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Seniors
Our Senior team are playing the first round of the County League Division 1 against Legion on Friday 17th March St. Patricks Day at 2.30 pm at home in Ballymac.
A good home support would be welcomed to support the team and management.
Minors
Minor County League Division 8 Round 2.
Our second team at minor level made the trip by bus to Dromid deep in South Kerry on Saturday afternoon last to take on a Dromid/Waterville combination.
A scoreline of 10 points each at full-time was probably a fair reflection at the final whistle but in saying that our lads had a few goal chances throughout the game which would have given them a bit of breathing space to eke out the victory.
Level on six points each at halftime the second half proved a dogged affair with both teams defending heroically right to the death. While scores were at a premium those that did come our way were very well engineered and taken by our lads.
Going down to 14 men ten minutes into the second half didn’t make life easy but our lads really dug deep to get something out of the game.
Heart and togetherness made sure they were not leaving without something to show for the journey. Games like this educate and bring huge learnings for all the players and management. Well done to all.
Panel that travelled was as follows Evan O Brien, Tom Long, Thomas Leen, Micheal O Connor, Conal Savage, Sam Slattery, Gearoid Healy, Alex Riordan (c), Luke Griffin, Luke Silles, Micheal Savage,Eoghan Joy, Michael Quirke, Sean Martin, Jack Collins.
Congratulations
Huge congratulations to St.Pats in Castleisland on their fantastic victory on Saturday in the ALL-IRELAND PPS STC C FINAL especially our own Shane Gilroy
Membership
Membership is now due for payment
Membership for all club players, coaches, and administrators is now due. The Closing date is the 29th of March. There is a lot of administration in finalising membership for everyone and we would really appreciate if membership was paid as soon as possible. to avoid last minute delays. Our insurance cover ends in March so it vital everyone pays up this week so that they can continue to play and coach. We thank you in advance for your cooperation.
All links for payment are on our web site.
Academy
We were delighted to welcome back all our young Ballymac players this morning, it was fabulous to hear the laughter around the pitch.
Academy runs 11 am to 12 noon every Sunday everyone welcome, also if you would like to volunteer to help out contact Cat or Joanne in the shop
Club shop
Joanne has the shop open every Sunday during the academy for teas, coffee and snacks.
By supporting our club shop you are supporting the club as all money goes back into the club.
Our club lotto quick pick envelopes are in the shop every Sunday remember “if you are not in you can’t win”
Under 5’s
A huge welcome to our very newest and youngest players to our Ballymac GAA family and a welcome back for those veterans who are in their second year with the U5’s Academy squad.
This Sunday we had 20 kids try their hand at loads of new games which are sure to become firm favourites: Steal the Dino Eggs, Rocket Blastoff, Sonic the hedgehog and The Cones are Lava.
Coaches Sarah, Cat, Mick and Gerard, and Assistant Coach Kate were delighted to see so many happy faces run off the pitch at the end of our session.
New players and volunteer coaches to support this age group are always welcome – no experience necessary! Please speak to Cat next Sunday if you’d like to help out. See you all next Sunday for more fun and games.
Ladies News
Kerry minors
Well done to the Kerry Minor Ladies who beat Tipperary on Saturday, well done to Roisin, Keelin, Kerry, Kate and Sarah and Managers Trod and Donal.
Kerry Under16
Anna Collins and Jamie Lee O’Connor played with the under 16 Kery Ladies on Sunday against Cork in Cloughduv in round 2 Munster Championship final score 2-12 Kerry 2-5
Well done to Robyn White and her teammates at MTU Tralee for reaching 2023 Yoplait Ladies HEC Giles Cup Final
Health & Well-being
Our Swap Shop is now running every Sunday morning from 11am to 12 noon. Please feel free to bring some gear to swap or make a contribution. We have everything from skins, jerseys to football boots. We have boots in sizes 2 to 6 at present. So please do pop in to swap and/or take a look.
Ballymac Health & Well-being have secured a minimum of 130 saplings to be planted around the community walking path at the training field. We will start planting during National Tree Week, which runs from 19th March to 26th March. All budding gardeners and anyone interested in joining us for some planting, please keep an eye out on social media for further details. Otherwise, please feel free to contact Tina on 0871811249 for details.
Lotto
On Monday 06/03/23, Angela Lenihan and Oonagh O’Rahilly conducted the on-line lotto draw.
The Numbers drawn were: 15,18,28 and 32
There was no winner of this week’s Jackpot of €.1,700
Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:
€30.00 – Brian Curran, (Annual Ticket)
€20.00 – Phil O’Shea
€20.00 – Hazel Prendergast
Next week’s Jackpot is €1,800 and the draw will take place online on Monday 13th March.
Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 4pm sharp.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking here
https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2258&PC=0&RP=#Anchor
or from our regular sellers Paula Silles, Gene O’Keeffe, The Half Way Shop and O’Riadas Bar and The club shop.
The closing time for entries will be 4 pm on Mondays
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