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Celebrating The Success Of The Abbeydorney Ladies Football Teams

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Abbeydorney Under 16s players and coaches at the awards.

THE future of ladies football in Abbeydorney appears to be in safe hands judging by the impressive array of medals, trophies and awards presented at the local club’s awards ceremony at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Sunday afternoon.

Over 270 guests attended the Abbeydorney LGFA event – the first in-person celebration held by the club in three years due to Covid-19.

From the U6s right up to senior level, hundreds of players were honoured for their achievements on the football field over the past three seasons.

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While all girls were honoured with a medal for their participation in the club, the success of the competitive teams (from U12 upwards) was also celebrated on the day, highlighting the vast array of talent that currently exists in all competitions.

The U12 panels achieved no fewer than 10 impressive titles over the past three years – highlights including the North Kerry and County Division One titles in 2022: the U14s were celebrated for winning the North Kerry Division One Shield in 2021 and 2022, while the U16s were honoured on Sunday for claiming the 2021 County Division 2 Cup.

Abbeydorney young players and coaches at the awards.

Other teams honoured at the event were the minor ladies team who won the 2022 Division 2 County final, as well as the junior panel who won the 2020 County Junior B championship.

Another special feature of the evening was a presentation to 11 club players who are, or have, represented Kerry at various levels over the past two years.

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Among them is senior ladies star Ciara McCarthy who was the special guest on the day and presented all the girls with their respective medals and awards.

Outgoing club chairman Sean O’Loughlin paid tribute to the players for their tremendous success over the past three seasons, and said it was an honour to have served the club over the last number of years.

Taking over the reins as chairperson, Ursula Scullion said that the commitment, hard work and dedication shown  by the players  – from academy players to seniors – is a credit to the coaches, parents, and of course the members themselves.

The Abbeydorney Under 12s and coaches at the awards ceremony.

She paid tribute also to the impressive number of club players currently representing Kerry in their respective age groups, and said she has no doubt there will be many more Abbeydorney ladies donning the green and gold in years to come.

She also thanked the club’s coaches and committee members who go above and beyond behind the scenes each year to help bring such success to club.

And with training for all ages set to resume in the coming weeks, the newly-elected chairperson encouraged new members to get involved and share in the fun, friendships and camaraderie that is an integral part of what Abbeydorney LGFA is all about.

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PHOTOS: Victory Social Celebrates Abbeydorney’s Winning Teams

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Samantha Ward, Cillian Spillane, Maureen and Timmy Spillane at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean

WITH their minor team enjoying an especially good year, there was a lot to celebrate at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Victory Social on Saturday night at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel.

Around 150 people were in attendance to see the victorious minor team receive their Co. Minor C’Ship and N.K. League medals.

Meanwhile, the senior team also received their N.K. League medals on the night and there were a number of other recipients.

The Minor Player of the Year was Sean Holden; U21 Player of the Year was Ronan Donovan; Intermediate Player of the Year was Paul McElligott; Senior Player of the Year was Stephen Egan; Clubperson of the Year was Brian Murphy and the Hall of Fame award went to Canon Moss O’Connell. Scroll down for photos…

Mairead Roche, Helen O’Leary, Aoife O’Connell and Louise Hanafin at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Liz Davis, Mick Mangan, Anthony and Sheila O’Connell at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Angela O’Brien, Mike O’Brien, Dean O’Brien and Caoimhe Shanahan at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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In front; Mairead O’Mahony, Mairead Egan and Anne Slattery. Back; Frank Egan, Patrick Slattery, Pat Dineen Chairman of North Kerry Hurling Board and Christy Killeen Cultural Officer at the Kerry County Board at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aonraí Donovan and Denise Shanahan at the Abbeydorney GAA Club Social at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
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BATTLE OF THE PARISH : Now that the dust has begun to settle after a brilliant weekend of entertainment and fun as part of Battle of the Parish 2, we would like to begin to thank some of the people that supported the event.

Firstly our Team Sponsors, all 24 of them :  Vincent Murphy Sports, Allman Contractors, O’Mahoney’s Quarries, Abbeydorney Community Hall, Abbeydorney Ploughing Society, TLI Group, The Complex, Ryalls Travel, David Power Gala, Gain Feeds, Foleys Gala, Lixnaw, Kerry Agri-Business, Zappit Technologies, Crotta GAA Club, Atlantic Oils/Horgans Centra, Ardfert Quarry Products, Energywise Ltd., Fealy Bus Hire, Danal Construction, Abbeydorney Ladies Football Club, The Oyster Tavern, Lee Strand, Kingdom Installation, Abbeydorney Coursing Club.

We would also like to thank all other businesses who supported us in any way. What can you say about our opening act. You couldn’t have picked a calmer and more relaxed group to open the show.

The minors who were the opening act.

They are an exemplary bunch of young guys and a pleasure to work with. Well Done to our Minor Champions. Thanks a million, to our 3 Judges who took time out from their busy schedules to join us on the night.

We really appreciate it and they certainly seemed to enjoy the night – Michael Healy-Rae TD, Cllr. Aoife Thornton and Brian Purcell, proudly flying the Black and Amber flag. Alan Teahan, our MC on the night and now officially an Abbeydorney man.

Thanks for everything over the past few weeks and for your professional job on the night. You certainly kept the show going. D’Unbelievables, Niall O’Mahoney and Sean O’Donoghue, who entertained the audience superbly throughout the show. Thanks again to you both for the laughs. To all 8 Acts, special word of thanks for committing the time and effort over the past 8 weeks to Battle of the Parish 2.

