Comhghairdeas Le Scoil Nuachabháil

Congratulations to Scoil Nuachabháil on their victory in the 6/8 teacher School section of Cumann na mBunscoil on Wednesday night last  in Austin Stack Park.

They defeated Currow NS on a 2-9 to 1-9 scoreline. Well done to all the players and to our U12 Mentor Mossy Brosnan who Managed and Trained the team.

Scoil Nuachabhàil and Currow NS served up a superb game of football on Wednesday evening last in Austin Stack Park in the Final of the 6/8 teacher Schools Cumann na mBunscoil competition.

Exchanges were even in the early stages with the score level 0-3 apiece midway through the first half.

The Ballymac team then had a period of dominance and two goals before the break saw them leading at half time on a 2-7 to 0-5 scoreline.

Currow began the second half in determined fashion and early points reduced the deficit. When they struck for a goal with ten minutes remaining to leave just three points between the sides it had supporters on the edge of their seats.

Full credit to Scoil Nuachabháil for their excellent defence which ensured the goal which Currow required didn’t materialise. When the final whistle went it was the Ballymac school who were celebrating victory on a 2-9 to 1-9 scoreline. Well done to team and management on a fantastic achievement.

Ballymac GAA Lotto Results 20th October 2019

This weeks lotto draw took place in Ballygarry House Hotel.
The Jackpot was €5,100.00. There was no winner.
The Numbers drawn were: 3,5,22 & 23.
Congratulations to the following Lucky Dip winners (€30 EACH)
1. Nancy Elder  C/O Eileen O’Riadas
2. Colette O’Connor C/O Tony Riordan
3. Sheila Leen C/O Boyles Hardware
4. Jim Browne C/O Tom Leen
5. Patricia Hill C/O Mossie Leen
Sellers prize: Eileen O’Riadas  (€30)
We thank all our lotto sellers and supporters. All your support is greatly appreciated.
Next Weeks Jackpot is €5,200.00 and the draw will take place in Kielduff Community Centre, on Monday 28th October  2019.
Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ballymacgaa.com and you could win the €5,200.00 jackpot!
Tickets for our Lotto are also for sale at The Half Way Shop & Bar, O’Riadas Bar, Boyles Hardware Clash and Horan’s Fruit and Veg, The Horan Centre Tralee.
We thank all our lotto sellers and supporters.

All your support is greatly appreciated.

Ballymac GAA Golf Classic 2019

The Annual Golf Classic took place on Saturday 26th of October at Castleisland Golf Course.

Congratulations to the TLI Group team to were the champions of the day.

We would like to thank all the sponsors and supporters who made this years event the success it was and also thank you to the hard working organising team of Stephen O’Brien, Michael Sweeney, Bernard Cassidy and Padraig Laide

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Glenduff House, on Monday 4th April 2016 for a lotto jackpot of €2,300.  Numbers drawn were 3,5,7,24.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. John Duggan, c/o Tom Leen

2. Martin Collins, c/o Tom Leen

3. Tom O Connor, c/o Tom Leen

4. Mossie Leen, Chutehall,

5. Tony Marshall, Ballymac

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen

The lotto now stands at €2,400 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com.

JUNIOR PREMIER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

Our Senior team play their biggest game of the year so far when we welcome Cordal to Ballymac for a Junior Premier Club Qualifier on Saturday, 16th April at 6.30pm.  All support for the lads on the evening will be most welcome.

SENIORS

Ballymac played host to Moyvane on Saturday evening at 6.30 in the third round of the county league. Heavy rain on the previous days made underfoot conditions heavy. The home side had two points on the board through a free from Vincent Horan and a point from play by Eanna Reidy before Moyvane registered a score. This came from their midfielder Dan Leahy. Shane O Reilly was quick to respond with a point a minute later.

Moyvane levelled matters with points from Colin Enright and Dan Leahy. Ballymac dominated the next ten minutes , scoring four points , all from the nippy corner forward Vincent Horan,  one from play and three from frees..Moyvane rallied and scored three points from play , these coming from Aiden Keane , Kevin Kennelly and Timmy Noonan. Two more points for the home side from Cian Counihan and Vincent Horan left the half time score at  Ballymac 0.9 to Moyvane 0.6.

The home side started the second half with two points from play from Jonathan Keane and Cathal De Lacy. Moyvane’s full forward , Timmy Noonan  cancelled out these with a point from play and a point from a free. Vincent Horan pointed a free for Ballymac before Daniel O Shea and Timmy Noonan exchanged points. Moyvane failed to score in the last twelve minutes while Ballymac tagged on two more points from the boot of Shane O Reilly and Cathal De Lacy.  The final score was Ballymacelligott  0.15  Moyvane  0.9

Ballymacelligott Team  :  P.Laide , L .Dunne, M.Leen, T.J. Casey ,C. Counihan, M.Galvin , L.Sweeney , C.Reynolds , C.De Lacy , J. Keane, S.O Reilly, E. Reidy , R.Fitzgerald , P.McCarthy , V. Horan  Subs: M.Shanahan , D.O Shea.

MINORS

Next Friday evening Churchill host John MItchels in the Semi Final of Division 4B County League. Ballymac play the winners of this game in the final at a later date.

KERRY MINORS

Congratulations and best wishes to Club Minor players, Micheal Reidy and Tomas O Connor both of whom are on the Kerry Minor Panel for the Munster Championship game against Waterford fixed for Dungarvan on Wednesday 13th April.  Micheal will start at left full back while hopefully Tomas will make an appearance off the bench.  The progress of the lads to the Co. Minor Panel is a great boost to the Club and many of our younger players will hope to follow in their footsteps in the coming years.

FAOI 16

U16 Central District Game: Ardfert v Ballymacelligott

Ballymac u16’s travelled to Ardfert on Monday night to take on their very physical under 16 team. From the outset Ardfert were in control. In the first minute a long ball from the hosts into the Ballymac square was punched to the Ballymac net by Daragh Courteney. Ballymac were quick to respond with a goal from corner forward Daire Keane in the second minute. This was followed by two more points from David Rogers and Cillian Gallagher.

Nathan Driscoll and Cillian Gallagher exchanged points. Halfway through the first half, Ardfert’s ace forward, Gavin Dooley broke through the Ballymac defence to score their second goal. Thomas Healy increased their lead with a point form play. Ballymac registered three more scores before half time with a pointed free from Daire Keane and two points from play from Cillian Gallagher.

Ardfert had three more scores to leave the score at half time Ardfert 2.6 to Ballymac 1.6. On the restart Daire Keane and Thomas Healy exchanged points. Ten minutes into the second half Barry Lyons was pulled down in the Ardfert square and Josh O Keeffe made no mistake with the penalty. The sides were level for only one minute when Ardfert edged in front again with a point from Gavin Dooley.

The game changed completely in the next five minutes when Ardfert scored two goals and a point. Both sides managed one more point each before the final whistle to leave the final score at Ardfert 4.9 to Ballymac 2.8. Ballymac tried very hard throughout this game but found Ardfert to be very physical and fit.

BALLYMAC TEAM: Darragh Lynch , Eoin Culloty , Tadgh Brick , Kevin Lenihan, Diarmuid Lynch , Liam O Brien, Cathal Dunne, Joshua O Keeffe, James McDonnell, Daire Connor Chawke , David Rogers , Barry Lyons , Daire Keane, Cillian Gallagher , Dylan McHuge. Subs Used: Dylan Dunne Moriarty, Cian Godley, Brian Cassidy, Aidan O Brien.

FAOI 14

County League Div 2A Castlegregory 4-13 Ballymac 1-8 Played in very testing conditions for football our hosts managed the elements better than our boys. We had the aid of a strong breeze in the first half and played some nice football. We put over a number of points from Dylan Dunne Moriarty, Darragh Broderick, Jonathan Lowe.

Dara Leen and Sean Polman. A goal by Darragh Broderick was well taken. However our hosts were keeping the scoreboard ticking over also and one knew the change at half time would cost us as we didn’t register enough scores ourselves. HT 2-3 to 1-7 Ballymac ahead by 1.

That was as good as it got as Castlegregory with the wind at their backs took full advantage. They went ahead after two goals in quick succession. Our boys didn’t give up and our defence did some great work to keep us in the game. Our sole score in the second half was a point taken by Aidan. Conditions worsened as the half went on and favoured Castle even more. They added some long range points to run out comfortable winners. FT 4-13 to 1-8 Our next game is away to Fossa.

Panel: Eoghan Kenny, James Bailey, Bryan Cassidy, Ciaran Brosnan, Adam Joy, Adam Kelly, Darragh Sweeney, Cian Godley, Darragh Broderick 1-2, Denis Brosnan, Jonathan Lowe 0-1, Dara Leen 0-1, Aidan o’ Brien 0-1, Dylan Dunne Moriarty 0-2, Sean Horan, Cathal Culloty, Sean Polman Daamen 0-1, Tim Polman Daamen.

FAOI 13

Congratulations to Adam Kelly, Adam Joy, and Darragh Sweeney on winning the Castleisland district final of the U13 skills competition last Saturday

FAOI 12

The U12 boys games against Glenflesk were called off on Sunday the 10th of April as both our pitches were unplayable due to the heavy recent rain. The Glenflesk pitch was also unplayable. An alternative date for these games is being looked into.

FAOI 10

The Ballymac Academy was cancelled last Sunday the 10th of April due to the inclement weather. We will be bringing the U8’s and U10’s to Churchill next Sunday the 17th of April for a challenge game at 11.30am.

FAOI 8

The Ballymac Academy was cancelled last Sunday the 10th of April due to the inclement weather. We will be bringing the U8’s and U10’s to Churchill next Sunday the 17th of April for a challenge game at 11.30am.

FAOI 6

U6 Academy had a large turn out on a very bad Sunday morning, well done to all the boys & girls. All had great fun learning their skills .Keep practicing with the gum shields. See you all in the Hall next Sunday.

U12 CAILINI

The girls began their season with a trip to Abbeydorney to play the locals in the North Kerry league division 1. The home side were much stronger on the night and ran out 6-06 to 2-06 winners. We followed that up with a game away to Castleisland Desmonds. The girls put in a very good performance and ran out 3-06 to 0-02 winners.

On Tuesday night last the girls played Legion in Killarney and came away with a win on a 2-05 to 1-02 scoreline. Full match reports are available on www.ballymacgaa.com. Next up is a trip to Beaufort on Tuesday evening at 7pm in the county league preliminary round 2.

U14 CAILINI

Our U14 Ladies team travelled to Fossa GAA Club in Killarney on Sunday evening for round two of the County League Division 2. After what was a glorious day, the weather for the second week running, took a turn for the worst and the game was played in appalling conditions. Credit to Fossa for facilities that coped well with the deluge although ball handling was very difficult.

The first half was dominated by Ballymac up front, quick ball in saw Cora Savage and Emily O’ Donohue notch up some fine scores between them while Kate O’Connor popped up twice in two minutes to poach two goals, the first a loose ball fisted to the net after Fossa’s keeper saved a point blank shot from Emily O’Donoghue & the second a tap in after some link up play with Cora Savage on the edge of the box.

Ballymac however were not having it all their own way and with the hosts boasting two Kerry U14’s in Maud Kelly & Sara Sheehan Fossa laid siege in the Ballymac half for periods but some great defending and some excellent goalkeeping saw Ballymac go into the interval with a comfortable 5 point lead. Ballymac 2-04 Fossa 0-5.

In a game of two halves Fossa, who emerged the hungrier, continued where they left off in the first half and again laid siege on the Ballymac goal. It was Fossa’s two aforementioned Kerry Girls who spearheaded the Fossa come back and once they got their nose in front, they never looked back. Ballymac to their credit fought right to the end and kicked four unanswered points in the closing stages. Through on goal on a couple of occasions the Fossa rearguard held fast to deny Ballymac the goals they needed to launch a comeback. Time eventually ran out and Fossa were deserved winners on the night. Final Score 4-10 to 2-08.

Scorers on the night for Ballymac were Kate O’Connor 2-0, Roisin Long 0-3, Cora Savage 0-2, Emily O’Donoghue 0-2 & Caroline Hurley 0-1.  Best on the night were Roisin Long giving a towering display at fullback and when she was moved out the field in the latter stages she kicked three fine points, playing as a wing forward and later as a wing back. Cait Rice also rose to the occasion giving a determined performance.

Special thanks to our band of supporters who braved the harsh conditions two weeks running. Our next game is scheduled for Sunday 17th April at home to Scartaglen

U16 CAILINI

The U16 girls began their season with a great 4-01 to 3-01 win over Glenflesk in Ballymac on Wed last. Next up is a trip to Moyane date and time tbc. Full report on the website

SCOR na bPaisti

The County semi final was held in the Tintean Theatre Ballybunion on Sunday last. The club had three acts taking part, Figure Dancing, Recitation and the Leiriu. Congratulations to the dancers who made it through to the County Final which takes place in Foilmore on Sunday 17th April at 2pm.

BWILDERED

Planning is at an advanced stage for the second running of the Bwildered event which is being run by Ballymac GAA Club in association with Lee Strand.  It will be held in Gleenageenty on April 30th at 11.am  Full details on the event can be found at www.bwildered.ie or on the dedicated Facebook page.

SYMPATHY

The thoughts of the entire GAA Community are with the family of 14 year old Ciara Ryan who collapsed and died while training with her Club in Co. Wexford last week.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday, 21st March for a jackpot of €2,200.  Numbers drawn were 2,4,9,22.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips
1. Paddy Dineen, c/o Tom Leen
2. Padraig O Leary, Gleenageenty,
3. Nina Mansfield, Chutehall
4. Teresa Lonergan, Kilquane
5. Jack Flahive, c/o Mary Riordan
Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.  The lotto now stands at €2,300 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Following their good win over Dr. Crokes B in their first round of the Co. League our Senior team travel to Churchill next weekend for a Round 2 fixture.  Currently this game is fixed for 12 noon on Sunday 3rd April, however this may change.  Please check Facebook and twitter for further updates.

MINORS

Our Minor team maintained their 100% record in the Co. League with a 1-14 to 1-4 victory over John Mitchels last weekend.  They hope to maintain this record when they take on Desmonds in Ballymac on Friday next at 6.30.

FAOI 16

Ballymacelligott U 16’s played St. Pats Blennerville in Blennerville on Easter Monday evening. The underfoot conditions were very trying and it was a credit to both teams the way they adopted to play some excellent open football.

St. Pats started the game very strongly tagging on a few early scores, but Ballymacelligott gradually worked their way back into the game to lead at halftime on a score line of 2 -7  to St. Pats 0-5.

The second half started in the same way with St. Pats on top but the hard work of all the Ballymac backs limited their scoring opportunities. As the half wore on Ballymac again took over and scored some excellent scores late on, to leave the final score St. Pats 1- 10 Ballymacelligott 4- 11.

This was a very good team performance with 8 different scorers and all 21 players contributing to the win.
Team, Darragh Lynch, Eoin Culloty, Tadhg Brick, Kevin Lenihan, Liam O’Brien, Daire O Connor Chawke, Diarmuid Lynch,  Joshua O’Keeffe, James Carmody, Barry Lyons, David Rogers, James Carmody, Dylan McHuge, Cillian Gallagher, Daire Keane, Aidan O’Brien, Dylan Dunne Moriarty, Alusin Jah, Cian Godley, Jonathan Lowe, Brian Cassidy.

