just before half time saw us level at the break.
The lads knew they had to up it for the 2nd half and in a fantastic display of football ran out 6 point winners in the end in what was a brilliant game of football by both sides.
Ardfert lay in wait in the final, very much an unknown quantity but who had qualified impressively from the other side of the draw. Some great football in the first half saw us build up a comfortable lead by half time.
Ardfert came out like men possessed after the break though, and reduced the deficit to a single point. The game was now very much in the melting pot but our lads showed true character to turn the momentum back our way again and run out victors by a 7 point margin.
All credit to Ardfert who played some fantastic football throughout the competition and contributed to a high class and dramatic final!
Cody Murphy accepted the cup as captain of the team from the reigning Rose of Tralee Sinéad Flanagan to the great joy of his teammates, parents and supporters alike.
It was a brilliant day out and kudos to the Rose Cup organisers for putting on a superbly run tournament. Well done to all our lads on a well deserved victory. They represented John Mitchels fantastically on the day and are great ambassadors for the club.
The u13 boys who were crowned champions of this years Rose cup who they beat Ardfert in the final on Saturday
Many thanks to Mark McEvoy for supplying well deserved treats for the team after the final. In an apt footnote, coach Sean Field was celebrating a 2nd Rose Cup victory having previously captured a winners medal as a player in the inaugural competition.
He couldn’t/wouldn’t tell us what year though and we won’t mention what club he played for either!! Next Sunday sees us play our final group games in the Central Region League vs NaGaeil, time to be confirmed.Training continues Wednesday at 7pm and Friday at 8pm.
UNDER 15 BOYS
As we still await the central league u15 semi final fixture to be set we continue to train every Thursday for the next week or so to accommodate the district competition which is at the semi final stage we want to wish all the Mitchels players involved the best of luck In the semi finals
UNDER 17 BOYS
Minor training continues Tuesday and Thursday 7pm , County Championship and Town League Final coming up. New players always welcome.
SENIOR LADIES
Senior ladies are due to play Ballymac away in the first round of the championship on Monday 22nd at 7.00pm.
The ladies are also waiting to reschedule the Beal game that was due to be played last Tuesday evening.The games are coming in thick and fast and we wish the ladies the best of luck for the season. Please stay tuned for more fixtures and training Please show your support for the ladies on Monday evening.
SENIOR MEN
The senior men played legion away in latest round intermediate.
Legion raced into a two point lead but we added great scores from James Duggan and competed well to go in at half time trailing on score line 09pts to 05pts
We exchanged scores but struggled to get the goal needed and legion added late scores to win on score line of 14pts to 07
JUNIORS
Group A town league v stacks away august 30th At 7 pm
Please show your support
BINGO
Bingo continues every Wednesday and Friday night. Eyes down at 8.30pm sharp. So come along to Chamfers John Joe Sheehy Road Tralee and enjoy the fun.
LOTTO
John Mitchels GAA Club Lotto Results
Sunday 21st August 2022. This week’s Lotto numbers are 6, 8, 22 & 26. The numbers today were drawn by Brid McElligott and George Lowe.
There was no winner of the Jackpot of €1,650.00
Congratulations to our four lucky dip winners this week:
€25.00: Paddy O’Mahony
€25.00: Marie Morris
€25.00: Gerald Casey
€25.00: Donal O’Sullivan
Next week’s Jackpot is €1,700.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday 28th August 2022 at 11am. Ticket sales close at 9am sharp. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here : bit.ly/3LlAIYu
We thank you for all your support.
CLOTHES COLLECTION
We have a clothes bank on site having joined up with St Vincent De Paul to raise much needed funds for both John Mitchel’s and SVP. All donations welcome.
CLUB WALKWAY
Our walkway is open for everyone to enjoy so come along and take part in a healthy lifestyle. Please respect the rules of the walkway being a smoke free zone, with no cycling, studded boots or dog walking. Many thanks to the users of this facility for respecting these rules.
BOOT CLUB
Our boot club is now back if you want to drop off your old boots so they can be reused, feel free to drop them to reception.
SUNDAY MORNING FOR CLUB MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS
We welcome all our club members, supporters and parents/family members to our lounge room every Sunday where they can enjoy a cup of tea/coffee while training takes place. Take the opportunity to catch up on club matters and enjoy some conversation in a relaxed and welcoming setting.
JOHN MITCHEL’S SPORTS COMPLEX & CHAMFERS
If anyone is interested in hiring the hall for indoor soccer, basketball etc or our Astro turf please contact club reception on 066 7197070. We are also hiring out our old clubhouse on the John Joe Sheehy Road. You can hold dance classes, meetings, fitness classes, book clubs you name it we can cater your needs. For more information, please call us on 066 7197070 and we will be glad to assist
MEMBERSHIP
Our membership is now reopened again for the coming season. Sign up through the following link https://member.clubforce.com/memberships_cart_m.asp…
Club Registrar Georgie Lowe is also at Ballyseedy every Sunday morning from 10am to 12 noon to take membership if this option works better for new and existing members..
SYMPATHY
On behalf of all in John Mitchel’s we extend a sincere sympathy to the family of the following:
Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Championship 2022: Last Saturday, August 20th 2022 Na Gaeil hosted Spa in Round 3 of the senior club championship knowing that a win would put them through to a county semi-final. Na Gaeil played against the breeze in the first half but started well with 2 frees converted by Diarmuid O’Connor.
