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Registration 2024
The deadline for Membership has now passed, please be sure to have it completed.
Now that some of our teams have resumed training and others will be resuming shortly players and coaches, please register your membership of the Club for 2024. Membership is a vital part of ensuring the club’s continued success and development.
Whether you are a player, coach, supporter, parent of a player or member of the wider community we welcome you to register with St. Pat’s. We ask you this year to register through http://www.stpatsgaaclub.com or on Foireann www.foireann.ie which is available on Apple and Google Play to download.
Club Lotto
There was no winner of our club Lotto Jackpot of €6500 on Sunday night last the numbers drawn were 01,05,08 & 22. The five €30 euro consolation prizes went to:
1. Judy Keane c/o Keane’s of Curraheen
2. Cath Needham c/o O’Sheas Gala
3. Hannah Shanahan c/o T Boyle
4. Therese Enright Derrymore East
5. Cormac Higgins Lohercannon
Next week’s Lotto will have a Jackpot of €6600 and the draw will take place on Monday Night 01/04/2024 at 9pm in Skelper Quanes Bar club Lotto can be played online through the club website www.stpatsgaaclub.com online at https://www.locallotto.ie/play.asp?LL_ID=1328&PC=0 from any club officer, or at the following outlets:
O’Shea Shop and Service Station Blennerville
Poff Motors Dingle Road
Seamus O’Sullivan Master Butchers Manor
Noyeks Mile Height
Byrnesworth
Skelper Quanes
Keane’s Of Curraheen
Betty’s Bar
The Rock Inn
Many Thanks to all who contribute to our weekly club Lotto. The club cannot emphasize 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 club’s future viability. Please have your Lotto entries in by 7pm, every Sunday night.
Dawn Mass
Dawn Mass will take place in Annagh Cemetery on Easter Sunday morning at 6 AM Refreshments afterwards in Curraheen Community Room Everyone is welcome to attend.
Juvenile Academy
We are Back, St Pats Football Academy took place last Sunday morning and every Sunday Morning in Kerry Sports Academy, MTU North Campus V92HD4V from 11am-12pm. Open to all boys and girls from Under 5 to Under 13. Contact Michael for further information on 086-3855428. Come along any Sunday, All New Members welcome!
U5
Another great turnout for St Pats Under 5s in the MTU. We had an upbeat session working on all our fundamental movement & ball skills. Thanks to our U13 mentors Tommy & Hugh Costello for encouraging the kids to show off their skills & help us coaches keep the energy up!!
Today we chose 2 of our newer players as players of the week. Mary Sayers has had a smile on her face & great listening attention throughout. she was our well-deserved player of the week!
Our boy’s player of the week went to Conor who really got the hang of joining in the fun games & showed off his speedy feet! Keep up all the practice at home boys & girls! Go St Pats!!
U7
We had a great session in the MTU today. We practised hand passing and soloing of the ball as well as kicking for goals and pints. We finish with a very competitive game.
Well, done to Ryan who was our player of the week.
U8 Girls
We had a great session today as we joined with the U10 girls, we did kicking drills and a few fun games and played a very competitive full-length game at the end, and our very deserving player of the week was Ella, Well done Ella!
U9 Boys
Well, done to all our u9 boys who put in a great effort this morning. We continue to work on the basic skills of the game in our sessions and we are now doing a lot of work on the “pick up”. Hope they all enjoy their Easter holidays and maybe get some practice at the “pick up” and the “solo” over the Easter holidays too.
We will have our first games next month too hopefully. See ye all again next Sunday!
U11 Boys
St Pats U-11’s were training last Sunday on the Astro in the MTU. We had a good session improving ours kicking skills. We finished up with a good competitive match.
All players put in a great effort especially Michael, Luke, Fionn and Sean. It’s important all our players continue to attend our training sessions, matches, and keep practicing the skills at home during the week.
Matches will be starting this week we will be in contact with parents about details of same. Naomh Pádraig Abú!!
U10 Girls
Our U10 and U8 girls joined forces for a fast paced and energetic session at MTU this morning. We worked on speed, agility, and evasion with all the girls showing very fast feet.!
Or mid-session focused on kicking and soloing, and we put these into practice in a well contested match to finish. Congratulations to Emma our very worthy POTW.
Well, done everyone and keep up your practice at home.!!
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U12 Girls
Last Sunday, our U12 girls played in their first blitz of the season where they played Kerins O’Rahillys and John Mitchels, hosted by John Mitchels on their Astro pitch.
After a fun warm up combining players from all 3 clubs, we broke into two teams each and played some small sided games. All 17 girls from St Pats played very well and were very competitive in all their games.
