Na Gaeil GAA Club News

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RIP: Our sincere sympathy to the family of Alice Murphy, Racecourse Lawn who passed away recently.

Alice’s late husband Pádraig was a founding member of our club and our first President as well as being the man who proposed the name “Na Gaeil” for our club. Alice was a great supporter of our club, especially our weekly lotto. May she rest in peace.

Lotto results: Lotto Tue 17th October 2023. No winner. Numbers drawn were 2, 18, 20, 27. Lucky dip winners of €20 were Shane Murphy, Katherine Duggan, James Moynihan, Siobhán Ní Mhathuna, Guenter Siech. Tomorrow night’s jackpot will be €4,000. Why not try your luck in our lotto. The links is as follows: https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na%20Gaeil%20CLG/lotto

Senior Men: Our Senior Club Championship relegation game with Kerins O’Rahillys has been fixed for next Saturday, Oct. 28th in Austin Stack Park at 4.30pm. We hope to see a huge Na Gaeil support for this crucial game. Good luck lads.

Race Night: On Friday 17th November at 8pm Na Gaeil will host their Annual Race Night, in the clubhouse, and it will also be streamed live on Facebook.

All horses purchased will be entered in a draw to compete in the prestigious final race, The Na Gaeil Gold cup, with a Prize of €1,000 for the winner. It could be you! Its been an Historic Year: Na Gaeil senior men are competing in the Co. Championship quarter final for the first time ever.

All-Star nominee Diarmuid O’Connor and Jack Barry played at centre field for Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Mary O’Connell, Eilis O’Connor, Deirdre Kearney were on the Kerry panel for the All-Ireland final with Laura Fitzgerald as goalkeeper coach.

We have underage representatives, boys and girls on all development squads who also play in the Kerry jersey. Congratulations to all our players who brought great pride and joy to their families, and to our club.

Currently we are the only club in Kerry with both Ladies and Men teams having senior status. The proceeds of our Race Night are vital funding for

·         Catering for all training requirements for over 500 boys and girls, from under 6 to Senior.

·         Catering for Scór na nÓg and Scór Sínsir.

·         Maintaining and upgrading our facilities, indoors and outdoors.

Please support our club by purchasing a horse for €50. You can win €75 in a standard race and€1,000 in the Na Gaeil Gold Cup. There will also be a Best Dressed Lady and Gent competition with valuable prizes for both. Horses can be purchased online via Klubfunder or in the clubhouse. The link for klubfunder is:https://www.klubfunder.com/Clubs/Na_Gaeil_CLG/EventRegistration#EventRegistrationOptions

Bingo: Bingo in Na Gaeil clubhouse at 8pm tonight. Over €1,000 in cash prizes guaranteed with an Accumulator Jackpot House as a possible bonus, raffle prizes galore along with Split-the-bucket and multiple chances to win on the night. Double book €10, Single book €6, Mini book €3. Jackpot Sheets €2 each. Bus service available on 087-2817577. Please note our bingo is now strictly over 18s.

Volunteers: The club are looking for people to help out at bingo on Monday nights. If you can spare 2 hours every 5 or 6 weeks then Niamh (087-9863667) would be delighted to have you on board.

Halloween Quiz: Na Gaeil Ladies will be holding a Family Fun Table Quiz next Friday night, October 27th, at 8.30pm in the clubhouse. Lots of spot prizes on the night as well as prizes for the best kids and adult costumes. All are welcome.

Cumann na mBunscol: Congratulations to Gaelscoil Mhic Easmainn and Abbeydorney NS both of whom were successful in their finals last Tuesday night in Austin Stack Park. Both teams have a large number of Na Gaeil players involved.

U14 Girls: Unfortunately our girls lost to Dingle yesterday which means their next game will be the Shield final. More details to follow.

U16 Girls: Hard luck to our girls who lost out to Kerins O’Rahillys last Thursday night. They are due to host Beale tomorrow night (Tuesday).

U5 Boys & Girls: Our on-pitch activities are now at an end for 2023. It was a fantastic year. Well done all the under 5s. Our end-of-season medal presentation will take place in Na Gaeil Clubhouse on Friday October 27th at 6:30pm. This is a highlight for all the players who are each presented with their medals. As tradition the kids are asked to dress up in their Halloween costumes for the occasion.

U7 Boys & Girls: A sunny morning yesterday brought our U7’s 2023 season to a close. We went through a relay of skills and finished with a mini blitz. Our medal presentation takes place on Friday Oct 27th at 6:30pm. Be sure to dress up in your Halloween costumes.

U15 Boys:  Our U15’S were delighted to be presented with their tops last night which were kindlysupported by some silent sponsors within the club. Thanks for your generosity. Hugely appreciated.

Club History: During the year Michael Golden spent many hours putting together a list of notable club results and other information about the club since its foundation in 1978. This can now be found on our website (www.nagaeil.ie). Click on “Club News” then “Weekly notes” and select ”Old results by Michael Golden”.

Hire the Hall: The hall in the clubhouse is available for parties or other events. Please email nagaeilclubhouse@gmail.com if you’d like to make a booking.

Na Gaeil cycle club: Cycle each Saturday at 9am from Na Gaeil club. Everyone is welcome to come for a nice friendly cycle. Please note change of time.

Cards: The weekly 45 card game is held every Wednesday night, starting at 9pm sharp. Everyone is welcome.

Notes: If you’d like anything included in the club’s weekly notes please send it to me at pro.nagaeil.kerry@gaa.ie before 9am on Monday and I’ll do my best to include it.

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