Spa added 2 frees of their own to level the game after 10 minutes. They then added 2 more frees before Diarmuid O’Connor got Na Gaeils 3rd point, again from a free, to leave the score 4-3 in favour of the visitors.
Two more frees from Diarmuid O’Connor put us ahead 5 points to 4 and it got even better for Na Gaeil when Jack Sheehan and Dan Goggin added points of their own to stretch our lead to 3 points. Spa added another free in injury time to cut the gap to 2 points at halftime.
Spa were quickly out of the blocks at the start of the second half and added 2 points from David Spillane to level the game. Soon afterwards Jack Bourke hit back with a point to put Na Gaeil ahead for what proved to be the last time in the game. Spa then took over, adding 7 points without reply in a 15 minute spell to put them out of reach and from there the result was never in doubt.
With just 8 minutes to go Darragh Reen added a point from play and this was followed by a point from Andrew Barry to briefly cut the margin to 4 points but Spa added 2 points of their own. Diarmuid O’Connor converted his 6th free of the evening before Spa struck for the only goal of the game in injury time.
Diarmuid O’Connor had the last score of the evening with yet another free but Spa ran out comfortable winners in the end on a scoreline of Na Gaeil 0-12, Spa 1-16. Despite losing the game our boys and management will be delighted to have preserved their senior club status for next year.
Also it was great to see Andrew Barry back after a long layoff.
Team: Devon Burns, Enda O’Connor, Niall O’Mahony, Damien Bourke, Fergal Barry, Eoin Doody, Jack Doyle, Diarmuid O’Connor, Jack Barry, Kieran O’Donovan, Dan Goggin, James O’Connor, Dara Reen, Jack Bourke, Jack Sheehan. Subs: John Kearney, Dara Devine, Declan Cooney, Dan O’Connor, Luke Barrett, Seán O’Connor, Kieran O’Connor, Andrew Barry, Jimi O’Sullivan, Cian Devine, Ruairí O’Sullivan, Seamus Looney, Shawn Duggan, Ryan O’Neill & Liam Óg Kingston.
Lotto results: Lotto Tue 16th August. No winner. Numbers drawn were 6, 10, 23, 25. Lucky dip winners of €20 each were Tom O’Connor, Ciarán O’Connell, Brendan Keane, Niall O’Meara, Guenter Siech. Next week’s jackpot will be €7,750. Why not try your luck in ourlotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto
Senior Ladies: Our senior ladies host Finuge/St. Senans tonight, Monday, at 7.30pm in the first game of the senior county championship.
U13 girls: Hard luck to our u13 girls who lost out to Kerins O’Rahillys last Sunday in the semi-final of the championship.
Rose Cup: The Rose Cup took place in Killeen last Saturday after being absent since 2019 due to Covid. It was a welcome sight to see eight teams taking part in Na Gaeil and eight teams taking part in Kerins O Rahillys. Na Gaeil had the honour of hosting the Cup and Shield finals also. In our group were Listowel Emmet’s, Austin Stacks and Killarney Legion and we had three great games.
There was nothing between the teams and we came up short by two points to Listowel Emmet’s. We had a great game against Austin Stacks which ended in a draw and we conceded a late goal against Legion which meant them winning by same.However, Na Gaeil had twenty lads involved on the day who all got to play a minimum of half a game each. Every player was outstanding and it was tremendous to see how hard our boys tried in every game and were really unlucky not to get out of a tough group.
All the games were played in a real sporting fashion and we would like to thank all the teams in our group for this but also to all teams as the day was a great occasion. Congratulations to John Mitchels for winning out the Cup and congratulations to Douglas for winning out the Shield.We would also like to thank all the referees and the Town board for running a great competition and the Bons Secours for sponsoring same.
Finally, a huge thank you to all the parents and volunteers in Na Gaeil who had two great fields set up and also provided fabulous complimentary food and teas and coffees all day. The Rose Cup was a great day in Na Gaeil and we were delighted to have it back running again.
U9 boys: The under 9 boys hosted Dingle on Sunday morning in Killeen. We fielded 3 teams and had 3 matches. All boys got stuck in and we look forward to returning the fixture next Sunday in Dingle.
U11 boys: Another great session last Sunday morning. We mainly concentrated on maintaining possession while in the tackle and protecting the ball which lads did very well. We will be away to Laune Rangers this Thursday at 7pm.
U15 boys: Well done to the Na Gaeil lads who are part of the St Brendans Board U15 team who beat Mid Kerry in Blennerville last Wednesday in round 2 of the U15 County Championship shield competition. Those lads are Jamie Schoenmaker, Ruadhan Clifford, Conor Lucey, Jeaic Canty, Liam Cooper, Paddy McElligott, Brian Heaphy and Cillian Griffin. They have now qualified for the semi-final where they will take on West Kerry next Wednesday, 24th, in Blennerville at 6.45pm.
Tralee Parnells: Congratulations to Tralee Parnells u15 team, particularly the 7 Na Gaeil boys involved, who last Sunday added the Division 1 County League title to their County Féile title when once again getting the better of Ballyduff in a titanic battle. Our lads involved were Jeaic Canty, Liam Cooper, Ryan Sheehy, Brian Reidy, William Somers, Karl Cronin & Cathal Fitzgerald.