FAOI 14

U14A:

Ballymac Boys start off their league campaign with a home game against Ballyduff on Wednesday the 30th of March. Throw in 6.30pm

U14B:

Ballymac Boys start off their league campaign with an away tie to Beaufort on Wednesday the 30th of March. Throw in 6.30pm.

FAOI 12

Ballymac Gold & Blue Boys teams start off their League campaign with away fixtures to Dr.Crokes on Sunday 3rd of April. Both games throw in at 6pm.

FAOI 10

Ballymac U10 boys (born in 2006) are playing in a 9-a-side blitz in John Mitchel’s club next Thursday the 31st of March. The Blitz starts at 4pm. All players to arrive for 3.45pm. The Ballymac Academy continues next Sunday at 11am the 3rd of April.

FAOI 8

The Ballymac Academy continues next Sunday, the 3rd of April, at 11am.

FAOI 6

The U6 boys and girls will continue training in St. Brendan’s hall next Sunday the 3rd of April.

Any parent who has a boy/girl interested in joining the academy on Sunday mornings please contact Dave Slattery, Coiste na nOg Secretary on 0872201042 or the ladies Secretary Anthony Curran on 0872713507.

CAILINI FAOI 14

Our U14 girls had their first game of the year when they took on Austin Stacks in the Round 1 of the Co. League on Easter Monday last.  On the day the Tralee girls were victorious on a scoreline of 5 – 1 to 1 – 8.

CAILINI FAOI 12

Our U12 girls had a very good victory over Castleisland Desmonds last Tuesday evening in Round 2 of the North Kerry League.  They ran out winners on a scoreline of 3 – 6 to 0 – 2.

BWILDERED

Bwildered will once gain take place on Saturday 30th April 2016 at 11am.  Ballymac GAA Club and Lee Strand are once again joining forces in the promotion and running of this event.  We are also fortunate that John Lenihan and Joe O Connor of Irelands Fittest Family are designing the course for the event.  Full details on entry and all other information can be found at www.bwildered.ie and also on the dedicated Facebook page.

DEFIBILATOR TRAINING

A defibilator training night will be held on Tuesday, 5th April at 7.00pm in Austin Stacks Park.  Anybody from the Club who is interested in attending please contact Club Secretary Fionnan Fitzgerald on 0879860441.

CIARA GRIFFIN

Well done to Ballymac native Ciara Griffin who was part of the Irish Rugby Squad which took part in the recent 6 Nations Championship.  Ciara played in all the games and scored a try in their final game against Scotland.

SYMPATHY

Last weekend a dark shadow was cast over the Parish with the untimely death of Carol Leen, Kilquane.  Carol’s husband Noel and sons Kevin and Eoin have had a long and continuing involvement in Ballymac GAA Club, all at the Club extends its deepest sympathy to the Leen family on their sad loss.  At dheis De go raibh a anam.

LOTTO
The lotto was held in O Riadas on Monday 14th March for a jackpot of €2,100.  Numbers drawn were 12,17,18,20. There was no winner.

Lucky Dips
1. Joan O Reilly, Gortatlea
2. Katie Leen, Chuethall
3. Tina O Connor, Caherbreagh
4. Thomas Murphy, c/o Tony Marshall
5. Sarah O Connor, c/o Paula Silles
Sellers Prize : Maurice O Reilly.  The lotto now stands at €2.200 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIOR

Ballymac played host to Dr. Crokes B in the first round of the 2016 Division 4 county league campaign.  The home side opened the scoring in the second minute with a point from play by Daniel O Shea. Vincent Horan increased the lead a minute later with another point.  Points from Christopher Donciel and Bryan O Shea levelled matters for Dr. Crokes.

Both sides had goal chances which they failed to take advantage of. . Ballymac dominated the middle ten minutes of the first half. Aidan Breen pointed from play , Shane Dowling tapped over a rebound from the Crokes goalie and a long high ball into the Crokes square was finished to the net by Padraig McCarthy . Aidan Breen added another point for the home side. With ten mintues remaining in the first half the score was Ballymacelligott 1.5 to Dr. Crokes B  0.2

A ball which came off the Ballymac crossbar was put over for a point by midfielder Paul Clarke. The deficit was further reduced by Cillian O Regan with a point from play.. Crokes were awarded a penalty in the 24th minute which subsistute Brendan Falvey converted. Padraig McCarthy and Cian Counihan pointed for the home side . Three points for the visitors through Philip O Connor , Christopher Donciel and Brendan Falvey left the half time score at 1.7 a piece.

Jonathan Keane opened the score for Ballymac in the second half with a point from play. Crokes replied with a point from their centre back  Eanna Kavanagh. Padraig McCarthy and Keith O Leary exchanged points. Midway through the second half Crokes edged ahead with a point from play by Brendan Falvey. Corner back for Ballymac , Liam Dunne goaled when he got on the the end of good work by Vincent Horan and  Padraig McCarthy . Two more points for the homeside through Daniel O Shea and Vincent Horan left the final score at Ballymacelligott  2.11  Dr. Crokes  B  1.10

Ballymacelligott Team   Padraig O Connor , Michael Leen , TJ Casey, Liam Dunne, Cian Counihan , Luke Sweeney, David Long, Aidan Breen , Matthew Galvin , Eanna Reidy , Padraig McCarthy, Jonathan Keane , Vincent Horan , Shane Dowling , Daniel O Shea.   Subs Used   Chris Leen, Mossy Shanahan, Cathal De Lacy.

Our next game takes place away to Churchill on Sunday 3rd April at 2.00pm.

MINORS

Following 2 wins in their first two games in the Co. League our Minor team will hope to keep their good run in this competition going when they travel to face John Mitchels on Saturday 26th next at 4.00pm.

FAOI 16

Ballymacelligott hosted Castlegregory on Sunday at 6 o clock in the first round of the U16 Central District Competition.  From the outset Ballymac were in complete control and notched up three scores without reply from the visitors. The visitors tried hard and registered 1.2 before half time to Ballymac’s 1.8. The second half was a more even affair with both teams scoring 1.3. to leave the final score at Ballymacelligott 2.11 to Castlegregory 2.5. This was a very good team effort by the home side with all players playing to their potential.

Ballymacelligott  Players :  Darragh Lynch , Kevin Linehan , Tadhg Brick , Eoin Culloty , Liam O Brien , Cathal Dunne , Diarmuid Lynch, Joshua O Keeffe,James MacDonnell , Barry Lyons , David Rogers , James Carmody , Alusin Jah , Cillian Gallagher , Daire Keane , Cian Godley , Jonathan Lowe , Brian Cassidy , Aidan O Brien.

FAOI 12

Our U12 boys team had their first outing of 2016 when they travelled to Keel to take on the locals in a challenge game on Sunday last.  This proved to be a very good workout for the lads in preparation for the Co. League which commences on the 3rd April.  Training continues this Wednesday at 6.30pm in the new field.

Faoi 6

Academy under 6 Boys & Girls had another fun packed morning in the Hall learning new skills and games. There will be no academy next Sunday morning as it is Easter Sunday. The next academy will be in the Hall on Sunday the 3rd of April. Any queries please contact Neilus @ 087/9329302.

Faoi 8

The academy for our U8 panel commenced last Sunday morning with a good turnout for the first session of the year. There will be no academy next Sunday morning as it is Easter Sunday. The next academy will take place on Sunday the 3rd of April.

Faoi 10

Our first outing of the year took place at the academy last Sunday morning for our U10 panel. We had a strong turnout for the first session of the year. There will be no academy next Sunday morning as it is Easter Sunday. The next academy will take place on Sunday the 3rd of April.

QUIZ

Many thanks to all who supported the File Fund Raising Quiz held on Friday night last.  Thanks to all the organisers and also the Quiz Master Kieran Moriarty.

KERRY U14 GIRLS TEAM

Congratulations to the Kerry U14 squad which included Ballymac’s Ashling O Connell on their victory over Cork in the Munster Championship last weekend.

BASKETBALL COMMUNITY GAMES

Our U11 mixed Basketball team took part in the Kerry Community Games finals on Sunday last.  In the morning session in Duagh we were victorious in all our games against Rock St Caherslee, Ballydonoghue/Lisselton, Duagh/Lyre and St. Brendans Oakpark.

These victories qualified us for a semi final against Currow Currans in Castleisland in the afternoon where we played some superb basketball to qualify for the final against Castleisland.  Although the final was a low scoring affair spectators were kept on the edge of their seats throughout due to the closeness of the game.  With just 20 seconds remaining Castleisland led 7 – 5.

Our team attacked seeking an equaliser however, luck was not on our side and the homeside extended their lead on the break with seconds remaining.  While our boys and girls were disappointed they can hold their heads high as they did themselves and their Parish proud on the day.  Great credit must be given to coaches Mike Broderick and David Long and Community games co-ordinator Sheila O Rahilly for their time devoted to coaching and organising the team.

Panel: Aoibhinn Broderick, Orla O Connor, Ciara Palmer, Ellie Quirke, Roisin Rahilly, Evan Boyle, Niall Collins, Tom Long, David Lucid, Micheal Savage.

CENSUS 

The 2016 Census of Population will be held on Sunday April 24.  Over the coming weeks your Census Form will be personally delivered to your home and every person in Ireland, including visitors, on that night is obliged to complete it.  All Census Enumerators carry ID.  When you fill in your census form on this night, you’re giving information that will help to understand what Ireland needs for the future.

The importance of the census is that it accounts for everybody in the country, including visitors, no matter where they are. The results provide invaluable information on not only population size for the country as a whole, but also about the make-up of the population of towns, villages, and other small areas across the country. Further details can be had on census.ie

SYMPATHY

The Club extends its sympathy to the Wrenn family and Cordal GAA Club on the death of Tom Wrenn.  Tom refereed many Ballymac games at Senior and underage level and in his role as Chairman of Cordal GAA Club was to the forefront in many of the recent developments within the Club.

LOTTO:
The lotto was held in Glenduff House, on Monday 29th February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,900. Numbers drawn were 16,19,20,22. There was no winner.

Lucky Dips
1. Deirdre McDonnell, Rathanny
2. Myles Sheehan, Maglass
3. Eamon Donovan, c/o Tom Leen
4. Dave Slattery, c/o Paula Silles
5. Robert Harris, c/o Paula Silles
Sellers Prize : Pat McDonnell. The lotto now stands at €2,000 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS:

Our Senior team went down to John Mitchels on Sunday last in a Coiste Tra Li/St. Brendans Board fixture. Mitchels ability to punish some of our mistakes with goals proved to be the difference between the teams.

Our Seniors take on St. Pat’s of Blennerville in the next round of The St. Brendan’s Board League this weekend. This fixture is subject to the availability of a pitch. Please check our Facebook and Twitter accounts for further updates.

MINORS:

Our minors take on Churchill in the next round of the County Minor League. Due to the recent poor weather this fixture is subject to change. Please check the club website etc. for updates.

ALL IRELAND INTERFIRM:

Congratulations to Senior Player Eanna Reidy whose part of the Liebherr team which won the All Ireland Interfirm Final against Galway opponents in Tuam on Saturday last.

BWILDERED 2016:

Registration is now open for BWildered 2016 which will take place on 30th April 2016 at 11.00am. This year participants will have a choice between a 7km or 10km route. Ballymac GAA Club and Lee Strand are once again joining forces for the promotion of this event. Full details on www.bwildered.ie and on the dedicated facebook page.

FEILE TABLE QUIZ:

In order to defray some of the costs associated with hosting teams for Feile a fundraising table quiz will be held in O Riadas bar on Friday 18th March at 8.00pm. €30 for table of 4 and lots or prizes on the night. If you are interested in entering a team please text Dave Slattery on 0872201042.

ACADEMY:

Unfortunately due to the recent inclement weather the Academy which was due to start on Sunday last did not take place hopefully with an improvement in the weather we can get going on Sunday next. U6s boys and girls continue to train in St. Brendans Community Hall at 11.00am on Sunday mornings.

SCOR:

Scor na bPaisti district final will take place in Knocknagohsel on Sunday next 13th March 2016 at 7.00pm. Anyone interested in taking part please contact Scor Officer Anthony Curran on 0872713507.

THE KUBE:

CBS The Green are running ‘The Kube’, as seen on television, this March 16, in The Brandon Hotel in an effort to raise funds for a new All Weather Pitch. There are 6 categories of contestants taking part, names of those taking part include Alan Brogan of Dubin, James O’Donoghue of Kerry, Colm ‘The Gooch’ Cooper, Kieran Donaghy, John Brassil TD and many more. Our own club secretary Fionnán Fitzgerald is also a contestant.

There is a prize of 2,000 Euros to be given to charity up for grabs. Fionnán’s chosen benfactors are Ballymac GAA Club & Ballymac Community Alert Group – both organisations in which he is very much involved. It would be great if some support from Ballymac could be at the Brandon on the night.

Tickets are on sale at the following outlets: Terry’s Butchers, Oakpark, Nolan’s Garage Tralee, Foley’s Spar Castlemaine Road, Claude Monte The Square & The Grand Hotel Denny Street and at The Green School itself. Adult tickets cost 15 Euros and Student tickets cost 10 Euros.

SYMPATHY:

The Club would like to extend its sympathy to the Lowe Family on death of Mrs Joan Lowe, Mitchels Road, Tralee. Joans son Martin is a mentor with both our minor and U12 teams for 2016.

LOTTO
The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on Monday 22nd February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,800. There was no winner.
Lucky Dips
1. Naomi O Sullivan, Ballydwyer
2. Colette O Connor, c/o Tony O Riordan
3. Michael Moran, c/o Ryles Menswear
4. Corneila Casey, c/o Tom Leen
5. Eddie Lynch, Kielduff
Sellers Prize: O Riadas. The lotto now stands at €1,900 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS
Our seniors take on John Mitchels in a double-up fixture for both St. Brendan’s and Tralee Town Board leagues. Throw in at 12.30 this Sunday and the venue is to be confirmed. Please check our Facebook and Twitter accounts for further updates.

MINORS

MOYVANE/ TARBERT  2-7   BALLYMAC  0-15

Our first minor Co League game was away to Moyvane /Tarbert last Saturday evening. The pitch was somewhat heavy but at least the sun shone. A fine display by Tomas O Connor scoring 7 points in total (5 from play ) was one of the main reasons for this victory.

We got off to a poor start and were 1-2 to no score down after 5 minutes. Ballymac came more into the game but may have been better advised taking points rather than going for goals. The home side got another point before 3 points by Tomas gave us a grip in the game.

A fantastic point by Darrragh Regan from almost the sideline narrowed the lead to 2 points. Robert O Dowd pointed for us and Moyvane pointed from a free. Three more points by Tomas and one from Michael Hoare put us 2 points up ( 0-9 to 1-4 ) at half time.

On the restart Moyvane got two quick points with Robert pointing for us from a Michael Hoare pass.  Darragh Regan, Liam O Malley and Tomas all pointed for us but Moyvane broke through for a goal to cut our lead to a point with 10 minutes left. D Regan pointed for us and the home side also pointed.

Keelan brought off a fine interception before running over half the length of the field and pointing a fantastic score to win a tight game. Eddie Rogers, Micheal Reidy and Josh O Keeffe worked hard in defence with Eoin and Liam O,Malley also in fine form.

TEAM & SCORERS:

Garry Horan, Kevin O Connor, Eddie Rogers, Tadgh Brick, Josh O Keeffe, Micheal Reidy, Chris Lowe, Keelan Brosnan (0-1) Liam O Malley (0-1) Eoin O Malley, Tomas O Connor (0-7) Michael Hoare (0-1) Barry Lyons, Robert O Dowd (0-2) Darragh Regan (0-3). Subs Daire Keane, Cathal Dunne, Daire Chawke.

