Daily Archives: July 29, 2024

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

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Senior Men

Our Senior men begin their championship campaign on next Saturday 3rd of August when they play round 1 of the Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Club Championship.

In the 1st round we play Renard in Cromane at 4pm.

We wish the team and management the very best of luck in the competition.

All support is very welcome

Congratulations

Ballymac GAA would like to congratulate Kieran McGeeney and Armagh on winning the All-Ireland Final today. Kieran is no stranger to our parish, and we are delighted with his success. We are of course very proud to have our own Maura O’Rahilly of Knockeen, involved as team physio. Well Done, Armagh.

Kerry Ladies

Best Wishes to our Kerry Senior Ladies and our very own Roisin Rahilly in the All-Ireland Final next Sunday in Croke Park at 4.15pm. Bring the Brendan Martin Cup Home.

Kerry Minor Ladies Under 18 team

Commiserations to the Kerry Ladies U18 Team who lost out to Cavan in a hard fought battle in the ZuCar All-Ireland U-18 A final. We’re very proud of our players Sarah Scanlon, Kate Collins and Anna Collins for their dedication to their roles in the team all year and thank them for representing our club and community so brilliantly.

Senior Ladies

Our Ballymac Senior Ladies are away to Listowel Emmets at 7.30pm in the last round of the Corrib Oil Senior Ladies Club League. All four teams have 3 points, so it is going to be a very interesting night.

Under 16 girls 

The U16 Ladies are away to Beale on Thursday evening in their last game of the Round Robin series.

Ballymac GAA v Rathmore GAA – Minor – Club Championship A Shield Final

Ballymac GAA 1-16 (19)

Rathmore GAA 4-13 (25)

Our Minor team played Rathmore GAA in the Final of the Club Championship A shield on a cloudy evening in Fossa GAA pitch last Monday Evening, July 22nd.

In the first half, both teams went at it in a frantic, high paced game. It was an even affair for much of the opening period with both sides exchanging scores. Ballymac went into a 3 point lead initially and had early dominance of the first 15 minutes with the breeze. Rathmore, with their first meaningful attack, slotted away a goal which brought them right back into the mix.

Ballymac 0-08 Rathmore 1-06

In the second period, Ballymac brought it back level with a nice score from Michael Quirke. However, it was Rathmore who, especially at the centre of the field became dominant which provided the platform for their eventual victory.

Rathmore went on to bag 3 further goals to really impose their advantage. Our lads kept battling to the end but in the end to no avail with the Rathmore men running out the victors by 6 points.

This group of young men have been a credit to the club so far this season and, despite a disappointing defeat for both players and mentors, they can hold their heads up high with a bright future for themselves and the club overall.

We would like to wish all those from the club taking part in the St Kierans minors panel all the very best in the upcoming county minor championship.

Under 15 boys 

Under 15s played in Central Region Division 2

Result was Ballymac 3-10  Dromid/Waterville 3-12

Under 13 Boys

Division 3

Result St. Micheals Foilmore Skellig 3-15  Ballymac 2-6

Division 8

Result – Ardfert 2-6 Ballymac 0-14

Academy

We had a great turnout for academy on Sunday in lovely sunshine lots of fun and laughter

We still have a limited number of Jerseys available in the club shop

Academy is 11am to 12 noon every Sunday,

Lotto

On Monday, July 22nd, the Ballymac GAA Club Lotto draw was conducted live from O’Riada’s Bar & Restaurant, Ballymacelligott. Gene O’Keeffe, our Senior Selector, and Anastasia, representing O’Riada’s, conducted the draw. Maureen O’Shea was on Camera.

The Lucky Numbers drawn tonight were 1,3,10 and 17.

There was no winner of the Jackpot of €2300.00

Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:

€30.00 – Sharon Clancy, who bought her ticket at The Minor Game on Monday 15th July.

€20.00 – Anne Mangan Killorglin, who bought her ticket at The Half Way Shop

€20.00—Patrick White Ballymac, who bought his ticket at The Minor Game on Monday, July 15th.

The Next Jackpot offers an exciting chance to win €2400. The draw will occur live on Facebook from O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant on Monday, 29th July.

For the next five weeks, all the Quick Pick winners, including tonight’s, will be entered into a draw to win a € 50.00 meal voucher from O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.

Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp online. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2258&PC=0&RP=#Anchor

or from our regular sellers, Paula Silles and Maureen O’Shea.

Quick Pick Envelopes are available at The Half Way Shop, O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant and Glenduff Manor.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our three local businesses for facilitating the sale of the lotto tickets and for their continued support. To facilitate all the entries in the draw, the closing time for Quick Pick (paper) entries is Sunday nights at Glenduff Manor and 4 p.m. on Mondays from The Half Way and O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.

