LOTTO
Heartiest congratulations from all at Ballymac GAA Club are extended to Madeline O Connor of Clogher on her winning our Lotto jackpot of €12,400. Her numbers 1,2,8 and 23 were drawn at O Riadas on the 9th June 2014. Madeline purchased her ticket from Brendan Mannix at Ballydwyer Post Office. The lotto jackpot is now €2000 and can be played at ballymacgaa.com . It is imperative that the lotto is continued to be supported as it is the main income stream for the day to day running of the Club .

SENIOR TEAM
Ballymac played Glenflesk in round 6 of the county league last Saturday night in Glenflesk.

Glenflek opened the scoring in the first minute with a point from their centre forward Dara Roche. Ballymac were quick to respond with two points in succession from Gene Griffin and Dermot Leen. However this was the finish of our scoring in the first half. In the next 20 minutes Glenflesk scored seven points . Jeff O Donoghue at full forward and his brother Lee at corner forward provided the majority of these points. The killer blow came in the 25th minute when Lee O Donoghue goaled for Glenflesk. Another point for the home side on the 30th minute left the half time score at Glenflesk 1.9 Ballymac 0.2

Having made a few changes Ballymac started the second half with a point from Aiden Breen in the 2nd minute. Glenflek responded with 3 points in the following 3 minutes. Aiden Breen added to Ballymac’s tally with a point from a free. Daniel O Shea and David O Donoghue exchanged points. Glenflesk scored 4 more points before Daniel O Shea registered 2 for Ballymac. In the last five minutes Ballymac scored three points through Matthew Galvin, and Gene Griffin. Glenflesk added 1 more to leave the final score at Glenflesk 2.17 to Ballymac 0.10.

Ballymac Team; Padraig Laide Kevin O Shea , TJ Casey Michael Leen, Cian Counihan, Brendan O Donnell, Matthew Galvin, Philip Galvin, Con Reynolds, Daniel O Shea, Gene Griffin, Eanna Reidy, Padraig McCarthy, Aiden Breen, Dermot Leen.
Subs: Denis Leen for TJ Casey, Luke Sweeney for Padraig McCarthy, Michael Herlihy for Cian Counihan.

JUNIORS
Our Juniors complete their Co. Junior League campaign when they take on Desmonds on this coming Friday night in Castleisland.
ERIC MASON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 2014
The Third Staging of this Invitational Tournament in memory of Ballymacelligott Juvenile player, Eric Mason who passed away over three years ago took place at the Ballymacelligott GAA grounds on Saturday last, June 14th.

Blessed with fine sunny weather on the day, it was a well-run and exciting competition with clubs from Milltown/ Castlemaine, Ballydonoghue, Kenmare, Castleisland Desmonds, Kilcummin as well as Ballymac partaking in this 11 aside U-15 Blitz. We were very fortunate with the fine dry weather on the day as this six team tournament took centre stage. After a series of round-robin games Ballymacelligott emerged as Group 1 Winners with Ballydonoghue finishing Runners –Up and in Group 2, Kenmare were table-toppers with Miltown/Castlemaine in second place. There was some fine attacking and flowing football in evidence on the day and it was very entertaining for the large crowd in attendance.

In the semi-finals, Ballymac overcame the Mid-Kerry side with a hard fought victory with possession football to the fore by the hosts and Ballydonoghue proved too strong and too physical for a very slick Kenmare side in the second semi-final. It was a showdown between too evenly matched teams in the final with play swinging from end to end, but eventually Ballymacelligott possessed too many ace players and ultimately emerged as winners of the Eric Mason Memorial Cup at the third time of asking with great footballing flair.

Players such as Josh O Keeffe, Tadhg Brick, Liam O Brien, Cathal Dunne and Eddie Rogers in defence stood out as did Liam O Malley, Darragh Regan, Cillian Gallagher and Daire Keane in attack. ‘Keeper Brian Lonergan was sound throughout all four games, with a spectacular penalty save at one stage; and David Rogers and captain fantastic Keelan Brosnan contributing to some outstanding football last Saturday. There was also a Player of the Tournament and this honour went to Eoin O Malley from Ballymac with some scintillating performances right throughout the day and his never say die attitude was so admirable for all to see.

