GAELTACHT SCHOLARSHIPS:
Applications are now invited for the GAA Gaeltacht Summer Course Scholarship. Boys and girls may apply. The applicant must be a registered playing member of the Austin Stack Club. Please text your child’s name, address, e-mail address, age and school to 087 6606693. Closing date for applications is Friday 15th April.
PEIL FAOI 6/7/8/9/10:
(i) All roads will lead to Killarney SUNDAY morning next (9ú) for our annual visit to the Legion Club in Doirín. Throw-in, for all groups, will be at 10:30am. If you need a lift to ‘Beauty’s Home’, please be at the club for 9.30am. (ii) And, ní nach ionadh, there will be no training in Caherslee on Sunday.
PEIL FAOI 12:
(i) Under 12 boys will train on Tuesday and on Thursday from 5.30pm to 6.45pm i bPáirc na mBan Rialta, Connolly Park. (ii) On Sunday last our first team was unlucky to lose to Kilcummin by 0-1. Our second team gave a great performance and defeated the same opposition. Both clubs’ third teams played a fantastic match and unfortunately we were behind by a small margin at the final whistle. We have great hopes for a great season of great football! We look forward to the forthcoming challenges. (iii) Teams 1 and 3 will travel to Laune Rangers next Sunday and Team 2 will be in action in Annascaul. Go n-éiri libh, a bhuachaillí!
PEIL FAOI 14:
(i) Our As and Bs played their first County League games on Wednesday last. Results – (a) AdeS A: 3-12; An Ghaeltacht: 4-11. Our lads were very unlucky to lose by a mere 0-2 in aghaidh leaideanna na Gaeltachta. (b) AdeS B: 2-7; Firies B: 4-10. After an unlucky start and two quick goals from Firies, we were chasing the game.
However, four points from Evan Foley and a point from Ruairí Ó Conaill kept it close and at halftime, they led by 0-3…3-2 to 1-5. Hard work from Johnny Feely and Dylan Hurley kept us in the game but a late goal from Firies sealed our fate! Final score: 4-10 to 2-7.
We learned a lot from the game and will be gaining experience with each outing! An fhoireann: Dara Flynn, Kevin Barry, Brian McElligott, Donnacha Fox, Ciarán Kelliher, Ruairí Ó Conaill, Johnny Feely, Evan Foley, Rian Costello, Dylan Hurley, James Charles, Seán Collins, Matthew Browne. (ii) The Under 14s will train on Sundays from 4pm to 5.30pm in Connolly Park and on Wednesdays (5.15pm to 6.45pm) on which we won’t have a game. (iii) This week we entertain Dr Crokes.
PEIL FAOI 15: Our Central League will continue on Monday evening …expect text.
PEIL FAOI 16:
(i) Beidh traenáil ar an Aoine agus ar an Domhnach ag na buachaillí Faoi 16. (ii) Our A team played v Laune Rangers on Monday last and, yes, we opened our season with a good win. Well done, boys! On Monday last we played An Daingean and St Pats face us on Friday (iii) Our B team was defeated by Ardfert in a Division 3 game last Wednesday.
It was a good outing as team and mentors learned a lot! Keep the heads up, lads! Team: Ben Quilter, David Burke, Danny Draghici, Craig Ó Tíocháin, Eddy Galvin, Garry Clifford, Tom O’Farrell, Jamie Carmody, Eoghan Carroll, Leon Shalamba, Daniel O’Rourke, Charlie Curran, Conor Myers, Adam Curran, Jordan Ó Sé, Christopher Nolan, Luke Chester.
SCÓR NA bPÁISTÍ:
(i) Best wishes to our Scór na bPáistí representatives who will dance their six-hand reel in the county semi-final at 2pm on Sunday next (10ú) in the ‘Tinteán’ Theatre, Ballybunion. (ii) The county finals of Scór na bPáistí will be on 17th April. (ii) Beidh Foireann Quiz ag Club AdeS, leis. Our representatives in the quiz, which will be held on 17th, will be Seosamh Ó Riada, Brian Mac Eileagóid, Clóda Ní Mhuirí, Kirby Áine Ní Riain.
SINSIR CHIARRAÍ: ‘Well done’ to our hurlers v Laois and to our footballers v Cork.
PEIL NA nÓG:
Read the first issue of the ‘South West 2016 Newsletter’ on kerrygaa.ie. It is of interest to all age groups. SCÓR – SENIORS: (i) ‘Well done’ to the Spá dancers who won their club’s 9th Senior Rince Foirne All-Ireland. (ii) Comhghairdeachas to our Spá (Cnoc na hEaglaise) neighbours who came 2nd in the quiz…..two firsts and a second in three years is a great achievement! (iii) The Rock was also represented at the Scór finals…..our Aoife Ní Choileáin sang Amhrán na bhFiann. Agus chan sí go binn!