.Billy Ryle at the Fenit Christmas Swim back in December.
A TRALEE man is inviting people to the “Dip at Dawn” fundraiser at Locke’s Beach, Fenit at 5am on Friday next, June 21.
Billy Ryle wants the public to go along to celebrate the Summer Solstice and dip, splash, swim or paddle with the thousands of people across the world in a dip at dawn for Vision Ireland, formerly National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI).
Vision Ireland’s mission is to enable people who are blind and vision impaired to overcome the barriers that impede their independence and participation in society.
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This fundraiser for Vision Ireland is the brainchild of Senator Martin Conway of Ennistymon, Co. Clare, who has lived most of his life with sight loss.
Martin knows the struggle of those who are faced with sight loss so on the 21st June he is encouraging the public to take to the sea, river, bath, sink, and dip at dawn as we welcome the longest day in the year as a symbol of support for the 296, 000 people in Ireland who are blind or visually impaired.
A few years ago, Billy contracted a disease in his eyes called Fuchs Dystrophy which required him to have a corneal transplant operation in each eye at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork in order to save his sight. Fortunately, both surgeries were successful and Billy’s eyesight was restored to a functional level.
You can register for the ‘Dip at Dawn’ on the Vision Ireland website, www.vi.ie and even if you can’t make it to Fenit you can still register and have your own Dip, Splash, Swim, Shower, Bath or Paddle at your convenience.
.The Kerry U13 girls soccer squad with coaches at The Muckross Park Hotel at the weekend.
THE Kerry U13 Girls Soccer Team celebrated their recent All Ireland success at the Muckross Park Hotel at the weekend.
The girls — which included players from St Brendan’s Park FC and Tralee Dynamos — defeated Cavan/Monaghan 3-2 in the SFAI U13 Inter County Shield Final in Kilkenny last month and the hotel provided a lovely buffet and ‘mocktails’ for the girls, which were enjoyed by all.
The Muckross Park General Manager, Garrett Power, complimented the girls on their great achievement this year and their previous All Ireland success last year at U12.
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He also reiterated that the Hotel would be proud to continue their sponsorship with the team into the Gaynor Cup next year.
The team wished to thank the Muckross Park for their sponsorship and wonderful evening to celebrate the girls’ success.
KERRY GIRLS U13 SQUAD
The Kerry U13 girls soccer team after winning the SFAI U13 Inter County Shield Final recently in Kilkenny.
Caoimhe Daly—Tralee Dynamos
Saoirse Teehan—MEK
Laura Heaphy—St Brendans Park
Lillian Slattery —Killarney Athletic
Niamh Healy—Inter Kenmare
Amelie O’Sullivan—St Brendans Park
Esme O’Sullivan—Killarney Athletic
Alice O’Connor—Inter Kenmare
Grace Ryan—MEK
Nessa Kirby—St Brendans Park
Eabha Maguire—St Brendans Park
Alannah Crossan—St Brendans Park
Elise Brunner—MEK
Eilidh Cregan—LB Rovers
Orlaith Flynn—Camp Juniors
Ava Harty—MEK
Isabelle O’Connor—MEK
Grace Barry—MEK
Hollie O’Driscoll—Camp Juniors
Valentina O’Neill—Iveragh
Sadhbh Moynihan—Camp Juniors
.Principal of Flemby Ballymacelligott NS Deirdre Harty, with Anastasia, Jack Farren, Sophie McKenna and Conor McCarthy on Graduation Day at the school. Photo by Dermot Crean
FAMILIES gathered on a sunny Tuesday evening at Flemby Ballymacelligott NS to see the graduation of three pupils from the school.
It was a special time for Conor McCarthy, Jack Farren, and Sophie McKenna who received their graduation hoodies as they prepare to move on to secondary school.
Chairperson Bridget McDonnell provided them with the meaningful mementos while Fr. Gearóid celebrated mass in front of the entire school community and spoke about the importance of progressing to secondary level.
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Under the guidance of new Principal, Deirdre Harty — who made the move to the school in February after 20 years teaching at Holy Family NS — exciting developments are underway at Ballymacelligott NS.