Bingo Birthday: Na Gaeil Bingo Committee are delighted to announce that we are celebrating our 12th birthday this August. On Monday the 29th August from 7pm we will have refreshments to celebrate our 12th Birthday. Our Bingo’s continued success is down to our wonderful patrons that have supported our bingo for all these years and we are extremely grateful to all of them. A word of gratitude too to our long serving Bingo Committee who have given their time and energy to ensure that our Bingo continues to go from strength to strength for hopefully many more years to come.
Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9am from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.
Cards: The weekly 45 card game is back. Every Wednesday night, starting at 9pm sharp. Bring your own partner or come along and we will get you a partner.
Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me atpro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.
There was no winner of our club Lotto jackpot of €2700 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 05, 23, 23 & 28. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:
Helen Moriarty Online
Sarah Walsh Curragraigue
Eliz Drury Blennerville
Emer Uí hOgain c/o Texaco
Therese Enright Derrymore East
Next week’s lotto will have a jackpot of €2800 and the draw will take place on Sunday night 28/08/2022 at 9:15 PM club lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaclub.com, Lotto tickets can be purchased from any club officer or at the following outlets:
O’Shea Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth
Skelper Quanes
Keane’s Of Curraheen
Betty’s Bar
The Rock Inn
Many Thanks to All who contribute to our weekly club Lotto. The club cannot emphasize enough the importance of our members promoting the club Lotto among family, friends, and work colleagues. The lotto is now a critical source of funds for the club.
We are appealing to all club members to promote our Lotto at this time to ensure our club’s future viability. Please have your Lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday evening.
Registration
If you haven’t completed registration, please do so now. Not being registered means your club membership has lapsed and participation in club activities will have to stop until registration is complete. Any difficulties with registration please contact any club officer or team coach. Membership for 2022 should be completed now via www.foireann.ie.
Juvenile Academy
U5
Under 5’s enjoyed a lovely sunny morning of training and were delighted to welcome some of our Ukrainian neighbours to join us. We practiced our ball skills, hop and solo. We used the obstacle course to get moving and we played a mini match. The boys and girls enjoyed a game of sharks and fishes to finish the session. Great running by everyone to get past the sharks! Well done to our players of the week Elsie and Harry.
U7
We had twenty-five kids tog out Sunday morning last, for our game’s vs Na Gaeil. We broke into four teams and judging by the smiles after the games they all seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Back next Sunday, to prepare for more games the week after hopefully!
Thanks to Fiona, Noel, Mike, Paul, James, and Sharon Poff for helping out.
U8 Girls/ U10 Girls
Well done to all our Under 8 and Under 10 St Pats girls who enjoyed plenty of match experience at St Pats last Friday evening. We had visiting teams from Annascaul, Dingle and Castlegregory with four pitches running simultaneously. The showers didn’t stop the enthusiasm for some great sporting fun. The girls were rewarded with treats & drinks afterwards where photos were taken including our 2 ‘Rosebuds’ from Annascaul & St Pats who are gearing up for a busy & memorable weekend!
U11 Boys
A Great turnout last Thursday for the challenge games against two strong Churchill teams which our lads battled well. Our next game in the Central Region is away to An Ghaeltacht this Thursday at 7pm.
U12 Girls
Well done to everyone Sunday Morning who played in our fun match with the boys. We showed them how it’s done. Also Well done to Ailbhe who won our player of the week trophy this week. Ailbhe was our well-deserved winner for always giving it 100% in every game and she is another u10 player. She also stood out Sunday Morning in our match against the boys getting into great positions and running off the ball. Well done, Ailbhe.
U13
At the time of writing the U13’s were scheduled to play Castlegregory A team on Tuesday the 23rd at home in St Pat’s. This is their second game in the Central League sponsored by Kelliher’s Toyota.
The previous week the U13’s had a B team game versus Ardfert and also participated in the Rose Cup. The Rose Cup competition took the form of a blitz with the team playing three games against St. Senan’s, Laune Rangers, and Douglas, respectively. Douglas went on to win the Shield final.
Seniors
Our Round 3 game was played on Sunday last; the weather was very warm for both teams. The game began with each team wanting to walk away with a win, David O Callaghan scored first for us. In the first few minutes a penalty was given to St Senan’s to which they scored; they also added another point to their tally.
Fergal O Brien and Kieran Hurley put each a point on the board. St Senan’s got three points in quick succession; teamwork was evident with Fergal O Brien pass to Jordan Conway which allowed for a point of the bar.
Kieran Hurley got the ball from a bad pass and scored a point. Jordan Conway and Kieran Hurley were next to show teamwork working in our favour with a point at the end of it all. Kieran Hurley was last to add a point to the scoreboard before the whistle blew for half time to read St Pats 0-07 St Senan’s 1-04.
With the conditions still very warm St Pats scored the first four points in this half with them coming from one from Breandan Savage and three from Fergal O Brien. St Senan’s went up the field and scored themselves a goal and a point to bring it to a draw. Jordan Conway and Eoin Greaney put a point each over the bar.