FAOI 12

Our U 12 team began training on Friday and Sunday evening last in preparation for the forthcoming season.  This year in the first phase of the Co. League our Blue and Gold team are placed in Division 1 where the opposition will be provided by Austin Stacks, Laune Rangers, Dr. Crokes, Glenflesk and Kilcummin.  The first phase is due to begin in the middle of April.

FAOI 6

The U 6 Academy of  boys and girls had another great morning learning new skills and lots of fun and games. Academy continues next Sunday from 11.05 to 11.55 in St. Brendans Hall Ballydwyer.
REFEREES COURSE

The County Board are organising a referees course this March 23rd, 29th and 31st. Times and venue are to be confirmed. There are still some places available and if anyone is interested in taking on the course then contact club secretary Fionnán Fitzgerald at 087-9860441

WEBSITE

On Wednesday 2nd March Ballymacs GAA Club’s new website will go live.  Many thanks to Eamon Moriarty of EM Dzine and Maureen O Shea whose work on this ensures Ballymac GAA Club will have an up to date modern website.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Congratulations to Sinead Carr on winning her section of the U12 solo singing at the Community games recently. Hard luck to Tara Murphy who did us proud in her section and was unfortunate not to come out on top.

GAA

LOTTO

The lotto was held on Monday 15th February 2016 in O Riadas for a jackpot of €1,700.  Numbers drawn were 2,11,15,24.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1.    Kathleen O Shea, c/o Tony Marshall

2.    Aidan Butler, Rathanny

3.    Luke Mahony, c/o Tom Leen

4.    James Hussey, Dairymaster Rock Street

5.    Kieran Savage, Tylough

Sellers Prize : Tony Marshall

Jackpot now stands at €1,800 and can be played atwww.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

For the second week in a row our Senior Team fixture did not take place due to an unplayable pitch.  The game against Ardfert in the St. Brendans League will now take place at a later date.

The next round of The St. Brendan’s Senior League sees John Mitchels take on Ballymac. This fixture is to take place this Friday evening under lights at the John Mitchels Complex. For further details check our Facebook & Twitter accounts during the week.

Our Seniors take on Austin Stacks at home in the next round of the Tralee Town Board League.  This fixture is due to be played this Sunday 28th February at 12.30pm.

MINORS

Our Minor’s First County League game which was to be played last week is now due to throw in  in Moyvane this Saturday 27th February at 4pm.

FAOI 16

Our U16 game versus Desmonds last weekend also was a victim of the weather.  They now hope to get their campaign underway when they travel to Knock/Brosna next Sunday at 12 noon.

REFEREES COURSE

The County Board are again this year organising a Referees Course. This would qualify a person to ref at all games at club level. Any member of the club interested in completing this course should contact club secretary Fionnán Fitzgerald at 087-9860441.

SENIOR REGISTRATION

There will be a senior registration evening on Friday 26th February between 7.30 and 9.00pm in the Club rooms.  Becoming a member of the Club entitles you to attend and vote at the Club AGM.  It also entitles entry to a draw for an All Ireland ticket should Kerry reach the All Ireland Final.

JUVENILE REGISTRATION

A juvenile registration evening will take place in the Club rooms on Friday 26th February between 7.30 and 9.00pm.  We appeal to all parents of juvenile players who did not get an opportunity to register their child at the first registration night to please attend.

BWILDERED

Saturday 30th April 2016 sees the return of BWildered the John Lenihan Wilderness Challenge which last year judging by the positive feedback from participants proved to be a very successful event.  Once again Ballymac GAA Club and Lee Strand will combine to ensure the event will be an enjoyable one for all taking part.  Full details in next week notes.

U6 ACADEMY

One of the Clubs activities which did not fall foul of the weather last weekend was the first morning of the U6 boys and girls academy held in St. Brendans Hall in Ballydwyer on Sunday morning last.  A most enjoyable time was had by all as new friends were made where the emphasis was on fun and enjoyment.  All will gather again on Sunday morning next at 11.am at the same venue.  If you have a child born in 2010 or 2011 please bring them along.  Any queries please contact the U6 co-ordinator Neilus O Connor on 0879329302.

HANDBALL

Best wishes to senior player Cian Counihan who travels to the US to represent the ITT in the Colleges Handball competition.

CHURCH GATE COLLECTION

Many thanks to all who contributed to the Coiste na nOg Church gate collection taken up at Masses in the Parish last weekend.  Thanks also to those who gave of their time to do the collection.

COMMUNITY GAMES

Our U10 boys Soccer team travelled to Duagh to participate in the U10s Soccer community games.  They gave a very good account of themselves going down by 1 goal to eventual winners of the group Ballybunion.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 8th February 2016 for a jackpot of €1,600.  Numbers drawn were 2,10,13,18.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Kathleen Riordan, Ballymac

2. Sheila and Gene Griffin, Scart Gortatlea

3. Marie McCarthy, Rathanny

4. Maurice Buyrne, Gortshanavalla,

5. Flor Walsh, c/o Tom Leen

Sellers Prize : Mary Riordan

The lotto now stands at €1700 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

STRICTLY LOVE DANCING

Ballymac GAA Clubs inaugural Strictly Love Dancing event took place on Saturday evening last at Ballygarry House Hotel.  The event was a resounding success as our dancers provided some wonderful entertainment for the appreciative crowd present many of whom travelled long distances to attend.

A number of Club members put in a huge amount of work on the night and in the lead up to the event.  A special mention must be made for event co-ordinator OonaghO Rahilly who left no stone unturned to ensure all ran smoothly on the night.

Our Choreographer Honor Hurley must get enormous credit for the various dance routines she created for our couples which received a great reaction from an appreciative audience.  Our dance couple sponsors ACME Blinds, The Halfway Bar, Castlemeats Castleisland, Gortatlea Mart, The Blasket Bar, Cassidys Restaurant, Sean Ogs Bar, Lee Strand, O Brennan National School, The Earl of Desmond Hotel and IFAC Accountants must also be thanked for their contributions.

Our judges Josephine Fearns, Anne O Donnell, Tim Moynihan and Padraig McGillycuddy had the onerous task of analysing each couple.  MC Andrew Morrisey’s professionalism added greatly to the nights entertainment.  The programme which was designed by Eamon Moriarty received many favourable comments from those present on the night.

Last but not least to our 24 dancers who since they first came together on the 10th November last have given a huge commitment to ensuring that their dance routines would entertain on the night.  While all 12 couples were winners in their own right with their excellent performances congratulations to overall winners Kayrena Bolger and Denis Cronin.  Hopefully all enjoyed their preparation for and participation in the event.  Roll on Strictly 2017.

SENIORS

Ballymac take on Ardfert at home this Sunday 21st February at 2pm in the next round of the St Brendan’s Board Senior League. Many games in the Tralee area have been dogged by poor weather and pitch conditions so please keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter Accounts for further updates during the week.

MINORS

Our Minors are away for their first game in the Supervalu County Minor League. They are to play Moyvane/Tarbert this Friday 19th February at 4pm weather permitting.  In the coming weeks they also have games against Churchill (h), John Mitchels (a) and Desmonds (h).  Best wishes to the team and management in this competition.

FAOI 16

Our U16’s have their first game of the year when they travel to Castleisland on Sunday next to play Desmonds in Round 1 of the Castleisland District League.  Throw in for the game is 12noon.

FAOI 12

Our U12 boys have their first training session of the year on Sunday next 21st February at 4.00pm in the new pitch . Players please ensure that you bring gum shields and water .

FAOI 6 Boys and Girls

Our U6 boys and girls start their year next Sunday 21st Feb in St Brendans Hall, Ballydwyer at 11.00am.  All players bring gum shields, water and indoor runners.

CAILINI FAOI 14

Our U 14 girls have started training for Co. Competitions which will commence shortly.  The parents of any girl wishing to join this panel please contact Kieran Savage on 0872221720.

SYMPATHY

The Club extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Cotter Knocknagoshel on her recent untimely death.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in O’Riadas Bar on Monday, 7th December 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €9,500.  Numbers drawn were 11.16.21.26.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Sean Lyons, Kielduff

2. Cecil Hoffman, Tralee

3. Geoff Riordan, Ballymac

4. Michael Savage, Tylough

5. Geraldine McLoughlin, Tralee

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.

The lotto now stands at €9,600 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

AGM

The AGM of Ballymac GAA Club was held in the Club Rooms on Sunday last.  In his Secretary’s Report Fionnan Fitzgerald gave a detailed run down of the Club activities during the year.

Outgoing Treasurer Joanne Riordan presented the financial affairs to the meeting.  In his Chairmans address Tom Herlihy thanked all who had helped in any way and pay tribute to outgoing officers Joanne Riordan, Geoff Riordan and Mike Sweney and thanked them for their work on behalf of the Club.

The election of officers then took place and finally under AOB a discussion took place on various aspects affecting the Club.

Club Officers for 2016 are as follows:

Ballymacelligott GAA Officers Pátrún/Patron Most Rev. Dermot Clifford D.D. Uachtarán/President Tom Leen.

Leas Uachtaráin/Vice Presidents Fr. John Laide, Fr. Anthony O’Sullivan,Fr. Pat O’Donnell, Fr.  Pat Crean Lynch, Michael O’Sullivan, Michael Savage, Tony Riordan

Cathaoirleach/Chairperson Tom Herlihy

Leas Cathaoirleach/Vice Chairperson Liam McElligott

Runaí/Secretary  Fionnán Fitzgerald

Leas Runaí/Asst. Secretary Robert Fitzgerald

Cisteoir/Treasurer  Mike Sweeney

Leas-Chisteoir/Asst. Treasurer Jeremiah Lynch

Oifigeach Caidreamh Poiblí/PRO  Gerard Collins

Oifigeach Oiliúna/Coaching Officer  Kieran Savage

County Board Delegate Stephen O Brien,

Toscairí Coiste Trá Lí/Tralee Board Delegates John De Lacy & John Rice

Toscaire Coiste Naomh Bhreandánaigh/St. Brendans Board Delegate Gerard Collins         Oifigeach Leanaí/Childrens Officer  Joanne Long

Cláraitheoir/Registrar  Bernard Cassidy

Oifigeach Cultúra/Scór Officer  Anthony Curran

Toscairí Naomh Chiaráin/St. Kierans Delegates  John De Lacy & John O’Connor       Ballymacelligott GAA Executive Committee Helen Leen, Johnnie Leen, Oonagh O’Rahilly, Tony Silles, Mike Broderick, Mike Brosnan, Pádraig Laide, Maureen O’Shea, Kevin Leen, Bridget Leen, Denis O’Connor & Joanne Riordan.

FAOI 14 ANNUAL REVIEW

Faoi 14

We commenced training on Wednesday 18th February 2015. Our management team consisted of Roland Rogers, Michael Broderick, Mike Dreelan and Michael Brosnan.

The boys were enthusiastic and disciplined right throughout the year and it was a pleasure to see them develop their skills and love of the gaelic football game.

We had over 40 sessions during the year between training and games. The attendance at these sessions was very high with Ciaran Brosnan having an outstanding 40/40 however others to show great commitment was Darragh lynch 39/40, Cian Godley 37/40 and Eoghan Kenny 36/40. In truth the majority of the lads attended over 30 sessions and this showed through their performances later in the year.

Competitions

We took part in County League Div 3, Central Region Div 2, Castleisland District and Feile blitz over the year.

First up was the County League.

We were placed in Division 3 alongside Glenflesk, Ardfert, Gneeveguilla, Senans and Firies.

For half our team this was their first year playing the full size field and it took us a while to get up to the required pace to compete at this level. In our early games the strength and power of our competitors was very evident and the lads got an early wake up call to life at u-14!

Tough games and defeats to Glenflesk, Gneeveguilla and Firies were character building games for the boys. They enjoyed victory over Ardfert and Senans and thus progressed to a semi-final against a very fancied Firies. Having been well beated by Firies in an earlier round the boys were adamant that they were going to put in a good hour in the semi. Indeed they held their own very well until half time, however increased pressure in the second told and Firies progressed to the final. Still the boys did very well to have got to a semi-final.

Castleisland District

After a month of training in May we commenced our district competition against Currow followed by games with Knock/ Brosna, Castleisland Desmonds, Mitchels and Scart/ Cordal. Again the physicality of some of these teams was very evident when our boys took to the field.

We played some lovely football during these games and had some tight games especially against Mitchels and Knock/ Brosna however we came up just short in both of these games while really could have gone either way.

Results meant that we played Scart/ Cordal in our district final.

This was played on 9th August in Scartaglin. They boys put in great effort over the hour and it was truly rewarded with a fine victory to take the title. After a tough year and many low points this was a fitting end for the boys.

Central Region

Played during July our Central Region competitors were Milltown/ Castlemaine , Dingle, Rahillys and Gaeltacht.

Again we have mixed fortunes in this competition MIlltown was very strong throughout and indeed won out the competition.

Dingle gave us a very good game in Ballymac and edged us in the end.

We had another tight game with our neighbours from Tralee, Kerins o Rahillys. Our final game v An Gaeltacht played in Gallurus will be remembered for all the wrong reasons with the game played in some of the worst weather conditions we have witnessed, the game was blown us with 15 minutes to go such were the conditions with Gaeltacht well in control having adapted to the inclement conditions far better than our boys.

So the curtain was brought down another year of football for our u-14s. Through the highs and lows the boys displayed great commitment and desire to represent Ballymacelligott GAA.

Our older boys will now progress to u-16 football in 2016 and we wish them well. For our younger boys on the panel they now know the challenges that lie ahead in their second year at u-14 and we know they are looking forward to it.

Panel

Diarmuid Lynch, David Rogers, Liam O Brien, Jack Sugrue, Dean Lenihan, Darragh Lynch, Eoghan Leahy, Dylan Mc Hugh, Eoin Culloty, Darragh Leen, Dylan Dunne Moriarty, Cian Godley, Jonathan Lowe, Darragh Broderick, Eoghan Kenny, Jack Tobin, Ciaran Brosnan, Brian Cassidy, Aidan O Brien, Kyle O Connor, Cathal Culloty, Tim Pollman Daamen, Sean Pollman Daamen, Adam Kelly, Adam Joy, Denis Brosnan, Andy Rogers, Bryan Godley, Sean Horan.

COMMUNITY GAMES

The following activities will take place from Jan -April 2016 for Kerry Community Games:

Badminton, Soccer, Music, Recitation, Art, Handwriting ,Basketball, Draughts, Model making and Quiz.
The following people are the mentors for the various activities :
Dave Slattery …..soccer U 10 ,U 13…on Feb 7th/21st
Teddy Murphy….singing solo or Group U 12 ,U 16….on Feb 13th,14th
Annette Scanlon ..Art …competition Date for entry will be announced in the school nearer the date  of Kerry competition. I.e.  On Feb 27th
Sheila Rahilly …..Recitation….Feb  5th
Brendan Mannix…Chess…April 10th.

If you or your child has an interest in being involved in any of these activities please contact Sheila Rahilly on 087133355  and Dave Slattery on 0872201042.  All details on activities are also on available on our facebook page.

All children must be registered on-line with correct date of birth, address ,team manager name and E.mail address.

The above activities must be decided on prior to Jan 8th if a team from Ballymac is being entered.

PARISH CALENDAR

Ballymacelligott Community Alert are once again selling calendars for the coming year. The Calendar is available at Mannix’s Post Office, O’Riadas Bar, The Halfway Bar & at Glenduff House.

