Lotto
There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 04, 10, 11 & 22. The five €30 consolation prizes went to Kathleen Mason c/o Tony Casey, Cathal Moriarty Curraheen, David Stere c/o Keane’s Bar, Anthony O Connor c/o Betty’s Bar and Mary Lyons c/o Tony Casey.
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €3,400 and the draw will take place on Sunday night Nov 18th in O’Dwyer’s Bar. Lotto tickets can be purchased online, from any club officer or at the following outlets: Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers, O’Sheas Shop and Service Station, Poff Motors, Noyeks, Byrnesworth, Rock Inn, Dwyer’s Bar, Skelper Quanes, Bettys Bar and Keane’s of Curraheen.
AGM
Our Senior AGM will take place on Sunday, the 2nd of December at 3pm in our Community Rooms. All registered club members are advised to attend. We would require the services of a new secretary and treasurer. If you would like to get involved in any aspect as the local GAA club is a great way to forge great and often life-long friendships, please contact club secretary, Conor Culloo for any motions and nominations.
This is to be preceded by our Juvenile AGM which will now be held in the Community Rooms at 2pm (2nd December). We appeal to all club patrons, particularly the parents of the club’s juveniles to attend this important meeting and help make plans for 2019. This is an important meeting and we would like to further hear your views on how we can improve our Academy and Juvenile club.
The Juvenile section of the club will also require the services of a new Secretary for the coming year. Any nominations can be sent to tboyle247@gmail.com before Friday, 30th November. All parents of underage players are invited to attend on the night.
Seniors
Following our victory over Na Gaeil in the first semi-final of the Lee Strand St. Brendans Football Board Senior Football Championship, we await Churchill who defeated Ardfert in the other semi-final played at the weekend. Date for the final is Sunday the 18th of November. Time and venue TBC.
Dates for the Diary
Plans are in the pipeline for a Christmas party for our Academy kids and the date has been tentatively fixed for the 1st of December. More details to follow later.
We are back bag packing in Garveys on Thursday, December 13th. This is a great opportunity to raise funds for your club. We will be in touch via the usual manner for slots and availabilities.
Workshop on Concussion
The GAA is not a major risk sport for concussion but in recognising its responsibility to raise awareness and develop greater levels of understanding, the Club hosted a workshop on concussion last Wednesday evening.
The workshop was facilitated by Mark Beakey of ‘Concussion Coach’ and was well attended with representation from St. Pats, Tralee Rugby Club, Camp Junior Soccer Club, Churchill GAA and parents from Blennerville NS. Our thanks to Blennerville NS for making the school hall available at short notice.
The workshop aimed to enable participants to better understand and manage incidents of suspected concussion and the recovery period safely. Also outlined was the need to create an effective culture of concussion safety within the respective clubs so that coaches, players and parents better understand why the decision to remove a player from a game is made and the rationale behind managing the players’ return following an incident of concussion
The GAA has developed resource material including GAA Concussion Management Guidelines for coaches, players of all ages, parents and referees and these are available at https://learning.gaa.ie/Concussion.
Personal Alarms
Are you a Senior Citizen who would like to avail of a grant-aided personal alarm? Curraheen Community Council can apply for a grant on your behalf. You may qualify for the grant if you are 65 years of age or older and if you are living alone, living with another person over the age of 65 or living alone for significant periods of time during the day or if you are a carer to someone else in your household. For more information please contact Debbie (087)2319190 or Jackie (085)1080709.
Astro Pitch Hire
St Pats GAA club, Blennerville offers a state of the art, floodlit astro pitch available to everyone to rent. This pitch is supported by our clubhouse with changing rooms, shower facilities and ample parking spaces.
If you are interested in booking our pitch to guarantee your slot weekly or you want a one-off booking, please contact Paul O’Sullivan on 087 666 8492 to avail of our very competitive rates.
Fitness Training
Fitness training open to registered club members Mondays and Thursdays 8.30pm to 9.30pm in Community Rooms gym. Contact PJ Higgins or John Breen.
Monster Bingo
The Monster Bingo held in aid of the Curraheen Community Room Extension Fund last weekend realised €7920.09. Sincere thanks to all who supported the event and a special word of thanks to all our sponsors. We are pleased to say that the building of the room commences this Monday, the 12thNovember.
Ardfert Retreat Centre
Celebrate Your Faith: Elizabeth Gilmartin, Mon. 19th & 26th Nov. 7.30-9.00pm.
Profaith: Thady O’Connor, The 7 powerful characteristics on passing on the faith to your family and friends, Tues 21 & 28th Nov. 7.30pm-9.00pm
Parish Retreats: Abbeyfeale, Kilcummin & Ballyheigue, Tues. 27th Nov. 7.30pm. Abbeydorney/Kilflynn, Thurs. 29th Nov. 7.30pm.
Remembering Deceased GAA Members of Ardfert Parish: Thurs. 22nd Nov. 8.00pm.
Advent Retreat: Fr. Gerard McCarthy SVD, Fri. 14th – Sun 16th Dec. Book Now
Sympathy
The club would like to extend its sympathy to the family and friends of Sheila Murphy Derrymore West, Sean Kelly Ballyheigue and William O’Donoghue Tonavane.