St Senan’s got another point, with a beautiful pass from Gary Savage to Kieran Hurley it ended in a superb goal. St Senan’s put four points on the board without reply. Jordan Conway with speed up the field added his own point to try to close the gap; St Senan’s got two more points to end the game. St Pats 1-14 St Senan’s 2-12.
The draw for the Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Club Championship was drawn on Sunday night, St Pats are drawn to play against St Michael’s Foilmore on Sunday the 28th at 2.30pm Venue to be confirmed please keep an eye on O Shea’s Gala, St Pats Clubhouse and Byrnesworth when venue is confirmed.
Congratulations
To Mary Kate O Shea who is the Derry Rosebud this year.
To Cathal Moriarty who was selector with KY Boston who won the Championship.
To Dr Patricia Sheehan on her Kerry Person of the Year Award which she will receive two years after being chosen on September 3rd in Green Isle Hotel, Newlands Cross Dublin.
Sympathy
The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Donal O Connor Formerly Main Street Blennerville and Lohercannon.
On Saturday evening, in mostly dry & overcast conditions, our Senior Men’s team faced Keel GAA in Round 3 of the Junior Premier Championship in Keel GAA grounds.
In a cagey opening period – Keel GAA showed great tenacity and hunger but also reflected this on the scoreboard with Keel GAA leading at the break 0-9 to 0-6.
However, it was Ballymac who started the second period the stronger and had 4 unanswered points to take a one-point lead. It was a nip and tuck battle throughout and with a few minutes remaining in normal time, Keel scored a goal to ensure there was more to come in this nailbiter of a championship encounter.
However, it was Ballymac GAA who showed the character to pull out the win in the finish on the road, with a score line of Keel 1-11 v Ballymac 0-16.
This now sets us up a home Quarter Final next Saturday 27th at 6pm against St Senans.
This is a big game for the team and management so please try to come out and support them.
Ladies News
Senior Ladies
This Monday night 22nd August, we begin our first year in Junior B Championship with a home game v our neighbours John Mitchels. Throw in at 7.30pm. All Support is Welcome.
U17 County Championship Quarter Final Division A
With a much-depleted squad our U17’s travelled to Kenmare with just 16 players, but what a performance that the girls put on from No.1 to No.16, winning 5-13 to 2-8. Keeping up the good form from the Minor County Semi Final, our young ladies had put the game out of ISG’s range by half time leading by 3-7 to 1-2, with the ISG goal coming right on the stroke of halftime. Indeed, ISG did not score a point from play until the 45th minute.
We now move onto the County Semi Final and up a level to play the winners of Cromane or Scart away from home.
Squad as follows, Kerry Hennessy, Alice Brosnan, Anna Collins, Ciara Kerins (Captain), Clodagh Coffey, Rachel Griffin, Sarah Scanlon, Keelin Enright (2-1), Roisin Rahilly (0-4), Rachel Creedon (1-3), Kate Collins (1-1), Ella Quirke (0-2), Jill Quirke, Laura Sugrue (1-1), Rose Brosnan and Sarah O’Rourke.
U15 County Championship Quarter Final Division C
On a wet Wednesday evening an under strength Ballymac Ladies U15 side took on a very dangerous Kilcummin side in the Quarter Final of their U15 County Championship. In a ding dong battle for Supremacy that went right down to the final whistle, all our young ladies were outstanding. At half time we led by 4-2 to 2-1, but by full time there was just two points in it…7-4 to 6-5. Congratulations to both Fiona McCarthy and Jill Quirke on their hat-tricks.
Squad is as follows Sarah O’Rourke, Molly O’Connor, Laura West, Rose Brosnan, Abigail Geary, Maire Culloty, Sorcha Healy, Anna Collins (1-0), Katie Turner, Emma Daly, Michelle O’Connor (0-1), Emily Heffernan (0-1), Katie Landers, Jill Quirke (3-2), Fiona McCarthy (3-0), Sinead Scanlon, Olivia Sheahan.
We now move on to play the winners of Beaufort v Listowel Emmets in the Semi Final at home in Ballymac. Semi-final v Beaufort fixed for this Tuesday 6.30 throw in at home
U13 County Championship Division D Quarter Final.
On Friday night in very testing conditions at home in Ballymac, our U13 Ladies took on a very determined Beale side. For much of this game, it was a see-saw battle, however Ballymac Ladies kept their heads in front.
This was largely from two very early goals. At halftime the score was 3-2 to 2-2. For the next 15 minutes there was only a point or two in the game, but the final quarter belonged to us, as we strode clear to win by 5-10 to 4-4. We now move onto a County Semi Final versus Spa at home in Killarney, possibly at 6.30pm on Sunday 21st.
Squad is as follows, Grace Kelly, Natalie Turner, Kate O’Neill, Alice Savage, Sinead Scanlon, Sorcha Healy, Aedin Healy, Emily Heffernan (1-1), Katie Turner (1-3), Meabh O’Connell, Michelle O’Connor (1-3), Molly O’Connor (0-3), Eabha Jones, Fiona McCarthy (2-0) Tara Slattery, Cait Griffin and Aoibhinn Sheahan.
U14 County League Division 4 B Final
This Final is due to take place on Thursday Evening 25th August with venue and time to be confirmed.