It contains pictures and scenes from the locality and is of huge interest to many people. Over the last few years the calendar has made its way to all continents on the globe! The calendar is larger this year and is selling at 10 Euros.

Funds raised from it’s sale help support the Warning Text System. Everyone’s support is really appreciated!

FLOWER ARRANGING

A Christmas Flower arranging demonstration with Suzanne Raggett of Flowers at Manor West will take place in Kielduff Community Centre on Friday, 18th December 2015 at 8.00pm.  Cost of entry €10.  All welcome.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Ballygarry on Monday 16th November 2015 for a jackpot of €9,200.  Numbers drawn were. 16,23,25,27.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Michelle Counihan, Kielduff

2. Irene Heffernan, Cahir

3. Kathleen Brosnan, Arabella

4. S O Connor, Na Gaeil

5. Bryan Kearney, Tralee

Sellers Prize : Mossie Leen.

The lotto now stands at €9,300 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Ballymac GAA Club AGM has been fixed for Sunday 13th December at 3pm in the Clubrooms. Notification of this meeting has been sent by e-mail or by post to Adult Members of the club. If you are a member of the club and have not yet received your notification please contact the club secretary Fionnán Fitzgerald at 087-9860441 or at secretary.ballymacelligott.kerry@gaa.ie to ensure you receive notification of this meeting.

CUMANN NA MBUNSCOIL

Scoil Nuachabháil 4-7     Aghatubrid NS 0-7

The senior football team of Scoil Nuachabháil had an excellent, if hard-fought victory over a magnificent Aghatubrid side in the final of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol 4 to 5 teacher school competition.

In a game played in wintry conditions, the skill levels were of a very high standard from both sides. The South Kerry champions began brightly and took the lead with an excellent point. Scoil Nuachabháil rallied and hit back with a goal from Thomas O Connor and three well taken points, from Adam Joy, without reply. Aghatubrid finished the half with a flourish and scored two unanswered points to leave the scores at 1-3 to 0-3 at half time.

In the second half Scoil Nuachabháil gradually took control of the game. There was some wonderful displays of point taking from both teams but as the saying goes ‘goals win matches’ and in this case it was never more true. Three goals, including two from substitute Donal Daly and a long range effort from Garry Lynch, put the game beyond a gallant Aghatubrid team. Scoil Nuachabháil clinched their first major football trophy in the school’s history.

It was a fantastic occasion for the school and thanks to trainer James McCarthy and to the organisers of the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol competition for looking after the team so well. Many thanks also to the parents and pupils who travelled in huge numbers to Rathmore on such a wet evening.

Scoil Nuachabháil panel:

Cathal Ó Codlata , Seán Pollmann-Daamen, Séamus De Baille, Daragh Mac Suibhne (captaen), Gearóid Ó Loingsigh (1 -0) , Tim Pollmann-Daamen , Adam Ó Seoigh (0-6) ,  Adam Walker ,  Tomás Ó Conchúir (1-0),  Justin Mac Cárthaigh,  Adam Ó hArrachtáin

Subs:  Donal Ó Dálaigh (2-1),  Cáit Máire Ní Chonchúir,  Holly Ní Ghadhra , Seán De Rís ,  Eoin Ó Críodáin ,  Oisín Ó Seanacháin, Lorna Ní Dhálaigh

The Cumman na mBunscoil competitions have been of great benefit to our young footballers over the winter as they keep their skill level up.  As well as Scoil Nuachabhail great victory O Brennan and Clogher also competed while Andy Rogers and Mossie Brennan were part of the Caherleaheen team who reached the final of their section and Maurice O Connell was on Scoil Mhic Easmainn team who won out their section also.

CAILINI FAOI 16

This year for the first time we entered an U16 girls team in co League and North Kerry League . All the girls playing are actually U15 OR U14 so they are giving a years advantage to most teams they met . Credit to the girls though as they did their best to be competitive and represented the club quite well during the year .

In the Co League they played in Div 4 against Abbeydorney and Cromane on a home and away basis . In each of these games the girls played quite well and gave their opponents plenty to think about . However the extra year they were giving to them told in the end .
North Kerry League they played Dingle ,Abbeydorney and Kerins O Rahillys and again as in the Co League they fulfilled each fixture and played well .

The U15 C championship gave the girls something to aim for and played away to Beaufort in the semi final in October and came away with a 2-6 to 1-5 win to reach the final .

The final was delayed on a number of occasions for various reasons but was played on 15th Nov in horrendous conditions in Spa , a good first half saw both teams go in level at half time 1-3 to 0-6 a piece but on resumption of the 2nd half the wind increased significantly and we had trouble in trying to get the ball out from defense as a result , kick outs became a lottery as the wind played a big factor in this half . Spa ran out easy winners in the end but it wasn’t for the lack of effort from the Ballymac girls .

The one thing that was infuriating during the year for the girls and management was  the big gap between competitions and the Co League with Castlegregory pulling out didn’t provide enough games during the year and the 15th Nov is not a date were girls should be asked to tog out for a final , something for the co board to look at for 2016 .

Panel : Robin White , Tara Murphy , Claire Kenny , Roisin O Connell , Caoimhe Carroll , Niamh Rahilly , Aisling O Connell , Rose Ann O Shea , Therese Keane , Aine Rice , Rachel Godley , Leah O Neill , Mary Healy , Michalea Murphy , Elle Mc Elligott , Heather Jones , Maeve O Sullivan.

Many thanks to team coaches Teddy Murphy , James Godley & Anne Kenny for their time and commitment given to this group of girls.

WINNING STREAK
Congratulations to John Creagh our U 16 mentor who appeared on Winning Streak on behalf of his father Eugene on Saturday night last.   While John didn’t get a chance to spin the wheel he nevertheless came home with cash and a holiday.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in O Riadas Bar on Monday 9th November 2015 for a jackpot of €9,100.  Numbers drawn were 5,11,25,26.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1.    Richie Walsh, c/o Tony Marshall

2.    Calvin Brosnan, Arabella

3.     Leen Family, Chuethall

4.     John Gee, c/o O Riadas

5.    Michael Savage, Tylough

Sellers Prize : Tony Marshall.  The lotto now stands at €9,200 and can be played atwww.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Our Seniors final game in the Co. League against Ardfert to be played in Ballymac has now been fixed for Sunday 6th December 2015 at 2.00pm.  Having played our first game in the league on 22nd March this now means the league runs into its 10th month.  Unfortunately Ballymac will have to plan without the services of Con Reynolds who sustained a recent shoulder injury.  Best wishes to Con on his recovery.

CLUB AGM

The Ballymac GAA Club AGM has been fixed for Sunday 13th December at 3pm in the Clubrooms. Notification of this meeting will be sent by e-mail or by post to all Adult Members of the club. Please contact the club secretary Fionnán Fitzgerald at 087-9860441 or at secretary.ballymacelligott.kerry@gaa.ie to ensure you receive notification of this meeting.

STRICTLY COME DANCING

Ballymacelligott GAA are holding a Strictly Come Dancing event in the New Year.There will be a meeting for all those interested in taking part or helping out this Thursday 19th November at 8pm in the clubrooms at the Gaa Pitch. This promises to be an exciting and fun venture for our club which will also help raise much needed funds for the  development of our new pitch. All Dancers, Helpers and Volunteers are most welcome!

CUMANN NA mBUNSCOIL

Best wishes to Scoil Nuachabhail who are playing Aghatubrid National School Cahersiveen in the 4/5 teacher final of Cumann na mBunscoil.  This game is fixed for Monday 16th November weather permitting.    Good luck to the team and mentors Mick Bolger and James McCarthy.

CAILINI FAOI 14 ANNUAL REVIEW

This group of girls had unbelievable success this year , we knew at the beginning of the year we had potential in this group but they surpassed all our expectations !

On 21st March we began our Co League Div 3 campaign in Ballymac against Spa Killarney and won by a point on a scoreline of 0-11 to 2-4 . Our 2nd game was also at home in Ballymac against Finuge St Senans which the girls even with some regulars missing came from behind to win 1-8 to 0-6 scoreline .

Further wins over Kilcummin , Firies ,Beale , Ballyduff , Moyvane and finally away to Currow on a 1-5 to 1-4 scoreline saw us top the division to ensure a home semi final against Spa Killarney again .

It took till Aug 20th before this was played , 2 challenge games v John Mitchels were great preparation for this semi final and our girls played very well on the night to qualify for the final on a scoreline of 4-6 to 3-4 .

The final was played on 6th September in Knocknagoshel and the girls game a complete performance from no 1 to no 20 on the night to win 4-10 to 1-6 .

Paddy White chairperson of KLGFA was on hand to present the shield to captain Niamh Rahilly to the delight of team and the large Ballymac attendance .

Following the Co League win we’ve had a couple of weeks off prior to the beginning of the North Kerry . Having played and defeated  Ballyduff and Na Gaeil at home in the first  2 games , we’d 2 games in a week to finish off our year . Both games produced wonderful high scoring games in which we came out the right side of to cap off a fabulous year for this group of girls .

We completed the double as the girls annexed the North Kerry League Div 2 title  Sunday 4th we travelled to Listowel to play the locals in round 4 .

Ballymac 2-18   Listowel 4-7

Thursday 8th Oct we made the short trip to neighbours John Mitchels
Ballymac 5-9    John Mitchels 3-9

These are a special bunch of young ladies, a pleasure to coach & committed to the club . They’re fantastic ambassadors for the club too, each game they turn out impeccably with matching shorts and socks and their conduct on the field is first class too . What they achieved this year is well deserved and they definitely reflect the saying ‘ the more I work and practice , the luckier I get  ”

Well done again girls and thanks to parents and supporters  for encouragement and support during the year 2015 .

U14 panel : Robyn White , Eve Creedon , Niamh Rahilly, Sinead Mc Keown , Roisin Long , Caoimhe Carroll , Maeve O Sullivan , Therese Keane , Aisling O Connell , Cait Rice , Aine Rice , Emily O Donogue, Elle Mc Elligott , Lisa Curran , Elle Sugrue , Cora Savage , Sophie O Donoghue , Elle Linehan , Caroline Hurley & Yvonne Hurley.  Many thanks also to team mentors Donal Rahilly, Anthony Curran and Pa White for their commitment and time devoted to these girls.

LIAM DOWLING
Congratulations to  Liam Dowling on being named Greyhound Personality of the Year.  This award caps a fantastic year for Liam the highlight of which was the Irish Derby success of Ballymac Matt in Shelbourne Park last September.  Continued success to Liam and his team for 2016.

CHARITY FUNDRAISER

Ballyheigue Beard Fest will take place on Saturday 28th Nov in Kirby’s Bar. Please support us in raising funds for the Kerry Cork Health Link Bus and The Road To Recovery Fund. We have just over a week to go. If you would like to donate online please following the “My Charity” link which you can find on our Facebook page, Ballyheigue Beard Fest.

On the night there will also be a monster raffle and some signed sports goods to auction. I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the support ye have given to the Beard Fest since 2009. Outside of this year we have raised just under €43000 euro. It is a credit to everyone who has helped out and contributed in any way.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Tuesday, 3rd November 2015 for a jackpot of €9,000.  Numbers drawn were 3,18,24,27.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Aidan Pollard, Kielduff

2. Tom O Connell, Gortshanavalla

3. Niamh Burke, c/o Paula Silles

4. Rose Brosnan, Ballymac

5. Colette Collins, Reamore

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.  The lotto now stands at €9,100 and can be played on line at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Our Seniors final game in the Co. League against Ardfert which was originally scheduled for 22nd November 2015 may well now be changed as the Co. Final Replay has been set for this date.

FAOI 13

Ballymac 3-04 Kerins O Rahillys 2-05

Played last Sunday morning in Caherslee Ballymac U13’s finished the season in fine style by winning the U13 Coiste Thra Lí Shield final by overcoming Kerins O Rahillys in an hard fought encounter. Ballymac started well & playing with a strong wind enjoyed the majority of possession but only went in at the break two points up. Kerins O Rahillys came into the game more in the second half and had us on the back foot for long periods and only for some last ditch defending the result could have been different. With ten minutes remaining our boys started to get control again and this was to prove the winning of the game with us picking off scores when we broke free.

Afterwards Colm Managan Chairman Coiste Thra Lí presented the shield to our captain Dylan Dunne Moriarty. In his speech Dylan thanked his team mates, referee, Kerins O Rahillys for a great game and also coaches Roland Rogers, Jack Culloty, Tommy Leen & Jer Lynch.
Also before the game started there was a minutes silence for our former President Jerome Mc Ellistrim who passed away recently.

CAILINI FAOI 13 – REVIEW
The under 13 girls played in the B championship competition which is the second grade for this age group . They were up against Legion in the first round in Ballymac playing some great football but it was in the next round which was the semi final which they really showed some great qualities. 22 of the girls made the trip to Templenoe on a very warm and humid evening to take on Kenmare district side Inbhear Sceine Gaels.

Against a physically stronger team, the girls showed heart, skill and determination to beat the locals, and leave them a bit shell shocked in the process! But this was only a semi final, and they had to do it all again against Desmonds in the final,which was played in Firies.

After an epic battle the girls won the trophy, and truly entertained all in attendance, even though it wasn’t good for the heart at times! The winning margin of one point  was a true reflection of the game, and alot of credit must go to Castleisland girls for this and making it such an encounter.

It was a case of the harder you try, the luckier you get. Caoimhe Carroll accepted the trophy on behalf of her teammates to great excitement. Mentors ; Kieran Savage , Donal Rahilly , Kieran O Connor.

CAILINI FAOI 12 – REVIEW
The under 12 girls panel for 2015 consisted of 30 players who all got game time throughout the year. A very healthy number indeed, and it was very encouraging as the year progressed, to see the majority of them stay the course.

The main objective for this age group is for each player to improve their skills and of course to have a bit of fun! As the year progresses, games get a bit more competitive, and they get to experience more of a challenge when they play.  The girls more than rise to the occasion and really show their pride in the jersey, and where they come from.

They began training in early February.They played their  first game in the North Kerry League against Na Gaeil, beating them, and went onto play Desmonds and Beale/Ballyduff  both home and away to win the North Kerry League Division 2 winning all games.

Then it was on to the county league preliminary rounds where the girls played Beaufort,Legion, Scartaglin,  Na Gaeil and Cromane. After winning four games from 5 they were entered in division 2A of the county league proper.

They started off on a winning note beating Spa at home and followed this with another victory over Castlegregory. Legion were up next and the girls came out on top again to go into our next game against local rivals Scartaglen full of confidence and they duly won this game after a great battle.

After winning four in a row we came up against a far superior Abbeydorney team in our final group game losing well in the end. Still the girls were in the semi final and were drawn away to Legion in Killarney.

Missing a few players  through holidays and injury, we lost by two points on the night . The girls couldn’t be faulted for effort on the night , leaving every ounce of energy on the pitch.

All in all it was a very good year for the girls, especially considering they were playing at such a high standard in the county at this age group.

