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Kerry Badminton Association News By Ruth Concannon It’s been a busy fortnight for Kerry Badminton culminating in the Lee Strand sponsored Mixed Doubles tournament held in Killarney’s Aura on Sunday the 24th of November.  Masters, Seniors and Juveniles were all in action and silverware was brought back to Kerry. First […]

AROUND 120 people from the county’s eight badminton clubs gathered in the Rose Hotel on Saturday night for the Kerry Badminton Association annual social. Hosted and organised by the Annascaul club, it was an opportunity to reflect on the past year and to officially hand out awards for competitions won around […]

By Colm Griffin Knockout Cup  Killarney Sports and Leisure Centre once again played host to a great day of entertainment of the shuttle variety on Sunday last (Dec 2nd) The Knockout Cup was contested at Division 3, 4 and 5 level and three different clubs took the respective titles on […]

By Junior Griffin With the Listowel Races over for another year, the long nights are closing in very fast and many people will be looking for a sporting pastime of some nature in order to pass away those long winter nights. Are you one of those people? Why not consider […]

By Junior Griffin The Kerry Badminton Association officers met  at the River Island Hotel, Castleisland on Tuesday night (April 24) last  to launch a new perpetual cup which will be presented to the winners of the division 3 mixed  doubles league competition and  to honour the services that he has […]

BADMINTON NOTES by Junior Griffin The badminton programme of last weekend was dominated by  the end of season Munster competitions which were played in the UL Arena of Limerick and these included the rescheduled  Brewster Cup  competition on the Saturday and the Munster Club finals on the Sunday. When the […]

BADMINTON NOTES Sunday last saw the Killarney sports centre and the Kerry Badminton Association play host to the six Counties of Munster  with the staging of  the Provincial senior 2 and the Graduate championships. Senior 2 would be the second tier in Munster badminton whilst the graduates is open to […]

BADMINTON NEWS Sunday last at the Killarney Sports Arena saw the commencement of both the senior and juvenile Kerry Badminton County Championships which are once again kindly sponsored by CPC.IE, ltd. Senior Championships; For a singles championships the entries received for all 3 divisions on show (divisions 1,3 &5)was a […]

Bishopstown, County Cork and Ballyheigue, County Kerry were the focus of all Kerry Badminton followers on Sunday last. The Munster senior 1 and Junior championships were held in the Cork venue whilst in Ballyheigue the local club played host to all Kerry div. 3,4 and 5 players as they ran […]

BADMINTON NOTES The Ladies and mens Badminton league finals played in Tralee on Wednesday night last certainly had a bit of everything. Firstly , great credit due to everyone, players, mentors and the many supporters of all teams, who braved the torrential rain on the night to attend the Presentation […]

BADMINTON From a Badminton perspective one can say that the shadow boxing is well and truly over with , and the real events now are about to take centre stage. Pre Christmas badminton is mostly dominated by fringe events such as tournaments,etc but the real world post christmas sees all […]

Despite the inclement weather, or the allure of Christmas shopping or, indeed, the North Kerry football final played in nearby Listowel, the Moyvane Community Centre was the focal point for the many badminton enthusiasts from all corners of the Kingdom of Kerry on Sunday last where the Newtownsandes sponsored 32nd […]

BADMINTON It was Tournament Sunday for the Kerry Badminton Association at the Killarney Sports Arena on Sunday last where players from all clubs affiliated to the Kerry Association did battle for the 4 tournaments contested on the day. All four competitions certainly produced golden nuggets of all that is good […]

BADMINTON All involved in Kerry Badminton can truly boast of a sense of elation after the wonderful feast of the sport that was served up on both Saturday and Sunday last at the Killarney Sports Arena over the two days. On the Saturday it was the juveniles that took centre […]

BADMINTON Sunday last saw the commencement of the Kerry on court playing badminton season with the action ranging from the Munster Butterfield Cup competition which was played in Bishopstown County Cork and the Kerry Knockout Cup club competition which took centre stage in the magnificent Killarney Sports Arena and what […]