There are ongoing renovations at the school and have just launched their new website at www.ballymacns.ie, a significant step towards improving communication and connectivity with the students, parents, and the wider community.
The most recent fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, June 10th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 6, 9, 22 and the bonus ball was 30.
Lucky Dip Winners were as follows:
€50 Jim Stephens, Milltown
€50 Finbar Casey, Cromane
€25 Sean and Christina Lally, Ballyfinnane
€25 Catherine Dennehy, Milltown
€25 Paudie Kenneally, Milltown
€25 Fiona Quinn, Milltown
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 24th at 19:30pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €13,000. 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 Senior Club Football Championship: Group Stage Draw
The draw has been made for the 2024 Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship.
We have been paired with Dingle, Na Gaeil and Dr Crokes.
Our first fixture will be against Na Gaeil with dates, times and venues to be confirmed depending on Kerry’s progress in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 1, Round 9 Backgame: Result
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior ‘A’ team travelled to Pairc an Aghsaigh, Dingle on Saturday evening for a Round 9 backgame in the Credit Union County Senior Football League against Dingle and lost on a final score of 2-08 to 0-06. This result unfortunately confirms the senior side’s relegation from Division 1. Hard luck to the players and management.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 1, Round 11 Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine will conclude their Credit Union County Senior Football League campaign in Division 1 on Sunday, June 23rd against An Ghaeltacht in Gallarus at 2:00pm. Best wishes to the players and management team involved.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Mid Kerry Junior Football League – Round 1 Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior ‘B’ team commence their 2024 Mid Kerry Junior Football League campaign on Tuesday, 18th June (tonight) when they take on An Ghaeltacht at 7:30pm in Lispole GAA Grounds in Round 1. Best wishes to the players and management team.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 6 Cup: Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior ‘B’ team are scheduled currently to take on Fossa on Sunday, June 23rd at 2:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown in a Credit Union County Senior Football League Division 6 Cup Fixture. Any changes to this fixture (if there are any) will be posted on our club social media pages in the coming days.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Group 4, Round 3 Result – Cillian Burke Represents Milltown/Castlemaine GAA
Congratulations to the Kerry Senior Football Team and Management, especially our own clubman, Cillian Burke who featured off the bench at the weekend as Kerry defeated Louth in Round 3 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group Stage on a fine score of 2-21 to 1-10.
The squad have now advanced to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final in two weeks time which will take place in Croke Park, Dublin on Saturday or Sunday, June 29th or 30th 2024.
Full fixture details will be confirmed following this weekend’s games in the Preliminary Quarter-Finals.
Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Final: Fixture Details and Ticket Information
Best wishes to the Kerry Minor Football Team and Management, especially Milltown/Castlemaine’s Michael Lynch (full-back) and David Heasman (selector) as they take on Derry on Saturday, June 22nd in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Semi-Final at 1:30pm in TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar. The match will also be shown live on TG4 Sport.
Match tickets are available to purchase at the following link:
https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/aimfc22
Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others: Milltown/Castlemaine GAA
A wonderful day was had in Mallow on Saturday for the annual Munster LGFA blitz! A few drops of rain didn’t stop us from a fantastic day of football, fun and friendship. Thanks to all the wonderful teams we played and met for a cracker of a day, already looking forward to next year!
Féile Lughnasadh: Fundraiser
The committee behind Féile Lughnasadh in Milltown are running a fundraiser to support all the free entertainment on the August weekend. They will be around the area in the next few days with tickets for Mystery Money Madness and would appreciate your support.
U7 Boys:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U7 Boys are training at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown on a weekly basis. Training takes place at the moment on Saturday evening’s at 5:00pm. For more information please contact Colin McKenna on 087-0687653.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U7s team enjoyed a challenge match last week against Churchill at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. Well done to all the boys who showed off all their skills which they are acquiring weekly at training. Keep up the great work and thanks to the management team for their tireless commitment to developing the next generation of stars! The future is bright
GAA 4 All:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s GAA 4 All training takes place weekly on Wednesday’s at 5:45pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. For more information please contact Danny McClure on 087-6536631.
