Senior Men – Our Division 2 team play at home to Desmond on Saturday at 7pm. All support would be greatly appreciated. Our Division 6 team play Spa Killarney at home on Sunday May 19th at 12 noon.

Senior Ladies –  A wonderful Credit Union Donal Curtin Cup Round 5 contest ended in a 2 point win for Fossa against a John Mitchels side that gave everything they could in an effort to extend their interest in this years competition in this game played in Fossa last Sunday.

John Mitchels settled the better and full forward Jamie Finnegan landed a monster point in the second minute to put them in front.

Further points followed from the visitors through Ciara Falvey- Byrne and Grace Hamilton to extend John Mitchels lead to three by the eight minute before the home team scored 4 points in the row to leave them a point in front by the 15th minute.

John Mitchels responded magnificently, however, and points from Rachel Kilgallen and Grace Hamilton had them back in front before the home team scored 3 more points in a row to edge back in front of what was proving to be a pulsating game.

Rachel Kilgallen again reduce the lead to the minimum with a wonderful point and just on half time the home side added their 8th score to leave them 0-08 to 0-06 in front at the interval.

Fossa began the second half on the offensive and added 2 quick points but the visitors responded in kind with points through a Rachel Kilgallen free and another Grace Hamilton score to leave just 2 points between the sides by the tenth minute.

A wonderful move involving Sarah Kilgallen, Shannon Martin, Aoife O Brien and Simi Ogungsbesan ended with Rachel Kilgallen blasting the ball to the Fossa net to put the visitors back in front by a point.

Fossa responded with 3 quick-fire points and threatened to take a stranglehold of the game but some heroic defence from Anna Murphy, Diana O Keeffe and Julie Foley and some excellent goalkeeping by Kayleigh Collins held them at bay.

A great move involving Shannon Martin, Diana O Keefe and Jamie Finnegan resulted in Ellie O Rahilly being fouled and Rachel Kilgallen scored the resultant free to leave the minimum between the sides with 8 minutes remaining.

Fossa were then awarded a penalty but John Mitchels goalkeeper produced an incredible save from Erica Mc Glynn’s well directed effort and then reacted instinctively to clear the danger.

Fossa added a further point to put them 2 in front but Captain Diana O Keeffe drove John Mitchels forward and in a frantic last play of the game, Rachel Kilgallen shot into the side netting with virtually the entire opposition team defending their goal.

While the defeat leaves John Mitchels chances of making the semi-final of the competition hanging in the balance, they can take a lot of positives from the campaign up to now where they have proven more than competitive in every fixture. Training continues on Friday at 7pm. Further fixture details to follow.

Minor Team – Our Minor Boys play Ballymacelligott away on Tuesday evening at 7.30pm. This is the Central League semi-final so all support would be greatly appreciated.

Academy – Well done to all the boys and girls who had a great training session. Looking forward to seeing you all again next week.

Under 9 Boys – John Mitchels U9 Boys & Girls played each other in two highly contested games on Sunday Morning last.

With Academy numbers down due to Holy Communion & Community Games it was an ideal opportunity to pit these two highly competitive teams against each other & by God they didn’t disappoint with some fantastic defending & scoring from both sides!!

So much so that it was impossible to pick a clear winner with so many scores being kicked from both sides. Well done to all involved in what was a fantastic morning’s football. Training continues for John Mitchels U9 Boys next Sunday morning from 10.15am until then everyone keep on practicing!!!!

Under 8s and 10s Girls – Training continues next Sunday at 10.30am. New players always welcome.

Under 14 Girls – Training and fixture details will be issued by the manager to the team.

Under 12 Girls – Both our Green and Gold teams play Na Gaeil on Tuesday evening away. Times TBC. Thanks to a number of the Senior Ladies who took training with this group over the weekend.

Under 11 Boys –  At training on Sunday we started with our usual warm up. We then introduced a few new drills which the boys adapted to quickly.

We enjoyed an intense 4 v 4 hand pass drill which was evenly contested and enabled the boys to practice their decision making under pressure.

Our next game is this Thursday 15th May against Ballyduff at home so looking forward to seeing all players available. Parents will be contacted by Whatsapp with details. We will train as usual on Sunday at the usual time of 10:30.

Under 13 Boys – Our 13s began phase two of the county league this week with two games. Both Teams were looking to start this campaign on the front foot. Our Gold Team started off the weekend away to       Legion GAA.

A very tightly contested game with Mitchels not being able to convert scoring opportunities after some amazing build up play. Legion however on the other end were clinical in their finishing and put on a great display of scoring.

As the game progressed Mitchels found rhythm and began to find their shooting boots and got a foothold in the game. Legion held a short lead throughout but with great character shown from the Mitchels boys they clawed it back and ran out 2 points winners with a late but fantastically taken goal.

A fantastic game of football and credit to Legion for a very sporting game and we wish them the best of luck going forward. Our u13 Green Team took to the field at home on Sunday against Lios Pol/Annascaul.

A game full of action at both ends with both teams converting some brilliant scores and displaying some excellent footballing skills. The came game came right down to the wire with the boys from back west coming out the better by 2 points.  We take a break from training this Monday and will train as normal Wednesday at 6.30pm.

Under 15 Boys – Our boys play Austin Stacks in the Division 2 League Final on Wednesday evening at 7pm. Venue TBC.

Under 16 Girls and Minors – Our Under 16 girls are in a plate final v Annauscal/Castlegregory with the date for the game to be confirmed. Our Minors are at home to Ballyduff at 7pm and they also have a game on Thursday evening v St. Senans. All game details will be sent out to parents groups by the management.

Bingo – Continues Wednesday and Friday at 8.30PM at the John Joe Sheehy Road. Over 18s only. ID must be provided on request.

Lotto – There was no winner of our lotto jackpot which this week was €3,300. This weeks numbers were 1, 5, 28 and 29.  Congratulations to our lucky dip winners – Georgie Lowe, Aisling Lacey and Sinead Corkery. Next weeks jackpot is €3,350 and we would ask you to please support this important fundraiser for the club.

Membership – Membership is now due for 2024. You can pay online through Clubforce or call to our Club Registrar Georgie Lowe on Sunday from 11 am to 12 noon weekly.

Sympathies – We express our sincere sympathies to those who have recently experienced bereavement. We especially remember the families of Martin Finnegan, Tom Byrne and Bridie Stuart.

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