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Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown
The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, February 20th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 22, 27, 29 and the bonus ball was 31.
Lucky Dip winners were as follows:
€50 – Michael Colgan
€50 – Peigi Ruiséal
€25 – Brendan Twiss
€25 – Pat Flanagan
€25 – Aiden Carmody
€25 – Sayers Insurance Ltd
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, March 6th 2023 at 19:30pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €13,000. Get your draw tickets or renew your yearly tickets online on Clubforce or get your tickets for the next draw from all the usual local outlets.
Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.
Mid Kerry Senior Football League: Group A, Round 3 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior side travelled to Glenbeigh last weekend for their third match of the 2023 season against Glenbeigh/Glencar.
Both sides came into the contest with two wins from two games over Cromane and Laune Rangers ‘B respectively meaning that the Round 3 encounter last weekend would decide who topped the group.
In a low-scoring affair, Milltown/Castlemaine played with the breeze in their favour for the opening half but there was nothing separating the two sides at the half-time interval as the scores were level at 1-2 to 0-5.
Jonathan O’Sullivan raising our green flag after a good turnover from Brendan Casey midway through the first half. Gavan O’Grady landed a few lovely scores off the ground at the opposite end for the hosts with Jack Brosnan chipping in too.
The second half was much of the same with little to separate the teams, Glenbeigh/Glencar mainly through the boot of chief marksman Gavan O’Grady moved into a two point lead as the game ticked towards full-time at 0-8 to 1-3, Sean Hogan with Milltown/Castlemaine’s only point in the second half through a fisted effort before late points from Jonathan O’Sullivan and a beauty off the ground into the breeze from Eanna O’Connor seen both sides leave the field all square in what, on the balance of play would have to be considered a fair result.
Both teams will have another outing next weekend in the Mid Kerry League Semi-Finals.
Final score: Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-8 Milltown/Castlemaine 1-5
Mid Kerry Senior Football League: Semi-Final Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine will take on Laune Rangers ‘A’ next Sunday, March 5th at 2:00pm in the Mid Kerry Senior Football League Semi-Final at 2:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. All support would be welcome.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Fixtures Announced
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘A’ and ‘B’ have found out who they will be facing and when in this year’s Credit Union County Senior Football League as the fixtures were released recently. Milltown/Castlemaine ‘A’ will compete in Division 1 and the ‘B’ side will operate in Division 6. The fixtures for both sides are as follows and will commence on the weekend of March 18/19th 2023:
Division 1: Milltown/Castlemaine ‘A’ (A – Away, H – Home)
Rd 1 – Dingle (A)
Rd 2 – Castleisland Desmonds (H)
Rd 3 – Kerins O’Rahillys (H)
Rd 4 – Kilcummin (A)
Rd 5 – Gneeveguilla (H)
Rd 6 – Spa Killarney (A)
Rd 7 – Killarney Legion (H)
Rd 8 – Ballymacelligott (A)
Rd 9 – Austin Stacks (H)
Rd 10 – Rathmore (A)
Rd 11 – Dr. Crokes (H)
Division 6: Milltown/Castlemaine ‘B’
Rd 1 – Firies ‘B’ (H)
Rd 2 – Kerins O’Rahillys ‘B’ (A)
Rd 3 – Valentia (H)
Rd 4 – St. Michaels Foilmore ‘B’ (A)
Rd 5 – Dr. Crokes ‘C’ (H)
Rd 6 – BYE
Rd 7 – Castleisland Desmonds ‘B’ (A)
Rd 8 – Beaufort ‘B’ (H)
Rd 9 – Tuosist (A)
Rd 10 – Fossa ‘B’ (H)
Rd 11 – Kilcummin ‘B’ (A)
Rd 12 – Killarney Legion ‘B’ (H)
Rd 13 – Churchill ‘B’ (A)
Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship: Group Stage Draw
Milltown/Castlemaine will take on Beaufort, Glenbeigh/Glencar and Gneeveguilla in Group 1 of the 2023
Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship.
