Na Gaeil
Na Gaeil Annual Cycle Na Gaeil Annual Cycle took place on Saturday last and was a great success. Well in excess of one hundred cyclists took part, some cycling the 40km route and the more experienced cyclists doing the 80km route. They all thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was great to see so many young people taking part.
Thanks to everybody who helped to make it such a successful and enjoyable event: The families that provided all the delicious and tasty food. There was a huge array of tasty sandwiches, scones, cakes, buns, tea, coffee and delicious hot soup.
Thanks to the people who distributed the food in the clubhouse all day, the Civil Defence for providing the ambulance and the stewards for their presence at the various traffic junctions.
A special thanks also to the people that manned the food stations in Abbeyfeale and Castleisland and to the Abbeyfeale hall Committee for the use of their facilities. Last but not least thank you to all the cyclists that took part and supported this fundraising event for the club and helped to make it such a wonderful occasion. See photos from the event by clicking here
The cyclists gather at the start of the Na Gaeil GAA Club annual cycle on Saturday morning. Photo by Dermot Crean
Kerry Minors Congratulations to the Kerry Minors on a fantastic display in Croke Park on Sunday. Well done to Diarmuid O’Connor who had a great game at no. 12. He fisted over the bar for a great point in the first half and scored a wonderful goal in the last play of the game. Well done also to Stefan Okunbar who came on as a substitute in the second half and got stuck in immediately.
It was a proud day for Na Gaeil to see these two boys playing together on the hallowed turf of Croke Park. It is also fantastic to see another Na Gaeil lad, Ryan O’Neill on the extended panel and playing well in training. What a great experience for all three of them. We wish them all the best in the All Ireland Final against Galway in September.
Na Gaeil Ladies Na Gaeil Ladies v Tralee District in the Senior B County Championship Semi Final.
Tralee District conceded the Semi Final to us on Friday night. We have the final to play on Friday the 2nd September with venue, time and opponents to be confirmed.
Na Gaeil Ladies v Beaufort in the U16 Div 2 Semi Final.
We had home advantage on Thursday against a much changed Beaufort Team from last week. We started brightly with points from Sibeal and Meagan. Erika scored a goal after a great pass from Clodagh Mc Hugh.
Meagan and Erika scored another point each after some great work from midfielders Abi and Clodagh O Connor. Beaufort defended with numbers which enabled space for Fiodhna Tangney to score 2.02 to keep her team in contention.
With half time approaching, Sarah scored a goal but Beaufort came back with another 1.01 from Tangney. We were level at half time. We made a few changes with Caragh and Freya coming into the side. Mary marked Tangney for the rest of the game to keep her scoreless but the nerves kicked in for the 2nd half and we kicked a lot of wides.
Beaufort started brightly scoring 5 early points but we settled for the rest of the 2nd half with Aimee, Laoise , Ria and Dearbhla having to be on their toes for the counter attacks . Ciara, Muire and Brid came on to help the forwards. Aine’s kick outs were finding our players and we had Beaufort on the ropes. Kay got us a point followed by a goal from Abi.
Meagan got us a point from range. After a fine pass from Kay, Sibeal found the back of the net to keep us up by a point. Well done to all on a very exciting night. Our County Final opponents and the date of the game is be confirmed.
Team; Aine O Sullivan, Megan Fernane, Kay Barry, Ria Walsh, Dearbhla Quirke, Sarah Barrett, Freya O Connor, Clodagh O’Connor, Meagan Sheehy, Abi Casey, Muire Kingston, Ciara Rath, Jadyn Lucey, Brid Sinnott, Emily Crowe, Isabelle Crowe, Laoise Delahunty, Mary O Connell, Caragh O’ Neill, Erika O’ Sullivan, Sibeal Casey, Eimear O ‘Sullivan, Aimee Kerins, Sophie Lowham,
Mná Na Gaeil are playing on this Saturday at 4.00pm. in Na Gaeil. It should be an exciting game for our Mothers and Others Team as they prepare for their All Ireland Blitz in Portmarnock on October the 15th.
Coastguard Na Gaeil Club were delighted to be of assistance to the Irish Coastguard in their efforts to find a missing person in Tralee at the weekend. We hope that they have a fruitful outcome to their search.
Clothes Collection: Na Gaeil Ladies are fundraising with a used clothes and shoes collection. All unwanted items such as new, unused, torn and unwanted clothes, bedding and towels, curtains, shoes, bags and belts are being collected by the Ladies club as part of their fundraising campaign. Any items for donation can be brought along to training or dropped into the club bar any evening. All contributions greatly appreciated
Cash For Clubs Na Gaeil is now registered in the ‘Topaz Cash for Clubs’ initiative. Any club Members who are also Topaz card holders are able to allocate tokens to the Club and help raise funds
Na Gaeil Cycling Club Na Gaeil Cycling Club is now up and running with their full summer schedule: Monday and Wednesday nights at 6.15pm and Saturday mornings at 10am.ALL ARE WELCOME, high vis essential
Fir na Gaeil Light Football Training for Men who have retired from playing football and for those that have not played and would like to try it out. Very little skill is required. We train on Monday and Friday nights from 7.30 to 8.30pm. This is a great way to keep fit with light training, ball games and a bit of a laugh. Contact Eddie at 0876791460 for more info.
field on Wednesday nights and Saturday evenings. Boots or Runners are all that are
Mná Na Gaeil , We are a Gaelic for Mothers and Others team who come together and do a bit of exercise, football training and socialising. Anyone who would like to join are most welcome, No skills are required, just a good attitude and a sense for fun. We are out in the required. Contact Eddie at 0876791460 for more info.
Lotto The draw for the jackpot of €4,900 took place on Tuesday evening last. Numbers drawn were 3, 9, 13, 18. There was no winner. €50 winners were Seán Barrett, Ballyard and Rebecca Lyons, Oakview. €25 winners were Tom & Clodagh Culloty, Alderwood Road, Margaret Doody, Ballybeggan. Joe Clifford, Derrylea and Michael Maher, Derrylea. Next week’s lotto is worth €5,000. All are welcome for the draw in the club each Tuesday night at 10.30pm.
Bingo Bingo is on every Monday night at 8.30pm sharp. We have prize money of over €1,000 guaranteed every week with a mini jackpot that increases fortnightly when not won. A door prize and a half-time raffle with lovely prizes will also take place every week. . A bus service is available at 087 2817577. You can ring this number for pick up and drop off. 100% of the funds raised go back directly into the club. The bingo is run on a total voluntary basis and a huge thank you to all the parents who offer their time to run this vital fundraiser for the club. If anyone wants to donate a spot prize for our weekly bingo raffle, please leave it at the club house and mark it “Bingo”. Thanks to all our patrons who support this event on a weekly basis.
Cards: A card game is held every Wednesday night in the clubhouse. This is a very sociable occasion where you meet your friends for a great night’s entertainment and relaxation. Everyone from novice to senior will enjoy a relaxing game of 45.