Academy
Our U5 academy training session was well attended this week with 15 players ready and rearing for fun. In this week’s session we increased our focus on hand passing and pickups in drills and on our mini matches, and had a bit of fun playing rollerball and seeing how many silly ways we can flick up bibs off the ground.
We welcomed a new player to our squad who did brilliantly joining in all our games, well done Elizabeth! New players always welcome.
Under 9s
Our u 9 s continued training this morning at the main pitch between 11-12.
We had a good turnout as usual under glorious sunshine.
Kick passing, Hand passing and shooting for scores were the skills that were concentrated on this morning.
We play in a Go Game Blitz on Friday night next in Churchill, so we hope all players make a special effort to be there.
We advise all our players to continue practicing at home.
Under 11 boys.
Under 11
U11 Boys played Ardfert on Thursday 18th August. It was a fairly evenly matched game. We had some u9 players to help out.
On Saturday 20th August 14 boys togged out for the Jerry Foley U11 blitz over in Farranfore. The boys played brilliantly and got through to the semi-final. They were very unlucky not to get to the final but it was a great experience and they put in a huge effort and the coaches are very proud.
We have no game next week and the Milltown blitz has been rescheduled to Sunday Sept 5th. Ballymac Abú!
Under 13s
Our U13 boys travelled all the way to Tralee on Saturday to complete in this year’s Rose Cup. Featuring the best U13 boys’ teams in the county and teams from Cork and Limerick all was set for a cracker of a tournament.
First up we faced Austin Stacks and our boys put in a great display of team football to take the points with a comfortable win.
In round 2 we were up against Ardfert who started well and built up a commanding lead which we could not claw back before the final whistle.
In round 3 it was all to play for against Fr Casey’s of Abbeyfeale with a place in the shield semi-final up for grabs. Our boys played well and with the breeze and went into the break 3 points up. Fr Casey’s piled on the pressure in the second half but our lads held firm. A late goal from the limerick side saw them take the win and progress to the next round.
It was a great day of football and the lads did the club proud.
Under 15
Under 15 District Qualify for County Championship Semi Final
Well done to our boys on the Castleisland District team who defeated Mid Kerry on Wednesday night last in the last round of the group stages to earn a home semi-final this coming Wednesday evening against North Kerry in Cordal @ 7pm. Our starting players include Cian Harris in goals, Eoin Moriarty and Eoghan Joy in the backs and Mairtin Mc Kivergan and Jack Joy in the forwards. On the subs bench we have Ciaran O Connell, Micheal O Connor, Gearoid Healy, Conal Savage, Padraig Reidy, Michael Quirke and Luke Silles. On the management we have Kieran Savage and Tony Silles. Best of luck to all in the semi-final. Please come out and support our boys.
Health and Wellbeing
The Clubroom was buzzing with biodiversity on Wednesday evening last! Interesting discussion and sharing of ideas facilitated by Ian McGrigor Gortbrack Farm and Sylvia Thompson. We will incorporate a native hedgerow into our training pitch later in the year. Thanks to all who took the time to attend and to our Health and Wellbeing Committee members.
We continue to encourage all club members to say ‘No to Single Use Plastic’. Thanks to Dave Long who installed an outside drinking tap (dressing room wall) to facilitate this initiative.
We are always open to new ideas or initiatives to promote Health and Wellbeing in our club and community…contact Oonagh 087-7532949 or Joanne 087-6744334
Mothers and Others
Mothers and Others changed to Wednesday at 6.15pm for this week.
Play Ball Lotto Draw Results from Monday 15th August 2022
This week’s lucky numbers were drawn by Oonagh O’Rahilly, From our Health & Well-being Committee, with Róisín & Donal Rahilly from our Ladies Club.
The numbers drawn were: 4,8,25 and 31
There was no winner of the Jackpot of €3000.00
Congratulations to the following Lucky Dip winners:
€30: Brendan Martin -On-Line
€20.00: Jerry & Eileen Sugrue- Paula Silles
€20.00: Joanne O’Regan-On-Line
Thanks to everyone for your support.
A special thanks to Oonagh, Róisín and Donal for giving their time tonight to do the draw.
Next week’s Jackpot is €3,100. 00.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Monday, August 22nd.
Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
GARDAI are appealing for any information regarding burglaries and criminal damage incidents in the Tralee area over the past week.
Gardai believe two burglaries took place between 3.30am and 5.30am at business premises on Princes Street on Sunday. There was also a criminal damage incident at another premises in the area.
If anyone saw anything suspicious in the Princes Street and Ivy Terrace areas around this time they are asked to contact Tralee Garda Station on 066-7102300.
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Gardai are also appealing from information regarding a theft at Caherleaheen NS. This occurred on Thursday night/Friday morning.
Some large vents, which were removed from the building for maintenance work, were stolen. Gardai believe a car or van would have been needed to transport the vents.
Meanwhile, gardai are also investigating a criminal damage incident at Rockpark Avenue. In the early hours of Saturday morning at around 5.30am, all the downstairs windows of a house were smashed.
If anyone has any information regarding any of the above incidents, they are asked to contact Tralee Garda Station on 066-7102300.
The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, August 8th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 9, 11, 22 and the bonus ball was 7.