The panel was as follows; Grainne Galvin , Millie Dunne, Roisin Long, Sophie O Donoghue, Ciara Palmer, Sinead Mc Keown, Cathy Palmer, Catriona Sommers, Emily O Donoghue, Cora Savage, Aylssa Leen, Laura Dunne, Aoife Galvin, Laura Dunne, Kate O Connor, Jade Riordan, Holly Geary, Emer Curran, Yvonne Hurley, Holly Geary , Ellie Linehan, Emma Leen, Bridget Sheehan, Roisin Rahilly, Geraldine Cassidy , Lorna Daly, Aideen Lynch , Laura O Shea, Shonagh Griffin , Laura O Shea, Katie Enright, Roisin Reidy.
Player of the year ; Emily O Donoghue.
Most improved Player ; Millie Dunne.
Many thanks to team mentors Kieran Savage, Kieran O Connor, Siobhan Leen and Mary Slattery for the huge amount of time and dedication they devoted to this squad.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on 19th October 2015 for a jackpot of €8,800.  Numbers drawn were 9,13,15,26 .  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Ballymac GAA

2. Thomas McQuinn, Fiddane

3. Ballymac GAA

4. Denis Lyons, Kielduff

5. Marian Galvin, Balloonagh, Tralee

Sellers Prize : Ballymac GAA.  The lotto now stands at €8,900 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Our final Co. League game against Ardfert is now fixed for Sunday, 22nd November 2015 in Ballymac.

COISTE NA NOG AWARDS EVENING

On Bank Holiday Monday last, Ballygarry House was a hive of activity as the Annual Ballymac GAA Coiste Na nOg awards evening took place.  Many thanks to Kerry players Barry John Keane and Ballymac’s own Co. Players Maria Quirke and Micheal Reidy who were on hand to present medals and trophies to the boys and girls from U6 to U16.

2015 was a most successful year for the Club with numerous trophies being won by the various teams.  Many thanks to players, mentors and parents for their contribution to a most successful year.

A special mention must go to Chairman and Secretary of both boys and girls sections, John Rice, Dave Slattery, Donal Rahilly and Anthony Curran.  Roll on 2016!

JOHN MEMORIAL TOUNAMENT

On Sunday last our U10 teams were invited to the inaugural John Lynch Memorial Tournament hosted by Austin Stacks.  Churchill and Kilmacud Crokes completed the line up.

We entered three teams on the day and the standard was extremely high.  Our lads acquitted themselves very well, however it was the Dublin boys who took the honours on the day.  Many thanks to the Lynch family and the Austin Stacks Club for their invitation and their hospitality on the day.

CAILINI FAOI 10 ANNUAL REVIEW

Following the begining of academy in March we had a list of 23 players in this age group which was a fantastic number of players to start with . We played a number of blitz’s and had some very good games against other teams .

We played John Mitchel’s in our first day out and even with conditions not great for football on the day our girls played very well on the day . As the game progressed we proved the better of the two teams . The older U10s on the day played quite well and the younger ones showed some potential in particular Kate Collins , Alice Brosnan, Aoife Sweeney and Rachel Creedon .

Back to academy on Sunday mornings for a while we could see good progression in the skill levels . Our next game was v Keel who were fielding an U10 girls team for the first time , again Roisin & Ciara played very well but Orla O Connor gave a big display in defence on the day , Niamh Lynch in the forwards showed well also .

We then hosted Leigon girls and this proved to be a great game against 2 very evenly matched teams . Abby Leahy , Ella Quirke ,Rachel Griffen and Aleia Weiss did very well in this game as did Roisin Raggett who got 3 points on the day . Rachel Creedon bagged 2-2 and Kerry Hennesy played well at mid field.

On June 14th we entered a team in the North Kerry Ladies U10 Blitz in Abbeydorney we played John Mitchels , Abbeydorney and Corcha Duibhne . On each game the girls showed great teamwork and no little skill to prevail on each occasion. Roisin Rahilly , Ciara Palmer provided the leadership and drive and others followed . Aoibhinn Broderick,Sarah West, Labhoise Mansfield , Laura Kelly and Isuelt O Brien made good contributions on the day.

We hosted Austin Stacks a week later and again the Ballymac girls prevailed over the town team .  Orla O Connor was great in the full back position, Kerry Hennesy showed well in goals and in defense. Midfield players of Ciara Palmer, Kate Collins and Geraldine Cassidy were outstanding and getting a few scores as well. Laura Sugrue got a goal and 3 points, Rachel Creedon bagged a goal and a point. Abbey Leahy, Roisin Raggett, Ella Quirke, Aoibhinn Broderick and Rachel Griffen had good moments in both attack and defense. Niamh Lynch had a great last 15mins playing midfield and the younger girls Alice Brosnan, Maggie Scanlon, Labhaoise Mansfield & Sara West tried hard.  Laura Kelly who gave a very assured and improved performance on the morning.

We played Firies then but proved far too strong for them on the day , a few weeks later in August we’d a busy weekend taking part in the Duagh North Kerry Blitz on Sat and on Sunday traveled to Miltown on Sunday to play their girls in a challenge game. They put in great performances on Sat in Duagh playing 5 games against Duagh , Abbeydorney 1 , Abbeydorney 2 , Listowel & Desmonds. The improvement and skill level shown by this group of players was fantastic . Geraldine Cassidy was very impressive during this blitz as was Laura Sugrue.

On the  Sunday they played Miltown despite they having played Saturday also they did very well again and had tough competitive game there.

We finished off the year hosting Miltown and travelling into Austin Stacks , ( where Aoife Sweeney returned with aplomb) and again performed very well in both games . It was great to see the improvement in all the girls as the year progressed .

The improvement in these girls throughout the year was mainly due to the mentors Donal Rahilly, Mike Quirke, Senan Ragget, John Creedon and Roy Geary who hours of dedication to this group is reaping rich dividends.

U10 panel …. Abbey Leahy ,Alexia Weiss , Aoibhinn Brodrick, Aoife Sweeney , Ciara Palmer ,Charlotte Geary, Rose Brosnan , Geraldine Cassidy ,Iseult O Brien , Kate Collins , Kerry Hennesy , Labhaoise Mansfield , Laura Sugrue ,Laura Kelly ,Maggie Scanlon , Ella Quirke , Rachel Griffen , Rachel O Shea , Sara West ,Roisin Rahilly , Roisin Raggett , Rachel Creedon ,Niamh Lynch

COMMUNITY GAMES
Ballymacelligott Community Games held their annual general meeting on 19th Oct last .

The following is the Executive for 2016 is Sheila Rahilly , Brendan Mannix, Annette Scanlon , Dave Slattery, Teddy Murphy and Terence O Connor

Lots of events are planned for 2016 .  More info available on Ballymacelligott Community Games facebook page.  Fixture lists will be available on this page  in Jan 2016.

SYMPATHY

Ballymac GAA Club extends its deepest sympathy to Julie Quirke of Scart, Gortatlea on the death of her father Denis Leen in Ardfert.  Denis’s grandchildren Ella, Jill, Michael and Eric are all involved in the Sunday morning academy.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 5th October 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €8,600.  Numbers drawn were 3,10,15,18.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Joan Reidy, Kielduff

2. Sinead Nolan, Caher, Kilduff

3. Caroline O Connell, c/o Paula Silles

4. Margaret Wharton, c/o Tom Leen

5. John Duggan, c/o Tom Leen

Sellers Prize : Joan Reidy.

The lotto now stands at €8,700 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SIOBHAN COTTER BLITZ

The Siobhan Cotter Memorial Blitz took place on Sunday the 11th of October in Churchill. The blitz saw our under 7, 8, 9, and 10 panels playing on the day. Our opponents on the day were Churchill, Ardfert, and Austin Stacks.

Our U10’s began with a superb win over Austin Stacks however we went down to a better Churchill team in our second game.  In our final group game against Ardfert our lads put in another sterling performance to record a brilliant victory.  Panel : T Palmer, J O Connor, M Culloty, A Horgan, P Heffernan, D Galvin, S Rice, N Collins, M Prendergast, R Lowe, E O Brien, J Orgonbagor.

Our U 9’s had three tough games coming up short against Austin Stacks and Churchill but we saved our best football until last with an excellent victory over Ardfert.  Panel : C Martin, S Gilroy, W O Donoghue, A Riordan, J Burke, M Savage, K Lynch, J Slattery, D Lucid, C White, T Leen, T Long.

A great days football was enjoyed by our under 7 & 8 footballers . Best on the day were Michael Quirke, Paddy Lucid, Padraig Reidy, Mairtin Mc Kivergan, Matthew Rodgers, and Luke Griffin.

At the end of the tournament we were level on points with Austin Stacks which necessitated a play off which saw a joint U8 and U9 team from both clubs play each other.  The town side proved stronger in this game and this result saw Austin Stack receive the Siobhan Cotter Cup.  Many thanks to the Churchill Club for their invitation to the Blitz and the hospitality extended to us on the day.

There will be no academy for the Ballymac under 8 and 10 boys next weekend. The last academy of the year for this group will take place on Sunday the 25th of October in Ballymac at 11am. Well done to all on a great year.

BRATS BWILDERED WILDERNESS CHALLENGE
Brats BWildered wilderness challenge takes place on Tom Herlihy’s farm on Sunday the 18th of October. The run will be approximately 3km in length and will start at 11.15am. The challenge will be a team format and is open to Ballymac GAA club member’s boys and girls in U12, U14 and U16 age groups. Entry fee €5. It promises to be a great event.

CAILINI FAOI 15

Ballymac 2 – 5   Beaufort 2 – 3
Our U15 team played in the last competition of the year Sat evening last and secured a final spot . This was a good display from the team who have actually played U16 this year despite all being underage next year again and it was a win that was deserved .
Goals in either half from Aine Rice and Mary Healy helped us on our way , both teams defenses were quite strong on the night . We led at half time by 1- 2 to  0-2 our 2 points coming from Rachel Godley and Aine Rice . We pulled away to lead by 2-5 to 0-2 with 10mins remaining with points from Micheala Murphy , Mary Healy and Elle Mc Elligott .
2 late goals for Beaufort and a point from a free finished the scoring .
We await the winners of Spa/Abbeydorney .

Team : Robyn White , Roisin O Connell , Tara Murphy , Aisling O Connell , Niamh Rahilly , Caoimhe Carroll , Rose Anne O Shea , Therese Keane , Aine Rice , Rachel Godley , Leah O Neill , Elle Mc Elligott , Mary Healy , Micheala Murphy . Sub : Cait Rice

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Following the recent Co League win we’ve had a couple of weeks off prior to the beginning of the North Kerry . Having played and defeated  Ballyduff and Na Gaeil at home in the first  2 games , we’d 2 games this week to finish off our year . Both games produced wonderful high scoring games in which we came out the right side of to cap off a fabulous year for this group of girls . We have completed the double as the girls have annexed the North Kerry League Div 2 title .

Ballymac 2-18   Listowel 4-7

Sunday 4th we travelled to Listowel to play the locals in round 4 .

This was a cracker with both teams going for the jugular . Despite playing very well in the first half we went in at half time on level terms . We seemed to get punished heavily for small mistakes made . However in the 2nd half our girls eliminated those mistakes and our superior fitness was telling . Robin was very good in goals , Niamh had a storming 2nd half and along with Eve and Maeve put up the shutters at the back .

Aisling and Therese played very well against 2 very good opponents , our forwards were exceptional on the night Elle Mc Elligott , Catriona Sommers and Cora Savage did most of the damage on the scoreboard but the half forward line of Aine and Cait Rice and Lisa Curran’s high workrate ensured good supply of ball and quality passing . Sinead suffered a hand injury and we wish her a speedy recovery

Team & scorers
Robyn White , Eve Creedon , Niamh Rahilly , Sinead Mc Keown , Roisin Long ,Caoimhe Carroll ,Maeve O Sullivan , Aisling O Connell 1-0 , Therese Keane , Cait Rice , Aine Rice 1-1, Lisa Curran 0-1 , Catriona Sommer 0-6 , Elle Mc Elligott 0-5 , Cora Savage 0-5 . Sub Kate O Connor for Sinead

Ballymac 5-9  John Mitchels 3-9
Thursday 8th Oct we made the short trip to neighbours John Mitchels
Another shootout and we again go home by 2 goals to clinch the North Kerry Div 2 title . John Mitchels played very well with  Eva Buckley and Rachel Kilgallon causing us all sort of problems in the first half with their strong running and accurate kicking .

Elle Mc Elligott kicked  2-3 in this period and Catriona Sommers got 1-1 . We regrouped at halftime , made a few substitutions and positional changes and the  applied  themselves much better in the 2nd half . Goals from Catriona Sommers and Cora Savage were important but the main difference on the night were 3 very good saves from Robyn . On each occasion she was brave and stood big to deny the Mitchels forward . Aisling  and Therese came good in the 2nd half too as did Roisin Long , Maeve O Sullivan & Caoimhe Carroll . Subs Cora Savage , Emily O Donoghue , Cathy Palmer , Elle Linehan and Jade Riordan all contributed on the night .  We celebrated Cait Rice’s 13th birthday afterwards who also Captain’d the team on the night .

Team & Scorers
Robyn White , Eve Creedon , Niamh Rahilly , Sophie O Donoghue , Roisin Long ,Caoimhe Carroll ,Maeve O Sullivan , Aisling O Connell 0-2 , Therese Keane , Cait Rice , Aine Rice 0-2 , Lisa Curran , Catriona Sommer 2-1 , Elle Mc Elligott 2-4 , Elle Sugrue. Subs Emily O Donoghue , Cora Savage 1-0 , Cathy Palmer , Elle Linehan & Jade Riordan .

These are a special bunch of young ladies , a pleasure to coach & committed to the club . They’re fantastic ambassadors for the club too , each game they turn out impeccably with matching shorts and togs and their conduct on the field is first class too . What they achieved this year is well deserved and they definitely reflect the saying ‘ the more I work and practice  , the luckier I get  ”

Well done again girls and thanks to parents and supporters  for encouragement and support during the year 2015 .

TESCO COMMUNITY FUND

Ballymac GAA Club have been successful in being nominated as one of the Clubs you can allocate your blue tokens to as part of the Tesco Community Fund.  Thank you for all who completed nomination forms and get dropping those blue tokens for the next six weeks.  Any tokens gathered must be dropped in to Tesco Shop in Central Plaza in Tralee Town centre.  Please support this club fundraiser.

SYMPATHY

Great sadness extended over the Parish of Ballymac and beyond with the recent passing of Bernard Collins.  Bernard was involved in many organisations within the Parish and county wide and he will be a huge loss to all these organisations.  However, his loss will be greatest felt by his wife Marion and daughter Aisling.  All at Ballymac GAA Club extend their deepest sympathy to his family.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Gleduff House on Monday 31st August 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €8,100.  Numbers drawn were 8,17,19,23.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Katherina Nolan, c/o Pat McDonnell

2. Myles Sheehan, Maglass (annual)

3. Joe Arthurs, Kielduff

4. Geraldine Sheehy, c/o Paula Silles

5. Eilish O Shea, c/o Tony Riordan.

Sellers Prize : Pat McDonnell.  The lotto now stands at €8,200 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Ballymac travelled to Cordal on Saturday last to take on Castleisland Desmonds in the St.Kieran’s Championship Final.

Ballymac came into this game without some of their regulars. They were first to score with a point from play by Christy Leen in the first minute. Desmonds responded quickly through a point from their full forward Cian O Connor.  Aidan Breen and Cian O Connor exchanged points before Desmonds were awarded a penalty which they duly converted.

This was cancelled out when Eanna Reidy got on to a long high ball into the square and  finished to the net. This left the score at 1.3 a piece with fifteen minutes gone. Christy Leen pointed a free for Ballymac and Cian O Connor pointed a free for Desmonds. Five minutes later Christy Leen edged the Ballymac in front again with a pointed free.

