Senior Football
The Tralee town board championship final took place today in our own Strand Rd where we faced Ballymacelligott, the fixture having been postponed a few weeks ago.
The desire to get our own hands on some silverware was evidenced by the presence of our inter county players and though conceding the first score we quickly got in to our stride when Barry John Keane goaled after 4 minutes following some good work by Cormac Coffey and Tommy Walsh followed a minute later with a good point.
From there to the 15th minute we dominated possession, John C O’Connor and David Moran being particularly prominent and with plenty of ball our inside line racked up the scores to leave us leading by 2-5 to 0-1 with Jack Savage to the fore landing 3 points, Barry John with another minor and Johnny Keane finishing coolly to the net after a fine team move.
Cian Sayers later got in on the act when he found the net on 17 mins and despite conceding a converted penalty we retired at the break leading on a scoreline of 3-6 to 1-3; our backs were coping comfortably with the opposition with Shane Brosnan and David Murphy being particularly effective.
On the resumption we took up where we left off with 2 good scores from wing forward Diarmuid O’Sullivan and when the ref awarded Tommy Walsh a penalty it looked like the floodgates would open; however Barry John’s shot cannoned off the post with the keeper beaten and this seemed to lift the Ballymac lads who tacked on some good scores to reduce the deficit to 4 points after 12 mins, 3-9 to 2-8.
That was as good as it got though and with Barry John, Tommy and Jack calling the shots we fired over 5 points without reply the pick of them being a fine effort from David Moran off his left from distance; we closed out the game with fine efforts from Tommy ( 2) and Barry John to leave the final scoreline on 3-19 to 2-10.
Pat McAuliffe of the board presented the cup to winning captain Danny O’Sullivan and the Man of the Match award to a deserving Barry John who notched 1-3 in total but was a constant menace to Ballymac with his selfless running off the ball and his awareness in bringing better placed colleagues into the play. This game signalled the end of our football for 2016 but with confirmation that the management team of Morgan and Micheal are to remain at the helm for 2017 there is much to look forward to.
Club AGM
The Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday the 3rd of December at 7.30pm in the Bistro at the club.
Anyone interested in going forward for positions at committee level must have nominations in by midnight on the 28th of November. Any motions must be in by the 21st of November. These can be left in sealed envelopes in club bar.
Austin Stack Park Stewards
As Tralee clubs we should all be very proud of the new development at Austin Stack Park. However in order to hold games there in safety there will have to be proper stewarding provided for all games. Tralee clubs need to get behind this so we would appreciate it if you could give some of your time to help out. The same people will not be need for every game. Kerry GAA will provide full training. Contact Breda Dyland for information.
Christmas Fair
We will be holding a Christmas Fair at the club on the 11th of December. There will be a bake sale, crafts, gifts, raffles, lots for the kids and much more on the day. We need volunteers to bake, donate crafts etc and volunteer on the day.
Please contact Shirley Doody, Marie Nix or Kathy McCarthy for information. We hope you support this as we are supporting a very worthy local charity with the day.
Date for your diaries
The date has been fixed for the 2017 Kerins O’Rahillys annual 10K run. It will take place on Sunday the 29th of January at 11am. Details of how to register will be up on our Facebook page in the next week.
Ladies night out
Kerins O’Rahillys ladies started to wind up their year on Saturday last with a night of appreciation for the volunteerism and support shown by the women in the club over the last year. 64 attended and started the night with a wonderful meal served in Cassidy’s where there were lots of speeches, spot prizes and fun through out the night.
Following Cassidy’s the ladies continued their night and were welcomed in the Abbey where they danced and sang and handed out many more prizes until the small hours.
Thanks to chief organisers Shirley Doody and Marie Nix and to all those who contributed prizes for the night. Thanks also to Cassidy’s for a wonderful meal and to the Abbey for a very entertaining evening.
Support Rock Street Post Office
Rock Street Post Office have asked us to support them. But this support will also benefit the club. We have been set a challenge with other clubs.
The Club whose supporters make the most transactions in the post office between now and December will win the valuable right to be the only club to sell their Club Lotto Tickets in the Rock Street Post Office.
So with every transaction from buying a stamp to getting a passport right up to sending off the all-important cards at Christmas let Martin and his friendly staff know that you are a Kerins O’Rahillys supporter and lets see out lotto be the one selling in The Rock in the new year. Support your local Post Office and Support your Club.
Lotto
The Lotto takes place in Charlie’s Bar every Monday. The Lotto results for Monday 7th of November were 13, 21, 27 and 30. There was no jackpot winner.
The next jackpot will be €4,800. There were 4 match 3 winners. They were Julie O’Sullivan, John Cremin, John McCarthy and Nicole Ryan. The 5 people drawn for the December 2016 draw (4 x€250) were Mary McCarthy, Tom McCarthy, Mary McCarthy, Antoinette Sayers and Sean Walsh. To play the Kerins O’Rahillys Lotto, four numbers are selected from 1 to 32.
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<http://www.korgaa.com/>
Please note that it is the responsibility of each individual playing our club lotto via direct debit to ensure that direct debit is paid monthly to the club.
In the event that we do not receive two consecutive monthly direct debits an individual’s lotto numbers will no longer be valid for entry to our weekly lotto draw. If an individual cancels their direct debit their lotto entry is deemed cancelled.
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
Performing Arts Classes
Tralee Performing Academy are pleased to have started singing, dancing and acting classes in the Kerins O’Rahillys club function rooms in Charlies Bar and Bistro and are on the lookout for new students aged between 4 and 16 years.
The classes take place every Saturday in the two downstairs function rooms under the tuition of qualified teachers, Tara Dore, Tim Landers and Jackie O’Mahony. All classes are open to boys and girls.
The 4-8 year olds class (hush puppies) is from 4-5pm and the 9-16 year olds class (tigers) is from 4-5.30pm. Call or text Tim on 0834056829 for further information.
Cards
Whist drive is back on Thursday nights. Call the club on 7124956 for details. All welcome.
Yoga Classes
There are yoga classes in the club on Thursday nights from 7.30 to 9pm. The class consists of warm up, stretching, workout, toning, stress release and relaxation. Phone or text Mike at 0872732591 for further details.
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” continue at Kerins O’Rahillys on Tuesday evenings. Contact Izabela on 087 765 0125 for further details.
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” is on Wednesday nights.
This has grown in popularity and is a very entertaining night out, a great way to stay fit, learn to dance and to make new friends. Come along and check it out. 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. Charlie’s Bar is on Facebook where there are regular updates on what is happening. Why not check it out.
Sympathies
Sincere Sympathy is expressed to the family of Robert (Bob) Barry Oakview Oakpark Tralee, Geraldine King (nee Lambe) Cahermoneen and formerly Rock St Tralee, Maureen Young (nee Quirke) Leeside Oakpark Tralee and Sheila Fitzmaurice Balloonagh 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 linkhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/Narries/ or follow us on Twitter @korgaa
