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Higgins Waste is the new sponsor of the men’s senior team.
Seniors:
Relief was the overriding emotion at the finish where we gained two valuable league points when defeating Spa in Strand Road on a final scoreline of 0-12 to 0-08.
It was clear from the beginning that scores were going to be at a premium due to the defensive set up of the visitors who were facing into the breeze, and though we scored the first 6 points without reply the game soon became a scrap and an arm wrestle that we did well to see out to the finish.
Tom Hoare operating at wing forward had us ahead early on from a free and this was followed by a lovely point from a mark by Tommy who gained clean possession following good work from half back Ben Hanafin.
We quickly added two further points from Tom Hoare and Ben from play with Tommy again accurate from another mark before Darrragh O’Connor cut through and lobbed a lovely score to make it 0-06 to nil.
Spa did not register their first score until the 21st minute, a free by Evan Cronin and they followed this with further points from placed balls via Michael Foley who lined out at centre field.
Darragh soon added a further point from play and Ben again was on the mark to get our 8th point as we approached half time – this was after a prolonged period of keep ball which though frustrating to watch, saw the lads being ultra patient before pouncing on an opening to point.
The main feature of our play in the first half was our defending with each of the six backs putting themselves about and conceding very little room to the Spa forwards – in fact, Spa had only a couple of efforts on goal in the opening 30 mins which saw them fail to score from play.
Half time was 0-08 to 0-04 in our favour.
Tom Hoare from a free and Evan Cronin from play exchanged points before Spa’s Cian Tobin received a black card when pulling down Conor Hayes off the ball – the numerical advantage saw us with more chances but these were spurned when Diarmuid’s free came back off the post and in the best move of the game, Shane McElligott pulled his shot wide of the posts when a goal seemed likely.
Spa were now more adventurous and had the deficit cut to 3 points 0-9 to 0-6 before Diarmuid pointed a long range free but this was negated almost immediately when Spa again scored from a free.
Exchanges were now tense as both sides sought to impose their will and we were able to breathe a sigh of relief when Daniel Bowler, on for BJ, found his range with a good score to leave us 4 to the good – Spa replied deep into injury time, but we had the final say in the 36th minute when Gazza was first to react to a ball breaking off the post to point over his right shoulder.
The referee’s final whistle brought proceedings to a close and saw us move closer to safety following losses by Dingle and Austin Stacks and Gneeveguilla’s draw with Legion.
We will have to travel in two weeks time for our penultimate game when taking on Dingle.
Scorers: Tom Hoare ( 0-03, 2fs), Tommy Walsh ( 0-02, 2mks), Ben Hanafin ( 0-02), Darragh O’Connor ( 0-02), Diarmuid 0-01,f), Daniel Bowler ( 0-01), Gazza ( 0-01).
Team: Rob O’Connor, Jake Foley, Ross O’Callaghan, Darragh McElligott, Shane McElligott, Con Barrett, Ben Hanafin, David Moran ( C), Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Gearóid Dillane, Conor Hayes, Tom Hoare, Darragh O’Connor, Tommy Walsh, Barry John Keane.
Subs used: Shane Brosnan, Seán Walsh, Gazza, Daniel Bowler, Paudie Griffin.
Div 6A:
A solid workmanlike performance saw us take the points from the home side in a game played last Thursday night 8th June.
Churchill opened the scoring with an early point but Keelan Crowe had us ahead almost immediately when he outfielded his opponent and stuck the ball in the back of the net for a great goal.
Daniel Bowler from a free and Fenton Collins from play increased our lead before Keelan repeated his earlier heroics, again finding the net after another fine fetch leaving the half time score 2-03 to 1-03 in our favour.
The 2nd half saw Churchill come more into the game and the sides were level, 2-04 to 1-07 after 10 mins, our score coming from Seán Griffin.
The next play decided the game when a long kick out was well won by Daniel Nix who made good headway before passing to Daniel Bowler who found the bottom corner of the net with a fine drive.
We held sway from here to the finish with further minors from Seán Griffin, Gavin Burrows and 2 points from Gazza.
There was a hold up in the 20th minute following an unfortunate injury to one of the Churchill players and we wish him well in his recovery.
Team: Rory Molloy, Stephen Nix, Sam Pituch, Aidan Mangan, Jordan Foley, Seán Collins, Deaglán Crowe, Fenton Collins ( 0-02), Daniel Nix, Seán Griffin (0-02), Daniel Bowler ( 1-01), TJ Heaphy, Gavin Burrows( 0-01), Keelan Crowe ( 2-0), Gazza ( 0-02).
Subs used: Barry Foley, Sean Duggan, Alan O’Connor and Darragh Healy.
This win moves us to 3rd place in the group with 3 games left to play – our next game is a home fixture on the weekend of 25th June to Firies.
