Senior:

The senior county championship kicks off next weekend and for the first time in our history we will play with the St Brendans board alongside Austin Stacks, John Mitchels, Ardfert, St Pats & Churchill.

The opening game takes place on Sunday 15th next when South Kerry will be the opposition in Austin Stack Park – the game throws in @ 3 pm – this has been changed from the original throw in time of 4 pm.

We would like to wish all our players the very best of luck as they embark on this new journey.

Junior:

Our junior team will play in this year’s McElligott Cup on Sunday next 15th Sept when they  travel to Castleisland to take on the local Desmonds side – throw-in is @ 12.30 pm

Community: 

Louise Quill was this week named Kerry person of the year for 2024.

It’s a richly deserved award recognising the work that Louise has done for the past 17 years when she founded the Tír na nÓg Childrens Foundation in Tanzania.

In her own tribute to Louise, the Cathaoirleach of the Kerry Association in Dublin, Mary Shanahan, praised everything the Tralee native had achieved:

“This award is presented in recognition of Louise’s exceptional work in leading Tír na nÓg to provide essential services and infrastructure to those in need in Tanzania.

In what is an unique family association the Kerry ladies football team, co-managed by Declan ( Quill) have been selected to receive the Laochra Chiarraí award.

It promises to be a night to remember for the Quill family on Sat 19th October when the awards  will be presented at the Association’s annual Oíche Chiarraí which will be held in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin on Saturday, October 19.

Comhghairdeas ollmhór le Louise agus Declan as an éacht seo.

Juvenile:

Juvenile academy continued Sunday morning as usual for all age groups in attendance.  It was great to see such high numbers in attendance. Everyone enjoyed a fun filled session with their coaches while learning key skills as well.

U11 Boys:

What a brilliant training match our U11s had Thursday night. Massive numbers in attendance added to a great quality game. The boys had a special visit from the All Ireland Ladies trophy also. They continued their training on Saturday morning.

Ladies Notes:

U13 Girls:

Huge congrats to our U13 girls who won their Plate Final in the Sandra Keane Under 13 Blitz Saturday,  captained by Sennait Forster.

All the girls played extremely well in all 5 games against Southern Gaels, MKL, Moyvane, Na Gaeil and John Mitchell’s and came out deserving winners of the Plate Final against John Mitchell’s.

Lexi Keane was named player of the match.  Each and every one of the 20 girls that played gave it their all and it paid off.

Thank you to their coaches Deirdre, Edel, Trisha, Richard, Ricky and Tommy for all their time and training.

Thank you to all the parents who came to support the girls all day.  Well done girls everyone in the Club is very proud of you all.  Thank you to North Kerry Ladies Football for a very enjoyable day.

The draw has been made for the U13 Club Championship.   We play Rathmore next Sunday 15th September in Rathmore at 4.30pm- this is a knock out competition.

We wish the girls and management all the best.

U14 Girls: Our Kerins O’Rahillys U14 team continue in the North Kerry Competition this Thursday at 6.30pm where they will play Annascaul/ Castlegregory.  This game will determine who we play in the final.

Training continues for both U14 teams this Tuesday at 5.30pm.  Full attendance is required in preparation for future games.

U16 Girls:

Wishing our very talented U16 girls and management the best of luck in the North Kerry Clanmaurice Medical Practice Under 16 Division 2 Cup Final where they will play Listowel Emmets on Wednesday 11th September at 7.00pm in Ballyrickard.   Extra time to be played in the event of Draw.  All support is welcome to cheer on the girls.

Your Club, your voice:

We would love to hear from you with any items of interest or suggestions – you can contact us on 085 2095001 or via Messenger on Facebook.

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