PEIL FAOI 6: Our U6 Academy boys will be on the go again on Thursday (27th) at 6pm and will have more football fun on Sunday morning next, 30thAugust. And, now, that the schools are reopening, we’ll be easing off on our Thursday evening sessions! Watch for text. Where has the summer gone? An tráthnóna gréine buí ag imeacht! (N.Eoin Ó hÉigeartaigh)
PEIL FAOI 8: Thursday (27th) at 6pm and Sunday (30th) at 10.50am are our football times. And, now that the schools are reopening, we’ll be easing off on our Thursday evening sessions! Please, watch for text. How the summer has flown and soon the swallows will be gone? (N.Eoin Ó hÉigeartaigh)
PEIL FAOI 10: (i) More football fun on Sunday morning next, 30th August, at 10.50am!
(ii) And still more football-for-fun will take place on Thursday evening (30th) at 6.15pm in Connolly Park. Teams…Foireann 1: Darragh Maguire, Donnagh Townsend-Scanlan, Jack Tess, Aidan Clifford, Faylin Carroll, Jamie Moriarty, Daniel Flynn, Fionn Hegarty, Tadhg Ó Sé, Finn Kirby, Evan Hurley; Foireann 2: Conor Long, Ruairí Magnier, Colmán O’Donoghue, James Norton, Hughie Mangan, Cian Griffin, Adam O’Sullivan, George Hill, Jamie Courtney, Evan Lucid, Adam Lata.
(iii) The Salthill/Cnoc na Cathrach blitz will take place on Saturday 12th September…just 3 weeks to go! Yes, and we look forward to our trip to Cathair na dTreabh (The City of The Tribes, Gaillimh). Lá iontach a bheidh ann, LCD! 32 teams from 19 clubs will take part in this 9-aside competition and we’re the only Kerry club taking part. We hope to have two teams in action. Has every player informed management of his intention to travel or not to travel? We’ll hire a bus (sorry, there’ll be a charge!) and we’ll hit the road for Galway go luath ar maidin agus beidh an-chraic againn!
(v) Other U10 GoGames: (a) we played our 7/8-aside game v Na Crócaigh at their Lewis Road pitch and outstandingly skilful football was played by our lads; (b) the Ráth Mhór v AdeS (in Rathmore) was played this Wednesday (26th)….the usual outstanding football was played by the boys of The Rock; (c) AdeS (ag baile) v Ard Fhearta….still to come. (Colm Ó Mongáin)
CAID FAOI 11/12: (i) Sorry…we had no game this week; but we trained on Sunday evening instead…and a good session it was! (ii) We play Dingle/Daingean on Friday. (iii) We’ll take on St Pats on Sunday. Exciting games ahead! (Cóilín Ó Tíocháin)
PEIL FAOI 13: The Bon Secours Hospital Rose Cup is being well cared-for in The Rock and the boys are still basking in the glow of their great achievement! (Jonathan Magnier)
PEIL FAOI 14: Our U14s played against Laune Rangers on Tuesday (18th) in Connolly Park and, with the help of two late goals, had a fine 0-8 victory. Well done, boys, you gave of your best and did well! Comhbhrón le leaideanna Chill Orglan! Next Tuesday (25th) beimid ag imirt in aghaidh bhuachaillí na Gaeltachta! This is the final! Good wishes, all! Training: see you all, boys, at 11am on Sunday. (Jonathan Magnier)
UNDER 16 FOOTBALL: No action until Town League starts! Idir an dá linn, boys, stay well, keep fit and practise your skills regularly! We eagerly await the Town League fixtures.
MINORS: Our minors fell to Dr Crokes in Round 2 of the County Championship in Connolly Park last Monday. After a not-so-good first half that had us only scoring 0-5 to their 2-11, our Rock boys made a great fighting effort sa dara leath and out-scored them by 0-4. A good comeback but, i ndeireadh na dála, we were defeated by the Killarney boys stronger scoring power on a final scoreline of 3-15 to 1-13. Our lads will rise again! That result eliminates us from the main competition but hope springs eternal as we still qualify for the Shield Competition which will be played after our final round game v Laune Rangers which takes place this Thursday in Killorglin. Squad: Conor O’Regan, Fionn Cotter, Darragh Lyons, Oran O’Donoghue, Mark Riordan, Ben Litchfield, David Hobbert, Paddy Lucid, Jayden Moriarty, Harry Murphy, Jack Diggin, Jay Sweeney, Jake Carmody, Haulie Cotter, Joe Barry, Denis Brassil, Nathan O’Conner, Sean Clifford, Barry Laide, David Aherne, Jayden O’Dowd, Ryan O’Carroll, Rory Lynch. An Charraig Abú!
CLUB LOTTO: Thanks to all our club lotto workers, supporters and promoters. Where to do the club lotto: O’Flynn Interiors, Lower Rock Street; Carmel Quilter, AdeS; Kirbys’ Brogue Inn, Lower Rock Street; Husseys’ Deli, Prince’s Quay; Ollmhargadh Chaoimhín de Barra, Upper Rock Street; Paudie Commane’s Bookshop, Rock Street; www.austinstacks.ie; The Burger Shack, Monavalley.
SEANRÁ: ‘Ní fál go haer é,’ mar a dúirt Jimín Mháire Thaidhg. ‘It is not a fence/wall reaching to the sky’ or ‘it is not an insurmountable obstacle’ or ‘it’s not impossible.’
CLUB: Good luck to our senior footballers v An Ráth Mhór.