This was increased to two points when Vincent Horan pointed from play. The last five minutes belonged to Desmonds , they scored 1.3 — points from Pat Fitzgerald , Maurice O Connell, Sean Lynch and a goal from Thomas Lynch. This left the half time score at  Ballymac 1.6 to Desmonds 2.7

The second half opened like the first with Ballymac scoring first with a pointed free by Christy Leen.  Desmonds replied with two points through Cian O Connor from a free and Sean Lynch from play.

Christy Leen added another point for Ballymac from play. Desmonds began to dominate and scored  1.2 in the next three minutes leaving the score at the end of the third quarter at  Ballymac  1.8  Desmonds  3.11

Aidan Breen and Sean Lynch exchanged points. Desmonds went on to score 1.4 putting their score at 4.15 with five minutes to go.  Ballymac responded with a goal from Eanna Reidy and a point from Aidan Breen to let the final score at  Ballymac 2.10 to Desmonds 4.15
Ballymac Team   Padraig O Connor , David Long , T.J. Casey , Mike Sweeney , Alan Bonn , Con Reynolds , Cian Counihan , Mossy Shanahan , Aidan Breen, Luke Sweeney , Vincent Horan , Eanna  Reidy , Christy Leen , Padraig McCarthy , Daniel O Shea.   Subs Used  James Leen , Denis Leen,  Sean Savage , Padraig Laide

Our Senior team have now two games left in the Co. League.  Firstly we travel to An Ghaeltacht on the weekend of 27th September 2015 and have Ardfert in our final Co. League game at home at a date to be announced.

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The Churchill/Ballymac U21 team bowed out of the U21 Club Shield Competition when we were defeated by a strong Glensflesk side.

GOLF CLASSIC
Ballymac GAA Club are holding a fundraising Golf Classic on Saturday October 3rd in Beaufort Golf Club with prize giving in the Blasket that night.  Team of 4 cost €160.  Tees and Greens can also be sponsored.  If you are interested in entering a team or sponsoring a Tee/Green please contact Geoff Riordan 0866015165, Dave Slattery 0872201042 or Bernard Cassiday 0877973818 or email club treasurer Joanne Riordan attreasurer.ballymacelligott.kerry@gaa.ie.   Should be a great day out!!!

ALL IRELAND TICKETS

Any Club member who wishes to be entered into a draw for All Ireland tickets must contact Fionnan Fitzgerald on 087 9860441 to ensure there name goes into the hat.

ALL IRELAND MINOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Congratulations to Club player Tomas O Connor who was part of the Kerry Minor Hurling team which won the All Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship with a comprehensive win over Roscommon on Saturday evening last in Limerick.

KERRY WAY ULTRA MARATHON

Well done to U8 girls trainer Terence O Connor who completed the 200k Kerryway Ultra marathon on Saturday last.

FAOI 10

Our U10 boys had 2 very good games against Ardfert on Sunday last when we travelled back to play them.  Amongst those who played well on the day were Thomas Leen, Conor Martin, Keelin Lynch, Diarmuid Galvin, Padraig Heffernan and Tommy Palmer.  Our attention now turns to the Castleisland District Blitz which takes place in Currow on Sunday morning next at 10.00am.

FAOI 8

Our U8 teams welcomed Kerins O Rahillys to Ballymac on Sunday morning last where our boys played some excellent football in the two games we played.

CAILINI FAOI 14

Congratulations to our U14 girls team who had a superb 4 10 to 1 06 victory over Finuge St Senans in the Division 3 Co. Final played in Knocknagoshel on Sunday evening last.  Great credit for this victory must go to team mentors Donal Rahilly, Anthony Curran and Pa White.  A full report on this game will be in next weeks notes.

SYMPATHY

The Club extends its sympathy to U10 girls mentor Senan Raggett on the recent death of his grandfather in Kilkenny.

LOTTO

The Lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday August 10th for a jackpot of €7,800.The numbers drawn were 9 12 19 22.There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Bridget Leen, Kilquane

2. Sean O Connor, c/o Tom Leen

3. Marie Woulfe, Clogher

4. Niamh McCarthy, Rathanny

5. Brendan & Ned c/o Mannix PO

Sellers Prize : Chris Leen

The lotto now stands at €7,900 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com
SENIORS

Ballymac 2 – 11    Skellig Rangers 2 – 10

Ballymac gained 2 valuable Co. League points with a hard earned victory over Skellig Rangers in their Co. League played in ideal conditions in Ballymac on Saturday evening last.

It was the away side who made the better start with a goal in the second minute and by the 15th minute led on a scoreline of 1 – 3 to 0 – 3. Ballymac scorers were Vincent Horan, Mossie Shanahan and Aidan Breen (free).

The South Kerry side further extended their lead with a goal in the 20th minute but Ballymac hit back with a goal of their own when Daniel O Shea fisted a Christy Leen delivery to the net.  We could have added to our goal tally in this half but for 2 brilliant saves by the Skellig goal keeper.  Half time score Skellig Rangers 2 – 6  Ballymac 1 – 7.
The away side further extended their lead at the start of the 2nd half but two excellent points from the boot of Christy Leen from frees kept Ballymac in touch.  Padraig McCarthy was at the end of an excellent passing movement to finish the ball to the net and bring the game level on the 40th minute.  The same player put Ballymac ahead with a point but Skellig Rangers came back to level.

The loss of influencial mid fielder Mossie Shanahan to a black card was a blow to the home side but Padraig McCarthy crowned a superb individual performance with the winning point in the 57th minute.  The Ballymac defence came under immense pressure in the final minutes but held firm to ensure a Ballymac victory on the night.

Team: P O Connor, D Leen, T J Casey, D Long, N O Shea, K O Shea, M Sweeney, M Shanahan, C Reynolds, L Sweeney, A Breen, V Horan, C Leen, D O Shea, P McCarthy.  Subs : M Reidy, S Bermingham.

Our next game is away to Listry on the weekend of the 29th August 2015.

JUNIOR TEAM

Our Junior team travel to Caherciveen to take on St. Mary’s in the Barrett Cup on Friday, 21st August 2015 at 7.00pm.

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Ballymac/Churchill travel to Moyvane on Wednesday 19th August 2015 to take on Moyvane/Tarbert in the first round of the U21 Club Championship.  This game is due to throw in at 6.30pm.

KERRY TEAMS

Well done to Maria Quirke who is part of the Kerry Ladies Senior Team which qualified for the All Ireland semi final with a good win over Mayo last weekend.  Also congratulations to Tomas O Connor who was part of the victorious Kerry Minor Hurling team last weekend.

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BALLYMAC 5-8  LISTOWEL EMMETS 2-7

An extraordinary second half performance and plenty vocal support were the main factors in winning this county league trophy in brilliant sunshine at Connolly Park.

After a difficult first half the boys gave one of their best performances in some time to win comfortably in the end.Ml Hoare got our first point quickly followed by a Dara Reagan point after a fine run by Keelan.  Listowel got 3 points in succession and Liam O Malley pointed for us after a good passing movement. Two Listowel goals in a few minutes had us 6 points adrift and with little going right for us.

Dara Reagan pointed from a free after Dara Keane was fouled.  Ml Hoare and Dara Reagan (F) pointed for us with Listowel also getting two points. After a  fine run by M Hoare the his shot seemed to be going wide but was rescued by Dara Reagan who came in along the endline and finished to the net, a really vital score.

LIstowel again pointed but despite not playing well we were only 3 points ( 2-6 to 1-6) behind at half time.

Numerous switches and changes were made by Ballymac at the break which paid dividens as the game went on. We started the half with more purpose but scores were hard to come by.

With ten minutes gone Eoin O Malley put brother Liam through for a fine goal the captain delivering when it was most needed Listowel replied with a point, incredibly their only score of the half .

Josh, Chris Lowe, Eddie and D Keane were tackling very hard now and forcing our opponents into long range shooting. Cillian Gallagher won possession passed to the tireless Ml Hoare who made for goal and laid off to Dara Reagan whose shot came off the crossbar to the waiting David Rodgers.

He was immediatedly fouled with Keelan converting the resultant penalty on the few occasions Listowel got close Ross, Cathal and Brian in goals were well capable of dealing with them while Tadhg Brick made some timely interceptions.

A monster point by Keelan from out on the sideline had our supporters in full voice. With 20 minutes gone Keelan was again on hand to flick a Dara Reagan free to the net leaving no way back for listowel.

Eddie Rodgers got our final point and soon afterwards the ref blew full time much to the delight of Ballymac players, mentors, and a large crowd of supporters. Reggie Griffin presented the winning trophy to a delighted captain Liam O Malley who thanked the mentors for their work throughout the year.

Well done and congratulations to the mentors Gene O Keeffe, Tony Silles, John Creagh, Willie Costelloe and Martin Lowe who had them in fine fettle on the night

TEAM & SCORERS B Lonergan,R Mansfield,E Rodgers (0-1) C Dunne,T  Brick, E O Malley, C lowe,K Brosnan,(2-1) J O Keeffe,M Hoare,(0-2) L O Malley capt (1-1) D Reagan,(2-3) B Lyons, D Keane, K Lenihan,Subs D Rodgers ,C Gallagher,L O Brien,D Chawke,J Carmody, D Clifford, J Mcdonnell,A Jah.

FAOI 14

Our U14’s played their last game of their year on Sunday evening last. We played in Scartaglin before some good support and ideal conditions.As with previous games it took our lads some time to get to the tempo of the game. We pressed hard and should have registered more on the scoreboard but for some wayward shooting.

Our half forward line were unable to find their inside men and this was an area that required some adjustment along with midfield where we were having difficulty getting onto ball.

Half- time Scart /Cordal 2-2. Ballymac 0-6. A good talking to at half-time and with their season on the line the boys duly responded. We had to endure going a further 2 points down before our lads kicked into gear. David at full back and Dylan at midfield turned the tide.  Our backs tightened up, our midfield pressed and our forwards were flowing with good moves.

This was all paying dividends and in the space of 15mins we had put 2-5 up on the scoreboard. Scart responded and drove forward for the goal that would get them back into the game their but their closest effort was cleared off the line by Ciaran.

Darragh Leen was a menace in the full forward line and he made it very difficult on the Scart rear guard. With time running out we kicked on with Darragh Lynch being introduced and he won a great throw up ball.

The final whistle blew to great jubilation. Diarmuid Lynch captain on the evening accepted the winner’s trophy on behalf of his team. A well deserved victory for the boys and recognition for their perseverance in a tough year of results.

Well done to all Team: Eoghan Kenny, Ciaran Brosnan, Dylan Dunne Moriarty, Adam Kelly, Dean Lenihan, Brian Cassidy, Cian Godley, Liam o Brien, David Rogers, John Lowe,  Darragh Broderick, Darragh Leen, Adam Joy, Diarmuid Lynch, Aidan o Brien  Subs: Dylan mc Hugh Kyle o connor Sean Horan Bryan Godley Denis Brosnan Andy Rogers

FAOI 13

Our U13 team took part in the Rose Cup last Saturday.  In their group they defeated Kerins O Rahillys, St. Maurs (Dublin) but were unlucky to lose against Ballyduff.  They qualified for the Shield Final with a win over Dr. Crokes in the semi final however, in the final Austin Stacks proved too strong for them.

FAOI 12

Our U12 commenced their central region on Monday 17th August 015 with a home game against Austin Stacks.  Our blue team start their Castleisland District League Campaign with a home tie against Currow on Friday at 7.00pm while the Gold Team play Scartaglin at 6pm on the same evening.    The U12 team are also participating in a Munster Blitz competition which is being held in Fitzgerald Stadium on Tuesday 18th August 2015.

LEAVING CERTIFICATE

Well done to all Club members who received their Leaving Certificate results last week and best wishes to them all in their future endeavours.

ROSE BUDS

Well done to Club girls players Anna Collins and Ella Quirke on being selected as Rose Buds for the Rose of Tralee Festivals.  Both girls thoroughly enjoyed their experience over the weekend.

ACADEMY

There will be no academy this weekend due to the Kerry V Tyrone All Ireland Semi Final.  The Club are bring two buses of supporters to cheer on their heroes on this occasion.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on the 27th July 2015 for a jackpot of €7,600.  Numbers drawn were 12,15,19,25    There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Mike Rahilly, Chutehall

2. Ricky Rogers, Kildare

3. Sarah O Connor, c/o Paula Silles

4. Kieran Boyle, Arabella

5. Helen & Blake Leen, Chutehall

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.  The lotto now stands at €7,700 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS

Our Senior team travel to Connolly Park on Saturday evening next to play Austin Stacks in the semi final of the Coiste Tra Li Championship.  Throw in time for this game is 7.00pm.

MINORS

Ballymac had two players involved with victorious Kerry Minor teams last weekend.  Tomas O Connor played at mid-field for the minor hurlers in their win over Kildare on Saturday last while Micheal Reidy continues to be part of the extended panel for the Minor footballers who defeated Sligo on Monday last to qualify for the All Ireland Minor Semi Final.

GOLF CLASSIC FUNDRAISER

Ballymac GAA Club are running a Golf Classic in Beaufort Golf Club on Saturday, 3rd October 2015.  The competition is a stableford  four man team format.  A team of four costs €160.  Anyone interested in entering a team please contact Dave Slattery at 0872201042 or Geoff Riordan on 0866015165.  Team prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd with first prize being a four ball at the Old Head of Kinsale.  All proceeds go to the development of the new pitch in Ballymac.

CUL CAMPS

The recent annual staging of the Cul Camps at Ballymac GAA Club was once again a great success.  Despite the inclement weather during the week long camp our participants thoroughly enjoyed their week.  Many thanks to all the coaches involved for their contribution to the success of this camp.

ALL IRELAND QUARTER FINAL

Once again Ballymac GAA Club travelled in numbers to support the Kerry team in their quarter final game against Kildare.  Many thanks to Jer Lynch for his organisation of this bus which gives our young players the opportunity to travel to see their heroes.  All now look forward to making a repeat trip on 23rd August.

FAOI 16

BALLYMAC 3-19  John Mitchels 1-06

A fine total of 18 scores from play helped us to victory over Mitchels at home last Thursday evening. This was a comfortable win with Ballymac on top in all sectors of the field.

Points from ML Hoare, Josh, Dara Keane & Keelan had us ahead 4 points to one midway through the first half. A goal effort by Mitchels was cleared off the line by Eoghan O’Malley who soloed to halfway before laying off to Josh who made further headway before passing to Dara Reagan who pointed.

This was a very inspirational score. However Mitchels responded with a fine goal. Further Points from Ml. Hoare , D. Keane, and Liam O Malley extended our lead two further points inside a minute, one from almost the corner flag, came from Dara Keane who scored six from play overall.

Keelan got our final point of the half with Mitchels also getting two late points. Half time score Ballymac 0-11  Mitchels 1-3.

Into the second half and Barry Lyons pointed from a free. A few minutes later D. Reagan was fouled on his way to goal with Keelan converting the penalty.

Two further points each from D. Reagan and D. Keane and one from Josh put us well ahead. Dara Keane then won a Mitchels kick out and drove forward. He passed to Dara Reagan who found the net.

Almost immediately Barry Lyons got possession and we scored another goal. Josh and Eddie Rodgers got our final points with Mitchels responding with 3 late points. This result gives us a home semi final against Rathmore next Wednesday the 5th of August at 7.00pm.

FAOI 13

The U13 didn’t have a game against Churchill this week as the opposition on this occasion could not field a team.

