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Lotto results: Lotto Tue 4th June 2024. Numbers drawn were 3, 5, 8, 26. No winner. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Michael O’Neill, Declan Healy, Shane Murphy, Charlie & Mary Hartnett, Ricky Fitzgerald. Our next draw will be tomorrow night and the jackpot will be €2,050. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto
Bingo: Na Gaeil Bingo tonight at 8pm sharp. Our Mini Accumulater Jackpot House tonight is €310 in 51 calls. We also have a Raffle and Split the Bucket at half time. Bus available on (087) 2817577. Over 18s only. Hope to see you all there for an excellent night out.
Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.
Fundraiser: Dearbhla Quirke, daughter of Mary & Jerome, is heading to Uganda volunteering for 3 weeks in July and must fundraise €2,650! She will be working as an Occupational Therapist over there in a paediatric rehabilitation centre. Any donations would be greatly appreciated! If you’d like to donate please click on this link:https://nurtureafrica.enthuse.com/pf/dearbhla-quirke/post/6702388
Changes to Car Park: We would like to make patrons aware of the new disabled parking bays and the yellow box for ambulance parking which have been added to the club’s car parks recently. Please keep them free at all times for people who need them.
Senior Men: Yesterday our seniors welcomed Kenmare Shamrocks to Killeen for Round 10 of the Credit Union Co. League and it proved to be a very close contest in weather more akin to October.
Kenmare played with the wind in the first half and were quickly out of the blocks, scoring their first point straight from the throw-in.
Tomás Ó hAiniféin responded for us in the 5th minute but immediately Kenmare replied with their second point. A Jack Sheehan free, the first one of his 3 in the first half, tied the scores after 9 minutes.
Unfortunately for us Kenmare dominated the next 10 minutes, adding 4 points to their tally. Andrew Barry who was prominent throughout the game kicked a fine point but this was cancelled out almost immediately by a Kenmare free.
Two frees from Jack Sheehan in quick succession reduced the margin to 2 points but on the stroke of halftime Kenmare tapped over another free to leave them ahead by 8 points to 5. Early in the second half Jack Doyle found himself up in the forwards and he took his point well. However Kenmare replied with another free to leave 3 points between the teams again.
Midway through the half our lads hit a purple patch and kicked 4 unanswered points, 2 from Mark Lynch (1 free) and 2 from Jack Sheehan, to put us ahead for the first time in the game.
Our lead was short-lived though as Kenmare equalized with 6 minutes remaining. A black card for one of the Kenmare players gave our lads a numerical advantage and Seán Barrett capitalized to put us a point ahead once more in the 30th minute. Unfortunately then disaster struck.
A speculative shot into our square wasn’t dealt with and it fell to one of the Kenmare midfielders who managed to squeeze it into the net.
This was immediately followed by the final whistle. Final score: Na Gaeil 0-11, Kenmare Shamrocks 1-10.
Team: Jack Rogers, Enda O’Connor, Ryan O’Neill, Seán Barrett, Peter Doyle, Andrew Barry, Jack Doyle, Tomás O’hAiniféin, Jamesie O’Connor, Fergal Barry, Oisín Maunsell, Ruairí Ó hAiniféin, Kian Sheehan, Kieran O’Connor, Jack Sheehan. Subs: John Kearney, Mark Lynch, Oisín O’Brien, Aaron Dewey, Jack Costello, Kevin O’Donoghue, Oisín O’Sullivan, Seamus Looney, Dan O’Connor, Liam Óg Kingston, Shawn Duggan, Darragh Devine, Seán O’Connor.
All-Ireland Senior Championship (Men): Good luck to Diarmuid O’Connor, Damien Bourke & the Kerry team when they take on Louth in Round 3 of the All-Ireland championship in Portlaoise next Sunday at 3pm.
All-Ireland Senior Championship (Ladies): Well done to the Kerry Ladies, especially our 5 Na Gaeil players, who returned from Donegal yesterday with a point after a tight encounter with Donegal in Ballybofey in Round 1 of the Senior Championship. Final score: Donegal 1-6, Kerry 0-9. The girls will be at home to Waterford in Round 2 next Saturday in Fitzgerald Stadium at 3pm.
Hurling: Best wishes to Tralee Parnells, especially the Na Gaeil lads involved, as they play in the Garvey’s Supervalu Senior Hurling Championship for the first time. They will face Lixnaw in Round 1 in Austin Stack Park this Friday at 7.30pm.
Return of underage training 2024: Our juveniles are back in training for the 2024 season. Contact details for the various age groups are as follows: U5’s – Denis Sugrue (087) 2808719. U7’s – Shane Moriarty (086) 8380434. U9s – Bryan O’Mahony 087 9585331. New members are always welcome and can contact the relevant team coach above.
Club Summer Camp: Our annual Campa Samhraidh Peile will be held this year from Aug 5th to 9th for children aged between 5 and 13. The camp will run from 10am until 2pm each day. The cost will be €45 for 1 child, €80 for 2 children from the same family while 3 or more children from the same family will cost €105. The link to register is: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG
U7s: Super effort by our U7’s group yesterday afternoon. The weather held up and the kids relished the opportunity to represent the club at half time in the Senior Co. League game. No doubt this group have their sights set on Senior football. Thanks to the players, coaches and parents for making this happen.
U11 Boys: A good energetic session yesterday morning by our under 11s. The boys are training hard and improving every session. We look forward to hosting Listowel this Thursday in the next round of the Co. League at 6.30pm.
U13 Boys: Good luck to our U13A team who will contest the Div 1 Co. League final next Sunday against Milltown/Castlemaine. The game has been fixed for John Mitchels at 6.30pm. All support would be greatly appreciated.
Girls Training: Na Gaeil Ladies juveniles (u8/u10/u12) are back training for the new season. New members are always welcome. For more information contact Eddie on 087-6791460.
Big Screen: All football championship games will be shown live on the big screen in the bar throughout the season.
Sponsorship Opportunity: If you have a business and would like to promote it with Na Gaeil we have various sponsorship packages available to suit all budgets. Enquiries to Donal (087-2577729) or Terry (086-8293261) or Colm (087-9080465) or Mike (086-2440158) or any member of the club Executive.
Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results & other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.
Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please emailnagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.
Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 6.30pm from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle.
Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night starting at 9pm. Everyone is welcome.
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.
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