Daily Archives: August 26, 2024

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Ballymacelligott GAA Club News

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Congratulations

Well done to all in our club who received their leaving cert results, wishing you all good luck when the offers come out but remember there are many back doors

Senior Men

The Kerry Petroleum: Premier Junior Football Club Championship

The draw has been made and we play Annascaul in the next round, details will be on our social media pages once we get them.

Senior Ladies

Bons Secours Junior A County Championship

Round 1 v Laune Rangers

Match Report

In what was a clash of the Division 6 Corrib Oil League Champions Ballymacelligott versus Division 4 Champions Laune Rangers in Killorglin was going to be a tough task for our very young side.

The first half was very nip and tuck with the lead switching back and forth, Laune Rangers raced into a 1-1 to no score lead , but then our Ladies really started to play lovely football with plenty of support running, leading to a goal from Rachel Griffin and a point from a free by Sarah Scanlon.

Approaching halftime, we were heading by 2 points, but still only producing our fluid play in patches when we got hit for 1-2 in quick succession, leaving us down by a goal at halftime 2-5 to 1-5.

The second half, more especially the third quarter belonged to a fast moving, support running Ballymac Ladies, as they turned the screw, with our defence leading the way, it took Laune Rangers 23 minutes to open their second half account, at which stage the game was gone beyond them.

Sarah Scanlon with our second goal and 6 points from a mix of players, leaving us 6 points clear with 7 minutes to go. Laune Rangers did make it tight, bringing it back to a three-point game, but great defensive work kept it at that.

Final Score 2-11 Ballymacelligott 2-8 Laune Rangers.

Squad on the Day was,

Robyn White, Laura Kelly, Grainne Galvin, Ciara Kerins, Jaime Lee O’Connor, Una Morrissey, Anna Collins, Aisling O’Connell, Roisin Rahilly (0-2), Ellie McElliogott, Sarah Scanlon (1-4), Keelin Enright, Kate Collins(0-4), Rachel Griffin(1-1), Ella Quirke, Rachel Creedon, Emily O’Brien, Emma Daly, Kerry Hennessy, Caoimhe Carroll, Eve Creedon, Clare Kenny, Aoife Galvin, Emma Leen, Aoibhinn Broderick, Kate O’Connor, Lisa Curran, Tina Quinn.

Next Monday night sees our Ladies travel to Fossa to take on the side that we had a closely fought battle within our Junior B final of 2022. All Support would be greatly appreciated as this should have been our home championship game.

Message from Una Kerins Morrissey – Senior ladies

✨Help me be in with a chance of winning €10,000 for Ballymacelligott LGFA✨

 

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Hi all… I have chosen to represent Ballymac LGFA in the upcoming Austin Stacks Quid Games Fundraiser which will take place on Friday 25th of October in the Ballyroe Hotel Tralee.

The winner on the night will be awarded €10,000 towards their local club, charities, organisations and I have chosen Ballymac LGFA to represent.

All monies raised will go towards the development of facilities for Austin Stacks. Each contestant must raise €1,850 each so every donation will help!

Here is my link. Please share, thank you 🙏

https://www.clubspotevents.com/austinstacksgaa/una-kerins-morrissey

Sympathy from Ladies club

Ballymacelligott LGFA would like to extend our sympathies to Nora Fealey, the Chairperson of Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football Association, and her family on the death of her mother Anne Barrett. Ar dheis Dé go Raibh a hAnam.

St Kierans Minors

Best of luck to our 11 minors tomorrow night with St Kierans when they play West Kerry in the Quarter final of the Keane’s Super Valu Minor County Championship in Cordal @ 7pm.

Castleisland District 

Well done to Castleisland District team great result in U15 Cup Championship 3rd round

Castleisland District 1-20

Mid Kerry 0-06

Well done to our Ballymac Players and Declan O’Connell on the management team

They will play the semi final against East Kerry in Cordal on Wednesday 28th at 6.45pm

 

U11s at Firies

Under 11 Boys

Our Under 11 boys were invited to play in the Jerry Foley U11 Memorial Blitz, Well done our U11 team, a great effort and the club was well represented, big thanks to Firies for running the blitz so well. We have been invited to this for many years.

Under 12 girls

U12 girls 

Go Games Phase 2.

