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BADMINTON NOTES by Junior Griffin The badminton programme of last weekend was dominated by  the end of season Munster competitions which were played in the UL Arena of Limerick and these included the rescheduled  Brewster Cup  competition on the Saturday and the Munster Club finals on the Sunday. When the […]

By Alan Cantwell The St. Brendan’s Basketball Club teams had a fantastic weekend of action on the courts in Kerry, Cork and Galway with mixed fortunes but some really great performances all round. Our Boys U16s completed a brilliant season by finishing runners up in the All Ireland Club final […]

Mens Results Sat 14th April 2018 – Foursomes / Fourball Round 2: 1st Mark Sheehy (14) & Ned O’Shea Jnr (11) 44pts 2nd Anthony O’Connor (17) & Mike Galvin (17) 41pts 20 Pairings Entered. Sunday 15th – club competitions cancelled. Fixtures: Sunday 22nd April: MC 3 Bailys Solicitors 9 Hole […]

By Junior Griffin The bell tolled  for the end of another Badminton competitive season last week with the completion of the CPC.IE sponsored mixed leagues over two nights in two separate venues and the playing of the Paddy Sugrue tournaments at the Tralee Sports complex on Sunday last. Before one […]

Mens Results Master Classic No 2 sponsored by Calibration Services 8tht April 1st: Fergus Kelly (11) 41 Points 2nd: Mike Galvin (18) 40 Points 3rd: Austin Hynes (7) 40 Points 4th: John Sexton (18) 40 Points 5th: Mark Leahy (6) 40 Points 6th: Domo Lyne (11) 39 Points Best Gross: […]

Mens results Sunday 1st April  MC1 Sponsored by TLI Group 1st: David Sheehy (9) 37 Points 2nd: Padraig Daughton (7) 37 Points 3rd: Michael Leahy (8) 37 Points 4th: Ger Hill (18) 37 Points 5th: Gerry Ryan (13) 36 Points 6th: Donal O’Connell (15) 36 Points Best Gross: Eoghan O’Donnell 34 […]

By Junior Griffin Competitive badminton returns to the Tralee Sports Centre next Sunday April 8th for the first time in 10 years with the staging of the Paddy Sugrue Tournaments which caters for divisions 2 to 5. Mr Sugrue was former President of Tralee’s County Club and also the Kerry Badminton […]

  Kerry Badminton News from Junior Griffin Friday night last, March 23rd, 2018 saw the final stages of the  closing programme of another Kerry Badminton Association, CPC.IE sponsored, County Championships at the Killarney Sports Arena and on the night it was the divisions 2 &4 mixed doubles championships that took […]

By Donie Jack Griffin A hard weekend for Tralee Boxing Club, as three boxers travelled to the National Stadium for All Irelands semi/finals. John, Mike, Patrick McCarthy, along with Tommy & Noel (coaches} took the long road on Friday evening last for weigh in & boxing early Saturday morning. For […]

Mens results (Sunday 25th March)  Castle Bar Spring League Plate: Team Colm Sheehy beat Team Brian Waldron Club Singles: 1st: Barry Murphy (14) 44 Points 2nd: Hugh O’Farrell (15) 40 Points 3rd: Tom O’Driscoll (20) 39 Points 4th: Willie Goulding (9) 39 Points Fixtures: Fri. 30th Mar. Castle Bar Spring League […]

The refixed Kerry doubles championships for both ladies and men for divisions 2&4 took place last Monday night in the Killarney Sports Arena. For a Bank Holiday night there was certainly a great turnout and the many onlookers were certainly treated to all that is good in the game of badminton. Results as […]

By Donie Jack Griffin Mixed luck at the Munsters on Monday . Shane Coffey boxed very clever to win against Colin Fitzpatrick (Ennis BC) in Boy 3  44.5kg & will box next sunday 25th for a Munster Title. Francie Doherty Boy 1.   37kg  came up against Jamie McCarthy (Riverstown BC) Cork […]

Castle Bar Spring League Cup Quarter Finals. Sat 17th March Results: Team Danny Leen beat Team Daniel O’Connor Team Mikey Sheehy beat Team Tim Leahy Team Gene Kelly beat Team Kevin McCarthy Team Donie O’Keefe beat Team Brian Hennebery Castle Bar Spring League Plate. Team Gene O’Donnell beat Team Tom O’Driscoll […]

BADMINTON NOTES On the home badminton scene  last weekend the programme was dominated by the CPC.IE mixed doubles championships for divisions 1,3 &5 and  for the second time in 3 weeks these 3 divisions certainly brought a huge crowd of Badminton followers to the Killarney Sports Arena on Friday last  […]

Men’s Results: Sun 11th Mar – Castle Bar Spring League Rd 2 Day 2 1st: Gerald Carey Jnr (21) 47 Points 2nd: Martin Mitchell (12) 43 Points 3rd: Sean Carmody (17) 42 Points There was 79 Cards Processed Sat 10th Mar – Castle Bar Spring League Rd 2 Day 1 […]

Even though it’s  an indoor sport,  the snow fall of last week certainly  put paid to the sport of badminton  as well as most of the  other sports last weekend  as travelling was just out of the question  and the health and safety  of all participants must always be the […]