A special mention to the U11 girls who played in their first U12 blitz and a very special mention to Olivia, Cara, and Natalie from the U10’s who played up for the day.
Thanks to Thomas Kerins from John Mitchels for co-ordinating the blitz and we aim to return the favour during the season. Before the blitz, our U12 girls put on their brand-new jerseys from our U12 girls sponsors Eamonn Costello Kerry Ltd.
A big thank to Paul Lynch from Costello’s for their support of the girl’s team. We will train at the MTU next Sunday from 11am to 12pm. The girls are all off school for the next two weeks so we would encourage all parents to take their daughters out practicing kicking, soloing and hand passing during the Easter holidays. See you all next Sunday.
U13
Our U13 game against Scartaglin did not go ahead due to no field being available. They are to play Finuge in the U13 County League Phase 1 Division 6 on Sunday 31st of March at 6pm in Finuge. Please be aware that games are subject to change.
U15
Our Under 15 panel have been back in training for the past few weeks in preparation for the Co. League which starts Wednesday evening (27th) with a game against Northern Gaels.
Throw in for this game is 6pm and the venue is Kerins O’Rahillys pitch in Ballyrickard. The wet weather we have experienced over the past few weeks has played havoc with the playing conditions of pitches and a lot of Club pitches are currently closed, hopefully the pitch in Ballyrickard will be able to host Wednesday’s match.
On Friday 29th we will have another Co league game in Ballyrickard at 6pm against Glenflesk/Kilgarvan B.
Similar to last year we are joined with Kerins O’Rahillys for Under 15 competitions and coaches Brian Murphy and Sean Daly from St Pat’s are looking forward to an active year with all these young players.
Along with the Under 15 training for the St Pat’s/KOR team a good number of our players have been participating in the St. Brendan’s Board coaching session’s at Under 14 and Under 15 level.
These sessions have been held on the Astro pitch at the MTU and have given our lads a good opportunity to train and play with players from other Clubs in the St Brendan’s District – Ardfert, Churchill and Na Gael. Thanks to Derek O’Sullivan from Churchill for organising the sessions and Lorcan Martin, Kerry GAA Games Development Co-Ordinator, for running the sessions.
At the time of writing the St Brendan’s Under 14 squad are due to play against a West Kerry squad in Castlegregory on Monday 25th at 4pm. Hopefully the forecasted bad weather didn’t prevent the game going ahead.
Senior
St Pats come away with the win in their Round 1 game, Gneeveguilla put their first score a goal on the board, four scores coming from play with Fergal O’Brien adding a goal and a point, other points coming from Eoin Greaney two points one from play, one from a free and Colin Doody one point.
Two Gneeveguilla players each added a point of their own in quick succession. With the final score of the game coming from Fergal O’Brien in the form of a point. Half time St Pats 1-05 Gneeveguilla B 1-02
Gneeveguilla was the first to score a point in the second half, Fergal O’Brien adding a goal and three points within minutes of each other. Gneeveguilla wanting to close the gap got two points.
A free for Eoin Greaney converted into a point for St Pats, there was one last point for Gneeveguilla in the second half. St Pat’s extended their lead with two points from Eoin Greaney and a goal coming from Darragh Moriarty. Full Time St Pats 3-11 Gneeveguilla B 1-06
St Pats Team: Paudi Bailey, Cillian Lynch, Liam Poff, Brian Murphy, Dylan Griffin, Conor Moore © Tommy Nicholson, Eoin Greaney, Ben Sharp, Tommy Lynch, Luke Mulligan, Conor Enright, Colin Doody, Fergal O’Brien, and Gary Savage.
Subs Used: Niall McCarthy for Brian Murphy, Cillian O’Riordan for Tommy Lynch, Darragh Moriarty for Conor Enright, Danny Greaney for Colin Doody, Conor Burke for Gary Savage
Our seniors are scheduled to play away to Kilgarvan in Round 2 on Saturday 30th of March at 5pm. Please note this fixture can be subject to changes please keep an eye on O’Shea’s Gala St Pats Lotto Box and Old Clubhouse window for any changes or updates.
Congratulations
To Kerry Ladies who beat Galway to reach the final of the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 against Armagh on April 7th in Croke Park with time to be decided.
To Kerry who defeated Galway in the Division 1 National Allianz Senior Football League.
Sympathy
The club would like to extend its sympathy to the families and friends of Bertie Maunsell Abbeydorney, Teresa Lynch Neé Stynes Castlegregory, Georgina Barrett Listowel, Bonnie O’Sullivan Oakpark and Mary Kennedy Annascaul.
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