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Mitchels Faithful To Gather For First Social In Over A Decade

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Looking forward to the John Mitchels GAA Social on Saturday, October 8 were Rory Kilgallen, Aisling Foley of The Rose Hotel with Joanne Noonan and Mark Noonan. Photo by Dermot Crean

TICKETS are selling fast for what is sure to be a fantastic night of entertainment for the members of a proud local GAA club.

The first John Mitchels GAA Club Social in 13 years will take place on Saturday, October 8 at The Rose Hotel and club members of the past and present are encouraged to get their tickets soon.

Over 200 guests will be treated to a welcome drinks reception, followed by a four course meal with entertainment from The Bansha Boys.

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A number of awards will also be conferred on the evening to players from the male and female senior panels in addition to a performance by one of the John Mitchels Under 12 players Áine Ni Dhubhlainn who won a silver medal at this year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann in Mullingar.

As part of the evenings celebrations, the club will pay tribute to the John Mitchels senior and minor players who were part of the 1962 All Ireland winning teams.

A raffle to support the juvenile section of the club will also be held on the evening with some tremendous prizes to be won.

Also on the evening, kindly sponsored by Weardrobe and Celsius Menswear, there will be a ‘Best Dressed Lady’ and ‘Best Dressed Mans Competition’.

John Mitchels are also delighted to welcome one of Kerry’s best known footballers and fashion designers Paul Galvin to the event, where he will launch a specially designed John Mitchels jersey as part of ‘Keohane Athletic Club’ range.

All in all a great night is guaranteed. A limited number of tickets are still available at €65 each by calling 066 71 97070 or by emailing: johnmitchelssocial@gmail.com

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‘Strictly’ Fundraiser This Autumn For John Mitchels GAA Club

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John Mitchels GAA
John Mitchels GAA Club.

JOHN Mitchels GAA Club will hold their own ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ fundraiser this year, it has been announced.

It will be held in Ballygarry House Hotel on Sunday, October 30 and the 12 couples have been carefully selected and are currently in training under the experienced eye of Ms Laura Flaherty, choreographer.

The dancers will be revealed publicly at a later date, but the judges are Ms. Anne Gibson, Ms Jackie O’Mahony, Mr Tim Landers and Michael Healy-Rae TD, while Brian Hurley of Irish TV will be MC for the night.

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The money raised from Strictly will be used for the development of the Club at Juvenile and Senior level and also prize-money will be donated to a Charity chosen by the winning Dancers.

The ‘Strictly’ format has proved a huge success for Austin Stacks, St Pats and Ballymacelligott clubs over the past few years, so a huge crowd can be expected at the event.

The club are launching the event in their Ballyseedy Complex on Saturday, September 3 when the dancers will be present. Further information will be issued shortly on the sale of tickets for the event.