Senior ladies Match Report
Bons Secours County Junior A Championship
Semi Final v Cromane
It’s time to put up the flags and colour our parish again, as your Senior Ladies have qualified for the Junior A Final v Abbeydorney in two weeks, after an absolute cracker of a match, that came down to the actual last kick of the game. Take a bow Sarah Scanlon, who kicked over the free to win it after a foul on Roisin Rahilly.
This was a real seesaw battle as the momentum swung to each side on a number of occasions. Ballymac impressive in the first 5 mins raced into a 3-point lead, only to be rocked back on our heels by a Cromane goal and point. We did respond well and scored point versus point to go in at halftime only 1 point down. 1-5 Cromane 0-7 Ballymac.
The second half started with a pointed free from Sarah to level up the scores, then we hit the posts twice in quick succession. Next play brought a great goal from Rachel Creedon as she cut in off the left wing. Cromane then responded over 15 mins with 1-2 to 1 point (and a lovely point from play by Cora it was) from us to take the lead back.
Roisin then responded with a fabulous point from play, at this stage Cromane lost their centre forward to a yellow card for three ticks, when her time was up on fulltime, their midfielder suffered the same fate, again for three ticks, giving Ballymac a player advantage for the last 15 minutes.
Cromane struck again from a free, next up was Lisa Curran (on for Kate Collins) with another point from play. The sides were level, we were deep into injury time, Cromane came at us looking for the winner, we rebuffed them and charged forward, Roisin was fouled, Sarah Scanlon pointed.
Squad on the Day Robyn White, Ciara Kerins, Grainne Galvin, Anna Collins, Jaime Lee O’Connor, Emily O’Brien, Keelin Enright, Aisling O’Connell (c), Roisin Rahilly, Ellie McElliogott, Sarah Scanlon, Cora Savage, Rachel Creedon, Rachel Griffin, Kate Collins, Lisa Curran, Eve Creedon, Kerry Hennessy, Laura Kelly, Ella Quirke, Caoimhe Carroll, Claire Kenny, Aoibhinn Broderick, Kate O’Connor, Una Morrissey, Niamh Rahilly.
💙 MEET OUR MANAGER 💛
Stephen O’Brien hails from Kenmare but has been a vital cog in the Ballymacelligott GAA club for almost 30 years. He has held many varied roles over the years from Club Chairman (2011-2014) to Vice Chair to Manager of our Senior Men’s team (2015). Many of today’s senior men’s panel started their senior career when he was in charge. He served as Coaching Officer (2018-2021) for the club and put the same commitment, enthusiasm and work into the Academy on Sunday mornings as he did to all his other roles.
He now brings these same traits to the Senior Ladies manager role; one he has held for a year. He has worked tirelessly and been involved over the last 3 years with Anthony Curran, Dave Keane and Donal Rahilly in coaching and building this current team. Players respect him for his honest and direct approach! His home-place may be Kenmare but his heart is Ballymac! We wish him, his management team and the ladies’ squad continued success as they head to the Junior A Final v Abbeydorney
💙 MEET OUR CAPTAIN 💛
Aisling O’Connell captains our Senior Ladies team this year. Her football career began with Ballymac at 11years of age and she has been playing consistently since! Some of Aisling’s club achievements to date
– 2014, u-12 Div 3 Co. League
– 2015, u-13 B championship and u-14 Div 3 Co. Final
– 2018, u-16 Div 2 Co. Final
– 2021, Senior Junior C Co. championship
– 2022, Junior B Co. Championship.
– 2024, Co. League Div 6
Aisling has also been competitive and represented Kerry. Won Munster championship u-14 (2016) and u-16 (2018). Aisling is held is high esteem by her teammates and was voted club player of the year in 2022. Best wishes to Aisling, team and management in the upcoming Junior A Final v Abbeydorney
U13 Girls Championship Semi Final
Unfortunately it was not to be, a loss by 3:5 to 3:3….h/t we were up 2:2 to 1:1 up, a strong start by Firies in the 2nd half but Ballymac finished strong with the last few scores of the match. The team was captained by a very energetic Hannah O’ Rahilly, backed up by a towering performance by Sadie Lynch across the back line.