The U.12 girls were busy over the last 2 weeks. Great performances from everyone against Southern Gaels in Ballinskelligs and against Corca Dhuibhne in Lispole. Thanks to all the parents for a great turnout for these 2 away matches.

☆The girls play Laune Rangers at home, Thursday 5th Sept at 7pm.

Under 12 girls

Academy

A big thanks to St Pat’s in Blennerville for hosting our U7’s Academy team today. Three very sporting games were had, full of fiercely determined play with great teamwork. All kids walked off the pitch with beaming smiles and only turned brighter when treated to a wonderful fruit stand.

Under 7s

Thanks to our U7 coaches Pat, Eoin, Sarah, Shane and Rosie for organising such a fun event and to the families for transporting and supporting our superstars in the making.

Our Academy training will be in the training pitch at 11am every Sunday see you there

Mothers and others

On what was possibly the wettest day of the month, our Ballymac women took to the pitch in Cordal at 7pm on Thursday evening we had a fabulous game of football played in the true spirit and ethos of Mothers and Others!

The fun continued in Hughes Bar after where we were welcomed to what can only be described as A1 hospitality! Top class from a top club! Míle buíochas to Simon, team and those who catered! We look forward to meeting again! #cordalgaa #lgfa #strongertogether

Lotto

Ballymacelligott GAA Lotto Results from Monday 19th August 2024

19th August 2024 By Ballymac GAA

Naomi O’Sullivan from O’Riada’s and Daire Stack, Vice Chairman of Ballymac Coiste na nÓg, conducted our lotto draw on Monday, August 19th, for a € 2700 Jackpot in O’Riada’s Bar & Restaurant. Maureen O’Shea was on camera.

The numbers drawn live on Facebook were 10, 27, 28 and 29.

There was no winner of the Jackpot of €2700.00

Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:

€30.00 – Mary O’Shea C/O Paula Silles

€20.00 – Brian Curran Ballymac, bought his ticket online.

€20.00—Holly Staunton C/O Paula Silles

The Next Jackpot offers an exciting chance to win €2800. The draw is live on Facebook from The Halfway Bar & Shop on Monday, 26h August 2024.

On 19th August, all the Quick Pick winners from tonight and for the past four weeks were entered into a draw to win a € 50.00 meal voucher from O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.

From Mon 22nd July: Sharon Clancy, Anne Mangan, Patrick White.

From Mon 29th July: Eanna Reidy, Julie Fealy & Helen Slattery.

From Mon 5th August: Diarmuid Lynch (Niall, Mary, Ciara & Aoif) and Bob Walsh

From Mon: 12th: Daire Stack, Larry Keane and Mike Naughton.

Naomi O’Sullivan from O’Riada’s drew the winner, -Patrick White. Congratulations, Patrick, and enjoy a fabulous meal at O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant Ballymacelligott.

Big thanks to Mary and the wonderful staff at O’Riada’s for helping us with the draw over the past five weeks. Your support means a lot to us!

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 Halfway 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 enable 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 Halfway 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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Tralee Parnells GAA Club News

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Tralee Parnells U7s that participated in the Co U7 blitz in Caherslee last Wednesday

U7 Hurling
There was a fantastic evening of hurling in Caherslee last Wednesday for the county U7 blitz. Parnells had 2 teams in action who both displayed terrific skill and determination and have improved greatly over the past few months.

16 teams were on show with over 40 Matches played. The future is bright for Kerry hurling!

Tralee Parnells U7 mixed team that participated in the County U7 blitz last Wednesday
Tralee Parnells U11s who played St Brendans in Caherslee last Tuesday evening

U11 Hurling
Well done to our u11s who had a top class game against St. Brendans in Caherselee last Tuesday evening. The quality of skill & intensity on show by both sides was really impressive. Thanks to Donnacha Buttimer for refereeing.

Tralee Parnells U12s who played in the North Kerry blitz in Ardfert last Saturday

U12 Hurling
Well done to our u12 boys who played in the North Kerry blitz in Ardfert last Saturday morning. The boys had 3 great games against Kilmoyley, Causeway and hosts St. Brendan’s. A great mornings hurling had by all.

