DARKNESS Into Light Tralee returns this Saturday and will begin once again from the Tralee Bay Wetlands.
The walk, in aid of Pieta, will start on Saturday, May 11 at 4.15am beginning from the Wetlands carpark entrance.
Registration is available online on www.darknessintolight.ie (then click Kerry and follow the steps). The Tralee walk is just one of many taking place at the same time around the county. The others are in the following locations…
GARDAI in Killarney investigating an incident of robbery and assault on a woman aged in her 80s last month, have arrested a man.
The incident occurred on Port Road, Killarney, on Monday, April 23. The woman, an American tourist, required medical treatment following the incident, where she suffered a head injury and a broken arm.
A search operation took place this morning, Thursday in Killarney and a man, aged in his 20s was arrested in relation to robbery and assault.
He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in the Kerry Division.
The most recent fortnightly club lotto draw took place on Monday, April 29th at the club grounds. There was no jackpot or match 3 winner on this occasion. The numbers drawn were 7, 8, 9 and the bonus ball was 15.
Lucky Dip Winners were as follows:
€50 Tina Carey, Milltown
€50 Ian Twiss, Milltown
€25 Eileen and Sophie Twiss, Milltown
€25 Donal Hickey
€25 David Bevan, Milltown
€25 Jacinta Bourke, Abbeydorney
Our next club lotto draw is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 13th at 19:30pm in the Clubhouse where the jackpot will be €13,000. Get your draw tickets or renew your yearly tickets online on Clubforce or get your tickets for the next draw from all the usual local outlets. Mile búiochas do gach duine for playing Milltown/Castlemaine Clubs Fortnightly Fundraiser, the money raised is vital to the day to day running of our club and your support is sincerely appreciated.
GAA Football Review Committee: Survey
A survey is being shared with the wider GAA membership relating to the work of the Football Review Committee.
The committee, led by Jim Gavin, is evaluating the current rules and regulations of Gaelic football.
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA Club Members are encouraged to participate in the survey before it closes on June 30, 2024.
Survey Links are as follows:
English Version – https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=hrxFrNSvpUKfwz6H4bd_zhzfYsn8PmBBnoNH1dx2MrRUQ1VUSjhLT1I4SlpPWEg1VUc5OVA1RVEzNC4u
Nasc don suirbhé as Gaeilge / Irish Version – https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=hrxFrNSvpUKfwz6H4bd_zhzfYsn8PmBBnoNH1dx2MrRUOFhMTlg0WVdNOVgxV05TMVUwRTJMTkIySS4u
Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship: Semi-Final Result – Michael Lynch and David Heasman Represent Milltown/Castlemaine GAA
Congratulations and well done to Milltown/Castlemaine’s Michael Lynch who lined out at full back last night, Tuesday May 7th in Semple Stadium, Thurles against Tipperary in the Electric Ireland Munster Minor Football Championship Semi-Final. Clubman David Heasman is also a selector with the management team. Kerry emerged victorious on a final score of 2-19 to 2-05 to advance to the Munster Final on Monday, May 13th at 7:30pm in Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork. Tickets will be available in the coming days online at the following link: https://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/munster-gaa-tickets/ or alternatively at Centra and Supervalu stores across the county.
Kerry South Development Squads: U15 and U16 – Milltown/Castlemaine Represented
Congratulations and well done to Charlie Griffin who was part of the Kerry South U16 squad on Saturday that had a good 2-14 to 1-10 victory over Galway in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. In what was a tight contest, Charlie came off the bench, made a few crucial turnovers and scored a great goal for Kerry which put them three points ahead as the game entered the final quarter. Kerry eventually ran out 7 point victors. Cathal Moriarty is part of the management team.
Jan Ziober also represented Milltown/Castlemaine on Saturday as the Kerry South U15s took on Meath in Moneygall. Following a competitive contest, Kerry ran out 1-13 to 1-07 winners with Jan starting cornerback and putting in a very impressive showing for the Green and Gold. Stephen Roche is part of the management team.
Great to see our club being represented with Kerry. Keep up the hard work lads 👌🏻
Kerry GAA Development League: Round 3 Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘C’ will take on Fossa ‘C’ in the Kerry GAA Development League on Saturday, May 11th at 6:00pm in Fossa. All support would be welcome for the players and management.
Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship: Group Stage Draw
The draw has been made for the 2024 Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Football Championship.
We have been paired with Dingle, Na Gaeil and Dr Crokes.
Our first fixture will be against Na Gaeil. Dates, times and venues to be confirmed in due course.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 1, Round 6 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior ‘A’ side travelled to take on Kilcummin in Round 6 of the Credit Union County Senior Football League on Saturday, May 4th and after a tight battle where the game could have went either way, it was Kilcummin who emerged winners on the narrowest of margins on a final score of 0-16 to 1-12. Hard luck to the players and management who gave it their all but just came up short for the second week on the trot.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 6B, Round 6 Result
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Senior ‘B’ side had home advantage on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6th when they welcomed Spa Killarney to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. Our lads emerged victorious on a final score of 1-12 to 0-06 to make it 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from 6 games. The team and management sit top of the table. Great stuff lads.
Kellihers Toyota Central Region Division 3, Round 4 Result and Round 5 Fixture: Minors (U17s)
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Minor side (U17s) travelled to take on Annascaul/Lispole away on Monday night, May 6th in Round 4 of the Central Region and came away with a good victory on a score of 3-09 to 0-10. The lads have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat so far in the competition.
Round 5 will take place on Monday, May 13th when Milltown/Castlemaine are away to Kerins O’Rahillys/St. Pats Blennerville at 7:00pm. All support is welcome.
Munster Senior Football Championship: Final Result – Cillian Burke Represents Milltown/Castlemaine GAA
Heartiest congratulations to the Kerry Seniors Squad and Management especially Milltown/Castlemaine’s Cillian Burke who played wing-forward for Kerry against Clare in the Munster Senior Football Championship Final last Sunday, May 5th in Cusack Park, Ennis. A first Munster senior football final and winning medal for Cillian and he did extremely well as always, making his family and fellow club members very proud.
U7 Boys:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U7 Boys are training at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown on a weekly basis. Training takes place at the moment on Saturday evening’s at 5:00pm. For more information please contact Colin McKenna on 087-0687653.
GAA 4 All:
Milltown/Castlemaine’s GAA 4 All training takes place weekly on Wednesday’s at 5:45pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. For more information please contact Danny McClure on 087-6536631.
MC Minis:
Training commenced on Saturday 6th April in the Nagle Rice Community Centre at 9:30am and will continue weekly at the same time. This age group would be for boys born in 2019 and 2020 (Parent/Guardian required to be in attendance to assist) and for girls born in 2018, 2019 or 2020 (Parent/Guardian required to be in attendance to assist). For more information please contact Caitlyn Corkery on 087-2471416.
U8 Girls:
Training is on Saturday mornings at 9:15am at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for girls born in 2016 and 2017. For more information please contact Derry O’Sullivan on 087-7550401.
U9 Boys:
Training is on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:15pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for boys born in 2015 and 2016. For more information please contact Garry Murphy on 087-9432746.
Well done to our Under 9 Boys team who played 3 great games away to Kilcummin on Tuesday night. Some terrific skills and scores by all the teams 👏👏👏👏👏
U10 Girls:
Training is on Monday evening’s at 6:00pm at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. This age group is for girls born in 2014 and 2015. For more information please contact Tommy Cronin on 087-1227099.
Well done to our Under 10 girls who travelled to Fossa this evening and participated in a series of challenge games in beautiful sunshine.
Thank you to Fossa for hosting, the coaches and parents for their continued support.
U11 Boys: Go Games Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine will travel to take on Ballymac on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30pm in Ballymac as part of the Go Games series. This is the teams fourth match of the 2024 season. All support would be welcome for the boys.
U12 Girls:
A busy evening for the juvenile members of our club on Tuesday as our Under 12s girls hosted Cromane in The East Kerry League as they continue on with their series of Go Games.
Well done to the girls and their coaches .. 🇳🇬🇳🇬
U13 Boys: Phase 2 Commences in County League!
Training is on weekly for both the Green and White teams. For more information or if you are new to the area and would like to join please contact Haulie Clifford on 087-6932126.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s Green team will take on Kilcummin on Sunday, May 12th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. Throw-in is at 7:00pm in Division 1A.
