PEIL FAOI 6/8/10: (i) Sunday morning football will take place at 11am in CONNOLLY PARK.…note change of venue….and all parents/guardians are invited to an “all you can eat” breakfast in the clubhouse. That’ll be fun! (ii) Thursday football at the usual times…U6/8s at 5.45pm and U10s at 6.30pm.
‘BRACKER’ O’REGAN CUP: Round 1: Austin Stacks defeated Rock St and Rockies drew with Black’n’Amber. Round 2: Rock St defeated Black’n’Amber and Rockies drew with Austin Stacks. League Table: Austin Stacks…3 points; Rock St…2 points; Rockies…2 points; Black’n’Amber…1 point. Round 3 games to be played on Thursday 14th: Austin Stacks v Black’n’Ambers and Rockies v Rock St.
PEIL FAOI 13: (i) In last weekend’s Lee Strand UNDER 13 Football Tournament, which was a great success, our footballers were a little unlucky v Ballyboden/St Endas in the Billy Breen Shield final.
In the group round, our Rock boys lost to the eventual cup winners, Naas, but defeated Churchill and Galway’s Oranmore/Maree. At the next stage of the competition, they had an exciting 0-1 victory over Dublin’s Cluain Tarbh but, then, met the Ballyboden Dubs who were a mere 1-0 too good, despite heroic efforts from a brave Rock team that never yielded until the last tweet of feadóg an réiteora!
And, so, Oisín Murray and Evan Nugent took the Billy Breen Shield to the metropolis! Man-of-the-Match: Ciarán Kiely. Réiteoir: Paul Hayes.
Na Gaeil a bhuaigh Pláta Abbie Uí Ailín agus bronnadh an pláta ar a gcaptaen, Ciarán Ó Conchúir. Man-of-the-Match: Seán Ó Conchúir (Na Gaeil).
Réiteoir: George O’Donnell. The Naas Lily Whites were too strong for Salthill/Cnoc na Cathrach in the cup final and their captain, Daniel Lenihan, went off on the train with the Lee Strand Dinny O’Connor Cup.
Man-of-the-Match: Charlie Sheridan (Naas). Player of the Tournament: Liam O’Reilly (Naas). Kildare football seems to be doing well!! Referee: Paul Hayes. Well done, all….players, host families, parents, mentors and hard working organisers, officials and helpers.
The late Dinny O’Connor, who was fondly remembered and honoured by the ‘unveiling’ of his portrait in the clubhouse and by the renaming of the Lee Strand Cup in his honour, would have been delighted with the efficient running of the tournament in which sixteen teams (300++ players) participated. Thanks to our sponsors, Lee Strand.
(ii) Our Under 13 boys played away v Ardfert on Tuesday (12th) in the Town League. Well done, lads!
PEIL FAOI 14: (i) Tralee Town League champions: Ben Cuiltéir; Brian Mac Eileagóid, Ruairí Ó Conaill (capt), Caoimhín de Barra; Josh Ó Loingsigh, Seosamh de Nógla, Cian Ó Duilleáin; Armin Heinrich, Dean Rusk; Seán Ó Ficheallaigh, Seán de Bastábla, Eimhín Ó Foghlú; Séamus Mac Cathail, Jordan Ó Cíosáin, Donnacha Mac an tSaoir; Gavin Ó Slatara, Donncha Mac an tSionnaigh, Cillian Lichfield, Gearóid Mac Giolla Chaillín.
PEIL FAOI 16: (i) Following a Town League (Roinn 1) victory over Naomh Pádraig on Wednesday, we went down…3-10 to 3-7…to a better Na Gaeil side on Sunday. On Sunday next at 12.00 we’ll play v Ardfert in Connolly Park. (ii) Our Bs played their first competitive game this Wednesday (13th) v Churchill. Maith sibh, a bhuachaillí!
COMÓRTAS NA mBORDCHEANTAR – FAOI 16: The Tralee U16 Team defeated Shannnon Rangers….4-15 to 3-15….and are now in the semi-final of the County (Divisional) Championship. Well done, boys! A great result! The Rock representatives on the panel: David Oba (cúl báire), Eoghan Carroll (3), Luke Chester (5), Dara Barry-Walsh (6), Seán Quilter (8), Adam Curran (9), Daniel O’Rourke (12), Conor Myers (13), Cian Purcell (15), David Bourke, Danny Drághici. Rock scorers: C.Myers (2-4, 1 free), D.O’Ruairc (0-1), L.Chester (0-1), D.Barry-Walsh (0-1). East Kerry, Eoghan Rua, Ciarraí Thiar and Tralee are left in the competition and our men will take on the might of Ciarraí Thiar in the county semi-final on Saturday September 23rd. Vis unita fortior!! Ní neart go cur le chéile!!
MINOR ALL-IRELAND – CIARRAÍ v DOIRE: Best wishes and good luck to our Rock boys, Dylan Ó Cathasaigh, Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh agus Mícheál Ó Slatara, in the All-Ireland Final v Doire Cholmcille on Sunday!
Ár mbeannachtaí, leis chuig ár gcomharsana ar an gCillín…Diarmuid Ó Conchúir, Ryan Ó Néill agus Fearghal de Barra (painéal sínte). Tá ceathrar iarscoláirí de chuid Ghaelscoil Mhic Easmainn ar an bpainéal! Ciarraí Abú!
ÁR SINSIR: (i) Best wishes to our seniors in their preparations for their football championship game v Ciarraí Thiar in Austin Stack Park on the 23rd. (ii) We wish every success to the organisers of the Gary Scollard Hurling Tournament which will take place in Connolly Park on the 23rd.
IOMÁNAITHE FAOI 21: A great hurling victory for Kerry! Comhghairdeachas le hIománaithe Faoi 21 Chiarraí a bhuaigh Craobh B na hÉireann. Agus comhghairdeachas le Dara Ó Seanacháin, an captaen, who gave all his speech as Gaeilge, as did Bríd Corkery of the victorious All-Ireland camogie team!
