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Soccer Tournament At St Brendan’s Park FC Raises Thousands For Kenya Project

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At the presentation of a cheque to the Kenya Education Project (KEP) on Saturday were; Ed O’Regan, Preston McEvoy, Eve McEvoy, Eddie Sheehy (KEP),  Christy Leahy, Triona Sheehy (KEP), Noah McCannon and Danny Mc Cannon.

THE KEP Cup in aid of Kenya Education Project raised a fantastic €2,750 from the recent soccer blitz held in Tralee.

There were 32 under 10 teams from clubs all over Munster taking part in the blitz on Saturday, June 8, hosted by St Brendans Park FC.

The event was a huge success with hundreds of kids and their families converging on the grounds for a feast of football.

Yesterday morning, Eddie Sheehy and his daughter Triona Sheehy from Kenya Education Project were delighted to accept the cheque to help continue their great charity work at Embulbul, Nairobi.

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PHOTOS: Teams Take Part In Underage Soccer Blitz At Park FC

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The Park U12 side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE Kenya Education Project Cup was a fantastic success on Saturday at St . Brendans Park FC with clubs from all over the county and beyond taking part.

Christy Leahy Park was a hive of activity for the underage tournament which saw teams from Clare, Tipperary and Kerry take to the pitches in the sunshine.

One of the organisers, Mike McCannon, thanked the many Park FC volunteers who gave up their time to help run the competition.

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Eddie Sheehy and his daughter Triona from Kenya Education Project were delighted to see the huge effort by all the teams and volunteers that were involved in the tournament.

Shannon Hibernians were the winners of the KEP Cup beating Lough Derg, while St Brendans Park FC red squad won the shield final after a great battle with Camp Juniors.

Newmarket Celtic were delighted to return to Tralee after appearing at the Bumbleance Cup in 2019 and they left as winners of the Bowl trophy. Mastergeeha FC also enjoyed victory winning the Plate final.

The club wished to thank Pa Kerins, Danny McCannon, Leon Mc Evoy and Preston McEvoy for refereeing the group games and to league refs Martin Courtney, Dan Quirke, John Ross, and Brendan Kelly for looking after the knockout matches and the finals.

They also thanked the many local businesses for providing spot prizes for the tournament raffle where all proceeds went to the Kenyan Education Project. Scroll down for photos…

The Camp Juniors U12 ‘Green’ side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Mastergeeha side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Lough Derg side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Killarney Celtic U12 side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Listowel Celtic U12 side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Tralee Dynamos side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Fenit Samphires side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Newmarket Celtic side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Park U13 side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Camp Juniors U12 ‘White’ side taking part in the tournament. Photo by Dermot Crean
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PHOTOS: Teams Enjoy Charity Soccer Blitz On Easter Sunday

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The Dunnes Stores (Horans) team which took part in the Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

TEAMS from Dunnes Stores, Borg Warner, the gardaí, and Pro-Fitness gym did battle on the astroturf up in the North Campus of IT Tralee on Easter Sunday, for the third annual Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup.

This year, proceeds went to Temple Street Hospital and Kerry Cork Health Link Bus and despite the cold weather there was a good atmosphere for the morning/afternoon.

There was a men’s and ladies competition with six men’s teams and three ladies sides present.

Borg Warner beat Dunnes Stores NCR 3-1 in men’s final and Dunnes Stores Horan Centre beat ProFitness 2-0 in the ladies final.

Later that evening many of the players met for an afterparty in Turner’s Bar on Castle Street. Scroll down for photos…

The Borg Warner team which won the Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The ProFitness team which took part in the Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Garda team which took part in the Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The two Dunnes Stores NCR teams which took part in the Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
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PHOTOS: Charity Soccer Blitz Fun With Supermarket Teams

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Action from Aldi v Dunnes ‘Golden Oldies’. Photo by Dermot Crean

TEAMS from Dunnes Stores and Aldi did battle on the astroturf up in the North Campus of IT Tralee on Easter Sunday, for the second annual Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup.

It’s the second year of the competition – held in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland – and despite a lower number of teams taking part, it was still  an enjoyable morning and afternoon. Four teams from Dunnes and one from Aldi took part with three ladies teams also joining in the fun.

It was NCR Dunnes who won the ladies competition, while the men’s competition went to a penalty shoot out. Dunnes Horan Centre and Dunnes NCR ‘Golden Oldies’ played out a 0-0 draw, but the Horan Centre won 5-4 on penalties.

There was a collection for the charity during the games from spectators, while the players met later for an afterparty in Turner’s Bar on Castle Street. Scroll down for photos…

The Dunnes ‘Golden Oldies’ team. Photo by Dermot Crean
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The Aldi team. Photo by Dermot Crean
The Dunnes Horan Centre team.
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The Dunnes ‘Young Guns’ team.
Action from the Dunnes NCR ‘Young Guns’ against Dunnes Horans Centre. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Action from the Dunnes NCR ‘Young Guns’ against Dunnes Horans Centre. Photo by Dermot Crean
Action from the Dunnes NCR ‘Golden Oldies’ against Aldi. Photo by Dermot Crean
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A penalty saved during a semi-final shootout. Photo by Dermot Crean
Referees Paul Cunningham and John Hegarty at the blitz. Photo by Dermot Crean
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David Fahy and Eugene Greaney who took part in the blitz on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean
Tournament organisers Seamus Deady, Micheál Ladden and Brian McCarthy. Photo by Dermot Crean
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Teams To Do Battle At Easter Sunday Soccer Blitz For Charity

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At the launch of the Turner’s Invitational Cup on Sunday were, from left; Micheal Ladden, Brian McCarthy, Alison Stack, Aidan Turner, Seamus Deady and Paul O’Hanlon. Photo by Dermot Crean

TEAMS from supermarkets, the hospital and the Gardaí will take to the astroturf up in the North Campus of IT Tralee on Easter Sunday for the second annual Turner’s Bar Invitational Cup.

There will be ten teams in all taking part with a women’s tournament also taking place. It’s all in aid of Acquired Brain Injury Ireland.

The seven teams in the men’s competitions are four from Dunnes Stores (Horan Centre and NCR), University Hospital Kerry, Aldi and the gardaí.

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The women’s teams are from Dunnes Stores Horan Centre, Dunnes Stores NCR and Aldi.

The tournament takes place between 10am and 2pm and there will be a collection for the charity during the games from spectators, who are encouraged to attend to cheer on the lads and ladies. There will be an afterparty in Turner’s Bar on Castle Street afterwards.