We thank you for your continued support, which is greatly appreciated for our club’s day-to-day running costs.

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

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Seniors:

There are times when winning is not about elegance and precision but rather about grit, determination and experience.

Experience was the key factor tonight,  bringing as it did a deep understanding of what was needed to win, the ability to adapt to changing circumstances and the mental toughness to push on and not panic when the game was there to be won.

We lined out as selected on the match programme with Laune Rangers making four changes to their original selection and having won the toss, playing with the breeze in the first half.

They adopted a defensive set up from the get go, often having up to 12 players defending, keeping two up front at all times.

In the first half we were sometimes sluggish, sometimes ponderous and found it hard to break down the massed defence – Rangers for their part, dictated a lot of the play with Eoin Clifford, Eoin O’Sullivan at midfield and John Burke dangerous – the result was that we trailed by 3 points at the break, 0-06 to 0-03, our 3 scores all coming from play from Tomás Kennedy (2) and Gearóid Dillane.

We twice struck the post with fisted efforts but it was Laune who would have been the happier at half time following good scores from Eogan Hassett (3), John Burke (2) and Eoin O’Sullivan who had opened the scoring from play.

The 2nd half saw Laune extend their advantage again through Eoghan Hassett but Tommy had us back to a 3 point deficit before David split the posts from long range in the 5th minute.

Laune again hit back but then Tommy, now much more influential, won a long ball and laid it off to the inrushing Barry John who billowed the net from close range. It was now game on and when Tomás Kennedy fired over from a free we led for the first time.

The introduction of Cormac Coffey on 12 minutes was vital as he showed he had lost none of his skills when he made ground before slotting a lovely score to leave us two ahead with 12 minutes remaining.

Laune then hit back with 3 rapid points to go one ahead before Cormac, again found the target to leave the scores level 1-08 to 0-11 with only 4 minutes remaining.

Laune again took the lead with a score from play from sub John Tyther but then came the decisive moment when we attacked down the middle, Tommy again winning the ball before parting to Tom Hoare who  played a captain’s part as he found the bottom corner of the net low to his right.

The clock ticked to 30 minutes when Eoin Clifford pointed to reduce the deficit to the minimum but the kickout was ours through David and following a good bout of interpassing BJ pointed off his left guaranteeing us the win.

There were still a couple of minutes to play but Laune failed to hit the target and the kickout brought out the best in Tomás who soared high to win us a vital possession and though we fell short with the effort at a point, it was enough to garner the win.

This was a real championship encounter, but it was in the big moments that our experience shone through. We dug deep, drawing on all our years of training and competing at the highest level and found a way to grind out the victory.

Every man deserves great credit for getting us over the line from Rob in goal who made two great saves, our defensive sextet who were tested time and again, our midfield duo of David & Tom who wrestled back control in the second half and our attacking unit who never stood back and kept the scoreboard ticking over.

Commiserations to Laune Rangers who left with nothing to show for their efforts but there are 2 big games remaining and they will still have a big say in what two teams emerge from this group.

Final score:

KO’R 2-09

LR     0-13

Team: Rob O’Connor, Darragh McElligott, Ross O’Callaghan, Donagh Buckley, Ben Hanafin, Jake Foley, Daniel Bowler, David Moran (0-01), Tom Hoare (1-0), Gearóid Dillane ( 0-01), Shane McElligott, Barry John Keane ( 1-01), Gearóid Savage, Tommy Walsh ( 0-01), Tomás Kennedy ( 0-03).

Subs: Cormac Coffey ( 0-02), Ryan Carroll, Con Barrett.

Round 2:

Kilcummin overcame Listowel Emmets in the other group game by 0-11 to 0-09 which was played in Castleisland.

As a result, we will now be at home next weekend in Strand Road to Listowel – the game will be played on Sunday 4th August with a throw in time of 1.00 pm

Congratulations and best wishes to Seán Walsh and his fiancée Emma Curtin who were married on Saturday – we wish them and Éadhla a lifetime of health and happiness.

Academy:

Pat Healy Park was a very busy spot on Sunday morning  with our U7 & U9 Boys and U8 & U10 Girls playing go games against local teams.  Academy training continued as normal for our U5 Boys and U6 Girls learning their skills through fun games and drills with their coaches.  We are giving everyone a well deserved break next Sunday 4th August and the academy will return on Sunday 11th August at 10am.  We hope everyone enjoys their Bank Holiday  weekend.

U7 Boys v Castlemaine Keel

U7 Boys:

Our Under 7 Boys hosted Milltown Castlemaine GAA Club Sunday  morning in a sun drenched Healy Park Ballyrickard. Both teams showed great skills throughout the pitch and put on a great display for everyone watching. Thank you to Milltown Castlemaine for coming in to play us.

