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Lotto: Sponsored by Almas Takeaway, Milltown
The most recent fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Thursday, December 21st at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 9, 10, 24 and the bonus ball was 2.
Lucky Dip Winners were as follows:
€50: Gavin Miller, Faha
€50: Joe Daly, Milltown
€25: Mona & John Joy, Killorglin
€25: Peter Moriarty, Callinafercy
€25: Joan O’Connor, Glenbeigh
€25: Eileen W Murphy, Keel
We also held our 2023 Christmas Raffle for all yearly ticket holders. Congratulations to our winners who were as follows:
* Christmas Draw : €50 Vouchers *
Burke’s Butchers – Damien Stokes
Alma’s Takeaway – Julie Fogarty
Spar Milltown – David O’Connor
Griffin’s Bar & Restaurant – Muireann McAuliffe
Our next club lotto draw, which will be the Christmas Special, is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 8th 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.
Kerry Senior Football Team Debut for Cillian Burke:
Huge congratulations and the very best of luck to Milltown/Castlemaine’s Cillian Burke who has been named to start wing forward for the Kerry Senior Footballers tonight, Wednesday January 3rd at 7:30pm in Austin Stack Park, Tralee against Tipperary.
A terrific achievement for Cillian and no doubt a tremendously proud moment for all his family as he gets ready to make his Inter County Senior Debut for the Green and Gold of Kerry.
We would encourage all our club members to get behind Cillian later today.
Match tickets are available at the following online link:
https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/munster-gaa-tickets/?fbclid=IwAR1MD0SnFxmch6hA_UBb8U-4v8jLf10fTenm9Swk8JUh9fIRM8K89Wdq38U
For those unable to attend the match can be streamed online at the following website
https://www.clubber.ie/?fbclid=IwAR1MD0SnFxmch6hA_UBb8U-4v8jLf10fTenm9Swk8JUh9fIRM8K89Wdq38U
Coaches Wanted for 2024 Season:
“I didn’t play much or haven’t done it before, how can I coach?”
Yes you can!
New parents are the lifeblood of our club. They often bring a different perspective and a different skill set.
With 2023 now behind us and a brand new year ahead, now is the time to put your hand up and become part of a team, working with players and other coaches.
Good people make good coaches. Go for it.
Please contact our club Facebook page to register your interest for the 2024 season.🇳🇬🇳🇬
Milltown/Castlemaine Ladies Gaelic Football Association: Expansion Confirmed
Following on from our U12 LGFA start up in 2023. We are delighted to announce we will have our first U14 girls team playing for Milltown/Castlemaine for the upcoming season in 2024!
We would love to welcome girls born 2010/2011 to come join us next season. Also we wish to welcome those born 2012/2013 to play with our U12s.
If your daughter is interested please contact Ian on 0872521053 or Adele on 0860721847 #seeyouatthefield #oneclub
Congratulations:
Huge congratulations to Milltown/Castlemaine Coiste na nÓg Secretary Joan O’Leary and her husband Johnny on the birth of their beautiful baby daughters Clodagh and Grace on St. Stephen’s Day. Wonderful news!
U-13 Boys Medal Presentation 2023 🏅🇳🇬
We had a great night in the Nagle Rice Community Centre on Thursday, December 21st with the presentation of winners medals to our victorious U13 teams from 2022 & 2023 🎉🎉
The teams were presented their medals by Kerry GAA stars Gavin White and David Clifford, who were very generous with their time and provided great words of wisdom and encouragement for the players.
Haulie Clifford who gave so much of his time throughout the year as head coach called out each player to collect their medals. Haulie was ably assisted on the night by team coaches Jerome Flynn, Michael O’Sullivan & John Edwards.
There were excellent speeches from our Coiste na nÓg Chairperson, Oliver Kirwan, David, Gavin and Haulie.
Thanks to everyone who made the evening happen, to all parents and family members in attendance and especially the players.
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.
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:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club gear and merchandise is now available to buy online from both the Club Shop.
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/
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 underage club teams will be resuming shortly for the 2024 season. Watch this space over the coming weeks for more details!
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).