Tralee Parnells players and coach Ken Leen who won the U15 shield in the National Blitz in Carlow last Saturday

Kerry Camogie
Congratulations to the Kerry U15 team & management on winning the Div 3 Shield Final last Saturday at the U15 National Blitz in Carlow. Special mention to Tralee Parnells players Evie O Sullivan, Jessica Leen (Joint Captain), Emma Gaynor, Aoibhin O Sullivan, Eimear Dillane, Georgia Kennedy, Siofra Murphy and Orla Costello and Club coach Ken Leen, part of the management team.

Kerry Academy Hurling
Well done to all Parnells players that represented Kerry over the weekend at U14, U15 and U16 level. The U14s and U16s both brought home silverware from their respective competitions.

Tralee Parnells Golf Classic – 6th September
In 2023, the club spent over €40,000 on preparing the pitch at Páirc na Darach to make it suitable for playing hurling and camogie – for ball-stops, nets, landscaping and sanding.

This year, the club has had to further invest in the pitch to make the playing surface safe and of sufficient quality to allow our young hurlers and camogie players display their skills on a top quality playing surface in a safe environment.

We have started to reap the rewards as both our U15 hurling and camogie teams won their county Feile na nGael titles this year and went on to represent Kerry with pride at the National Feile in Wexford in June, reaching their respective semi-finals.

Both those teams had used Pairc na Darach as their training base this year. As we don’t own this pitch, access to grants and other funding is very limited. It is likely that our spend on Pairc na Darach will be close to €20,000 this year.

To this end and to offset our spending, we are running our second Golf Classic in Beaufort Golf Club on Friday September 6th.

Last year’s inaugural event was a tremendous success and we were thrilled with the support we received. A team of 4 costs €300. Tee and Hole sponsorship opportunities also available.

This is our last fundraiser of the year so we are really looking for businesses to come on board to support the Juvenile side of the club.

We are also looking for businesses to sponsor prizes for the event. So we welcome any golfers from the club or friends and family to form a team. Text 0878377969 to book in a team.

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John Mitchels GAA Club News

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Golf Classic – From all in John Mitchels would like to say a massive thank you to all of those who made our Annual Golf Classic held in Beaufort on August 23rd such a success.

To those who sponsored teams and tee boxes and those who contributed to the day in terms of product and refreshments the day could not have happened without your fantastic sponsorship.

To Tom, Bubbles and Thandi for all of their help with signs, refreshments and administration. Thanks to Sean from our senior team who volunteered on the day. To the team at Beaufort Golf Club for your professionalism and hospitality.

Finally a word of thanks to the committee who championed this fundraiser – Fergus Foley, Anthony McElligott, Pat Kearney, Eoin Kelleher, Rory Kilgallen and Brid McElligott. We all appreciate the time and effort that goes into organising this event which raises funds to support our football at the club. Thanks to each of you.

Senior Ladies – Bons Secours County Championship Round 1.

Killarney Legion 0-16  John Mitchels 2-08.

For the third time in the last month these 2 sides met, this time in the opening Round of the Bons Secours County Championship, on this occasion in Killarney Legion and it was the home side that came out on top of yet another epic encounter by 2 points.

The home side opened the brighter and were 2 points in front by the fifth minute thanks to scores from Lauren Carey and a free from Kate MC Carthy.  John Mitchels with Sarah Kilgallen and Simi Ogungsbesan  getting on top in midfield reduced the leeway with a point from a free from Niamh Myers following a foul on Grace Hamilton.

Then a wonderful free flowing move involving Anna Murphy Stack, Diana O’ Keeffe, Ashleigh Murphy and Shannon Martin ended with Aoife O’Brien playing in Ava Buckley O’Connell for John Mitchels opening goal in the tenth minute to put the visitors 2 points in front.

From the kick out, Tara Fitzgerald released Erica O’ Connor who found her sister Lynda with a deft pass and Lynda played in Rachel Kilgallen who was fouled in the square and from the resultant penalty, Niamh Myers gave Killarney Legion goalkeeper, Amy Walshe no chance as she blasted the ball to the net to increase John Mitchels lead to 5 points.

This score seemed to spark the home team into life and 3 pointed frees from Kate Mc Carthy and a point from play from Orianne Mc Gillycuddy had reduced the lead to a single point approaching the half time whistle and on the stroke of half time another Kate Mc Carthy free had the sides level at half time, 0-07 to 2-01.

After the half time interval, John Mitchels seemed to reorganise themselves and 2 pointed frees from Niamh Myers and a point from play from Ava Buckley O’Connell pushed them 3 points up by the fifth minute.