Thank you so much to Michelle The Brickx Club Kerry for an amazing evening with our GAA 4 ALL players in a change to our usual weekly session last Wednesday
The players had loads of fun making lots of different buildings, animals and all sorts thank you so much to our fantastic coaches and to all the parents for helping out too
On another special note, a fantastic night was had last Tuesday for our GAA 4 ALL player Shane, playing his first match ever with the U9 Boys team at Milltown/Castlemaine Gaa Club
Shane never stopped running to help his teammates all night and scored a great goal at the end of the match
Plenty more matches to come over the summer, many thanks all the players, coaches and opposition Castleisland Desmond’s for a great evening of football
We very proud of Shane after an amazing performance in his first game
MC Minis:
Training commenced on Saturday 6th April in the Nagle Rice Community Centre at 9:30am and will continue weekly at the same time. This age group would be for boys born in 2019 and 2020 (Parent/Guardian required to be in attendance to assist) and for girls born in 2018, 2019 or 2020 (Parent/Guardian required to be in attendance to assist). For more information please contact Caitlyn Corkery on 087-2471416.
U8 Girls:
Training is on Saturday mornings at 9:15am at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for girls born in 2016 and 2017. For more information please contact Derry O’Sullivan on 087-7550401.
U9 Boys:
Training is on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:15pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for boys born in 2015 and 2016. For more information please contact Garry Murphy on 087-9432746.
U10 Girls:
Training is on Monday evening’s at 6:00pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for girls born in 2014 and 2015. For more information please contact Tommy Cronin on 087-1227099.
U11 Boys: Lee Strand County Football Go Games – Phase 2, Round 4: Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U11 Boys team will play their fourth match of Phase 2 of the Lee Strand County Football Go Games on Thursday, June 20th when they take on Listowel Emmets in Listowel at 6:30pm. All support is welcome for the boys, as always.
U13 Boys: Division 1, Phase 2 Lee Strand County Football League Division 1 and 13 Final Results
Training is on weekly for both the Green and White teams. For more information or if you are new to the area and would like to join please contact Haulie Clifford on 087-6932126.
Hard luck to both our Green and White teams who fell short in their respective Lee Strand County Football League – Phase 2 Finals in Division 1 and 13 against Na Gaeil and Austin Stacks on Wednesday June 12th and Sunday, June 16th at John Mitchels GAA Sports Complex. A great effort by both squads and the management teams to make the finale in both leagues. Keep up the great work lads and no doubt there will be plenty more big days ahead!!
U15 Boys: Kellihers Toyota Central Region Division 1, Round 1: Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine will commence their Central Region, Division 1 campaign on Wednesday, June 26th when they take on John Mitchels at 7:00pm in John Mitchels GAA Sports Complex. All support would be most welcome for the lads.
The team is also joined in Division 1 with Laune Rangers, Austin Stacks, An Ghaeltacht and Na Gaeil.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 1
Round 1 – Glenflesk (Home on Saturday, March 23rd at 2:00pm) – Lost 1-17 to 1-08
Round 2 – Ballymacelligott (Neutral on Saturday, March 30th at 5:00pm in Caherslee, Tralee) – Drew 1-8 to 1-8
Round 3 – Laune Rangers (Home on Sunday, April 7th at 2:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 0-7 to 0-4
Round 4 – Kerins O’Rahillys (Away on Sunday, April 21st at 3:00pm in Healy Park, Ballyrickard) – Won 4-06 to 1-12
Round 5 – Killarney Legion (Home on Saturday, April 27th at 6:30pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 0-12 to 0-11
Round 6 – Kilcummin (Away on Saturday, May 4th at 7:00pm in Kilcummin) – Lost 0-16 to 1-12
Round 7 – Rathmore (Away on Saturday, May 18th at 7:30pm in Bishop Moynihan Park, Rathmore) – Lost 2-9 to 0-9
Round 8 – Spa Killarney (Home on Sunday, May 26th at 2:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 2-9 to 2-8
Round 9 – Dingle (Away on Saturday, June 15th at 7:30pm in Pairc An Aghsaigh, Dingle) – Lost 2-8 to 0-6
Round 10 – Dr. Crokes (Home on Sunday, June 9th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 5-15 to 0-04
Round 11 – An Ghaeltacht (Away on Sunday, June 23rd at 2:00pm in Gallarus)
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 6B
Round 1 – Dr. Crokes ‘C’ (Home on Sunday, April 14th at 2:00pm – Rescheduled Fixture This Weekend) – Won 2-09 to 1-10
