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Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown
The fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, July 24th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or Match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 3, 10, 28 and the bonus ball was 22.
Lucky Dip winners were as follows:
€50 – Derry Murphy, Dingle
€50 – Joe Sheehy, Tralee
€25 – Pat Flanagan, Firies
€25 – Suzy Doherty, Milltown
€25 – Gene Ferris, Meath
€25 – Ger Morris, Headford
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 7th 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.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 6, Round 13 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘B’ 0-6
Churchill ‘B’ 5-16
Venue: Churchill
Hard luck to our Junior team who concluded their 2023 County Senior Football League campaign on Sunday afternoon against a strong Churchill side.
Despite the disappointing finish to the campaign with this result, Milltown/Castlemaine won 6 of their 12 games in this season’s competition (one round was a BYE) and finished in a very respectable 6th place on 12 points out of 13 teams. Well done to the players and management for their sterling efforts throughout the campaign.
Mid Kerry Junior Football League: Shield Final Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘B’ will take on An Ghaeltacht ‘B’ tonight, Tuesday July 25th in the Mid Kerry Junior Football League Shield Final. The venue is Lispole with a throw-in time of 7:30pm. All support is welcome.
Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football Championship: Round 1 and 2 Result
Mid Kerry’s Minor side have been in Round 1 and 2 action in the Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football Championship last week and this week. In Round 1, the team lost to Austin Stacks on a score of 1-12 to 1-09 in Castleisland whilst against West Kerry last night, the contest finished in a draw on a score of 1-10 to 1-10.
Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football Championship: Round 3 Fixture
Round 3 of the Keane’s Supervalu County Minor Football Championship takes centre stage next Monday, July 31st when Mid Kerry are away to East Kerry at 7:30pm with venue to be confirmed.
Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship: Group 1, Round 1 Fixture Details
Milltown/Castlemaine will take on Gneeveguilla in Round 1 of the Kerry Petroleum Intermediate Club Football Championship on Saturday, August 12th at 7:00pm in Spa GAA Grounds.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: Club Tickets Draw
Milltown/Castlemaine’s club draw for tickets ahead of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Dublin will take place on Tuesday, July 25th (TONIGHT) at 8:00pm in the Clubhouse. All members are welcome to attend.
U7 Boys: Blitz
Well done to our U7 Boys who took part in a blitz on Sunday morning at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown and welcomed near neighbours Laune Rangers for an enjoyable series of games. Plenty of skills on display and smiles all round!
U10 Girls: Mini-Blitz
A sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to making our mini blitz such an enjoyable and successful event.
In particular to the fabulous footballers from Milltown/Castlemaine, Laune Rangers GAA with their manager Mike Frank Russell and Listry Gaa and their manager Colm Counihan.
Our club referees Linus Óg Burke and Diarmuid Quirke along with Maggie Tangney Quirke(Cromane and Kerry) did a wonderful job.
Míle buíochas to our coaches on the evening- Maireád, Eugene and Martin who kept all the girls on task.
Thanks to parents Valerie Foley and Helen McClure who helped out in so many ways on the sideline.
To the parents who came to support their children and helped put all the goalposts etc back…I really appreciate all you do.
Finally to Ian Twiss for rescheduling games to facilitate us and to Mike Murphy and John O Sullivan for traffic management.
Blitzes like this take a lot of organising and planning and can only happen with the help and support of others.
Up next- Munster Blitz in Tralee on August 5th🎉
U11 Boys: Blitz Report
Last Wednesday, our U-11 boys travelled in large numbers to take part in the Munster Under 11 Blitz in a sun soaked Fitzgerald Stadium. We played three competitive games against Rathmore, Shannon Gaels (Clare) and Listowel Emmets.
When the games were over, we were then treated to a Stadium Tour by Kerry’s 2022 winning captain Joe O’ Connor, who was very generous with his time and had a word for each and every player.
Thanks also to Pat O’Shea, Donal Daly and all the team in Munster GAA for organising such a wonderful event, which is always a highlight for our U-11 players.
Finally, well done to all 23 players and their management for a brilliant display on the day.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final: Ciarrai Abu!
All involved in Milltown/Castlemaine GAA would like to take this opportunity to wish Jack O’Connor, his management team and all the Kerry players the very best of luck this weekend as they take on Dublin in the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park, Dublin on Sunday, July 30th at 3:30pm.
For those unable to attend the match will be shown live on RTE Two with coverage beginning from 2:30pm and it will also be broadcast on Radio Kerry. Safe journey to all our club members travelling up for the big match and we hope you have a great weekend!
All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Semi-Final:
Kerry’s Senior Ladies will also be flying the flag for The Kingdom this weekend as they travel to Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday, July 29th to take on Mayo in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship Semi-Final at 5:00pm. The match will be live on TG4 and is part of a double header as Cork and Dublin meet at 7:30pm at the same venue. We would like to wish the players and management all the very best!
Tickets are available at the following link:
Get your tickets now for the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals
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Milltown Tidy Towns: Volunteers Needed
Join Milltown Tidy Towns – We need your help. Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The Old Milltown Community Hall. This is an opportunity for local businesses, families and anyone with an interest in creating ” a sense of place” in Milltown. All welcome, no experience required. Please call Therese on 089-4767279 for further information or log onto Milltown Tidy Towns Facebook page.
Féile Lughnasadh:
Want to support the 2023 Féile Lughnasadh Festival in Milltown? All entertainment is entirely free to people of all ages. You can make a donation through our fundraising page at the following link:
https://www.idonate.ie/crowdfunder/FeileLughnasadh?fbclid=IwAR0ueyurZgBmflLiySGRc4KPTZUoY1WPO2yh4dLC-122NRcTfxonVHz-FtU
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.
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 delighted to be back for the 2023 season. All club teams are now back on the field training and playing matches.
Contacts for the various teams are as follows:
MC Minis: Contact Colin McKenna (087 068 7653)
GAA 4 All: Contact Danny McClure (087 653 6631)
U7 Boys: Contact Jason Giles (087 237 6862)
U8 Girls: Contact Susan Sheehan (087 942 6553)
U9 Boys: Contact Trevor Dunlea (087 948 8650)
U10 Girls: Contact Deirdre O’Sullivan (086 170 3332)
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).