Orianne Mc Gillycuddy responded with a point from play for Killarney Legion to cut the deficit to 2 points but then John Mitchels took complete control and 3 points from frees from Niamh Myers increased the visitors lead to 5 midway through the second half.

Killarney Legion then introduced Ciara Randles, Lauren Horgan and Aisling Cahill and this seemed to turn the tide that was beginning to flow against them.

Firstly Orianne Mc Gillycuddy scored her third point of the night, then Ciara Randles scored 2 pointed frees and this was followed by points from Lauren Carey and a free from Kate Mc Carthy had the sides level with 8 minutes remaining.

Ciara added 2 points one from a free and one from play to push Killarney Legion 2 points in front before John Mitchels goalkeeper, Kayleigh Collins produced a wonderful save to keep the visitors hopes alive.

John Mitchels introduced Clara Dowd but it was the home side that increased the lead to 3 through a pointed free from Kate Mc Carthy.

John Mitchels poured forward in an effort to score the equalising goal but some solid defence and heroic goalkeeping denied them and, in the end, they could only conjure up a late pointed free from Niamh Myers before the referee blew the full-time whistle to leave the final score Killarney Legion 0-16 John Mitchels 2-08.

Following the side’s 3 meetings there is only an aggregate of 2 points between the teams which over 3 hours of football is practically nothing.

Again we had in excess of 20 players in attendance for the fixture, we are welcoming back a number of players to the squad and we are starting to build up a nice support base which is very encouraging for everyone involved.

While we may have lost our opening game in the group, we are determined to put that right in our remaining fixtures in an attempt to prolong our season. We play Kilcummin at home Monday at 7.15pm.

Minor Team – We play North Kerry in Moyvane in the quarter final of the County Championship on Monday evening at 7pm. Well done to the team and management on qualifying for this stage of the competition.

All support would be much appreciated. A special work of congratulations to Gearoid White on being selected for the 2024 Electric Ireland Minor Team of the Year. We couldn’t be prouder Gearoid of your achievement.

Academy – Training continued at the Academy this Sunday with great numbers in attendance. Keep up the training during the week boys and girls and see you all next Sunday. Good luck on your return to school from all of us at the club.

Under 9 Boys – John Mitchels U9 Boys had a break from games on Sunday morning last which gave us the perfect opportunity to get in a good training session. Our session started with some cardio & sprints & quickly followed by Ball Familiarisation & Skills practice. Well done to all involved for putting in a fantastic effort!!  Training continues for John Mitchels U9 Boys this Wednesday evening from 5.30pm to 6.30pm All Newcomers Welcome.

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 Sunday.

Under 12 Girls – Training continues this week with details to be issued by Club Coaches.

Under 14 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm as we prepare for the North Kerry League which was due to start this week, but was postponed due to the passing of Nora Fealys mother. On behalf of all of us in John Micthels we pass our condolences to Nora and family.

Under 16 Girls – Training continues on Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm. We have qualified for the county Under 16 League semi-final and our work over the next number of training sessions is to focus on full preparation for this game.

Under 11 Boys – There was no game for this group this week so we trained as normal on Sunday. Attendance was very good and the boys worked well through the various drills that the coaches gave them.

A friendly game against Ballymac has been arranged for next Sunday in place of training. Until then please keep practicing. Any new or returning players are always welcome.

Under 13 Boys – We lost by 3 points to local rivals Austin Stacks in a wet Ballyseedy on Thursday evening. Despite this result, the Gold Team are still through to a semi-final in the Central League.

Fixture details to follow. \Our Green Team plays Thursday v Austin Stacks in Mitchels at 7pm. This is the last round of the Central League. All support would be appreciated.

Mothers & Others Notes – Training session at 7:30 pm on Wednesday. We aim to create a fun, non-competitive space for women to play Ladies Gaelic Football and build connections within the community.

If you’re looking for a way to get fit, make new friends, and have a laugh, come along! No experience necessary. Contact Aisling on 087 2428358 for   information.

Under 15 Boys – Plans for the week ahead will be issued by management.

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 18th August 2024.