Lucky Dip winners were as follows:
€50 – Eileen Daly, Ballyfinnane
€50 – Amanda Keane
€25 – Mike Masterson
€25 – Eileen and Luke Twiss, Callinafercy
€25 – John and Theresa Foley, Milltown
€25 – Breda Keating, Skellig Rangers
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 22nd (tomorrow) at 8:00pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €12,600. Get your draw tickets or renew your yearly tickets online on Clubforce or get your tickets for the next draw from all the usual local outlets. Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.
Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship: Round 3 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine travelled to Rathmore on Saturday evening, August 21st for Round 3 of the Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship and after a pulsating contest, our lads emerged victorious by the narrowest of margins, winning 1-10 to 0-12 in Rathbeg.
A late Eanna O’Connor free off the ground from 45 metres got us over the line in what was a real high intensity championship match.
Rathmore led by two at half time, 0-10 to 1-05 but our lads battled back hard in the second half and took home what was a well earned victory against the East Kerry men.
Milltown/Castlemaine Scorers:
Eanna O’Connor 0-6
Kieran McKenna 0-3
Cathal Moriarty 1-0
Jerome Flynn 0-1
Rathmore Scorers:
Chrissy Spiers 0-5
Shane Ryan 0-3
Paul Murphy 0-1
Brendan O’Keeffe 0-1
Andrew Moynihan 0-1
Brian Friel 0-1
The group stage has now finished with Milltown/Castlemaine finishing in 3rd place. Rathmore topped the group on 4 points with Glenflesk coming 2nd (finishing ahead of Milltown/Castlemaine on score difference) and St Mary’s were 4th so will now enter the relegation playoff with the bottom team from the other three groups. Our lads had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat from the group stage games. The top two sides, Rathmore and Glenflesk will now advance to the Quarter-Finals.
Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football Championship: Semi-Final Result and Final Fixture
The Mid Kerry Minors advanced to the County Championship Final after defeating South Kerry 2-07 to 0-11 last Monday evening, August 15th at Austin Stack Park, Tralee. Congratulations to everyone involved!
They will take on North Kerry in the final on Monday, August 22nd at 7:00pm in Austin Stack Park, Tralee. All support would be most welcome for the lads.
Milltown/Castlemaine are well represented with 8 players on the panel and Cathal Moriarty/Mike Burke are involved in the management team.
County U-15 Football Championship: Cup and Shield Teams
Both Mid Kerry’s U-15s sides continued their County Championship campaign in recent days as the team involved in the cup competition took on Castleisland District but unfortunately it wasn’t to be on the evening and they fell to a defeat in Milltown. Milltown/Castlemaine had 5 players on this panel with James Dempsey, Michael Lynch, Sean Griffin, Eoin Corbett and Diarmuid Quirke all involved, Stephen Roche of our own club is part of the management team too for this side.
The Mid Kerry shield side have advanced to the semi-final of their competition where they will take on South Kerry on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:45pm in Foilmore GAA Grounds. Milltown/Castlemaine are represented on this side by Dara Spillane, Cathal Spring, Conor Giles and Charlie Griffin. Best wishes to the team and their management this week as they look to progress further in the competition.
U-7s:
Our U-7 Boys team were out basking in the sunshine bright and early on Sunday morning at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown as they took on near neighbours Laune Rangers. There were 3 brilliant games played with the boys having a thoroughly enjoyable time.
U-9s:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-9 Boys team were in Connolly Park, Tralee on Thursday evening as they took on Austin Stacks. There were three fifteen minute games played with all players enjoying themselves immensely whilst showing constant improvement in their skill levels. Thanks to the boys and their parents for travelling and to Austin Stacks for hosting us. Well done to the management for their ongoing hard work on and off the training field.
U-11s: Central Region Round 4 Fixture and Jerry Foley Invitational Tournament Report
Our U-11s have had three games so far in the Central Region over the past number of weeks, they faced John Mitchels in Round 1, Keel in Round 2 and Na Gaeil in Round 3.
They will continue their campaign this week in Round 4 as they take on Austin Stacks on Thursday, August 25th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown with a throw-in time of 7:00pm.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-11 boys team also participated in the Jerry Foley Memorial Blitz on Saturday in Farranfore (Firies GAA), where they were victorious after some great games of football. They took on Gneeveguilla, Kilcummin & Fossa to come out top of their group.
They then advanced to the latter stages of the tournament where they played Currow in the quarter finals, Ballymac in the semi-finals, and defeated Kilcummin in the final. Very impressive indeed!
Captain Donnachadh Leane accepted the trophy on behalf of the team and gave a wonderful acceptance speech where he thanked all those involved. Thank you to Firies GAA for hosting such a well run day, and all the competing teams. Great memories have been made.
U-13s: Training Details and Fixtures
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-13 Green and White sides will both continue training on Friday of this week at 6:00pm at the club grounds. The Green team will welcome Austin Stacks to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown on Tuesday, August 23rd with a throw-in time of 5:45pm.
Both the Green and White sides are in action together next Sunday, August 28th when they make the short journey to Killorglin where they will meet Laune Rangers at 5:30pm and 7:00pm.
U-15s:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-15 side have no game this week in the Central Region Division 2.
U-17s:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-17 side will be training this week on Tuesday and Friday at 6:00pm at the club grounds. The team were drawn away to Firies on Saturday, September 3rd in the County Minor Club Championship so that is their next fixture.