U8 Girls:

Our U8 Girls welcomed Na Gaeil to a sunny Pat Healy Park Sunday Morning. Great skills on show by all throughout the games they played.  Thanks to Na Gaeil for coming down to play with us.

U9 Boys V John Mitchel’s

U9 Boys:

Pat Healy Park was a hive of activity Sunday morning.  There was a great atmosphere as our U9 boys hosted our neighbours John Mitchels. The boys put in another fine performance and we wish Mitchels the best of luck for the rest of the season.

U9 Boys V John Mitchel’s
U10 girls v Na Gaeil

U10 Girls:

Our U10 Girls welcomed Na Gaeil to a busy Pat Healy Park Sunday morning.  Fantastic football on display throughout the game and  well done to all involved. Thank you to Na Gaeil for coming to play us best of luck with the rest of the season.

U11 Boys:

Great performance by our U11s again Thursday night against Ballymac in the Town League. Great skills on display and some lovely scoring and defending. Well done to all.

U13 Boys:

Well done to both our U13 Boys teams on their wins Saturday.  Both teams played extremely well, great team work throughout the field.

Central League Div 1 KOR U13 A 3-13 An Ghaeltacht A 2-11

Central League Div 6 KOR U13 B 5-12 An Ghaeltacht 5-10

Summer camp:

Our summer camp is taking place Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th August. Check out our social media pages for details on how to book.  Don’t miss out, it’s always a fun week while learning key skills. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Everyone in the Juvenile Academy wishes our U11 Coach  Declan Quill and the Kerry Ladies and management the best of luck in their All Ireland Final next Sunday.

The Club has organised a bus to travel to Croke Park for the final – seats are limited. If you would like to book a seat please contact Deirdre on 087 6103366 by Wednesday 31st @ 5 pm for details – if you have already contacted the club via ClubZap there is no need to make any further contact.

Thank you to the coaches for sending on their reports and pictures for club notes every week.

Ladies notes:

Everyone in our club is very proud of Kelly and Aoibhinn for their involvement with the Kerry Minor team and reaching the All Ireland final.

Unfortunately they were defeated in the final Saturday against Cavan. We are sure they will be back there again and wish them all the best in the future.

The ladies would like to wish Declan and the Kerry ladies and management the best of luck in the final next Sunday. We look forward to watching them in action.

Keep in touch:

As always, we are looking for any items of interest which you feel should be aired – please contact us on Facebook via Messenger or you can call or text to 085 2095001.

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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

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Tralee Parnells Minor squad who defeated St Brendans in the quarter final of the County Championship

Minor Hurling
Parnells minors took on St Brendan’s in Ardfert last Thursday evening in the 1/4 Final of the Co Championship. Having been beaten in the Co League final the previous week, the boys were looking to bounce back quickly.

They got off to a slow start however and St Brendan’s raced in to a 1-1 to no score lead thanks to a goal from midfielder Eoin Flaherty. Parnells started to come into the game with points from Dan Maloney and Fionan Ryan and the steady free taking of Eoghan Costello edged them ahead. However another goal by Flaherty where he breezed through the Parnells defence to smash the ball to the net had the teams level at half time Parnells 0-10 St Brendan’s 2-4.

The second half started with both sides sharing points but Parnells gradually started to get on top. Liam O’Connell, now positioned at the edge of the square, was impeded as he made his way towards goal and Costello raised a green flag with the resultant penalty.

St Brendan’s were always dangerous and Cian Harris in the Parnells goal had to be sharp when Flaherty went for goal from a close in free. Brody Leen scored from the 65. There  was still only 2 points in it with time almost up when a Parnells sideline cut was floated in which deceived the Brendan’s keeper and eventually ended up in the net.

John Ross blew the final whistle soon after and Parnells had just done enough to progress to the semifinal. Final score: Tralee Parnells 2-14 St. Brendan’s 2-9.  A good result but Parnells know more will be required to get to a Co Championship final.

Tralee Parnells U11s with their coaches Ollie Broughton and Finbar Canty after an enjoyable day of hurling at the Gaelic Grounds

U11 Hurling
Our U-11 boys had a busy week last week.  On Wednesday evening the boys had a fantastic game against an excellent Rathmore team at home Caherslee. Both teams put on a superb display of hurling. Thank you to Donnacha Buttimer for refereeing the match.

The team then traveled to the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on Friday to play three matches against Tubber of Clare, Doon and Na Piarsaigh of Limerick. The lads played three tremendous games with the quality of passing, tackling, striking and score getting worthy of the Munster championship venue. A massive thank you to all the parents who traveled to Limerick to support the boys.