This week’s Lotto numbers are 15, 18, 21 and 24. The numbers today were drawn by Clubforce. There was no winner of the Jackpot of €4,050.00. Congratulations to our three lucky dip winners this week:

€25.00: Johnathan Foley

€25.00: Kevin Quirke

€25.00: Rhys Harrington

Next week’s Jackpot is €4,100.00 and the draw will take place on Facebook Live on Sunday 25th 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: On behalf of all of us in the club we express our sincerest sympathies to those who have experienced bereavement. We remember especially the families of Jim O’Sullivan, Marian Park, Tralee and the family of Chris Dennehy, Hawley Park.

The O’Sullivan and Dennehy families have strong connections with John Mitchels through playing football and volunteerism. Our thoughts and prayers are with both families at this difficult time. We also remember the families of Olive McCarthy, James Ross and Michael McCarthy. May their gentle souls rest in peace.

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St Pat’s GAA Club News

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Club Lotto

There was no winner of our club lotto of €2500 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 19,20,23 & 28. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:

1.      Robert c/o Keane’s Bar
2.      Martin Savage Annagh Lawn
3.      Tracy Barrett Ashgrove
4.      Tommy Brosnan Lohercannon
5.      Noreen Lacey c/o Seamus O’Sullivan
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €2600 and the draw will take place on Sunday Night 01/09/2024 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=0from 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.

Blennerville/Ballyard Community Games

Well done to our Blennerville/ Ballyard athletes who travelled to the National Community Games finals in Carlow on Saturday 24th August.

Thomas Higgins was unfortunate not to be able to travel due to injury, we wish him a speedy recovery.

It was a great experience but a day of 5th Place for our athletes. The U14 relay team of Hugh, Rían, Tommy and Eddie (Stephen on holidays) were well drilled and ran to the best of their ability in a very fast heat with the top 4 qualifying for semifinals.

They finished strongly in 5th place. Harriet O’Loghlen jumped fantastically to earn her a place in the U12 girls long jump final. She jumped 4.05m finishing 5th just 1cm outside the medals!

Thank you to all the organisers, participants, and parents for making the long journey and lifelong memories for all! That is the end of our 2024 community games season, we look forward to another positive year for Blennerville/ Ballyard next year with lots of participation and volunteers to keep up the good work!

Save The Date

Mark your Diaries and keep Saturday 2nd of November free, all will be revealed soon. Not to be missed you have been told.

Juvenile Academy
 
St Pats Football Academy took a well-deserved break but is now back, it takes place every Sunday Morning in St Pats Blennerville V92 RH98 from 10.00am-11.00am.

Open to all boys and girls from Under 5 to Under 13. Contact Michael for further information on 086-3855428. Come along any Sunday, All New Members welcome!

U5

Our U5’s had a shorter session in the wild conditions on Sunday morning. The kids had fun playing games against the wind and kicking against it. Thanks to all the parents for their help and enthusiasm!

Well done to Liam Sayers who helped by his big sister Mary wins a trophy today. It was also a joint family effort by Maria and Cillian who earned the other trophy this week.

Well done to all the boys and girls, they had lots of fun and laughter today! Thanks to Deirdre and Michelle for organising the refreshments today.

U8 Girls

We joined with our u10 girls today and played against our close neighbours and rivals from across the canal Churchill. We had 2 very competitive and rip-roaring games despite the gale force wind that was blowing.

Our U8 girls took the step up in their stride and acquitted themselves with great gusto and determination. We are travelling to Abbeydorney for a U8 go games blitz on Tuesday at 6.30pm be there at 6.15pm. Regards, Coaches.

U9

A quieter day than normal at our U9 training session as older boys had joined our u11’s for their Go Game. So, with our smaller group we had extra time to fine tune all our skills and finished with a super game.

U10

Our U10 Girls played against Churchill this morning with windy conditions. Thank you to Churchill for travelling this was part of our U10 games schedule.

U11

St Pats U-11’s travelled to lower Camp last Sunday to play Annascaul in the Central League. It was great to be able to field two teams again which were made up of our U9’s and u11’s.

All our players tried their best and the coaches were delighted with that. We are due to play An Gaeltacht during the week we will be in contact with parents with details of same. It is important ye all continue to attend our training sessions and keep practicing your skills at home during the week. Naomh Pádraig Abú!!

U12 Girls

We had a busy 8 days with training the last two Sunday mornings plus a game vs Kerins O’Rahillys last Thursday in wet conditions in Blennerville.

