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Seniors:
KO’R: 1-12
Milltown/Castlemaine: 4-06
The dismissal of midfielder Jake Foley in the 17th minute was the deciding factor in this round 4 clash which eventually saw the visitors take the spoils by a 3 point margin, 4-06 to 1-12.
The opening quarter, when we faced the breeze, saw us play controlled, direct football and with Tom Hoare and Jake winning the midfield battle, our forwards were on the front foot and notched 4 points without reply in the opening 12 minutes.
Our half forward line of Daniel Bowler, Shane McElligott and Gearóid Dillane were to the fore in this period supplying quality ball to the inside line where Darragh O’Connor, in particular, prospered.
Darragh had 3 points on the board, two from play and one from a free, while Tom Hoare slotted a short range free and Daniel Bowler chipped in with a lovely score off his left – initially waved wide by the umpire but over ruled by the referee.
Millltown/Castlemaine’s only response in this period was a free from Eanna O’Connor whilst they also hit 3 wides from play.
Jake’s dismissal, for a foul on David Roche saw the referee issue a red card, which in real time looked harsh – it allowed the opposition to free up a man in defence and our challenge was further undermined when Shane McElligott had to leave the field injured, being replaced by Conor Hayes.
Milltown now added a brace of points and had a goal in the 21st minute through Eanna O’Connor which levelled the tie.
As the clock ticked into the 33rd minute, misfortune befell as a turnover in defence saw the opposition find the net after a bout of inter-passing to leave them in the ascendancy at the short whistle by 3 points, 2-03 to 0-06.
Darragh continued to lead the defence a merry dance, and he slotted over a lovely score on the resumption and with Eanna O’Connor and Barry John exchanging points we were only two behind; again, however we conceded a green flag which was followed by another 1-01 all within the following few minutes which saw us trailing 4-05 to 0-08 at the halfway mark.
The final quarter saw us up our game as Milltown had David Roche black carded – Daniel Bowler, playing at wing back sallied forth and kicked a fine point which was followed by another from Conor Hayes; a quick fire movement saw a penalty awarded for a foot block and Ryan Carroll fired past Cormac Leane in the 22nd minute – it was game on now, 4-05 to 1-10 but Milltown now restored to the full complement, saw out the game as both sides traded points.
It was a disappointing result given the good early play but the numerical disadvantage proved too much overall – however, the team and management will have been emboldened by the final quarter resurgence and will face the upcoming game against Rathmore with no little confidence.
Team: Robert O’Connor, Darragh McElligott, Ross O’Callaghan, Stephen Nix, Con Barrett, Ryan Carroll, TJ Heaphy, Tom Hoare ( C), Jake Foley, Daniel Bowler, Shane McElligott, Gearóid Dillane, Gearoid Savage, Barry John Keane, Darragh O’Connor.
Subs used: Conor Hayes, Padraig Griffin, Conor O’Sullivan.
Div 6:
KO’R: 3-09
An Ghaeltacht: 1-10
Our division 6 side made it 3 wins from 4 when overcoming An Ghaeltacht on Sunday in Strand Road; trailing by 3 points at half time, 1-06 to 1-03 we controlled the second period to run out comfortable winners.
Gearóid Meehan found the net twice with Seán Griffin contributing 1-02.
Well done to the team and management.
Munster Championship:
Kerry overcame Cork on Saturday to qualify for another Munster senior final which will be played on Sunday 5th May @ 1:45 pm at a venue to be decided – Kerry’s opponents will be Clare who had a comfortable win over Waterford in the other semi final.
It will be an unique occasion as it will pit our club colleagues Micheál Quirke and Mark Fitzgerald in direct opposition.
Congratulations to Tomás Kennedy who played full forward on the Kerry U20 team who defeated Cork on Weds night last in the Munster Championship; Kerry will now play Tipperary in the semi final on this coming Wednesday night, April 24th here in Austin Stack Park @ 7 pm; Cork re enter the competition with a home tie vs Clare on the same night with the final fixed for 1st May.
Lotto:
This week’s lotto jackpot will see players play for a jackpot of €11,900 – though many have come close in the past few weeks, the winning combination has remained elusive since June ‘22.
If you fancy your chances you can play by purchasing a ticket at any of the following outlets: Rock St PO, Jimmy’s Foodstore, Betty’s Bar or the Klub.
You can also play online ( deadline of 4 pm Monday) by following this link: https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=328#Anchor
Juvenile Academy:
There was glorious sunshine for our last training session in Tralee Sports Complex which saw great numbers in attendance.
