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Chairman of Na Gaeil GAA Tim Lynch with Donal Lucey and James Costello at the Na Gaeil GAA Club Race Night at the clubhouse in Killeen on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Race Night 2022: Last Friday night our annual Race Night took place in the clubhouse and the large crowd who attended were treated to a great evening’s entertainment.
The event was also broadcast live on the Na Gaeil Facebook page thanks to the expertise of Brian O’Shea, Denis Moriarty, James Costello, Alan Cantwell and Ciara O’Shea. The broadcast had over 600 views during the event.
As always Denis Sugrue was an excellent MC on the night. Congratulations to the Behan family whose horse “Harold’s Pride” scooped the €1,000 prize in the Na Gaeil Gold Cup.
Danny Brick and Mary Lacey were the winners in the Best Dressed Man and the Best Dressed Woman competitions sponsored by Ryles Mensware and Ballygarry Estate Hotel Spa.
Well done to Seán Herlihy who went home with the signed Kerry jersey after his winning bid in the auction.
The club would like to thank sincerely everyone who bought a horse for the event and everyone who sponsored a race or an advertisement for the programme.
A special mention to our hard working Race Night committee comprising of Terry McEneaney, Donal Lucey, Cathy Carey, Tim Lynch junior, Eddie Sheehy, John Barry, Colm Ó Suilleabháin, Mark O’Connor & Tim Lynch senior who put in so many hours of hard work to put the whole event together and in doing so they ensured it would be the huge success that it was.
The Tote on the night was excellently run by John Keating, Ann-Marie Lucey, Mike Golden and Mary Maunsell. Well done everyone!
Sympathy: Sincere sympathy to Pat, Tom and Morgan Sheehy on the very sad passing of their brother Brian in Perth, Australia. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
Sympathy: Our sincere sympathy to our former Bar Manager Seán O’Connor and his family on the sudden passing of his son Shane last week. May Shane rest in peace.
Sympathy: Sincere sympathy to Terry McEneaney and his family on the death of his aunt Rose Loughran in Castleblaney, Co. Monaghan last week. May she rest in peace.
Lotto results: Lotto Tue 8th November. No Winner. Numbers drawn were 2, 15, 21, 31. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Declan Healy, Marie & Peter O’Connor, James O’Connor, Jim & Renee Fitzgibbon, Philip O’Connor. Next week’s jackpot will be €1,550. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto
U17 Boys: The U17 Town League final against John Mitchels is due to be played tonight, Monday in John Mitchels at 7pm.
Mass: Last Tuesday night Fr Amos from St Brendans Church celebrated mass in the clubhouse in memory of the deceased members of the Na Gaeil club. In particular Harold Behan and Denis Reen, two former Club Chairmen, were remembered. A big thank you to all those involved in organising the mass especially Cathy Carey, Seán Warr for providing the music, Fr. Amos and those who brought along refreshments for the cúpán tae afterwards.
Our Chairman Tim Lynch spoke after the mass and praised the fantastic community that we have in Na Gaeil. He was delighted to see such a large crowd gathered for what he hopes will continue to be an annual event in the club.
He said it is very important to celebrate the memory of members who are no longer with us but who had contributed so much to our club since its formation in November 1978.
He said that those same founders and members would no doubt be very proud of how far we have come and he highlighted what a tremendous achievement it was for Na Gaeil to have our senior mens team and senior ladies team both competing at senior level in their respective championships.
Scór na nÓg: We will be rolling along with Scór na nÓg soon. Its for children ranging in age from 4th class to under 17 who may be interested in drama, story-telling, recitation, traditional music or singing. If anyone is interested in this please get in touch with Margaret at 086-0855008.
Bingo: Every Monday evening in Na Gaeil clubhouse at 8pm sharp. Over €1,000 in cash prizes guaranteed every week, with an accumulator jackpot in play each week. Double book €10, Single book €6, Mini book €3. Jackpot Sheets €2 each. Bus service available on 087-2817577.
All-Ireland medal presentation: To celebrate Kerry’s great achievement in winning this year’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, a Gala Dinner will be held in the Great Southern Hotel, Killarney on Friday 25 November 2022 @ 8pm.
Members of the successful team will be presented with their All-Ireland Medals. Should you wish to join our victorious team and special guests, for a night of great celebration & entertainment, you may do so by purchasing a table (11 people) @ €1,300 or individual tickets @ €125 per person.
Individual Tickets may be purchased online @ kerrygaa.ie (click on ‘Tickets’) or in person from the Kerry County Board Office in Austin Stack Park Tralee or at the Kerry GAA Shop in Killarney.
Anyone wishing to purchase a table please contact Kerry County Board office (see contact details below). Dinner @ 8pm followed by Medal Presentation. For further information please contact Kerry County Board Office @ 066-7122061 or by email to secretary.kerry@gaa.ie Note: Limited number of tickets available. Tickets on a first come first served basis.
Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9am from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.
Cards: The weekly 45 card game is back. Every Wednesday night, starting at 9pm sharp. Bring your own partner or come along and we will get you a partner.
Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.