It was certainly a case of goals for Strand Road and points for our girls with some great scores from distance from Ailbhe, Ria, Kacey, and Emma. Grace and Mary Kate were excellent in defence with all the girls trying very hard in testing conditions.

Thanks very much to referee Billy Lacey who officiated the game and to coaches Edel and Ricky and the KOR girls for a competitive game.

We play Scartaglin on Tuesday in the second phase of the U12 County Go Games programme in Castleisland. Our next training is on Sunday from 11-12.

St Brendan’s Board
 
The Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football Championship Draw took place last weekend the draw is as follows:

Templenoe V Feale Rangers                                                         Kenmare Shamrocks V Dr Crokes
St Brendan’s Board V South Kerry                                               Na Gaeil V Shannon Rangers
Milltown/Castlemaine V Spa                                                        St Kieran’s V West Kerry
Rathmore V East Kerry                                                                  Mid Kerry V Dingle

St Brendan’s Board are playing South Kerry on the Sunday 15th of September at 4pm in Austin Stacks Park.

St Brendan’s Minors

St Brendan’s Minors play in the Quarter Final of Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin Minor Football County Championship against Austin Stacks on Monday 26th of August at 7pm in Blennerville.

Best of Luck St Brendan’s Minors especially St Pat’s Players Michael Enright, Darragh Murphy, Aiden Hayes, Jack Costello, and Seamus Murphy (Management).

St Brendan’s U15’s

St Brendan’s U15’s play in the semi-final of U15 District County Championship against Tralee District on Wednesday 28th of August at 6.45pm in Blennerville.

Best of Luck to St Brendan’s U15’s especially St Pats Players Rodhan Culloo, James Daly, Stephen Enright, Jake Kelly, and Derek O’Sullivan (Manager).

Happy Birthday

To Danny Greaney who celebrated his 21st birthday recently.

Congratulations

To Ashling, Alannah O’Mahoney and Kaela Reidy who took part in the U13 Player Development Programme Munster Blitz on last Saturday.

Sympathy

The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of John B. (Sonny) O’Halloran Ballyduff and  Patrick Mullins Castletownbere.

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Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Club News

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Seniors:

Following our elimination from the intermediate championship last weekend, the focus now will be on the senior county championship which commences on the weekend of 14th/15th September.

We will compete as part of St Brendans divisional side along with Austin Stacks, Ardfert, Churchill, St Pats & John Mitchels.

St Brendans have been drawn against South Kerry in the opening round which will be played on Sunday 15th @ 4 pm in Austin Stack Park as part of a double header with Mid Kerry taking on Dingle in the second game.

The format for this year’s championship is the old “ Christy Ring “ system whereby the 8 winners of round 1 will progress to round 2A and will play each other in the 2nd round – the winners of these games will progress to the quarter finals. The losers progress to round 3A.

The opening round 1 losers will progress to round 2B where the 8 teams will play off with the winners progressing to round 3A where they will play the losers of the round 2A games – the losers in this round will exit the championship having lost two games.

Lotto:

The lotto jackpot currently stands at €13,700 not having been won since June ‘22 – we are extremely grateful to all who play weekly through the local outlets, online or annually via Friends of Strand Road.

Tickets, as usual are available from – Rock St PO, Betty’s Bar, Jimmy’s Foodstore or the Klub – online players can play at the following link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=328#Anchor

Juvenile Academy:

Academy continued on a windy Sunday morning in Ballyrickard where each age group enjoyed a fun filled training session while learning key skills. It was great to see such big numbers in attendance despite the weather.

We would like to wish everyone returning to school all the best for the year ahead.

Ladies Notes:

U14 Girls:

Well done to all our U14 girls who took part in the Munster PDP in Banteer last Saturday. There was great football on display and the girls had a great day out.

Thanks to Kerry Ladies Gaelic Football and to Munster Ladies Gaelic Football for organising a really well run day out. Thanks to all the coaches for their work with the players over the last 7 weeks.

Our Strand Rd Team are out this Wednesday against St. Pats in the North Kerry League in Ballyrickard at 6pm.  All support is welcome.

U16 Girls:

Best of luck to our U16 Girls in their County League Final against Beaufort on Tuesday evening in Killarney Legion at 7pm.  All support is welcome.

