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Club Lotto
There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot of €4300 on Sunday night last. The numbers drawn were 07, 08, 15 & 24. The five €30 consolation prizes went to:
Emer Uí hOgain c/o O’Sheas Gala
Emer Uí hOgain c/o O’Sheas Gala
Kyle Vahey Fairway Heights
Sarah Walsh c/o Curragraigue
Maria Griffin Caherlaheen
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €4400 and the draw will take place on Sunday night 10/04/2022 at 9-15PM. Club lotto can be played online through the club websitewww.stpatsgaaclub.com, lotto tickets can be purchased from any club officer or at the following outlets:
O’Sheas Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth
Skelper Quanes
Keanes of Curraheen
Betty’s Bar
Rock Inn
Many thanks to all who contribute to our weekly Club Lotto. The Club cannot emphasise enough the importance of our members promoting the Club Lotto among family, friends and work colleagues. The Lotto is now a critical source of funds for the Club.
We are appealing to all club members to promote our lotto at this time to ensure our clubs future viability. Please have your lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday evenings.
Registration
We would like to remind any player, parents or supporters who wish to be club members for 2022 to please register now via foireann. Information on registration and foireann is available on the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com. If anyone has difficulty registering please contact any club officer or coach and we will provide help.
New Club Registrar
The Club is delighted to announce that Fiacc Murphy has taken on the role of Club Registrar. Fiacc takes over the role from Sean Daly and we wish Fiacc well in the role.
Dingle Way Challenge
As previously announced after an absence of 2 years because of COVID restrictions the Club’s key fundraiser “The Dingle Way Challenge” makes a welcome return on Sunday 5th June. This is a really important fundraiser for the Club and we ask all our members to encourage family, friends and work colleagues to participate. Registration can be completed on www.eventbrite.ie. Information on the route options is available to view on the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com.
Juvenile Academy
U5
Another good session last weekend, our last indoor session of the season. We had lots of games and movement to develop our skills. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part, especially our players of the week, Anna and Kai.
U7 Boys
Well done to Dara Moriarty who won our player of the week. All the u7s are improving every week, keep up the practicing at home and see you all next Sunday for our first outdoor training session, at St. Pats GAA Grounds, Blennerville.
U8 Girls
We were delighted to have 20 girls training on Sunday morning and welcomed Ella Sayers to the group. With such a busy group thanks to the parents we roped in as goalies for some fun scoring games. The girls are practicing all their skills weekly, they are getting fitter and faster by the week.
We split to older and younger groups for matches to finish, the girls are really grasping the concept and enjoying team play. Amazing talent by Sadie Hennessy at the junior end and great spirit and tackling by Natalie to win her first player of the week trophy at the senior end. We look forward to getting back to our home grounds in St Pats Blennerville next Sunday morning.
When we get the hang of playing on grass we’ll organise some friendly girls’ matches. Our girls will also be eligible to play mixed go games with under 7s or under 9s as the season progresses. Go St Pats!
U9 Boys
We practiced our soloing, hand passing, we also practiced our kicking at goals and sidestepping, we had great fun training for fast reactions. We finished with a fantastic game where a last minute goal for the colours won the day.
Congratulations to Flynn who won the crossbar challenge and earned himself 2 euro for his mornings work. See you all again next Sunday in st pats.
U11
Our U11’s had a great session in the sunshine at the MTU Astro last Sunday. We started with a warm-up lap where the lads were put through their paces by our minor star player Ben Sharp.
Then after some sprints, agility and pick up drills with Michael, Fiacc, John and Ben, we went into some small sided games where players worked on their support play and tackling.
We then finished with a full game where the “Bridge” team in green built what look like was an unassailable lead. However, the “Windmill” team in red fought back and brought it to a one score game but the Bridge boys held on.
We host Kerins O’Rahillys in the last of our U11 Tralee/St Brendan’s Board League games this Thursday evening. Time TBC later in the week.
We will return to St Pats grounds for training next Sunday with the time also TBC later next week. Our county league will start the following Thursday night April 14th. Keep up the practice at home. We can see some of the lads skills are improving drastically so keep up the good work!
U12 Girls
Our u12’s played their second match in the North Kerry league away to Abbeydorney on a very wet and windy Wednesday evening.
Abbeydorney started off the stronger side getting the first 2 scores of the game and controlling the game for the first 10 minutes.
A great kick out from our goalie Eve O Sullivan to Safira in centre back who burst through to feed a great ball into our forward line where Ailbhe scored a lovely point to get St. Pats on the score board. This settled our girls who started to show great skill and team effort.