Milltown/Castlemaine’s White team will face Kilcummin at the earlier time of 5:30pm on Sunday, May 12th at the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Division 13A.
U14 Girls: Update
Our Under 14 girls hosted John Mitchell’s in a thrilling challenge game last Wednesday evening at home in Milltown.
Well done to the team, and thank you to coaches and supporters and thank you to John Mitchell’s for a sporting contest and best wishes for remainder of county league . 🇳🇬
U15 Boys: Lee Strand County Football League – Division 3 Semi-Final Fixture
Milltown/Castlemaine’s U15 ‘A’ team and management will take on Glenflesk/Kilgarvan tonight, Wednesday May 8th in the Lee Strand County Football League Semi-Final at 7:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown. All support would be most welcome for the lads.
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 1
Round 1 – Glenflesk (Home on Saturday, March 23rd at 2:00pm) – Lost 1-17 to 1-08
Round 2 – Ballymacelligott (Neutral on Saturday, March 30th at 5:00pm in Caherslee, Tralee) – Drew 1-8 to 1-8
Round 3 – Laune Rangers (Home on Sunday, April 7th at 2:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 0-7 to 0-4
Round 4 – Kerins O’Rahillys (Away on Sunday, April 21st at 3:00pm in Healy Park, Ballyrickard) – Won 4-06 to 1-12
Round 5 – Killarney Legion (Home on Saturday, April 27th at 6:30pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Lost 0-12 to 0-11
Round 6 – Kilcummin (Away on Saturday, May 4th at 7:00pm in Kilcummin) – Lost 0-16 to 1-12
Round 7 – Rathmore (Away)
Round 8 – Spa Killarney (Home)
Round 9 – Dingle (Away)
Round 10 – Dr. Crokes (Home)
Round 11 – An Ghaeltacht (Away)
Credit Union County Senior Football League: Division 6B
Round 1 – Dr. Crokes ‘C’ (Home on Sunday, April 14th at 2:00pm – Rescheduled Fixture This Weekend) – Won 2-09 to 1-10
Round 2 – Beaufort ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, March 31st at 2:00pm, Finished a draw) – Drew 1-08 to 0-11
Round 3 – Kenmare Shamrocks ‘B’ (Home on Saturday, April 6th at 6:30pm, Won the match) – Won 2-6 to 1-5
Round 4 – St. Michaels/Foilmore ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, April 21st at 1:00pm in Foilmore) – Lost 2-10 to 0-10
Round 5 – John Mitchels ‘B’ (Away on Sunday, April 28th at 4:00pm in Ballyseedy, Tralee) – Drew 1-9 to 1-9
Round 6 – Spa Killarney ‘B’ (Home on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6th at 7:00pm in the Paddy Burke Memorial Park, Milltown) – Won 1-12 to 0-06
Round 7 – Ballymacelligott ‘B’ (Away)
County Senior Football Development League:
Group 1:
Austin Stacks ‘C’
Beaufort ‘C’
Fossa ‘C’
Laune Rangers ‘C’
Milltown/Castlemaine ‘C’
Rathmore ‘C’
Round 3 fixture against Fossa on Saturday, May 11th at 6:00pm in Fossa. All support is welcome.
All Welcome To Join In:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA are continuously looking for help within our club and at this time of year we would like to invite more coaches to come on board for the 2024 season. Parents’ involvement in their child’s sport increases the likelihood that they play sport and enjoy involvement for life.
Don’t just drop and go, be a part of their journey. You may be able to help coach, hand out bibs or organise a social outing for the team. You may be able to keep track of any information that the coach needs. If you are interested in any voluntary role within the club just send us a message on our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter/X) or text Coaching Officer Ian Twiss on 0872521053.
Milltown Bowling Club:
New Year, New hobby.
Want to try something new and fun then come along to Milltown Nagle Rice community centre and have a go at short mat bowls.
All you need is just a pair of comfortable shoes for two hours of gently rolling bowls along a 1.8 meter wide x 12 meter long mat.
A timber block is placed midway along the mat and the aim of the game is to roll a bowl along the mat, avoiding the block and touching a yellow ball called the “Jack” at the opposite end.
A wooden fender is placed at both ends to keep the bowls from rolling off the mat end.