BADMINTON LET THE GAMES BEGIN;  After many weeks of training and preparation the Kerry Badminton season will begin this coming weekend with a double programme which includes the Munster Butterfield Cup competition to be played in Cork and the Kerry Knockout Cup competitions which will be staged in Killarney. The […]

BADMINTON The October Bank Holiday weekend is almost upon us; The clocks go back the one hour so the winter season has arrived once again and we face those long dark nights. For many, winter time can be a lonely period as they feel that they have no outlet to […]

BADMINTON NOTES — (by Junior Griffin PRO) The 81st Annual General Meeting of the Kerry Badminton Association took place at the Grand Hotel, Tralee, on Friday night last, September 22nd . That first ever Badminton AGM took place at the Kerry Protestant Hall, Nelson Street,(now Ashe Street), Tralee on Wednesday […]

OVER 120 people from the county’s eight badminton clubs gathered in the Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday night for the Kerry Badminton Association annual social. As always it was a great occasion to reflect on the past year and to officially hand out awards for competitions won around Kerry during the […]

The of Division 2, and Division 4 Ladies and Mens Double Badminton Championships held in Killarney Sports & Leisure Centre Friday, March 3. • Div 2 ladies doubles winners Helen Browne and Saorcha Fitzgerald Moyvane defeated Maeve Twomey Killarney and Brid Murphy Kingdom. 13-21 21-14 23-21 • Div 2 Men’s Doubles […]

BADMINTON It was indeed a mixed tour of Munster last weekend which saw the programme for the Kerry badminton follower switch from Killarney on the Friday night to both Drumtariffe, County Cork and the Waterford W.I.T. on the Sunday. On the Friday night in Killarney it was the CPC.IE sponsored […]

BADMINTON Two well known picturesque parts of Ireland, Killarney and Galway, were the focal points of the badminton world from a Kerry perspective last weekend. The Killarney Sports and Leisure centre hosted the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry Associations singles championships for divisions 2 and 4 for both ladies and men. In […]

The U.L. Arena of Limerick was the venue for the Munster adult Inter County competitions on Sunday last. Out of the 4 categories that was played off, Kerry had three teams involved and they were in Grades D, F and G with grade d having a mixture of div 1 […]

BADMINTON The Killarney Sports centre was the Mecca for all Munster Badminton enthusiasts on Sunday last where the Provincial Senior 2 and the Graduates Championships, which were hosted by the Kerry Association, were played off and to put it simply and mildly, Sunday last was a good day at the […]

BADMINTON County Championship Titles!!! The mention of those three simple words to any sportsman, or woman, raises the blood levels and fills every athlete with inspiration and enthusiasm as they battle to reach their own holy grail. There is no doubt but the CPC.IE sponsored Kerry Badminton Singles County Championships […]

BADMINTON Killarney and Limerick were the Badminton attractions on last weekend when the Munster senior 1 and the Munster Junior Championships were played in Killarney whilst round 1 of the Munster juvenile Inter County Championships were played off in Limericks UL Arena. The Munster junior championships was not a bad […]

It was indeed a very busy Badminton start to the 2017 Kerry Badminton Association programme over the past week with the action rotating from Tralee to Killarney and then on to Listowel with each venue providing some sterling action. It was Ladies and mens div 3&4 league finals night at […]

With the Christmas festivities now over for another year all Kerry Badminton enthusiasts are geared up for what is undoubtedly the business end of the season. The pre Christmas programme is generally dominated by tournaments and other minor events, but once the cold chill of January hits the air the […]

ONE of the great Irish novels was first printed in 1879 and this was “Knocknagow” by Charles Kickham. One of the main features in this book was the hammer throwing contest between the local Captain and Matt the Thrasher. To win this contest Matt got his inspiration from looking at […]

BADMINTON Limerick’s U.L. Arena was the centre of attention for Munster Badminton enthusiasts on Sunday last where the individual championships tor Grades F.G and H were played off and from a Kerry view point it was not a bad day at all, especially in the Grade F events. There was […]