Senior Ladies:

The Senior ladies are in the Junior B County Championship against Annascaul / Castlegregory. The game will be played in Strand Road Main Pitch at 7.30pm on Monday 26th August.  All support is welcome.

Condolences: 

We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Nora Fealy Kerry LGFA Chairperson on the passing of her mother Ann Barrett –  May she rest in peace.

Keeping in touch:

As always, we would like to hear from you with any items of interest – we can be contacted on the club phone, 085 2095001 or via Messenger on Facebook.

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Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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Lotto results: Lotto Tue 20th August 2024. Numbers drawn were 12, 21, 24, 29. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Charles O’Leary, Mike Moynihan, Katherine Duggan, Sarah O’Connell, Tony Carlos. Our next draw will be tomorrow night (Tuesday) and the jackpot will be €2,600. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto

RIP: Our sincere sympathy to Kieran Fitzgerald on the passing of his brother Pat in Co. Kilkenny recently. May he rest in peace.

RIP: Our deepest condolences to Aidan O’Sullivan and his family on the death last week of his father Jim O’Sullivan of Marian Park. May he rest in peace.

RIP: Our deepest sympathy to Martin Doyle and his family on the passing of his mother, Bernie Doyle on August 22nd. May she rest in peace.

Bingo: Tonight, Monday 26th, our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House will be worth €220 in 42 calls. We also have Split-the-Bucket and a raffle at half time. Starting time is 8pm sharp. 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.

Wedding Bells: Congratulations to our former club Secretary Eamon Browne and Mairéad O’Shea who got married recently. We wish them every happiness in the future.

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.

Rowing: Congratulation to our former player Seán Morris and his 3 crew mates, representing Ireland, who finished 4th in the Junior Men’s Rowing World Championship A final yesterday in Canada. It’s an incredible achievement for Seán and we are very proud of him.
 
Plastic Bottle Collection: The volunteers from Na Gaeil Abrew will be collecting plastic bottles for recycling on Sunday September 1st between 9am and 1pm. They hope to buy a new espresso machine with the funds raised. Please support.

Oíche Cheiliúrtha: Everyone is welcome to the club next Friday, August 30th where we will honour the Kerry Ladies team, especially the 5 Na Gaeil players – Deirdre, Mary, Bríd, Eilís & Jadyn. Proceedings will get underway at 8pm and it promises to be a very special night.

Fé 7: Well done to our u7 group who played Ardfert yesterday morning. Great to see big numbers and players getting involved. Our next Go-Games will be away to St. Senans on Friday September 6th at 6.30pm.

Fé 15: Last Wednesday night (14th) the St. Brendans Board u15 team defeated North Kerry in Round 3 of the County Championship by 2-3 to 0-8. Maith sibh! Next up for them is a semi-final against Coiste Trá Lí next Wednesday at 6.45pm in Blennerville.

Fé 17: Well done to the St. Brendan’s Board u17 team who secured their 3rd consecutive win in the County Championship when they got the better of Mid Kerry last Sunday (18th). They will now play Austin Stacks in the quarter-final in Blennerville tonight (Monday) at 7pm.

Senior Men: The draw has been made for Round 1 of the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Men’s County Championship and Na Gaeil have been drawn against Shannon Rangers. The fixture will go ahead on Saturday Sept. 14th in Austin Stack Park at 5pm.

Senior Ladies: Congratulations to our Senior Ladies who defeated Rathmore last Monday in Round 1 of the Bon Secours County Championship by 0-15 to 2-7. Unfortunately our Goalkeeper Emma Glynn sustained a serious leg injury on the night. We wish her a speedy recovery. Round 2 will see us at home to Dr. Crokes, possibly next Monday.

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.

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 emailnagaeilclubhouse@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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News

Met Éireann Issues Rain Warning For Kerry Tonight

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MET Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning Kerry and the entire western seaboard for tonight and tomorrow morning.

The warning applies to Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Kerry and Cork. There will be heavy and persistent rain at times which may result in localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and outdoor events may be impacted.

The warning is valid from 10pm on Monday to 10am on Tuesday. Looking locally, it’s expected that rain will arrive in the Tralee area from about 3pm but it will be showery and not persistent.

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Later tonight rain will get heavier and more persistent before clearing around 8am on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday will be pleasant and sunny at times with temperatures reaching 20 degrees. Wednesday will be a cooler day with showers at times and similar conditions will apply to Thursday.

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