Kerins O’Rahillys Notes
Senior Football
Credit Union Co League Rnd 4 Glenbeigh/Glencar 2-12 Kerins O’Rahillys 2-9
A Man of the Match display by full forward Gavin O’Grady gave Glenbeigh/Glencar a deserved victory in this keenly contested Div 1 game played at Strand Road in very wet conditions.
Glenbeigh\Glencar opened the scoring with two well taken points by Jeremiah Hoare and Podge Griffin. Kerins O’Rahillys replied with points to level the scoring from Jack Savage and a Declan Quill free.
Gavin O’Grady had Glenbeigh /Glencars 3rd point in the 6th minute before Kerins O’Rahillys hit a purple patch with points by Jack Savage four on the trot followed by a great goal by mid fielder Con Barrett to leave them ahead by 1-07 to Glenbeigh\ Glencars 0-03 at the 16th minute.
But Glenbeigh/Glencar thundered into the game and with Colin McGillicuddy outstanding at mid field and ably assisted by Jeremiah Hoare, Fergal Griffin and Bernard Murphy they had 3 rapid points from O’Grady and a penalty expertly put away by O’Grady to leave 2 points between the sides at the 28th minute Kerins O’Rahillys 1-07 to Glenbeigh/Glencars 1-05 Grady added another point to leave the half time score at G\G 1-06 K.O.Rahillys 1-07.
The second half saw G\G open the scoring with two points by the impressive O’Grady to put them ahead by 1-08 to Kerins O’Rahillys 1-07.
Jack Savage levelled the scores straight after and a great run by Strand Roads Kieran O’Mahoney when he billowed the net from close range put them back in front by 2-08 to 1-08 at the 45th minute.
John O’Connor made it 2-09 to Glenbeigh/Glencars 1-08 straight after but it was the visitors who pushed on with Jack Brosnan, Kieran Doyle, Vincent Hoare and centre fielder Colin McGillicuddy dominant.
It was O’Grady who turned the tide with 4 great points to draw them level at the 51st minute and with time up he was on hand to collect a breaking ball and cooly slotted to the net for a big win for the Mid Kerry men.
A minutes silence was observed as a mark of respect for Kerins O’Rahillys past Chairman Dr. Arthur Spring and player Pat Reynolds who passed away recently.
Juveniles
U6, U8, U10s Outdoor training for these age groups continues on Saturdays for boys and girls at 11am in Healy Park Ballyrickard. All welcome. All of our Saturday coaches are fully qualified and the Saturday coaching sessions promise fun with all of the skills thrown in. Registration continues for all age groups. Please register if you haven’t done so. Thank you.
The Under 6 boys and girls with coaches on Saturday.
Mouthguards-gumshields are compulsory for all ages. We have boil and bite flavoured mouth guards for sale on Saturday mornings. They retail at €5 each.
U12Boys Training U12 Boys training will take place in Healy Park Ballyrickard on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30 to 6.30pm.
U14 Boys U14 Boys play Dingle on Wednesday the 6th in the Co League Semi-final.
We played Dingle in the semi final of the county league in Caherina last Wednesday night. A good crowd turned out to see what was a very entertaining match .We played with the breeze in the first half but Dingle got off to the better start with three well taken points, we replied with a Darragh Fitzgerald goal.
Dingle added on six more points before the break but we replied with two well taken goals by Conor Hayes and Conor o Sullivan plus a point by Ben Foley which left us ahead by a point at half time. The second half was a tight affair and scores were hard to come by as both defences were well on top but scores did come as Dingle tagged on five points to our four to leave the sides level at full time 3-05 to 0-14.
Extra time followed but unfortunately we ran out of steam and Dingle went on to win the game on a final score of 1-22 to 3-06. Despite the result last night we can feel very proud of our campaign in the county league.
We had three players on the panel who were playing Gaelic football for the first time so they will only improve going forward plus a lot of our players are under again next year. With more coaching and hard work from the players they can look forward to a great future in the blue and white jersey.
U16 Boys U16 Boys played Castleisland in the Semi-final of the Central Region on Monday the 4th in Castleisland at 7pm. Kerins O’Rahillys came out winners in what was a very closely fought contest. The final score was Kerins O’Rahillys 2-13 Castleisland 3-09.
Ladies Football
U12 Girls train in Healy Park Ballyrickard on and Thursday from 6.30 to 7.30 with Jason and Norma. Contact Jason on 0862530484 for details.
U14 Girls
The U14 girls are training in Healy Park Ballyrickard on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.30 to 7.30 with Robert, Eddie, Mark and Aishling. Contact Robert on 0868882875 for further details.
We played two games over the last week in the County League. Our first game was last Wednesday night in Ballyrickard where we were to strong against Laune Ranger’s B. The game was really decided by half time where we led 4-08 to 0-01.The second half of the game was closer, but we ran out winners on a scoreline of Kerins O’Rahillys 5-10 to Laune Rangers B1-3.
Our second game last Sunday was a much tougher game away to Beaufort, this game was played in conditions more suited to the month of December with a strong wind and a pitch that was waterlogged in parts of it.