Nearest bowl to the Jack after 9 ends scores, the more of your bowls closer than your opponent the more you score.
All training and guidance will be provided along with the use of club bowls to get you started.
Once you get going then we have league and cup competitions, friendly individual and group matches along with the opportunity to play other clubs within Kerry.
Sounds simple!!!
Well the only way to find out is to come along and have a go.
First night is free and it’s only a fiver then per night for two hours of fun and learning to play one of the fastest growing indoor sports for all age groups in Ireland.
Milltown bowls club looks forward to seeing you on Tuesday and Friday nights at 8pm.
Milltown Tidy Towns: Volunteers Needed
Join Milltown Tidy Towns – We need your help. Meeting every Thursday at 6.30pm at The Old Milltown Community Hall. This is an opportunity for local businesses, families and anyone with an interest in creating “a sense of place” in Milltown. All welcome, no experience required. Please call Therese on 089-4767279 for further information or log onto Milltown Tidy Towns Facebook page.
Our clothing recycling collection is still happening so we urge you to clean out your wardrobes of all unwanted clothes, sheets, blankets, towels, curtains, shoes etc and drop them to the Paddy Burke Memorial Park in Milltown.
This is a wonderful way of doing your bit for the environment and raising much needed funds for our club at the same time.
Club Merchandise:
Milltown/Castlemaine GAA club gear and merchandise is now available to buy online from the Club Shop.
The Club Shop contains details of the large amount of branded Milltown-Castlemaine & Kerry stock we have available within the club, for immediate delivery, please use the link to check stock levels and sizes.
https://milltowncastlestore.sumupstore.com/
Items for the Club Notes
If you have any items for inclusion in the weekly notes, then please contact the club’s PRO Dara O’Connor on 086 268 8674 before 20:00 on Sundays.
Team Updates
For anyone New to the Area, who would like to get involved with the club, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
Team Enquiries
If you want to join your local club, one of the fastest growing clubs in the county, please contact Ian Twiss on 087 252 1053.
General Enquiries
For any other queries, please send an email to our Secretary or Chairperson at the following addresses:
secretary.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
or
chairperson.milltowncastlemaine.kerry@gaa.ie
For emergencies, please call 087 409 3530 (Club Mobile Phone).
KERRY FC round out a busy 7-day period with a third game in as many days as we host UCD AFC in Mounthawk Park tomorrow night, with kick-off at 7.45pm.
UCD become the 14th different side to visit Mounthawk Park in both league and cup competitions since the club’s arrival on the scene in 2023.
Kerry come into this one on a relatively poor run of form. Four straight defeats, two at home to Athlone Town and Cork City and two on the road against Bray Wanderers and Longford Town leave Kerry’s eight game unbeaten run feeling like a lifetime ago.
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A frustrating evening on Monday night away to Longford Town needs to be rectified sooner rather than later.
Conceding two early goals meant Kerry were fighting to salvage a result inside the opening 30 minutes and a similar performance against a side second in the division will see the result go only one way.
But Kerry will be buoyed by a strong performance against Cork City in Mounthawk Park last Friday night, an early penalty the only thing that separated the league leaders from the newcomers seven days ago.
A return to form is very much needed for the Mounthawk faithful and a further string of results could see Kerry move up the SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division table.
UCD AFC, who sit second in the table, will look to this game to return to some better form. A surprise defeat on the May Bank Holiday at home to Cobh Ramblers ended the students nine game unbeaten run of results.
The sides have only met on one occasion previously, on a balmy Easter Monday in Belfield. Daniel Okwute’s second-half strike cancelled out Ciaran Behan’s first-half effort and Kerry left the capital with a share of the points.
UCD become the 14th team to make the trip to Mounthawk Park in all competitions against Kerry FC.
Conor McCarthy has reported no fresh injury concerns for the Kerry side ahead of tomorrow night’s game. Andy Spain and Ronan Teahan, who both missed the trip to Longford having limped off against Cork City last Friday will both be assessed ahead of game to see if they can make the match day squad.
Valerii Dolia finally returned from injury and played his first 45 minutes for the club against Longford Town on Monday evening. There are no players on the suspension list for this one.
