FOR those of you looking for things to do over the holiday period, here’s something that sounds like a bit of craic.
The ‘old-timers’ in Crotta O’Neills and Abbeydorney will take to the field in what’s billed as a ‘Battle Of The Fittest’ showdown on Tuesday, December 28 at 1pm at Abbeydorney GAA pitch.
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The Over 40s hurling game is all in aid of the great cause that is the Kerry Cancer Support Group’s Kerry-Cork Healthlink Bus.
The event is being organised by Tony Maunsell from Abbeydorney and Brendan O’Mahony from Crotta O’Neills, both former inter-county hurling stars with the Kingdom and it’s hoped that it will become an annual event each Christmas.
There will be a bucket collection on the day, with proceeds going to the cancer support service.
The teams will be paraded before the game and introduced to the spectators while there will be music and fun in the bar afterwards. Sounds like a fun way to pass Tuesday afternoon.
.The captains of the eight teams in the Abbeydorney Hurling Club Battle of the Parish event at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Back from left; Mikey Leahy, Helena O’Leary, Brian O’Leary, Feral Roche, Nigel Roche, Helen Mansell, Brian Donovan, Kieran Dineen with Jonathan Collins of the Ballyroe Heights Hotel and in front, Sean and Donagh O’Connell. Photo by Dermot Crean
WE’VE had Lip Sync Battles and Strictly Come Dancing, but they do things differently in Abbeydorney when it comes to big fundraisers.
On Friday night, the teams in the forthcoming ‘Battle Of The Parish’ – to take place in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on October 30 – were announced at a launch in the hotel by Murt Murphy, who will be a judge in the competition along with other ‘celebrity’ adjudicators yet to be announced.
The ‘Battle of the Parish’ – to raise funds for development of the development of Abbeydorney GAA Club’s Tom Healy Park – will consist of eight teams who will each perform an eight minute dance, song or comedy/drama routine from a movie.
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The routines will be choreographed by Joe Burkett and rehearsals begin next week. The public will get a chance to vote for the teams on the night. MC for the night will be Conor Kearney.
The teams are;
(BELOW THE BRICK)
Cahernade, Kilbricane and Kilgulbin
Helen Mansell, Tony Mansell, Catriona O’Dowd, Caroline Foley, Lisa Healy, Alex O’Mahony, John Holden, Douglas Roche.
Ballysheen East and Rathscannell
Nigel Roche, Michelle Costello, Anne O’Connor, Stephen O’Connor, Orla Young, Mike Mulrennan, Ger O’Hanlon, Imelda Roche.
Fortwilliam
Brian, Brendan, Daniel, Michael and Ina O’Leary, Sean Dowling, Ann-Marie Knipper, Conor O’Brien.
Ahamore and Ballymacaquim
Helena O’Leary, Aoife O’Connell, Stephen O’Connell, Claire Behan, Patricia Behan, Liam McCarthy, Colette Casey-Goggin, Stephanie McCarthy
(ABOVE THE BRICK)
Montanagay East, Boheroe and Aulane
Brian Donovan, Michelle Clifford, Eoin Egan, Gemma Hurley, Karen Farrelly, John Brendan Meehan, Karen Best, Ruth Wallace.
Montanagay West, Clounametig and Dromcunning (North)
Fergal Roche, Elaine Ryall, JP Byrne, Roisin Roche, Ciara Quilter, Kevin Leahy, Tim Fealy, Joe Meehan.
Laccamore, Laccabeg and Dromcunnig (South)
Kieran Dineen, Donal Donovan, Mike Hannifin, John Mike Fitzgerald, Daniel O’Mahoney, Laura Collins, Alison O’Connor, Eoin Sheehy.
Ballylahive, Ballybroman and Rathkenny
Mikey Leahy, Eoin O’Connor, Mary T O’Hara, Aonrai Donovan, Mervyn Peevers, Brian McKenna, Sean O’Mahoney, David Egan. Scroll down for photos…
Michelle Clifford, Karen Best and Deirdre Leen at the launch of the Abbeydorney Hurling Club Battle of the Parish event at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Joseph Meehan, John Meehan, Eoin O’Connor, David Egan and Brian O’Leary at the launch of the Abbeydorney Hurling Club Battle of the Parish event at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot CreanHelena O’Leary, Claire Behan, Aoife O’Connell, Sarah O’Connell and Liam O’Connell at the launch of the Abbeydorney Hurling Club Battle of the Parish event at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean.Contestants and well-wishers at the launch of the Abbeydorney Battle of the Parish event at the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday night. Photo by Dermot Crean