The draw took place last week. Milltown/Castlemaine will face Gneeveguilla in a neutral venue in Round 1 with fixture details to be confirmed in due course.
Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football League: Division 2B, Round 2 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine 3-19 (28)
Castleisland Desmonds 0-07 (7)
Venue: Castleisland
Well done to our Minor players and management who made it two wins from two games with an impressive victory away to Castleisland Desmonds last Saturday afternoon in the County League. This follows on from the Round 1 win at home to Rathmore.
Round 3 will take place next weekend when our lads are on the road again to face Listowel Emmets away.
Keep up the good work lads, mighty stuff!
Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football League: Division 2B, Round 3 Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine are back in action for Round 3 of the Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football League on Saturday, 4th March as they are away to Listowel Emmets at 3:00pm. All support is welcome.
FLEADH CHEOIL TIME AGAIN, give it a go!
Milltown Listry CCE are accepting entries for Fleadh Cheoil 2023 in Ballybunion. If you’re learning an instrument, get involved and give the fleadh a go. Emails to lou.oshea@hotmail.com before April 7th, registration can be arranged if you haven’t joined the branch.
Milltown/Castlemaine Cul Camp 2023:
Save The Date – July 24th to July 28th, 2023
The dates for the Cúl Camp have been confirmed. However, the website is not open yet to register players for the camp, this will hopefully happen in a few weeks.
Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games.
The link below can be used to register when the portal opens:
https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/?fbclid=IwAR0yElI7QuNMz8oNIWQjhs0nglvKwVETLxe9VBwoSkr1aRD-H7uF8_u4hMI
Partnership with MFC Sports for Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Leisure Wear: Just Days Left to Order!
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club are delighted to partner with MFC Sports to provide a new range of Club Leisure Wear. All players, supporters and coaches are encouraged to get a hold of some of our new clothing range.
MFC Sports (https://mfc-sports.com/) are committed to Design, Develop and Deliver excellent quality teamwear and leisurewear to clubs, schools, organisations, and individuals across the world.
MFC Ordering Process
Click on the link below for an overview of how the MFC ordering process works: MFC Order Process Overview Video
A range of clothes (rain jackets, half zips, puffer jackets / track suit bottoms, polo shirts, hoodies, bags etc.) will be available, on an open to all basis, twice a year (February & October).
It WILL NOT be possible to order club gear outside the nominated ordering windows, as MFC do not maintain a club shop all year round; rather they manufacture to order, so no surplus stock will be held
Milltown/Castlemaine Shop Link
The MFC Sports link (https://link.mfc-sports.com/Link?link=51DHYR) will remain open until, Saturday, March 4th @ 09:00; no further orders can be placed after this time, as the link automatically expires and the submitted orders are sent for production.
This bespoke MFC Link gives all members the opportunity to place their own individual orders, sort their sizes, and make a full payment at once
Delivery will be in 6/7 weeks from when the Link closes (not the date the order was submitted)
Leisure Wear Items
The attached PDF document shows the items available for order from MFC during the upcoming order window, that will be opening this Thursday, February 23rd for 9 days (closing Saturday, March 4th)
PDF Link – Milltown/Castlemaine Leisure Wear 2023
MFC Order Amendments
To amend your order, once submitted, please ensure that your link shop is still open and contact the MFC Customer Service Team (customerservices@mfc-sports.com) outlining the changes.
However, once a link closes, unfortunately orders cannot be amended.
MFC Refund / Returns Policy
Due to the custom-made nature of the orders, MFC operates a limited refunds/returns policy. Unless an item is faulty, they are unable to offer a refund or exchange on personalised and made to order garments. These include garments with crests, logos and/or initials.
Full details on the MFC refunds & returns policy are outlined in the MFC website (https://mfc-sports.com/refund_returns/)
Team Packs
Coaches may decide to organize a squad gear refresh during the year separately and can ask Liam Doherty (086 041 3593) for the catalogue if required.
