LOTTO
Ballymac lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 30th June 2014. Jackpot was €2200. There was no winner.
Lucky Dips
1. John Keane, Kielduff
2. Linda Butler, Rathanny (online)
3. Pat DeLacey c/o Chris Leen
4. Tom Leen, Chutehall
5. Emma Sheehy, Farmers Bridge
Sellers Prize : Halfway Bar. Next week’s lotto is €2,300 and can be played on line at www.ballymacgaa.com .
CO DEVELOPMENT SQUADS
Congratulations to Micheal Reidy and Josh O Keeffe who were part of Kerry Development Squads which took part in inter-county competitions last weekend.
ST. KIERANS
Well done to all Ballymac players involved with St. Kierans minors and U21’s victorious teams in the past week.
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.
MUNSTER FINAL
Congratulations to the Kerry minor and Senior teams on their excellent victories over the weekend. Ballymac Coiste na nOg organised a bus to Cork on Sunday last for the games. A great day was had by all.
A big thank you to Jeremiah Lynch and Mike Brosnan for their organising of this trip. Congratulations to Jerome McEllistrim and Anna Collins on winning guess the score competitions in the minor and senior games respectively.
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BALLYMAC 5-18 LAUNE RANGERS B 8-6
We played Laune Rangers B at home in the central division on Monday 30th in what was definitely a game of two halves .Rangers started in fine style gaoling inside two minutes.
Ballymac then took over and goals from Dara Chawke and Cillian Gallagher coupled with points form Daire Keane,(0-4) Cillian, Davy Rodgers and Tadhg Brick(0-2) had us 2-8 to 1-0 ahead midway through the half.
Cillian scored another 1-1 and points from Liam O’Brien, James Carmody, Dara Chawke and D Rodgers had us 3-13 to 2-0 ahead at the break.
Rangers, who travelled with a big squad, introduced some subs at half time, and these had a telling impact on the game. They goaled immediately on the restart and any thoughts we had of winning easily quickly vanished. They added another 2-4 to cut the gap to 3 points at the midway point.
Two points each from Cillian and Dara Keane extended our lead , but Rangers replied with 2-1 to level the scores. A well taken goal by Josh lifted the siege, followed by a Davy Rodgers point and Daire Keane goal. Rangers again replied with 1-1 ,but thankfully there was no more time left and we held on to win by 3 points.
TEAM : E Culloty, D Dunne, C Dunne ,K Lenihan, D Leen,L O ‘Brien, C Godley, T Brick, J O’Keeffe,C Gallagher, D Rodgers, J Carmody ,D Chawke, D Keane, D Lynch, Subs J Sugrue, J Lowe, E Leahy.
ACADEMY:
Academy will return next Sunday at 11 am. Our U10’s will meet Castlegregory on Wednesday at 7pm in Ballymac. Our U10’s had their final Go Games in the Castleisland district held in Scartaglin on Friday night last. Those who impressed on the night were Raymond Lowe, Jack O Connor, Michael Culloty, Luke O Connell, Gary Lynch and Donal Daly.
CÚL CAMPS:
Kelloggs Cul Camp will return to Ballymac GAA grounds on Monday 28th July and will run until Friday 1st August. The past Cul Camps have been an enjoyable fun filled week for both boys and girls aged 6 – 13 while improving their football skills at the same time. The form can be downloaded from our website www.ballymacgaa.com or you can register on line at www.gaa.ie/kelloggsculcamps. Please note: The Online Booking facility closes at noon on the Friday preceding the week of the camps.
COMHGHAIRDGEAS:
Congratulations to coaches Roland Rogers & Niall Gilroy on completing the Ring of Kerry. What a fantastic achievement!
Parnells Camogie
“Girls With Hurls – girls curious about camogie are invited to come along to Ballymac GAA Club on Saturday, July 12th at 10:30 a.m. to see over 80 players from around the county in action.
Tralee Parnells is hosting teams from Causeway, CillArd and Killarney in the second of four exciting U-8/10 summer fun blitzes. The Parnells will also be selling raffle tickets for two All-Ireland Hurling Semi-final tickets for a draw to be held at the end of July.”
SYMPATHY
The Club extends its deepest sympathy to the Godley family of Lisoleen and the Lynch Family Kielduff on the recent tragic death of John Godley, Lisoleen.