FAOI 11

Ballymac U11’s played games against Kerins O Rahillys and Austin Stacks this week.  Both games were great preparation for the upcoming Central Region and Castleisland District competitions.

Players that impressed this week were James Kenny playing in a new role in the backs, Adam Wharton in goals and Eoin Creedon for his never say die attitude in both games.  The U11’s were due to play their last game on Tuesday at 6.30pm away to Na Gaeil.

FAOI 10

Following their participation in a number of blitzes in the past couple of weeks it was back to the training field for our U10’s.  Those continuing to show improvement in this age group are Padraig HHeffernan, Conor Martin, David Lucid, Raymond Lowe and Diarmuid Galvin.

FAOI 8

Ballymac U8’s are playing their last games in the Castleisland Go Games on Tuesday, 4th August 2015 in Scartaglen.  The academy is due back on Sunday 9th August 2015 at 11.00am.

SYMPATHY
Ballymac GAA Club lost one of its great supporters with the recent death of Michael Lynch.  Mike played football for Ballymac for many years while also turning out for the Club at hurling when the Club fielded a hurling team.

Upon retiring from playing Mike was a regular supporter at Ballymac games.  He also had a huge involvement with the Handball Club and was instrumental in the development of the Club and its facilities.  The Club extends its sympathy to his wife Anne and extended family.

The Club also extends its sympathy to Ger Regan Tylough on the recent death of his mother Mrs Kathleen Regan, Castletownbere.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in O Riadas on Monday, 20th July 2015 for a jackpot of €7,500.  Numbers drawn were 2,4,15,26.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Joe Leen, Chutehall

2. Sheila O Keeffe, Clounts, Rathmore

3. Margaret O Connell, Ashe Hill.

4. Joe Butler, Kielduff

5. Dermot Leen, Kilquane.

Sellers Prize : Mossie Leen.  The lotto now stands at €7,600 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

JUNIORS

Our Junior team exited the Junior league at the semi final stage on Friday evening last when they travelled to Clounmacon to take on the local side who proved too strong for our lads on the night.  This team now turn their attention to the forthcoming Barrett Cup and are still involved in the Coiste Tra Li Junior league.

ALL IRELAND QUARTER FINAL

Kerry travel to Croke Park on Sunday next to play Kildare in the quarter final of the All Ireland Championship.  As with all of Kerrys Championship games this year, Ballymac GAA Club are organising a bus for their members to travel to support the team.

FAOI 16

Following victories over Kilgarvan/Tousist, Glenflesk and Spa our U 16’s sit top of Division 3A of the Co. League .  A win over John Mitchels in our final group game will see us qualify for the semi-final of this competition.  This game has been scheduled for Thursday evening next at 7-30pm.

FAOI 14

Kerins O’Rahillys 7-9         Ballymac4-7 .

We played in difficult weather conditions in this third round game at Ballyrickard.  Kerins O’ Rahillys having won the toss played with the aid of a very strong wind and put up a score of 6-7 in the first half.We were finding it difficult to get the ball up the field against such a breeze. However we continued to try in the second half and we came more and more into the game. Liam drove forward on a number of occasions and our inside line worked very hard. The lads had some good passages of play but ran out of time to pull the game back. Best on night were Liam, Bryan, Dean, and David. We play Ardfert in our next outing.

FAOI 11

The U11 town league started with a home fixture against Ardfert on Tuesday the 21st of July last. Players who impressed on the night were Oisin Shanahan, Maurice o Connell and Jared O Briain. The U11s are out again this week playing Kerins O Rahillys at home at 6.30pm this Tuesday and Austin Stacks at 7.00pm this Thursday.

FAOI 10

Our U10 team took part in the Annual John Mitchels Blitz on Saturday last.  We were unfortunate to lose our first 3 games to Castlegregory, Desmonds and Austin Stacks where luck was not on our side on a few occasions.  However, we finished on a high note with two very good victories over St. Pats and John Mitchels.

The most important aspect of the day was all 18 players getting as much play time as possible and enjoying the occasion.  Many thanks to John Mitchels for their invitation and well done to Kevin McMahon and his team for the excellent organisation of the event.  The academy took place on Sunday the 26th.   Training for the U10 boys will take place on Wednesday evening at the usual time. No Academy on Sunday the 2nd of August as Kerry are playing Kildare in the All-Ireland Senior Quarter Final in Croke Park.

FAOI 8

The U8’s participated in the John Mitchels Blitz last Saturday the 25th of July. They played five games in total against Ardfert, Castleisland Desmonds, Austin Stacks, St. Pats, and John Mitchels respectively.

The boys performed very well and the games were competitive and enjoyable. We would like to thank the John Mitchels GAA Club for hosting a very enjoyable on a lovely day.  The academy took place on Sunday morning and best on the day were Eoin Joy, Luke Silles, and Maurice Shanahan . No Academy on Sunday the 2nd of August as Kerry are playing Kildare in the All-Ireland Senior Quarter Final in Croke Park.

CAILINI FAOI 8/6

We had a great turn out on Sunday morning last.  Great skill was shown by all players especially Debra O Connor, Anna Collins. Rose Brosnan and Niamh Rice.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday, 13th July 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €7,400.  Numbers drawn were 3,4,10,16.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Jer Lynch, Kielduff

2. Gerry O Shea, Kielduff

3. Ted Fitzgerald, Clash Tralee

4. Geoff Riordan, Kielduff

5. John Genie Gene & Sheila, c/o Paul Sugrue

Sellers Prize: Tom Leen.  The lotto now stands at €7,500 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIOR TEAM

Round 8 of the Co. League is taking place next weekend however, Ballymacs game against Listry has been put back to the weekend of August 29th.

JUNIORS

Our Junior League Semi Final takes place on Friday next, 24th July when we travel to Clounmacon to take on the locals.  This game is due to throw in at 7.30pm.  In Round 2 of the Coiste Tra Li league we were defeated by a strong Strand Road team on a scoreline of 3 10 to 2 05.

FAOI 16

SPA 1-3  BALLYMAC 2-8

We resumed our County League campaign away to Spa last Wednesday evening. A solid defensive performance was the key to this victory.

We limited the opposition to two scores in each half and none from play overall. Spa were well on top for most of the first half but our defence coped well, with Eddie Rodgers and Tadhg Brick in fine form.

With 20 minutes gone we were 1-1 to 0-1 behind. Dara Keane had pointing for us with their goal coming from a penalty. When a Dara Reagan effort came back off the crossbar Keelan was on hand to add another point after which Dara Reagan pointed from a free.

Josh won possession from a Dara Reagan free and headed goal ward before passing to Dara Chawke who was fouled in the square. Keelan converted the resulting penalty and Josh added another point. Amazingly we had turned it around and lead at half time 1-4 to 1-1.

Spa pointed from a free shortly after the restart. With ten minutes gone Tadhg Brick disrupted an opposition attack; Keelan won possession and took off on one of his trademark runs finishing to the net.

A further few goal chances were missed while the goalposts denied us on a few more occasions. Further points by Liam O Malley, Dara Reagan, Josh, and Keelan finished our scoring to give us our third victory in a row. Our next game is at home to John Mitchel’s on the 29th of July.

FAOI 14

Our U14 team play their next match in the Central Region away against Kerins O’ Rahillies on Monday the 20th of July at 6.00 pm.

FAOI 11

The U11 town league starts with a home fixture against Ardfert on Tuesday the 21st of July at 6.30 pm.

FAOI 10

The U10 had Go Games in Scartaglin on Monday the 13th of July. An enjoyable evening of football was enjoyed by the players.  We travelled to play in the Annual Miltown/Castlemaine Blitz on Sunday last.

In our group games we had two excellent 1 point victories over Austin Stacks and Miltown/Castlemaine with just one loss to a good Ardfert side.  These results saw us qualify for a semi final game with Beaufort.

A goal by the mid Kerry side mid way through the second half was the decisive score in a close game which saw them qualify for the final.  Our lads can be proud of their efforts on the day and all players gave 100% commitment.

Many thanks to Miltown/Castlemaine for their invitation to this Blitz which was very well organised.  Panel: T. Plamer, M. Culloty, L. Horgan, D. Galvin, D. Lucid, A. Riordan, S. Rice, N. Collins, M. Predergast, R. Lowe, J. Burke, A. Horgan, C. Palmer, K. Collins.  The U10’s are participating in the John Mitchel’s Blitz next Saturday the 25th of July at 10am.

The boys are attempting to retain their crown from last year’s tournament. Training for the U10 boys will take place on Wednesday evening at the usual time.

FAOI 8

The U8 Go Games scheduled for Friday the 17th of July was cancelled due to the sad passing of Donal Rahilly’s father RIP. The academy on Sunday morning was also cancelled. The U8’s are participating in the John Mitchels Blitz next Saturday the 25th of July. The Blitz commences at 10.00am.

MUNSTER FINAL BUS

Once again Ballymac GAA Club took 2 buses to the Munster Final replay in Fitzgeralds Stadium in Killarney  and despite the inclement weather all returned home happy following Kerry’s great win.

CAILINI FAOI 13

The club’s under 13 girls were invited to attend the annual Sandra Keane Blitz in the John Mitchels complex on Saturday last. With sixteen teams in attendance and they divided into four groups of four our girls were competing against Moyvane, Kerins O’Rahillys and Doora Barefield from Clare.

In the first game we overcame Moyvane easily but found Doora Barefield a different proposition in the second game losing out in the end by two points after a great secondhalf performance. Final score was 2-4 to 2-2.In the final game of the group stages we took on Kerins O’Rahillys and beat them on a scoreline of 2-5 to 1-3.

This meant we finished second in our group and all teams which finished second in each group played each other in two semi finals. We were pitted against local rivals Desmonds and after a great battle we lost out by two points.

The girls gave everything throughout the day and could hold their heads high. Teams and scorers throughout the day were as follows ; Ellie Linehan , Roisin Long  , Sophie O Donoghue  , Eve Creedon , Sinead Mc Keown , Cathy Palmer , Caoimhe Carroll, Emily O Donoghue (1-5)  , Kate O Connor  , Lisa Curran (3-1) , Laura Dunne, Ellie Mc Elligott, Cora Savage (5-7) ,Aoife Galvin (1-0), Millie Dunne, Jade Riordan.

CUL CAMPS

Final Reminder to all parents Cul Camps will take place in Ballymac GAA Club week commencing Monday, 27th July 2015.   Full details and registration can be found online at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie or by collecting a form at the Club shop.

SYMPATHIES

The Club would like to extend its deepest sympathy to Ladies Club Chairman Donal Rahilly and the Rahilly family Scartaglen on the recent death of Donal’s father Jack Rahilly.

LOTTO

The lotto was held in the Halfway Bar on Monday 15th June 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €7,000.  There was no winner.    Numbers drawn were 4.7.16.18.

Lucky Dips.

1. Anne Sheahan, Oakpark

2. Betty Keane, c/o Paula Silles

3. C. Carmody, c/o Tom Leen

4. Michael Savage, Tylough

5. Margaret Downey, Online.

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.  The lotto jackpot now stands at €7,100 and can be played at www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIOR TEAM

Our Senior Team continued their Co. League campaign on Saturday evening next when we welcome Brosna to Ballymac for a 7.30pm throw in game.  When the same sides met in the last of the Co. League in 2014 Ballymac secured a vital victory.  Hopefully we can have a repeat result on Saturday evening.  All support would be most welcome for the lads.
TED O KEEFE FAMILY FUN DAY

The annual Ted O’Keefe Family Fun Day took place on Sunday the 21st of Junebetween 14.00 and 17.00.

A great range of activities took place on the day with some memorable performances in the tug-o-war. A great afternoon was enjoyed by all who attended and fortunately the rain stayed away until late in the evening.

Many thanks to all the volunteers on the day, our sponsors and the organisers of a very enjoyable event – well done.

The success of the day lies with the organising committee of Oonagh O’Rahilly, Olivia O’Rahilly, Paula Silles, Dave Slattery and Jeremiah Lynch who left no stone unturned to ensure that all families attending had a most enjoyable day.

FAOI 16

KILGARVAN/TOUSIST 0-14         BALLYMAC 3-9

We came away from Kilgarvan with two valuable league points after a hard earned victory over the local side in our first County League outing.

The home side were on top for most of the first half while the second half was keenly contested. Eoin o’ Malley pointed for us early in the first half but the home side responded with 4 points.

Midway through the half Barry Lyons put Dara Reagan through but he was pulled down which resulted in a penalty.

Keelan scored a goal from the penalty spot to tie the scores. A further two points from Dara Keane and one each from Dara Reagan and Eoin O’Malley completed our first half scoring. Kilgarvan added a further 5 more points in the first half.

The half time score was Kilgarvan/Tousist 0-9 Ballymac 1-5. Into the second half and Barry pointed for us after 5 minutes and Michael Hoare gave us the lead with another point. Kilgarvan tied the scores again before Dara Reagan scored a goal after good approach work by Keelan and Michael Hoare.

The local side responded by scoring 4 unanswered points inside ten minutes. However with five minutes left Michael Hoare pointed to tie the game again. Liam O’ Malley added another point.

From the kick out Barry Lyons won possession and sent in a high ball which deceived the goalie and ended up in the net with only a minute left on the clock.

This score ensured that Ballymac got their County league campaign off to the ideal start. Next up are Glenflesk at home on the 24th of June.

FAOI 14

Our U14 team continued their Castleisland District campaign when they play Knock/Brosna on Thursday evening at home followed by another home game against John Mitchels on Friday night.

FAOI 12 Blue Team

Ballymac 5-12 Austin Stacks 4-06

We played Austin Stacks at home on Tuesday the 16th of June in Rd. 3 of the Div 1 County League. After a great battle with our near neighbours we came out on top on a score line of Ballymac 5-12 Austin Stacks 4-06. Great Credit must be given to our lads who put in a super performance on the night.

FAOI 12 Ballymac Gold team

Ballymac Gold team lined out against Austin Stacks without two of their stalwarts Mossie Brennan & Mark O’ Connor.

The boys promised before the game they would dig deep and put in a special effort to keep their 100% win record for their missing team mates. They kept their word! The first half was nip and tuck with a great goal and a point from Alfonzo Marquez and points from Donal Daly and Adam Wharton leaving Ballymac trailing 1-2 to 1-6 at halftime.

This was a game of two halves as a great goal from Gary Lynch, an excellent score from the impressive Oisin Shanahan, three points from the excellent James Kenny, and a point from Adam Walker left Ballymac up one point with the last kick of the game remaining.

Donal Daly took that kick from the side-line and slotted it over to leave Ballymac as eventual winners 2-11 to 3-6. A fitting victory to mark Alfonzo Marquez’s last game before returning to Spain! Muchas Gracias Alfonzo.

FAOI 12 Blue Team

Laune Rangers 2-16 Ballymac 0-09

We travelled to Laune Rangers last Sunday evening the 21st of June in Rd. 4 of the Div 1 County League.

We were missing a number of our panel due to injuries & holidays but we put in a great effort on the night.

Although we came up short on the night our boys can be very pleased with their performance and it may have been a different result if we had everybody available to us on the night. We play Kenmare in the final round next Sunday evening at 6pm in Ballymac.

FAOI 12 Gold Team

Laune Rangers 3-07 Ballymac 2-14

Our U12 Gold Team travelled to Laune Rangers last Sunday evening the 21st of June in Rd. 4 of the Div 1B County League.

We put in a great performance on the night and won the game on a score line of Laune Rangers 3-07 Ballymac 2-14.