U15 Girls
U15 Girls travel to Kilcummin in Round One of the Club Championship tomorrow (Monday) evening at 6.30pm.
U17 Girls
Our u17 Girls qualified for the semi-final of Division Three of the Club Championship with a good victory over John Mitchels. Our Girls controlled the game from the start and held the upper hand throughout the game. They now play Beaufort in the semi-final with a date to be confirmed.
U15 Boys
The U15 Tralee town league kicked off today with a trip to St Pats / KOR. Ballymac were victorious on a score line of 4:14 to 2:03
Well done to the team and management and good luck in the next round
Under 10 Girls
U10 girls took part in the Carmel o Connor Garda memorial blitz on sat in Castleisland Desmond’s pitch. Excellent day out and very well run.
They had a piper to lead the team on a lap of the pitches and it was excellently ran.
We were grouped with Kilcummin, Scartaglen and Duagh .
3 very good games, well fought with great results for Ballymac as we were victorious in all 3 games.
Academy
We are aware we have changed the times a few different times in recent weeks but this enables the best support to travel and support our teams competing at high levels this is greatly appreciated by our senior teams
Our Academy training will be in the training pitch at 11am Sunday see you there
SENIOR TRÁTH NA gCÉIST AS GAEILGE : As of now all teams in Kerry go through to the Munster final on 14th Nov in the Mallow complex. Please express interest by 27th Sept. Thank you please contact Josephine on 086-1607355. Looking for teams of 4 to represent Ballymac GAA
Votes of sympathy
Ballymac Gaa lost two good friends this week. Denis Fitzgerald and Jimmy Lynch. Both supported us in many ways for many years. We extend our deepest sympathies to their families. May they rest in Peace.
Lotto
The Ballymacelligott GAA Club weekly Lotto draw took place in the Halfway Shop, Ballymacelligott, on Monday, 16th September 2024.
Eoin Moriarty, Conal Savage & Gearóid Healy of Ballymacelligott GAA Club and Paddy O’Sullivan from The Halfway Shop and Bar conducted the draw live on Facebook.
Eoin, Conal and Gearóid were part of the St Kieran’s Squad that won the County Minor Championship last Monday night. The owners of a County Monir Title and medal are few and far between, so it’s a great honour and distinction to own one. It is a matter of great pride, and we salute you all for your outstanding achievement.
The numbers drawn were 7,12,17 and 32.
There was no winner of the Jackpot of €3000.00
Congratulations to the lucky dip winners this week:
€30.00 – Mary Silles purchased her ticket from Paula Silles.
€20.00 – Diarmuid Lynch purchased his ticket from Paula Silles.
€20.00—Brendan Moriarty [purchased his ticket online.
The Next Jackpot is an exciting opportunity to win €3200. The draw, which will be live on Facebook from The Halfway Bar & Shop on Monday, 23rd September 2024, at around 7.00 pm, is something to look forward to.
On September 23rd, all the Quick Pick winners from Monday, August 26th, will be entered into a draw to win a € 50.00 Voucher for The Halfway Shop.
So far, we have in the hat for a voucher from The Half-Way Shop:
29th August: Catherine Barry, Eileen McDonnell & Johnny Leen
2nd September: Ann Ferguson, Jerome Leen & Pat McCarthy. Kells.
9th September: Abbie Leen, Gary Savage & Fionnán Fitzgerald.
16th September: Mary Silles, Diarmuid Lynch & Brendan Moriarty.
Play Ball Lotto Ticket sales close at 6 pm sharp online. 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 and Maureen O’Shea.
Quick Pick Envelopes are available at The Halfway Shop, O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant and Glenduff Manor.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our three local businesses for facilitating the sale of the lotto tickets and for their continued support. To enable all the entries in the draw, the closing time for Quick Pick (paper) entries is Sunday nights at Glenduff Manor and 4 p.m. on Mondays from The Halfway and O’Riada’s Bar and Restaurant.
We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for your continued support. Your contributions are invaluable to our club’s day-to-day running costs, and we truly appreciate them. Your support keeps us going.