Others on the squad were Darragh Clifford, Barry Lyons and Kieran Coggins but all three were unable to play due to long-term injury. Coaches Tony Silles, Gene O Keeffe and Roland Rogers were well impressed with all four displays in the competition and are so proud of their charges. Understandably, it was an emotional day for the Mason Family and all involved in the organisation of the event were very proud of how the day went.

The club would like to offer their appreciation to the Mason Family for allowing the competition to take place in memory of Eric and all would agree that it was a huge success. It is hoped that this blitz will continue from year to year and grow from strength to strength in the forthcoming years.

Ballymacelligott GAA Coiste na nÓg would like to extend their gratitude to all who made the event possible, including parents, catering staff, referees George O Donnell and Pádraig Laide, and we would like to thank all the participating teams in the blitz for such a wonderful day. Míle Buíochas do chách !

U12: Under 12 Co League Division 3A Kilcummin 1 – 7 Ballymac 5 – 8. A fine win for our lads played in very warm conditions at Kilcummin. The boys knew going into this game they had to win to retain their chance of winning the league. They didn’t disappoint and all played their part in ensuring we came away with the points. Dylan Dunne Moriarty showed for everything in the forward line, Jack Tobin in goals is developing with every game. Our final games sees us play Kerins O Rahillys at home on Wednesday 18th June 2014

Division 3 B : Kilcummin 0-10 Ballymac 1 – 1. Our younger squad had a tough game against a very well drilled Kilcummin outfit. Despite not conceding any goals, the lads were outdone by a slicker side. Daragh Sweeny and Cathal Culloty worked hard to bring Ballymac into the game however they had to settle for second best on the evening.

ACADEMY: It was clear skies and sunshine Sunday morning for our budding stars. Darragh McMahon, Conor Lynch, Daniel Creagh, Sean Martin and Cian Gilroy had a great training session for the U6 boys. The u8 boys were also in flying form with Con Sheehan, Tom Long, Matthew Rogers and Eoghan Joy and Luke Griffin impressing their mentors.

U10 boys who shown included Javkaloav Orgonbagor, Diarmuid Galvin, Luke Horgan, Michael Prendergast, Andy Rogers and Oisin Shanahan. The u10 girls took part in a blitz in Abbeydorney. Well done to all the girls who played and showed great team spirit on the day.
U14: Congratulations to the U14 girls on reaching their first County final. They defeated Firies with a scoreline of 1-8 to 0-6. Well done to trainers Donal Rahilly and Ted Murphy.

FAMILY FUN DAY: A meeting to organise the Family Fun Day for 2014 is to be held at the Club Rooms on Thursday June 19th 2014 at 8.30pm. All welcome to attend.

CUL CAMPS: This year’s Cul Camps are due to commence on Monday 28th July and run until August 1st at Ballymac GAA grounds. These have been an unqualified success in the past number of years. Registration can be completed on the Club Website www.ballymacgaa.com

St Kieran’s Leisure Cycle Tour on July 20th.

The St Kieran’s district has a fund raising Cycle Tour on July 20th. There is a short route of 45km and a longer route of 80Km for the more ambitious cyclists. The routes go through all seven clubs geographical areas, starting in Castleisland Desmonds pitch and taking in Ballymac;Currow;Scataglin;Cordal;Brosna and Knocknagoshel and finishing in Castleisland.

Registration is open on Saturday evening July 19th at Desmonds pitch between 7 and 9 pm and on Sunday morning the 20th between 8 and 9:45AM. It is a good idea to register on the Saturday evening to avoid the rush on Sunday.

The Tour starts at 10 am and has a full safety plan and stewarding process in place for the routes and refreshments on the day. Entry fee is €25 and €20 for Cycle Ireland members. Juveniles get going for €10 but must be accompanied by an adult. See Stkierans.ie for the map of the routes and for further details.

SYMPATHY: The Club wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the Brick family of Ballyseedy on the death of Mrs Eileen Brick.