The dedication and enthusiasm shown by all the participants at rehearsals was remarkable and it showed in the top-class performances on the night. Cassie Leen – the lady who put the groups through their paces since the beginning of September. From the committee and all the participants, a massive thank you for your commitment and dedication to Battle of the Parish 2 over the past 8 weeks.

The endless hours of rehearsals really showed in the top-class performances by all the groups on the night. Special mention also to Brenda Dowling who assisted with some of the groups and was responsible for the script-writing on “The Field”, Thank you to Ballyroe Heights Hotel, especially Jonathan and Patrick who facilitated and accommodated us with anything we needed for rehearsals and on the night.

Thanks also to Teahan Sound and Lighting, David O’Sullivan-Photographer and Tom Hanafin-Video for their professionalism throughout the show. Finally a special word of thanks to the background team for rehearsals and on the night. From the guys who setup the stage @ 5am, to the guys on props, the ladies on microphones, the guys in the Green Room and on the door and to everyone else who helped out in any way to make BOTP happen. A job well done.

The Public Vote Winners with judges.

Massive Congratulations to our Winning Teams : Public Vote Winners – Ballydoneen/Fortwilliam – Thriller, Judges Vote Winners – Laccamore – Burlesque.

We do not have a final figure for money raised at the moment, but we hope to have it finalised in the coming weeks. Our groups will enjoy a DVD night this Saturday night @ 8.30pm in The Complex where they will have the opportunity to look back on their performances from the night, followed by food and music DVDs will be on sale also on the night.

The Judges Vote Winners.

U16 : Our U16 team played Ballyduff in the long-awaited N.K. U16  C’Ship playoff last week in Caherslee. They were narrowly defeated on this occasion with Ballyduff advancing to the final with a 2 point winning margin. Final Score : Ballyduff 2-14 Abbeydorney 3-09

VICTORY SOCIAL : To celebrate our Minor C’Ship success, the club will hold a victory social on Saturday, January 19th in Ballyroe Heights Hotel.

BORD NA NÓG AWARDS : The awards evening for our juvenile teams will take place on Sunday 2nd December in the Handball Alley, Complex, Abbeydorney from 3.00pm to 5.00pm

AGM : The AGM of Abbeydorney GAA Club will be held on Sunday 25th November at 3.30pm in The Complex.

NORTH KERRY HURLING BOARD AWARDS : The North Kerry Hurling Board awards will take place on Friday, November 30th @ 8.00pm in Ballyroe Heights Hotel.

TOM HEALY U15 TOURNAMENT : Our U15 team reached the final of the Tom Healy Tounrament played on Friday October 26th in Tom Healy Memorial Park. Unfortunately, St. Brendan’s Ardfert were too strong for your boys on this occasion running out 3-06 to 2-04 winners.

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Crotta Retain Minor Title Despite Gallant Effort By Abbbeydorney/Parnells

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Mike O’Halloran reports on the Kerry Minor Hurling Championship Final on Sunday at Austin Stack Park…

Crotta O’Neills 1-14

Abbeydorney/Parnells 1-13

The jubilant Crotta O’Neills players. Photo by Dermot Crean

In a game that held all the drama to the very end, Crotta made it two in a row after Donal Hunt got in for a goal at the death to snatch the victory in added time.

As regards the added time, there was some confusion about the amount of time to be added, a board went up to say 5 minutes added, after some more consultation with the linesman a board then went up displaying two minutes.

Michael Slattery had put Abbeydorney/Parnells ahead by one with two minutes lefton the clock 1-12 to 0-14.

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Eight minutes earlier Crotta looked home and dry when they led by five points.

Earlier, Abbeydorney/Parnells led by three points to nil after five minutes.

Three minutes later it was three all square and half way through the first half it was double scores in favour of Crotta 0-6 to 0-3.

Abbeydorney/Parnells reduced the lead to two with four minutes left in the first half six points to eight.

Three minutes later the margin was again out to four and at halftime the score was Abbeydorney/Parnells 0-6 Crotta 0-10.

Crotta have now won two championships in a row and are setting up the club for great things in the future.

Crotta, A. O’Sullivan, D. O’Rourke, J. McKenna, M. Kennedy, D. Nolan, D. Behan, E. Rohan, E. Shanahan, J. Quilter, J. Sheehan (0.01), D. Hunt (1.01), A. Behan (0.01) (AMcKenna) D O’Donoghue (0.01), B.Mahony (0.10), D. O’Donoghue.

Abbeydorney/Tralee Parnells: S. Holden; S. O’Donovan, O. McCarthy, J. Downey; J. Parker, T. Brick, C. Spillane; A. Maunsell (0.08), N. O’Mahony (0.01) C. Dunne, (S.Byrne)( M. Clifford) B. Lonergan, B. Lyons (R. O’Sullivan)( K.O’Connor) D. Reen (0.01), M. Slattery (1.01), J. Sheehan(0.02)

Crotta players and Mike Parker celebrate. Photo by Dermot Crean
The celebrations continue. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Abbeydorney GAA To Host Free Family Fun This Sunday

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Tom Healy Memorial Park in Abbeydorney will host a Family Fun Day this Sunday.

IF you’re not Dublin-bound for the big Kerry match this Sunday, then this might be something to do.

Abbeydorney GAA are hosting a free Family Fun Day which will take place in Tom Healy Memorial Park this Sunday at 2pm.

Activities will include Novelty Races, Fun Hurling and Football Games, Penalty Shoot-Out, Bake Sale, BBQ and much more.

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There will be a Family Quiz in the Clubhouse at 5pm, followed by music. All are welcome to come along and enjoy the activities.

Of course, you won’t miss any of the the football action as they will be showing the All-Ireland Quarter Final between Kerry and Galway football match in the clubhouse.