Tralee Parnells U9s with their coaches Gary Carroll and David Lucid after a very enjoyable hurling blitz in Caherslee

U9 Hurling 
Our under 9’s hosted a blitz in Caherslee during the week where we had teams from Ballyheigue, Kilmoyley and Lixnaw. As always, there were some great hurling skills on display, with two teams provided by each club it made for an exciting few games of hurling.   Thank you to all the coaches, parents and players who make these blitz’s possible, the refreshments provided by the club also went down a treat with the children.

Kerry U14 Camogie
Well done to the Kerry U14s and management who took part in the Orla McDonagh Blitz at the weekend.  A special mention to manager David Brick and to club players Evie O Sullivan, Sophie Brick, Sarah Chute, Aoibhinn Hennessy, Abby Crowley, Ciara Trant and Clodagh Culloty.

Tralee Parnells Chairpersons Stephen Buttimer and Lynda Harris with coaches and players from the academy training session launch the club’s upcoming Buster Race Fundraiser

Buster Fundraiser
In what has now become an annual event, the club will be hosting a Family fun afternoon at Tralee Greyhound track on Sat 17th of August as part of the Rose of Tralee Festival. This is a key fundraiser for the Academy section of the club to cover ongoing costs.

Tickets are €10 which provides entry to the track on the day and the possibility of winning €500 if the ticket matches the winning combination in the Parnells Buster race that day. Roses and rosebuds will be present on the day also so it is a great opportunity to get photos.

Some of theTralee Parnells U15 and U13 hurlers help to launch the club Buster Race Fundraiser

There will also be face painting, a buncy castle and other fun activities for young and old. The club is asking everyone to support this club fundraiser for a great family day out during the festival.

Tickets will be available during this weeks Summer Camp from 29th-31st July in Caherslee as well as every Tuesday and Friday evening at the Academy training or from any of the Managers or coaches. For more information, check out Tralee Parnells Facebook page

Healthy Club Initiative

As part of our Healthy Club initiative, our young hurling and camogie players availed of free cardiac screening provided by the Dillon Quirke Foundation last Thursday in Tralee CBS. The Dillon Quirke Foundation was set up in honour of Dillon Quirke who collapsed during a hurling match and died of SADS on the 5th of August 2022 in Semple Stadium. Many thanks to Catriona, Tara and Kevin from our Healthy Clubs Committee for organising and to Tralee CBS for providing the facilities.

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St Pats GAA Club News

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Club Lotto

There was no winner of our club lotto of €2100 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 03,06, 16 & 17. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:

1.      Joe Costello Online
2.      Patsy Bowler c/o Skelper Quanes
3.      Marguerite Bailey Blennerville
4.      Jack c/o Mono
5.      Sinead Foran c/o Rock Inn
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €2200 and the draw will take place on Sunday Night 04/08/2024 at 9pm in Keane’s of Curraheen club lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com online at https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=1328&PC=0 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 Quane
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 night.

Social Evening

Social evening in Honor of Fr Vitalis Barasa who has been appointed to Killarney Parish will be held in Community Rooms Curraheen on Friday August 2nd at 7.30 PM in recognition and appreciation of his 5 years in St John’s parish.

Curraheen Lár Area Mass

Mass will take on Tuesday 6th of August at 7pm. All Welcome to Attend.

Kellogg’s Cul Camp

St Pat’s Blennerville Cul Camp takes place Monday 29th of July to Friday 2nd of August.

Juvenile Academy

St Pats Football Academy will take a 2-week break and will return on Sunday 11th of August. See you all in two weeks!

U11

St Pats U-11’s had no game last week, so we were training last Sunday in preparation for upcoming central region U11 competition which starts this Thursday 1st August 2024 against Castlegregory in Blennerville. It is important all our players continue to attend our training sessions and also keep practicing the skills at home during the week. Naomh Pádraig Abú!!

U13

A very enjoyable outing on a warm Sunday morning in the sunshine. We faced Castlegregory who were down numbers, so we played 13 a side. We had a great turnout and each of the lads played a part in a comprehensive win.

It was a special day for Kamal and Moussa who got their first scores for St Pats, well done to them both. From the very first minute to the last, all the lads showed great commitment with some lovely football on display. As the Cúl Camp is on next week, we will not train on Monday but hope to see everyone on Wednesday at 6pm.

Minors

Unfortunately, Finuge were the stronger side last Monday night, they came out winners on the night. Hard Luck to our minors St Pats/Kerins O’Rahillys.

Seniors

Our seniors play in Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Club Championship Round 1 against Waterville in Glenbeigh GAA at 7pm on Saturday 3rd of August. All support greatly appreciated.

Best of Luck

To Kerry Ladies who play Galway in the TG4 All Ireland Senior Championship Final on Sunday 4th of August 4.15pm in Croke Park.

Sympathy

The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Pat Horgan Blennerville, Kathleen Murphy Ballyard and Kathleen O’Riordan Annagh.