GAA 4 All: Training
GAA 4 All training sessions will take place on Wednesday evening, August 24th from 5:45pm – 6:30pm at the club grounds.
U-8 Girls:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U-8 Girls have training tomorrow evening, Monday August 22nd from 6:15 – 7:15pm at the club grounds.
The team have plenty of action on the horizon as they will take on Laune Rangers in Killorglin on Wednesday, August 24th at 6:00pm and there is another challenge match pencilled in for Thursday, September 1st when Scartaglin will visit the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown with the game getting underway at 7:00pm.
U-10 Girls:
Our U-10 Girls training continues this week on Thursday evening, August 25th at 6:45pm at the club grounds.
Join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county:
GAA 4 All – Every Wednesday evening at 5:45pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park
MC MINIS – Every Saturday morning in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park at 9:30am.
Boys born 2017 and (2018 if accompanied by an adult)
Girls born 2016 & 2017 and (2018 if accompanied by an adult)
U7 Boys Training Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.
Born 2015 & 2016
U9 Boys Training Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm.
U8 Girls Next training will be Monday, August 22nd at the club grounds at 6:15pm.
Born 2014 & 2015
U10 Girls Training continues on Thursday evening, August 25th at 6:45pm.
Born 2012 & 2013
Any queries:
MC Minis contact is Colin McKenna 0870687653
U7-U10 contact is Liam Doherty 0860413593
GAA 4 All contact is Gillian Twiss 0877678108
If you are new to the area and you wish to join an older group, contact Ian Twiss (0872521053).
New players welcome to try out to see how much they enjoy it!
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.Roses and Escorts at the event. Photo by Dermot Crean
THE weather stayed dry last night for Recovery Haven Kerry’s annual Celebration of Light ceremony at Tralee Bay Wetlands.
Run in association with the Rose of Tralee Festival, the poignant event unites those touched by cancer and it remembers those we have lost.
The evening was MC’d by Sean Lyons and featured a performance from the Kerry Choral Union. It also included prayers and readings from a number of special guests, including the reigning Rose of Tralee Sinead Flanagan, Recovery Haven Kerry founder, Marian Barnes and long-time Recovery Haven supporter, Cathal Walshe.
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A number of this year’s Rose of Tralee contestants and escorts also attended with Rose Festival CEO, Anthony O’Gara and the current Rose of Tralee Sinead Flanagan.
The emotional release of candles and stones formed part of the celebration with members of Banna Sea Rescue making sure the candles floated out on the water. Scroll down for photos…
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A DOCTOR who worked in the GP scheme at University Hospital Kerry during the COVID pandemic has won the Miss Ireland crown.
Dr Ivanna McMahon was thrilled to be crowned the 75th Miss Ireland, proudly sponsored by TanOrganic, and the doctor from Ennis was genuinely surprised with her win.
Ivanna studied medicine at University College Cork and graduated in 2020. She went on to do her internship at Cork University Hospital in cardiology and neurology departments. Then she went to University Hospital Kerry to work in surgery.
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She worked in the GP Scheme at the Tralee hospital throughout the pandemic and is now taking a well-deserved year out.
She wowed guests on Friday night at the Miss Ireland Diamond ball with her performance ‘Cosmic Love’ by Florence and the Machine on the Harp.
The 37 finalists this year, including Miss Kerry Kasey McCormack, were put through their paces in a challenging competitive process over the last three months testing their skills in debating, public speaking, talent, sports, modelling, social media and each finalist was tasked with raising much-needed awareness and funds for their chosen charities.
Miss Ireland Ivanna McMahon received a lucrative agency contract and a host of prizes including jewellery, gowns, professional photo shoots, beauty and hair products and will jet off to represent her country at the Miss World Festival which is televised in over 100 countries around the world.
She will also enjoy an all-expenses paid trip to the Maldives to do a photoshoot later in the autumn.
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.Kerry Rose Édaein O’Connell during the parade. Photo by Dermot Crean
SATURDAY night was alright for partying as the Rose Parade returned after three years.
Brian Hurley proved an adept MC for the evening as he introduced all the participants from the main stage on Denny Street.
The biggest cheer was reserved for the Kerry Rose Édaein O’Connell who took her place on the stage with the other 32 Roses at the end of the parade. Hopefully she’ll grace the stage again tomorrow night when the new Rose of Tralee is crowned! Scroll down for photos…
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FOR the second time in a month, thousands of people lined the streets of Tralee to wave and cheer on an evening of celebration.
While it was the victorious footballers being hailed back in July, the crowds on Saturday night were celebrating the return of the Rose parade after a period of three years.
The weather didn’t play ball though and the rain came just as the parade started. However, the crowds stayed to see the 33 Roses who waved from the floats in what was another extravaganza of noise and colour.
The evening came to a close with the spectacular fireworks display leaving the crowd to enjoy the rest of the entertainment on the streets and in the bars of the town. Scroll down for photos…
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It’s been a hectic couple of days and Monday brings more festival fun to enjoy around town. Here’s a few suggestions on what to get up to today…
1. Family fun continues…
The Féile na mBláth festival continues again today in the Town Park with Family Camps, a Flower Show, The Big Dig, Fanzini Brother, Circus work- shop, Drum Dance & Hoolie, Kids Party Club, Kingdom Party Pals.
