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SENIOR FOOTBALL: We have drawn Dingle in the quarter final of the Co. Championship. In a way this will be an historic meeting as our very first SF Co. Championship game played 90 years ago this year  was against a team named Dingle in Dingle, played on 6th May 1928.We won that game and went on to win our first Co. Championship title later that year.

This will be our 17th Championship meeting in total and of the 16 previous encounters Dingle have come out on top on nine occasions while we have won seven. Those seven wins include the last two occasions we have met – in the 2010 semi final which we won by 2-11 to 2-9 and in the 2014 semi final which ended in a 2-13 to 1-9 victory for us.

HURLING: The semi final of the South Kerry Junior Hurling Championship between ourselves and St. Pats (East Kerry) has been fixed for next Saturday (22nd Sept). Please note that the game will be in Kilcummin with a 5.30pm throw-in (extra time if necessary). The final, against Duagh, is fixed for the following Saturday (29th Sept) although, as we write, this may be changed.

GARRY SCOLLARD TOURNAMENT: The Annual Garry Scollard U16 Hurling Tournament goes ahead at two venues on this coming Saturday (22nd Sept).  Twelve teams, divided into 4 groups of 3 will be participating. Games in Groups 1 (St. Brendans, Ballinhassig and Newcastle West) and 2 (Crotta, St. Kierans Ardagh and Kenmare/Kilgarvan) will take place at the John Mitchels Complex while games in Groups 3 (Abbeydorney, Adare and Granagh/Ballingarry) and 4 (Tralee Parnells, Templeglantine and Ballyheigue) will be played in Connolly. All there round robin games will start at 11am.

The two semi finals will take place at  2pm in both pitches in Connolly Park with the final also fixed for Connolly Park at 3pm.

BEST WISHES: to one of the Club’s outstanding  mentors of many teams down the years, including most recently our SF team, John Joe Sugrue who, we are glad to report, is well on the way to a full recovery after a medical procedure in Dublin during the past week.

CLUBHOUSE: As always the Clubhouse is available for all types of Parties and Functions. Enquiries about Club Bookings should be made by contacting Harry Hynes at 087 2467286.

A NIGHT OF MEMORIES: For many years Francie Breen has been one of the great organizers and Master of Ceremonies of numerous special events in the Clubhouse.

And Francie has another such event coming up on the October Bank Holiday Sunday Night (28th Oct) which we are sure will be of interest to many people both young and old.

His posters advertising the event are headed ‘From the Candy Store to Baltymore – a Night of Memories with music from the best of Irish Showbands’.

The €5 enrty fee is in aid of the Connolly Park Senior Citizens Christmas Party. The Showband Music will include, among many others, Brendan Bowyer, Dickie Rock, Joe Dolan, Brendan O’Brien, Eileen Reid, Larry Cunningham and Big Tom to name but a few.

On its own this would be a night to remember but can you imagine the night it would be if we were also celebrating the winning of the Co. Championship which is due to played earlier that day. So an added incentive Footballers to bring home the bacon on that day.

CARDS: The 45 Card Sessions continue in the Clubhouse on every Monday and Thursday nights, commencing at 9.30pm each night.

LOTTO: Last week’s (10th Sept) Jackpot, worth €9,150, was not won. The numbers drawn were 1, 14, 15, 19. The €20 winners were: Brendan O’Regan, and Phil Lynch, both c/o The Club; Luke McNamara, c/o Carmel O’Neill; Evan Healy, c/o Rock Street Post Office; and Noel O’Connell, c/o Club Rockies.

Tickets are on regular sale at the Rock Street Post Office and at the Stacks Clubhouse, as well as from our other regular sellers.

SYMPATHY:  Sincere sympathy is offered to the families of the following who died recently – Bernie  Creagh (nee Horan), Ballinorig, Clash and The Ballymac Bar, Boherbee (mother of former Club Hurler, Patrick); Denis Walsh, Ballinorig South and formerly Mitchel’s Avenue; Anne Moran (nee Lucey), Castlebar and formerly St. Brendan’s Park; and Emmet Kennelly, Staughton’s Row and formerly Kennelly’s Chemist, Castle Street.

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