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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Lotto results: Lotto Tue 23rd July 2024. Numbers drawn were 2, 12, 13, 14. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Louis Byrne, Claire Kelly, Kitty Moynihan, Tom Rice, Liz Heaphy. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,400. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto

Bingo: Na Gaeil Bingo tonight (Monday) at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House is worth €380 in 58 calls. We also have a Raffle and Split the Bucket at half time. Bus available on (087) 2817577. Over 18s only. Hope to see you all there for an excellent night out.

Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.

Na Gaeil Abrew: Our new Coffee Dock will be open during matches and some training sessions over the summer serving tea, coffee and snacks. Club lotto tickets will also be on sale there. Cash and card payments accepted.

All-Ireland Senior Championship (Ladies): Best wishes to our girls Deirdre, Mary, Bríd, Eilís & Jadyn and the Kerry Ladies in the All-Ireland Final next Sunday in Croke Park v Galway. Hopefully it will be third time lucky for the girls as they aim to end the 31 year wait for the return of the Brendan Martin Cup.

Hurling: Good luck to Abbeydorney in the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship final next Sunday against Ballyduff.

Rowing: Congratulation to former player Seán Morris who has been selected to row in the stroke seat of the Irish Men’s Junior 4x team in the Junior Rowing Worls Championships in Canada in August. It’s a brilliant achievement for Seán and we wish him every success.

Underage training 2024: Contact details for the various age groups in Na Gaeil are as follows: U5’s – Denis Sugrue (087) 2808719. U7’s – Shane Moriarty (086) 8380434. U9s – Bryan O’Mahony 087 9585331. New members are always welcome. Just contact the relevant team coach above.

Club Summer Camp: Our annual Campa Samhraidh Peile will be held this year from Aug 5th to 9th for children aged between 5 and 13 and places are filling up fast. The camp will run from 10am until 2pm each day. The cost is €45 for 1 child, €80 for 2 children from the same family while 3 or more children from the same family will cost €105. The link to register is: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG

U5s: Yesterday our u5s had their last training before our summer break. They worked on improving their kicking and soloing with both legs.

U7s:  New members are always welcome.

U11 Boys: Our u11 boys will be away to Kerins O’Rahillys in the Central Region competition next Thursday at 6.30pm in Ballyrickard.

U15 Boys: Well done to our U15A team who defeated An Ghaeltacht last Wednesday by 4-12 to 1-6 in Division 1 of the Central Region competition.

U16 Girls: Despite a great effort by our young team we were defeated by Beaufort last Thursday in the County League.

U17 Boys: Unfortunately our u17 lads went down to St. Michaels Foilmore/Skellig Rangers in the Club Championship Shield final in Cromane last Monday.

Senior Men: Last Saturday night our Senior men took on Milltown/Castlemaine in Round 1 of the Senior Club Championship in Austin Stack Park. The first half was evenly contested with never more than 2 points between the sides.

The pick of the scores was a neat point from Dan Goggin following a slick move involving Diarmuid O’Connor, Andrew Barry and Enda O’Connor. Jack Bourke was very much to the fore in that first half helping himself to 3 points, one from a mark.

A point each from Dara Devine, the impressive Kieran O’Connor and Oisin O’Brien kept the scoreboard ticking over but it was wind-assisted Milltown/Castlemaine who went in at halftime ahead by 10 points to 8.

A swift start to the second half by our lads led to a pointed free from Dara Devine and another mark from Jack Bourke to level the match. A pointed free from Milltown/Castlemaine was cancelled out by another point from Jack Bourke from play.

Neither team managed a score for the next 8 minutes until Jack Doyle kicked a great score to put Na Gaeil ahead for only the second time in the game. The game was in the balance at this stage and the next few minutes were probably where the game was lost.

In the space of 5 minutes our lads twice went for goal when maybe a point was the better option. We also kicked an effort into the Milltown/Castlemaine keeper’s hands. Eventually two frees and a point from play by Dara Devine were matched by 4 from our opponents to leave the sides level after 29 minutes.

Milltown/Castlemaine got the next point to edge ahead once more with the game in injury time. From the kickout Diarmuid O’Connor drove at the Milltown/Castlemaine defence and shot from 40m out.

It looked to be the equaliser but the umpire waved it wide. Again our lads won the kickout and gained a 45m free. Diarmuid O’Connor stepped up to take it only for the ball to come back off the upright and the referee blew the final whistle.

Despite the loss it was a great display by our lads considering how depleted our team was on the night.