All age groups enjoyed their session, learning key skills for the sport we all love and most importantly having fun while doing so. We return to Ballyrickard next Sunday 28th April at 10am for the rest of the season. We hope to see everyone there and new members are always welcome to join us.
Under 9 boys
U9 Boys:
Well done to our U9’s who kicked off their go-games by hosting Milltown on Wednesday evening. They showed great skills and played some entertaining football. Thanks to Milltown for travelling and we wish them all the best for the year ahead!
U11 Boys:
Our U11s played An Ghaeltacht at home on Thursday evening. Well done to the boys who had another very good performance. They showed great skills and teamwork on the night. Training continued on Saturday at 10am in Healy Park.
U13 Boys:
U13 KOR A Team V Fossa GAA 19th April 2024:
KO’R : 3-10
Fossa: 1-07
In a hard fought 1st half with strong tackling from both teams, we carried a slight lead to the break. Fossa who had huge numbers, emptied their bench and rallied again with a goal early in the 2nd half but with goals from Luca Fusco, Conor Ryan and Jack Hanlon we kept our winning run going and keep the momentum for the away game Sunday v GB/GC/Cromane – well done to all the boys.
KOR U13 Boys A v GB/GC/Cromane 21st April
The KOR U13 A team topped the County League with an away win v GB/GC/Cromane. In the toughest of encounters to date, the home team dictated events for large periods of the 1st half where we had to rely on the safe hands of Goalkeeper Kyle Smith to keep things stable.
We came out in the 2nd half with more desire and the boys started to find their range of passing and with two 2nd half goals brought us the win we needed to finish in Top spot in the County League.
Kipras Mockas put in a man of the match performance but a huge well done to all the boys.
KOR U13 Boys A 2-10 v GB/GC/Cromane 0-8
KOR U13 Boys B v An Ghaeltacht
Our B team had the long haul back to Gallarus where we took on An Ghaeltacht Sunday evening in a high scoring game we went down by 3 points on a score line of 5-16 to 5-13.
Harry O Mahony and Oisin Priestley stood out for the blues but thanks to all for a brilliant effort and to everyone for making the trip back west.
KOR U13 Boys B 5-13 v An Ghaeltacht 5-16
U15 Boys:
Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats 3-18 v Currow 2-9
Clubzap:
It is vital that all members download clubzap and add Kerins O’Rahillys to their account. Clubzap will be used for all communication regarding each age group from U5s upwards. If you are having any difficulty with joining clubzap please ask one of our committee members on Sunday mornings to assist you and we will be happy to help. Or contact us through any of our social media outlets.
Registration:
All juveniles need to be registered at this stage if you have not done so can you please register asap. If you need any assistance or have any queries please contact us through any of our social media platforms or ask a coach/committee member at training. We are happy to help.
Save the date :
Kerins O’Rahillys Summer Camp will take place from 6th August to 9th August 2024. More details to follow keep an eye on our social media.
Kerins O’Rahillys Gamesense Workshop “Coach Education Program” with Stephen and Peter Lavin, took place Friday evening in The Club. Thank you to all our coaches who attended from Juvenile & Ladies Huge thank you also to Ryles Pharmacy who sponsored the evening.
Under 14s
U14 GIRLS:
Kerins O’Rahillys 4-07
Cromane 4-07
Our U14 ladies began their Co. League campaign last Sunday, April 21st .
On what turned out to be a beautiful sunny afternoon both Cromane and ourselves took to the field just after 3pm. to play division 1B football.
For some of our team it was their first time playing full pitch – both teams were full of will and determination and gave it their all.
Every player was very tenacious and worked hard for 60 minutes.
We are very proud of everyone and the final result came from a great team effort.
Having been behind by 8 points at one stage we fought hard to lead by 3 with a late goal denying us at the end.
Best wishes to Cromane for the remainder of the competition.
Well done to our team and management.
Senior ladies
Condolences:
There was widespread shock and sadness last week with the news of the passing of two great GAA stalwarts Derry Sheehan and Gerdie Murphy both of Castleisland Desmonds.
Derry had a long and storied association with the Desmonds club as a bainisteior in the early ‘90s as well as Kerry Coiste Na nÓG.
Gerdie Murphy along with his father, Vincent ran the sports shop in Castleisland and had served in various roles in the Desmonds club in both mens and ladies sections.
Gerdie was a colourful character, known far and wide and was often conspicuous on the steps of the Gresham Hotel on the morning of the All Ireland kitted out in a custom made green and gold suit – his passion for his beloved Desmonds and Kerry was unbridled, his love of sport enormous.
We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to both families.
We also extend our sympathy to the family of the late Frankie Lynch ( nee Harman) of Listowel and Cappamore.
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