BALLYMAC GAA LOTTO
The draw took place on the 12th Sept Ballygarry Hotel €4,600. Numbers: 6,8,10 & 24. No winners, lucky dips: 1. Eric Quirke c/o Paula Silles. 2. Christina Harrington Glenduff House c/o Tom Leen. 3. Tom Leen, Kilquane c/o Christy Leen. 4. Eoghan Nelligan Brickfield
Ballymacelligott online. 5. Nora Marian Parkinson Kilflynn online. Next week’s lotto draw will take place in Glenduff House with the jackpot now standing at €4,700.
SENIORS
Our Senior team will travel to play John Mitchells in the rescheduled semifinal of the Coiste Tra Li Championship on Sunday the 2 nd of October. Time TBC. We will also compete in the final of the Brendan’s League against St Pats on the 9 th of October. Venue and time TBC.
GOLF CLASSIC FUNDRAISER 2016
Ballymac are holding their annual golf classic at Beaufort Golf Club on Saturday the 15th of October. The competition is a Stableford 4-man team format. Team of 4 costs €160. All persons interested in entering a team please contact David Slattery at (087) 2201042.
Team prizes for 1 st , 2nd & 3rd with the first prize being a 4 Ball at the Old Head of Kinsale. All proceeds go to development of the new training pitch in Ballymac.
SIOBHAN COTTER BLITZ
The Annual Siobhan Cotter Blitz will take place in Churchill on Sunday the 09 th of October 2016. This Blitz will see our U7, 8, 9 and 10 panels playing on the day. Ballymac were narrowly defeated last year in a play-off game by Austin Stacks. Best of luck to all the boys participating. Details of the blitz will be sent on by the co-ordinators.
HANDBALL
Congratulations to Daire Keane on becoming the U16 Munster Handball Champion by beating Sean McAdam’s in a compelling contest 21-13 and 21-14 in the final. This was a hard fought battle in Cullen, Co. Cork. Daire is a great Ambassador for Ballymac handball.
Also a big thanks to all the locals that attended the over35’s All Ireland semifinal and great to see our Kerry players Domnick Lynch and John Joe Quirk (Glenbeigh) winning.
Next Saturday (July 30th) Ballymacelligott Handball Club host the Munster Senior 60×30 Handball Finals. Games start at 11am with Dominick Lynch (Glenebeigh) in the first semi-final against Limerick opposition. Final scheduled for 3pm. A big crowd is expected in attendance. In the
Ladies Senior Championship, Ballymac’s Ashley Prediville takes on Corks Catriona Casey in Hospital, Co. Limerick on Wednesday night (July 27th). Ballymac HC has a total of six players representing Kerry in the Munster Championships this year: Ashley Prendiville (Ladies Senior), Clive Counihan (Junior), Cian Counihan & Danny Riordan (Junior B both Singles & Doubles), Pat & Eamon Lacey (Emerald Masters singles & JunB Doubles) and all will be competing over the coming weeks. Juvenile Training Continues on Monday nights at 8pm. Beginners welcome.
ALL IRELAND MINOR FINAL
Kerry took on Galway in the All Ireland Minor Football final last Sunday next and they were victorious on a scoreline of 3-07 to 1-09. Ballymac players Micheal Reidy and Tomas O’
Connor have been a part of the panel since the beginning of the year and it was great to see them in Croke Park on the biggest day of the minor football year. Two other lads involved on the day with a connection to the Parish were David Clifford of Fossa who scored a great goal on the day. His mother Ellen is a native of Ballymac. Beales Cormac Linnane is the son of Mrs Peggy Linnane who is a teacher at Clogher National School. He also scored a point on the day.
Congratulations to the lads, their team mates and management on a great win on the biggest day of their football lives to date. This meant that Kerry had won an impressive third Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in a row in Croke Park last Sunday.
Kerry Team: Billy Courtney; David Naughten, Niall Collins, Graham O’Sullivan; Michael Potts, Daniel O’Brien, Mícheál Foley; Mike Breen, Mark Ryan; Dara Moynihan, Seán O’Shea, Diarmuid O’Connor; David Clifford, David Shaw, Brian Friel. Subs: Cormac Linnane for Brian Friel, 48; Caolim Teahan for Niall Collins, 54; Bryan Sweeney for David Shaw, 60; Kieran Dwyer for Micheál Foley, 65; Stefan Okunbor for Diarmuid O’Connor, 67.
Scorers for Kerry: David Shaw 1-1, David Clifford 1-0, Diarmuid O’Connor 1-0, Seán O’Shea 0-2 (2f), Dara Moynihan 0-2, Cormac Linnane 0-1, Niall Collins 0-1.
FAOI 16
Ballymac U16 boys started their town league campaign with a home fixture against Kerins O’Rahillys last Thursday the 15 th of September and were victorious on the night. Well done to the team and mentors.
FAOI 14
Ballymac U14 boys started their town league campaign with a home fixture against Na Gaeil on Tuesday the 13 th of September. This was a good competitive game which Na Gaeil won by
three points on the night. Friday the 16 th of September was the agreed date for the rescheduled Castleisland District A Final between Ballymac A and Currow with the venue being Knocknagoshel. Our boys performed very well on the night and were competitive throughout. Unfortunately, they came up short on the night on a score line of 3-13 to 2-13.
Many thanks to all for their support on the night. Our U14B boys will play a challenge game in Ballymac on Wednesday the 21 st at 6.45pm against Moyvane. Can all players arrive at the ground no later than 6.15pm.
FAOI 10
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BALLYMAC U10 PANEL
We have a challenge match against Firies last Thursday night the 15 th of September at 6.30pm on our training pitch. We had good competitive games on the evening. Many thanks to
Firies GAA for travelling for the games. We competed in the Castleisland District U10 blitz in Cordal last Saturday the 17 th of September. We entered two teams in the blitz. Ballymac A were in a league with Cordal, Scartaglin & Knocknagoshel. Ballymac B were in a group with Knock/Brosna, Currow and Castleisland Desmonds. Both teams performed very well in the
group stages and qualified for the A and B finals. First up was the A final where we took on Castleisland Desmond’s. This was a very competitive game with a lot of good quality football being played. Ballymac came out on top by the narrowest of margins in an excellent final.
There was great delight at the final whistle and Conor Martin accepted the plaque on behalf of his team. Next up were the Ballymac B team who competed very well against a strong Cordal side. Cordal went on to win the B shield but our boys did themselves and their
club proud. Shane Crossan picked up the runners up medals on behalf of his team mates. Many thanks to Cordal GAA and all involved on a very good blitz. The academy for our U10
panel did not take place last Sunday morning the 18 th of September due to the Blitz the previous day. The academy continues next Sunday the 25 th of September at the usual time.
FAOI 8
The Academy took place last Sunday the 18th of September for our U8 panel. We had a reasonable turnout on the day on what was a poor morning for football. The academy continues next Sunday the 25 th of September at the usual time.
FAOI 6
U6 Academy Boys & Girls had a good outing last Sunday morning and everyone had lots of fun learning their skills. Academy continues next Sunday the 18th of September on the main pitch so come along and bring your water and gum shield.
CAILINI FAOI 10
Our U10 girls will travel to Glenflesk next Saturday evening next to take part in a Blitz organised by the local Club. Best of luck to them on the day.