Next Saturday the lads will be away to Dingle in Round 2. Final score: Na Gaeil 0-15, Milltown/Castlemaine 0-16. Team: Jack Rodgers, Ryan O’Neill, Damien Bourke, Seán Barrett, Oisín O’Brien, Andrew Barry, Jack Doyle, Diarmuid O’Connor, Enda O’Connor, Peter Doyle, Kieran O’Connor, Kieran O’Donovan, Jack Bourke, Dara Devine, Dan Goggin. Subs: John Kearney, Mark Lynch, Kevin O’Donoghue, Oisín O’Sullivan, Liam Óg Kingston, Seamus Looney, Shane Kelly, Shawn Duggan, Rory Reen, Aaron Dewey, Shane Daly, Tadhg Reen, Fergal Barry.

Senior Ladies: Last Monday our senior ladies lost/beat Rathmore in the second round of the Senior League. Tonight (Monday) will see us take on Scartaglen in Killeen at 7.30pm in Round 3.

Changes to Car Park: We would like to make patrons aware of the new wheelchair accessible parking bays and the yellow box for ambulance parking which have been added to the club’s car parks recently. Please keep them free at all times for people who need them.

Girls Training: Na Gaeil Ladies juveniles (u8/u10/u12) are back training for the new season. New members are always welcome. For more information contact Eddie on 087-6791460.

Big Screen: The Ladies All-Ireland Final will be shown live on the big screen in the bar next Sunday.
 
Sponsorship Opportunity: If you have a business and would like to promote it with Na Gaeil we have various sponsorship packages available to suit all budgets. Enquiries to Donal (087-2577729) or Terry (086-8293261) or Colm (087-9080465) or Mike (086-2440158) or any member of the club Executive.

Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results & other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.

Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please email nagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.

Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 6.30pm from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.

Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome.

Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

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Golf Classic – Our annual golf classic takes place in Beaufort Golf Club on Friday August 23rd. Always a great day out, a team of 4 is €300 and a tee box can be sponsored for €75.

Please contact any of the organizing committee of Pat Kearney, Fergus Foley, Anthony McElligott, Eoin Gallagher, Rory Kilgallen and Brid McElligott if you wish to sponsor a team or help with the event. All monies raised go to support our football activities.

John Mitchels Summer Camp – Our annual Summer Camp takes place at Ballyseedy from August 6th until August 9th 2024. Cost €60 for first family member and €30 per additional family member. Bookings to johnmitchelsgaa1@gmail.com on or before Wednesday July 31st 2024.

Senior Men – We played Austin Stacks in Strandroad on Saturday. Despite a spirited effort by our senior team, Stacks won out winners on the evening. We play Glenbeigh/Glencar at home next Sunday at 1pm where all support would be massively appreciated.

Senior Ladies – John Mitchels got their Corrib Oil Senior Club League back on track with victory at home over Glenflesk on Monday night.  Despite playing into a stiff breeze in the first half, Shauna Hannafin kicked the opening point for John Mitchels in the opening minute.

Two minutes later a wonderful free flowing move involving Caroline Harrington, Ellie O’ Rahilly and Simi Ogungsbesan ended with Grace Hamilton blasting the ball to the Glenflesk net from the 21 metre line.

Niamh Myers added 3 pointed frees and when she added a goal in the tenth minute, the large home crowd were in dreamland pushing the girls in Green and Gold an amazing 10 points clear.  Glenflesk responded with a wonderful goal from Niamh Cantillon who was then denied by a wonderful save by John Mitchels goalkeeper, Kayleigh Collins, before Ava Buckley kicked a delightful point for John Mitchels following good approach play by Aoife O’Brien and Shannon Martin in the fifteenth minute.

Niamh Myers added her fourth and her first from play two minutes later and then Diana O’Keeffe burst forward from the back to kick an amazing point off he left foot.  Glenflesk responded with their second goal from their midfielder Keelie O’Connor and added a quick point from Eabha Rudden to cut the deficit to just 6 points but John Mitchels added points from Shauna Hannafin and a beautiful long-range effort from Grace Hamilton to leave the half time score John Mitchels 2-09 Glenflesk 2-01.

John Mitchels began the second half in the same manner as they started the game and scored 3 points, one each from Ava Buckley, Sarah Kilgallen and Niamh Myers to open up an eleven point advantage.

Glenflesk responded with a goal from Abby Cronin and points from Caitlyn Kelly and Niamh Cantillon to reduce the gap to six points by the tenth minute.

Any thoughts they harboured for a comeback, however, were dashed by some resolute defending by Tanya O’Connor who put in an exhibition of blocking, Tara Fitzgerald who excelled in her new role at full back and Erica O’Connor.  Ava Buckley added a further 2 points from play and when John Mitchels introduced, Anna Murphy, Linda O’Connor, Abigail O’Shea, Eabha Mullins and Nicole Hennig for her Senior debut, the changes led to further points by Ava Buckley and Shauna Hannafin and a fantastic goal from Niamh Myers.

While Glenflesk never gave up and responded with a goal from Abby Cronin, it was the home side that had the final say when Ava Buckley scored a wonderful goal from a fine passing movement.