Round 2 – Beaufort ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, March 31st at 2:00pm, Finished a draw) – Drew 1-08 to 0-11
Round 3 – Kenmare Shamrocks ‘B’ (Home on Saturday, April 6th at 6:30pm, Won the match) – Won 2-6 to 1-5
Round 4 – St. Michaels/Foilmore ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, April 21st at 1:00pm in Foilmore) – Lost 2-10 to 0-10
Round 5 – John Mitchels ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, April 28th at 4:00pm in Ballyseedy, Tralee) – Drew 1-9 to 1-9
Round 6 – Spa Killarney ‘B’ (Home on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6th at 7:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Won 1-12 to 0-06
Round 7 – Ballymacelligott ‘B’ (Away on Friday, May 17th at 7:30pm in Ballymacelligott) – Draw 3-06 to 1-12
County Senior Football Development League:
Group 1:
Austin Stacks ‘C’
Beaufort ‘C’
Fossa ‘C’
Laune Rangers ‘C’
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘C’
Rathmore ‘C’
All Welcome To Join In:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA are continuously looking for help within our club and at this time of year we would like to invite more coaches to come on board for the 2024 season. Parents’ involvement in their child’s sport increases the likelihood that they play sport and enjoy involvement for life. Don’t just drop and go, be a part of their journey. You may be able to help coach, hand out bibs or organise a social outing for the team. You may be able to keep track of any information that the coach needs. If you are interested in any voluntary role within the club just send us a message on our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter/X) or text Coaching Officer Ian Twiss on 0872521053.
Milltown Tidy Towns:
Join Milltown Tidy Towns – We need your help. Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The Old Milltown Community Hall. This is an opportunity for local businesses, families and anyone with an interest in creating “a sense of place” in Milltown. All welcome, no experience required. Please call Therese on 089-4767279 for further information or log onto Milltown Tidy Towns Facebook page.
Our clothing recycling collection is always available at the club grounds so we urge you to clean out your wardrobes of all unwanted clothes, sheets, blankets, towels, curtains, shoes etc and drop them to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown.
This is a wonderful way of doing your bit for the environment and raising much needed funds for our club at the same time.
Club Merchandise:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club gear and merchandise is now available to buy online from the Club Shop.
The Club Shop contains details of the large amount of branded Milltown-Castlemaine & Kerry stock we have available within the club, for immediate delivery, please use the link to check stock levels and sizes.
https://milltowncastlestore.sumupstore.com/
Items for the Club Notes
If you have any items for inclusion in the weekly notes, then please contact the club’s PRO Dara O’Connor on 086 268 8674 before 20:00 on Sundays.
Team Updates
For anyone New to the Area, who would like to get involved with the club, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
Team Enquiries
If you want to join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
General Enquiries
For any other queries, please send an email to our Secretary or Chairperson at the following addresses:
secretary.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
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chairperson.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
For emergencies, please call 087 409 3530 (Club Mobile Phone).
Tralee Boxing Club would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Kerry County Council for their generous contribution through the Community Support Fund 2024.
This funding will be instrumental in purchasing much-needed equipment to accommodate the growing demand for our diverse range of classes.
Our offerings include classes for children with additional needs and women’s classes with female coaches, fostering an inclusive and supportive environment.
The new equipment will benefit all our members, including competing boxers, junior boxers, adults, ethnic minorities, migrants, and school groups.
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This support is crucial for Tralee Boxing Club to continue meeting the needs of our surrounding community. Additionally, due to popular demand, we will be running our annual summer camp, and the new equipment will be a valuable asset to this programme.
Dates for the summer camp are July 1st – 4th July. For enquiries about our summer camp contact lynda.traleeboxingclub@gmail.com