Congrats:
Well done to Tomás Kennedy who played his part in Kerry minors win over Kildare at the weekend; also to Eddie Lacey who is part of Wayne Quillinan’s backroom team.
Kerry now move to the semi final where they will play Monaghan on Sat 24th June, venue and time to be confirmed by GAA during the week.
Best of luck to Micheál & Co when Kerry seniors take on Louth in the final qualifier game on Sunday next in Portlaoise – Kerry need to win to guarantee themselves a place in the knockout stages of the championship. If successful, they will have to play again the following weekend ( 24th June).
Mark Fitzgeralds Limerick side will do battle in the quarter finals of the Tailteann Cup on Sat next 17th with a home tie vs Laois who were somewhat surprise winners over Fermanagh in the previous round.
Commiserations:
There was no fairytale for Gavin O’Brien and his team mates as New York were beaten by 0-15 to 0-10 by Carlow in the Tailteann Cup on Sat; New York led at the break, 0-08 to 0-06 with Gavin notching two points from full forward and an upset looked on the cards; however, Carlow dominated the 2nd half and ran out deserving winners.
Gavin was a welcome visitor to Strand Road on Sunday for the county league game vs Spa, catching up with his former teammates before he heads back to the Big Apple.
Lotto:
The jackpot continues to rise and is now @ €7,400 – tickets €2 each with 3 for €5 – you can purchase tickets via the Klub, Rock St PO, Bettys Bar and Jimmys Foodstore – it could be you!
Juvenile Academy:
Last Saturday morning Nathan McDonnell of Ballyseedy Home & Gardens presented our Juvenile Academy with their new jerseys for various age groups sponsored by Ballyseedy Home and Garden in the company of our Chairman Tom Cronin, some of our coaches and players.
Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre have been on board as Sponsors of the Juvenile Academy since 2022 and we want to thank them for their continued support.
We look forward to working with them in the coming years. Tom Cronin on receiving the jerseys said; “We are spoiled to have such a wonderful sponsor involved in Kerins O’Rahillys GAA Juvenile Club. Ballyseedy Home and Garden Centre have been contributing to local communities around Kerry for the past 30 years and long may that continue.
All in KO’R GAA wish Nathan and his team all the success they deserve in broadening their business and brand in the surrounding regions.”
Thanks to Nathan for a lovely morning and for treating all the children and coaches with ice cream. Thanks to Elizabeth in Ballyseedy, Tom Cronin and Nora Corridon for co-ordinating the launch today.
Our Juvenile academy continued as normal on Sunday morning. Great to see so many children from the community coming through our gates with their parents and guardians all gathering and having fun while learning the key skills of football from our fantastic coaches.
U5 Boys & U6 Girls:
U5 Boys joined the U6 Girls today. They enjoyed having a fantastic session working on their footwork, hand passing and bouncing. They had a hand passing game to finish the session and everyone played so well. See you all again next week and practice as much as you can at home.
U7 Boys:
Record turnout at U7 training Sunday morning. The coaches could see big improvements from everyone and that each boy is putting in practice at home during the week and not just on a Sunday morning. Keep up the good work.
U8 Girls:
The U8 Girls had a good turn out Sunday morning when we played Mitchell’s. There was very good passing and interplay between our girls which resulted in some lovely scores. All of the girls tried their best and gave a good account of themselves. They demonstrated all the skills we have been working on at training to good effect. They girls were also delighted to wear the New Jersey’s sponsored by Ballyseedy Home and Garden.
Thanks to John Mitchels for hosting us.
U9 Boys:
Our U9 boys faced off against Ballymac in an exciting match on Thursday evening. Kudos to both teams for putting up an amazing effort!
At the academy session on Sunday they focused on their attacking skills and honing fundamental movements. Shout-out to our sharp-shooters Evan, Eltagani and Johno for splitting the posts in this week’s challenge. Keep up the practice at home everyone, it’s fantastic to see these young lads progressing!
U10 Girls:
Our U10 Girls also travelled to John Mitchell’s for go games Sunday morning. The girls played outstanding games of football, great passing and calling for the ball. Backs to forwards to our goalies we couldn’t fault them they were excellent throughout.
Keep up practicing during the week it’s paying off. They girls were also delighted to wear the New Jersey’s sponsored by Ballyseedy Home and Garden. Thanks to John Mitchell’s for hosting us.
U11 Boys:
U11 Boys had two great games in the Gaeltacht on Thursday evening. All the boys showed great skills and teamwork throughout each game. They continued with training on Sunday morning in preparation for their next game at home v Churchill on this Thursday night. All support is welcome.