The Family Town Show features ‘Madagascar – A Musical Adventure’ with Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, The Penguins & of course King Julien. Well worth a visit with the young kids (see full programme below).
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2. Browse the markets…
There’s been a great buzz around Denny Street and The Mall since Friday and it continues today and tomorrow. The food vendors are doing a roaring trade so head down and sample the atmosphere.
3. Free music entertainment…
After the massive success of the ABBA and Elton John tribute acts on the Denny Street stage last night, it’s the turn of country and Irish star Clíona Hagan tonight from 8pm to 10pm.
If country ain’t your thing, then you can rock to Arklight in The Square from 9pm to 11pm.
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4. Go for a ride…
It wouldn’t be a festival without Birds Amusements and that’s evident by the huge crowds flocking to the Brandon Car Park and Parklands. Be warned though, you’ll need deep pockets if you’re staying there very long!
5. Fun in the Dome…
The Dome in the Abbey Car Park will host Block Rockin’ Beats with Today FM’s Dec Pierce. Party the night away with the biggest dance anthems featuring a DJ set with live tribal drummers. 11pm to 2am, tickets are €29.50.
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SPECIAL screenings of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie will take place at two Kerry cinemas next month.
Fine Gael has teamed up with Omniplex Cinema Group to host Neil Jordan’s biopic ‘Michael Collins’, to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of General Michael Collins.
The special screening takes place on Tuesday 6th of September at 7pm, in both Omniplex Tralee and Omniplex Killarney. Seventeen other Omniplex Cinemas across the country will show the movie at the same time.
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It’s 26 years since the release of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie, so for some people this will be the first time they will have a chance to see it on the big screen.
Tickets are available from Monday, August 22, for €6 through the Eventbrite link which can be accessed by clicking here. Please note that tickets will not be available from Omniplex.
.Assistant Arts Officer, Hannah Pinckheard, Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr. John Francis Flynn, and acting Director of Services for Economic and Community Development, Niamh O’Sullivan, launching Culture Night.
KERRY will, like the rest of the country, become a cultural playground where everyone is invited to seek out culture around every corner on Friday, September 23.
This will mark the seventeenth year of Culture Night – an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity, and the arts. Kerry will be host to a programme of events on the night that offers something for everyone.
“Kerry is lucky to have enough talent and culture to fill every night of the year with colour and celebration,” said Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Councillor John Francis Flynn, who launched Culture Night Kerry recently.
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“Culture Night is a highlight of the calendar for arts in Kerry and I am grateful to all the artists, community groups, theatres, and institutions that come together on the night to shine a light on all that the Kingdom has to offer. I look forward to Friday 23 September and hope to see you there.”
The Cathaoirleach launched Culture Night Kerry outside Library Place in Killorglin. Library Place houses Kerry’s Collection of 250 artworks by Pauline Bewick.
A former ambassador for Culture Night, Bewick’s legacy and her art will be celebrated with a late opening at Library Place on Culture Night.
Throughout Ireland, doors to cultural institutions such as museums, theatres and arts centres will open late. Special events are programmed at participating locations, and, thanks to the continued support of the Arts Council and Kerry County Council, all activities are free of charge.
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In Tralee, experience places such as Collis Sandes House like never before with ‘Build’ – an art workshop by Me and the Moon which invites children to build how they see their town’s future.
Later in the evening, the halls of Collis Sandes House will come alive with music by string students of Sempre Music Academy as they accompany a special historical tour of the house.
Culture Night has evolved to become a collaborative experience with an emphasis on opening doors, welcoming people into new spaces and the discovery of different experiences.
Niamh O’Sullivan, Acting Director of Services for Economic and Community Development at Kerry County Council, welcomed the launch of Culture Night in Kerry.
“Culture Night showcases the wealth of talent that exists throughout the County. It is an opportunity to connect people to cultural activities and to invite people to celebrate the very best of our culture,” she said.
The courtyard in Killarney House and Garden will be the setting of a not to be missed performance of Guido’s Impossible Circus by the Fanzinis. Followed by a late-night look at the books with a tour of the Killarney House Library – not usually accessible to the public.
An open call for applications for Culture Night Kerry welcomed proposals for events from artists, venues, and community groups earlier this summer. Responses to the open call created this year’s programme for Culture Night Kerry. Hannah Pinckheard, Assistant Arts Officer for Kerry County Council, commented that,
“Through an open call we were able to ensure that the talent of an artist could be seen in their town, that the building with a story could stay open late for its neighbours, and that community groups could celebrate their work in their local area. We are grateful to those who took the time to contribute and look forward to sharing the programme with everyone.”
This year’s programme will have a greater focus on late night events through additional support by the Arts Council. Late night events will be scheduled for after 9pm. Street spectacles, fire shows, and gigs will all form part of the programme.
Culture Night invites everyone, everywhere, on one night to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today. One night for all.
For further information about Culture Night please visitwww.culturenight.ie An e-brochure detailing all events in Kerry will be available in September from the Arts Office website.
GARDAI are appealing for any information regarding burglaries and criminal damage incidents in the Tralee area over the past week.
1. Family fun continues…
SPECIAL screenings of ‘Michael Collins’ the movie will take place at two Kerry cinemas next month.