BADMINTON NOTES The main badminton activity of last weekend was the Munster Grade E team event which took place in Waterford on Sunday last. Originally, 4 Counties had entered, namely Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford but the home County withdrew on Saturday evening which left it a 3 tier contest. […]

Mens results Results: Saturday 24th Februrary  (Spring League Qualifying  Rd 1) 1st Liam Hussey (14) 43pts 2nd Eamon Fitzgerald (18) 40pts There was 56 Cards processed Don’t forget the 3 R’s – Replace, Repair and Rake Sunday 25th February (Spring League Qualifying  Round 1) 1st Maurice Laide (17) 39 Points 2nd Seamus […]

  ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell THE JAMES HOBBERT MEMORIAL BOYS U17 TOURNAMENT The James Hobbert Memorial Boys U17 Tournament takes place at Moyderwell and Presentation Gym Tralee on Saturday next the 3rd March. The club will host the annual event and it features teams from Kerry, […]

By Donie Jack Griffin It was a long drive from Dungarvan after our Irish Champion Patrick McCarthy was beaten in semi-final of the Munster Championships. Patrick is not boxing as he did last year and a good opponent in Ger McDonagh Glen  Boxing club Cork,  took hiss chance. Patrick is at it full trottle now […]

Training continues at the following times GIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh U11s Tuesday 6-7pm, Balloonagh and Saturday 10-11.15 am, Cumann Iosaef U12s Team 1 Wednesday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Friday 5.45-7.15pm, Mounthawk U12s Team 2 Wednesday 6-7.30pm, John Mitchells U14s Team 1 Monday 7-8pm, Balloonagh and Wednesday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U14s Team 2 Tuesday 8-9pm, Balloonagh and Friday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U16 Girls Wednesday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Friday 7.15-8.30pm, Friday BOYS Senior Academy U10s Monday 7-8pm, Mounthawk […]

BADMINTON NOTES The Kerry even doubles badminton County Championships, again sponsored by CPC.IE commenced in the Killarney sports Centre on Sunday last and which catered for divisions 1,3 & 5 and what a huge turnout there was over the day which saw no less than 6 County titles decided. In […]

Men’s results Sunday  18th February  (14 holes singels) 1st Jerry Maloney (14) 33pts 2nd Derek O’Brien (15) 33pts 3rd James O’Halloran (7) 31pts 4th Daniel F O’Connor (9) 31pts   91 Cards processed   Fixtures: Sat 24th Feb: Castle Bar Spring League Qualifying Round 1 (Min 2 per team to a […]

Training continues at the following timesGIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh U11s Tuesday 6-7pm, Balloonagh and Saturday 10-11.15 am, Cumann Iosaef U12s Team 1 Wednesday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Friday 5.45-7.15pm, Mounthawk U12s Team 2 Wednesday 6-7.30pm, John Mitchells U14s Team 1 Monday 7-8pm, Balloonagh and Wednesday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U14s Team 2 Tuesday 8-9pm, Balloonagh and Friday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U16 Girls Wednesday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Friday 7.15-8.30pm, Friday BOYS Senior Academy U10s Monday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Wednesday 5-6pm, […]

ST. BRENDAN’S BASKETBALL CLUB NOTES By Alan Cantwell   Lee Strand Boys U14C St. Brendan’s 37 Caherciveen 18   The St. Brendan’s U14 C team had a comprehensive win in their league match against Caherciveen in Moyderwell on Wednesday night. The home team raced into an early lead with a […]

By Donie Jack Griffin A great day for Kerry boxing was had by all at the Kerry Countuy Championships at Tralee Boxing Club on Sunday last as its a long time since we have had so many entries and its good to see so many young lads taking up the […]

Training continues at the following timesGIRLS Senior Academy U10s Monday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Thursday 5-6pm, Balloonagh ***Monday 18th Sept in Balloonagh*** U11s Tuesday 6-7pm, Balloonagh and Saturday 10-11.15 am, Cumann Iosaef U12s Team 1 Wednesday 6-7pm, Mounthawk and Friday 5.45-7.15pm, Mounthawk U12s Team 2 Wednesday 6-7.30pm, John Mitchells U14s Team 1 Monday 7-8pm, Balloonagh and Wednesday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U14s Team 2 Tuesday 8-9pm, Balloonagh and Friday 7-8.30pm, Presentation U16 Girls Wednesday 7-8pm, Mounthawk and Friday 7.15-8.30pm, Friday BOYS Senior […]

By Alan Cantwell It was another fantastic weekend of KABB Finals in Pres Gym Killarney and St. Brendan’s added to the Boys Academy Cup win last week with three more titles for this season’s collection. Firstly the Boys U16 Div 3 side won the Plate competition with a 39-32 win […]

By Junior Griffin THE second phase of the County Kerry Badminton  singles County  Championships programme , again sponsored by CPC.IE, Ltd,  took place at the Killarney Sports Centre on Friday night last and which catered for divisions 2 &4 in both ladies and mens singles. The entries received in both […]

BADMINTON NOTES Sunday last saw the Killarney sports centre and the Kerry Badminton Association play host to the six Counties of Munster  with the staging of  the Provincial senior 2 and the Graduate championships. Senior 2 would be the second tier in Munster badminton whilst the graduates is open to […]