Final Score John Mitchels 4-15 Glenflesk 4-03.

What was again very encouraging was that we fielded 20 players for the fixture and gave yet another of our underage players their Senior debut and also the large crowd that came out to support the team on the night.

The club is without doubt going from strength to strength and this is very encouraging for all involved. John Mitchels now face league leaders Killarney Legion next Monday night, July 29th at home and hopefully a big crowd will come out again to support the squad in this very important fixture which may consolidate their divisional status for 2024. We look forward to seeing you all.

Mothers & Others Notes – The Our Mothers & Others team enjoyed a packed week with two exciting matches. Monday saw them traveling to play against Castleisland Desmonds, where the evening was beautiful and the football was top-notch.

A big thank you to Desmonds for organising the match, providing the referee, and the delicious refreshments afterward. On Wednesday, the team had a home game against Austin Stacks, marking their first-ever match.

Congratulations to the Austin Stacks team! Both games were thoroughly enjoyable, and the weather was perfect for football. We extend a warm welcome to our new players and coaches.

Thinking of joining? You’re welcome! We’d love to have new players. We’re all about getting some exercise and having a laugh.  It’s a great way to get your cardio in while making new friends. Contact Aisling 087 2428358 for more information

Minor Team – Training continues on Monday evening from 7 to 8pm as we prepare for the county championship which starts on August 5th. Our group comprises of John Mitchels, Dr. Crokes and Laune Rangers. We will have one home and one away game. Further details to follow.

Academy – Great skills on show Sunday morning in lovely sunshine in Ballyseedy. We take a break next Sunday due to the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Under 9 Teams from John Mitchels and O’Rahillys who played a challenge game on Sunday in Ballyrickard.

Under 9 Boys – This week John Mitchels U9 Boys were invited to Ballyrickard to play some challenge games against Kerins O Rahillys. Both side’s had fantastic numbers which meant more teams & every player getting plenty of football!! Our thanks to Kerins O Rahillys for the invite and for being so well organised. Our Boy’s enjoyed a great mornings football and we look forward to welcoming Kerins O’Rahillys to us in a few weeks for more of the same.

Under 8s and 10s Girls – Great training and effort being put in by this group. Keep up the great work and looking forward to seeing you all next week.

Members of our U12 Girls Team who beat Ballymac and Churhill last weekend.

Under 12 Girls – Well done to our girls who played Ballymacelligott and Churchill last Sunday in the LGFA Currans Blitz coming out winners in both games. Steven will issue details of games and training this week directly to parents/guardians.

Under 14 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm as we prepare for the North Kerry League.

Under 16 Girls – We had a well deserved victory over plan Finuge/St Senans this week in round 3 of the County League. We train on Monday at 7pm and play away to Kilcummin on Thursday evening. All support at this game would be much appreciated.

Under 11 Boys – We start our Central League Competition on Thursday August 1st at home to Churchill at 7pm. Please some along and support our team.

Under 13 Boys – Well done to both Under 13 teams who played Na Gaeil on Saturday morning. Wonderful football on display by both teams. Training continues on Monday and Wednesday and we are away to Kerins O’Rahillys on Friday night.

Under 15 Boys – A defeat to Laune Rangers on Wednesday evening ended our Central League competition in terms of qualification for a semi-final. We played Stacks at home on Sunday morning in glorious sunshine in Ballyseedy. Well done to Stacks who progress to the semi-final.

Bingo – Continues Wednesday and Friday at 8.30PM at the John Joe Sheehy Road. Over 18s only. ID must be provided on request.

Lotto – John Mitchels GAA Club Lotto Results: Sunday 28th July 2024. This week’s Lotto numbers are 2, 20, 26 & 32. The numbers today were drawn by George Lowe and Rory Kilgallen. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €3,850.00. Congratulations to our three lucky dip winners this week:

€25.00: Anthony Clifford

€25.00: Dan O’Shea

€25.00: Kellie Houlihan

Next week’s Jackpot is €3,900.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday 4th August 2024 at 11am. Ticket sales close at 9am sharp. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3LlAIYu

We thank you for all your support.

Sympathies – Our sympathies to those who experienced a recent bereavement. We especially remember the family and friends of Eta Gillon, Savannah O’Brien, Jerry O’Brien, Pat Horgan and Kathleen O’Regan

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News, Sport

Cian Barrett Returns To Kerry FC For Rest Of Season

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Cian Barrett

KERRY FC has announced the re-signing of Cian Barrett from Shamrock Rovers on a loan deal until the end of the 2024 campaign

The 19-year-old has made the switch to the kingdom and signs for Kerry FC’s senior squad for the remainder of the 2024 season from the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division Champions

Barrett signed for the Shamrock Rovers Academy and played at under 15 level before moving across Dublin to Shelbourne to play in the EA Sports MU17 League of Ireland.  In 2022, Barrett made the switch back to Tallaght and re-signed for the Shamrock Rovers senior squad.