U13 Boys:
Our U13 Boys lost at home to Kenmare Shamrocks in the A Semi final on a score line of 3-12 to 5-8 last Monday evening. Every boy gave everything they had and did themselves proud. They continued with training last Friday evening and on Sunday evening they had a Training Match in Pat Healy park 25 players played in a very evenly fought challenge game. Score line of 5-8 a piece with the Blues overcoming the Whites in a penalty shoot out. Brilliant group of boys showing great improvement and skill in the soaring heat.
U15 KO’R/ St.Pat’s
A good week with training taking place in brilliant weather conditions and all the boys took full advantage of the conditions.
A challenge game v Austin Stacks took place last Wednesday in Blennerville. A fast game of football was played out on a perfect surface. We had players returning from injury and this was a perfect opportunity to play against tough opponents. Thanks to St Pat’s for hosting the game and to Mike Walsh for officiating. Training continues on monday at 5.30pm in Ballyricard.
We will have another challenge game v Churchill on Wednesday 15th at 7.30pm.
Fixtures Week Commencing 12th June 2023:
U11 Boys Go Games V Churchill Thursday 15th June at 6:30pm in Ballyrickard.
U8 Girls Go Games v Ballymac Sunday 18th June at 10am in Ballymac.
U10 Girls Go Games v Ballymac Sunday 18th June at 10am in Ballymac.
U15 Boys Challenge game v Churchill Wednesday 15th June at 7.30pm.
As always new members are always welcome to join our amazing club at all ages. You can contact us by Text: 0876934801
Email: juvenilechair.korgaa@gmail.com
On Facebook or Instagram through our pages.
Nótaí na mBan:
With the playing season well underway we are all getting to enjoy some great matches both at home and away and the weather being a bonus.
Parents and siblings, get out there practicing the skills of Gaelic football with your children. Don’t be stuck inside on these beautiful long evenings. Have fun!
New members are always very welcome. For more details please text Shirley (086) 8713552.
U12s
On a sun drenched Monday in Pat Healy Park, Ballyrickard we welcomed Ballymac’s U12 team to our club on a glorious morning.
This gave us an excuse to fire up the barbecue and take advantage of the weather.
After a friendly match we treated our guests and our young ladies to scrumptious burgers , hot dogs and refreshments. Our U12 coach Mary cooked up a storm and it was appreciated by all. Thanks Mary!
The girls enjoyed their team bonding with an emphasis on engagement and fun .
Tuesday will see our U12s commence their 2023, division 4 Co. league campaign when they hit the road to play Annascaul.
Throw in will be at 6p.m. Best wishes to the team and management in this competition.
There will be a little surprise after training for the girls next Saturday afternoon. Looking forward to seeing everyone at 12p.m.
U14s
Our U14s have been drawn against Legion, Moyvane, Churchill, Glenflesk and Dingle in division 3 of the Co. league which will commence next weekend. We will have the fixtures over the next few days.
FÉILE
In less than three weeks our U15s will make the trip to Moyne Templetuohy , Tipperary to compete in Féile.
In our group we will play Moyle Rovers, Ballygarvan and Rathnew .
Excitement is building as July 1st gets closer and the girls are all looking forward to their trip.
U16s
There will be no competitive action in the league until the end of the month. Our next fixture is against Laune Rangers. However the girls will host Castleisland Desmonds in a friendly match on Tuesday evening. Throw in will be at 7pm in Ballyrickard.
PDP
The player developed program continues on Saturday morning. Details will be sent out during the week.
MINORS
Our minor ladies have a back game to play against Kilcummin and will host ISG in round 4 on July 5th(TBC.)
SENIORS
In round 7 of the Donal Curtin Cup we will host Laune Rangers on July 17th (TBC.) Our senior ladies also have a back game to play in this competition v Currow.
In round 1 of the county league we are away to Annascaul/ Castlegregory. Details will be sent during the week.
EXAMS
Week one is down for the junior and leaving cert. students. Best wishes as you face into the second week. Never doubt your abilities and believe in yourselves.
All the best to everyone!
MUNSTER LGFA
We are delighted to announce that the ladies section of our club has been selected to host a 2023 Munster LGFA Blitz Day on August 5th. There will be more details to follow over the coming weeks.
COMMUNITY
We have a proud tradition of supporting schools in our town and community in Strand Road .
Last Wednesday, Ballyrickard was a hive of activity for Moyderwell’s sports day with approximately 200 girls and boys enjoying their day. The photos on their school social media captured the fun, togetherness and spirit that they had as a school on the day and we as a club were proud to be a part of this.
CONDOLENCES
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Mary O’ Connor, ( née Moran), mother to Dinny ( ex juvenile chairman and grandmother of current senior player, Darragh. Our sincerest condolences to all of the family and many friends.
Our condolences also to the family and friends of Larry McCaffrey.
May their souls rest in peace.
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