GAA CLUBS

SENIOR FOOTBALL: As we write we still await confirmation for a firm date for the opening round of the Club Championship scheduled for the w/e of  25th July. Rounds two and three will then go ahead on the following two weekends with the final to take place later in the […]

Sunday Lunch    Na Gaeil Clubhouse opened for Sunday Lunch at the weekend and all club members that attended had a wonderful dining experience. It was great to see the premises opened again and Chairperson Tim Lynch Jnr. was on hand to welcome everybody. Cathy, Jackie and Margaret did trojan work […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended due to Covid-19. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We will gradually be restarting activities over the next month in line with Government and GAA advice. We thank […]

Busy Times in Caherslee: With teams switching to other days to avoid having too many teams and players at training on the same evening, the week has seen lots of activity with training for some squad or other most days. Some like under 12 boys had their first session, while […]

JUVENILE ACADEMY It’s great to be back doing what we do best here in Strand Road …. looking after everyone from those who are knee high to a grasshopper up along the way to seniors. Ballyrickard was a hive of activity last Sunday morning as our academy returned to training […]

Minor Team News Our Minor team will play in Group C of The County Minor League starting in a few weeks. The games are planned  as follows:​ Round 1 : Friday 17th July at 7pm Laune Rangers V Ballymac​ Round 2: Saturday 15th August at 4pm  Ballymac V Firies ​ […]

SENIOR FOOTBALL: After an absence of 20 weeks (our last game – in round 1 of the Co. League at home to Kenmare Shamrocks – was on the 8th March last) our Seniors are due to get back to competitive action on the week-end of 26th July with a game […]

Key Messages for Parents/Guardians and Players    This information applies to Adult Players and Parents/Guardians of Underage Players (i.e. Minors and below) Parents/Guardians and Players must complete the online education module. https://courses.gaa.ie/Covid19ClubEd Parents/Guardians and Players shall ensure compliance with COVID-19 guidelines for their own health and safety and that of their […]

Return to Training & Play There is great excitement in the club this week as our hurlers and camogie players return to training in Caherslee. Some teams returned on Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th and others will be returning on Friday evening 3rd July, with our younger members returning on […]

IT was great to see the Sportsfield open again this week. Training will resume for all teams over the coming weeks. Coaches will send texts with details. Provisional training times are outlined below. These are subject to change so please keep an eye on Facebook and texts from coaches. Games […]

JUVENILE ACADEMY Start warming up…. Girls and boys we’re back next Sunday, July 5th in Ballyrickard for our Juvenile Academy. We are so looking forward to seeing everyone again after the long break from football. We have been busy preparing for the safe return. We will be in touch with all age […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended due to Covid-19. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We will gradually be restarting activities over the next month in line with Government and GAA advice. We thank […]

CHAIRMAN’S THANKS: As our season resumes, I’d like to thank our entire club membership for the disciplined way in which we responded to the Croke Park Directives and Government Health Guidelines in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The past three months were difficult, especially for our players, from the […]

Pitch Opening    The good news from GAA headquarters at the weekend is that we can now re-open our pitch in Killeen for senior training from Wednesday June 24th and for underage training from Saturday June 27th. All the mentors and coaches will be in touch with the relevant groups during […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended due to Covid-19. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We will gradually be restarting activities over the next month in line with Government and GAA advice. We thank […]

COVID-19 – GAA FAST FORWARD ROADMAP TO RETURN FOR CLUBS. Following a meeting of the Covid -19 Advisory Committee last Friday , Croke Park have green lighted the opening of pitches for non contact adult training from Wednesday, June 24th. Minor and underage players can start back from Saturday, June 27th. All […]

GOOD NEWS – RETURN TO TRAINING:  The club is working hard to get everything in place for a safe return to play for all senior and underage players.  We are making every effort to minimise risk for everyone by working to implement the GAA guidelines for Safe Return to Gaelic […]

This week saw an acceleration of the return to our games. Our Club has worked very hard to orgasnise and prepare for the opening.The following changes to the return to activity guidelines are being made after recommendations from the Covid-19 Advisory Committee on Saturday morning last. These changes were subsequently endorsed […]

CLUB COVID SUPERVISOR : Timmy Weir has been appointed the Abbeydorney GAA Covid Supervisor. We wish Timmy the best in his new role. This is a very important role within the club in this present time and we would everyone concerned to support Timmy, in ensuring the safe return to […]

Return to Training & Play As announced by the GAA last Saturday, all senior and juvenile teams can return to full contact training and matches from Monday June 29th. Caherslee will be open again on 29th June and a training schedule is currently being finalised. Each team Manager will be […]

COVID-19: The COVID-19 Emergency Fund is a grant programme to provide funding to groups that are directly involved in the Community Call response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and administered by the Local Authority in each area.  Austin Stacks GAA […]

Covid-19 Guidelines on Safe Return to Gaelic Games   The following piece is part of the Covid-19 guidelines issued by Croke Park regarding under-age players returning to training:  Risk for Under-Age Players: The HIQA document “Evidence summary for spread of COVID-19 by children” published in May 2020 indicated that there is […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We thank all our promoters and supporters of the St. […]

LADIES AND JUVENILE NOTES As we are now in “Phase 2” of the roadmap to reopening we hope that you and your families are well.  Thank you again to everyone for volunteering with Strand Road and our efforts to help the vulnerable in our local community. Following the welcome guidelines […]

Ballymac GAA Club Grounds Remain Closed.​ We have got guidelines from Croke Park that clubs can return to training once safe distance can be maintained but until certain criteria are fulfilled by clubs our Grounds remain closed until 29th June. Requirements include the club chairpersons, secretaries, coaches and players all […]

Return to Training The club is actively preparing for the safe return of all of our teams to training in Caherslee from June 29th. We are delighted with the response from players and coaches alike who all seem really keen to get back on the hurling and camogie pitches. A […]

LAUNCH OF ONLINE LOTTO: Prior to this Monday’s night’s Lotto Draw our Online Lotto project was launched in the presence of the Local Press and Media. The following is the statement made by Club Chairman, Billy Ryle at the launch. ‘I wholeheartedly welcome the news that GAA activity is to […]

LADIES AND JUVENILE NOTES Some welcome news at last ….As per the GAA roadmap announced last Friday, our club will return on June 29th in line with the official GAA guidelines and subject to various conditions to be met by our club. June 29th -pitches can reopen July 31st -resumption of competitions, September 14th -inter-county […]

Ballymac GAA Club Grounds Remain Closed. We have got guidelines from Croke Park that clubs can return to training once safe distance can be maintained but until certain criteria are fulfilled by clubs our  Grounds remain closed until 29th June. Requirements include the club chairpersons, secretaries, coaches and players all […]

Lotto Our club lotto remains suspended in line with the Government / HSE advice at that time. While this is a regrettable decision it is necessary to safeguard the health of our club officer’s lotto players and our many promoters. We thank all our promoters and supporters of the St. […]