With one more game left against Kenmare we can be crowned league winners which would be a great achievement.

FAOI 10

Our U 10 boys had a good workout on training on Friday night last.  Amongst those whose skills continue to improve are Micheal Savage, Jamie Burke, Diarmuid Galvin, Luke Horgan and Jack Slattery.  Our U10 squad travel to Churchill on Sunday next, 28th June 2015 at 11.00am.  This game will take place at Churchill new field.

FAOI 8

Cordal hosted the U8 GO Games blitz on Thursday the 18th of June and it was a good evening of football for our young lads. We had a great turnout on the evening and were able to field two teams. Both teams did really well on the night on a lovely evening for football. The other competing teams were Cordal, Scartaglin, Currow, and Castleisland Desmonds. The academy returns next Sunday the 28th at 11.00am.

CAILINI FAOI 12

The girls travelled to Abbeydorney on Tuesday evening last and met a bang in form home team who beat us comprehensively on the night. Our girls had one of those games where no one really played well and considering it was their first game losing this year , they will move on from it and hopefully learn a few things in the process. The final score was 7 -10 to 4-4 but the girls are still through to the quarter finals  having finished joint second in the table . The time and date of this game is tbc.

COMMUNITY GAMES

The An Riocht track was a hive of activity on Saturday and Sunday last when it hosted the Community Games Athletics Finals.  Well done to all Ballymac competitors who reached this stage of the competition. A special congratulations goes to Roisin Rahilly who won a gold medal in the 100m U10 Girls Final and Anna Collins who picked up a bronze in the U8 Girls 60m sprint.  A special thanks goes to Ballymac Community Games co-ordinator Sheila Rahilly whose commitment to this event gave kids from the Parish an opportunity to show case their athletic talent.  Many thanks Sheila.

​​​​​LOTTO

The lotto was held in Glenduff House on Monday, 8th June 2015 for a lotto jackpot of €6,900.  Numbers drawn were 2,9,12,21.  There was no winner.

Lucky Dips

1. Der & Mary Lynch, Kielduff

2. Pat McDonnell, Rathanny

3. Susan Arthurs, Kielduff

4. Tim Ryan, Rathmore

5. Michael Brosnan, Cragg West, Castleisland

Sellers Prize : Tom Leen.  The lotto now stands at €7,000 and can be played atwww.ballymacgaa.com

SENIOR TEAM

Our Senior team played away to Annascaul on Saturday evening last.  The home side opened the scoring in the 4th minute.  They increased their lead to 2 points before Ballymac drew level with points from Aidan Breen and Cian Counihan.

Disaster struck for Ballymac in the second quarter with James Leen going off injured and Cian Counihan black carded.  A goal and 2 points by Annascaul put them in the driving seat but on the stroke of half time Padraig McCarthy kicked over a point for Ballymac leaving the half time score Annascaul 1 – 4  Ballymac 0 – 3.

Ballymac upped their performance in the second half and reduced the deficit to 2 points within 12 minutes.  Ballymac were a little unlucky with two shots for gaols coming off the cross bar.

Scores for Ballymac in the second half were Aidan Breen 0 – 2, Vincent Horan 0 – 2, 1 point a piece for Mossie Shanahan and Padraig McCarthy.  Annascaul added 4 points in this half to leave the final score Annascaul 1 – 8  Ballymac 0 – 9.

Ballymacs next game in this competition is on 27th June 2015 when we welcome Brosna to Ballymac.

JUNIORS

Our Junior team went down to Clounmacon on a scoreline of 3 – 9 to 1 – 11 on Friday evening last in Ballymac.  Despite this loss we should still qualify for the semi finals of this competition which will be played in the coming weeks.

ERIC MASON BLITZ

Our annual tournament took place on Saturday the 13th of June on a beautiful day for football.  Ballymac were joined by St Pats, Listowel Emmets, Kilcummin St. Senans and Castleisland Desmonds on the day.

Some great football was played on the day which is a tribute to all the participating clubs. Ballymac and St. Pats started the proceedings and after a close game Ballymac edged the contest to win by 0-9 to 0-6.

In the next match Desmond’s got the better of Senans and they also defeated Kilcummin to win out their group.

The loser of Ballymac v Listowel would decide who would play Desmond in the first semi-final, whilst the winner would  play Kilcummin in the other semi-final.  In the first semi-final between Ballymac and Listowel Emmets Ballymac got off to a quick start with three unanswered points.

With half-time approaching Listowel got a 45 which fell just short, but the resultant follow up got Listowel back into the game with a fortuitous goal.

The sides were level going into the 2nd half but Listowel got the decisive 2nd goal with 5 min to go. Ballymac didn’t give up and a shot by David Rogers came off the post with the alert Barry Lyons following up to score a goal which tied the game again.

However a great late point from distance by Listowel was to break the Ballymac hearts and give Listowel the win by the narrowest of margins. Not out of it yet our Semi- Final as against Castleisland Desmonds.

A tough game ensued and the strength of Desmonds team showed as they ran out winners 2-5 to 1-3. The final pairing was now in place with Desmonds taking on Listowel who had accounted for Kilcummin in the other semi-final. An excellent final ensued where neither side could be faulted for their endeavor.

There were some beautiful passages of play by both teams and at the final whistle the teams could not be separated.  Hence an extra 5 mins a side was palyed but again this could not separate the teams.

It was decided to play another 5 min a side saw the more physical Desmonds side get ahead with a well taken goal and they closed out the game to claim the cup. Presentations were made by Adrian and Anna Mason to the Castleisland Desmonds players, Listowel Emmets players, referees, and to the player of the tournament Sean Mc’Carthy from Listowel Emmets.

All in all this was a resoundingly successful tournament, and special thanks to all involved in making it so.

TED O KEEFFE FAMILY FUN DAY

The annual Ted O’Keefe Family Fun Day will take place on Sunday the 21st of June between 14.00 and 17.00. Please see the Ballymac Facebook and Twitter pages for details of the programme for the day. There will be no academy on the morning of the 21st June.

PRIMARY SCHOOL GAMES

Sunday June 14th is a proud day for Ballymac GAA Club with two of their younger stars donning the Green & Gold jersey on the Semple Stadium sod.

Both Cora Savage and Brian Cassiday acquitted themselves extremely well in the Primary Schools Games which took place at half time in the Kerry Vs Tipperary Munster Senior Championship Game.  We hopefully will have many more players to emulate Cora and Brian in the coming years.  Well done to them both.

Ballymac GAA Club took two bus loads of underage children to Thurles for Sundays game.  Many thanks to Jeremiah Lynch for his organisation of this great day out which all children (and adults) thoroughly enjoyed.

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Our U16 team begin their Co. League campaign when they travel to take on Kilgarvan/Tousist on Wednesday next June 17th at 7.30pm.

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Our U12 teams travel to Killorglin to take on Laune Rangers on Sunday evening next at 6.00pm.

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Our U10’s played some superb football on Wednesday last in Currow as part of the U10 Go Games.  We fielded two teams on the night with games against Castleisland Desmonds, Cordal, Scartaglen.  Amongst those to impress on the night were Michael Prendergast, Conor Martin, Niall Collins, David Lucid and Cathal White.  U10 training continues this Friday evening at 7.00pm in the main field.

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The U8’s are participating in Go Games in Cordal on Wednesday the 17th of June commencing at 19.00. The academy will return on Sunday the 28th of June.

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Our U10 Girls took part in the Annual Abbeydorney  blitz this Sunday morning . The girls were placed in Group 1 including Abbeydorney , Corcha Duibhne and John Mitchels . They played fantastically well showing all the skills learned at academy on Sunday mornings , great teamwork , determination and ability to get some good scores . They came out on top in each of the 3 games in what is always a very well organized blitz . Well done girls , ye did us all proud

Panel for the day : Roisin Rahilly , Ciara Palmer , Kerry Hennesy ,Ella Quirke, Rachel Griffen , Kate Collins , Orla O Connor ,Laobhaise Mansfield , Rachel Creedon ,Roisin Raggett ,Iseult O Brien , Alexia Weiss, Aoibheann Brodrick and Sara West .

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It seems that our back game v Currow will be played this Thursday in Currow . This will be confirmed during the week . Moyvane come to Ballymac on Monday 22nd at 7pm and semi final to be played weekend of 20th & 21st . Busy couple of weeks !

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We welcomed neighbours Scartaglen to Ballymac on Thursday last in round four of the county league.

A great start by the girls in the first fifteen minutes saw them lead by 0-4 to 0-1, three points from Cora Savage and one from Emily O Donoghue. Scartaglen kept trying hard and ended the half trailing by one point, after getting through for a goal from their powerful midfielder Grainne Walsh.

Cora and Emily chipped in with another point each to leave us ahead by one at halftime 0-6 to 1-2 . The secondhalf was a tight affair with Scartaglen dominating possession but failing to take their points,  instead getting two goals to put them ahead.

Our girls responded great with a goal from Catriona Sommers and a point each from Cora, Emily and Catriona to leave us victorious by the minimum at the final whistle. They showed great spirit when things seemed to be going against them.

This leaves the girls second in the table and qualified for the quarter finals of the competition which will be played on Tuesday 23rd June. Team; Grainne Galvin , Ellie Linehan, Roisin Long, Sophie O Donoghue, Ciara Palmer, Cathy Palmer, Laura Dunne, Sinead Mc Keown, Emily O Donoghue , Aoife Galvin, Catriona Sommers, Roisin Rahilly, Emer Curran, Cora Savage, Aylssa Leen. Subs ; Jade Riordan, Geraldine Cassidy, Bridget Sheehan, Lorna Daly, Laura O Shea, Millie Dunne, Emma Leen

JOHN LENIHAN BOOK LAUNCH

The high esteem in which John Lenihan is held in was reflected on Friday evening last in Gallys Bar in Tralee when a huge crowd attended the launch of his autobiography ‘Tough as Leather’ .

Written by Con Dennehy it is a fantastic account of the life and times of one of the countries greatest athletes and if Friday nights gathering is anything to go by it is on its way to become a best seller.  Continued success to john and Con with their promotion of the book.
TEAM KERRY BASKETBALL

Congratulations to Team Kerry Basketball who won an international basketball tournament held in Biarritz in France last weekend.  A special congratulations to local girls Eve Creedon, Lisa Curran, Ellie McElligott and Aishling O Connell and coach Billy McGaley.

​LOTTO
The lotto was held in Ballygarry House on February 9th 2015 for a jackpot of €5,200. There was no winner. Numbers drawn were 12,20,22,27.
Lucky Dips
1. Padraig Harris, c/o Paula Silles
2. Teresa Lonergan, c/o Tony Marshall
3. The Silles Family, c/o Paula Silles
4. Tom McMahon, Listowel
5. Una Kerins, c/o O Riadas
Sellers Prize : Paula Silles.
The jackpot now stands at €5,300 and can be played at http://www.ballymacgaa.com

SENIORS
Our Senior team took on John Mitchels at home on Sunday last in a fixture which doubled up as a Coiste Tra Li and St. Brendan’s Board game. Ballymac started in whirlwind fashion and led 1 – 5 to no score after 15 minutes however, John Mitchels fought back and at half time the score was Ballymac 1 – 5 John Mitchels 0 – 7. The away side started the second half stronger and took the lead with a couple of early points.

A John Mitchels goal mid way through the second half increased their need further but our lads never gave up and reduced the deficit to 3 points to leave the final score Ballymac 1 – 9 John Mitchels 1 – 12. It was great to see Gerard Arthurs and William Casey back in Club colours after a number of years out of action while it was also encouraging to see minors Padraig O Connor, Christopher Leen and David Long impressing.

Team: P O Connor, D. Leen, C. Reynolds, L. Dunne, N O Shea, M. Shanahan, S. Savage, G. Arthurs, K O Shea, C. Leen, P. McCarthy, S. O Reilly, A. Bonn, M. Herlihy, M. Leen. Subs: W. Casey, J. Keane, D. Long.

MINORS
Our minors have their final game in the Coiste Tra Li League when they travel to play Na Gaeil on Thursday 19th February 2015 at 4.15pm. They begin they County League campaign on Saturday next when they travel to play Churchill at 4.00pm.

SCOR
The Coiste Tra Li/St. Brendans Board Senior Scor Finals were held in Kielduff Community Centre on Wednesday night 11th February 2015. Ballymac had competitors in Set Dancing, Recitation and Leiriu.

Our dancers qualified for the County Final to be held on Saturday next 21st February at 6.00pm. Best wishes to Coach Michael Murphy and his team Maura Leen, Maria Glavin Murphy, Carmel Moloney, Colette Collins, Fintan Kelly, David Long, Chris Moloney and Tom Daly. Maurice O Connell in the recitation and our Leiriu group were unlucky to miss out on qualifying on the night. Many thanks to all who helped in any way to make this night a great success.

JUVENILE REGISTRATION
A second registration night will be held at the clubrooms on Friday 27 February from 7-30 to 9 pm. Juvenile registrar is Willie Costello 0876187475

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CORDAL/SCART 4-6 BALLYMAC 2-8
We played our first game of the season away to Cordal/Scart in the Castleisland district last Sunday morning. Both defences were on top early on and we had to wait over ten minutes for the first score a point by Cordal/Scart . This was followed almost immediatedly by a goal for our opponents.

Michael Hoare burst through to goal for us and quickly added a point to level the scores. Cordal/Scart got 3 more points before the break to leave us three points behind (1-4 to1-1) at half time.

We got a great start to the second half Keelan driving through from his own half to finish to the net, easily the score of the game. The home side pointed while Daragh Reagan and Keelan pointed for us.

A defensive mix up let Scart in for a goal while Daragh Reagan pointed for us. E ddie Rodgers who was having a fine game at full back had to go off injured and this caused huge problems for us with the home side getting two quick goals and a point. Keelan got four points in succession but we could not get the goal we needed. Best for us were Keelan Brosnan, Cathal Dunne, Eddie Rodgers and Michael Hoare on a day when we just came up short. Training continues next Sunday morning at 11am.

TEAM B Lyons,T Brick,E Rodgers,C Dunne,R Mansfield (capt) E O Malley J O Keeffe,L O Malley, K Brosnan (1-5) J Mcdonnell ,D Reagan ( 0-2) D. Chawke,D Keane,ML Hoare (1-1),C Gallagher, Subs J Carmody,B Lonergan

FAOI 6
Our U 6’s began their year on Saturday last in the Green Sports Hall. It was a joy to behold over 20 boys enjoying themselves and making new friends on the morning. The fun and games continue on Saturday morning next same venue at 10.00am. Any queries please contact Ruairi O Rahilly on 0876536582.

CHRUCH GATE COLLECTION
Ballymac Coiste na nOg are holding a Church gate collection at all Masses in the Parish this weekend. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

DRAMA GROUP
Best wishes to Ballymac Drama Group who enact the play ‘Wedding of the Year’ on Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd February in the Ivy Leaf Theatre in Castleisland at 8.00pm nightly. If past plays are anything to go by this should be a night of great entertainment. Anyone wishing to book tickets please contact 0873818894.

BASKETBALL
Congratulations to TK Bobcats U12 team who won the Division 1 Cup in Basketball recently. This team contains many players who will be part of the Ballymac U12 football team in the coming year and hopefully their success will be continued on the football field. Well done to the team and coaches Billy McGaley and Brian Boyle.

CONGRATULATIONS to Brosna and Ardfert on their winning of All Ireland titles in the past weekend. While Austin Stacks were unlucky not to qualify for the All Ireland final following a very close game against Slaughtneil of Derry.