It was a tight and exciting game with every player putting in a valuable effort in every position on the field. Once again Eve O Sullivan played outstanding in goals with great saves and finding her players on every kick out.
Our backs Chloe Passway, Lucy Smith, Grace Costello, Safira Ekrin, and Niamh Murphy were solid in defence winning the ball and getting it into our 2 midfielders Sarah Greaney and Aisling 0’Mahoney who worked tirelessly throughout the game on and off the ball getting into great positions to feed the ball into our forward line of Kaela Reidy, Saorlaith Costello, Ailbhe Hennessy, Alannah O Mahoney, Meaghan Barrero and Erika Balode who fought hard and put the Abbeydorney defence under severe pressure.
We saw lovely points from Ailbhe, Meaghan and Alannah. Meaghan was on top of her game sneaking 2 goals past the abbeydorney goalie.
In the second half the coaches made a few changes bringing Niamh Murphy into the forward line where she planted the ball into the back of the net. In the last seconds of the game Alannah popped the ball over the bar to level the game on the final whistle.
Well done to all the girls on a fantastic game and great team effort.
Team: Eve O Sullivan, Grace Costello, Lucy Smyth, Chloe Passway, Safira Ekrin, Niamh Murphy, Sarah Greaney, Aisling O Mahoney, Ailbhe Hennessy, Alannah O Mahoney, Kaela Reidy, Meaghan Barrero, Saorlaith Costello and Erika Balode.
Our next game is at home to Listowel Emmets on Wednesday evening at 5.30.
U13 Boys
Our under 13’s played their second game in the County League with an away game against Moyvane. While the first half was very competitive the second half was dominated by Moyvane and we found it hard to get any attacking momentum going resulting in a good win for Moyvane.
We would remind any player not registered to please register. Registration can be completed on foireann.ie and further information is available on the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com.
Our U13’s play away to Duagh in their U13 County League at 6pm on the 10th of April.
U15
Our 15’s were defeated by Moyvane last Wednesday. Our U15’s play away to St Michael’s Foilmore in their U15 County League Round 2 at 7pm on the 6th of April.
Minors
Our Minors play at home to Currow in their Round 5 of their Minor Football League at 7pm on the 4th of April.
Our Minors play away for their Round 4 game against Dromid/Waterville at 7pm on the 7thof April.
Seniors
In sunny but cool conditions St Pats started off their scoring with 3 points one from Kieran Hurley, one from Fergal O Brien and another from Brendan Poff. St Senan’s got a point and also a free was given and taken which added another point.
David O Callaghan scored another point for St Pats. As St Pat’s led Fergal O Brien came up the field to score a goal. St Senan’s replied with a point. St Pats continued to score with two points from Kieran Hurley.
David O Callaghan was awarded two frees one after another and converted both into points for St Pats. Brendan Poff scored a point for St Pats, as the minutes counted down to half time Luke Mulligan scored a goal and the half time whistle blew. The Halftime score stood at St Pats 2-09 to St Senan’s 0-03
The second half began and for a while it was St Senan’s who were scoring with points from a number of players and a free in which was turned into a point for St Senan’s. St Pats got their start when Kieran Hurley got a free and put a point on the scoreboard. St Senan’s scored a point again and then a goal quickly after.
St Pat’s Kieran Hurley replied with two points of his own. St Senan’s scored again another two point’s one from a free. St Pat’s still in the lead they added another two points one from Brendan Poff and another from David O Callaghan. The final Whistle blew and the score line stood at St Pat’s 2-14 to St Senan’s 1-11.
Each player played their part in this quick but exciting game, onwards and upwards for the seniors. Well done to all who played or came on during the match.
Our seniors play in their Credit Union Senior Football County League Round 3 away to Dromid Pearses at 6.30pm on the 10th of April.
Good Luck
To Luke Mulligan team coach and Ben Sharp player who are playing in the Munster U16.5 Final which is fixed for Friday, 8th of April at 1.30pm in Feenagh Kilmeedy GAA, Co. Limerick.
They are playing against St Flannan’s Ennis. Entrance fees are €5 Adults €3 Children for anyone who might be travelling up.
Congratulations
Huge congrats to our own Luke Mulligan and Ben Sharp who were part of the Mounthawk U16.5 team that qualified for the Munster u16.5 A football final (Frewen Cup) Wednesday the 30th with a win over the Sem from Killarney.
Luke is the team coach and Ben played a blinder in the backs. Its Mounthawk’s first ever “A” football final. Their junior ladies won the All Ireland C final last week.
Sympathy
The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Joan Lynch nee O’Shea Curraheen and Manor, Bridie Carroll Nee O’Callaghan Ballyard and Liam Brassil Abbeydorney.