We played against the wind in first half and after a wonderful effort we were only 4pts down at half time. The efforts of the first half seemed to take the energy out of us for the second half as we struggled against an older and physical Beaufort team. Final Score Beaufort 1.10 Kerins O’Rahillys 1-02. Once again a big thanks to all the parents who supported the girls in their two games.
Panel :C.Pierce, A O’Sullivan, L Scannell, S Healy, S Griffin, S Donegan, C Donnelly, C Crowe, N Moran, C Murphy, D O’Regan, F Quirke, A Doody, O Nix, L Linnane, S Wadding, E Houston, L Williams, A O’Connor.
U16 Girls The U16 girls are training in Ballyrickard on Mondays from 6pm to 7.30pm with David and Ruth. Contact David on 0861630458 for further details.
Junior Ladies are currently doing “Aerobics for fitness” with Naomi. Next session will be on Wednesday at 7.15pm in the club. New faces always welcome. Great way to make new friends and reconnect with old ones.
Good Luck
Best of luck to the Kerry Minor Panel and Management on Wednesday in Austin Stack Park in the Munster Semi-final.
Congratulations
Congratulations to the Kerry U16 Ladies who defeated Cork to become Munster Champions on Saturday last. Kerins O’Rahillys Emma McCarthy was playing at mid-field for Kerry. Well done to all.
Congratulations to all of our members who have celebrated or are celebrating their Confirmations and First Holy Communions around this time.
Congratulations to Kim Green who represented the club so well at the Kerry Rose Selection on Saturday last. She looked beautiful and was wonderful on stage really putting Daithi O’Se through his paces. However in the end everybody agreed that the decision on the winner was well made. We would like to wish Julette Culloty the very best of luck for the year ahead.
Thank You
Special thanks to all those who turned out on the night for the Guard of Honour for the late Dr Arthur Spring. It showed how special Dr Spring was to us all.
Lotto
The Lotto takes place in Charlie’s Bar every Monday. The Lotto results for Monday the 4th May were 12, 22, 25 and 28. There was no jackpot winner. The next jackpot will be €3,200. There were no match 3 winners.
The 5 entrants for the December Draw 2015 were Theresa Lawlor Ballyheigue c/o Ann, Jade Fairway Heights, Julie and Jordan c/o Ann, Margaret Duffey Co Offally DD and Morgan O’Shea Ard Na Sidhe Mounthawk DD. To play the Kerins O’Rahillys Lotto, four numbers are selected from 1 to 28. If anybody matches the four numbers selected on the night he/she wins the Jackpot. Match three numbers to win €25. Tickets cost €2 each. The Kerins O’Rahillys Lotto can also be played online at www.korgaa.com
Lotto Sellers The club needs lotto ticket sellers. It can be worth your while. If you are interested contact any member of the Senior Committee.
Cards
Whist drive is back in the Club on Thursday nights. Join in from 8.30 on.
Pilates Classes
Do you want to improve your flexibility? Do you suffer from back, neck or hip pain? Do you want to improve your strength and tone up? Well look no further “Pilates Classes” have arrived at Kerins O’Rahillys. Mondays 7-8 are for men only, Fitness and Flexibility is at 8.15 to 9.15. Tuesday evening Pregnancy classes at 6pm-6.45 and Pilates for Fitness at 7pm-8. Contact Izabela on 087 765 0125 for further details.
Weightwatchers
Weightwatchers classes take place in the Healy Room at the Kerins O’Rahillys clubhouse every Thursday. The new Summer times are times are 9.30am and 12.30pm. Contact Helen for details on 0879504232. All welcome.
Charlie’s Bar
Club Lotto on takes place in the bar every Monday night with a special in house raffle if you are present so why not pop along. Why not treat yourself to lunch in Charlie’s. There’s something to please everyone.
The Active Retired Coffee Morning Group meets every Tuesday morning in Charlie’s. Come along and keep in touch with old friends and make new friends. All welcome. “Dance for Fun” i0s back on Wednesday nights. All welcome. We have many different size function rooms and cater to all types of functions. Contact Tom or Eileen or any member of staff at 7124956 if you have any queries.
Sympathies
Sincere Sympathy is expressed to the family of Dr Arthur Spring Asleigh Downs and formerly Strand Street Tralee (Dr Spring was a former Chairman of Kerins O’Rahillys and always there when we needed him, a lifelong supporter, member and friend), Nora Walsh (nee Mulvihill) Leihrim East Moyvane Listowel, Lilly Curtin (nee Curtin) Highfield Grove Caherslee Tralee and Kitty Murphy Houston Texas and formerly 2 Clonmore Villas Tralee. May they rest in Peace.
P.R.O Contact
If you have any thing you feel is of interest for the Kerins O’Rahillys notes please get in touch. You can contact me at pro.kerinsorahillys.kerry@gaa.ie. Why not join our Facebook group to keep up to date with all fixtures and what is going on in the club. Just follow the following link https://www.facebook.com/groups/Narries/ or follow us on Twitter @korgaa