“Obviously we would love to get a good result on Friday at home,” said Conor McCarthy. “We know UCD are a very good side but we need to put on a big performance and show what we are about.”
“Usually, 9 times out of 10 when we do that we get a positive result and we saw that during the unbeaten run. but it takes a squad effort and a good performance and hopefully, the result can come with that. We don’t fear anyone coming to Mounthawk Park and always fancy our chances at home.”
AN award-winning spoken word poet will make an appearance at Tobar Naofa in Tralee this Friday evening.
Hollie McNish is a poet and author based between Glasgow and Cambridge. She was the first poet to record at Abbey Road Studios, London and won the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry for her poetic parenting memoir – Nobody Told Me.
McNish has made a name as one of the hottest names in spoken word, having shot to prominence through her viral videos. After a run of sold out shows up and down the UK, Hollie McNish is back with a brand new book, ‘Lobster and other things I’m learning to love’.
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A Sunday Times bestselling writer whose live readings are not to be missed, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in gorgeously crafted poetry.
In Lobster, Hollie brings her much-loved style to questions of friendship, flags and newborns, clocks and volvos, shining a ridiculous and beautifully poetic lens upon all those things we have been taught to hate, and which we might just learn to love again.
She will be joined in Tralee by fellow poet Michael Pedersen reading from his latest books The Cat Prince and Boy Friends.
This show is suitable for 14+ / book signing after the show. This event is supported by Kerry County Council through their Arts Act Grant. For booking, click here.
.Welcoming the announcement of funding were, front row from left: Josette O’ Mullane – MTU, Dr Siobhán Mac Sweeney – MTU, Liam Lewis – CAPPA, MTU; Brian Cahill, Nimbus, MTU; Tom Fitzmaurice, IMaR, MTU; Mark Whelan, Enterprise Ireland; Dr Tim Yeomans, Shannon ABC, MTU; Karen Coughlan, Southern Regional Assembly; Michael Loftus, MTU. Back row from left; Rachel O’Keefe, Enterprise Ireland; Prof Joseph Walsh, MTU, Prof Hugh McGlynn, MTU, Mike Casey – MTU.
MUNSTER Technological University (MTU) has announced that it has secured €7.6 million in funding to advance its research activities through the Enterprise Ireland Technology Gateway Programme until 2029.
The funding is co-financed by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Southern, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27.
The investment of €7.6m is projected to generate 1,660 projects with industry and will benefit several research centres at MTU, including: Intelligent Mechatronics and RFID Gateway (IMaR) & Applied IoT in Tralee; Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis (CAPPA) in Cork; Nimbus Gateway in Cyberphysical Systems and Internet of Things in Cork and Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre (MTU) (Shannon ABC) in Tralee.
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Welcoming this significant funding boost, Professor Maggie Cusack, President of Munster Technological University, said, “This investment will extend MTU’s successful collaborations, driving innovation across the Southwest and connecting businesses with our esteemed research network. Together, we will continue to push the boundaries of innovation and economic growth.”
Since the inception of the Technology Gateway Programme in 2013, over 4,900 Irish companies have utilised the network, engaging in more than 7,700 innovation projects.
.Tralee Boxing Club is one of many sports club in the county to receive funding.
KERRY sports club and organisations are to receive €1,431,166 in equipment grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (‘SCEP’).
Some of the Tralee clubs to receive funding are Tralee Bay Swimming and Social Club (for safer swimming and better timing) €9,251; Tralee Boxing Club (Gym Equipment) €38,794; Tralee Pitch & Putt Club (for purchase and upgrade of machinery) €40,000 and Tralee Triathlon Club (Triathlon Sports Equipment) €44,371. (see full list below).
The allocations of €26m nationwide announced today under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme are in response to equipment-only applications which sporting organisations submitted.
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Over 900 sports groups were successful in their applications for various types of equipment which will be of practical benefit to multiple sports organisations, their members and athletes across Ireland.
Further allocations under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, including those for capital works, and capital works tied with an equipment component, will be announced later.
DARKNESS Into Light Tralee returns this Saturday and will begin once again from the Tralee Bay Wetlands.
GARDAI in Killarney investigating an incident of robbery and assault on a woman aged in her 80s last month, have arrested a man.
By Ivan Hurley