Questions / Queries
Should you have any questions or queries on your order in particular, or the ordering process in general; please feel free to contact Liam Doherty on 086 041 3593
Milltown Castlemaine GAA Clothes Recycling Collection:
Our clothing recycling collection is now happening so we urge you to clean out your wardrobes of all unwanted clothes, sheets, blankets, towels, curtains, shoes etc and drop them to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown.
This is a wonderful way of doing your bit for the environment and raising much needed funds for our club at the same time.
Kerry GAA: Allianz National Football League Division 1: Round 5 Fixture
Kerry are away to Tyrone in the 2023 Allianz Football League Division 1, Round 5 contest on Sunday, 5th March with a throw-in time of 12 noon.
Admission is by pre-purchased tickets only ▶️ https://www.gaa.ie/tickets/ & selected Centra & SuperValu stores.
€18 general admission €15 OAP/students €5 kids up to U16. No cash accepted on the day.
Kerry Masters Football:
Are you turning 40 this year and not quite ready to hang up those boots? Then Kerry Masters Football are looking for players like you to come and join them for the season ahead. If you would like to get involved or should further information be required please contact Denis Kennelly on 087-6549406 or John O’Connor on 086-8500319.
Kerry GAA Coaching & Games: Spring Workshop Programme
Kerry GAA Coaching and Games are running a series of Age Specific Practical Coaching workshops for Coaches over the coming weeks.
The workshops are divided into three separate age cohorts and the sessions will focus on age specific development activities and games. The workshops will also focus on planning and the layout of sessions for each of the age groups.
The workshops will be regionally based with sessions in Tralee, Killarney, and Milltown.
Further information in relation to dates and venues is available at the following link:
https://www.kerrygaa.ie/coach-education-workshop-programme/
Club Merchandise & Club Shop
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club gear and merchandise is now available to buy online from both the Club Shop and direct from O’Neill’s.
The Club Shop contains details of the large amount of branded Milltown-Castlemaine & Kerry stock we have available within the club, for immediate delivery, please use the link to check stock levels and sizes.
https://milltowncastlestore.sumupstore.com/
If you cannot find what you are looking for in the club store, then club gear is also available to purchase online in our dedicated O’Neill’s club shop. This site has everything from jerseys to playing gear to wet gear for supporters.
https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/gaa/ireland/milltown-castlemaine-gaa.html
Items for the Club Notes
If you have any items for inclusion in the weekly notes, then please contact the club’s PRO Dara O’Connor on 086 268 8674 before 20:00 on Sundays.
Team Updates
Our club teams are preparing for the 2023 season.
The following teams are yet to start back training:
GAA 4 All: Starting back in March.
MC MINIS: Starting back in March.
U7 Boys: Starting back in early March.
U8 Girls: Starting back in early March.
U9 Boys: Starting back in early March.
U10 Girls: Starting back in early March.
The following teams have commenced training:
U11 Boys: Contact Liam Doherty (086 041 3593).
U12 Girls: Contact Adele O’Dwyer (086 072 1847).
U13 Boys: Contact Haulie Clifford (087 693 2126).
U15 Boys: Contact Sean Hogan (087 721 7875)
Minors: Contact Garry Murphy (087 943 2746)
For anyone New to the Area, who would like to get involved with the club, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
Team Enquiries
If you want to join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county, please contact one of our members below:
For GAA-4-All 4 players; contact Gillian Twiss on 0877678108
For MC Mini players (U6); contact Colin McKenna on 087 068 7653.
For U7 to U11 players; contact Liam Doherty on 086 041 3593
For U-13 & Older players; contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053
For anyone New to the Area, who would like to get involved with the club, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053
General Enquiries
For any other queries, please send an email to our Secretary or Chairperson at the following addresses:
secretary.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
or
chairperson.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
For emergencies, please call 087 409 3530 (Club Mobile Phone).
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