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Barrett played his football for Kerry FC in 2023, featuring in 30 games, starting 24 of those and played a crucial role in Kerry’s inaugural season. Since returning to Rovers this season, Cian has featured in Rovers Presidents Cup win, played in 6 Premier Division games and has been part of the club’s UEFA Champions League squad in recent weeks.

Barrett plays in midfield and is a versatile player. He considers himself comfortable in a central role or on the right side of midfield. Cian is the son of former Irish international Graham Barrett and Cian has worn the international jersey at under 15 level, securing 10 caps for Ireland.

Barrett will wear the number 24 shirt for Kerry FC for the remainder of this season.

Speaking on his announcement as a Kerry FC player, Cian Barrett said; “I’m delighted to be back and looking forward to getting started. I had a couple of options closer to home but everyone at Kerry was brilliant with me last season and I really enjoyed my time here. So I felt if I was going out to the first division to get games I wanted to show them the same loyalty they showed me. I can’t wait to meet everyone in Mounthawk Park again and get a big push on for the remainder of the season”

Also speaking to kerryfc.com following the announcement, First Team Head Coach Conor McCarthy said “It’s great to have Cian back for the rest of the season. He was a fan favourite here last season and did really well for us. Since he’s gone back to Rovers he’s also been doing well with plenty of appearances in the Presidents Cup and several League games as well. I was chatting to him this morning and he’s excited to get back to Kerry and is mad to get going. He enjoys the club here, the environment, the fans so is buzzing to get back to the Kingdom. He will be a big addition to us now until the end of the season”.

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Entertainment, WHAT'S ON

Table Quiz To Help Woodies Tralee Team Reach €10,000 Target For Charities

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Tadhg O’Regan and Clíona O’Regan at last year’s table quiz organised by Woodies Tralee in The Mall Tavern. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE team at Woodie’s Tralee are once again raising funds for four children’s charities in their annual Heroes campaign.

The team hopes to raise €10,000 in the four-week campaig which is now underway. The Charities are Autism Assistance Dogs Ireland, Down Syndrome Ireland, Childline by ISPCC and Children’s Health Foundation.

There has already been a very successful in store Bake Sale and Bike Challenge and over €7,000 has been raised to date, a fantastic achievement so far.

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Their annual Table Quiz will again take place in Der O’Sullivan’s The Mall Tavern on Wednesday, August 7 at 8pm and all are invited to take part.

It’s €10 per person for tables of four. There will be plenty of fun on the night, with some lovely raffle prizes up for grabs too.

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News

New Tennis Court Officially Opened At Tralee Pitch And Putt Club

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The opening of the Tralee Pitch and Putt Tennis Court on Saturday.

TRALEE Pitch and Putt & Sports Club officially opened its new tennis court on Saturday.

The club officials welcomed Minister Norma Foley,  Mayor of Tralee Mikey Sheehy, Deputy Mayor Terry O’Brien, Councillor Anne O’Sullivan and Council personnel to the opening where there was food, refreshments and live music throughout the afternoon.

The provision of the new court was aided by the Community Recognition Fund. A great day was had by all. For more on the tennis court, check out the Tralee Pitch and Putt website.

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News

Nominations Needed For Kerry Person Of The Year Award

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Katie Hannon was Kerry Person of the Year 2023.

THE deadline of August 19 for nominations for the 2024 Kerry Person of the Year and for the 2024 Laochra Chiarrai award is rapidly approaching.

From the inaugural Kerryperson of the Year award to Dr Michael Carmody in 1979 to Katie Hannon last year, the roll of honour of previous recipients is most impressive even on a national level and demonstrates the vast array of talented Kerry people from all walks of life.

Some of the previous recipients include the late Michael O Muircheartaigh,  the late John B Keane, Sr Consilio, Mick O’Connell, Dick Spring, Jimmy Deenihan, Dr Patricia Sheehan and Mick Galwey.

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Previous recipients of the Laochra Chiarrai award include Radio Kerry GAA sports broadcasters Ambrose O Donovan and Tim Moynihan, the Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle Committee and the Listowel Tidy Towns Committee.

The individual selected as Kerryperson of the Year and the group selected for the Laochra Chiarrai award must have shown leadership, brought honour to and performed charitable or other services to such an extent that could be regarded as being  beyond the norm of everyday life.

Nomination forms from the Kerry Association in Dublin are available by emailing info@kerryassociation.ie.

The winners of both awards will be announced in early September. They will be formally presented with their awards at the Kerry Association’s Oiche Chiarrai gala dinner in the Louis Fitzgerald hotel, Newlands Cross, Naas Road,  Dublin on Saturday, October 19.

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